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fd4c7e4effd6debbbe389c59bf173fe2cf2b7fa5 | Real Madrid are close to agreeing terms on a new contract with Karim Benzema but have not given up on the pursuit of Radamel Falcao from Monaco. Benzema is poised to agree an extension until 2017 on £5.5million a year. Falcao has been the subject of a loan offer from Madrid who are concerned about proof of his recovery... | Real Madrid have not given up on luring Radamel Falcao to the club .
Spanish giants want to pair him with Colombia team-mate James Rodriguez .
The world's best teenage talent will descend on Old Trafford next week .
Manchester United host the Nike Cup .
Brede Hangeland will sign a two-year deal with Crystal Palace .
To... |
fd4c818a4f608c7fc3ed7b99fcef2f20ced00596 | OBE comes hot on the heels of her two British Fashion Awards . OBEs were also awarded to Tracey Emin and Caryn Franklin . By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 06:41 EST, 31 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:41 EST, 31 December 2012 . From designing the Team GB Olympic kit to scooping two major awards at the British Fashio... | OBE comes hot on the heels of her two British Fashion Awards .
OBEs were also awarded to Tracey Emin and Caryn Franklin . |
fd4c849a8fb1db72056200ee5239f2167b427f13 | Days after refusing to rule out recommending U.S. combat troops in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made an unexpected trip Saturday to the turbulent Middle Eastern nation to talk with officials there about combating ISIS, an official said. Gen. Martin Dempsey traveled to Iraq "to confer (with) Iraqi pol... | Dempsey visits Kurdish President in Irbil in northern Iraq after his Baghdad stop .
General meets with Iraq's prime minister, the U.S. ambassador and American troops .
The visit came after Dempsey wouldn't say he wouldn't seek U.S. combat troops .
Analyst: Dempsey likely sending a message to Iraq that U.S. is taking IS... |
fd4c9e51773fb7b6fca767f472538b6d4471d0e8 | By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 10:18 EST, 1 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:19 EST, 1 January 2014 . The daughter of an organist murdered on his way to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve ended her year in happier circumstances by getting married at the same church 12 months after his death. Father-of-four Alan Greave... | Alan Graves, 68, beaten with a pickaxe on his way to play Midnight Mass .
His daughter Emma, 38, has tied knot in same church a year after his death . |
fd4d079eadf3cad747303a10e9d6a0fa3587b3fd | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 10:40 EST, 6 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:29 EST, 6 May 2013 . The model muse of French designer Yves Saint Laurent is auctioning her 12,000-piece haute couture wardrobe, an historic collection of creations by fashion masters such as YSL, Claude Montana, Azzedine Alaia, Paco Rabanne,... | Danielle Luquet de St Germain began modelling for YSL in 1960s aged 19 .
She wore male clothes - trenchcoat and trousers - to first YSL assignment .
Designer was so struck by her look he kept the clothes to 'inspire himself'
Collection includes YSL, Lacroix, Claude Montana and Paco Rabanne .
Several items expected to f... |
fd4db87f6d6de0c0a688eab8b5fe8bcf12d5fdb3 | When filling in a form, most of us are happy to be either a Mr, Mrs or a Miss. But for those planning a visit to Lord’s, the choice is rather grander. Officials at the cricket ground have introduced an astonishing 52 titles for those registering online for tickets – including Viscount, Baron and Sheikh. Not to mention ... | The online ticket registration form at Lord's offers unusual choices .
Titles available at Lord's include Queen, Don and Wing Commander .
The Queen is a great cricket fan and a patron of Lord's Cricket Ground . |
fd4ddbf2050fd26a1de4f2f5e74feec8e11ed32a | MAE SOT, Thailand (CNN) -- Exchanging his sacred Bhuddist robes for a crucifix and his black-colored hair for bleached-blonde, 24-year-old Ashin Kovida found freedom in neighboring Thailand and escaped authorities within Myanmar's oppressive military regime intent on hunting down the pro-democracy leader. Ashin Kovida ... | A key organizer of monk protest marches in Myanmar escapes to Thailand.
Tells CNN how he had a narrow escape after seeing monks being beaten .
He believes the military regime in Myanmar will eventually be overthrown . |
fd4ddefbfe67a96e3449cff337ea5102875b63a9 | (CNN) -- Cardinals from around the world gathered in Michelangelo's masterpiece the Sistine Chapel this week for a conclave to elect a new pope. The historic process is filled with pomp and ceremony and so shrouded in secrecy that its very name means "under lock and key." But it's a curious idiosyncrasy that, in an era... | Conclave ballots and voting notes are destroyed in a stove placed in the Sistine Chapel .
Chemicals are added to color the smoke to signify whether the ballot has been successful .
White smoke means a pope has been elected, black means the ballot was inconclusive .
John Paul II ordered that the bells of St. Peter's sho... |
fd4e5a78b654ae54b208770fbca794f1aef016eb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Ap . PUBLISHED: . 17:14 EST, 2 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:36 EST, 2 February 2014 . Police in Northern California say the mother of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead in her bed and the mother's boyfriend are wanted for questioning in a case that has been classified as a homicide... | Sarah Krueger was last seen carrying luggage from her apartment on Saturday .
Later that day Krueger's daughter was found murdered in her bed .
Authorities say the little appeared to have suffered blunt force trauma and possible sexual abuse . |
fd4ee734d001bae178d78c483eb9ad500dd34f40 | (CNN) -- Americans love roller coasters -- until something goes wrong. Attention turned to amusement park safety after a tree branch that fell on the tracks derailed a roller coaster car at a Six Flags amusement park Monday evening, leaving it dangling precariously and its occupants stranded for hours. Four people were... | All passengers on the ride have been rescued .
Part of the Ninja ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain was hanging off the track .
Six Flags: A tree branch fell on the track, obstructing the train .
Last year, a woman in Texas died after she was thrown from her roller coaster seat . |
fd4ef1897578a9bfd37818b413932d7b7c0acea0 | (CNN) -- Fauja Singh finished dead last at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday. But even though it took him eight hours, he had every reason to beam. By completing the 26.2 mile course, Singh -- nicknamed the Turbaned Tornado -- became the oldest undisputed runner to finish a marathon. He is 100. Singh... | Singh is the oldest person to complete a marathon .
He totals eight completed marathons after starting at 89 .
Singh was born in rural India in 1911 .
He took up running after the death of his wife and son . |
fd4ef1f77b2f813d1680b433c4a5228c05e6c2e0 | Two men from Adelaide have performed an amazing road-site emergency Cesarean section to save a tiny baby wombat from the pouch of it's dead mother. Friends Dmrenzo Kotze, 21, and Chris Dimasi, 20, of Craigmore, in South Australia, discovered the deceased wombat in the middle of the road as they were driving through the... | Dmrenzo Kotze and Chris Dimasi rescued an unborn baby wombat .
The pair, from Adelaide, were moving a dead wombat off the road .
They noticed movement from the stomach of the animal .
Mr Dimasi, who works in an abattoir, used a knife to cut the pouch .
They discovered a baby wombat inside and sought help for him .
'Jef... |
fd4f0c8c3d69852f1240ca3cb5e8bc1f906105eb | Cameron, Arizona (CNN) -- His high-wire walk didn't start well. Perched on a 2-inch-thick metal cable, 1,500 feet in the air, daredevil Nik Wallenda spat on his hands and wiped the soles of his moccasins. "These shoes feel slippery. There's dust on this cable," the lifelong tightrope walker said Sunday as he was just b... | Nik Wallenda walked across a wire 1,500 feet above a river in Arizona .
He said the wind was worse than he expected .
Without safety rigging, he made the quarter-mile journey with just a balancing pole .
When asked how he planned to celebrate, he mentioned eating a nice steak . |
fd4f180a24d41874cd30f91e95cc1f73346764bb | "America's favorite way to fly" has returned. Eastern Air Lines, which used that slogan in the 1980s, flew its first of 20 new planes into Miami International Airport on Friday afternoon. The event marks a relaunch of the once-bankrupt airline, which last flew in 1991. According to an airline spokesperson, Eastern is ... | Revived Eastern Air Lines will be based in Miami .
It will start with charter flights and build to scheduled service .
Airline went bankrupt in 1986, but new group bought rights to the name . |
fd4f91bad7d6b7fbe77ef5b83d6afc704e99b985 | (CNN) -- Romania insisted Wednesday there was no evidence it had hosted secret CIA prisons as part of the United States' "global war on terror" after September 11, 2001. The country "has no information whatsoever showing that there existed secret CIA detention centers on its territory," the Foreign Ministry told CNN. T... | Romania rejects accusations by the Council of Europe that it hosted jails for "enhanced interrogation"
Human Rights Commission's Thomas Hammarberg says "the full truth" must be established .
CIA officials have acknowledged the extraordinary rendition program but refuse to disclose details .
Records emerging from Moamma... |
fd4faa135f0f324e92472e41766001afd96450fd | Senior doctor Dr Steven Forde, 45, has been suspended for nine months for secretly filming a woman in a mini skirt in York city centre . A senior doctor and father-of-three who secretly filmed a miniskirt-wearing woman as a 'reward' after a hard day's work has been suspended for nine months. Dr Steven Forde, 45, used a... | Dr Steven Forde, 45, has been suspended as a doctor for nine months .
The father-of-three followed woman through York after on-call shift .
Telephoto lens caught poking out of his adapted satchel in May last year .
Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence in criminal case .
But he told Fitness to Practise hearing ... |
fd4fca0100f6884a42504c426ee73e107a311ef9 | NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The students in Alita Richard's art class at Mcdonough Elementary School #42 work diligently, quietly with a laser-like focus. Schoolchildren create whatever they choose to decorate the "Fundred Dollar Bills." What kid doesn't like to draw, especially given a great deal of freedom to cho... | Lead in New Orleans' dirt is at dangerously high levels .
Schoolchildren, artist team up to create "Fundred Dollar Bills"
Goal is to have $300 million in fake currency to present to Congress .
Project to make lead in dirt harmless would cost $300 million . |
fd4fcc014d26939195d410dada5be8149bc1ad72 | By . Helen Nicholson . The construction of Stonehenge has been voted the historical event that most Britons would like to travel back in time to witness. The evacuation of Dunkirk, and the defending of Hadrian’s Wall by the Romans came second and third in the poll conducted by English Heritage. The organisation carried... | Enormous stones in Wiltshire were lifted into place around 5,000 years ago .
Dunkirk evacuation and defence of Hadrian’s Wall came second and third .
Battle of Hastings and Viking raid at Lindisfarne Priory also popular choices .
68% of adults in the survey said they wished they knew more about history . |
fd5048eec8d5fbd6c383c8c18b394c1fd5f4545a | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 15:29 EST, 9 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:27 EST, 10 August 2012 . A family returned home from their summer holiday to discover their teenage daughter lying dead inside. The parents and brother of outgoing Fiona Wilson had to force their way into the house and discovered the 19-year-... | Cause of Fiona Wilson's death remains a mystery .
Outgoing Fiona due to start role as teaching assistant . |
fd508b408cdf0e9251ee454c1498d26a52f45584 | By . Tracey Cox . Half-term and holidays make for happy times - but also high levels of tension in relationships. Being together 24/7 with no respite from each other or the children isn’t easy - which is why I thought it timely to write about how to have love that lasts. These are the things that I think really count: ... | Sex expert Tracey Cox gives advice on how to deal with holidays .
Talk about happy times and do things together- no matter how small .
Don't take everything personally and remember your manners .
Make your own rules for your unique relationship . |
fd517ffa9991a80b9704a56233ccbdd0ea729543 | Private eyes: Simon Cowell is on the list drawn up by Soca . Simon Cowell is on an explosive list of blue-chip firms and individuals who used rogue private detectives, it emerged last night. The music mogul is among the 102 names on the list drawn up by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) that the Commons Home Af... | Serious Organised Crime Agency says 102 firms and individuals who hired 'hackers'
Commons Home Affairs Committee says it will publish list on Monday .
Information Commissioner and Cabinet Minister Andrew Lansley among senior MPs trying to silence list . |
fd5186386360fd1af20327018b9ab9cc3eb7aa8e | (CNN) -- Scores of would-be swashbucklers found themselves in need of rescuing Saturday night when their ship -- the Pirate's Ransom -- ran aground in west Florida, a government spokeswoman said. The pirate-themed ship was actually one of two vessels in and around Clearwater whose passengers inadvertently celebrated Ne... | Two ships run aground in west Florida, one of them a pirate-themed vessel .
The Pirate's Ransom is the vessel of "Captain Memo"
A boat trying to ferry the theme ship's passengers also ran aground .
A city official says that "fog is believed to be a factor" |
fd51fbb5c981368ac607d992ce78c5c7afb71134 | (CNN) -- Disney and Universal will soon have competition on the film-inspired theme park front. Twentieth Century Fox has just unveiled plans to join the thrill ride party. Named "Twentieth Century Fox World," the brand's first theme park is set to open 2016 as part of Malaysia's Resorts World Genting, a leisure and en... | Twentieth Century Fox World due to open in Malaysia in 2016 .
Theme park will feature 25 rides and attractions based on Fox films including "Ice Age," "Rio," "Alien vs. Predator," "Planet of the Apes" and "Night at the Museum"
Southeast Asia already home to theme park brands Legoland and Universal Studios . |
fd51fe7bfea323b0bb620b38671ece7edaac83f9 | (CNN)Neanderthals, meet modern humans. Modern humans, say hello to Neanderthals. Now would you two care for a date? That was possible some 55,000 years ago in modern-day Israel, archaeologists announced this week -- a find that they say could be significant, since it could shed light on when and how our modern-day ance... | Experts announce the discovery of a modern human skull in what's now Israel .
It dates back 55,000 years, which is also when Neanderthals were in area .
Study co-author: "This is the first specimen we have that connects Africa to Europe" |
fd522e25a177cc0da64fe50d185049bfc9c292ca | BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China has blocked the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube but did not offer a reason for the ban. YouTube was blocked in China as of Wednesday. Google, which owns YouTube, said it began noticing a decline in traffic from China about noon Monday. By early Wednesday, site users insider China co... | By early Wednesday, users inside China encountered: "Network Timeout"
China blocked YouTube during deadly riots in Tibet in March 2008 .
Chinese government and Tibet's government-in-exile differ on death toll . |
fd522faf35ee6b0d7082a7e0849e25a0c2ff5236 | Nolberto Solano has claimed he has already been interviewed for the vacant post as manager of Motherwell. Club directors are still to talk to a number of candidates next week, including frontrunner Terry Butcher, Kenny Shiels and caretaker boss Kenny Black who has now indicated he would like to be considered. On Friday... | 39-year-old played for Newcastle for eight years over two spells .
Solano is the choice of an Argentina-based consortium set to buy the club .
The Peruvian quit as technical director of FC Toronto in August .
The 39-year-old also played for Aston Villa, Hull and Hartlepool . |
fd528600e8559625cf71e3e22d7cc10efca3fd30 | The Bloods street gang has threatened to kill more Jersey City police and 'not stop until the National Guard is called out' following the death of a man who shot dead a rookie cop, it has been reported. Police are reportedly being warned of 'retaliatory action' from the gang in the aftermath of the death of Lawrence Ca... | Officers are reportedly being warned gang members may target police .
Internal Port Authority advisory suggests police had received information about 'threats toward Jersey City police officers and law enforcement'
Lawrence Campbell was shot dead by police after he killed rookie officer Melvin Santiago . |
fd5369eafb7c6bac60f040e79b607cf9c56b6905 | What is your wildest desire? I have one of those dreams — the most exotic, unattainable yearning I can imagine. But it isn’t winning the lottery, or something that would belong in the pages of 50 Shades Of Grey. Rather, my ultimate outrageous daydream is . . . to have normal hair. Not marvellous hair. Not even Kim-Sear... | Kate Battersby's life has been ruled by her frizzy hair for 50 years .
She has often considered a Brazilian blow-dry, but is put off by the cost and the damage the formaldehyde-heavy treatment can wreak on hair .
New British blow-dry devised by Edward James is designed to suit fine hair .
The formula cost £100, takes 1... |
fd5497a6707c6caaeac4ec31960306fb6e70af0b | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- George Harrison's closest friends and family gathered in Hollywood on Tuesday to dedicate the late Beatle's star on the Walk of Fame. From left, musicians Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney join Harrison's relatives for dedication of his star. "There's someone here from every impo... | Harrison's star next to Hollywood headquarters of Capitol Records .
Harrison, who died of cancer in 2001, is second Beatle with star after John Lennon .
Some fans travel from as far as Liverpool, England for dedication of Harrison's star .
Harrison penned many Beatles songs before launching successful solo career . |
fd553b9f7d356ac104b83c8fb543fb569dadf807 | The Italian defender whose shoulder he sank his teeth into probably still doesn’t see the funny side. But Luis Suarez’s extraordinary attack on Giorgio Chiellini was yesterday the inspiration for dozens of joke images and videos on the internet. One mock-up that proved popular around the world had Suarez as Hannibal Le... | Luis Suarez plunged his mouth into Giorgio Chiellini during World Cup tie .
The striker was allowed to continue playing in the Uruguay and Italy clash .
Now infamous bite has inspired dozens of joke images and videos online .
Liverpool striker depicted as Dracula, a vampire and a dog in a neck cone . |
fd55513a0bf7cf957b26a7dad7e071099372b4e9 | By . Simon Jones . Blackburn have taken Carlos Cuellar on trial. The 32-year-old Spanish defender is on the lookout for a club after being released by Sunderland. Bargain: Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar is available on a free after his release from Sunderland . Villan: Cuellar spent four years at Villa Park after leav... | Blackburn interest in signing free agent defender Carlos Cuellar .
Spaniard was released by Sunderland earlier this summer . |
fd558d28f8e446a1fdfeb23d2cfe2c9135dc967c | (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal fired an ominous warning that he is ready to reclaim his French Open crown from Roger Federer after picking up a record-equaling sixth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title on Sunday. The world No. 3 earned his first tournament success in 11 months as he routed fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-... | Rafael Nadal wins a record-equaling sixth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title .
World No. 3 matches mark set by Englishman Reggie Doherty early in 20th century .
Nadal crushes fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-0 6-1 in the final on Sunday .
Samantha Stosur claims her second WTA Tour title with victory at Family Cir... |
fd55a86d65f40284d70f1054023ee68150b66acc | A British rapper who joined rebels fighting the Syrian regime has claimed he was kidnapped, tortured and robbed by members of rival Islamic terror groups. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, 23, walked out of his family's £1million home in Maida Vale, west London, last year to join militant groups, telling them he was 'leaving eve... | Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary left Maida Vale home last year to go to Syria .
23-year-old's cash, phones and guns allegedly stolen by other jihadists .
Bary is an aspiring rapper whose music has featured on BBC Radio 1 . |
fd5624393a86a05152aba9a7810a49637bd6c5cc | (CNN) -- Once again, there are rumblings that the third- and fourth-largest U.S. wireless carriers may merge to form a larger combined No. 3. But would this be enough to keep the U.S. wireless market competitive for consumers? Last week Bloomberg reported that Deutsche Telekom AG, the parent company of T-Mobile, is neg... | Deutsche Telekom AG is negotiating a possible sale of T-Mobile to Sprint Nextel Corp .
About 56,000 customers abandoned T-Mobile USA last year .
By contrast, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon Wireless all boosted their subscriber bases . |
fd566dd5a0dd8e6a2f7dad73b9127cc8fdeabd53 | From magnets to 'invisibility' wetsuits, scientists have tried many tactics to help swimmers evade the potentially deadly jaws of sharks. Now, an inventor has developed a wearable device that emits the sounds of killer whales, which are known to attack sharks. The 'SharkStopper Personal Shark Repellent' device is desi... | Device is intended to be attached to a surfer or swimmer's ankle .
It is roughly the size and weight of a smartphone, emitting a noise similar to the sound of killer whales to scare off a number of shark species .
Device is the brainchild of an inventor in Long Island, New York .
It was tested in shark hotspots and kep... |
fd56fd572f9cff82fecb77020066e911fff503c3 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . You'd think that if your father was a millionaire rock star that money would be the least of your worries. But Ronnie Wood’s son has revealed how he hustled and dealt drugs to earn a few pounds because the Rolling Stone was so ‘tight’ with his cash. Jamie Wood, who is now an art dealer, was e... | Jamie Wood expelled from boarding school at 16 for dealing cannabis .
Claims adoptive father Ronnie, worth £20m, made sure he built himself up .
Gallery owner, now 39, would challenge Stones to games of pool for cash . |
fd570d3909103510e088f2054d687266759468b1 | Needing help: More than 2,100 women have been treated in London hospitals since 2010 for female genital mutilation injuries . More than 2,100 victims of female genital mutilation have been treated in London hospitals since 2010, it emerged today. Almost 300 women needed surgery to help them recover from the brutal ritu... | 300 victims required surgery to repair damage caused by brutal ritual .
A dozen children needed medical help, including one with 'open wound'
Experts say figures do not give the full picture of growing number of cases .
DPP says it is 'only matter of time' before prosecution is brought in UK . |
fd57c830e64d33317e367e8fd22b19953f1052df | SANTA BARBARA, California (CNN) -- Barbara Harvey climbs into the back of her small Honda sport utility vehicle and snuggles with her two golden retrievers, her head nestled on a pillow propped against the driver's seat. Californian Barbara Harvey says she is forced to sleep in her car with her dogs after losing her jo... | Mother of three grown children says, "This is my life in this car right now"
Santa Barbara, California, allows homeless to sleep in cars in 12 parking lots .
Affluent city has seen a rise in homelessness during California's housing crisis .
Advocate: "It's just amazing the people that are becoming homeless" |
fd57cda1e617e68fdf08899d463b686e6fd0e472 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 04:57 EST, 18 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:21 EST, 18 April 2013 . The UK Independence Party is to contest more seats at next month’s county council elections than the Liberal Democrats, it emerged today. The scale of UKIP’s ambitions was revealed as a new... | UKIP fighting 1,486 county council seats on May 2 to Lib Dems' 1,443 .
Nigel Farage confident of pushing Nick Clegg into 4th in the popular vote .
New AngusReid poll puts UKIP on 16% with Lib Dems on 8% .
Ed Miliband must live up to One Nation slogan with wins in the south .
Tories braced for heavy losses, wiping out h... |
fd57db88f5cb3cdb666a5c334f8af65f38205b78 | By . Beth Stebner . UPDATED: . 02:02 EST, 30 January 2013 . The father of a Madison Avenue ad executive crushed to death in a horrific elevator accident two years ago is suing the company in charge of the lifts. Alex Hart, whose daughter Suzanne Hart, 41, was killed when an elevator in the Midtown office building rose ... | Suzanne Hart, 41, was killed December 14, 2011 after elevator shot up as she was entering .
Her father, Alex Hart, is now filing a lawsuit against Transel Elevator and Electric for the negligence of its employees . |
fd57dd877400d0dabfe46b84967d6fea3034fed2 | By . Peter Allen . A man was in custody in Morocco today after burying alive a new girlfriend he met online and causing her death. In a chilling example of the dangers of web dating, 25-year-old French woman Mina El Houari travelled to the North African country to see her new romance. The man, who has not been named, h... | Mina El Houari travelled to Morocco to see her new romance .
The pair had exchanged messages via email and social media .
But when she fell seriously ill he didn't know she was diabetic .
He thought Miss El Houari 'fell unconscious', but she hadn't .
The unnamed man buried her, still alive, and she suffocated .
He is ... |
fd5807859194e60c2181e1f7af2bab51c44b19a4 | By . Mark Duell . Cleared of GBH: Stephen Davies, 40, of Pontypridd, ran over his wife’s hand with the Flymo mower . A maths teacher who cut off his wife’s finger with a lawn mower during an argument walked free from court today. Stephen Davies, 40, of Pontypridd, South Wales, ran over his wife’s hand with the Flymo mo... | Stephen Davies, 40, ran over his wife's hand with the Flymo mower .
Claire Davies claims he deliberately swung it at her during argument .
But he says she fell in mower's path after 'deliberately standing on lead' |
fd5850e4f8b6d8998eb12b6d64f967fed0fbcd64 | Newcastle defender Paul Dummett was . the subject of an online death threat on Thursday after Uruguay fans . blamed him for the injury that has dealt Luis Suarez a World Cup scare. The . Uruguay Football Association announced that 27-year-old Suarez had . undergone minor knee surgery, suggesting he damaged the meniscus... | Uruguay FA suggested Luis Suarez had suffered injury in Liverpool's final match of the season .
Uruguay and Liverpool striker is hopeful of being fit for the World Cup .
Paul Dummett said he suffered same injury and was out for three months . |
fd58729d8be027b1192764cf57eb02211ce605ed | By . Julian Robinson . Welsh international rugby star Ian Gough has been charged with assaulting his ex, Sophia Cahill, the former Miss Wales. The assault is alleged to have happened at the home she shares with her fiancé, pop star Dane Bowers. Gough, 37, allegedly attacked glamour model Ms Cahill at the house in Kings... | Ian Gough charged with assaulting his ex girlfriend Sophia Cahill .
Assault allegedly happened at home she shares with fiancé Dane Bowers .
Rugby player appeared at magistrates court accused of assault by beating .
Dane Bowers and Miss Cahill to give evidence when Gough, 37, stands trial in Croydon . |
fd58fe75e096605e61f7e7b6b83ade7b35110b8c | By . Tara Brady . PUBLISHED: . 06:27 EST, 20 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:40 EST, 20 March 2013 . Jailed: Nathanial Teague was sentenced to more than three years after killing an 80-year-old widow . A car thief who killed an 80-year-old widow in a hit-and-run has been jailed for more than three years. Unqualified dri... | Nathanial Teague was driving an ex-girlfriend's car when he hit Alice Lucas .
The 80-year-old's frail body was thrown four metres in the air .
Despite attempts to save her, she died at the scene .
Teague handed himself in after dumping the car and jailed for 40-months . |
fd597405855b9b916885fed8d4d82889d9c7c606 | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 21:00 EST, 25 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:00 EST, 25 August 2013 . A Guatemalan man who was born severely deformed has opened up about the incredible surgery, and generous people, he found in America that helped him to turn his life around. Martin Oliva-Torres' widespread eyes and a bu... | Martin Oliva-Torres' bulging forehead brought him scorn and ridicule as a young man in Guatemala .
But his life changed when an American woman found him on the street and brought him to Dallas, Texas to received surgery .
Doctors removed 20 millimeters of bone between his eyes, rebuilt his forehead and created a new no... |
fd5b67be7474490d899cc106b02d1ef9b119d166 | A father and son were facing child porn charges after sordid material was found at their home during a separate sexual assault investigation involving a 14-year-old girl. Police had executed a search warrant at the Midland Park, New Jersey home of Richard Stoldt, 58, while investigating his 19-year-old son James on Tue... | Police executed a search warrant at Midland Park home of Richard Stoldt, 58, after arresting his 19-year-old son James .
Alleged victim recently told a friend that James assaulted her when she was 13, according to prosecutors .
The 14-year-old girl was interviewed by police after the friend told authorities .
Computers... |
fd5bb6db61b937393b376d1f96d0321b5962a1c6 | (CNN Student News) -- September 26, 2014 . Not all STEM jobs are created equal. Today on CNN Student News, find out what the five highest-paying graduate jobs are in STEM fields, and learn what other professions will need workers in the years ahead. Also covered: the resignation of the U.S. attorney general, new U.S.-l... | This page includes the show Transcript .
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fd5bc92387019fc3f7b041e29620f9ff122a4b0c | By . Luke Garratt . PUBLISHED: . 10:55 EST, 14 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:03 EST, 14 March 2014 . An elderly man who has raised pigs for 30 years has been seen riding his pig around streets and towns in China, after becoming too sick to walk. The 68-year-old pig farmer from Chongqing in China rides a hog which weig... | Man started riding pig after batch of bronchitis left him too sick .
The man from Chongqing area of China rides the 250 kg, 3 ft pig . |
fd5be9ea85bcf36cb6501897e950891454f2669c | Srinigar, India (CNN) -- A blaze in a historic Sufi shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir's capital on Monday triggered widespread anger and violence. The 200-year-old shrine, a classic of Kashmir architecture, caught fire early Monday morning. The wooden shrine was quickly destroyed. Efforts by firefighters could not sa... | Fire destroys revered 200-year-old Sufi shrine in Kashmir's capital .
Protesters, angry over the fire, clash with police; 20 reported injured .
Police spokesman says the relics inside the shrine were saved from the flames . |
fd5c7d7bc6cf2d4e1159364d0c374d7f68d723d5 | A couple who disguised their £500,000 luxury house as a hay barn to outwit planning chiefs must tear down their home after losing the final round of a long-running legal battle. Property developer Alan Beesley and wife Sarah became locked in the dispute with local authority planners after moving into the two-storey hom... | Alan and Sarah Beesley fail to overturn order that their home be demolished .
The appeal was the last ditch attempt to keep their two-storey home .
It follows a Supreme Court ruling that the couple must leave the house .
The disguised three-bedroom house includes a gym, study and lounge .
Long-running legal dispute has... |
fd5cee31ed7807c6d73b12619cec7eea20211e22 | By . Katy Winter . Many little girls dream of owning their very own doll's house, complete with tiny rooms and quaint model furniture. But when one little girl asked her father for a doll's house, she was in for a long wait as the elaborate home created by her father took him more than three decades to complete. Geoffr... | Geoffrey Walkley, 69, from Essex, spent 35 years building the house .
Has 13 rooms over three storeys, working lights and smoking chimneys .
Daughter Sarah, now 40, keeps the house in pride of place in her home .
The mammoth home was based on the 18th century Rainham Hall . |
fd5e946c769b01f9c41e1a31db534fc6021a44dd | By . Alex Greig . PUBLISHED: . 22:36 EST, 24 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:45 EST, 25 February 2014 . A Rhode Island TV reporter who unwittingly rose to fame when her report about how to survive a bear attack went viral has been fired after doing a handstand on-air. Julie Tremmel, 36, was reporting for NBC affiliat... | Julie Tremmel was a reporter for NBC 10 WJAR .
She was fired after she performed a handstand in a lighthearted piece about America's Got Talent auditions .
She gained fame for an unintentionally report last year about how to survive a bear attack that went viral .
A veteran reporter at the station called her antics 'an... |
fd5ef4b830e9f0dbc810a1ae0dbe147ca1ea9b6b | (CNN) -- A 21-year-old Indianapolis man has been charged with stealing samples of the brains of dead mental patients from a medical museum, authorities said Thursday. The specimens were allegedly later sold online. The man, identified as David Charles, allegedly stole more than 60 jars of brain and other human tissues ... | Indianapolis man charged with theft of human brain samples from medical museum .
Some jars of human tissue allegedly sold on on the auction site eBay .
Buying or selling human organs is illegal and not allowed on eBay . |
fd5f2066f8ba23c0858bebdd4e3070a317cc7889 | As the son of a powerful Chinese family, he was expected to act with decorum and meet the highest standards. But Bo Guagua, 24 - now in hiding . after his parents were engulfed in scandal over the death of a British . businessman - gained a reputation as a playboy, cashing in on his . extraordinary wealth while studyin... | Bo Guagua, who is now in hiding, frustrated his tutors by becoming well known for hosting wild parties at his room at Balliol College, Oxford .
He later moved to a flat with 'gold taps, a concierge and a vineyard'
PPE student forced to sit 'penal' exams after failing to work hard enough .
But powerful parents tried to ... |
fd5faef69d8c878e02f691900f4009f8ee60ab4c | (CNN) -- Two Kenyan presidential frontrunners are awaiting the results of a vote recount, bringing back memories of a political dynasty that dates to the 1960s. Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga are the sons of the nation's first president and vice president, respectively. Their fathers started out as allies in the quest... | If elected, Uhuru Kenyatta would be the nation's youngest president .
Raila Odinga spent years in government detention in the 1980s .
Musalia Mudavadi is a former rugby player .
Martha Karua has said she will run the government like a household . |
fd5ff8361ca0ee2344195061071533ab6604a1db | (CNN) -- Money, husbands, record deals or a free stay at a celebrity sober living house. Just when you thought there couldn't be a more shocking trade-off for national exposure on a reality show, E! brings you "Bridalplasty." The new series, set to make its debut November 28 at 9 p.m., will feature 12 brides-to-be comp... | Reality TV show will feature 12 brides-to-be competing for a different plastic surgeries .
The winner will receive her dream wedding and the rest of the procedures on her "wish list"
"Bridalplasty" is set to make its debut November 28 . |
fd6007b5db3963cafdce28735eea133e6be5f3e2 | David Moyes has been counted out of one of the plum jobs waiting to be filled at the end of the season. Bayer Leverkusen would have been the perfect fit for relaunching the 50-year old Scot’s managerial career after the shock of being sacked just 10 months into his Old Trafford tenure. They are on the look out for a ne... | Moyes spoke in recent interview of wish to manage in Bundesliga .
Leverkusen's board have ruled him out on grounds of price and age .
German club looking at Salzburg's Roger Schmidt and Ausburg coach Markus Weinzierl to succeed Hyypia . |
fd60108ba188eb15c7e3fda9973b906c15f24682 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- You don't find many churches making theatrical films. You especially don't find many churches making films starring Kirk Cameron about a firefighter in a crumbling marriage addicted to online porn. Kirk Cameron stars in "Fireproof," a film he was attracted to for its many themes, he said. But that's... | "Fireproof" about a firefighter having marriage problems .
Film was produced by a church, aimed some marketing at churches .
"Fireproof" successful in theaters, now success on DVD, has become a brand . |
fd6024a751731efe296ffff543a010214ac99195 | By . Kieran Gill . Follow @@kie1410 . Floyd 'Money' Mayweather Jnr and Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao could finally take to the ring in May 2015. A source close to Mayweather's father has said the undefeated American boxer is willing to face his Filipino counterpart for the substantial money their fight will generate, accordi... | Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao fight could happen in May 2015 .
Mayweather is tempted by substantial money the fight would generate .
'I'm fighting in May and I'll have a big surprise for you all,' Mayweather said . |
fd60d077915826f55ca7a15db155109b08a4b012 | (CNN) -- Real estate mogul, reality TV star and possible Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told people to "stay tuned" for an unveiling of his net worth, promising more details as he addresses questions about his wealth. "If I run for office, you are going to know exactly what I'm worth," Trump told CNN's ... | Donald Trump says: "If I run for office, you are going to know exactly what I'm worth"
The real estate mogul recently has been playing up his wealth and business acumen .
Trump is considering whether to run for president in 2012 as a Republican . |
fd60d6f2c41e4197de93cb36f462c180935ef3bb | Convicted pedophile and former Queensland Labor leader Keith Wright has died in Vietnam. Wright became head of the party in the early 1980s and came within 3000 votes of toppling Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen in 1983. He transferred to federal politics in 1984 as the Labor MP for Capricornia. However, the former Rockhampton ... | Convicted pedophile Keith Wright has died in Vietnam at the age of 72 .
He was the head of Queensland's Labor party and a Labor MP when his promising political career was ended by his imprisonment .
He was jailed for nine years in 1993 but only spent five behind bars .
Wright was convicted of raping and indecently two ... |
fd61a232d03a3f574108d18f0631604744a56bbf | MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- Chaos and death on the streets of Mogadishu: unfortunately, it's nothing new in the Somali capital. Casualties are taken into Mogadishu's hospital on stretchers. Government forces are fighting against insurgents on this day in September in a bloody battle that leaves 30 dead. Dozens of wound... | Volunteer ambulance service ferries wounded civilians and fighters to the hospital .
Drivers face problems from both sides of the conflict in the capital, Mogadishu .
Ambulance drivers earn $200 a month; national average annual salary is $130 .
U.N.-backed transitional government forces are fighting Islamist insurgents... |
fd6232f36913e8386038ddfdf8b1d59b1eba8804 | Police have arrested three suspected members of Al Qaeda in Spain who had amassed enough explosives to blow up a bus. The trio - two of whom had practiced flying light aircraft - may have been plotting attacks in Spain or elsewhere in Europe according to Spain's interior minister. The three - a Russian, a Russian of Ch... | Authorities had been watching the three men - none of whom have been named - for some time .
The trio may have been plotting terror attacks in Spain or elsewhere in Europe . |
fd624ca7aad1683631715a9f694ac136ea31dbdd | Runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich have proven that despite all the wealth and excess in football, there are still grounded and caring people involved in the game. The Champions League returns on Tuesday evening as Bayern face Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16 first-leg. During their visit to the war... | Bayern Munich take on Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16 first leg on Tuesday .
Shakhtar will play German champions in Lviv, 750 miles from their home .
Their Donbass Arena was damaged when pro-Russian rebels shelled it .
Karl Hopfner, Bayern President, and club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge visited a Lviv hospital on Tuesday... |
fd62c76b64063c639b068c4bdca2b7233ced5858 | (CNN)Katy Perry made our teenage dreams come true at the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday with dizzying pyrotechnics, dancing sharks and enough outfit changes to give Beyonce a run for her money. Expectations were mixed going into the show. Would she fall flat like the Patriots' footballs or take off like a firework? Sh... | Social media delight in Katy Perry's halftime show .
Beach landscape draws comparisons to acid trips . |
fd62d6605907ab27aa811e23536f38b2f1199b2c | (CNN) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday became the first sitting head of state to appear before the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity. Kenyatta, 52, is accused of five counts of crimes against humanity for allegedly orchestrating violence after a disputed pres... | Kenyatta is the first sitting President to appear before the ICC .
He says he is attending the hearing as a private citizen .
He has been accused of five counts of crimes against humanity for his alleged role in a disputed 2007 election .
The Kenyan leader has pleaded not guilty . |
fd633f7cb46ecb8002a334f1711bca762e6d5952 | It's football's favourite wet blanket. No matter how breath-taking the accomplishment, there will always be some cynic who queries, half-seriously, whether they could have done it on a wet midweek in Stoke. 'Lionel Messi has just scored a wonderful hat-trick in the Clasico!' 'Yeah great, but I bet he couldn't do it on ... | Chelsea travel to Stoke City in Premier League on Monday night .
The Britannia Stadium is notoriously tough for big teams to visit .
Manchester City have never won there in the Premier League era .
Arsenal have emerged victorious just once in seven visits .
Liverpool's win last season was their first in six attempts .
... |
fd6368f55fb1698377293912e939820e8c0beab4 | Scroll down for video . These are the four college softball players who died last night when a truck smashed into the bus taking them home from a game. Jaiden Pelton, 20, Katelynn Woodlee, 18, Brooke Deckard, 20, and Meagan Richardson, 19, were killed when a truck travelling in the opposite direction crossed the freewa... | The young women were killed on the I-35 in Oklahoma last night .
Students at North Central Texas College, were headed home after a game .
Players named today as Katelynn Woodlee, 18, Jaiden Pelton, 20, Meagan Richardson, 19, and Brooke Deckard, 20 .
Three women died at the scene, a fourth in hospital. Others were injur... |
fd63e685e35f78c0e6a518e88139e92ca0872223 | By . Louise Cheer . Attorney-General George Brandis has had a bad day at the office after delivering a 'train wreck' of an interview on Sky News about metadata and the role it will play in the Federal Government's data retention policy. During an interview with journalist David Speers on Wednesday, Mr Brandis struggled... | The attorney-general appeared on Sky News to talk about the government's new proposal .
He tried to explain to the journalist what data would be collected under it .
Mr Brandis contradicts himself throughout the duration of the interview .
Social media users slammed his lack of understanding of metadata .
The data will... |
fd63fe036680d8f5cbf1286c8ba1812fc1f98983 | Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has denied punching a TOWIE star, claiming she remained calm during a confrontation in which he insulted her mentally ill mother, a court has heard. Contostavlos, 26, is currently attempting to overturn a conviction for assaulting Savvas Morgan - who posted a link to a sex tape... | Former X Factor star Tulisa Contostavlos denies hitting Savvas Morgan .
She is attempting to overturn her conviction at Snaresbrook Crown Court .
She was convicted last summer of punching him during confrontation .
But today she insisted she remained calm while he verbally abused her . |
fd6499ae47c954d59401897e350c6cd6c91046f6 | A streaker sparked a mass brawl after running on to the pitch at a rugby match to tackle an opposition player. The match between Newcastle University and Northumbria was coming to an end when the man, whose identity is not known, wandered on to the pitch with no clothes on. After lining himself up to catch the ball for... | Streaker interrupted match between Newcastle University and Northumbria .
Ran on to the pitch at Kingston Park to catch the ball for Northumbria .
Tackled Newcastle player while completely naked to shock of crowd .
Man made a quick exit as players from opposing teams began fighting . |
fd64a9d6559ffe1e437272643fe1008d8ad74027 | (CNN) -- France's Stephane Peterhansel clinched the 13th and penultimate stage of the Dakar Rally on Saturday leaving him on the brink of claiming a 10th title in the event. Driving a Mini, Peterhansel completed the 275 km timed stage from Nasca to Pisco in Peru ahead of South Africa's Ginel De Villiers driving a Toyot... | Stephane Peterhansel on brink of a 10th Dakar Rally victory .
Frenchman has won motorcycle event six times and will win fourth car crown barring a catastrophe .
Compatriot Cyril Despres takes an 11-minute lead into final day of motorcycle event . |
fd64c4b867938577d66714272a8b1f1c37b0dc54 | (CNN) -- Dozens more workers Monday joined the effort to clean up an oil spill that dumped hundreds of barrels of crude into Montana's Yellowstone River over the weekend, ExxonMobil said. ExxonMobil said between 750 to 1,000 barrels (32,000 to 42,000 gallons) of oil escaped late Friday when a pipeline ruptured beneath ... | High water and a swift current has helped break up an oil spill .
Exxon says about 750 to 1,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Yellowstone .
The spill occurred when a pipeline ruptured near Billings .
Cleanup efforts have been hampered by flooding . |
fd64fbe975cf51ea6086a8d4630747a46122d9b2 | By . Deborah Arthurs . Coffees made with camel milk have gone on sale at a UK coffee shop for the first time today. Leading coffee house Taylor Street Baristas is selling the camel milk coffees at its store in Bank, central London and they will also be served at its Brighton store on Saturday. Customers were asked to m... | Taylor Street Baristas will be first UK coffee shop chain to sell camel milk .
Store to create 'camelattes' to raise funds for charity Farm Africa .
Camel milk widely available in Middle East but has never become popular in Britain . |
fd6514f854b5e90bbcf5796bac4fc1291619e2a0 | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 09:59 EST, 11 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:22 EST, 11 March 2014 . Accused: Ryan Wyngarden goes on trial this week for the murder of his sister and her husband . A man accused of shooting dead his sister and her husband out of fear she would reveal their incestuous sexual relationship... | Ryan Wyngarden 'shot dead Rick and Gail Brink in 1987 because he was jealous of their relationship and worried she would reveal they had sex'
The case fell cold for years until investigators re-opened it in 2011 .
In 2013, Wyngarden's wife 'cracked and told cops that her husband had admitted to killing the couple but t... |
fd652577ed8934461e92b3444224e39137db36db | By . Louise Boyle . A teenage drug dealer has been arrested for the fifth time on drug charges alongside his pregnant girlfriend who was allegedly smuggling black-tar heroin in her crotch. Brandon Lee Rumple, 19, and Tasha Nicole Simpson, 25, who is eight-months' pregnant, had been under surveillance in Rowan County, N... | Brandon Lee Rumple, 19, and Tasha Nicole .
Simpson, 25, who is eight-months' pregnant, were under surveillance in Rowan County, NC .
Tasha Nicole Simpson, 25, had stashed drugs in her crotch area .
Black-tar heroin - named for its dark, gooey consistency - is popular with drug producers as it is cheaper to make than pu... |
fd653f2100b3e331fc631b6c052a6d83e77e4f30 | By . Paul Newman for the Daily Mail . Follow @@Paul_NewmanDM . Moeen Ali’s father has condemned the abuse directed at the England all-rounder and labelled it ‘disgraceful’. A large number of Indian fans verbally abused Moeen during the Twenty20 international against England at Edgbaston, perhaps due to his Pakistani he... | Moeen Ali booed by Indian support during T20 win at Edgbaston on Sunday .
Ali's father claims Worcestershire star was abused due to Pakistani heritage .
Police still classified abuse as a 'non-crime hate related incident' |
fd654cd9db4e21480b798c11b9154aa59c539c07 | A massive northern California wildfire that's threatening Yosemite National Park and San Francisco's key water and power sources grew Monday, becoming the 13th largest in state history, state fire authorities said. The Rim Fire, which has devoured 160,980 acres, has scorched an area about the size of the city of Chicag... | The Rim Fire has burned more than 160,000 acres in California .
A top priority is stopping the fire from spreading further in Yosemite National Park .
Evacuating residents say they're worried about their homes .
Official: "We're going to do everything in our power to protect" Yosemite . |
fd65642332ce8b23efe0acfdfc2bebcdb1759443 | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 10:09 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:51 EST, 16 January 2014 . Blackmailer: Daood Hussain, 28, who demanded £10,000 and sex in return for not publishing the lingerie photos . A blackmailer who repeatedly raped a Muslim woman and pocketed her life savings after threatening to pub... | Daood Hussain, 28, threatened to advertise the woman as a prostitute .
Judge said he treated the victim 'in a demeaning and degrading fashion'
Hussain was found guilty of blackmail and 12 charges of rape . |
fd659d4c137566ab5d05e08d6704209a8ad63c67 | Kurt Busch has a reason not to believe his ex-girlfriend's claim she was assaulted his ex-girlfriend: she is a trained government assassin who once came home in an evening gown covered in blood. The 36-year-old driver also known as The Outlaw appeared in court Tuesday to respond to his ex Patricia Driscoll's request f... | The NASCAR star was in court to respond to Patricia Driscoll's request for no-contact order over alleged assault .
Busch claimed Driscoll told him she was a deadly assassin who worked for the US government .
He told a story of how she once left him wearing full camo and returned in an evening gown covered in blood .
He... |
fd66b446a0ef156c08236ec9817090698fc9660a | Over a million visitors travel to the rock-cut architectural wonders of Petra, Jordan each year. The magnificent rose-red city was first established sometime in the 6th century B.C. by an ancient nomadic tribe called the Nabataeans. At the crossroads between Arabia, Egypt, and Syria-Phonecia, it became one of the most ... | Petra in southern Jordan is visited by over one million tourists annually .
The ancient city is carved directly into rock and was established around the 6th century B.C.
Bedouin tribes or "desert dwellers" still walk these lands and have done for centuries . |
fd67629ea46355e88281f19cc586d3190b96a40b | Brussels, Belgium (CNN) -- European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first "president of Europe" Thursday, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job. "I did not seek this high position, and I didn't take any steps to achieve it," Van Rompuy sa... | Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy appointed first "president of Europe," British PM Gordon Brown says .
Tony Blair ruled out after his successor as UK PM realized Blair had insufficient support .
President of EC will be first permanent chief of the European Council of Ministers .
Selection conducted by heads of state and go... |
fd67b97e141aeef68d1e6521db35f03d82ca31b3 | Former Manchester United forward Bebe has defended Cristiano Ronaldo after his sending off against Cordoba in La Liga on Saturday, insisting it could have happened to anyone. The Real Madrid star lost his cool as he endured a frustrating afternoon and was sent off for kicking Edimar Fraga with the game level at 1-1. Ro... | Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off against Cordoba in La Liga on Saturday .
Real Madrid forward kicked out at defender Frederico Edema .
Ronaldo was lucky to escape punishment after an earlier punch .
Bebe, on loan at Cordoba from Benfica, defended Ronaldo's actions .
Former Manchester United forward said it could have hap... |
fd67fcc23c2b4bcb4a3cae110328169de6f3f48b | (CNN) -- It's been a very swift turn of events. Until a few days ago Bosco Ntaganda, wanted for war crimes and for crimes against humanity, was at large. Then, in a surprising move, the Congolese Army general and ex-rebel leader turned himself in at the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda after spending the past few months in hidin... | Congolese general Bosco Ntaganda appears at ICC for first hearing .
Ntaganda surprised world by turning himself in at U.S. Embassy in Rwanda on March 18 .
ICC issued an arrest warrant for Ntaganda in 2006 for his alleged role in crimes .
Congolese government called in April 2012 for Ntaganda's arrest for war crimes . |
fd681b41264fc01d7556ea9a913d5ff8ef330823 | (CNN) -- Either Mitt Romney got really popular last weekend, or something funky was going on with his Twitter feed. The Republican presidential nominee's account on the site, which had been gaining followers at a clip of about 3,000 to 4,000 a day, appears to have gained more than 116,000 followers Friday and another 2... | Mitt Romney sees a large increase in the number of his followers on Twitter .
The Republican's account gained more than 140,000 followers in just two days .
The campaign denies gaming the numbers, which some say appear artificial .
Analyst says spike could have been faked to embarrass Romney . |
fd68404666cbfce7e8486a3dd6f07be0544aa035 | TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran has released a French academic from prison, though it's not clear when Clotilde Reiss can return home, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office announced Sunday. French national Clotilde Reiss, right, and British embassy worker Hossein Rassam, far left, in court. Reiss, 24, is the second Fr... | Not clear when Clotilde Reiss can return home, French officials said .
Reiss, 24, is second French woman facing charges released on bond .
Reiss and Nazak Afshar arrested in connection with protests after June 12 election . |
fd68483ac95ac411d03ee720f706341f00349739 | By . Mark Duell for MailOnline . An offshore worker died today after falling into the sea from a North Sea oil platform. The employee suffered fatal injuries from the fall at about 4am off the BP Unity rig, which is a pumping station based in the Forties pipeline system almost 100 east of Aberdeen. The incident was rep... | Employee suffered fatal injuries from fall at about 4am off BP Unity rig .
Pumping station is based in Forties pipeline system east of Aberdeen .
BP is 'deeply saddened' and confirms man's relatives have been told . |
fd68701fd19cb2077456598267b1b287f139ae9b | (Financial Times) -- The eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou produces more cigarette lighters and spectacles than anywhere on earth, and has long been seen as an economic trend-setter for the entire country. So reports that dozens of factory owners in the city have absconded in recent weeks, leaving workers unpaid and moun... | Manufacturing hurt by slowing demand for cheap Chinese goods, rising costs and debt .
"China suffers a serious lack of balance, co-ordination and sustainability in its development," said Hu Jintao .
Economists believe China remains on track for a soft landing as growth moderates .
There is unlikely to be a return to th... |
fd693b2a38615a99b9526ba4ad4ca3a9590992e9 | By . Inderdeep Bains . PUBLISHED: . 11:10 EST, 29 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:57 EST, 29 October 2012 . Some may dream of country mansions and huge yachts, but for the average Briton the cost of luxury is somewhat cheaper. Most believe they could afford a life of luxury on £4,413 a month after tax and national ins... | Most thought £1,922.75 a month after tax was the optimum amount for a comfortable lifestyle .
Many sacrifice socialising and going out with a partner when on a budget .
Gym memberships and charitable donations were also sacrificed to save .
A third of Britons now use debit or credit cards to pay for everything . |
fd694b79ef66d328e9357db028a4981125102258 | New Delhi (CNN) -- Two Italians have been kidnapped by Maoist insurgents in eastern India, the local authorities said Monday, in what is believed to be the first abduction of Westerners in the region. Italian nationals Bosusco Paolo and Claudio Colangelo have been held hostage by left-wing rebels in the eastern state o... | The rebels have been holding the two Italians hostage since Wednesday .
They appear to be the first Westerners kidnapped by the Maoists .
The Indian government says it is willing to negotiate for their release .
The Maoists have been fighting against the Indian authorities since the 1960s . |
fd69895411f4aa523e83cc03a360c2ffc43b954e | How many amendments does the Constitution have? And who is the president of the United States? If you cannot answer the above two questions, you may not pass the US citizenship test on civics. And therefore, you might not be able to graduate from high school in Arizona - thanks to a new bill. On Thursday, state governo... | On Thursday, Arizona governor Doug Ducey signed new bill on civics test .
All high school students will have to pass exam before they can graduate .
They must correctly answer 60 of 100 questions on government subjects .
These include current and past presidents, and details of the Constitution .
Arizona's new legislat... |
fd6a7203a237ae677b02cc81d591201cc81005f7 | By . Nick Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 19:00 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:02 EST, 11 July 2013 . Plans to create the world's biggest offshore wind farm off the coast of Britain have been approved. Work on the massive Triton Knoll site - 288 giant wind turbines off the Lincolnshire coast - can now begin after the £... | Work on the Triton Knoll site can now begin after the £3.6bn project was given the go ahead .
It will dwarf Britain's current largest offshore facility unveiled last week by David Cameron .
When complete the windfarm will generate enough power for 820,000 homes . |
fd6a8140afb763ce98a2f8c448c4e20d8ad816ce | By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 11:43 EST, 26 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:55 EST, 26 February 2013 . A schoolboy has died from meningitis just seven hours after his symptoms first appeared. Thirteen-year-old Gregor Smith, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, passed away on Sunday evening. The ‘cheeky’ schoolboy, who was a member... | Gregor Smith, 13, died from killer brain disease hours after symptoms arose .
Family and friends have paid tribute to 'cheeky schoolboy' |
fd6ad5b564f8eb07e285d47f0100a6492d25a61e | (CNN) -- He's enjoyed unprecedented success off the court, now Roger Federer has helped pave the way for some major changes at the U.S Open. As president of the ATP Player Council, the 17-time grand slam champion, from Switzerland, has helped to negotiated a hike in prize money to $50 million by 2017, nearly double the... | U.S. Open announces a rise in tournament prize money to $50 million from 2017 .
Tournament also hikes prize money for 2013 competition by a record $8.1 million .
Men's final to revert to Sunday rather than Monday as of 2015 .
Flushing Meadows also to be revamped as part of the five-year agreement . |
fd6b0f2835d6caf1b744bbe60f01da42ba5d3bb4 | By . Jenny Awford . A grass snake had to be rescued by a vet when it got stuck trying to squeeze through a drain with a frog in its throat. The two-foot long snake was carried to Sidmouth Veterinary Practice in Devon - still stuck in the metal grid - after a man spotted the reptile trapped in the grating in his garden.... | The grass snake became trapped in a garden drain in Devon .
It had just swallowed a frog which added a couple of inches to its girth .
A man spotted the two-foot serpent and carried it to a nearby vet .
Surgeon Richard Jones rescued the snake with some lubricant . |
fd6b1adacbae7b94a08584ca115d223327a61b0b | By . Emma Reynolds and Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 07:23 EST, 13 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:23 EST, 13 November 2012 . Scandal on Sesame Street: Kevin Clash, pictured with Elmo, allegedly had sex with a 16-year-old boy when he was 45 . The voice of Elmo in Sesame Street sent graphic emails to a sexual partner who... | Kevin Clash, 52, told his accuser, now 23, he would 'make his dreams come true' and offered to pay for him to visit New York .
He writes of his love and promises to protect the younger man .
The 23-year-old says Clash slept with him seven years ago, when he was 16 and the Sesame Street star was 45 .
Clash is now on lea... |
fd6b1bdfd08501f779b817df390cc39c733b6932 | By . Emily Crane . and Leesa Smith for Daily Mail Australia . The first public housing property with a multimillion dollar view of Sydney Harbour will be auctioned off in a secret location, with authorities imposing strict rules on who can attend. The heritage-listed home at 119 Kent Street is the first of 293 state-ow... | First public housing property in Sydney's CBD will be auctioned off in a secret location on Thursday night .
It's the first of 293 state houses to be sold in Millers Point and Dawes Point .
Only vetted buyers in a position to buy at the auction will be allowed entry .
More than 600 tenants will be relocated as part of ... |
fd6b714ee5b2e8f05c9cc7a45d110dc3423301c3 | By . Mark Duell . and Jennifer Newton . British folklore says that if it rains on St Swithun's Day then it will continue to do so for another 40 days, but if it is fair it will also remain so for that period. So superstitious Britons have been encouraged to get their brollies out, as wet weather is forecast for the sai... | British folklore states that if it rains on St Swithun's Day then it will continue to do so for another 40 days .
UK will be hotter than Barbados towards end of this week as we experience humid 30C (86F) temperatures .
While there is set to be some rain, most parts of UK will remain dry over next few days and it will b... |
fd6bbb69aa72834ce80bacac9adfb5b2a3514530 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:05 EST, 30 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:08 EST, 30 September 2013 . When David Neeleman founded JetBlue airlines in 1999, he sought to ‘bring humanity back to travel’ with a classless seating structure. But now the airline seems to be going against it’s mission by unveil... | New 'Mint' class will be offered on the New York to Los Angeles and New York to San Francisco routes early next summer .
The new class will feature lie-back seats, a personal 15-inch television and a door for privacy .
Other features include a tapas-style in-flight meal and a customized amenities kit .
To soften the bl... |
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