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fc36b3f57e559cf1e14dc4a20df364b1dd22a917 | By . Associated Press . and James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 05:40 EST, 20 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 11:28 EST, 20 February 2014 . Hundreds of elderly North and South . Koreans, separated by war more than six decades ago, were being . tearfully reunited today during a rare period of eased relations between . the two coun... | Hundreds of South and North Koreans reunited after more than 60 years .
More than 100 elderly South Koreans travelled to North Korea for reunions .
About 180 North Koreans are also expected, Seoul has said .
Reunions between residents of the two countries planned until Tuesday . |
fc36c6a06b12b172bf7f345522ff664d9df4af6b | By . James Chapman . and James Salmon . and Hugo Duncan . PUBLISHED: . 18:51 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:25 EST, 15 January 2014 . Bank of England governor Mark Carney last night dismissed proposals to cap bankers’ bonuses as ‘crude’ measures that will fail. He said it would simply prompt lenders to push u... | Mr Carney said a cap would simply prompt lenders to push up basic pay .
Speculation RBS wants to give staff bonuses worth twice their salaries .
Labour calls for the State to block RBS from paying staff such huge sums . |
fc36d2205b8450b4b80f165d7fa98254dd541c93 | (CNN) -- Mauricio Pochettino is the latest incumbent of Tottenham Hotspur's managerial hot seat. The London club have appointed the Argentinean after raiding fellow English Premier League outfit Southampton for his services. Pochettino guided Saints to their highest ever EPL finish last season and was credited with bri... | Spurs appoint Argentinean Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager .
Pochettino joins from fellow English Premier League club Southampton .
The 42-year-old led Saints to their highest ever EPL finish last season .
Pochettino signs a five-year deal at White Hart Lane . |
fc370eed354187963c172dc6b39ce64977237e93 | Comedian Bobby Davro is at the centre of a bizarre divorce row after his friend’s wife flashed her breasts at him during an alcohol-fuelled internet video call. The comic’s friendship with Marianne Dobson is said to have devastated her husband, former TV magician Wayne Dobson, who is now divorcing his wife of seven yea... | Comic involved in divorce row with wife of ex-TV magician Wayne Dobson .
Bobby Davro had been good friends with Dobson for over 30 years .
His wife Marianne allegedly exposed breasts in drunken late-night Skype call .
Wayne has since begun divorce proceedings against his wife of seven years . |
fc379941858311b698d4ba6bd9435b42fa31b051 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 11:01 EST, 18 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:48 EST, 18 August 2013 . It’s certainly not your average scene on the roadside - and would no doubt have livened up a few morning commutes for the passing motorists. Fifty lost Mallard ducks were given a single-file police escort along the har... | Police motorcyclist ushers dozens of ducks to safety on A3 in Milford .
Surrey Police responded after receiving call from concerned motorist .
Ducks were herded to safety into a nearby shed on Thursday morning . |
fc37dbdabfcc13bb4fcb370b5dae1521a1ce8796 | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Najla Habibi says she is hopeful about the future of her country. "I know we have got a lot of problems, but still I am happy that I, as a woman, can go to school to teach and hundreds of thousands of girls across the country are able to go to school," the 47-year-old school teacher said. "Y... | The Asia Foundation releases "Afghanistan in 2012: A Survey of the Afghan People"
Fifty-two percent of the respondents felt that the country was moving in the right direction .
Insecurity, unemployment and corruption are the three biggest problems . |
fc383796c990ddeae199484d989f663c414ee476 | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 04:33 EST, 25 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:23 EST, 25 July 2012 . In court: Stephen Briggs pleaded guilty to causing an animal unnecessary suffering and to criminal damage . A drunk father-of-three killed a pet guinea pig by throwing it against the wall of his house in front of his thre... | Stephen Briggs lost his temper after one of his children burst into his garden shed where he had been drinking .
He threw an Xbox games console against a door, breaking a window, before hurling the guinea pig . |
fc38e78564c90aac416e4275c9d1ea8a90b9673c | More than 20 years ago a Christian farmer had an idea – to create a maze out of trees that would spell the words of Jesus when seen from above. Peter Gunner chose a Bible verse, made a plan, then planted thousands of willows on a seven-acre field with the help of a few volunteers. As they grew he carefully pruned them ... | Heavenly message reads: 'Jesus I am the way, the truth and the life'
Peter Gunner had the idea in the 1990s and has now made his dream reality .
The thousands of trees take up seven acres of land . |
fc390b019f24660b263bdf58478ebe69e48ecddc | By . Anna Hodgekiss . With pinched noses and watery eyes, every year thousands of Indians line up to swallow live fish as a traditional treatment for asthma. Asthma sufferers gather every June in the southern city of Hyderabad to gulp down the fish stuffed with a yellow herbal paste, in the hope it will help them breat... | Gulping down fish stuffed with yellow herbal paste 'will help breathing'
156-year-old treatment from Hindu saint contains a secret formula of herbs .
Family claims having the treatment three years running will cure asthma . |
fc39283e211daa745332a6ba25c3cdf7d33b8b9e | By . Sharon Baker . PUBLISHED: . 04:13 EST, 25 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:50 EST, 25 September 2012 . At school, Zena Williams was called 'cancer face' for wearing a wig to hide her bald patches. And for over two decades she has allowed everyone to believe she has alopecia, the auto immune condition that causes... | Ipswich-based Zena Williams, 32, suffers from trichotillomania .
Psychological condition has frequently left her completely bald .
Was called 'cancer face' at school .
Has spoken about her problem for National No Pulling Week . |
fc39902fe9c78bf58d4339a7bb8cefa44fba49a4 | (CNN) -- A zip gun was found at a Houston-area high school Monday after the building was evacuated over fears of an unspecified, perceived threat, the Katy Independent School District said. The device was secured and the building was cleared. A student was taken into custody and charges are pending, the school district... | NEW: Seven Lakes High School in Katy is safe for students to return .
NEW: A student was taken into custody and charges are reportedly pending .
NEW: A zip gun is a device altered to propel an object to cause harm . |
fc39a5f345a36013d62191fb73826b99d5e3719e | By . Martha De Lacey and Sean Poulter . PUBLISHED: . 05:54 EST, 3 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:53 EST, 4 December 2013 . No matter how you dress them up, Brussels sprouts are one Christmas tradition that many children could do without. Over the years, attempts have been made to improve the flavour, adding sweet gl... | New sprouts are nuttier and sweeter than standard variety .
It is thought children dislike sprouts because they are bitter .
Survival instinct dictates that bitter things are toxic and shouldn't be eaten .
Two 'kid-friendly' varieties available for a limited time only in Waitrose .
Optimum sprout-growing weather this s... |
fc39e1cbaf46376f4c4bdd293dc6118d61e34bb9 | He lives in one of the most glamorous cities on Earth, has an estimated £600million fortune and has his pick of the world's most lavish hotels when he wants to go on holiday. But rather than join Prince Andrew and the Danish royals on the slopes in Verbier, Monaco's Prince Albert II has been enjoying a luxury break in ... | Albert flew into Cardiff on Friday night for the Six Nations rugby match .
Afterwards, he was driven to Mumbles where he ended the night in a bar .
Spent Saturday exploring the spectacular Gower Peninsula by helicopter .
Proved a hit with locals who described him as 'a really nice guy' |
fc39f31bd9d1b963a369465c28fcab235ddec44e | Cardiff City have agreed to sell midfielder Mats Moller Daehli to Bundesliga side Freiburg for £2million in January. The 19-year-old was signed by the Bluebirds just 12 months ago from Norwegian outfit Molde by former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the club tried to avoid Premier League relegation. The Norway internat... | Mats Moller Daehli joined Cardiff from Molde 12 months ago .
19-year-old has only made 24 appearances for the club, scoring once .
Norway international wasn't in Cardiff's matchday squad for Saturday's 3-2 Championship defeat at home to Brentford . |
fc3a5dde68bbf75bab1991468a64bccf178516e5 | It was a meeting of the minds, rather than fists, as David Haye sat for breakfast with former heavyweight rival Vital Klitschko on Thursday. Haye uploaded a photo via his Instagram account later that afternoon with the pair all smiles at a table as they dined at one of London's Park Plaza Hotels. The 34-year-old accomp... | David Haye sat for breakfast with Vitali Klitschko in one of London's Park Plaza Hotel on Thursday .
Haye hasn't fought since his 2012 fifth-round knockout of Dereck Chisora .
34-year-old Londoner lost to Klitschko's brother Wladimir in 2011 .
Haye's pre-fight build-up incensed the Klitschko brothers as his goading tac... |
fc3a723f7b0a6ffe1aac44d875a9c3ca2261861e | Indiana, U.S. (CNN) -- North Korea will soon test its third nuclear device. Earlier tests in 2006 and 2009 drew worldwide condemnation, Security Council sanctions and led Pyongyang to withdraw from the six-party talks. In resolution 2087, passed on January 22, the Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea for its De... | Lopez: Uranium-based blast would pose new challenge to U.N. Security Council .
Indicates Pyongyang has advanced centrifuge technologies and related systems .
North Korea's young leader appears to care little about what U.N. or China think .
Product-based sanctions may stifle the North's ability to continue nuclear prog... |
fc3a8c792ce62db327ebf5eb1ef38d7a09a00e8f | Parents could one day wave goodbye to the school run and pack their children off in a driverless car, a transport minister has predicted. Claire Perry said she has a 'vision' of futuristic vehicles picking children up in the morning and bringing them home at 3.30pm. But she warned of the dangers of relying on technolog... | First major UK trials of technology to start in four towns next month .
Test will be held in Bristol, Greenwich, Coventry and Milton Keynes .
Transport minister Claire Perry cars could one day do the school run .
But admits there are concerns about risk of cyber hackers targeting cars . |
fc3aae7d666a58ba35b5e19f632e0b784ac6d8ff | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:08 EST, 13 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:33 EST, 14 January 2014 . Thanks to the generosity of readers, the Daily Mail's Christmas Appeal for Sue Ryder hospices has now raised an incredible £108,100. Over our four-week appeal, we highlighted the wonderful care and support t... | Daily Mail's Christmas Appeal for Sue Ryder hospices raised £108,100 .
Enough to fund more than 3,125 home visits from a Sue Ryder nurse .
Equal to 5,405 bereavement counselling sessions for grieving children . |
fc3ac11b989c8af5824fbcf18b9dcf63ee3479ff | Call to action: The Prime Minister said today that SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon had made it clear she was 'up for a coalition' with the Labour party . David Cameron warned Scots that a vote for any party other than the Conservatives would let Ed Miliband into Downing Street - and allow Alex Salmond back into a position o... | David Cameron said Nicola Sturgeon was 'up for' coalition with Miliband .
Told Scots vote for any party other than Tories would let Labour into power .
Added it could lead to Alex Salmond having 'decisive say' in running of UK . |
fc3b0b7202b754470a07cfe8bc28b7062d4bf08e | LONDON, England (CNN) -- The wife of an Iranian pro-reformist activist detained as he tried to leave the country last week says she is "deeply concerned" for his safety. Fatemah Shams and Mohammadreza Jalaeipour are students together at the University of Oxford. Fatemeh Shams told CNN she hadn't heard from her husband ... | Iranian activist detained at airport as he tried to leave country .
Wife says she is deeply concerned for Mohammadreza Jalaeipour's safety .
Fatemeh Shams says she hasn't heard from Jalaeipour since his arrest .
Couple are both activists for pro-Moussavi Third Wave campaign . |
fc3b2bc27e16f38063a3b648522d2f91673eadbf | Irbil, Iraq (CNN) -- A day after Britain's military launched its first airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq, the question is: Who will be next to join the U.S.-led coalition in its air campaign against the extremists who have seized a swath of Iraq and Syria? As Turkish soldiers and tanks took up position along the border w... | Bomb blasts kill 39 people, including 30 schoolchildren, U.N. chief says .
U.N. chief condemns attack as an "act of utmost depravity''
Coalition is at an important moment, John R. Allen, retired general, says .
Turkey deploys troops along its border with Syria as lawmakers consider intervention . |
fc3ba6ed8823ca07f3af8de7cd6e765ebaf882bf | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- Hundreds of people fled a pro-Alassane Ouattara neighborhood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbabgbo have been fighting an armed Ouattara supporters for the past week. Ggagbo's Army spokesman also said their forces fought armed supporters of Ouatt... | Violence spreads to Ivory Coasts political capital .
Gbagbo's government accuses U.N. troops of killing a police officer .
Gbagbo minister calls for the liberation of the hotel where opposition leader is . |
fc3bd7acac1e084aa51db6cbaf63fc7a3b5fa04e | RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's streets were eerily quiet and empty early Friday after a night of anger and anguish following the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto supporters grieve at the hospital in Rawalpindi where was pronounced dead. Bhutto's body arrived in the hours before da... | NEW: Former PM Benazir Bhutto's body arrives at her ancestral home for burial .
Body en route to ancestral graveyard accompanied by husband, three children .
Unrest, rioting reported in Khairpur, Peshawar and Karachi .
Bhutto died while campaigning to become prime minister for a third time . |
fc3c0d187a7e41595d75143a7a385eecf874d430 | A 34-year-old carjacker who today shot to death two sheriff's deputies, injured another and gravely wounded a motorist during a 30-mile bloody spree in California has been arrested, police have said. Marcelo Marquez allegedly stole three cars as he scaled two Sacramento counties with Jannelle Monroy, 38, in a series of... | Marcelo Marquez, 34, and Jannelle Monroy, 38, allegedly stole three cars .
Man 'shot dead father-of-two Danny Oliver, 47, outside motel at 10.27am'
Mr Oliver, veteran of Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, died at scene .
Suspects drove around corner and stole second car, shooting the driver .
Then carjacked third car ... |
fc3c22726fb113e7e011fb4f38d2829f90b0bd1c | Despite its unlikely birthplace, Yamazaki's Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 has trumped more than 1,000 challengers to be named the world's best whisky by prominent critic Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible 2015, who referred to the amber nectar as 'near indescribable genius.' He said the whisky had a 'nose of exquisite bold... | Prominent critic Jim Murray named Yamazaki's Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 as world's best .
Amber nectar trumped more than 1,000 challengers to gain accolade in the Whisky Bible 2015 .
It is the first Japanese whisky to claim the prestigious title . |
fc3c30c3f23a122c92f2c54f22f0f76ed0449bbd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:15 EST, 21 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:53 EST, 21 April 2012 . Though Heineken’s signature colour is green, someone didn’t want any green leaves to get in the way of their massive advert on the side of a New York City building. The beer company said they would replace the t... | Ten-year-old white oak trees mysteriously pruned along busy downtown Manhattan street .
Heineken has offered to buy replacement trees as New York Parks Department investigates .
Comes days after photos surfaced of Heineken banners in arena where illegal dog-fighting took place . |
fc3c7fca32983707d59ef0d6f0d0a093a301a41a | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 04:29 EST, 8 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:55 EST, 8 November 2012 . Leaping, frolicking lambs are an everyday site on farms. But the Prince of Wales spotted a much older wooly jumper during a visit to a Tasmanian holding, where he was learning about Australia's world-leading woo... | Prince of Wales met merino wool sheep while wearing merino wool suit .
The Duke of Cornwall tried his hand at fleece-throwing .
Leenavale Sheep Stud has been in Thornbury family for four generations .
Six-day visit down under is part of Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations . |
fc3c9127d86744c39b80b69056fc4e773d659d88 | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 05:44 EST, 31 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:41 EST, 31 August 2012 . A couple and their two pet dogs have been found dead following a suspected murder-suicide. The dead bodies of Scott and Stacy Rector were found in their trailer in Commercial Township, New Jersey, on Wednesday evenin... | The dead bodies of Scott and Stacy Rector were found in their trailer in New Jersey .
Along with a suicide note and semi-automatic weapon, the couple's two dogs were also found shot dead .
Detectives believe Stacy, 28, first shot her husband before killing the dogs and herself . |
fc3cb5485d568d47ebdc10066bd41cb273b35e43 | (CNN) -- What are the odds that Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg will give us the '90s wedding of our dreams? The former Playboy model and current "The View" co-host revealed on Wednesday's show that she and singer/actor Wahlberg are getting hitched. "I just got engaged!" McCarthy gleefully shared on the ABC morning ... | Jenny McCarthy announced her engagement to Donnie Wahlberg on "The View"
The couple have been dating since last summer .
McCarthy was previously unsure if she'd marry again . |
fc3da53552b943a06a2cfcc6af6d3679bf6ea15b | By . Jessica Jerreat . The FBI today released dramatic footage of the Times Square bomber, who used a bicycle to flee the scene after targeting a military recruiting center. Ten minutes of footage, showing the suspected bomber cycling away after leaving a device more powerful than both bombs used at the Boston Marathon... | Explosion linked to attacks on UK and Mexico embassies in New York .
$65,000 reward to find 'serial bomber' using homemade devices . |
fc3e048b62918fab0a2b51a7d88a9d7241b7aa7f | Jersey Shore castmember Nicole 'Snooki' LaValle might not seem like the most business-savvy star in showbusiness, but the mother-of-two has surprised everyone - herself included - by selling out of a range of handmade merchandise which she created in the comfort of her own bedroom. The 27-year-old launched her own coll... | The mother-of-two is selling a range of personalized merchandise through e-commerce website Etsy .
Snooki's handmade products sold out within two days of launching . |
fc3e56235003e5e5ebc1c9d4d6b1602a61d347ec | It was touch-and-go situation for a 16-year-old boy from Washington State on Monday night after he spent five hours stuck in a bog. The unidentified teenager was at a skate park in Puyallup when he decided to wander into a restricted section of woodland around 1pm with a friend. On attempting to cross a shallow stream ... | The unidentified teenager wandered into a restricted section of woodland in Puyallup, Washington, around 1pm on Monday with a friend .
On attempting to cross a shallow stream he ended up sinking thigh-high into muddy ground .
Knowing they were in an area they shouldn't be, the teen's friend resisted calling for help .
... |
fc3e58c432d8cd2b45e20fbfd5cca76ac9d046b4 | SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- A 69-year-old who was previously convicted of torching a palace has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed Namdaemun, South Korea's oldest wooden structure and a national treasure, authorities said on Tuesday. People on Monday look at the debris of the Namdaemun gate in centr... | NEW: "Mr. Chae" was convicted of torching a Korean palace in 2006 .
NEW: Chae has confessed to starting the Namdaemun fire, police chief says .
NEW: Easy access, lightly populated area dictated Namdaemun choice, police say .
The more-than-600-year-old Namdaemun was country's oldest wooden structure . |
fc3e99c2cdeed9d1370f97e3a4ef723592f028fc | A father who murdered his five kids before driving their bodies around for nine days and dumping them in a field had strangled four of the children and beat one to death, it has emerged. Timothy Ray Jones Jr., 33, was arrested in Mississippi on September 6 after a deputy said he smelled the stench of death in Jones' SU... | Timothy Ray Jones Jr. was arrested last September after Mississippi deputies smelled death in his SUV during a DUI traffic stop .
They found blood, maggots and handwritten notes about mutilating bodies in his truck and he then led them to the bodies in rural Alabama .
It has now emerged in grand jury indictments that h... |
fc3f0c74bd4a1007127b060f4b1daa7461470b81 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 21:41 EST, 28 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:41 EST, 28 August 2013 . The world’s largest ice sheet could be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than previously thought, according to new research. British scientists used 50 years of declassified spy satellite imagery fr... | British scientists used satellite imagery to create the first long-term record of changes of where glaciers meet the sea on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet .
Durham University researchers used measurements from 175 glaciers to show they advanced and retreated to coincide with cooling and warming .
They warned parts of the... |
fc40cf120af04e88bfee7cc4be972e97b6e88c7f | Most Britons have ‘lost any real connection with the land’ and many are ‘increasingly suspicious’ about farming, Prince Charles has warned. While people still treasured the countryside, he said, they should not take it for granted or benefits such as landscapes and local food could be lost. In a foreword for Country Li... | Prince said people should not take the benefits of countryside for granted .
Said landscapes and local food could be lost if people don't care for land .
Says many Britons have 'lost a real connection with the countryside'
Made the remarks in a foreword for Country Life magazine to mark his 66th birthday . |
fc40d6503538383d192cb576d37f4e4d21d98701 | Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Within a year that saw a massive earthquake, a spreading cholera epidemic and recurring signs of government instability, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere is gearing up for its latest battle: presidential elections. Nearly all of the 19 candidates have campaigned on similar pl... | 19 candidates have campaigned on similar platforms ahead of Sunday's elections .
Elections could face a runoff in January if no candidate gains more than 50 percent of the vote .
Haiti's cholera death toll stands at 1,603, the Ministry of Public Health and Population said .
Cholera epidemic affects nearly 70,000 people... |
fc410126888b9e7225a20bc43ee3055ab5213b7a | TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The government of de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti is not ready to sign a proposed agreement to end the country's ongoing political crisis, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno said in Honduras. Interim President Roberto Micheletti is reaching out to Costan Rican Presid... | Proposed San Jose Accord aims to resolve nearly two months of political turmoil .
Delegation spoke with Zelaya supporters, representatives of Honduran government .
United States announces that many visas for Hondurans would be suspended .
Micheletti insists Zelaya was replaced through constitutional means, not overthro... |
fc42375fb2ef2f92fbf319f3b6ad9ee4bd361c96 | By . William Turvill . PUBLISHED: . 10:33 EST, 4 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:50 EST, 4 October 2013 . Guilty: Giedrius Zinkevicius battered his friend, who objected to be told he had bad body odour, to death . A man was battered to death by his friend after he objected to being told he had bad body odour. Labourer... | Labourer Giedrius Zinkevicius, 38, attacked 41 year-old Egidijus Cepulionis .
The victim had 54 injuries and had objected to being told to take a shower .
Zinkevicius had been up drinking vodka with his girlfriend before the attack . |
fc424fe4992aa293d543d7a779f2b508c56301e0 | Rio's favelas are a notorious part of the city’s history, a vibrant but often troubled part of modern Brazil. I was guided around one last week and even though this particular favela, Santa Marta, is known as a place where the people’s worst troubles are behind them, it was a humbling and shocking experience. At the he... | Ferdinand visited the Santa Marta favela in Rio .
It was a humbling and shocking experience .
At the heart of favela is a fenced-off football pitch for kids .
Ferdinand played against some children in a match . |
fc42604e9a16da471df2c17ec44a090e5086a317 | As new information continues to pour in about Wednesday's tragic shooting in Canada, gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's reasons for killing a solider and opening fire on Parliament still remain very much unclear. A 2011 court statement from Zehaf-Bibeau could shed some light on the attacker's past - and perhaps his motivati... | Canadian gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau asked the RCMP to put him in jail in 2011 for an armed robbery he claimed to have committed 10 years prior .
When they refused he said if they did not, he was going to do something 'just to get put in,' and hours later tried to rob a McDonald's .
He then appeared in court a few days... |
fc42ac6f67df85fa710f312a01c0338f745e4473 | (CNN) -- The ongoing labor dispute between the professional basketball players' union and the league ratcheted up a notch Tuesday as the NBA said it filed a lawsuit against the players. The NBA also announced Tuesday that it has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board along with th... | The NBA has also filed an unfair labor charge with the National Labor Relations Board .
NBA official says claims are meant to "eliminate the use of impermissible pressure tactics"
NBA expert "not optimistic that season will start on time"
The NBA began a lockout of its players in early July . |
fc42ee510fab82c46414c5554d4d3aff42f4682b | Mohammad Nazri Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism and Culture, said the government will not put 'any more money' into the troubled airline . The Malaysian tourism minister has said the government will not inject any more money into the state-owned Malaysian Airlines after the MH370 disaster. The ailing national carrier ha... | Malaysia Airlines had already suffered $1.3bn losses and was 'restructuring'
Mohammad Nazri Abdul Aziz said government will not give 'any more money' |
fc431d44eea69439c1fdaab4146ef9b0a620ee92 | A new year dawns and with it there is new hope for Liverpool. Nothing extraordinary yet, nothing on a par with that remarkable run in last season’s Premier League title race. But hope all the same that the problems of the last six months are being left behind as the door closes on 2014. The green shoots of recovery wer... | Liverpool beat Swansea 4-1 at Anfield on Monday night .
Brendan Rodgers' side are eighth in the Premier League and have been knocked out of the Champions League .
But signs are promising for 2015 on the evidence of Monday night . |
fc43675b36733aeef67e5fad6cc1a12854d3721c | Monaco has become a byword for expensive transfers and world-class players once again in recent years with James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao passing through the club and restoring some of the lustre of the Glenn Hoddle and Mark Hateley years. The glamour associated with AS Monaco had faded considerably when Russian ow... | Monaco finished second to PSG last season but let talents such as Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez depart .
The club spent £140m in 2013 following relegation and vice-president Vadim Vasilyev is thinking big .
'Our ambition is to win the title in the next few years and stay in the top three and be an important actor ... |
fc439cfab82d3f3ce469215e10ecc2a99c4655eb | England No 8 Ben Morgan is set to see a specialist next week in the latest phase of his recovery from a broken leg. Morgan underwent surgery after suffering the injury during Gloucester's Aviva Premiership victory over Saracens last Friday. He is now destined to miss England's entire RBS 6 Nations campaign, which start... | Ben Morgan set to see a specialist after surgery on broken leg .
England No 8 has been ruled out of the RBS Six Nations tournament .
Gloucester star still hopes to return for the World Cup on home soil . |
fc43e8f66efb72eacaaeca5b59df9edc5405310c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 6:30 PM on 6th July 2011 . A pregnant mother-of-four has been thrown out of her home after her children, aged just six and seven, terrorised terrified neighbours. Single mother Tania Wall, 38, did nothing as her boys, who are six and seven, made residents' lives hell for 18 mo... | More than 90 complaints were made to local council .
Tania Wall and her children have been evicted for three months .
She has been slapped with a long-term injunction preventing her and her family from being anti-social . |
fc43eb88a4f3033224f940a10809b6b301c1b43f | London (CNN) -- Ancient Egyptian mummies kept in storage for half a century have gone on display in new state-of-the-art galleries at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Painted wooden sarcophagi decorated with charms, and carefully wrapped and embalmed bodies are now on view in cli... | Ancient Egyptian mummies kept in storage for years are now on display at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum .
The mummies and artifacts received careful conservation work as part of the museum's redevelopment plan .
Exhibition highlights include CT scan of almost 3,000-year-old mummy and freestanding Pharaonic monument .
The mu... |
fc43ff7a110e48bc995cb03a4f7d8f7e57abdfa7 | By . Rachel Quigley . PUBLISHED: . 08:00 EST, 15 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 00:31 EST, 16 March 2012 . She thought she would have been spending tonight in his arms. But after a judge denied 'Manhattan Madam' Anna Gristina bail for the third time today, the only thing she could do was mouth the words 'I love you' to he... | Anna Gristina will go back to Rikers Island prison .
Former attorney Peter Gleason offered up $2.5m loft as collateral .
Prosecutors question 'murky relationship' between them .
Defense lawyer Gary Greenwald now on the case . |
fc447c12c155928401e1d029d9152053bf2cb7e5 | By . Wills Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 08:19 EST, 19 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:21 EST, 19 September 2013 . A two-year-old boy who was found in a hot car last week has died in hospital two days after his father was arrested . Jordan Cartee was found last Thursday afternoon outside of his family's home in Anna, Texa... | Jordan Cartee was discovered last Thursday afternoon in Anna, Texas .
He was taken to Children's Medical Center in Dallas alive but unresponsive .
His condition worsened on Sunday and he died on Monday evening .
Joshua Cartree, the boy's father, was arrested at the hospital on Friday .
The family had recently been inve... |
fc44bed22fbf1bca0fb68df78bcfd841f72e2797 | By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 13:40 EST, 8 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:49 EST, 8 January 2013 . A Barclays manager has been jailed for stealing thousands of pounds from an elderly millionaire's account in the hope the customer would not notice the money was missing. Shaikh Khan, who handled hundreds of Premi... | Barclays manager Shaikh Khan, 26, stole £20,000 from wealthy customers .
Court heard Khan lied on his CV to get his job at a Barclays branch on Oxford Street in London .
Targeted a 'vulnerable' millionaire and a wealthy woman who rarely checked her account .
Aided in scam by old friends Farah Mahmood and Ali Bashir, bo... |
fc45807dd7d802d48cb9beb2e036f975be12601a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Adele Greenacre, now 36, was just 11 weeks old when her father Derek walked out of the family home in Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, and never returned. Now, after launching a Facebook campaign to find him, the devoted daughter has finally been reunited with her father - more than three decades l... | Adele Greenacre, 36 was separated from her father for more than 30 years .
Her father Derek, now 69, walked out when she was just 11 weeks old .
Adele found him after a Facebook post was shared more than 21,000 times .
Says she is thrilled to have found him and isn't looking for answers .
Mrs Greenacre lives in Notting... |
fc45f2eaadaafd8786ffc2c58ba015965fd5dbd9 | If food no longer smells appetising and perfume seems less pungent, you could be seriously ill. Men and women who have lost their sense of smell are almost six times more likely as others to die within the next five years, a study found. The inability to identify fish, rose, leather, orange, and peppermint – the five s... | Those who lose smell six times likely as others to die within next five years .
A poor sense of smell raises the odds of death more than established medical conditions including cancer, say University of Chicago researchers .
But experts urged people not to panic – and said more research is needed . |
fc46a84d45d3dc853b289bf3668731d2f442b747 | (CNN) -- U.S. Senate nominee Alvin Greene, a political unknown who became the surprise winner of the South Carolina Democratic primary, was indicted Friday by a grand jury on obscenity charges. Greene was indicted on one felony count of "disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity," according to the Richland County... | Alvin Greene has been indicted on two obscenity charges .
Greene is the South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee .
Greene was charged in November with showing pornography to college student .
Greene tells CNN his lawyer "is dealing" with the indictment . |
fc46ae4552b40fe230654d6ecd2a48b9de50214f | (CNN) -- An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted 19-10 to recommend placing tighter restrictions on hydrocodone, an ingredient found in popular prescription drugs including Vicodin, Norco and Lortab. If the panel's advice is adopted by FDA, it would put hydrocodone on par with prescri... | An advisory panel recommends that hydrocodone be more restricted .
Panel: hydrocodone, a Schedule III drug, should be under more restrictive Schedule II .
The FDA could limit how much hydrocodone a patient could get between doctor visits .
The FDA has not said when it would act on the recommendation . |
fc46da431a2c1c48d84175953fefbd4addfb6e98 | By . Ian Drury . PUBLISHED: . 19:00 EST, 3 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:04 EST, 4 February 2013 . Suspected of sickening crimes including murder, kidnapping and rape, these are the faces of the most wanted foreign criminals in the UK. The 16 fugitives have fled their own countries in a desperate bid to escape the ... | Scotland Yard has released pictures in attempt to bring them to justice .
Publishing photos will increase chance of them being spotted and caught . |
fc4769a986a0a59b9668e436d8682a20e248c634 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 12:09 EST, 22 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:38 EST, 22 January 2014 . An incredibly limber robo-ape that can clamber over obstacles, open doors and even drive a vehicle, has shown off its dexterity as part of a robotic challenge. U.S. scientists created RoboSimian to assist in dan... | U.S. scientists created RoboSimian to .
assist in dangerous situations from a nuclear meltdown to the aftermath .
of a bomb explosion .
Robot is through to the finals of DARPA's Robotics Challenge in Florida, where it had to clamber over obstacles, remove debris and even drive a car .
RoboSimian was built by engineers ... |
fc477133ffe17de8604802ae6efb1122f34ae24f | By . Tom Gardner . PUBLISHED: . 06:43 EST, 29 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:49 EST, 29 May 2012 . A mother says she feels like a monster after a bungled £4,000 dental procedure left her totally toothless. Gabriela Andrews, 48, now has just a few jagged bones for teeth and faces a bill for more than £15,000 to repair her... | Gabriela Andrews, 48, was left with a few jagged bones for teeth after bungled dental implant operation .
Legal loophole prevents mother of one from forcing Polish dentist to pay compensation .
Piotr Tadeusz Reichel has fled to home country and had his licence to practise suspended for public safety . |
fc477ff783eaef75bdf97686bf9cf458d4237a1b | The world can be a scary place for a seal pup less than 72 hours old. But even in the bitter, windswept bleakness of a Scottish beach, a helping hand is never far away. Sealed with a kiss, a young grey seal is seen nurturing her newborn baby through the first few days of its life. Scroll down for video . The young grey... | Two seals were pictured together on a beach on the east coast of Scotland .
Young grey seal is seen nurturing her newborn in its first few days .
Gives the baby a reassuring pat on the head and a kiss on the lips .
Images were captured by wildlife photographer Anna Henly .
Seal were on a 50-strong colony where they had... |
fc47ad911fa8fdd709f0105fb260fad8f08b993c | (CNN) -- As power couples go, they have the sparkle to supersede even Posh and Becks. He's a decorated soccer star with a World Cup title to his name; she has sold over 70 million albums worldwide. No wonder then, that Gerard Pique and partner Shakira were included in Forbes' 2013 list of the world's most powerful pair... | Gerard Pique plays football for Spanish giants FC Barcelona .
Pique's partner is pop star Shakira, and they have a young son, Milan .
The 26-year-old says the couple try to maintain a normal life amid the attention .
Pique has won 19 domestic trophies and lifted the World Cup with Spain in 2010 . |
fc4808958d8e41993d4cf81c4c267eceb4952d8d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:31 EST, 5 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:17 EST, 5 June 2013 . If the lady in your life is closing in on the age of 31, you may not want to make too much of a fuss of the following. According to a survey, it seems that women start adopting the same attitudes and tastes as their... | Duchess of Cambridge and Beyonce are both 31 years old .
Over 50% of women say mother is most inspirational person in their lives .
Indicators you are becoming your mother are giving birth and liking same TV .
Also enjoying similar hobbies and being attracted to same type of man . |
fc485b099c2a7bb1c74e5e09e0d98b2e475ab15e | By . Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:18 EST, 26 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:18 EST, 26 March 2013 . NASA's Mars rover Curiosity yesterday resumed analysis of a sample of rock powder following a computer glitch that suspended operations for a week. Before the computer problem, results radioed back to Earth reveale... | One of the rover's two onboard computers had become corrupted .
NASA had suspended operations, placing Curiosity in a 'safe mode' |
fc48d5b6810282499e63a0c52138bec39a46a8fc | By . Laura Pullman and Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 02:42 EST, 11 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:44 EST, 11 April 2012 . Our solar system may well have a twin - because it's thought a nearby solar system has nine planets. That's just one more than ours, which has eight, following the demotion of Pluto to dwarf-planet s... | HD 10180 lies just 130 light years away in the constellation of Hydrus . |
fc4901007f09195a99dc415e985f8b9409b3ebe0 | Last Saturday on the dot of her 11.15am appointment, a pretty young wife called Nela Molik went to see the doctor at a small surgery nestling in a parade of shops overlooking an enormous, noisy roundabout in West London. The 25-year-old was praying for good news: that her unborn child conceived five weeks ago is growin... | My Medyk clinic in West London is opened seven days a week .
Set up in 2008 by two Polish doctors, it has 6,000 Britons among the 30,000 patients on its books .
Same-day GP appointments last half an hour and cost £70 . |
fc494c4283ca78f5d497341c9b205c07f7c87a20 | By . Dan Bloom . PUBLISHED: . 18:27 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:27 EST, 15 January 2014 . Pubs and nightclubs routinely break a law which says they should refuse to serve people who are already drunk, research has claimed. Actors staggered to the bar at more than 70 pubs, bars and nightclubs in one norther... | Study sent actors to 73 pubs, bars and clubs in the north west of England .
They were almost always served despite slurring words and staggering .
18 per cent of bar staff even asked actors if they wanted a double shot .
Just three people were prosecuted over the little-enforced law in 2010 . |
fc49de32b5a72831764e8f8d192c7291e1dfde46 | By . Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent . Income tax and national insurance could be merged if the Tories win the general election, it was reported last night. George Osborne was said to have considered the proposal as part of the recent Budget, and it was suggested he was now looking to put it in his party’s manif... | George Osborne said to have considered the proposal as part of budget .
Some senior Tories believe rolling .
together national insurance system with income tax would .
remind people of the scale of their tax contributions .
Move would involve merging two Whitehall computer systems .
Claims of a planned merge were denie... |
fc4a00b4a643078861ed5c1c22860ea8878af046 | By . Annabel Fenwick Elliott . Regardless of how slowly some weeks crawl by, and irrespective of how others whizz past, 4069 of them is all you have - if you make it to the average life expectancy of 78 that is. Lifestyle blog WaitButWhy has plotted the life of an average American week-by-week, using data from the late... | Americans spend 73per cent of their lives at school or working .
The average .
marriage in the U.S. lasts 417 weeks, or eight years .
You can buy a gun .
and go to war at 18, but have to wait a further 156 weeks to drink .
alcohol . |
fc4a1cd011629abdb272da9b00975537bdb6a0bd | (CNN) -- The heads of both major political parties battled Sunday over the handling of Rep. Anthony Weiner's scandal, with the Republican Party boss accusing Democrats of inaction and the Democratic Party leader accusing Republicans of a "double standard." In a heated debate on NBC's "Meet the Press," Republican Nation... | NEW: Anthony Weiner's office declines to comment on the photos published by TMZ .
TMZ publishes pictures Weiner apparently took of himself in the House gym .
Republican Party chief accuses Pelosi of having wanted to save Weiner's job .
Wasserman Schultz accuses Republican leader of a "double standard" |
fc4aad56811607bcdf203b681c586903f93acb5a | Get set to press record. Two of our favourite TV shows could be battling it out on Christmas Day. At 8pm, Call the Midwife fans will settle down to watch a 75-minute festive special on BBC1. Downton Abbey viewers will be switching on to ITV at 9pm. And if you want to watch both? There will be a 15-minute clash in which... | The two shows are due to overlap for 15 minutes on Christmas Day .
Call the Midwife's 75-minute festive special is due to start at 8pm, while Downton Abbey will be broadcast at 9pm . |
fc4ad159cd8c20a99c710d79e3e00403fd9ebfe1 | By . Ian Drury . Flying remote-controlled model planes might seem a harmless pastime, enjoyed in parks across the country. But police fear some of those practising the hobby could be terrorists training for an attack. An army of model aircraft enthusiasts has been enlisted to help root out anyone using the activity as ... | Officers have asked model plane enthusiasts to look out for plotters .
Attacks foiled in Germany and US to blow up buildings using model planes .
In Spain officers found video of terrorist plotting an attack using models . |
fc4bdd1d22a8143907b28e73548d7da889332ed2 | (CNN) -- A suspect has been arrested in the slaying of a 19-year-old Puerto Rican man found Friday decapitated, dismembered and partially burned, police said Tuesday. Members of the U.S. gay community are asking authorities to investigate whether the slaying was a hate crime because the victim, Jorge Steven Lopez Merca... | NEW: Activist attributes ill will toward gays to some religious, political leaders' "hate rhetoric"
Puerto Rican gay community wants police to see if slaying was a hate crime .
FBI is monitoring investigation and is prepared to offer help, agent says .
Suspect, 27, was to attend Tuesday court hearing, which was postpon... |
fc4bf5b7c8bfd61457b46341e4c2e0562da87745 | Prime Minister Tony Abbott wants to develop a 'red card' system to stop 'hate preachers' from groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir from coming into Australia. The radical Islamic group will hold a lecture against United States-led combat in Syria in Lakemba, south west of Sydney, on Friday night. Mr Abbott says the group is eng... | Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir will hold a lecture against US-led combat in Syria in Sydney's Lakemba on Friday .
Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the group is engaged in 'hate preaching' and members shouldn't be allowed to enter the country for such events .
Current law doesn't allow the government to ban the group unles... |
fc4c79944e88febddcf3e0641710bac4bae05b96 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:13 EST, 14 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:21 EST, 14 February 2014 . More than £2.5million . has been spent getting rid of over 100 government officials only for . them to be rehired, MailOnline can reveal. It confirms that Whitehall’s lucrative revolv... | Costs at Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and Department for Transport .
Labour condemns 'shambles' of officials coming and going . |
fc4ca084772c63cfcfb6dbd8253cbf78d2cdfb8a | A team of older men have celebrated completing a pioneering 35-year health study - beating killer diseases by making simple changes to their lifestyle. Health experts told volunteers to follow five simple rules - eat well, work out, drink less, keep their weight down and never smoke. They were told if they followed the... | The men in their 80s and 90s completed a pioneering 35-year health study .
They undertook regular exercise, did not smoke and ate well .
Low alcohol intake and healthy bodyweight are key to being disease-free .
The project of 2,500 men in South Wales is longest of its kind .
It found those following steps were 60% les... |
fc4dfc0362169e0d7e4a4d39484e873824884d15 | Faced with an opponent nicknamed 'Mad Dog', Andy Murray might have been expecting quite a fight in his second round at the Australian Open. Instead, Marinko Matosevic fairly ushered him into the last 32 this morning, going down 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 with a slew of unforced errors, detaining him for just 102 minutes. It was a h... | Andy Murray beat Marinko Matosevic 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 .
Murray dropped just one point on his serve in the first set .
Murray will face Joao Sousa of Portugal in the third round .
Click here for more Australian Open news . |
fc4e2e059d95b623cc3ec1f45292aba9370e2fd0 | A critically-injured man was found trapped under the dashboard of his car six hours after it was towed away from the scene of the crash. Employees from Busy Bees Auto Parts in Dayton, Ohio, were shocked when they heard the unidentified man screaming for help from inside the wrecked vehicle, initially believing it had ... | Auto-workers found the man under the dashboard in Dayton, Ohio .
They heard the unidentified individual screaming for help from inside .
Employees from Busy Bees Auto Parts called 911 after the discovery .
He was moved to Grandview Medical Center and is in a critical condition .
Investigators trying to establish if he ... |
fc4e6b1b3f6581cab824490f6d68b12e0e9717cf | She's the bubbly pageant queen with a penchant for glamorous dresses so it made sense for KEY fashion to snap up Amy Willerton to model its new partywear collection. The model and TV star has replaced Ashley Roberts as the face of the brand and showcases the glamorous, girly styles to perfection in the new campaign. Sp... | Amy, 22, is new face of KEY Fashion .
Replaces Ashley Roberts and says she loves the princess dresses .
Works out every other day and eats clean and lean .
Says she treats herself to pizza occasionally and doesn't let diet rule her .
May consider developing a natural beauty range . |
fc4ee62c22b7c67ebf44fbed52264df130d991ad | South Africa's deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out the group of whites as proof that the ANC appealed beyond its core black constituency . South Africa's ruling African National Congress has been accused of bribing poor white people to attend a party rally in an attempt to bolster its multi-racial credentials.... | Group of white people photographed at the front of ANC rally .
They had allegedly been promised free food parcels to attend the event .
ANC .
struggles for votes from minority white, Indian and mixed race groups . |
fc4f5cad7eb7ad8963a38486bb7804979ba63a55 | A U.S. defense official on Thursday dismissed North Korea's claim of testing newly developed missiles. "There is no indication of new North Korean technology," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The U.S. military monitored what the defense official described as the routine launch of short-range... | South Korea says the launch showed improvements in an existing weapon .
KCNA: North Korea fires "cutting-edge ultra-precision tactical guided missiles"
"There is no indication of new North Korean technology," says a U.S. defense official .
According to the U.S. and South Korea, North Korea launched three projectiles . |
fc4f6649b522c33ffebff0028a15d0ef5064ed25 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 05:31 EST, 8 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:27 EST, 8 August 2013 . The UKIP politician under fire for referring to ‘Bongo Bongo land’ today offered up yet another explanation for his remarks – he was talking about an antelope. Godfrey Bloom faced repeated ... | Godfrey Bloom confused why 'Bongo Bongo land' might be seen as racist .
Insists the dictionary shows a 'bongo' is an antelope living in Africa .
'I'm 63, that's the sort of phraseology we used years ago,' MEP said .
He stormed off Channel 4 News when repeatedly asked if he was racist .
He called aid programmes 'treason... |
fc4f7239273a8c411af67fa339aed3bab689ef8b | By . Alison Boshoff and Annette Witheridge . PUBLISHED: . 18:24 EST, 5 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:57 EST, 5 August 2012 . Fallen star: A dishevelled Culkin, pictured near his New York home earlier this year . On a hot night in June, Macaulay Culkin is DJ-ing at Le Poisson Rouge, a nightclub with arty pretensions i... | Sources say he has been 'hooked for a year and a half'
'Driven to drugs' after split from Mila Kunis . |
fc4fe71ca7d7494f2bafb5f9f923e7d69dbcda60 | (CNN) -- A grey day in Brussels provided an apt backdrop for addressing the bleak job prospects facing Europe's younger generations. With a quarter of their 16 to 25 year-olds out of work, youth unemployment has become one of the most pressing issues facing EU leaders today. Among the potential solutions tabled was usi... | A quarter of the European Union's 16 to 25 year-olds are out of work .
Member states have agreed to job and training guarantee schemes .
They also plan to roll out 6 billion euros to the hardest hit countries .
EU Employment Commissioner Lazlo Andor says 'there is no silver bullet' |
fc503f2bf5b1f630b06befc84e2a607fd70e141c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 16:37 EST, 27 September 2012 . A chef on trial for . his wife's murder told investigators that they couldn't find his wife's . body because he had cooked it for four days in boiling water until . little was left but her skull. Los . Angeles Superior Court jurors heard David Viens m... | Dawn Viens went missing in October 2009 .
Husband David says he cooked her body in boiling water until only the skull remained, it has never been found .
Viens tried to commit suicide before he was arrested and has pleaded not guilty to her murder . |
fc50b04ade3bb8779af1c64bb5fc66ee424a8cdf | Police have released footage of two passengers viciously attacking a Melbourne bus driver. It shows the women being asked for their fares as they were exiting the bus. Instead, they became verbally abusive and then punched and bit the man before spitting on him. Police say the women failed to produce their Myki cards -... | A Melbourne bus driver was assaulted by two passengers on November 29 .
The two women became abusive towards the man when he asked for their fares .
Police say the women exited the bus without paying for the ride .
The passengers were picked up from Dandenong Plaza Shopping Centre bus stop - southeast of Melbourne - at... |
fc50d4e4e4de2774c100e61a1e69cd9565853126 | Culpeper, Virginia (CNN) -- When the Library of Congress comes to mind, most of us don't think of movies, TV shows or old-school vinyl. But the federal library has been collecting analog recordings of sound and moving images since the late 1800s: Early film reels from inventor Thomas Edison's lab of the 1890s. Audio re... | The Library of Congress stores historic audio and video recordings in secure vaults .
Many cultural artifacts are decaying and must be transferred from analog to digital .
With more than 5 million items, it's an impressive collection .
Artifacts include Martin Luther King Jr. speech, original 35mm film of "Star Wars" |
fc5165b9ccbd2caacbde471850764c1243d51e71 | By . Louise Eccles . UPDATED: . 03:13 EST, 15 February 2012 . Experimental: Artist Olafur Eliasson has created the bizarre 'Take A Deep Breath' art work which could be part of the London 2012 Festival . It is a suggestion likely to cause sharp intakes of breath all round. An artist wants £1million of public money to fu... | Danish artist Olafur Eliasson's online project could receive funding this week . |
fc517374210e2df36c01933d2d6908b3a1cb3d2d | Madrid (CNN) -- In Spain's deep economic crisis, the lucky ones could hardly believe their good fortune on Saturday --- holding a $26 share of a winning lottery ticket pays out a return of $528,000. The country's annual Christmas lottery pays out this year $2.2 billion to thousands of winners, but those holding the win... | Spain's annual Christmas lottery paid our $2.2 billion to thousands of winners .
The biggest prize -- El Gordo -- was won by residents in Alcala de Henares .
The lottery intake was $3.2 billion, but the government keeps 30% .
Spaniards spent less on lottery tickets this year . |
fc5177cb3dcc71a975c0b8ab2cbc6ae89ca45091 | By . Gavin Madeley . PUBLISHED: . 03:19 EST, 6 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:08 EST, 6 August 2013 . 'Loveable rogue': Thomas McAnea pictured leaving the the High Court in Edinburgh in 2007, when he was jailed for six years . On the face of it, he ran a tiny printer’s shop, apparently producing nothing more exciting ... | Forger at the centre of a multi-million pound racket dies penniless .
Big turnout expected at funeral of 'loveable rogue' Thomas McAnea .
Nicknamed 'Hologram Tam', McAnea could churn out £2million a day .
His reign came to an end in 2007 when he was caught red-handed by police . |
fc51d5857d28409245453f67f25fc7c899381d7a | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 08:24 EST, 5 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:42 EST, 6 April 2012 . With its windows smashed-in, and an overgrown garden surrounding it, nothing better represents the sad decline of Ireland's economy than this unfortunate house. Set in 2.32 acres, and with five-bedrooms, it was bought fo... | House represents the sad decline of Ireland's economy .
New data reveals that residential property prices fell by almost 18 per cent in the year to .
February . |
fc51ddec78d78a4c0a179035970f8027b7daeb4a | By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 05:23 EST, 8 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:11 EST, 8 July 2013 . A woman was shamed into losing weight after being horrified by a picture of herself in her bikini. But Becky Latham is back in a skimpy two-piece for the first time in 18 months after shedding three stone, and she's so pr... | Becky Latham, 32, went from size 14 to size 8 after seeing bikini snaps .
Went to gym up to six times a week and did weights with husband .
Ditched ready meals for fresh fruit and vegetables .
Recently competed in Miss Galaxy Universe bikini contest . |
fc51e6b4780f82a4135d61397108195616e53acb | Editor's note: This post was created as a collaborative effort between the editorial staffs of BuzzFeed and CNN. (BuzzFeed/CNN) -- There's probably no wrong way to ask the person you love to spend the rest of their life with you. There are, however, some methods that are way more awesome than others. When it comes popp... | Some go above and beyond to prove their love to significant others, everyone else .
Zach Braff stars in man's proposal video .
Follow CNN Living on Facebook and Twitter . |
fc5236504c67518383185aacf3f6f3cd8e6c4041 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 12:01 EST, 12 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:30 EST, 12 December 2013 . Police are searching for Kyshan Van Der Zanden, right and his daughter Lylah, centre, after he allegedly snatched her from her mother Gemma Mountney, left . Spanish detectives have launched a hunt for a Belgian ma... | Kyshan Van Der Zanden is thought to have taken 21-month-old Laylah .
He told her mother Gemma Mountney that he'd taken Laylah to nursery .
Van Der Zanden distracted his partner with shoe shopping vouchers and a spa trip .
While she was out of the house he packed up his belongings and fled .
Ms Mountney went to pick Lay... |
fc528ae222fafee9eb1afca0e7f11b82d1cc288d | (CNN) -- From the moment I was admitted to my first psychiatric ward, I was desperate to get out. I hated the smell, the food, most of the staff, the routines, the magazines. I hated the sagging mattresses, the glassless funhouse mirrors, the furniture, the isolation rooms. But as much as I despised the place, there wa... | Melody Moezzi writes about trying to kill herself .
Moezzi says medication and continued therapy have helped with bipolar disorder .
Moezzi asks "those of you who have experience with mental illness to speak up"
Friday marks World Suicide Prevention Day . |
fc52f13c79447604f87517ce08673f82864aa283 | Celebrity Big Brother star insists she doesn't judge Ryan Giggs' wife Stacey for staying with the footballer . Thought Imogen Thomas was treated unfairly in the aftermath of her affair with Ryan . Is hopeful she and Rhodri may be able to rebuild their relationship romantically again in the future . By . Emily Sheridan ... | Celebrity Big Brother star insists she doesn't judge Ryan Giggs' wife Stacey for staying with the footballer .
Thought Imogen Thomas was treated unfairly in the aftermath of her affair with Ryan .
Is hopeful she and Rhodri may be able to rebuild their relationship romantically again in the future . |
fc531dac77eff51b26d3823b05ae53c24eca9ed9 | (CNN) -- Why has the Obama administration been so reluctant to intervene in Syria? There are a host of reasons -- American fatigue with war, President Barack Obama's disinclination to start another conflict in the Middle East, and the splintered, fractured opposition to Bashar al-Assad. But one reason looms large: al Q... | Peter Bergen: U.S. may be reluctant on Syria due to role of al Qaeda-linked group .
He says group has emerged as most effective rebel force and helps fill social needs .
Bergen: Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate attracts the most foreign fighters in conflict .
He says group has shown ability to stage suicide bombings, threat... |
fc532cb44d6ba2cca0f894d11c0bc6485bb655bc | By . Wills Robinson . Attack: Detective Paul Whiteley, 51, told a holidaymaker: 'I'm a copper, I can do what I want' as he attacked him in a pub after drinking for seven hours . A murder squad detective’s career lies in tatters today after he was convicted of a shocking attack on a holidaymaker in a pub while shirtless... | Det Sgt Paul Whiteley, 51, fined almost £1,500 after 'unprovoked' attack .
Had been drinking at a pub in Whitby, North Yorkshire, for seven hours .
Tried to get in his car with partner Claire Hughes still holding bottles of wine .
Slapped Carl Sarsfield, 41, after he said they were too 'legless' to drive .
Falling all ... |
fc53b2290dffe4e029ce89aac4a2891fa9c27052 | (CNN) -- A frog that eats birds and a gecko with leopard stripes are among the 163 new species discovered last year in the Greater Mekong region of southeast Asia, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund. The Cat Ba leopard gecko is found exclusively in Cat Ba Island National Park in northern Vietnam. The disc... | Discoveries highlight extent of region's biodiversity, World Wildlife Fund says .
100 plants, 28 fish, 18 reptiles, 14 amphibians, two mammals, 1 bird species found .
WWF: Pace of development in region, climate change threaten species to extinction .
Since 1997, nearly 1,200 new species have been discovered in Greater ... |
fc54a85aec1e17fec37f109265a04827d5e93dc3 | By . Chris Paine . and Sarah Dean for Daily Mail Australia . Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek has revealed her leader and 'friend' Bill Shorten has had a 'pretty bad week' following historical rape allegations levelled against him. Ms Plibersek opened an address to 400 Queensland Party members at a Brisbane conferen... | Tanya Plibersek said Bill Shorten has had a 'pretty bad week'
The Deputy Labor Leader told a packed party conference on Saturday .
Bill Shorten reveals he was the Labor figure investigated by Victoria Police .
Claims stem from a Young Labor camp near Geelong in 1986 .
Mr Shorten says the matter has been dropped by the ... |
fc54c3ddf692e608906d3094365148cf62c57faa | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The one-star general almost yells when asked to talk about the infamous Abu Ghraib photos showing U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees. An Iraqi detainee grips a fence at Camp Cropper, one of the few U.S. detention centers remaining in Iraq. "If we had had a company commander doing what he was s... | U.S. head of detainee operations in Iraq is angered by Abu Ghraib photos .
The pictures showing abuse of Iraqi prisoners continue to cause problems .
U.S. military faces tough choices over future of detainees in Iraq . |
fc54ccf025f1839851e5415e4368db8fef4181b4 | Two orphaned baby wombats have picked up an unlikely skill after a tragic start in life, learning to play soccer in the back yard of their temporary home. Dudley and Moria-Joy were rescued by Judy Bailey around 12 months ago on the NSW South Coast after their mothers were killed by cars. 'They were both found on the si... | The wombats were found as babies in their mothers' pouches after their mothers were killed by cars .
Judy Bailey cares for them at her home on NSW's South Coast .
Her niece Kirsten says soccer is now a 'regular hobbie' for the cute pair . |
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