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f301f40d875e678b7f83ec0599f127125e0360c9 | Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkey said Thursday that it will act against "hostile action" by Syria as troops and tanks deployed to the border after the downing of a Turkish jet last week. "The incident of our unarmed plane on a test and training mission being shot down by Syria on June 22, 2012 in international airspace, has be... | NEW: Turkey asks NATO to consider no-fly zone, senior U.S. official says .
Turkey's National Security Council says it will act against "hostile action" by Syria .
Air defense systems and tanks have been moved to the border, state media says .
Personnel have been arriving in military vehicles for two or three days, a vi... |
f3022e740989b586e2b294c3eb1d7e754d73855f | By . Phil Vinter and Mike Jaccarino . PUBLISHED: . 11:28 EST, 8 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:20 EST, 8 August 2012 . Wells Fargo fired an employee over the cost of treating his daughter's terminal cancer with company health care coverage, according to a lawsuit filed last week. Yovany Gonzalez, a former mortgage bro... | Yovany Gonzalez, a mortgage broker, fired three days before his daughter MacKenzie had a costly cancer operation .
The operation was canceled before a charity came to the rescue .
McKenzie died in March 2011 .
Wells Fargo shareholders split $16bn in profits last year .
Bank denies allegations that dismissal correlated ... |
f30257c363560d7f04f4c20292d07c1a52c8b842 | Kathleen Sebelius -- who weathered heavy criticism over the flaw-filled launch of the Obamacare website, then saw the program through as it topped a major milestone -- is resigning as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a White House official said Thursday. President Barack Obama intends to nomina... | A GOP lawmaker says Sebelius' departure was "a long time coming"; Pelosi praises her .
Sebelius was criticized for Obamacare site's rocky rollout, then cheered its enrollment .
Officials: She told the President in early March that she'd resign; it was her decision .
Obama plans to nominate OMB director Sylvia Burwell t... |
f3026a0cb1dd18b78df9d58bf2aa95641cafc282 | The rain is back, the days are warm and pools of stagnant water are lying everywhere. For those enjoying balmy evenings outdoors, this means only one thing - Britain's mosquito bite season is officially under way. There are more than 3,500 different species of mosquito in the world and 33 in Britain. Of these, a mere h... | There are over 3,500 species of mosquito in the world... 33 in Britain .
Only the females bite, and they are actually vegetarian most of the time . |
f3028b8c6d2583669703ee94fafb6843914ea95d | By . Ray Massey . PUBLISHED: . 19:13 EST, 17 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:13 EST, 17 November 2013 . If you ever endured a long car journey with your parents as a child, chances are you played I Spy to pass the time. When the traffic grinds to a halt and the cries of ‘Are we there yet?’ begin, it is a surefire sol... | A third of drivers said their parents played I Spy to keep them in the car .
But only one in seven told survey they do the same with their children .
Parents now mostly relying on electronic games and smartphones . |
f302cf0a327aa1a006233db47e38a73fd5aa8f93 | Michelle Duggar, matriarch of the conservative Christian stars of TLC’s 19 Kids And Counting, has an older sister who is a lesbian with a long-term partner who says she worries about the reality star’s chosen lifestyle. The relationship between Michelle’s sister and her partner has never been mentioned by the Duggars -... | Michelle Duggar's older sister Evelyn Ruark is a lesbian who is in a long term relationship with her partner Sharon Callahan .
Michelle and husband Jim Bob are followers of the Quiverfull movement that promotes procreation and eschews all forms of birth control .
Their intolerance toward homosexuality recently prompted... |
f3034c190c1ec75ebd0bd6752986a02fdc9a42c4 | The father of a 15-month-old boy who died after being left in a hot car in July has pleaded not guilty to a charge of criminally negligent homicide. Kyle Seitz, 36, entered the plea in Danbury Superior Court on Friday. The death of Benjamin Seitz was ruled a homicide in August. On July 7, the elder Seitz was supposed t... | Kyle Seitz pleads not guilty to criminally negligent homicide .
15-month-old Benjamin Seitz was left in his father's hot car on July 7 .
The state medical examiner ruled his death a homicide . |
f3038099cbd1ade7963a5e24ea9ecbee56ecd2b1 | By . Rebecca English . and Martin Robinson . The birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first child - a future heir to the throne - will be announced in exactly the same way as Prince William's to retain 'the theatre' of a genuine royal occasion. As soon as the baby is born, a proclamation signed by doctors who d... | Birth to be announced on historic easel at gates of Buckingham Palace .
Doctors who deliver the baby will sign a royal declaration to be sent by car .
Palace don't want to announce birth on Twitter to retain 'theatre' of occasion . |
f303f29490b7221a6f9247104d73f752c274035e | The state attorney overseeing the probe into the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is known in Florida as a tough prosecutor ready to pursue what she believes is right, even in the face of media glare and public pressure. No stranger to controversial terrain, Angela Corey spent more than 25 years as an assis... | Angela Corey lives up to the "tough on crime" mantra, two criminologists say .
Governor said he has "full faith" in her, but critics describe her as too aggressive .
The case of a 12-year-old to be tried as an adult sparked controversy . |
f30444d9af6e6483833c87ce662c80dbf994194c | A 22-year-old man has told police that he didn't realize he'd been shot at a bar until he left with a friend this weekend. Hector Aguayofuentes, of Providence, Rhode Island, was shot in the leg early on Saturday at D'Noche Cafe, a nightclub with a history of gun violence. Mr Aguayofuentes told police that he was leavin... | Hector Aguayofuentes, of Providence, Rhode Island, was shot in the leg early on Saturday at D'Noche Cafe .
The 22-year-old did not notice he was bleeding from a gunshot wound until he left the bar at 1am .
The venue has a history of gun violence and was forced to hire a police detail following previous shootings . |
f30466b289eafff377858663c822cd75e262ca3b | (CNN) -- Did you hear that? It's a door busting open in Washington, unblocking a huge backlog of airline issues that will directly affect America's millions of air travelers. For the first time since 2007, after 23 extensions, Congress has finally passed a long-term funding bill for the FAA. It costs $63 billion and wi... | New FAA bill, expected to become law, offers consumer protections and information .
Tarmac delay rules now become law, but three-hour delay regulation is not included .
$63 billion bill creates aviation consumer protection committee .
Studies will look at cell phone use aboard aircraft and compensation for lost bags . |
f3047c1323b2c067a7a01d65690a8b67b4035fa5 | Ministers must not ignore the growing threat of violence from far-right extremists in Britain in the wake of ISIS terrorism and crimes involving UK Muslims, a senior Home Office adviser said today. The anonymous expert on right-wing extremism warned that the Government is putting an emphasis on the ‘global jihadist age... | Analyst claims ministers are putting emphasis on 'global jihadist agenda'
But he says they are possibly ignoring growth of the far-right at home .
Warns of prospect of violent attack being carried out by far-right in UK .
ACPO: 'We're not seeing increase in right-wing extremist attacks/activity' |
f305e506c6df301dd740dcf30d1a89b4a40e9509 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Fisher-Price is facing a backlash over its decision to sell a baby bouncy seat with an attachment where parents can insert an iPad to keep their newborns entertained. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a Boston-based advocacy group, wants the company to recall its Newborn-to-Toddle... | Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood say Fisher Price should 'stay true to its mission' to promote interaction .
Child psychologists recommend no screen time at all until a child is two .
There is no conclusive evidence on how electronic device usage affects toddlers over the long-term . |
f30609e8b9359a43879a4fe6dddfcf17b9ac3c9c | By . Travelmail Reporter . The smells of sun cream, fish and chips, and candyfloss are among the most powerful aromas that can transport us back to holidays of our past, according to a new survey. A study of 2000 people has unearthed the 40 most evocative scents that trigger memories of childhood, school days and famil... | Aromas such as fish and chips are powerful triggers of holiday memories .
Candyfloss and bubble gum also transport us back to early family breaks .
2000 people were surveyed about the scents that cause most recollections . |
f3061a5c5889af41fd130059460ac3d9d5728bf7 | (CNN) -- Every chief justice of the United States picks a signature issue. After Wednesday's argument on the future of the Voting Rights Act, it's clearer than ever that John Roberts has made his choice: to declare victory in the nation's fight against racial discrimination and then to disable the weapons with which th... | Jeffrey Toobin: From arguments on Voting Rights Act, it's clear chief justice opposes it .
In past rulings, John Roberts has voted down affirmative action policies, he says .
Toobin: He thinks race equality has been won, remedies are reverse discrimination .
Toobin: Voting Rights Act made the right to vote real for bla... |
f30674815f3170dd8b4e2c6e63cb16b8367ed6ce | Chris Ramsey says it is proven that racism is still rife and has called on the authorities to 'weed them out of football'. Chelsea supporters caused outrage after being seen filmed repeatedly pushing a black man off the train earlier this week. The shocking footage of the gang refusing victim Souleymane S on the Paris ... | Chris Ramsey says football needs to come together to fight racism .
Ramsey claims he has faced racism for almost four decades in football .
But he thought the way the fans acted had become a thing of the past .
Martin Samuel: It's football's duty to apply the breaks after Paris shame .
READ: Fan from Paris Metro video... |
f3067ec5ee8f07d43d68bd732cb4a84c8ad40ac2 | By . Lillian Radulova . Jason Belmonte, 30, has taken to Youtube to show-off a range of bowling tricks . A video of Australia's number one bowler, Jason Belmonte, showcasing some incredible tricks has blown the minds of viewers who have sent the video viral. With over two million views in less than a week, the video sh... | Jason Belmonte's Bowling Trick Shots video went viral in less than a week .
He teamed-up with Youtube group Dude Perfect to showcase some seemingly impossible tricks .
His two handed, perfected 'shovel' bowling technique is a world first . |
f306bf680f782bef7c74b0099984de23d1c093d4 | BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- A Bangkok Airways plane crashed at an airport at a resort island in Thailand, killing the pilot and injuring 37 people Tuesday, aviation officials said. Rescue workers inspect the Bangkok Airways plane at Samui airport on Thailand's Ko Samui. The plane carrying 68 people and four crew member... | Officials: Plane skidded and then crashed after landing at Koh Samui airport .
Bangkok Airways ATR-72 turboprop carrying 68 people, four crew members .
Air traffic control warned the pilot of volatile winds before the plane landed . |
f306fb18b7869317b8190c4d6965dcb6829fb8ac | By . Gavin Madeley . PUBLISHED: . 03:09 EST, 30 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:22 EST, 30 July 2013 . Its boot may be smaller than the average suitcase, but this baby-faced Aston Martin took up every inch of its baggage allowance to take a trip aboard a Boeing 777 passenger airliner. The new £30,000 city runaround, name... | The miniature Cygnet model just squeezed into an Emirates SkyCargo plane .
The lavish car was flown from Glasgow to Cyprus for a special customer .
The Cygnet was 958kg over the 30kg allowance on an Emirates flight .
At £10 per extra kg, the client would have paid £9,580 to check in the car .
But the car was shipped as... |
f3078a4f309e25d1bdea10227de902fd65913250 | (CNN) -- The baseball playoffs were in full gear Thursday, with four potentially pivotal games to get teams one step closer to the World Series. Two teams moved on and two others stayed alive. The San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers advanced to their respective league championship series while the Baltimore Ori... | NEW: Tigers shut out A's to advance to American League Championship Series .
NEW: Baltimore edges New York in 13 innings to force deciding game on Monday .
Jayson Werth's homer propels Nationals to win over Cardinals and into Game 5 .
Giants become first NL team to rally from a two-game deficit in a division series . |
f307b1406cb56a3cc98191e101c6ca6e70239065 | New York (CNN) -- Beyond the unhealthy influence that our demand for factory-farmed meat has in the area of food-borne illness and communicable diseases, we could cite many other influences on public health, most obviously the now-widely recognized relationship between the nation's major killers -- heart disease, No. 1... | Safran Foer: Food industry influences what stores stock, what schoolchildren eat .
USDA charged with creating nutritional guidelines and promoting industry .
Expert: Food industry, like cigarette industry, says anything to sell products .
Nation's premier group of nutrition experts supports vegetarianism, he says . |
f307e7de0607ebb615599d88d3c203b7b555c535 | By . Meghan Keneally . A substitute teacher and an EMT have been arrested after being caught selling drugs. Lisa Testa and Joseph Meyer were arrested on Thursday after they were caught selling heroin and other narcotics. Brooklyn police reportedly caught the two as a result of an undercover sting operation, The New Yor... | Brooklyn police received an anonymous letter tipping them off that Lisa Testa was selling crack cocaine .
Undercover agents were able to buy heroin and prescription pills from her on numerous occasions, but never crack cocaine .
When they started looking for her supplier, they found out that her friend Joseph Meyer was... |
f30856f2de9f2f989cba2c1bdc66b7bf17315dbe | Jack Colback says Newcastle will again have to prove their resilience to recover from setbacks as they gear up for a week which will define their season. The Magpies failed to show as they were beaten 4-1 at Arsenal at the weekend, just 24 hours after manager Alan Pardew collected the Manager of the Month prize for Nov... | Newcastle were thrashed 4-1 by Arsenal on Saturday .
Alan Pardew was named Manager of the Month for November .
Newcastle face Spurs in the Capital One Cup quarter-final on Wednesday .
Pardew's side then face Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby on Sunday .
Hatem Ben Arfa is to head out on loan for the rest of the seaon . |
f308b85c4312dd358c9158fcd2937f30e65d73f1 | MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Relatives of a woman killed in a Spanish airline crash were erroneously given the remains of another victim, and then were asked by authorities to return them, CNN partner network CNN+ reported Thursday. The victims of the crash were first laid out at a Madria convention center. A Madrid judge ha... | Relatives of Spanair crash victim given the wrong remains, CNN+ reports .
Initial probe finds family given the wrong urn, not the body was wrongly identified .
Spanair flight crashed during take off last week from Madrid airport .
154 died, 18 survivors still in hospitals, two injured released from hospital . |
f308cadf29ba700ef726f23716ffa16cbe3483b5 | (CNN) -- Authorities in Norway have launched an investigation into whether the United States conducted illegal surveillance in the Nordic country, the Ministry of Justice told CNN Thursday. Officials from Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs talked to the number two at the American Embassy in Oslo, James Heg, about the... | The Nordic country asks the U.S. Embassy to explain the alleged surveillance .
Not satisfied with his answers, they launch an investigation .
The probe follows a TV report claiming the U.S. is spying illegally .
The U.S. State Department says its embassies are targets . |
f3093aafd449bb666b012d9cebdd9a37b969c738 | Salvage experts believe that the AirAsia jet which crashed into the sea with 162 people on board exploded on impact. Suryadi Supriyadi, a director with the Indonesian national search and rescue agency, suggested initial analysis of the wreckage showed that the aircraft shattered because the cabin had not depressurised ... | Initial analysis reveals that the aircraft shattered because the cabin had not depressurised when it hit the water .
Divers have found the second black box from the AirAsia plane .
However, they have not yet been able to free it from debris on the sea bed .
Earlier on Monday Indonesian divers retrieved the first black ... |
f309cc9adbe4fb40e55989bdfaf00bb7c7b5e2aa | (CNN) -- I was born 70 years ago this spring in the Bronx in New York City. In the years I've lived, more than 500,000 Americans have died and almost 1 million have been wounded in at least 15 U.S. military conflicts. Some wars were long and cost a great deal in lives and treasure, such as World War II and the Vietnam ... | Since Barry Blechman was born 70 years ago, America has engaged in at least 15 wars .
To name a few: Lebanon, Gulf War, Bosnia, Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq, he says .
Blechman: Missions take surprising turns; U.S. gets more involved and can't get out .
He warns we must not call for military action in Syria or ... |
f30a5f6a1ff758a6d38d97e82c5f9d07ea024e09 | A murder investigation has been launched after an American mother was stabbed to death during a clash with a burqa-clad 'woman' in shopping mall toilets in Abu Dhabi. The 37-year-old kindergarten teacher, who has 11-year-old twin boys, was stabbed with a knife in the altercation in the ladies' toilets a supermarket in ... | Divorcee mom, 37, stabbed to death after altercation in toilets at mall on Reem island, in capital of United Arab Emirates .
Victim is teacher at private kindergarten in the city and leaves behind 11-year-old-twin boys .
Local police have released footage of her assailant leaving the mall wearing abaya and black gloves... |
f30a8eced009bf27cc8a9446b37701212305884c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:06 EST, 3 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:56 EST, 3 September 2013 . A lorry driver who blacked out after an uncontrollable coughing fit drove over a car and killed its four occupants without realising. After his truck stopped 100 yards away on a golf course, Owen Davis to... | Robert Reed, 75, and his wife Margaret, 74, died in County Durham crash .
Their great-granddaughter Destiny, one, and her mother Natalie also died .
Collision was between Renault Scenic and Volvo lorry in April last year .
Driver arrested after crash but was later told he wouldn't be prosecuted .
Medical tests showed O... |
f30aa3d1f259744b8bbdf47299d1d2f197bb4899 | By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . A bear is to blame for causing a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a 13-year-old girl Saturday in Boulder, Colorado. The unidentified teen was riding in a pick-up truck with her father and sister, age unknown, when a vehicle in front of them stopped suddenl... | The unidentified teenager was riding in a car with her dad and sister Saturday afternoon .
Her father swerved and crashed into Boulder Creek to avoid a car stopped in the road to let a bear cross .
The father and sister were able to free themselves from the submerged vehicle, but the girl was dragged six miles downstre... |
f30ac259947177dd3173fa0a290f945bf4a9a514 | The family of a missing teenage girl who is believed to have run away with her boyfriend are pleading for her to return and have insisted her relationship is no longer forbidden. Samantha Delgado, 16, went missing from Coral Gables Senior High School in southern Florida on December 19 after her mother dropped her off. ... | Samantha Delgado went missing from Coral Gables Senior High School in southern Florida on December 19 .
She is believed to have left with her boyfriend Fabel Escalante .
The pair have recently begun dating after being neighbors for years .
Their families did not know about the relationship because of tension .
Escalant... |
f30b7fe867a97e8c8d387260c149cb86c61b07c4 | A Congressman's aide has admitted it was a 'mistake' when an obscene and bizarre message about Japanese food was sent from the Representative's account. Democrat Keith Ellison retweeted an image of slices of meat frying on the top of an oven, with no pan, accompanied by the words: 'hell yeah benihana up in this b****'.... | Rep. Keith Ellison sends out bizarre image of chicken frying on top of oven .
Tweet is deleted within 25 seconds but tweet still goes viral .
Aide who sent message admits 'mistake' but says he loves Japanese food . |
f30bcde6478be64528736b8eedc7b50c00f3638d | (CNN) -- Dan Wheldon brought a bit of England with him when he began driving extremely fast cars in the United States. "When I first started racing, a lot of the guys said that I raced with a lot of heart, occasionally not my head, but always with a lot of heart, like the way that Richard the Lionheart fought in battle... | The two-time Indy 500 winner was killed Sunday at a Las Vegas race .
Born in England, he likened himself to Richard the Lionheart .
He also was a bit superstitious .
Drivers recall Dan Wheldon's growing maturity, love of family . |
f30c05c66456600ad903d2beb145c11d9c4ed8cf | Mexico City (CNN) -- While an estimated 10,000 women are victims of human trafficking in Mexico's capital, there were only 40 investigations of the crime and three convictions in the city last year, according to a report issued this week. The discrepancy is an "alarming figure" that shows a need to improve laws and pol... | Mexico City's human rights commission calls it a "new form of slavery"
The report is released days after authorities rescue 62 victims of a forced-prostitution ring .
Victims' rights "remain unprotected," the study says .
Researcher: "The authorities are not investigating, nor are they asking witnesses" |
f30c4ebf1ec409408e91c3343d65d23c421656df | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 09:38 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:23 EST, 17 October 2013 . A 15-year-old boy who killed himself and two innocent men in a wrong-way car crash had written a suicide note on his arm, police sources have said. Srijan Saha took his parents' 1995 Honda Civic without permission ... | Srijan Saha veered into oncoming traffic early on Tuesday in Edison, NJ .
He smashed into another car, killing himself and 46-year-old Mohammed Zia and 36-year-old Ali Behzad, who were driving to pick up coffee .
Law enforcement sources said he had a suicide note on his arm - but would not say what it said or speculate... |
f30c820834d7e931caaf7447658bd928563462db | Jindo, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea's prime minister announced his resignation Sunday morning, taking responsibility for the slow initial response to a ferry's sinking that has left nearly 200 dead with scores more still missing. Prime Minister Chung Hong-won outlined his decision, and apologized to victims' famili... | NEW: "Please come together as one for the recovery efforts," prime minister says .
Chung announces: "I should take responsibility for everything"
187 bodies from the ferry have been found, 115 are still missing .
Rescuers find 48 girls crammed into one room; 50 more may be in other room . |
f30cd15e7b4ca695e78cbb066329a5633057558d | (CNN) -- The Communist Party leaders inside the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing may have found solace in the Obama-Romney debates: Though China was mentioned 53 times, both presidential candidates avoided harsh rhetoric toward China. Despite Romney's repeated avowal to label China a "currency manipulator" and Obama's b... | Obama and Romney mentioned China 53 times in the U.S. presidential debates .
Their discussions of China missed the big picture: China's rapid rise .
Biggest challenge is the power transition as China gallops ahead, writes Zhiqun Zhu . |
f30d79b2cd776beed70ff6e475d502f71e8effb9 | By . Matthew Blake . Toddler Gavin Foust lives his life by one rule and one rule only: he does NOT share pizza. With any other food the two-year-old is the picture of generosity, but when pizza is on the menu, the stubborn youngster will defend his plate with uncompromising passion and purpose. And as this hilarious vi... | Gavin Foust, 2, from Dallas, TX, yells 'no' each time father tries to take a bite .
When father Tyler gets close the youngster puts up his hand or covers plate .
Even when Tyler does take a slice, he is forced to put it back to appease son .
He says: 'The only other thing that Gavin enjoys as much as Pizza is milk' |
f30e1485750e26d162822c3320d7eee42862538d | Host commentator . Stuart Fraser: Job done, Andy Murray. He came out here knowing he had to win and he delivered. Getting it done in straight sets will also help too. All to play for in Group B on Thursday as Murray plays Federer and Raonic takes on Nishikori. Lot of qualification scenarios involved and I'm afraid it's... | Andy Murray defeats Milos Raonic in ATP World Tour Finals Group B clash .
Scot wins 6-3, 7-5 at the O2 Arena .
Murray lost opening match to Kei Nishikori .
Defeat for Murray would see the Scot eliminated from the tournament .
British No 1 will now face Roger Federer . |
f30e3687448ae911c13a1cddfc5996a9d730fbf8 | NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn. Al-Shabab fighters count their bullets in... | Experts, officials warn of growing threat from Somali militant group .
Al-Shabaab is one of strongest Islamic militias battling for Mogadishu .
Kenya says danger is to region and world despite threats on Nairobi . |
f30e4799b6e2561e9813d0a48e6347fa698af573 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 8:56 AM on 28th June 2011 . Defence Secretary Liam Fox unveiled a radical raft of reforms to purge military top brass, reduce rivalry between the Army, Royal Navy and RAF and cut waste and red tape at the cash-strapped department . Outspoken military chiefs were ‘putting lives... | Warning from Defence Secretary to top brass .
Announces biggest shake-up of MoD in 50 years . |
f30ed27e731f0d0ece5e92cc66b20e183fff4fd3 | BP has pulled its entire fleet of trucks off the road in Victoria after three people were killed in an accident involving one of their vehicles on Thursday morning. Around 9am one of its tankers was travelling down Wodonga-Yakandanda Road in north-east Victoria when it lost its trailer. The trailer is said to have hit ... | Three people killed after petrol tanker's trailer rolled into two cars .
BP pulled entire Victorian fleet from the roads .
20 trucks are being checked over . |
f30ef2cad00ab68865825349066b149e86f6798c | United Nations (CNN) -- Confronted with the prospect of a Palestinian bid for full U.N. membership, U.S. President Barack Obama issued a sharp rebuke Wednesday to those pressing for statehood -- a rebuke likely to bring criticism from the Arab world. "Peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the U.N.,"... | NEW: Obama completes meeting with Abbas .
The Palestinian leader says he does not expect the U.N. to act immediately .
Argentina's president: "Non-inclusion of Palestine ... will create greater insecurity"
France's president says a veto could spark violence . |
f310425f70416185b5eef5410dbac88455c462f4 | England stormed into their fourth successive Women’s World Cup final on Wednesday night as a devastating scrum onslaught and a superb all-round performance by goal-kicking centre Emily Scarratt quelled spirited Irish resistance. Gary Street’s team fell behind to an early Ireland try at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris, but on... | England books place in fourth successive Women's World Cup final .
Centre Emily Scarratt inspires Red Rose to victory against Ireland .
Gary Street's side will contest Paris final on Sunday . |
f31078930fdaeddde9e5367271b62026b09a36f1 | (CNN) -- The chance to run a marathon through the capital city of the world's most mysterious country was too good an opportunity to pass up. So, when the 27th annual Mangyongdae Prize Marathon, held in Pyongyang last weekend, was thrown open to amateur runners from outside North Korea for the first time, I made sure I... | Amateur foreign runners invited to 27th annual Mangyongdae Prize Marathon for the first time .
Athletes from 27 countries took part, officials say .
Race a bizarre experience which covered a wide swathe of Pyongyang . |
f3108fa2a810dabde1b65dd6ef95711c266cbe63 | (CNN) -- Think 1960s America and images of hippies, Vietnam protests, the civil rights movement, sexual revolution and drug experimentation will mostly likely spring to mind. "The Times They Are A-Changin," Bob Dylan famously sung as counterculture ideas gripped the west's imagination -- much to the horror of the estab... | 1960s America was a time of shaking up the establishment -- and sport was no exception .
Diane Crump caused controversy as the first professional female jockey .
Needed a police escort onto Hilaleah Park Race Track amid swarming hecklers .
Became first female rider at Kentucky Derby in a career spanning three decades . |
f310b432f3f0779b18d1ea86e7848911eb5c3ffd | Sunderland and QPR have been offered former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill on loan by MLS outfit New York Red Bulls. Both clubs are keen to bolster their attacking options from midfield and the ex-Millwall player could tempt them as a short-term fix. Cahill moved to New York from Everton in 2012 following eight seasons ... | Sunderland and QPR offered Australian international midfielder on loan .
Both clubs are keen to bolster their attacking midfield options .
Cahill previously played for Millwall and Everton before moving to US .
The 34-year-old also has offers to return to his native Australia . |
f310db50c924dcef5052900a5a7144fa70456d24 | Joleon Lescott has played against some of the best strikers in the world, but the West Brom defender came across a real sharp-shooter when he spoke with young Aston Villa fan Moin Younis. In an interview with BBC Midlands Today, the pair exchanged banter as they spoke about this Saturday's West Midlands derby at The Ha... | Joleon Lescott shared some insight with a young Aston Villa fanatic .
15-year-old joked with Lescott ahead of Saturday's West Midlands derby .
Youngster mocked the defender about his move from Manchester City . |
f3110543a1e3460267de3e2be5d1f644dfbc569a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:27 EST, 13 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:27 EST, 13 November 2013 . Teacher Paul Daw pleaded guilty to using a mobile phone to look up teenagers' skirts and film them from behind . A teacher at a girls’ school has pleaded guilty to using a mobile phone to look up teenagers... | Paul Andrew Daw, of Bebington, Wirral, had been a teacher for 20 years .
One of charges included recording 'female pupils' backsides and chest area'
Four other charges related to filming up the skirt of girls and young women .
Claimed he suffered depression and was 'sick before work' every day . |
f3112fc46503eeac650a66fa9413f114f70157ff | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 03:52 EST, 8 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:26 EST, 8 May 2013 . A man due to stand trial for murder has escaped one of Russia’s most notorious prisons using a spoon and his bed sheets. Oleg Topalov, 32, accused of two counts of murder and illegal possession of firearms, broke out of maximum... | Oleg Topalov, 32, escape from Moscow's infamous Matrosskaya Tishina jail .
Used spoon to expand the ventilation vent and made a rope from sheets .
Topalov was due to stand trial for murder and possessing illegal firearms .
He is the first person to escape from a Moscow prison in 12 years . |
f31209d2e20153c0a48febc661841663ed6d4246 | Gerard Depardieu, the titan of French cinema and renowned bon vivant, claims he sometimes drinks up to 14 bottles of wine a day. Even a quintuple heart bypass operation 14 years ago does not seem to have tempered the actor's drinking, nor a serious motorcycle crash while over the legal limit. The 65-year-old Frenchman’... | Actor told a French film magazine: 'I can't drink like a normal person'
He also enjoys beer, pastis, champagne, vodka and whiskey during the day .
65-year-old says that he 'never gets drunk' despite voluminous intake . |
f31251c2870bf0b764f5a85eed97e4bdaaeff31f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 9:08 PM on 23rd July 2011 . A criminal complaint against two new . suspects describes in graphic detail the injuries suffered by a San . Francisco Giants fan who was beaten nearly to death outside Dodger . Stadium - including cuts to the victim's face and tongue. The charges f... | Gruesome details revealed in criminal complaint .
Dodgers fans 'put out his eye,' police allege . |
f31338a802e3cc1c0dbf1605016d49dae5717c4c | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Many fans will always remember where they were when they heard the "King of Pop" had died. The rapper The Game will always remember what he did afterward. The Game created a tribute to Michael Jackson -- video and all -- within a day of Jackson's death. That same day, Thursday, June 25,... | The Game records "Better on the Other Side" as tribute to Michael Jackson .
Rapper greatly admired star; Jackson tried to mediate between Game and 50 Cent .
Game: "He's iconic to me, and his untimely demise is felt around the world" |
f3137fef8bfaf1ffa77986d5eea33fb304dcf529 | Airline-style checklists are to be introduced on hospital wards – as new figures reveal three patients a day are dying due to blunders. Modelled on pilots’ pre-flight checks, the new system will ensure everyone knows what is meant to be happening, so that fatal mistakes are not made. Hospitals in England paid compensat... | A new system of airline-style checklists to be introduced on hospital wards .
The scheme is aimed at driving down the number of fatal mistakes .
New figures reveal three patients a day are dying due to hospital blunders .
Hospitals in England paid compensation over 1,078 deaths last year . |
f313a9263b2e7451393d20fcc4bb5d1f9f04e160 | The Falklands should belong to Uruguay, the authors of a new book on the disputed islands have sensationally claimed. A forgotten 172-year-old treaty signed between Spain and the south American country gives it sovereignty rights over the British colony, they say. Uruguayan architect Juan Ackermann, one of the two auth... | 172-year-old treaty .
between Spain and the south American country .
Islanders due to vote on sovereignty in a referendum on March 10 and 11 . |
f313fb4153de3292bd2b9733e305893046a18cbe | After more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean, and after eight years away from his hometown, Jose Salvador Alvarenga is home. Around 8:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. ET), after arriving on a flight from Los Angeles, Alvarenga was wheeled before a swarm of reporters in the airport terminal in El Salvador's capital of San Salva... | Alvarenga appears in a wheelchair in San Salvador's airport, looking tired and weak .
He says he survived more than a year stranded at sea .
His family says it's been eight years since his last visit to his native town .
Official says of Alvarenga's newfound celebrity: "He doesn't know what awaits him" |
f314392ad567ff9efed3256c5311df0f6631da84 | (CNN) -- A former medical technician was arrested Thursday in connection with a hepatitis C outbreak at a hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire, a federal prosecutor announced. David Matthew Kwiatkowski, 32, is accused of infecting at least 30 people when he worked in the cardiac catheterization lab (CCL) at Exeter Hospita... | NEW: David Kwiatkowski also worked at Johns Hopkins in Maryland and in five other states .
Kwiatkowski, 32, is accused of infecting at least 30 people .
The evidence "points irrefutably to Kwiatkowski," a U.S. attorney says .
Co-workers witnessed suspicious behavior and symptoms, according to an affidavit . |
f3148be7de85476f99577a03d5f4c33c9a0ea8cd | The Melbourne palatial investment mansion of a AFL coach is under offer just as he returns to the Essendon Bombers after a 12-month suspension due to a doping scandal within the club. It is believed that James Hird and wife Tania hope to sell their lavish five-bedroom property for $4.75 million plus. The couple renovat... | The Essendon Bombers coach was suspended after a doping scandal within the club .
His Melbourne mansion and is tipped to get $2 million more than he purchased the property for three years ago .
It is believed to be an investment property for the Hird's who have been living in another Toorak house since 1998 which was b... |
f314f6024e0896743311efc60f6ef22c3f4d1511 | We've all been there. You've walked out the door, gotten in the car, then promptly realized you've forgotten your phone. Much to everyone else's annoyance, you head back inside to get it. At least we are all in good company: now President Obama has had the same memory failure too. On his way to Las Vegas to promote his... | President was on the way to Las Vegas to promote immigration amnesty when he got off Marine One as it stood on the South Lawn .
Signalled to his team that he was going back to the White House .
Said that he had forgotten his BlackBerry as he returned to the helicopter .
But was carrying a smartphone when he got on firs... |
f315d21ecb8808454bdbbae1f0de16205ddcfebb | AUSTIN, Texas (CNET) -- IMDb founder Col Needham said the massively popular movie database has set as its major goal for the future to add one-button streaming for all of the 1.3 million titles it indexes. IMDb, the popular movie database, hopes to add one-button streaming for all of its 1.3 million titles. Obviously,... | IMDb hopes to add one-button streaming for all of the 1.3 million titles it indexes .
IMDb founder Col Needham outlined this vision Monday at the SXSW festival .
The vision is a long-term one and faces hurdles from movie-content owners .
IMDb has 57 million monthly unique visitors . |
f31610bfd3a0dd7b0e4dcc753df9e04143f5596e | (CNN) -- Ever thought of trekking through northern New Mexico with a llama to marvel at the vibrant aspens? Or zipping through the color-splashed mountains of Georgia, 2,000 feet above ground? If not, maybe it's time to embark on a fall foliage adventure that stretches beyond scenic drives and hikes. But hurry, the lea... | Hang glide over colorful mountains near Chattanooga, Tennessee .
Take in the autumn patchwork of California's Napa Valley from a hot air balloon .
Let a llama tote your gear during fall foliage hikes near Taos, New Mexico . |
f316495a83546519dc909aadc707a9035b0fbc22 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 03:26 EST, 15 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:31 EST, 15 June 2012 . Busted: Katie Wilson, 19, was arrested after parading through Tesco naked . A teenager paraded naked through a Tesco store and karate-kicked a policeman in the face after taking the £10 legal high Benzo Fury, a court heard... | Katie Wilson, 19, paraded through the aisles like a 'catwalk diva' as she went on a 'terrifying trip'
The 'decent' BMW driver was mistaken for a heroin addict by police .
She is fined £200 by magistrates after admitting outraging public decency and criminal damage .
Benzo Fury blamed for the death of Alex Herriot, 19 a... |
f31718b4d6878d1853ae2d1d2d1b9d2e703316b0 | Tragic shooting: Adrian Broadway lost her life in a shooting on Saturday morning after being struck in the head by a bullet outside the home of Willie Noble . A mischievous prank turned deadly on Saturday after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by an irate Arkansas homeowner who is now facing first-degree murd... | Adrian Broadway, 15, was shot and killed outside the home of Willie Noble in Little Rock, Arkanas .
Broadway was struck in the head and died in Arkansas Children's Hospital on Saturday morning .
Noble, 48, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder .
It is thought that Broadway and her five friends were pra... |
f3171c15025dffa5906cd511b0f606c71fc1b9e4 | By . Meghan Keneally . and Associated Press . Back in the gym: Gabby Douglas, 18, is going back to training for the next Olympic games after briefly pursuing an entertainment career (pictured in January) Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas is reuniting with the coach who helped her win gold in 2012. Gymnastics coach Li... | Gabby Douglas trained with famed coach Liang Chow in Iowa for two years ahead of her historic Olympic wins in 2012 .
Moved to Iowa at age 14 from her home in Virgina Beach to train with him because he was gold medalist Shawn Johnson's coach .
Started training with him again in May 2013 to prepare for the Rio games in 2... |
f3172427fae8b0b31611c8b4326d6d0e2863bead | By . James Black . PUBLISHED: . 14:28 EST, 15 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:01 EST, 16 November 2012 . Britain's first infestation of a the deadly Black Widow spider has been discovered in a machinery plant in East Norfolk. Engineers at the plant discovered the notoriously viscous spider and after a Google search t... | Believed to be Britain's first infestation of a the deadly Black Widow spider .
More than 100 baby Black Widows hatched from a small sack the 'size of a large pea'
Factory workers and office assistants were evacuated by pest control .
Spiders thought to have entered the UK via imported machinery goods from Texas .
Blac... |
f317520d262e83d05c0b68f2df8197a23da15f06 | An Iranian woman convicted of murder -- in a killing that human rights groups called self-defense against a rapist -- was hanged Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was sentenced to death for the 2007 killing of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran's Ministry of Intelligenc... | U.S. State Department condemns execution, questions fairness of trial .
Woman was sentenced to death for the 2007 killing of a former intelligence ministry employee .
Rights group says she was sexually assaulted and killed her attacker in self-defense .
It says she was convicted of murder after "a flawed investigation ... |
f31780016333127f945ec2f5b36c9015ea2780e8 | Bolivian President Evo Morales apologized for the humiliation suffered by indigenous peoples at the hands of the police over the weekend, and said his government did not mandate the attacks, state media reported late Wednesday. "We ask for forgiveness -- forgive me," Morales said, according to Bolivia's state news age... | "Forgive me," Evo Morales says after police violence .
Indigenous leaders fighting road project through their ancestral homeland .
Groups vow to keep fighting project, which has been suspended .
Police tear-gassed hundreds of protesters Sunday; marchers say four people were killed . |
f317e64f8af58cc3d6a735e74568459eaa730eac | By . Daily Mail Reporters . UPDATED: . 06:36 EST, 5 June 2012 . America's most hated mother Casey Anthony wants to escape Florida and move to Costa Rica as soon as her probation ends this summer, it has been claimed. The 26-year-old was found not guilty of the murder of her two-year-old daughter . Caylee 10 months ago,... | Anthony 'hopes to move this summer when year of probation is complete'
Has put on so much weight in hiding 'she is unrecognisable'
Often goes out to collect DVDs and food - but does not make eye contact .
Being sued by Zenaida Gonzalez, who shares name with fake babysitter Anthony claimed kidnapped Caylee .
She has not... |
f3185814946c899bbc2c2d3eca4114513d0838fb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:39 EST, 10 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:44 EST, 10 March 2013 . Their photo shoots take place on industrial estates, not sun-kissed beaches. But these models are earning up to £20,000 a week posing for e-commerce sites - and the right girl can boost sales by as much as 800 p... | Using the 'right' girl to wear an item can mean an 800 per cent boost in sales .
Gemma Sanderson, Portia Okotcha, Jamie Gunn and Kirstie Bennett can earn up to £3,500 a day modelling for the likes of ASOS and Littlewoods . |
f318599bc0afac58ed486aa7f76781095b41b4c6 | Former world 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene has said it is 'disappointing' all Commonwealth Games medallists will not automatically be drug-tested, and insisted his fellow Welshmen Gareth Warburton and Rhys Williams are not 'deliberate cheaters'. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has adopted a 'quality over qua... | Welshman ays there are not enough drugs tests in sport .
The Commonwealth Games Federation are targeting specific sports only .
Greene's former housemate Warburton, and Williams are both banned .
Former world champions is confident neither are deliberate cheaters .
He says Warburton 'lived off raisins and cous cous'
Wa... |
f318927bf1a6fd99952dec9b1c81b0b64a2f7d08 | (CNN) -- The embattled Syrian army is being pushed to the limit as anti-government demonstrations persist across the restive landscape, and the opposition "will likely take on an increasingly armed aspect in the face of brutal oppression," a new report says. "There are signs that army units are increasingly identifying... | Report raises the specter of an "increasingly armed" opposition .
The army is a largely conscript force led by Alawite officers .
Sabotage and border control are other big concerns . |
f3190bb61ea2fa42f8978b0578ceeee04c9d6bdc | (CNN) -- India has summoned a senior U.S. diplomat over reports the United States authorized its National Security Agency to spy on the ruling party, the BJP, an official said Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity. According to the latest disclosures by NSA leaker Edward Snowden published by the Washi... | The Washington Post published NSA document on Monday attributed to Edward Snowden .
The Indian party BJP was one of six political organizations deemed worthy of inspecting .
A list of recommended spying targets included 193 countries . |
f319cee0d58b5003605019e52d92bce4d010b212 | (CNN) -- Team Lotus reserve driver Karun Chandhok has told CNN it would be "magic" to be on the grid when Formula One makes its debut in his home country of India next month. Chandhok, 27, joined the CNN-sponsored team at the start of the 2011 season, and is currently behind first-choice drivers Heikki Kovalainen and J... | Karun Chandhok has said it would be 'magic' to race in first Indian Grand Prix .
Chandhok is currently a reserve driver for CNN-sponsored Team Lotus .
The 27-year-old has made just one grand prix appearance so far this season . |
f31a661f17f0171ac12b0ded6a21ab8140006a9d | (CNN Student News) -- May 25, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Korean Peninsula • Gulf of Mexico • Haiti . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Haitians getting a helping hand from hoops? You're going... | Hear how the U.S. is involved in tension between North and South Korea .
Consider some of the frustration surrounding efforts to stop an oil leak .
Find out why a college basketball coach is taking her game to Haiti .
Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . |
f31ab2385e75a43e9b6ab1a075a2075e653307e1 | By . Jaymi Mccann . PUBLISHED: . 07:05 EST, 4 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:00 EST, 5 July 2013 . Seven severed heads have been found stuffed in plastic bags on the edge of a highway near the second largest city in Mexico. The gruesome discovery about 25 miles from the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco state is a reminder o... | Seven severed heads were found on a highway near Guadalajara .
This is despite assurances that the rate of drug related murders is falling .
An average of 1,000 people per month have been killed in drug related murders since December . |
f31ac5be7bb80a0560766df0479d33213b50c4bb | Broncos star Peyton Manning's throwing days may be coming to an end with the star quarterback giving his strongest indication yet that he may not return for another season. Manning failed to fire against the Indianapolis Colts yesterday barely completing just half of his passes which resulted in one touchdown and only ... | The Denver Broncos Super Bowl hopes were ended by the Colts .
In December Peyton Manning appeared sure he would play next season .
But following the loss, he said he now had to think about his future plans . |
f31b3db6bf0a1677e26629279a37b0276b3de7b4 | By . Political Reporter . Last updated at 3:09 PM on 6th February 2012 . Tory MPs last night urged David Cameron to seize back from Brussels up to 130 powers over crime and policing. In a show of strength, more than 100 Conservative MPs have written to the Prime Minister urging him to return control over a range of con... | They say European justice not right for UK . |
f31b513575f3d690207508f18d200fdb27fbbd43 | They've been married since 1966 but Phil Robertson has only just bought his wife Kay a wedding ring. The under-fire Duck Dynasty star splashed out on a diamond sparkler for his long suffering wife this Christmas and granddaughter Sadie Robertson shared a picture of the happy couple on Twitter. 'After 50 years of marria... | Phil and his wife 'Miss Kay' Robertson have been married since 1966 .
His wife previously opened up about their pre-fame struggles with Robertson's alcohol problems and adultery .
Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson is sticking by controversial comments he made about homosexuality to GQ magazine .
He told MailOnline ... |
f31bb3bc7713c0be05cedf828c92d6e2aff7c9ce | PUBLISHED: . 17:01 EST, 26 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:46 EST, 27 January 2014 . Cull: The Western Australia government began placing baited hooks on drum lines off popular beaches in the state capital Perth and to the south to kill white, bull and tiger sharks (such as the one pictured) over 10ft long . A large s... | Western Australian government has placed baited hooks on drum lines to kill white, bull and tiger sharks over 10ft long .
Policy comes after there were seven fatal attacks in the past three years .
The first shark was killed by a government-contracted fisherman .
Animal was shot off Castle Rock, near Dunsborough and du... |
f31bc76010f011e3a3fd7ec7741bcf702beb2053 | Ronny Deila insists he never lost faith in Stefan Scepovic even though the Celtic striker missed two great chances before scoring his first goal for the Hoops in their 2-1 Europa League win over Romanian outfit Astra Giurgiu at Parkhead. The 24-year-old Serbian striker has failed to impress since signing from Sporting ... | Stefan Scepovic found the net at the seventh time of asking in Celtic victory .
Celtic boss Ronny Deila says he never lost the faith in the Serbian forward .
Bhoys edged past Astra Giurgiu in 2-1 Europa League win on Thursday . |
f31c05ef68e99dc117c43f3724ebf4f34a1c2a61 | (CNN) -- After a day of progress against a huge wildfire, crews in Arizona were bracing for Saturday's predicted higher winds and low humidity -- conditions that will make underbrush a tinderbox. "The weather conditions will be going back to less favorable conditions," said John Helmich, spokesman for the Southwest Int... | NEW: Officials are bracing for winds of up to 30 miles an hour Saturday .
NEW: Containment of the fire is expected to be more difficult .
Power companies make contingencies if lines are closed .
Crews have kept fire from reaching New Mexico . |
f31c40f5aee20513e035355f47dd19cedc988c70 | Soccer legend Pele has been moved out of intensive care but remains in a Sao Paolo, Brazil, hospital following treatment for an infection, the hospital said Saturday. Pele, 74, has no fever and is still on antibiotics, the city's Albert Einstein Hospital said. He was admitted there early last week for a urinary tract i... | Pele was hospitalized in Sao Paolo for a urinary tract infection .
He tells his fans not to worry, and that he's OK .
Pele is one of the best known names in all of sports .
He began his soccer career in the late 1950s . |
f31c5f67ff5f2e6346241c4c259d53dcd65b9ce2 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 08:33 EST, 15 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:25 EST, 15 May 2013 . A former amateur racing driver yesterday claimed that he was ‘hypnotised’ into falling in love with a petite blonde psychic who read his palm - after spending £12,000 on her during a ten-month affair. Father-of-two Jim Gotob... | Father-of-two Jim Gotobed, of Essex, divorced wife Josie after affair .
But tells court he came out of each Tarot session 'more deeply in love'
Psychic Tracie Long, 48, had accused him of harassment against her .
He was cleared at court yesterday but admitted he had been 'gullible' |
f31d62463395e1b4daca7f22306ef20f15a11a41 | Chinese media reports that two University of Southern California students from China were murdered in their luxury BMW because they were 'showing off their wealth' has caused outrage among the victims' friends. Couple Ying Wu and Ming Qu, both 23, were sitting in the . 3-series when a gunman fired at the vehicle shatte... | Students Ming Qu and Ying Wu shot dead in their 3 Series BMW .
Qu and Wu were graduate students from China studying engineering . |
f31e26720258d8eaddbc09060cdb3b791342bbc9 | Anger: Mr Paxman reacted strongly to the Prime Minister's words last year . Jeremy Paxman has launched an attack on the Prime Minister for comparing First World War commemorations to the Diamond Jubilee. The Newsnight host said the Great War should be remembered as a disaster, not ‘an excuse for a knees-up’. He was ref... | Jeremy Paxman criticised David Cameron in a Radio Times article .
He attacked his plans for a 'commemoration' of the First World War .
The BBC star called WWI a 'disaster' and questioned Mr Cameron's choice of words in comparing it to a Jubilee celebration . |
f31e6337bb3e9510d566d10a39aec910eeb25d4c | Mark Wahlberg is seeking a pardon from the state of Massachusetts for a vicious racially-charged attack he committed as a teenager that left a man blind in one eye. Court documents reveal just how horrifying the 1988 attack was - including startling racial slurs he shouted at the victim and others - but the actor insis... | Mark Wahlberg is seeking a pardon from the state of Massachusetts for an assault he committed in 1988 that left a man blind in one eye .
Wahlberg, now 43, served 45 days in prison and was tried as an adult even though he was just 16 years old at the time .
Documents show he called one of his victims a 'Vietnam f***ing ... |
f31ea113684f1f038106984c8219a4b5a7e73a5e | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 07:53 EST, 29 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:59 EST, 29 March 2013 . Jennifer Lopez missed out on performing at the IPL opening ceremony after her camp demanded her own plane . Jennifer Lopez was dropped from performing in front of tens of millions of viewers at the Indian Premier League... | Jennifer Lopez's camp made the 'outrageous' demands to perform at Indian Premier League opening ceremony .
Pepsi IPL booked rapper Pitbull instead after refusing to meet demands .
Lopez's aides say she could not perform because she was too busy .
Last year Katy Perry performed in front of 56million viewers . |
f31eb57d792d7a89115b3962322c81b2964ac91b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A staggering 800 police officers across England and Wales are currently off sick with stress-related illnesses, it was reported today. A survey of the 43 police forces found that smaller, largely rural forces have some of the highest proportions of officers off work with stress. In total 787 ... | Taxpayer foots the bill estimated to be just under £29 million a year .
Highest sick rate was in Derbyshire Constabulary, at 1.64 per cent .
In comparison, the Met has just 0.33 per cent of its officers off sick . |
f31ef1f4a3bfc86a536b10b11ddb3a60fef32da3 | Worldwide hit hock show Pawn Stars is coming down under. MailOnline can reveal a local production of the show has been filming at Bondi Beach pawn shop Happy Hockers since Monday, with a planned shooting schedule of roughly nine weeks. A Foxtel spokeswoman confirmed the Aussie version will screen on A&E (Arts and Enter... | Production company behind American series filming spinoff in Sydney .
Show will screen on Foxtel's A&E channel later this year .
Local producers trawling online auction sites in search of bizarre items .
Australian version to star charismatic brothers 'Baz' and 'Shaz' |
f31ef9e752452d5f13cdd1ab44eb903d712cf3ae | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 06:04 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:32 EST, 2 January 2014 . Murder, She Wrote actress Angela Lansbury has been appointed as a dame in the Queen's New Years Honours list. She led a cast of female stars in the honours list yesterday, as women outnumbered men for the first time... | Penelope Keith led a cast of female stars in the new year’s honours list .
Murder, She Wrote actress Angela Lansbury will also be made a dame .
Katherine Jenkins, 33, who was honoured for services to music and charity . |
f31f224aad428aecb89146ea10c4939b465a4bd4 | By . Rob Cooper and Vanessa Allen . PUBLISHED: . 10:17 EST, 14 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:20 EST, 15 May 2012 . Evidence: Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former spin doctor, appears at the Leveson inquiry today . Tony Blair took three calls from Rupert Murdoch during the frenetic run-up to the Iraq War, his former sp... | Campbell denies Labour changed policies to win support of Murdoch papers .
Former spin doctor downplays importance of three phone calls between Tony Blair and Rupert Murdoch in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war .
David Cameron lacks the will to reform press regulation, claims Mr Campbell . |
f31f7388c3b6cc052cfb1079bb2534f3a75363ea | (CNN) -- Guinea equaled the record for a winning margin in an Africa Cup of Nations match on Saturday with a 6-1 over 10-man Botswana in Franceville. Sadio Diallo opened the scoring in the 15th minute when he coverted a Abdoul Camara cross. Dipsy Selolwane equalized for Botswana scoring at the second attempt from a pen... | Guinea keep Africa Cup of Nations hopes alive with 6-1 thrashing of Botswana .
Ghana beat Mali 2-0 to maintain 100% record .
All to play for in final round of matches with even pointless Botswana able to qualify for knockout stages . |
f3200e786fbec4a5d3f4d578004903680f02f683 | OMAHA, Nebraska (CNN) -- Investigators probing the deadly mall shooting in Omaha have seized computers and are analyzing information on Web sites in the search for clues in the case, police said Thursday. The 19-year-old gunman sent at least one text message to his former girlfriend, with whom he broke up about two we... | Police confiscate computers, examine information on Web sites .
Gunman may have frequented the Westroads Mall, police say .
Mall shooter was ward of state for almost four years, governor says .
Army recruiters turned down Robert Hawkins when he tried to enlist . |
f320bb6422c3db23919da385633838a8656ba7e8 | (CNN) -- A baseball tradition is about to end. This week, Major League Baseball announced it would no longer allow the use of chewing tobacco when fans are present. If you've got it, says the league, you've got to conceal it. Since baseball became a professional sport in the mid-19th century, players and coaches have b... | Major League Baseball: Chewing tobacco not allowed when fans are present .
Chewing tobacco is a longtime ritual associated with baseball .
Bobby Dews recalls the history of chewing tobacco from his father's stories . |
f320cbc61c2822922a84ed78f4bc778c168c9998 | The creators of instant messaging service WhatsApp can now comfortably call themselves billionaires after signing a $19 billion deal with Facebook. But the duo's road to becoming billionaires several times over has been filled with humble beginnings and setbacks . Koum, 37, who co-founded the app with Brian Acton in 20... | Jan Koum, 37, moved to California from the Ukraine when he was 16 .
Founded mobile chat-app WhatsApp with Brian Acton in 2009 .
Koum has known Mark Zuckerberg 'for a long time', Facebook CEO said .
Acton was rejected by Facebook and Twitter in 2009 .
Koum signed $19bn deal at welfare center where he used to collect han... |
f320dc4e7844f9a232272af32fe1e4772e582fcc | Several boats carrying as many as 150 people are believed to have capsized near the western coast of Myanmar as local residents scrambled to avoid a storm that's approaching the area, a U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boats ferrying Rohingya, a long-suffering Muslim minority, are reported to have run into trouble on Mond... | Some survivors have reportedly been found, the U.N. OCHA says .
The boats were ferrying Rohingya to safer areas as a storm nears, the U.N. says .
The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority who suffered in ethnic violence last year .
A human rights group warns that the Rohingya are particularly at risk from the cyclon... |
f3212c5b2d2f2656874c5fd630fc88b2e94606a1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:55 EST, 24 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:57 EST, 24 January 2014 . A historic Massachusetts town could be reduced to whisper if a strict new noise ordinance is passed. Hingham, which lies just south of Boston, is considering rules that would fine residents who made over 55 ... | Hingham, Massachusetts, considers noise ordinance that would fine residents for making noise louder than 55 decibels during the day .
Normal conversation is 60 decibels .
'It does kind of seem that we are killing a flea with a sledgehammer here,' said one resident . |
f321a8c9440061a7c653231c3355a6dbda16a6a0 | The TorrX pump will inflate footballs and other sports equipment to precisely the right pressure . From goal line monitoring technology to high-tech boots and cooling shirts, football has got smarter. Now there’s a pump called TorrX that automatically inflates footballs and other sports equipment to precisely the right... | TorrX pump is designed to inflate footballs to exactly the right pressure .
Device measures the pressure of a ball and the PSI can be typed in .
Correctly inflated balls travel further and faster, improving sports games .
The pump, designed in Seattle, can inflate 50 footballs on one full charge .
It is available to pr... |
f321b6e2e84b5f1820a30ff5325a59099d74d154 | (CNN) -- In the wake of the tragic shootings at Columbine High School, some schools across the country turned themselves into near-fortresses. Kindergarden students huddle beneath desks in a lockdown drill. Such drills have become common. They installed metal detectors and security cameras, banned backpacks, required s... | 10 years after Columbine, schools are taking a new look at security .
Immediately after the shootings, schools added cameras and metal detectors .
Now they're trying to foster safer and better school communities .
Meanwhile, overall funding for school security has dropped by about a third . |
f3237eb0e2dac3f2c7ee5efe2d2939698a53f2bf | Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel canceled controversial plans to construct thousands of new homes in East Jerusalem and on the West Bank, hours after the announcement sparked strong criticism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Construction and Housing Minister Uri Ariel to reconsider long-term plans to build more th... | Israel cancels plans for thousands more settlements .
PM Netanyahu: "This is a meaningless step - legally and in practice"
23,000 settlement homes were planned for East Jerusalem, West Bank . |
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