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09d38083aaf37c827d387379177fa55b5cee4a3d | LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has issued a posthumous apology for the "appalling" treatment of Alan Turing, the British code-breaker who was chemically castrated for being gay. A portrait of Alan Turing is currently on display at the National Portrait Gallery's "Gay Icons" exhibition. The... | Online petition calling for apology for Alan Turing elicits response from UK PM .
Gordon Brown issues statement apologizing for his "appalling" treatment .
Turing committed suicide two years after undergoing chemical castration .
Best known for decoding messages from German Enigma machines in WWII . |
09d47c7349bebf732d19c3b5b86eac8bdd73cfd7 | Garry Monk has told Swansea supporters to trust the club’s board after talks commenced with foreign investors. Swansea City Supporters Trust are wary of external investment in a club that, in recent years, has been heralded for its ownership model and local backing. But chairman Huw Jenkins said last month the club wer... | Swansea City Supporters Trust are wary of external investment in a club .
Welsh club linked with American millionaire John Jay Moores .
Chairman Huw Jenkins said Swansea were 'miles behind' their rivals . |
09d4912413490fbc33cb448b9019a340a46193b2 | By . Matt Blake and Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:36 EST, 14 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:51 EST, 14 June 2013 . A local party official for Italy's Northern League caused a national uproar for posting a violent comment on her Facebook page calling for the country's first black minister to be raped. Dolores Valand... | Dolores Valandro, of Italy's Lega Nord, called for Cecile Kyenge to be raped .
She wrote 'Why does no one rape her, so she understands [what it's like]?'
Reference to story about attempted rape of two .
women by an African man .
Kyenge replies: 'This type of language is beyond me as it incites violence'
Cecile Kyenge i... |
09d4badc73423e8ba0cb825b9172e76ef0366c71 | Washington (CNN) -- The sure-to-be politically fraught nomination process for Eric Holder's replacement as attorney general will come after next month's midterm elections, the White House said on Tuesday. An official, speaking anonymously about the nomination process, said Senate Democrats urged the White House to wait... | White House says nomination process will start after midterms .
Senate Dems urged White House to wait .
Process to replace him will be rancorous, many say . |
09d63f6e03a24b6ed25fcda29deeb97cd4f2228e | With his country grappling with the damage from "hell-storm" Haiyan, a Philippines official launched a hunger strike Tuesday to pressure a U.N. climate change conference for concrete steps to fight global warming. Naderev Sano, a member of the Philippines Climate Change Commission, said he was fasting "in solidarity wi... | "How many lives do we want to lose?" hunger-striking official asks .
Sano says his brother is safe, but other relatives remain unaccounted for .
Philippines climate conference delegate fasts to demand action .
Scientists believe warmer climate will fuel more powerful storms . |
09d86bd1171a53ff276e42564bbad962fda2a297 | Britain's youngest entrepreneur has set up his third business at the age of nine. Henry Patterson started his first enterprise when he was just seven selling bags of manure for £1. The schoolboy slicker then went on to set up his own eBay store where he sold items he had bought from charity shops - and made himself £15... | Schoolboy slicker Henry Patterson started first enterprise aged seven .
Now he has started a children's online .
sweet shop called Not Before Tea .
Henry has already had over 100 orders for his sweets .
And, he looks like a junior .
Gordon Gekko from 80s film Wall Street . |
09d8857215cb52af8b41b33dff8dbc03f6bd42d9 | (CNN) -- Sylvia Robinson, a singer-songwriter who went on to become a pioneer in the hip-hop music business, introducing the seminal "Rapper's Delight," died Thursday in New Jersey of congestive heart failure. She was 76. Best known as an artist for 1973's sultry "Pillow Talk," Robinson was a "trendsetter" in music, pu... | Singer-songwriter and music entrepreneur dies at 76 .
She was most known for single "Pillow Talk"
Sylvia Robinson helped start Sugar Hill Records . |
09d913708f60d05fceb3859172638910c889f882 | (CNN) -- A line of angry protesters waving signs and wearing scows formed a ring around the front entrance of the Daily News' headquarters. They took turns at the bullhorn accusing the paper of everything from libel to genocide. They didn't bring a list of demands; they weren't looking to negotiate. They had one goal: ... | Elmer Smith remembers Chuck Stone, legendary Philadelphia journalist, who died April 6 .
Stone was known as a thorn in the side of police and an advocate for the little guy .
Stone was a Tuskegee Airman and a founder of National Association of Black Journalists . |
09d95513143829486be87d83fe09cdf2b98ac13d | (CNN) -- The body found Saturday in a fortified bunker in Washington state is believed to be a murder suspect who had been hiding inside, the King County Sheriff's Office said. A sheriff's SWAT team blew a hole in the roof of the hideout with explosives and saw what they believe to be the body of Peter Keller. It appea... | A body with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is found .
Authorities believe it is the body of Peter Keller .
Keller is suspected of killing his wife and daughter .
His motive for the slayings is unclear . |
09dba9542ee64697d789d47ecd3bd53bc8b0d953 | (CNN) -- 2005 champions Croatia take on neighbors and arch-rivals Serbia in the Davis Cup quarterfinals this weekend -- their first tennis clash since becoming independent nations following the break-up of the old Yugoslavia. The tie in Split gives Croatia home advantage, but in terms of world rankings Serbia, headed ... | Croatia take on Serbia in Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in Split .
First tennis clash between the nations since the break-up of the old Yugoslavia .
Serbian number one Novak Djokovic confident his team can secure victory .
Defending champions Spain without Rafael Nadal for tie against France . |
09dd11faeff6665ac70fad840bfa2a2b21ac2717 | Paul Scholes believes Raheem Sterling and Jack Wilshere should follow the lead of Juan Mata and play in next summer's European Under 21 Championship, should England qualify. Gareth Southgate's Young Lions take on Croatia in the first leg of their play-off at Molineux on Friday night and head into the match in fine form... | Paul Scholes says an England Under 21 call-up for a senior player such as Calum Chambers shouldn't be considered a demotion .
Juan Mata won the European Under 21 Championship with Spain the year after he had been part of their World Cup-winning squad in South Africa .
Jack Wilshere and Raheem Sterling eligible for Unde... |
09dd93b0fe9ada5ead807f15de4fadf4bd3b9fbd | London, England (CNN) -- Not many people would see quadriplegia as a gift. But then, not many people are Paul Callahan. As a 21-year-old Harvard University student, Paul's life was full of possibility. An undergraduate studying business at one of the best universities in the world, there was a lot to look forward to fo... | Quadriplegic Paul Callahan will represent the U.S. in sailing at Paralympics .
Broke his neck in freak accident when he was a 21-year-old undergrad at Harvard .
Went on to graduate from business school and work on Wall Street for 15 years .
Now CEO of Sail to Prevail, a sailing school for disabled children . |
09dedb0cb7390ede267efea0b9af8f350ebdbbfa | Historic: President Barack Obama will make a groundbreaking visit to Burma later this month, it has emerged. He is pictured celebrating following his re-election on Tuesday . President Barack Obama will make history by becoming the first U.S. President to visit Burma, it has emerged. The visit - which would be one of ... | The visit - which would be one of the first foreign trips following Obama's re-election on Tuesday - will take place on November 18/19 .
It is believed Obama will meet with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as well as reformist President Thein Sein . |
09df2ae8806bd0e78398bb1cc2bc8b1e4d200061 | By . Richard Shears . PUBLISHED: . 10:16 EST, 16 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:36 EST, 16 November 2012 . A shipwrecked yacht containing £80million of cocaine and the decomposing body of a dead crew member has been found by divers in the Pacific. The unusual discovery of the French-named vessel called Jereve, which... | Vessel had been tracked by drug enforcement authorities after it left Ecuador, but they lost contact on October 5 .
Discovery of 204 one-kilo blocks of cocaine was made about ten miles north of Tonga's main island .
Police trying to identify whether second crew member who is missing is dead or managed to escape . |
09df70a379653872798f1284efe95240944f6af6 | (EW.com) -- In the late 1950s, a young singer called Ernest Evans began going by the name of Chubby Checker, a handle bestowed in part by Dick Clark's wife (seriously!). Because it was a less vulgar time, nobody thought to warn young Chubby that his new moniker was just begging to be used as a lame double entendre (exa... | The "Chubby Checker" app has run afoul of the singer .
It claims to predict the size of a certain body part .
The app was removed years ago . |
09e1f6253baaa7732bfaaa5242f8cd834f892396 | By . Joshua Gardner . Two stars of popular new reality series Southern Charm whose pregnancy false alarm became a major story arc really did have a baby. Thomas Ravenel, 51, and much younger girlfriend Kathryn Dennis, 22, became parents despite an episode in which Dennis' pregnancy test came back negative that aired o... | Former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel welcomed a baby girl with Kathryn Dennis welcomed Kensington Calhoun Ravenel March 24 .
Ravenel was put away for 10 months in 2008 on federal cocaine charges .
The millionaire former real estate developer now appears on Bravo's Southern Charm series .
Ravenel has a May-Dec... |
09e22b5c5c44a5a4258405d07966b578ec1aff4b | Her role as Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek inspired the first black astronaut to fulfill her dreams of working with Nasa. But Nichelle Nichols might have left to pursue a career on Broadway were it not for the intervention of a very unlikely Trekkie - Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Although he's best known for his rousing sp... | Nichelle Nichols was set to take up an offer to of a role on Broadway .
But then she met Dr King who told her 'I am your biggest fan'
Hers was perhaps the first significant TV role for a black woman .
'You cannot leave,' Dr King said. 'It has been heavenly ordained' |
09e2a179b71398373322cf6204bbe3b43cf7e285 | 'Diatribe': Jeremy Hardy has come under criticism from Radio 4 listeners for his 'extreme left-wing views' on his show . The BBC has admitted it finds it ‘very difficult’ to find Conservative comedians to appear on radio programmes in order to provide political balance. Radio 4’s comedy boss has claimed it is a ‘strugg... | Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation led to complaints from Radio 4 listeners .
Show criticised for 'Tory bashing' and 'prejudiced extreme left wing views'
Commissioning editor Caroline Raphael has now admitted it is a struggle to find comedians with a right-wing point of view . |
09e36805cae167da8fb312e88cd430be60bed45b | By . Laurie Whitwell . Last updated at 7:13 PM on 6th August 2011 . This is certainly not something you see every day. A baseball fan dressed in a green Morph suit ran onto the pitch during a game in Madison, Wisconsin, and managed to wrestle, sprint and slide his way to escape from SIX security men in pursuit. He made... | Got help from a yellow Morph man . |
09e3b1b7dc99bda1434029378eae5a4e95b72e11 | By . James Salmon . House prices have grown at their fastest pace since the financial crisis, fuelling fears that the Help to Buy scheme is inflating a new property bubble. In the latest sign of recovery in the housing market, an influential report from Hometrack has found that three quarters of postcodes registered pr... | Hometrack report found three quarters of postcodes registered price gains .
Across England and Wales, average prices rose by 4.4 per cent to £206,726 .
Highest registered by Hometrack since 2007 - fuelling fears of 'bubble' |
09e42d78e00f893020d8f4f5c37e86391aec91f3 | Singer Samantha Jade has been mocked on social media for her role in an advertising campaign for Australian supermarket chain Woolworths. The X Factor winner appears in the commercials which debuted on Sunday night during the Australian Open as the face of the supermarket's catchy 'Cheap Cheap' jingle. One of the ads w... | Samantha Jade is the face of the Woolworths 'Cheap Cheap' adverts .
She has been slammed on social media for the 'cringeworthy' commercials .
The ad debuted during the Australian Open Men's Final on Sunday night .
It features her singing and dancing on court with 50 ballkids . |
09e5339673b6e3a5637feec83e046a6c76090451 | Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- More than 160 people have been arrested in connection with the massacre earlier this month of scores of people in central Nigeria, a national police spokesman told CNN Monday. Of the 163 arrested, 41 will be charged with homicide, said spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu. The other 122 will be charged wit... | More than 200 people were slain on March 7 in mostly Christian towns .
Of the 163 arrested, 41 will be charged with homicide .
Massacre thought to be in retaliation for deaths of about 150 Muslims in January .
Nigeria has a mainly Muslim north and a mainly Christian south . |
09e5d246c504d64dc17669f6c8aa40914564bf01 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 01:00 EST, 26 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:15 EST, 26 March 2012 . The wife of the U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan villagers has defended her husband in an interview with NBC's Today show, saying she finds the charges ‘unbelievable' while vowing to stand by him. Karilyn ... | Karilyn Bales said her husband showed no signs of PTSD .
Has defended her husband, saying she finds charges 'unbelievable'
Spoken to him twice since shooting but did not ask him about accusations .
U.S. paid $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan villager killed .
A gunman in Afghan uniform shot dead two British troop... |
09e613fd338382dc34b755ff6a13504b7803306b | Millie Mackintosh reveals her top hosting tips . The glamorous Made In Chelsea star is always showing off her perfectly put-together meals and culinary conquests on social media. And now Millie Mackintosh reveals her top tips for hosting the perfect dinner party this festive season exclusively to Femail. Millie's advic... | She and rapper husband Professor Green are hosting their first Christmas .
Made In Chelsea star says lighting, avoiding booze and planning are key .
Recommends mellow music during dinner, and livelier tunes afterwards .
Tips come in light of research showing two thirds will shun pub for home . |
09e62b334425ef4eee26be483a625858c91340eb | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 08:29 EST, 23 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:19 EST, 23 November 2013 . Jailed: Michael Garner, 53, was jailed for five years eight months at Chester Crown Court . A financial adviser stole almost £1 million from friends, a charity and investors to feed his online gambling addiction. ... | Michael Garner, 52, placed bets totalling £1.5m, but only won £750,000 .
He stole money from a primary school PTA as well as his friends .
Gambled on average about £10,000 a day on betting website Jackpotjoy .
Garner was sentenced to five years and eight months in jail . |
09e68430afb555ad65bf0d3a864b207d06b5e5bb | BlackBerry has finally unveiled the first round of price details and the release date for its Passport phone, after teasing it for months. The 4.5-inch square design launches in the US on Wednesday, and a SIM-free handset will cost $599. It is expected to roll out to more regions 'over the coming months', but prices in... | The BlackBerry Passport has a full HD 4.5-inch square screen .
It shows 60 characters, compared to 40 on a rectangular 5-inch device .
The device combines a large touchscreen with a physical keyboard .
It will launch in the US for $599 before being rolled out to more regions .
Prices in other regions may vary due to sa... |
09e77398895c34bc8b903df06c0b3a792a966831 | Russia's anti-gay stance was thrown into confusion today by speculation that fake lesbian pop duo tATu will be the surprise performers at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. The line-up for the February 7 opening ceremony is a closely guarded secret, but flame-haired singer Lena Katina yesterday tweeted 'we ha... | Ironically, children's groups in Britain once accused the pop duo of promoting homosexuality among teenagers . |
09e779a2c0c0d93d4f0a77ef8939ac6c23f461d2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 13:56 EST, 16 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 14:07 EST, 16 January 2014 . Convicted: Albrecht Muth, 49, has been found guilty of strangling his socialite wife, 91, in 2011 . An eccentric German man who pretended to be an Iraqi army general was today found gu... | Albrecht Muth beat and strangled Viola Drath in their bathroom in August 2011 but told police that she must have fallen .
Prosecutors say he was motivated by inheritance money .
But Muth's lawyer argued there was no evidence linking him to the death .
Drath was a German journalist and playwright who disinherited Muth . |
09e7b37afc88d45dd73d119fd2960b87f6ad512e | By . Eddie Wrenn . PUBLISHED: . 05:21 EST, 1 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:43 EST, 1 October 2012 . The 22-foot-long 'Tyrannosaurus Rex of the Sea' has been unveiled by scientists, who discovered and researched the remains of two giant prehistoric crocodiles. The two crocodiles - Plesiosuchus and the 17-foot-long Da... | Crocodile roamed oceans which covered south England .
Two new species of crocodiles 'hunted like mammals' |
09e80bdf4ba18264c037161e5aeb6749c6008154 | Northampton broke Leicester hearts in last season's Aviva Premiership play-offs - and Saints boss Jim Mallinder believes the Tigers will be 'hurting' ahead of Saturday's showdown at Franklin's Gardens. The dramatic 21-20 victory for Northampton, which was secured by a late Tom Wood try, ended Leicester's run of appeari... | Northampton won 21-20 against Leicester to end their Premiership final run .
Coach Jim Mallinder has prepared his team to face an angry Leicester side .
Sam Burgess is set to make the bench for Bath against Gloucester . |
09e85f27e570624247c093b7dd81388330c92015 | By . Jonny Singer . Italy legend Paolo Maldini says he doesn't understand Roy Hodgson's decision to leave Ashley Cole out of England’s World Cup squad. The former AC Milan defender, who played until the age of 40, called Cole 'one of the great left backs of all time' and praised the Chelsea man for his big game perform... | Former Italy defender called Cole 'one of the great left backs of all time'
Says Chelsea man would have been one of the first names he'd have picked .
Maldini played until he was 40, and thinks Cole is still one of the best . |
09e96e29fb6c8dda5ee9bc55d1b2e3ae8d6dbb83 | Neymar was involved in a row with a Manchester City fan after being substituted during Barcelona's Champions League last-16 victory at the Etihad Stadium. The Brazil captain left the pitch with ten minutes to play and Barcelona sitting pretty with a 2-1 lead over 10-man City. But instead of watching his team see out th... | Neymar had an angry exchange with fan when he was substituted .
The Brazil captain then returned to confront supporter at the final whistle .
Young man in Manchester City shirt appeared to accuse player of diving .
Neymar claims he was 'mocking' the fan who abused him .
Neymar could face UEFA sanctions if City report t... |
09e97758ee4e0bf1a6b3ebe758789124beb82e1d | By . Tom Bower . PUBLISHED: . 19:13 EST, 19 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:37 EST, 20 June 2012 . Controversial: Brilliant historian Gitta Sereny's 1972 book tried to argue that society was to blame for Mary Bell¿s crimes. In Sereny¿s opinion, the killer was simply the victim of her childhood . Four years after 11-year-... | Gitta Sereny tried to claim society was to blame for child murderer Mary Bell's crimes .
Credibility boosted by the .
fact she was brought up in Vienna and her heavily accented English .
Brave woman but denial of Jewish past put question mark over her career . |
09ebedc3561e683b414fa20d0554e9a3bf0db58f | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 12:52 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:09 EST, 30 October 2013 . Computer giant Dell is facing angry complaints from customers claiming their new laptop smells like cat urine. Dozens of users of the £900 Latitude 6430u Ultrabook device say it whiffs of feline wee. The issue w... | Dozens of users of the £900 Dell Latitude 6430u Ultrabook claim it smells .
Dell said the problem is not the result of contamination but a problem with the manufacturing process, which has now been resolved .
Owners of the computer can send their machine away for a replacement keyboard and palm rest free of charge . |
09ec7d8a09abf31d26de0621feefcf817fe8299d | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:01 EST, 4 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:24 EST, 4 October 2012 . It's a battle almost every parent dreads - trying to get a screaming baby to eat dinner. But one father has discovered the secret to getting his fussy 10-month-old son Benjamin to finish his food. Andrew Tsai,... | Hit Korean video has calming effect on screaming baby .
The 10-month-old only starts eating once 'Gangnam Style' starts playing . |
09ee814f716ca22ef5ba154c0fd24c17c88fae6e | By . Adrian Durham . Follow @@talkSPORTDrive . Over the next couple of weeks, and especially when England play Costa Roca in Belo Horizonte on June 24, you will hear a lot about a game played in the same city which is seen as the biggest World Cup shock of all time – USA 1-0 England in 1950. In particular you will hear... | England travelled to Brazil 1950 as one of the favourites for the trophy .
But they were humiliated by the USA, who were rank outsiders .
Goalscorer Joe Gaetjens wasn't American and captain Ed McIlvenny was Scottish . |
09ef00ef615595ea5ace3503f81b39efe5e63e54 | (CNN) -- Members of the international community have reacted to the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran and the oppostion protests which have accompanied the result. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pictured at a rally held in Tehran Sunday to celebrate his re-election as Iranian president. U.S. Secretary of St... | U.S. Vice President Joe Biden: Questions need to be asked about vote .
UK: We admire passion of the election, Iran needs to address fears about fairness .
EU Presidency: Hopes outcome sees opportunity for dialogue on nuclear issue .
Turkish media: President, prime minister have offered congratulations . |
09ef62ca7c926124b1309e5995e9b2b0c318b8e8 | A family found their missing pet tortoise in a store room more than 30 years after they lost her, it was reported today. Manuela disappeared from her home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1982 and despite a lengthy search was never seen again. Her owners, the Almeida family, assumed she had run away after builders working... | Manuela disappeared from her home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1982 .
Found when owners finally cleared out store room after father died .
Vet believes she survived by eating termites from the wooden floors . |
09eff5e905cac8d0e1cbfd4e293573d9b477c3a1 | (CNN) -- He has beheaded again. The tall, masked British man with the London accent, working with ISIS. His first two victims were American journalists. His third was a fellow citizen, British aid worker David Haines. British Prime Minister David Cameron hastily assembled a meeting of his top national security advisers... | ISIS executioner, tall man with London accent, has beheaded a third man, a UK aid worker .
Peter Bergen says British officials believe they know the identity of the killer .
A UK estimate puts the number of Westerners fighting in Syria at more than 2,600 .
Bergen: UK officials not releasing the name of the killer "for ... |
09f04b3a30e1daeb468ec3f62ab190342ba8eb45 | By . Rebecca English . His great-grandfather dropped the family name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha during the First World War because it sounded too Germanic. But Prince Charles wasn't given the chance to dodge his Teutonic roots yesterday when he was presented with a large freshly-baked pretzel. He was handed the pastry by Stuttg... | Prince Charles was handed a giant pretzel when he visited a bakery .
Meanwhile, Camilla went wine-tasting in Eastbourne, East Sussex .
She was serenaded by a 40-strong school choir .
Visited physiotherapy gym, and toured its 20-bed in-patient unit . |
09f2364a27ccba33c8f0bb55ab331fce54edffed | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 10:47 EST, 27 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:09 EST, 27 May 2013 . The parents of a toddler who lost both legs and an arm to meningitis are battling for a new vaccine to be introduced across the UK. Tommy Brown contracted the deadly disease at just five months old. He was given just a f... | Tommy Brown contracted the deadly disease at just five months old .
Lost both his legs, his right arm and fingers on left arm to the condition .
Was given just a five per cent chance of survival after his heart stopped .
His parents are now campaigning for new meningitis vaccine to be approved .
Will protect against th... |
09f2b1aca9eb76c91c2535f36c010e05293b5ca9 | Yaya Toure is not motivated by money but instead by the pursuit of a long-term technical role at Manchester City, according to his agent. The Ivory Coast international seemed to express his unhappiness at the Etihad Stadium through Twitter on Tuesday after his agent Dimitry Seluk publicly claimed his client felt undera... | Yaya Toure's agent Dimitry Seluk claims the midfielder would like a coaching role at Manchester City .
Toure is upset that the club did not celebrate his 31st birthday appropriately .
Man City have no intention of selling Toure despite his agent's outburst . |
09f351693d26984e93064536defb4e6d5555386e | Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi government has aired videos showing three men, who claim to be members of the ousted Baath Party, saying they were involved in last month's devastating Baghdad attacks. In recent months the Iraqi government has played a number of such videos for reporters. Many Iraqis have voiced skepti... | Iraqi officials air videos showing alleged confessions by Baath Party members .
Men in videos say they helped in bombings that killed 160 last month .
Some say government trying to discredit Sunni Muslims so they won't run for office .
U.S. general says remnants of Baath Party have teamed up with al Qaeda in Iraq . |
09f48a28bdf2df253b96ae6eb26f92def5a04642 | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . PUBLISHED: . 19:08 EST, 18 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:53 EST, 19 September 2012 . Women who play away from home might want to consider the punishment meted out for similar indiscretions hundreds of years ago in Warwickshire. While adultery in this day and age might end up in the divorce c... | Ancient documents have been unearthed stipulating strange laws in the county during the late Middle Ages .
Historians spent six months collating the records and putting them on to an online database .
They can now be viewed on the internet for the first time on the National Archives' Manorial Documents Register . |
09f5704c9a59b73164aac165e6366c4d05100cf8 | When midnight strikes on New Year's Day, John Martin will be sipping champagne as he flies over the South Pole on his 996th flight on a Qantas plane. The 82-year-old from Wollongong, just south of Sydney, boarded a 12-hour Qantas 747 flight at around 6pm on December 31, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. As one of... | John Martin will complete his 996th flight with Qantas on New Years Day .
He was invited on a privately chartered day tour with Antarctica Flights, in which four hours will be spent over Antarctica at 10,000 feet .
He has flown 148 long-haul journeys to New York and 138 to London .
The former television news editor has... |
09f8a8a06dbfa272a3f5258f7b730a7c3de5af2d | (CNN) -- A free Lamborghini in Miami, Florida. Brazos, a new luxury condo development in Austin, Texas, will auction off its rooms at deep discounts in May. Complimentary housekeeping in Phoenix, Arizona. Two bedrooms for the price of one in Atlanta, Georgia. It's a buyers market again for condominium shoppers after ye... | Condo market continues to see slow sales in cities like Miami, Phoenix and Atlanta .
Thousands of units will come onto the market this year despite declining demand .
Auctions are selling upscale properties at 40 percent off to cut their inventory .
Marketing gimmicks like free cars, housekeeping or upgrades are also o... |
09f8ebf0d5319187d944977219fb8edb62f23c29 | HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has introduced a $1,000 note -- $10 trillion in the old value -- as the country battles to end cash shortages in the hyper-inflationary environment. Zimbabwe's currency is trading around Z$350 -- $35 trillion in the old value -- against U.S. dollar. However,... | Z$1,000 note can only purchase a loaf of bread .
Zimbabwe's agro-based economy in free-fall for more than a decade .
Robert Mugabe blames country's economic collapse on sanctions . |
09f96093a80099ddc7f0031879d23c7d3abf526e | This is the incredible moment when a Peruvian police officer crosses five lanes of busy traffic to rescue a stranded puppy. Juan Manuel Iman Zena, 34, had spotted the terrified young dog on the busy Panamericana Sur, in the Peruvian capital Lima. Concerned about its welfare, and fearing it could cause a major accident,... | Juan Manuel Iman Zena spotted the puppy on a busy road in Lima, Peru .
Worried it could cause an accident the police officer crosses the highway .
Video of him risking his life to save the young dog has since gone viral . |
09f9af57ab354267ead7ca08f770d78d7f3212de | By . Meghan Keneally . and Louise Boyle . Robert Wilson committed suicide in December and now details of his will have been released, showing he left $2million to his assistant and millions to the executor of his will. The 87-year-old hedge funder-turned-philanthropist's health was deteriorating and had recently suffer... | Robert Wilson's left all of his fortune to charity with the exception of gifts to his assistant of 20 years and his business manager .
He killed himself on December 23 in New York City after suffering a debilitating stroke the month before .
Friends fondly remembered that the openly gay 87-year-old took the subway and ... |
09fb8e410d612e924a034bac6647c41c6716ea9e | By . Rebecca English . Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. But as the Duchess of Cambridge’s first official portrait was unveiled to the public yesterday, art critics were, unusually, largely united in their condemnation. ‘Ghastly ... rotten ... an out and out disaster,’ was the view of the editor of the B... | Painting is sure to be divisive - but Kate is said to be 'thrilled' with it .
The Duchess is shown grimacing rather than smiling .
Hair has a coppery tinge and there are shadows and lines under her eyes .
Artist wanted to capture her 'charm, serenity and intelligence’ |
09fc166b33d5bcbb466fcccfedb208ff67b531f1 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:38 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:35 EST, 12 July 2013 . George Osborne has started wearing a hi-tech wristband which makes sure he gets a good night’s sleep. The Chancellor of the Exchequer revealed he uses the UP wristband to monitor his sleep pa... | Chancellor says gadget tracks his sleep, exercise and food intake .
Was seen wearing £100 UP by Jawbone while being grilled by MPs .
It is used to take a ‘holistic approach to a healthy lifestyle’
Education Secretary Michael Gove also wearing one . |
09fc47aef88c709afcbacbd9713c24750fd7a880 | Smells can influence our views - and a particularly pungent one can increase our conservatism and even change our views on same sex marriage, it has been claimed. In a new study, titled 'Disgust and the Politics of Sex,' researchers say that an odour really can change our mind - and even change our religious views. The... | Team found 'strong and consistent link between induced disgust and less support for gay marriage'
Used butyric acid, the smell found in rancid butter and sweat, to test theory .
Those exposed to smell more likely to reject gay marriage, restrict sex to marriage, disapprove of the use of pornography, and believe in Bibl... |
09fd11d4e61255165dee1912d6e71c51883b606d | HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- A comic-book character popular in Mexico for generations has run into a cultural barrier at the border, where Americans see him as a racist caricature. Comic book character Memin Pinguin is "a disgrace," an African-American activist says. For more than 60 years Mexicans have followed the adventu... | Wal-Mart pulls popular Mexican books after shopper complains .
Memin Pinguin has been cherished in Mexico for generations .
Characters' features insult blacks, say activist and shopper .
Stories teach valuable lessons about life, defender maintains . |
09fd5c0809fba61e70350ab56e806cae86ba28c3 | An American doctor caught Ebola while working for the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone has been released from an Atlanta hospital after conquering the disease - nearly six weeks after he was flown back to the US for treatment. The doctor's name was kept closely guarded and out of the public record while he was... | The male patient was being treated at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital since early September .
The patient, who is the only one on American soil who to remain anonymous, had been working in an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone .
The patient claims he plans on 'sharing more information in future weeks' |
09fda69a62d6987dcefb716d6cc797ef44b02af5 | (CNN) -- A historic site in China's former capital that dates back more than 600 years to the Ming Dynasty was damaged Sunday after a Ferrari raced across it before a publicity event for the Italian carmaker, the official Xinhua news agency said. The Ferrari 458 Italia sped around the ramparts of the ancient city walls... | Ferrari leaves tread marks on city walls dating to Ming Dynasty in Nanjing .
Ferrari said the drive was taken unauthorized by staff from its local distributor .
District tourism bureau has reprimanded officials in charge of the city walls . |
0a000f521734500aa360bf6bb2bb31446e4d66cd | By . Associated Press . Last updated at 1:48 AM on 11th December 2011 . Dana and Elizabeth Davis had spent nearly five gruelling days stranded in their car in the rugged Arizona mountains during a snowstorm when they finally realised they needed to venture out for help. The car had run out of petrol, and their rations ... | Elizabeth and Dana Davis spent five days stranded in rugged Arizona mountains before trying to walk to safety .
Elizabeth, 82, died just 15ft from car .
Husband speaks of letters his wife wrote to her children as she feared the worst . |
0a001b54b5b0ea17f11aa8d7acafb40ae7748ca6 | Their 11-game winning streak may have come to an abrupt end after Saturday's horror show against Malaga, but Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique were still out and about the following night. Amidst renewed talks of crisis at the Nou Camp after Juanmi's goal sent the La Liga title challengers crashing to their fir... | Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique were photographed outside the Casino de Barcelona at around midnight on Sunday .
The pair were joined by Chelsea star and former team-mate Cesc Fabregas .
Catalans' 11-game win streak ended on Saturday after a loss to Malaga .
Barcelona face Manchester City in Champions Leagu... |
0a02013ba07cb3118e64f3e9aecab33687ad1fb9 | By . Damien Gayle . If you'd just fallen through a ceiling at work, you might expect a little help. But none was forthcoming for hapless shop worker Ryan Veltkamp, whose colleague appeared completely unconcerned at his plight. Despite coming crashing down surrounded by debris, the assistant at Baneberry Golf and Resort... | CCTV captured the moment Ryan Veltkamp came plummeting into the shop .
Ironically, he was in the attic searching for the cables controlling the CCTV . |
0a02f8f34bbbce835d5c80bf79d9776b41462349 | Poland's former democracy leader Lech Walesa has broken his leg - and landed in a hospital where a fellow patient is a communist-era official involved in directing the 1981 crackdown that put him in prison. Walesa, 71, the founder of the Solidarity trade union and a former president of Poland, broke his right leg on Tu... | Poland's Nobel Peace Prize winner bedridden in hospital with broken leg .
Lech Walesa helped found the Solidarity trade union movement in 1980 .
He is being treated in the same hospital as an old communist nemesis .
General Czeslaw Kiszczak played a key role in imposing martial law in 1981 .
Hospital doctors are examin... |
0a03ba4e2d247acacfddd4e53270a008b5c1fff0 | (CNN) -- Among the entertainers who have donated their energies to the USO in recent years are Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, Kid Rock, Queensryche, Toby Keith, Lewis Black and Robin Williams. Stephen Colbert's trip to Iraq, facilitated by the USO, was six months in the planning. But when the USO con... | USO often brings thoughts of Bob Hope, but organization well beyond that .
Group offers technology, entertainment to troops overseas .
USO played key role in arranging "Colbert Report" from Iraq . |
0a044ad1c5023c5437d67023376caa8d54d242dd | By . David Wilkes . PUBLISHED: . 11:40 EST, 19 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:17 EST, 19 November 2012 . Accused: Bobby and Moira Roberts have been charged with animal cruelty after secret footage revealed they allowed their elephant to be beaten (file picture) The former owners of Britain’s last circus elephant ins... | Bobby and Moira Roberts appeared at Northampton Crown Court accused of causing Anne, 58, unnecessary suffering .
Mr Roberts allegedly caught on camera kicking Anne in the trunk and then allowing his staff to abuse her .
The couple deny all charges and face a five-day trial .
Anne now lives at Longleat in a paddock with... |
0a045dcc5d3fddad8617a17db4fb36e490921b75 | Republicans have muscled a $1.1 trillion bill financing government agencies through the House after President Barack Obama phoned Democratic lawmakers and urged them to back the measure. The House approved the measure late Thursday by 219-206, hours before a midnight deadline, avoiding a government shutdown. The compro... | House approved the measure late Thursday by 219-206 .
Compromise bill keeps agencies funded through next September .
Some conservatives opposed fact it did not block Obama's recent executive actions on immigration .
The bill must now be approved by the Democratic-run Senate .
John Boehner, the Republicans' House leader... |
0a050dbe85bff2aa1efd4dbeb4628bc6fc9f46f1 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 14:32 EST, 11 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:32 EST, 11 April 2012 . Crushed to death: Gary Whiting, 51, died immediately when a co-worker switched on a machine he was inside . Arms maker BAE Systems is facing a fine of at least £100,000 after admitting responsibility for the death of a... | Firm criticised for health and safety failures .
Gary Whiting, 51, was one year from retirement . |
0a05715184ed236ada505e0540361cc7820b3b57 | Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. Coast Guard chopper responding to a possibly distressed boater off the South Carolina coast was forced to make an emergency landing when the pilot was temporarily blinded by a laser, the service said. The scare on Wednesday near Garden City Beach was the third time in as many weeks that Coast... | The Coast Guard chopper was responding to reports of flares off South Carolina coast .
Temporarily blinded pilot makes a safe emergency landing, no distressed boater found .
There have been multiple laser incidents targeting Coast Guard pilots in recent weeks . |
0a05b14962b2e73bbff82086762e0e23d32b359f | Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Turn up the music, crack the window -- falling gas prices have flipped on the road-trip ignition switch. The Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle is 104 feet long and 95 feet wide at the alcove. I decided to celebrate the unofficial return of reasonable driving vacations with a venture to the... | William Randolph Hearst entertained Hollywood stars at his estate near San Simeon .
The 165-room estate stretches over 127 acres overlooking the Pacific .
Hearst filled the rooms with art and antiquities from around the world . |
0a05f1fb74f6e35a2ff5a82fa62ff670baa7c962 | Mike Page and his wife woke up in their Atlanta home Tuesday morning to find their two-year-old boxer, Brix, was happily gnawing on a bone in the driveway. When Page went up to see what Brix had in her mouth, he was shocked to find what resembled a human bone. 'It looked like a femur bone, it was a very large bone,' Pa... | Two-year-old boxer Brix was in her driveway gnawing on a bone .
Owner Mike Page thought the bone looked like it belonged to a human and called police .
The medical examiner determined it was a tibia or a femur from a human being and called in cadaver dogs, which located a human skeleton nearby .
The remains were in an ... |
0a061fb6e6d4a92232e782727879383aa3e08196 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 06:07 EST, 18 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:36 EST, 18 February 2014 . Thomas Gainsborough painted some of Britain’s most recognisable landscapes as well as some of the 18th century's most famous aristocrats. So, the discovery of what could be the great artist’s paints has got ar... | The ‘bladders’ of paint spent hundreds of .
years gathering dust in the attic at the famous 18th century .
Suffolk-born painter’s former house in Sudbury .
Paints were discovered just after the house was opened to the public as a museum and art gallery some 50 years ago .
They will undergo a scientific test to date the... |
0a06e1c26ef6cbadd8f508ec2ade220f755de6a8 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 12:04 EST, 8 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:46 EST, 8 November 2012 . A couple have been banned from keeping pets after RSPCA officers discovered they were living with almost 100 cats and dogs. RSPCA inspectors were stunned at the squalor the couple lived in at their Cumbria farmhouse... | RSPCA also find dozens .
of dogs, cats, cattle, sheep and pigs in farmhouse .
They found the .
walls, floors and furniture covered in dog excrement .
Robert Park, 54, and his 57-year-old wife Linda Faulder-Park simply could not cope with looking after their animals . |
0a075b54c6af73ba416dfa2ba3398730aa15c454 | Follow all the movers and shakers here . Having decided their transfer business was done, Stoke City might be forced into a rethink on bringing in an attacking wide player following Peter Odemwingie's knee injury against Manchester City on Saturday. Less likely are high-profile departures from The Britannia. There is n... | Stoke could move for Oussama Assaidi following Peter Odemwingie's knee injury .
Potters are hoping to keep Ryan Shawcross at The Britannia .
Jack Butland also looks set to stay with the Potters . |
0a078513cee66db2ccaaca1b7b0755c96f0c5c8a | ISIS controls a vast compound in Iraq containing 2,500 rusting chemical weapons rockets, according to the Iraqi government. The site was bombed by the US during the 1991 Gulf War, but the munitions there were only partially destroyed, according to the UN - then left to Iraq to take care of. However, Iraqi officials wro... | Isis controls a former chemical weapons factory near Baghdad, it's claimed .
The Muthanna State Establishment made nerve agents in the 80s and 90s .
Iraq wrote to the UN this summer to say that it had lost control of the depot .
Officials said that armed terrorist groups had taken over the complex .
It comes after it w... |
0a08d8320a95f442862bdd77eb94434f83bac0fb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . While Rachel Canning hasn't made many headlines since becoming the 'spoiled New Jersey teenager' who took teenage angst to a whole new level by trying to divorce her mom and dad back in March, it doesn't mean she's stopped living life on her own terms. Now the 18-year-old who wanted to have h... | New Jersey teen Rachel Canning, 18, sued her parents in March with claims of neglect and abuse while her parents said she was just acting out .
She ended up dropping the suit and moving back in with her mother and former police chief father .
She was immediately pictured partying hard with the very boyfriend she left h... |
0a0a4c90d59df9e36ffec4ba306b4f20f3ba4acb | San Diego, California (CNN) -- What's in a name? For my friends and simpaticos in the immigration reform community, enough to go ballistic at the mere mention of the phrase: "illegal immigrant." First, there's enough to be afraid of in this world -- from big government to monsters under the bed. We shouldn't be afraid ... | Ruben Navarrette: Those who say "illegal immigrant" is a slur are wrong .
He says adult migrants who aren't legal immigrants broke the law to get to the U.S.
Navarrette: Migrants aren't criminals and are wrongly blamed for many of America's ills .
Still, he says, it doesn't help to gloss over fact that immigration laws... |
0a0aa464d262b903f44b0f8eaa67f13dd1946cfd | By . Antonia Hoyle . PUBLISHED: . 17:02 EST, 21 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:04 EST, 22 August 2013 . Suzanne Morris off to sleep at 2am as her tiny two-month-old son George lay beside her. With him snuggled between Suzanne and her husband David, the fledgling family seemed the picture of contentment. But a couple o... | Babies who share a bed with their mothers are up to five times more likely to suffer Sudden Infant Death Syndrome .
Department of Health urge placing infant in own cot for first six months .
Many mothers share a bed due to popularity of 'attachment parenting'
Others find it easier when breastfeeding .
But it can also r... |
0a0adc84ccbf9414613e145a3795dccc4828ddd4 | (CNN) -- A high school senior's lawsuit against her mother and father for financial support and college tuition hit a hurdle Tuesday when a New Jersey judge denied the teenager's request for immediate financial assistance from the parents. Rachel Canning, 18, alleges in her lawsuit that her parents forced her out of th... | Rachel Canning, 18, is suing her parents for financial support, legal fees, tuition .
She alleges she was verbally and physically abused by her parents and was forced to leave .
Canning's parents say Rachel left on her own and that she is always welcome to come back .
A judge denies her initial requests for immediate f... |
0a0b44620d0dec6fdfc1aa139ff51bcb36c56c51 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 07:12 EST, 5 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 08:18 EST, 5 November 2012 . Homeless families could be sent hundreds of miles away from the areas of London they hail from because councils are desperately trying to save money. As the Government prepares to cap housing benefit allowances ... | Local authorities say sky-high rental costs in the capital, combined with the incoming benefits cap has forced them to send people miles away from home .
Areas as far away as Manchester, Merthr Tydfil and Hull, as well as the Home Counties are all earmarked for families .
'It is going to be practically impossible to pr... |
0a0b59738a88e97ef66322a8c866d22ebf079289 | By . Julian Robinson . An extremist friend of the man who hacked soldier Lee Rigby to death with a meat cleaver has been jailed for three years - after calling for holy war against Britain. Ibrahim Hassan, 28, and his co-accused Shah Hussain, 31, published hate-filled speeches online two days after Fusilier Rigby was k... | Irbahim Hassan and Shah Hussain jailed for three years over hate speeches .
Hassan had claimed to be a friend of Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolajo .
Both men had previous convictions for encouraging terrorism in 2008 rally .
They were heavily linked to Adebolajo through banned extremist group . |
0a0c2f4e07ba05f3226e8afec1350ac82161cd2e | By . Snejana Farberov . PUBLISHED: . 02:25 EST, 5 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:39 EST, 5 December 2013 . The father of a 6-year-old victim of the Sandy Hook school shooting appeared on Piers Morgan Live today to talk about the looming one-year anniversary of the tragedy – and the pain of celebrating the holidays w... | Neil Heslin lost his son, 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, in the December 14, 2012, shooting .
Heslin criticized decision to release 911 calls made during the tragedy .
Adam Lanza's aunt, Marsha Lanza, said their family have been shaken to the core by last year's events . |
0a0d11c125e4e4b061061f44b08f60cb5b8bf177 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 6:29 PM on 29th February 2012 . A girl was sent flying after an out-of-control deer ran through a glass door and ploughed into her. Samantha Irons, 11, and her eight-year-old brother Sebastian were at a gas station on Sunday when the creature charged through the door. The sibl... | Samantha Irons, 11, left with a concussion, cuts and bruises . |
0a0f56ebc5a0a67ed18de79d99b40a42d8058d04 | Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam is open to the possibility of a move abroad in the future amid links to Real Sociedad. The 29-year-old has started just five times for Mark Hughes' men in the Premier League this season and a switch to La Liga with Sociedad - who are coached by David Moyes - has been mooted. Adam insi... | Charlie Adam is open to the possibility of moving abroad .
Scottish midfielder has started just five games this season .
Adam has been linked with a move to David Moyes' Real Sociedad . |
0a10d46e8d848941656352cdf58e587143896f2f | In the latest in our regular series on the travel habits of the rich and famous, champion skier Chemmy Alcott talks the marvels of Maui and what not to eat in Japan. Favourite childhood holiday? When I was three, we went to Crete, and a beautiful starfish floated up to me in the water and wrapped itself round my leg. I... | Star skier is usually found on snow - but dreams of moving out to Hawaii .
Salsa dancing in Havana and chai at the Taj Mahal are on her bucket list . |
0a10dea37648dc0c47a40845ae6e18999f644eab | By . Glen Owen, Political Correspondent . Tory health minister believes plain cigarette packets would have a positive impact on public health as people would be less attracted to the habit . A health minister has admitted for the first time that David Cameron is blocking the introduction of plain cigarette packaging – ... | Jane Ellison says Prime Minister is blocking plain cigarette package .
Had said plain packaging regulations would be in place by April .
Campaigners say plain packaging would be best to stop teenagers smoking .
Labour health minister says there should be no excuse for the delay . |
0a11ec5374add814d121adc9b9a9f1de8364f547 | (CNN) -- So a bunch of guys away from home, who should know better, take off their wedding rings, mix testosterone with alcohol and hookers --- an appalling combination --- argue over the price of a lady's company and, all of a sudden, the entire culture of the U.S. Secret Service is thrown into question. All of a sudd... | Jeffrey Robinson: Bad behavior of 11 Secret Service agents has caused uproar over whole force .
Time for a reality check, he says; president was not in danger .
He says most agents proud, serious, willing to make big sacrifices for job .
Robinson: Agents in scandal were stupid; now people playing politics . |
0a11ec8a477bd8f68f4ca2df556f9871c12525ad | (CNN) -- South Korean star Park Ji-sung has signed a two-year contract extension at English Premier League champions Manchester United. The 28-year-old Park has been handed a contract extension at Manchester United. The attacking midfielder is now tied to Old Trafford until 2012 as reward for his dogged displays for U... | Park Ji-Sung given two-year extension to his contract at Manchester United .
South Korea star was first player from Asia to play in Champions League final .
Park has made 127 appearances for United since joining from PSV in 2005 . |
0a12bc9fb4ad7dca66b2072094b48a126e3efd0a | (CNN) -- At this point are there any celebrities left who have not done the Ice Bucket Challenge? All across the Internet the famous are taking a dousing in the name of raising money -- and bringing awareness -- to Lou Gehrig's disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The participants include such fi... | Celebrities are stepping up to take the Ice Bucket Challenge .
It benefits funding and awareness of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease .
Some celebs have done the challenge more than once . |
0a1335c931d4b7a96296e04eab714925d6f4f4d8 | (CNN) -- Since President Xi Jinping assumed power, he's reshaped China's foreign policy by recalibrating its stresses on sovereignty and stability, what the Chinese call wei quan and wei wen. On the one hand, China has stepped up its emphasis on sovereignty, especially concerning its territorial dispute with Japan over... | President Xi has reshaped China's foreign policy, stressing sovereignty and stability .
Shen Dingli: East China Sea ADIZ looks to be China's latest attempt to stress this approach .
Facing increasing security challenges, Beijing is likely to respond in kind, Shen Dingli says . |
0a1348f35332d5c7795f9890eff8797f6135c925 | By . Andy James and Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 03:31 EST, 13 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:16 EST, 13 April 2013 . Two Premier League football clubs are advertising long internships which pay no salary, it has emerged. Reading and Wigan have come under fire for looking to take on unpaid full-time back-room staff nex... | Reading and Wigan want unpaid full-time back-room staff next season .
It comes as the Government clamps down on firms using unpaid interns . |
0a138aa82389e17ba1784bdced99379d007cc45b | Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) -- Rural villages held mass burials in northern Nigeria on Sunday, the Red Cross said, raising the possibility that six days of post-election violence have produced heavy casualties. There is no official death toll, but witnesses say hundreds have died. The government has provided few other details... | Civil Rights Congress president reports 500 burials .
There is no official death toll, but witnesses report hundreds have died .
Protesters in the mostly Muslim north charge the vote was rigged .
Violence leads Nigerian officials to delay subsequent gubernatorial elections . |
0a13a16470a0aa1c8c7224d8c207698bdf456dbe | CLICK HERE to find out why Atletico Madrid had to wait 105 days to get the trophy. Atletico Madrid were finally presented with the La Liga trophy some 105 days after winning it as they snatched their first victory of the season over newly-promoted Eibar at the Vicente Calderon. The reigning champions - minus suspended ... | Atletico Madrid beat newly-promoted Eibar 2-1 in first La Liga home game, having drawn 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano in opening match of the season .
Diego Simeone watches from stand as Atletico boss serves eight-match ban .
Atletico presented with La Liga trophy before match - 105 days after winning first title in 18 years ... |
0a1825fafd53d101b2510293919bad051fbc4d62 | Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson said he is frustrated and expects to have a plan in place to take "personnel actions" against employees responsible for manipulating patient wait lists at one VA medical center by the end of this week. He wouldn't identify the location of the center, but said it is not the Phoenix faci... | Workers responsible for manipulating patient wait lists at one center face action .
70 locations being investigated, VA boss says .
He will wait for each investigation to be complete before anyone can be fired . |
0a18565199ddcfa6265e1c7fa1ef0d3e7cc4e3a4 | Farmers are threatening protests after Iceland cut the price of a four-pint milk carton from £1 to 89p. The budget store is using milk as a loss leader – selling below cost price to lure in customers – with the result it is even undercutting discount chains Aldi and Lidl. However, the news has angered dairy farmers who... | Iceland slash cost of milk as way of luring customers into their stores .
'Stupid and rash' technique means they even undercut Aldi and Lidl .
Farmers call move a 'disgrace' and say it will be felt by dairy farmers .
Campign group Farmers For Action now planning series of demonstrations . |
0a19bd7d8f82574e12072e83d3fa0cb5527235fc | By . Sunni Upal for MailOnline . Follow @@RSUpal . Jordan Henderson's father Brian has revealed that he kept his battle with cancer a secret to avoid it affecting the Liverpool midfielder's performance on the pitch. Brian Henderson was diagnosed with the illness last November, but didn't reveal the news to his son unti... | Brian Henderson was diagnosed with illness in November last year .
He only told son Jordan the news earlier this year just before surgery .
Brian told Jordan to make him proud with his performances on the pitch .
'People at Liverpool were amazing', said Brian after telling Brendan Rodgers . |
0a19ea2e18df791497a16b3efab1f9c6e02d16d6 | Simferopol, Ukraine (CNN) -- Demonstrators clapped along to Soviet-era songs as dancers from Russia's Black Sea fleet entertained the masses at the center of Crimea's administrative capital Sunday. But it was more than just nostalgia for the old Soviet Union. With a controversial referendum over whether Crimea will rem... | Pro- and anti-Russian groups hold rival rallies in Crimea .
Putin speaks with British PM, German Chancellor about the situation there .
CNN analyst: Putin is "very worried by the situation"
The Ukrainian prime minister is expected to arrive in the United States on Wednesday . |
0a1ad82d161d90d758240407cb8c8fcebff4a212 | Washington (CNN) -- Noisy protests at military funerals, immigration reform and violent video games were among the issues on the Supreme Court's docket as the high court began its new term Monday. The term also marks the debut of Justice Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court and the first time three women are serving on the... | About 52 appeals are on the Supreme Court's schedule for the 2010-2011 term .
Issues include immigration reform, violent video games and military funerals .
Justice Elena Kagan will recuse herself from at least 24 cases .
Lawmaker to propose bill allowing retired Justice to sit in on cases of recusal . |
0a1c0855f3f719a8c4e0ec1c84f25ea8765f1241 | (CNN) -- The death toll on both sides from hostilities in Israel and Gaza is now over 1,000; among them are scores of children, and many more civilians are injured. Thousands are forced to flee their homes, and those who stay are left terrified by the bombs raining down. As negotiations for a cease-fire continue, many ... | As the death toll rises, a number of organizations are helping in both Gaza and Israel .
UNICEF estimates thousands of families in Gaza have seen their homes damaged .
Groups say children on both sides need medical care and psychosocial support . |
0a1c17d84f846eecce39356447e4d556ffdd07fa | Mary Kidson was charged with child cruelty . Mary Kidson's daughter was eight when she started having problems at school. 'She'd never been a high achiever,' recalls Mary. 'But it was as if she was going backwards: she was finding it harder to keep up in class and she got tired very easily. She complained of pains in h... | Mary Kidson's daughter was eight when she started having problems .
An endocrinologist in Brussels found she lacked several hormones .
Mary, from Herefordshire, says replacements worked wonders . |
0a1d53047d2f513e860630d13c7bd76fd6d31ff1 | If you have ever dreamt of smothering your home-cooked meals in McDonald's Big Mac sauce - now is your chance as Australians have the exclusive offer of purchasing their own famous burger condiment. Until now, the Big Mac sauce has only been delivered to McDonald’s outlets in sealed canisters and directly dispensed ont... | Aussies can buy McDonald's Big Mac Special Sauce for month of February .
Each 920 McDonald's stores have 600 25ml tubs available until sold out .
The first time offer is only available in the Australian outlets .
An exclusive one-off 500ml bottle will be auctioned on eBay .
A Big Mac Special Sauce vending machine tour ... |
0a1e599f293a96eebec255ccc6d44134a6fc7720 | Some apps are designed to provide instruction and feedback as you move . Have pricey gym memberships and celebrity workout DVDs had their day? A new breed of high-tech fitness websites and apps — programs you use on your mobile phone or tablet — offer workouts and fitness advice for a fraction of the price or even free... | High-tech fitness websites and apps offer workouts and fitness advice .
The Scientific 7-Minute Workout offers guide to 12 key exercises .
RunKeeper track your route using GPS and tell you how far you’ve gone .
Instructor Live streams live classes every month to an electronic device . |
0a1e9a3bd86791e6c8ed3943eb36daf676c87f39 | A mother is refusing to send her son to primary school after teachers threatened him with isolation because he got his hair cut like Arsenal star Olivier Giroud. Nine year-old Danny Purdy saved up £7 of his own pocket money to get a style like that of his favourite Gunner. But his mum Sarah said he came back from schoo... | Danny Purdy saved up £7 of his own money for a haircut like his hero .
The nine-year-old had his hair styled like that of Arsenal star Olivier Giroud .
However, he arrived home in tears after teachers told him off about the cut .
He will be isolated at his Bedfordshire school until his hair is 'rectified' |
0a1ea51684e15ddb091ddee7ede418f9d5ac45d6 | A Russian policeman had to cling on for dear life when a rogue driver sped off during a roadside check, and took the officer with him on his car bonnet. The policeman was stuck on the bonnet of the car for three miles before his colleagues were able to stop the 24-year-old driver by shooting his tyres flat. The inciden... | Russian policeman taken on three-mile ride on offender's car bonnet .
Police had stopped 24-year-old by the road, but he sped off with police .
His license had been suspended in the summer, but he had kept driving . |
0a1ef61e85845fc03a2aad06aabad8d34e0b36ad | By . Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 14:08 EST, 4 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:37 EST, 4 June 2013 . A judge has accepted James Holmes' plea of not guilty by reason of insanity - as the Colorado theater shooting suspect smirked and yawned his way through the hearing. Holmes, who allegedly kille... | Judge also ruled that prosecutors could access the notebook Holmes sent to his psychiatrist before the shooting spree last summer .
Insanity plea means he will now undergo lengthy mental evaluation .
If found not guilty by insanity he will go to state mental hospital indefinitely .
Holmes, who now sports long hair and ... |
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