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f4e6a10a6451434068ef89e5a171e87336b7554c | A seven-year-old girl was flung through a car window during a 70mph motorway crash - but escaped completely unharmed. Ysabelle Amos was in her father's partner's car on Sunday when a tyre blew out on the M55 near Kirkham, Lancashire, hurling the Daewoo Matiz into the central reservation and sending it into a spin. Her ... | Ysabelle Amos was in family car when tyre blew out on M55 on Sunday .
Daewoo Matiz hit the central reservation and spun across carriageway .
Ysabelle thrown onto the central reservation and rescued by other drivers .
Incredibly the schoolgirl, from St Annes, Lancashire, was unharmed . |
f4e71243cecd8ff9e1824c6908623427c304b8e1 | By . Hannah Roberts . PUBLISHED: . 19:04 EST, 15 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:17 EST, 15 March 2013 . With the spiritual wellbeing of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics is on his shoulders he must have quite a to-do list. But despite his new responsibilities, Francis did not forget to stop off - between engagements -... | Pope Francis insisted on returning to his hotel to settle the bill himself .
The pontiff also chose to use a bus instead of a chauffeur driven car .
The 76-year-old has eschewed ceremonial traditions for a more humble approach . |
f4e74b1a72d5be2f544b5a9c02b6827acaa0f336 | London (CNN) -- The founder of a French company that made breast implants linked to a major health scare has been charged by police investigating the scandal. Jean-Claude Mas, former boss of Poly Implant Protheses (PIP), faces charges of involuntary injury over the now-defunct firm's use of substandard ingredients in i... | Breast implants made by French company PIP found to contain industrial-grade silicone .
Some 300,000 women in 65 countries received implants made by the company .
Health authorities in France have offered to pay for women to have them removed, replaced .
PIP founder Jean-Claude Mas charged with involuntary injury . |
f4e787a03ba921e51dc9d4752474259143fce76f | A young girl has been left with a badly burnt face which could see her scarred for the rest of her life after an accident at her local market at the weekend. Belinda Campos, from Lilyfield in Sydney's inner-west, goes to the Orange Grove Markets every Saturday morning with her husband and daughter Gracie, who is almost... | Belinda Campos and her family visit Orange Grove Markets in Sydney's inner-west every weekend .
On Saturday her daughter Gracie, 2, badly burnt her chin on a pie-warmer .
Gracie was rushed to emergency and could have a permanent scar .
Ms Campos wants to share her story as a warning to other parents . |
f4e7bf3254e6554158eb2348d088e47aa56ca63c | In a gutsy move, Newsweek has released the cover of their next issue, on the cover of which they depict President Obama with a rainbow halo and the title of 'The First Gay President'. The news-magazine, which hits stands today, is using the shock factor of labeling the straight, married, father-of-two President to draw... | Magazine attempts to trump rival Time in battle for eye-catching image .
Commemorates Obama's announcement that he supports gay marriage .
Senator Rand Paul says President's views 'couldn't get any gayer' |
f4e810c88b7d4284bccd913c40a699d5effcb8f0 | (CNN)The luck of the Irish had nothing to do with it. Ireland continued their trademark giant killing with the first shock of this cricket World Cup by defeating West Indies by four wickets. It's a mere eight years since Ireland made its tournament debut. Back in 2007, they tied with Zimbabwe and picked up victories ov... | Ireland pull-off a memorable four-victory against West Indies in their World Cup opener .
The Irish have a history of shock results in their brief history in the tournament .
West Indies, meanwhile, are a series in disarray after a series of rows . |
f4e8cc7d29ccbeb34f9c9fb5016e87b0247abd79 | A schoolboy has tragically died after being hit on the head by a bottle thrown across the playground. Oisin McGrath, 13, was struck while playing football on his lunch break at St Michael's College in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, on Monday afternoon. A 17-year-old boy was arrested and later bailed pending further police ... | Oisin McGrath was hurt on Monday afternoon while on his lunch break .
Teenager was rushed to hospital and had been on life support since .
Tragically, he passed away tonight with his family at his bedside .
Devastated family are 'stunned, utterly shocked, with their hearts broken' |
f4e8fd17d54915aae73fd9860cd757b7d79bd965 | A fireman who gave a puppy mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after rescuing it from a house fire has been dubbed 'an angel' by locals. Carlos Arana, 42, was called to a blaze in Sagunto, a town in the eastern Spanish province of Valencia. After putting out the fire, he and his fellow crew members found an unconscious two-mo... | Carlos Arana was called to a house fire in Sagunto, in Valencia, Spain .
After the fire was extinguished they found a puppy that appeared to be dead .
Arana rushed outside with it and placed an oxygen mask over its snout .
When that failed, he gave the animal mouth to mouth, and it began to stir .
A clip of the drama w... |
f4e92346c899e26c53e5ada29b2d75361fb23092 | Right as rain: Karina Chikitova, 3, who survived 12 days and nights in Siberian woodland has been discharged from hospital . A three-year-old girl who survived a dozen days and nights alone in the Siberian wilderness has been discharged from hospital with a clean bill of health. Karina Chikitova's amazing rescue from t... | Karina Chikitova saved by puppy who kept her warm for more than a week .
She was treated for malnutrition in hospital and has made a full recovery .
Doctor claimed her Siberian .
upbringing .
meant she was not daunted .
The child survived by eating wild berries and drinking river water .
Karina's mother believed she ha... |
f4e9498c79f80b24e59885af466e01d5e96cb656 | (CNN) -- From faraway planets to the deepest depths of the ocean, 2012 has been an exciting year for scientific achievements and milestones. Humans broke previously unimaginable barriers by detecting an elusive tiny particle and free-falling 24 miles from the edge of space. At the same time, we said goodbye to four ret... | The Mars rover Curiosity landed on the surface of the Red Planet in August .
Scientists detected a particle whose properties match those of the elusive Higgs boson .
A planet with four suns was identified by citizen scientists .
Four retired space shuttles found new homes in 2013 . |
f4e974a6fc8f910c6a95e719dd7070049fc1c3f6 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard for MailOnline . Sheer walls drop down a quarter of a mile into a giant lake of lava which appears to breathe in and out as its crusts melts and reforms. The lake's hypnotic patterns are revealed in these incredible photos that show billowing smoke and lava bubbles bursting from its surface. T... | The lava lake in Democratic Republic of Congo was captured by Mikhail Korostelev, 32, who lives in Moscow, Russia .
Mr Korostelev and his wife, Anastasia, took the images after climbing 11,400ft (3.47km) up Mount Nyiragongo .
Mount Nyiragongo is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupting on average every 3... |
f4ea0fdb6908cd53997a172790fd0e0db881dbd6 | Children should be banned from using mobile phones and iPads during at the dinner table, Nick Clegg said today. Despite many parents relying on modern technology to keep youngsters quiet, the Deputy Prime Minister said meal times should be gadget-free. And he lashed out at the ‘curse’ of colleagues in government who si... | Deputy PM backs checkout worker refusing to serve customer on phone .
Mobiles are not allowed at the Clegg dinner table despite sons' protests .
Complains about colleagues in government glued to gadgets in meetings . |
f4ea8a9cc2598301357dc6470e3aeea74381bd2a | (CNN) -- A most awkward and revealing situation has emerged in the heart of Europe, forcing European governments to choose between their principles and their fears, and drawing an uncomfortable gap between Europe's words and its actions. Last July, a bus carrying tourists about to start their vacation suddenly exploded... | Frida Ghitis: Bulgaria blamed Hezbollah in bus attack, yet EU still won't call group terrorists .
She says doing so would let EU freeze group's funds, control its travel, averting attacks .
But EU fears angering group, destabilizing Lebanon; let's Hezbollah raise funds in Europe .
Ghitis: In letting group claim legitim... |
f4ea96bbae86e6be4d2f9719fc2a9562fc9cd5a7 | Real Madrid are planning to offer manager Carlo Ancelotti a new contract, according to the club's president Florentino Perez. The Italian's current deal at the Bernabeu is due to expire in June 2016, however Perez has revealed the La Liga giants are keen for Ancelotti, who guided Real to their 10th European Cup triumph... | Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti's current deal is due to expire in 2016 .
Florentino Perez has said the club would be 'delighted' to extend his deal .
Real are currently four points ahead of La Liga rivals Barcelona .
Carlo Ancelotti shows off his keepy-uppies in Real Madrid training . |
f4eb3ab80e6c652f884a20dc778f555ee399330d | HELSTON, England (CNN) -- A huge cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008. It was the largest recorded disaster in that country, killing more than 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless. Since 2001, Tom Henderson's organization, ShelterBox, has supplied aid to more than 600,000 people. "We were one of the first aid ag... | Tom Henderson's organization, ShelterBox, helps disaster victims worldwide .
It provides free ShelterBoxes, containing items such as blankets, tools and tents .
The organization has aided more than 600,000 victims of disasters since 2001 . |
f4ec669fa1c24f28bd7cf82e9c9332d68f25e538 | By . Sean O'hare . PUBLISHED: . 05:58 EST, 12 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:55 EST, 12 December 2012 . One of the world’s biggest tobacco firms lost a Supreme Court battle today to openly display cigarettes on sale in Scotland. The UK’s highest court dismissed an appeal by Imperial Tobacco against the Scottish Gove... | Ministers say display bans are needed to protect future generations from 'devastating effects' of smoking .
Display ban in Scotland now expected to be implemented by April 2013 . |
f4ec91b258fec4711086f170e647caeba956d0e1 | London, England (CNN) -- Bomb attacks by dissidents in Northern Ireland nearly quadrupled over the past six months from the period before, a report from the Independent Monitoring Commission said Thursday. Dissident republicans have steadily increased the number of improvised explosive devices they have deployed and de... | The number of detonated bombs went up fourfold in the past six months .
Deployed devices have roughly doubled from the previous period .
The findings are in a report from the Independent Monitoring Commission . |
f4ed1996ea26cd5478bb850763750d51d4459e73 | By . Jason Groves, Political Correspondent . Last updated at 2:48 AM on 10th September 2011 . International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde arrives for a meeting of the G7 Finance ministers in Marseill . George Osborne yesterday dismissed calls for him to change course on the economy – as he ins... | Growth will be just 0.3 per cent in the last three months of the year, the OECD says .
Bank of England keeps interest rates at 0.5 per cent in a bid to kick start the UK economy . |
f4ed3303c884a3b9ef37645d20c5f7beada742cb | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 04:56 EST, 3 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:44 EST, 3 July 2013 . The birth of the most eagerly anticipated baby of the decade is just days away. So it comes as no surprise that designers worldwide are rushing to create bespoke gifts for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their newbo... | British jeweller has designed for Beckhams and Elton John .
18ct white gold charm bracelet designed to hold nappy rash cream .
Will be engraved with baby's initials once they are known . |
f4ed390da804a18bdd4d40181bbc487840f689ed | By . Rick Dewsbury . PUBLISHED: . 04:23 EST, 17 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:48 EST, 17 May 2012 . The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations could keep the UK economy in recession for three quarters of the year, Bank of England boss Sir Mervyn King has warned. Millions of people will take two days off work for a double ... | Output fell by 0.4 per cent after extra Bank Holiday for the Royal Wedding last year.. but economy still grew .
Eurozone crisis could mean economy shrinks for three successive quarters, but Olympics will provide boost . |
f4ed51f87eb19bd19361cfbcdc2308014e499d5f | (CNN) -- Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to start her 90-day jail sentence Tuesday, but the star's last moments of freedom may not be captured by cameras. The troubled movie star is scheduled to be in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday morning where she will be taken into custody. Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel has placed t... | Judge has imposed tight restrictions on Tuesday's hearing .
Lohan is sentenced to 90 days in jail .
Lohan is expected to be taken in custody Tuesday . |
f4ef4fbdd4d2c1db13ff9db76b90bc19b02b77a8 | A homeless man has been charged with relieving himself on $1,000 worth of library books. Benjamin Wilson is alleged to have been watched by a patron as he urinated on a stack of titles in a Florida library. The 24-year-old entered Tavares Public Library at the weekend with the intention of using its free WiFi to downlo... | Benjamin Wilson accused of relieving himself on pile of books .
Staff say he seemed 'drunk or on drugs' when he entered Tavares library .
Cops found soaking wet books, believed to cost a combined $1,000 .
24-year-old 'was having trouble standing and making a complete thought' |
f4efdba5db875407858931c0f4c0de3f25038359 | By . Amy Oliver . PUBLISHED: . 04:47 EST, 28 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:46 EST, 28 September 2012 . The brother of the former EastEnders actress found dead in a canal has admitted he killed her, the Old Bailey heard today. Tony McCluskie, 35, now faces a trial to determine whether Gemma McCluskie's death was mu... | Tony McCluskie now faces trial to determine whether his sister's death was murder or manslaughter .
Gemma McCluskie headless and limbless body was discovered floating in London canal in March .
She played Kerry Skinner in the BBC soap in 2001 . |
f4f12b079d70bbe111345e601fc6da8462be12ab | Sir Bradley Wiggins completed a difficult year by clinching his first world road title on Wednesday with a stunning performance in the time trial. Already the Olympic champion in the discipline, Wiggins beat three-time world champion Tony Martin by 26.23 seconds over the 47.1km course in Ponferrada, Spain. Martin took ... | Bradley Wiggins has won gold in the men's time-trial at the Road World Championships held in Ponferrarda, Spain .
Olympic champion won in 56min 25.52sec .
The 34-year-old's win is Britain's first in event since Chris Boardman, 1994 .
Wiggins denied Germany's Tony Martin a fourth successive world title .
Martin finishe... |
f4f14a71fb12d5edd8359710ee14834352d77414 | Editor's note: Gloria Borger is a senior political analyst for CNN, appearing regularly on CNN's "The Situation Room," "Campbell Brown," "AC360°" and "State of the Union With John King," as well as special event coverage. Gloria Borger says we could be in for a month of venting sessions aimed at members of Congress. WA... | Gloria Borger: Congressional recess provides chance for health care discussion .
She says some people more interested in shouting than serious talk .
She says Congress is grappling with a tough, complex issue .
Borger: Stop reducing complicated issues to simplistic sound bites . |
f4f1b719b8f74b1ad34749b38ca9b7639712242e | A man who made a deathbed confession that linked him to a cold case murder from 1995 now faces jail because of what he thought was a last-ditch effort for a clean conscience. James Washington was having a heart attack when he called a police officer over to his hospital bed in 2009. While he hoped for absolution, what ... | James Washington was always connected to the 1995 murder of Joyce Goodener but there was insufficient evidence to charge him .
He had a heart attack in 2009 and thought he was going to die .
While in the hospital, he confessed to Goodener's murder .
Now he faces life in prison for the crime . |
f4f24f89fcd8f6967606747b8fda2ff8cc968e93 | (CNN) -- Authorities investigating the case of a boy who disappeared in Kansas almost a decade ago plan to search an undisclosed residence Wednesday, the Butler County sheriff said. An age-progression photo shows what Adam Herrman would like today, as a 21-year-old man. Sheriff Craig Murphy would not disclose details a... | Sheriff says his officers will search area near Whitewater River on Saturday .
Attorney says parents "rue the fact" they didn't report him missing .
Adam Herrman reportedly ran away when he was 11, after being spanked .
Parents tell paper they thought spanking would lead police to take other kids away . |
f4f29d7b638b7d4a9fb12ccf0e940c61f1ecd989 | By . Tara Brady . They say curiosity killed the cat but in this case the cat's curiosity almost killed the camera. Roan Ravenhill, 26, a ranger at the MalaMala Game Reserve in South Africa, mounted a GoPro on a wooden stand and waited for the leopard and her 10-month-old cub to come and investigate. Despite having the ... | Roan Ravenhill, 26, is a ranger at MalaMala Game Reserve in South Africa .
He mounted a GoPro camera on a wooden stand and waited for animals .
Camera survived leaving behind beautiful footage of the pair . |
f4f2c0de39e4ec26c060133afabe3fa9507fc7fd | After five months of undergoing treatment for cancer, Cincinnati Bengals player Devon Still's daughter will finally get to watch her father play in person for the first time on Thursday night. Since 4-year-old Leah was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma in June, the defensive tackle has been immersed in helping her g... | Leah Still, 4, is feeling good enough to leave hospital in Philadelphia to fly to Cincinnati for Thursday night's game .
It is the first time she'll ever have seen her father Devon play for the Cincinnati Bengals .
Leah, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in June, is hoping he'll do the robot dance just for her .
'I... |
f4f2fe0a09c131867cdfadbbb74ee2e08f0e2e74 | The U.S. Navy has launched a new 12 million gallon indoor ocean the size of a football field to test its future warships. The high-tech facility is based at the Naval Surface Warfare Centre (NSWC) in Washington. The tank was first built in 1962 but for the past six years it has undergone a dramatic renovation. Original... | The facility, which was built in 1962, has undergone a 6-year-long upgrade .
Engineers can now create almost any sea condition at the touch of a button .
The 360-foot long tank has 216 individually controlled wave boards .
The facility is currently testing the next generation of the US Navy's ships . |
f4f342eff46a9984a226e5a4785b7ea0d1889520 | Police want to question new suspect in the murder of a 57-year-old businessman who was found dead in his New York City home last Friday night. Surveillance video shows victim John Laubach being escorted into his apartment by two men Friday night, sources told the New York Post. One man was called in for questioning yes... | Surveillance footage shows two men escorting John Laubach, 57, into his Chelsea apartment .
Police also investigating possibility Laubach's death was 'sex game gone wrong' |
f4f3d6adfd4dd7b6dadf2584dfd8ada215f1c00f | The body of an animal lover was gnawed and eaten by her own cats after she died at home alone, a court heard. The decomposing corpse of Janet Veal, 56, was discovered on the kitchen floor of her isolated house in Ringwood, Hampshire, on April 4. Neighbours had raised the alarm having not seen her for some time and noti... | Body of Janet Veal found at her isolated home in Ringwood, Hampshire .
Neighbours raised the alarm after she had not been seen for some time .
Home contained a number of dead animals but others had survived .
Parts of Mrs Veal's body had been eaten away by her own animals . |
f4f40701aab5b0bc3eb0ca1d5d04544281ea44a8 | ISIS has released a slickly produced new video warning the United States of the carnage it wants to inflict in Iraq if President Obama deploys troops to the war-torn nation as he attempts to 'degrade and ultimately destroy' the terror group. Resembling a blockbuster movie trailer, the disturbing 52-second video entitle... | ISIS release video threat to the United State on Tuesday entitled 'Flames of War'
The 52-second clip resembles a Hollywood movie trailer and threatens US troops .
Is the latest in a line of well-produced videos from ISIS and shows the apparent execution of US soldiers .
Also features an eerie night-time drive past of t... |
f4f44f7c5214a03fcaaae3f5f0d2da623f51f87e | Chelsea defender Ashley Cole and Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick will not be on the plane to Rio with the rest of the World Cup squad next month, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. England manager Roy Hodgson will announce his World Cup squad tomorrow with a dramatic cull of ageing stars as he turns to youth f... | Tournament would have been Cole's fourth World Cup and Carrick's third .
But the veterans have both been left out of Roy Hodgson's youthful squad .
The oldest players selected are Frank Lampard, 35, and Steven Gerrard, 33 .
Meanwhile Luke Shaw and Ross Barkley are the young hopefuls .
Arsenal pair Alex Oxlade-Chamberla... |
f4f4be3241a08d184d310459fcfd599d31331319 | Louis van Gaal admitted that Manchester United were ‘lucky’ to beat Burnley on Wednesday night and warned his players that they will go out of the FA Cup at Preston on Monday if they play that badly again. Van Gaal confirmed that he will hold talks with United’s owners over the next couple of days to discuss his summer... | Louis van Gaal's side prevailed 3-1 at Old Trafford against Burnley .
Chris Smalling scored a brace and Robin van Persie hit a late penalty .
Manchester United move back up to 3rd in the Premier League .
Van Gaal's side next face a trip to Preston in the FA Cup fifth-round .
CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester Uni... |
f4f52f198c3b28375ba3b34d0fc3039344b616b2 | By . Ashley Clements . Follow @@Ashley_Clements . Rory McIlroy earned his father a huge payout on Sunday afternoon as the Northern Irishman was crowned the 2014 Open champion. In 2004, McIlroy's father, Gerry, placed a £200 bet on his son to win The Open within 10 years with odds of 500/1 at the time. The winning bet m... | Rory McIlroy's father, Gerry, wins £100,000 as his son wins the Open .
Gerry placed £200 bet on his son to win the Claret Jug within 10 years in 2004 .
Two of Gerry's friends also win £80,000 for the same bet . |
f4f547388bd97c983691e684b3580201ea16cd04 | (CNN) -- Australian authorities will announce a new search area Wednesday in the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, according to the agency overseeing the effort. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said Sunday it's been re-examining data that could shift the search area hundreds of kilometers south al... | NEW: Malaysian police: A report about a pilot being the prime suspect is wrong .
Australia Transport Safety Bureau will announce a new search area Wednesday .
Analysts have been re-evaluating satellite data . |
f4f54b69135e484a488fd80433433c3be5bc48cc | By . Jack Doyle . Miscarriage: Andrea Leadsom, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, said the period after the birth was 'quite traumatic' A Tory minister has described how she suffered from post-natal depression and endured two miscarriages following the birth of her first son. Andrea Leadsom, the Economic Secretary... | Andrea Leadsom said the period after birth of first son was 'quite traumatic'
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury had bout of post-natal depression .
The 51-year-old is calling for more mothers to be helped after giving birth . |
f4f55021569b5c44ce2f35a171024b0916753d69 | (CNN) -- Renowned conductor Lorin Maazel died from complications of pneumonia at his home in Virginia on Sunday, his family said. He was 84. Maazel conducted more than 150 orchestras in at least 5,000 opera and concert performances during his career, beginning when he was just 8, according to his official biography. Ma... | Lorin Maazel conducted more than 150 orchestras in at least 5,000 performances .
He began his public career when he was just 8 .
Maestro Maazel conducted the New York Philharmonic in North Korea in 2008 . |
f4f571c01c76b64426eb1026bd9a6e3423a30737 | A film due to be screened at the 9/11 Memorial Museum has been blasted by a prominent Muslim cleric who claims it will 'greatly offend' Islam. Sheik Mostafa Elazabawy, the imam of Masjid Manhattan, said the seven-minute documentary, which is designed to explain to visitors the historical roots of the terrorist attacks,... | Sheik Mostafa Elazabawy is the imam of Masjid Manhattan .
He wrote letter about seven minute documentary to 9/11 Memorial Museum .
The film refers to terrorists as Islamists who viewed their mission as a jihad . |
f4f57d5033c8d7ca85632f5beab60748a9371edf | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 11:48 EST, 13 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:30 EST, 13 March 2013 . A baby who was born struggling to breathe was saved after doctors raced 140 miles to treat her. Alina Ahmed was battling severe lung and heart problems after her arrival at Burnley General Hospital, Lancashire. Docto... | Alina Ahmed was born in Lancashire suffering heart and lung problems .
The only thing that could save her was an artificial heart and lung machine .
The nearest was in Leicester where there were no beds available .
Doctors at the Leicester hospital raced 140 miles to bring the machine to her .
She is now well enough to... |
f4f58d480646e103dc9cba3724457d06a63738d3 | By . Sarah Griffiths . Many people have wondered why animals tend to avoid grazing on land near high voltage electricity pylons and power cables. And now scientists believe they have solved the mystery by finding that flashing UV light that is undetectable to humans probably scares creatures including reindeer away. Po... | Scientists from University College London found that the UV flashes can cause the fragmentation of reindeer populations in Norway .
The light cannot be seen by humans but is believed to break up herds of wild reindeer that are frightened of glowing power lines . |
f4f638da837982befe2755b33d37ea2ae6c22f91 | A Mexican supermarket owned by the Wal-Mart chain could be forced to close after hosting a cock fight in the store in a bid to promote a drinks company. The incident came to light after outraged animal rights activists posted pictures from the event earlier this month in the city of Boca del Rio, on social media and de... | Cockfight said to have taken place inside a Mexican Wal-Mart store .
Event to promote drinks brand allegedly saw people drinking and gambling .
Police were called as animal rights activists posted pictures on social media .
Store is now facing an investigation over animal cruelty by local authority .
Could face fine of... |
f4f6472a95875fc7e21acd311209e7b0dcf97593 | (CNN) -- There are less than five months to go until the World Cup begins in Brazil but the clock is ticking for another of the global football fiesta's host cities. Curitiba, the capital of the southern state of Parana, is so behind with its stadium renovations that FIFA could strip it of its host status. On a trip to... | FIFA warns of "emergency situation" in World Cup host city Curitiba as construction slows .
Builders are given new deadline of February 18 to show progress at the Arena de Baixada .
Brazil's Ministry of Sport pledges to upscale work and inject an extra $16.5 million .
The 2014 World Cup begins on June 12 when hosts Bra... |
f4f65bf2adcf0f4132645556ad576a9c109e9d94 | By . James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 18:18 EST, 29 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:35 EST, 30 September 2013 . Mockery: Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman, pictured at last week's Labour party conference, was accused of 'sneering' after she criticised David Cameron's plans to give married couples a tax break . Labour ... | Deputy Leader Harriet Harman criticised the plans on Twitter .
Shawdow Chancellor Ed Balls said women would 'lose out'
Prime Minister said he was 'proud' of the proposals .
Ian Duncan Smith claims policy will help 'eight million people' |
f4f67fcde19a5930e5cfef6f827af93ef1e24224 | (CNN Student News) -- May 3, 2013 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . How might reporters use social media to get information for a story? What implications might this have for people who use social networking sites? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CN... | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
Write your answers in the space provided .
Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . |
f4f6d0a2c86d5b2a178f546e6ba05050fba17a94 | By . Chris Waugh for MailOnline . Follow @@ChrisDHWaugh . Ally McCoist's temperature may be rising in the managerial market right now after being linked to the vacant manager's job at Crystal Palace - but he found the perfect way to cool down. The Rangers boss gracefully accepted the nomination from Allan McGregor to u... | McCoist has been linked with the vacant Crystal Palace mangerial job .
He did the Ice Bucket Challenge after he was nominated by Allan McGregor .
McCoist then nominated Ferguson, Graeme Souness and Walter Smith .
Ice Bucket Challenge aims to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease .
Rangers host Dumbarton in the SPFL Cha... |
f4f77ce81c8319534a40a41f7b9b21425ea4a838 | Rome, Italy (CNN) -- About a dozen Italian women have posted an open letter to the pope on the internet in which they claim to have had intimate relationships with priests and urge the church to abolish celibacy for Catholic clergy. The letter was posted on an Italian online forum in March but was not picked up in the ... | Women post open letter to pope urging abolition of celibacy .
Authors claim to have had intimate relations with clergy .
Women call celibacy a man-made law that needs revisiting .
Vatican has no comment . |
f4f7a6ba33c7b7f2e2cbd879f57226f9a19cc999 | He has been dubbed Britain's vainest man and in his desperate pursuit to look like The Only Way is Essex Star Joey Essex has already gone under the knife. Celebrity wannabe Sam Barton is to see the consequences of spending thousands of champagne-fuelled nights out and £1,000 on accessories for his cat by declaring hims... | Sam Barton has spent thousands trying to live the lifestyle of celebrities .
Has spent thousands on plastic surgery in bid to look like Joey Essex .
But 22-year-old from Sutton Coldfield has racked up £35,000 in debts .
He is now preparing to declare himself bankrupt to clear thousands .
Barman says he has enjoyed hims... |
f4f88136702d59f2effc917e74421a303155b8a7 | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 20:02 EST, 2 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:00 EST, 3 September 2012 . One of the most respected figures in the Catholic Church has launched a scathing attack on his fellow clergymen in a last ever interview published the day after his death. The former archbishop of Milan and papa... | Former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini died on Friday aged 85 .
He said the Church had failed to 'move with the times' as was '200 years out of date'
Told interviewers the .
Church should open up to new kinds of families or risk losing its flock . |
f4f8af3350d515fa5c8f4372900b14c1970e3e8e | Hong Kong (CNN) -- A Canadian couple living in a city close to China's border with North Korea are under investigation for the suspected theft of state secrets, state media said Tuesday. Kevin and Julia Garratt, who run a cafe in the northeastern city of Dandong, are suspected of stealing information about China's "mil... | Canadian nationals Kevin and Julia Garratt are suspected of stealing state secrets .
The couple run a coffee shop near China's border with North Korea .
The pair's whereabouts are unclear .
Canadian Embassy in Beijing says it's ready to offer assistance . |
f4f8bcab94686ec215b95853c35ad6ccf592f660 | He's the walking talking encyclopaedia of chocolate, well REAL chocolate that is, dubbed the real life 'Willy Wonka' who has claimed to revoluntionise the way we think about, experience and indulge in chocolate. Quirky UK artisan chocolatier, Willie Harcourt Cooze has devoted much of his life, to crafting the world's m... | Real life 'Willy Wonka' is hoping to change the way we think about the taste of chocolate .
The quirk artisan chocolatier has devoted most of his life to creating the treat after buying a cacao farm in Venezuela .
Willie Harcourt Cooze says the better the bean the better the quality .
The chocolate nut has been describ... |
f4f8c006e851759b34d82ecee4709a9d05fffbb0 | EXCLUSIVE . By . Daniel Martin . PUBLISHED: . 17:08 EST, 11 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:30 EST, 12 August 2013 . Meetings: The summits have often been with politicians representing Prince Charles's pet issues, such as rural affairs, climate change and town planning . The full extent of Prince Charles’s influence ov... | Summits often with politicians representing his pet issues, such as rural affairs and climate change .
Including junior ministers, Prince Charles has enjoyed a total of 53 private audiences since May 2010 .
He has met David Cameron seven times, Labour leader Ed Miliband three times and Nick Clegg once .
Clarence House ... |
f4f8d4235106c07d59ec6506093bf85eeceec200 | The daughter of a teacher who was killed in the Columbine High School massacre 15 years ago has slammed a new play written from the perspective of the teen killers. Coni Sanders' father Dave Sanders, 47, was gunned down by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold on April 20, 1999. The duo also killed 12 students at the Colorado ... | Coni Sanders' father Dave Sanders, a business teacher, was shot dead during Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold's shooting spree in April 1999 .
She has written a furious op-ed lambasting a play, 'The Erlklings', that opens off Broadway in New York City this month .
She said she is worried the play idolizes the killers and s... |
f4f980a7ff6e13d97a2f5b6bb99ede9f5fde761a | (CNN) -- A car decked out with blinking disco lights and a fog machine is driving the streets of San Francisco at night. In the back are paying passengers belting out karaoke tunes. In the front is the at-least locally recognizable Lyft pink mustache outlined with LED lights. DiscoLyft (yes, of course he's on Twitter) ... | Ride-sharing service Lyft has attracted some outgoing drivers and kooky cars .
Some Lyft cars offer cookies, movies, costumes or karaoke to passengers .
The service focuses on making rides social experiences, which may not appeal to everyone . |
f4f9ad21d484265bececbf0f50a9bf65ee420adb | (CNN) -- An Ecuadorian appeals court upheld an $8.6 billion ruling against oil giant Chevron stemming from claims that the company had a detrimental impact on Amazonian communities where it operated. The judgment against Chevron is the latest in 19 years of litigation between Amazon residents and Texaco, which was late... | An Ecuadorian appeals court upheld the ruling against Chevron .
The fine will double if Chevron does not apologize .
The company says the case is fraudulent .
It does not believe the ruling is enforceable . |
f4fa592f1317d67be204add22aa08140e48cabb4 | By . Jaya Narain . PUBLISHED: . 10:57 EST, 26 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:25 EST, 26 March 2013 . Football stars Gary and Phil Neville were said to be in a state of shock last night after their father was arrested over allegations of indecent assault. Neville Neville, 63, was detained in the early hours of Saturday ... | Neville Neville, 63, arrested on Sunday after alleged incident on Saturday .
Former director of Bury FC, married Mr Neville has been bailed until May .
Arrest is a blow to footballer sons with Gary working for England ahead of tonight's clash with Montenegro . |
f4fb691fce8b3794afbb0b726ea67c669afe4722 | By . Ian Gallagher . PUBLISHED: . 20:29 EST, 9 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:57 EST, 10 February 2013 . 'Death wish': Paul Gascoigne, pictured during an event in Northampton on January 31, was rushed to intensive care when he arrived in America for rehabilitation . Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been ... | The 45-year-old footballer spent four days in hospital after arriving in US .
Due to be treated at rehabilitation clinic in Arizona, but was too unwell .
Former team-mate Gary Lineker said that Gascoigne is 'struggling'
BBC presenter part of celebrity group who paid for him to attend clinic . |
f4fbac6653fb3692a28f9e18d4161ca776c5f3e3 | While Kristen Stewart and her married . director paramour Rupert Sanders have both issued grovelling apologies . for their exposed affair, Robert Pattinson has remained resolutely silent. Still, his actions speak volumes. The 26-year-old has packed his bags and left the LA love nest he shared with Kristen Stewart, acco... | 'Devastated and angry' about tryst with married British director .
Relationship hangs in the balance after her grovelling apology .
Source 'not sure' if three-year romance can recover .
Robert and Kristen last pictured together on Sunday .
It is unclear exactly when the actor was told about affair . |
f4fbd88a20e5139aeba73471a7a2395e27b8a571 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:19 EST, 29 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:25 EST, 29 April 2013 . Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith hailed the 'fundamental shift' in the benefits system . Labour signalled an embarrassing climbdown over welfare reform yesterday, as the biggest ever sha... | First Universal Credit pilot begins in Ashton-under-Lyne .
Iain Duncan Smith hails a 'fundamental shift' in benefits system .
Numerous handouts to be combined into a single payment .
Success depends on huge IT project working when it goes live .
Labour questions the detail but admits it backs the idea . |
f4fbe23068f4b27c1e182e85b38648953157b0cb | Beheira Province, Egypt (CNN) -- Amre Moussa sweeps through chaotic crowds in Egypt's Beheira province, hailed in the pandemonium by his supporters as "ar-rayis," the president. In the nation's first democratic presidential election, Moussa is one of a few candidates who can boast of any practical government experience... | Amre Moussa has had a long diplomatic career .
He gained popularity by criticizing Israel when he was Hosni Mubarak's foreign minister .
He appeals to a wide spectrum of Egyptian voters .
He says Egypt needs a leader with experience but some see him as a regime holdover . |
f4fc6bc4f86beaa2bf740960bf84bf083bf02d46 | Whatever you have going on between midday and 4pm today - make sure you block out 15 minutes in your diary to cuddle up to an adorably irresistible fluffy kitten. It's a win-win for animal lovers as not only will you be able to take your mind off work momentarily but you are also giving to a very worthy charity - and a... | You can have 15 minutes cuddle time with a kitten from 12-4pm today .
Ride sharing app Uber teams up with six animal shelters across country .
Just download the Uber app and request the kitten button .
The service will be benefitting the Animal Service League of Queensland for donations gathered in Brisbane and the Gol... |
f4fd0249e077769a2f57d5fad100bbf0049ee5c0 | By . Nina Golgowski . PUBLISHED: . 16:55 EST, 20 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:55 EST, 20 June 2012 . Twenty workers at a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa have claimed a $241 million winning Powerball ticket in Iowa's biggest jackpot prize to date. Filing off a bus to present their winning ticket Wednesday afternoon the group... | Each awarded $5.6 million after taxes .
Jackpot is Powerball's 15th largest . |
f4fd76a32c9019669f31fffa7fcb57626476182e | Channel 4 was last night accused of ‘denigrating marriage’ by planning a show that will see couples marry on their first meeting. Gone will be all the romance, planning and excitement of a traditional wedding, as a panel of TV experts play match-maker to six singletons. The series, called Married At First Sight, will c... | Six singletons will be introduced at the altar and immediately married off .
Channel 4 claims it wants to find the formula for the perfect relationship .
Couples will enter legally-binding marriage and cameras will follow them .
They will be asked if they want to stay together or not after the filming .
Marriage Founda... |
f4fed5467ff388ef078c2c55a152bd4c3c702a61 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:35 EST, 10 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:25 EST, 10 June 2013 . Fish lovers are facing a big leap in the price of salmon, according to a report yesterday. Prices have rocketed by 56 per cent in the past year. Salmon supplies have become more scare because of bad weather. Price... | Cold weather in Norway has slowed growth rates for farmed salmon .
This has cut the success of fish catches and pushed up the cost . |
f4ffa33b123fb3cd32fd295c09b8835bdb5befaa | By . John Drayton . PUBLISHED: . 11:21 EST, 3 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:21 EST, 3 January 2014 . A young vicar nicknamed 'The Bush' on account of his afro hairdo was singled out by Manchester United fans at Old Trafford chanting 'there's only one Marouane Fellaini'. The crowds spotted the likeness Reverend Simon... | Reverend Simon Rose was singled out by fans at Old Trafford who mistook the 26-year-old for midfielder Marouane Fellaini .
Crowd chanted 'Fellaini give us a wave' and 'there's only one Marouane Fellaini' at the Nottingham Forest fan as he watched Man Utd play .
He said he enjoys football but won't give up his day job a... |
f4ffa5e2c281f2109cb391be044b7245ac2bc918 | These photos will be enough to break the hearts of millions of so-called 'Cumberbitches' all around the world. Newlyweds Benedict Cumberbatch and his new wife Sophie Hunter were spotted walking hand-in-hand on Sunday for the first time since becoming husband and wife. The couple, who announced their engagement in Novem... | Actor left Sun Inn pub on Isle of Wight hand-in-hand with Sophie Hunter .
Pair appeared briefly before getting into a 4X4 waiting outside the inn .
Couple got married on Saturday at 'stunning period property' on the island .
Andrew Scott, who plays Moriarty in Sherlock, was pictured at church .
Cumberbatch's co-star Ma... |
f500d51229eb75fd4817ab7b91fbf82def0372b5 | By . Victoria Woollaston . All life on Earth is said to have come from one common ancestor, a single-celled organism known as life’s Last Universal Common Ancestor (Luca). But what Luca looked like, how it lived, and how humans evolved from it is still a four-billion-year-old mystery. Researchers believe they have now ... | Researchers believe they have discovered clues about life’s Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA)
Using mathematical models, they found it may have had a ‘leaky’ membrane .
This allowed LUCA to harness the energy from its surroundings .
The cells were able to allow protons to enter and exit at the same time, causing th... |
f50146afa8af6b99d4e96584b4b923f8d5f548b2 | Mario Balotelli is unlikely to return to Inter Milan in January, according to club vice-president Javier Zanetti. The 24-year-old Liverpool forward has failed to make an impact since moving to Anfield from AC Milan over the summer and has been linked with a move back to Italy. Inter are keen to strengthen their attacki... | Inter Milan will weigh up whether to move for Mario Balotelli in January .
Italian club's chief Javier Zaneetti says Liverpool striker is 'great'
Balotelli has struggled since joining Liverpool in the summer .
READ: Mario Balotelli slammed by Adel Taarabt . |
f50146fdc8d8a7d3dcd029cc75f39212ea95be38 | Lima, Peru -- Murder suspect Joran van der Sloot arrived Saturday at the Lima police headquarters in Peru, where he is facing charges that he killed a Peruvian woman. Van der Sloot, handcuffed and wearing a protective vest, was escorted through a news conference held by Peruvian authorities as photographers snapped pho... | NEW: Dutch Consulate offers defense attorney to suspect .
Victim beaten by tennis racquet, authorities say .
Investigators testing for DNA on clothes, tennis racquet .
Van der Sloot facing charges of killing a Peruvian woman .
Dutch citizen arrested twice, released in 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen . |
f501c5f8ba9589888cdf8988e214c14cdffef508 | (CNN) -- "Movies aren't an actor's medium...actors are just color in other people's paintings," Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told CNN's Talk Asia. "I think there's almost any actor whose been around for a while who can say this with absolute conviction that sometimes you go and see a movie that you've made and you ... | Spacey is an Oscar-winning actor and artistic director of The Old Vic in London .
He will lead The Bridge Project theatrical co-production in 2012 .
Spacey would love to revive the headline nightclub act in Las Vegas . |
f5021c75381640e2b14e42f93a09731a41f148b1 | (CNN) -- A 42-year-old Utah man planned to "randomly shoot and kill" at a Salt Lake City mall, then pick off moviegoers, and finally blow up a city bus -- a plot he detailed to a counselor who alerted police -- according to a court document. Jack Harry Stiles has been charged with allegedly making a terrorist threat in... | Jack Harry Stiles, 42, is charged with making a terrorist threat .
He told police he wanted to "kill as many people as possible"
His first target was a Salt Lake City mall; his second was a movie theater .
Lastly, he planned to blow up a bus, according to his charging document . |
f50344a021d87f55d3c355f9cabe9e5d95b1ee4f | A Florida woman was horrified Sunday when she glanced over her shoulder while shopping at Walmart to find a man squatting on the floor with a camera trained up her skirt. The woman, who identifies herself to reporters only as Tenicka, says James King, 42, went to the Apopka department store specifically to take photos ... | James King, 42, was arrested for allegedly squatting down in a Florida Walmart and taking photos up the skirt of a 35-year-old woman Sunday .
The alleged victim, who ID'd herself in reports only as Tenicka, had her nephew confront King and snap pictures as he fled the store .
Tenicka jotted down his license plate numbe... |
f50389c764ff8a43455c638ab28b33ffa784bb54 | Cartagena, Colombia (CNN) -- Cartagena , the historic jewel of Colombia's Caribbean coast, is a secret that's getting out. The city's spectacular setting is a draw in itself. Protected by ancient stone walls that enclose its vibrant port, Cartagena is almost entirely surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. Pink, yellow and pu... | Colombia is steadily drawing more international visitors .
Cartagena offers a sophisticated Caribbean experience .
Bright colors, music and dancing pump up the lively atmosphere . |
f5039b49c24e7ce17c10a5d98b03e83d7d2ff145 | By . Helen Collis . PUBLISHED: . 06:56 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:10 EST, 22 October 2013 . A commuter train that derailed as it entered a small town train station smashed into a lorry carrying a load of cars - but remarkably there were no serious injuries. The devastation in the wake of the massive colli... | Crash happened as passenger train came into Bartlett station, near Chicago .
Residents reported hearing a massive 'boom' yesterday afternoon .
Train derailed at the station; two passengers suffered minor injuries .
Metra is investigating what caused the collision which shut down the line . |
f5048c6ccc6a31109ea77212d6b4208da291b54d | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 14:20 EST, 29 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:52 EST, 29 August 2012 . After photographs of her shapely figure at the Royal Wedding gained worldwide attention, few can blame Pippa Middleton for making the most of her enviable looks. And the cover of her eagerly awaited book about party pl... | Sister of the Duchess of Cambridge is pictured no fewer than four times on the front and back of her new book .
Pippa is seen playing frisbee on a beach and teaching a girl to cook .
Book, entitled Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends, is due out in October . |
f504e0f26850432e1ff1852fdd53c5e0095c3d0e | Images from Instagram, the photo-sharing app that lets user spruce up their work with a slate of arty and retro filters, no longer show up on Twitter, a popular place to share them. The change, foreshadowed when photos began appearing buggy on Twitter last week, was confirmed Sunday by both Twitter and Instagram. It ma... | The Twitter-Facebook fight escalates with latest Instagram move .
Images from the popular photo app no longer appear on Twitter .
Facebook bought Instagram in April for a reported $1 billion .
Keeping users on your website equals money in the digital age . |
f5050f9cb967e9731cfb9e9b5d356c8eafca91d0 | By . Lee Moran . Last updated at 3:57 PM on 18th November 2011 . A deadly drug which rots the flesh of users - and kills the majority of addicts within a year of their . first hit - is spreading across Europe. Krokodil . originated in Russia but is now reportedly on sale in Germany - where . several deaths have been bl... | Dubbed 'the drug that eats junkies'
Majority of addicts die within one year of first hit .
1.2million addicts in Russia .
Cases now reported in Germany . |
f50519fb52e6502b0aae80f202d269e25bebeadd | Nike has suspended its endorsement deal with NFL star Adrian Peterson - just hours after the Minnesota Vikings deactivated him and ordered him to stay away from the team. 'Nike in no way condones child abuse or domestic violence of any kind and has shared our concerns with the NFL,' the apparel giant said in a statemen... | Team bans running back a day after allowing him to train for next match .
Comes after outcry that he was reinstated while facing child abuse charges .
Castrol, Special Olympics Minnesota and Mylan Inc., all cut ties .
with star .
Target and Twin Cities Nike stores have pulled all of Peterson's jerseys .
from shelves .
... |
f5051e7d16f87fdd0c851248fdbbc9314cefc3a8 | By . Chris Greenwood . and Nick Fagge . and Rebecca English . Stopped: The Duke of York was ordered to 'verify his identity' by armed police officers in Buckingham Palace gardens . Prince Andrew reacted with fury at gun-wielding officers who mistook him for an intruder at Buckingham Palace and asked him to 'verify his ... | Duke of York was mistaken for an intruder while walking in Palace garden .
He reacted with fury when heavily armed police told him to prove his identity .
But Metropolitan Police says no weapons were drawn and no force was used .
Encounter came after man was found wandering around Buckingham Palace .
DJ Victor Miller h... |
f5058e74ec1963f4a9c427f40ec1490043812863 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 08:35 EST, 4 September 2012 . A nude model arrested last year in Times Square won a handsome settlement from city officials. Zoe West, 22, was taken into custody last August after stripping down to naught but body paint, handcuffs, and a wry smile. The model had been carefully pain... | Arrested last August in Times Square for public nudity .
Was released without charge .
Now claiming handsome $15,000 settlement from the city . |
f5066943ff1958b4f861de6548404f024fd93574 | Iker Casillas doesn’t believe any English side will provide direct threat to Real Madrid retaining their Champions League title. The 33-year-old has poured scorn on the prospect of Chelsea winning another European crown, only seeing Bayern Munich and capital rivals Atletico as genuine challengers. Real – who beat Atlet... | Real Madrid won last season's Champions League against Atletico .
Iker Casillas believes Diego Simeone's side could win it this year .
Bayern Munich remain potential title winners under Pep Guardiola . |
f506bb8ace8b9df0befbcec6e1d678564309d6f9 | By . Reuters . Thousands of bicyclists, many of them stark naked, poured into the streets of Portland, Oregon on Saturday night for the 11th annual World Naked Bike Ride, a protest that promotes bike riding as an alternative to driving cars. Nude cyclists with lights flashing in their tire spokes rang bells as they bar... | The Oregon city played host to the 11th annual World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday night .
The event is a celebration as well as a protest calling for increased cycling and decreased use of cars and fossil fuels . |
f506ec51253ab768901785bd1fed71676fed637b | (CNN) -- Second seed Maria Sharapova dropped just four games on Friday as she swept aside six-time grand slam winner Venus Williams 6-1 6-3 in the third round of the Australian Open. The win continued Sharapova's imperious recent of form. The Russian, a winner of the Melbourne event in 2008, became the first woman to n... | Second seed Maria Sharapova storms past Venus Williams at Australian Open .
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska advances along with Li Na and Angelique Kerber .
Defending champion Novak Djokovic into round four after beating Radek Stepanek .
Fourth seed David Ferrer and No. 5 Tomas Berdych also through . |
f5075a4013e83a08580dc15fbb9ff86c8c99f190 | Emily Cressey should not even be here. Her tiny, birdlike body should still be safely encased in her mother’s womb, 36 weeks into the gestation process, 18-inches long and gaining the weight she needs to thrive. Instead, she is officially three months old, weighs just 4lb 8oz, and is alive only thanks to a supermarket... | Emily Cressey was born at just 24 weeks old, weighing little over 1lb .
Doctors placed her in a resealable plastic bag after birth to keep her alive .
Bag imitates protective, warm environment inside mother's womb .
Parents Claire and Alan have been told they can take her home on June 16 . |
f508dcd534f2d11fc012374eaa1265bcbf080059 | By . Mark Prigg . Snapchat has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it deceived customers about the disappearing nature of messages sent through its service. The hit app came under fire after it failed to tell users that others could save their messages without their knowledge, and colle... | Snapchat also came under fire for collecting users' contacts without telling them or asking permission .
Firm today agreed to settle without admitting or denying any wrongdoing .
Snapchat must now implement a privacy program that will be monitored by an outside privacy expert for the next 20 years .
Firm recently added... |
f50921317dde1b61b121270dd2ea7fa5ba1b27e5 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 08:56 EST, 5 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:27 EST, 5 December 2013 . Nigella Lawson admitted that she started seeing Charles Saatchi 'not very long' after the death of her first husband, as she gave evidence to a jury for a second day. Miss Lawson, 53, married Mr Saatchi in 2003 just ... | Nigella Lawson's first husband John Diamond died in 2001 from cancer .
She later started seeing Charles Saatchi and they married in 2003 .
Miss Lawson admitted snorting cocaine six times with Mr Diamond while he was terminally ill as he tried to relieve his pain .
She then took the drug again in 2010 while married to M... |
f5095bf5bb67964406b2818055fe9d821051a146 | On a political level, it was a powerful Middle East nation playing host to a people whose cause it supports. As a sporting contest, it was a one-way procession as Iran's national football team warmed up for next week's World Cup qualifier with a 7-0 thrashing of an under-strength Palestine side. Iran's rulers support P... | Palestine beaten 7-0 by Iran in friendly match in Tehran on Wednesday .
Iran's rulers have used match to further political cause, says expert .
Palestine team traveled without players holding Israeli documents .
Match was a warm-up for Iran's upcoming World Cup qualifier against Bahrain . |
f509e0b07a89e63b4eb8fd76c600bca9831af917 | JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from Gaza after a three-week military campaign against Hamas militants, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday. Palestinians look at an damaged rocket launcher left behind by Israeli forces. "The forces are now redeployed outside the Gaza Strip, and ar... | Israel says it has removed its troops from Gaza after three-week offensive .
Both Israel, Hamas have declared victory in conflict .
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized both sides for fighting .
More than 1,300 people have died in Gaza operation . |
f509ffc16d979c3a08687bd942377447ffab79fd | By . Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:00 EST, 23 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:44 EST, 23 January 2013 . Likening sexual assault in the Air Force's ranks to a cancer, the service's top officer resolved Wednesday to tackle the problem by screening personnel more carefully and putting an end to bad behavior... | There were nearly 800 reports of sexual assault cases, ranging from inappropriate touching to rape in 2012 .
Dozens of female recruits at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio say they were sexually harassed by instructors . |
f50a1447852b9dbb6aea1f54b1326f636174aaf3 | It may look like a work of art at first glance, but this is the amazing image that reveals the past 170 of hurricanes around the globe. Produced by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it reveals exactly where in the world is worst hit. The image charts 11,967 tropical cyclones that have occurred o... | The image reveals the areas worst hit by hurricanes and cyclones since records began in 1842 .
The frequency of track overlaps is much lower in the Western Hemisphere than in the Eastern Hemisphere .
In contrast, an intensity map shows the Northwestern Atlantic has had a much .
greater spread of strong storms . |
f50a2f76c02ce201c09579dc2d8779168ff1c3c2 | It's a white supremacist organisation notorious for homophobic and racist violence, including the lynchings of black people. But the Ku Klux Klan is now looking to diversify and increase its membership to include Jews, black people, homosexuals and those of Hispanic origin with a re-branding as 'the new Klan'. All thos... | White supremacist group Ku Klux Klan is re-branding as 'the new Klan'
Founder wants Jews, black people, gays and those of Hispanic origin to join .
Rebranded 'Rocky Mountain Knights' claim to stand for 'a strong America'
New recruits will have to wear the white robes, masks and conical hats . |
f50b788121852315ec6ff429954a6f0184593441 | By . Lawrence Conway . PUBLISHED: . 11:35 EST, 11 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:28 EST, 11 May 2012 . The Queen's favourite meal is said to be a traditional Sunday roast, with her cooks well aware that she prefers the best organic beef. So exactly what her royal highness would make of a frozen food firm's unlikely Diamo... | 3,000 of the frozen Chinese treats used to create three-metre long Diamond Jubilee tribute .
Completed despite floods hitting the Gloucestershire town where Duckingham Palace was being created . |
f50c7959b8994c946bb16f780d8ceaef25e9d675 | Some Dominicans who have never traveled outside of their country of birth could suddenly find themselves outsiders. The citizenship of tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent may be stripped, the result of a court ruling that affects those who were born to parents who were in the country illegally. Dominican... | A court ruling could strip the citizenship of tens of thousands of Dominicans .
Those affected are Dominicans of Haitian descent .
Government officials meet to discuss implementation . |
f50c8903900d8d28727dfa039cccffef4956c0e5 | By . Lucy Osborne . PUBLISHED: . 07:30 EST, 6 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:10 EST, 6 November 2013 . The mother of a woman murdered by her cheating husband asked yesterday: ‘How do we tell three little girls that their daddy murdered their mummy?’ Louise Evans, 32, was pushed down the stairs by her husband Alan... | Alan Evans, 35, was unanimously convicted of killing his wife Louise .
Evans had claimed during the trial that 32-year-old had tripped and fallen .
Evidence proved Mrs Evans was assaulted before she fell down stairs .
His mistress Amanda Chadwick worked at his children's school .
Five-week trial heard Evans sent .
text... |
f50c9adf2e5a9818c9becd03ad5a20b225c34586 | Arsene Wenger has promised to spend in January to help ease Arsenal’s mounting injury problems. Their extensive injury list lengthened this week when Jack Wilshere was ruled out for up to four months after undergoing ankle surgery, while Mikel Arteta is set to miss the rest of 2014 with a calf problem. Sportsmail revea... | Jack Wilshere lengthened Arsenal's injury list this week when he was ruled out for up to four months after ankle surgery .
Sportsmail revealed that the Gunners' board are willing to increase the £20 million January budget to help strengthen the squad .
Arsene Wenger admits he will try to get at least one body in .
He a... |
f50cb8e39bd2c614b4d1bcc28a6b833bf9b7283a | Holes in the walls, cracks in the plaster and peeling tiles are just three of a long list of problems one homeowner discovered when he moved into his £580,000 dream house. Luke Mahon and his wife, Alison, 35, hoped the newly-built property would be the perfect place to start a family. But they soon uncovered major faul... | Luke and Alison Mahon hoped five-bedroom home near Reading, Berkshire, would be perfect place to start family .
But the couple soon uncovered major faults and have catalogued 140 since moving in just five months ago .
Mr Mahon, 45, grew so frustrated with homebuiler Taylor Wimpey he set up Twitter account to document p... |
f50cfef24d7bc86384ac6e6a367e98bc96466c8a | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Marathon talks between Hollywood's largest actors union and producers broke off early Saturday, with the Screen Actors Guild saying it will ask its members to authorize a strike. Screen Actors Guild members and supporters stage a rally in June at SAG's headquarters in Los Angeles, Cali... | NEW: Producers say SAG is asking members to "bail out" failed talks with strike vote .
Screen Actors Guild and producers union talks break off .
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers contract expired June 30 .
Key issue is compensation for work distributed via new media . |
f50d0090def861cc57cd54ceb38462fbdeed1001 | (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton had a good week. She seemed to be energized on a surprise appearance on Barbara Walters' final episode of "The View." "Why don't you take my place on the show?" Walters joked. She gave a spirited speech at the annual conference of the New America Foundation, insisting on the need to diminish ec... | Hillary Clinton continues to attract big attention even though she hasn't become a candidate .
Julian Zelizer says comments from Rove and an article by Lewinsky may help Clinton .
He says these incidents remind people of Hillary Clinton's resilience during the 1990s .
Zelizer: GOP comes across as the investigative part... |
f50d7af0f4b286698457c3a0e7a9317e25c4d6fc | In the automotive world, good things often come in fours. Four doors, four-wheel drive and, in one corner of Germany, four of the planet's finest motoring museums. And you don't even need a car to visit them. Germany's premium motoring brands can be seen the world over, but only in Bavaria and Baden-Wurttemberg, where ... | Three cities in southern Germany host museums dedicated to the country's leading car brands .
Enthusiasts can tour collections of priceless cars made by BMW, Audis, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche .
The museums can be explored in two days using Munich or Stuttgart as a base . |
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