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1071f3c7d1068fce21165cb5f94c9c78c15900be | In light of new reports that the Syrian government used nerve gas against its own citizens, killing at least 213 and as many as 1,300, President Obama is considering military options to respond to an action he previously warned the Assad government was crossing a 'red line'. U.S. naval forces are moving closer as the ... | Activists report that a nerve gas attack near Damascus Wednesday killed as many as 1,300 .
President Obama is said to be weighing his military options after he warned President Bashar Assad that chemical weapons use would be crossing a 'red line'
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the nerve gas attack needs to be verif... |
1073c0f78b5876d5ee75f1f9e2133b8c5119abc3 | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 13:42 EST, 5 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:08 EST, 5 August 2013 . Gina DeJesus, one of the three women who was snatched from the streets and held captive in a Cleveland house for a decade, has made her first public appearance since her dramatic escape. The 23-year-old looked relaxed ... | DeJesus, 23, waved and threw treats to the crowds in Sunday's parade .
It is the first time she's been in public since her escape on May 6 .
Fellow survivor Amanda Berry, 27, made first appearance on stage at a Nelly concert while Michelle Knight, 32, spoke in court last week . |
1073ecd8062d3451e5c200c3f3d91c1125d3a123 | [headerlink . Archeologists have been left scratching their heads after the unearthing of part of an ancient Egyptian sphinx in northern Israel. The find has prompted Egyptologists to speculate as to how the stone-carved mythical creature travelled so many miles from its original resting place. Some speculate that it m... | Sphinx feet, forearms and hieroglyphics found at dig site in northern Israel .
Believed to belong to Mycerinus who built one of Giza's great pyramids .
First statue from ancient Egypt to be found in the Levant area .
Speculation remains as to how it travelled from the tomb to Israel . |
10756ccaf1c5d1b8b1754dbe1ebe0fa731d8e865 | Almost two years ago, Neil Lennon masterminded Celtic's famous Champions League victory over Barcelona - now he's at the bottom of the Championship. The former Northern Ireland midfielder was appointed manager of Bolton on Sunday and has one of the most difficult tasks in English football as he looks to arrest Wanderer... | Neil Lennon has been named as Bolton Wanderers' new manager .
Former Celtic boss has replaced Dougie Freedman in the hot seat .
Bolton are bottom of the Championship table after just one win .
Lennon has several pressing priorities, including winning back the fans .
Northern Irishman turned down offers from abroad to t... |
10757c26bc11679430a26c942b37139f7b549f4b | By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 01:34 EST, 2 July 2011 . Two college students were shot dead in their car as they tried to negotiate a drug deal. Arizona State pre-med Tyler Webster, 18, and his friend 19-year-old Olek Wladyszewski were gunned down in their vehicle as they arrived to meet a dealer. Illegal immigr... | Arizona State students shot dead in car .
Jesus Estopellan set up meeting as a 'trap for Oleg 19-year-old Wladysewski'
He shot dead pre-med Tyler Webster 'to make sure there were no witnesses' |
1075f686198116edcebaf8cb21286773220af567 | (CNN) -- A group of Chilean miners who spent 69 days trapped underground have traveled to Britain as the guests of football team Manchester United. A collapse at the San Esteban mine in Chile on August 5 left 33 men stranded, but they were rescued amid jubilant scenes as the world's media watched in October. Twenty-thr... | Manchester United have welcomed 23 of the rescued Chilean miners to the club .
The men spent 69 days trapped underground at the San Esteban mine in Chile .
They were invited by the club to Britain in October after emerging from their ordeal . |
1077b033f9e9c327ff1edb2fbd617444a2218cfa | By . Katie Davies . PUBLISHED: . 14:59 EST, 11 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:46 EST, 12 February 2013 . Thousands of mourners attended a memorial service today for former Navy Seal Chris Kyle as his wife and young children paid painful tribute alongside his military colleagues who spoke of his unrelenting loyalty t... | Crowds queued for hours to enter the Cowboys stadium in Dallas to pay tribute to former Navy Seal Chris Kyle .
Wife Taya paid tribute to her loving husband and speaks of his pride at being a father as heartbreaking notes from his children are printed on the memorial's program .
Kyle was shot dead at a shooting range al... |
107820b9f1bb781aea74adba7b4cc01364132920 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 19:50 EST, 8 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:50 EST, 8 June 2013 . Male train drivers in Sweden have found a novel way to work around a shorts ban during the summer months - by wearing skirts. Drivers on the Roslagsbanan line north of Stockholm are required to wear long trousers or skirts to... | Train drivers' uniforms banned shorts, only allowing trousers and skirts .
So a dozen male drivers at Stockholm train company went for the skirts .
Company Arriva says as long as they stick to the uniforms, they are fine . |
10783ee39709115fde143b2297e2793d9f9cf3e9 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . The sun unleashed a massive X-class solar flare over the weekend which could result in spectacular auroras on Earth tomorrow. The solar flare peaked at 5:48pm GMT (1:48 pm EDT) on Saturday March 29 causing a brief radio disturbance while generating a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs). ... | The solar flare peaked at 5:48pm GMT (1:48 pm EDT) on March 29 .
It caused a radio disturbance and sent off a plasma cloud that will hit Earth .
Scientists said it will only deliver a ‘glancing blow' to the planet tomorrow and will not seriously affect communication systems .
The aurora may be seen at higher latitudes ... |
107860c87816d358700f54df1ca119d0d682e4db | LONDON, England (CNN) -- It's the biggest film industry in the Middle East and known as the Hollywood of the Arab world. Veteran players like actor, Omar Sharif and director, Youssef Chahine are known to film fans the world over. Censors allowed Youssef Chahine's latest film "Heya Fawda" which is about police brutality... | Egyptian film industry known as the "Hollywood of the Middle East"
But strict state censorship has pushed it into a decline for some years .
A new breed of filmmakers are breaking taboos and taking Egyptian film global .
"The Yacoubean Building" had a big budget and controversial subject matter . |
107889fd15f4a54d33696c399f029892879f218a | Ernst Hess, Adolf Hitler's company commander in WWI, who was, despite his Jewish roots, spared from the genocide unleashed by the Nazis . Some German Jews escaped the Holocaust by fleeing the country, others hid and some battled to stay alive long enough to be freed from the Nazi death camps. But Ernst Hess owed his su... | Ernst Hess commanded Adolf Hitler's unit during the First World War .
Baptised a Protestant, he had a Jewish mother and was thus regarded a 'full-blooded Jew' by Nazi race laws .
Although finally thrown in concentration camp in 1941, he survived the war to become president of the German Federal Railways Authority . |
107d38c5982f8caf7f5cdd0863227e6dac40e096 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:31 EST, 21 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:53 EST, 21 June 2013 . Euphoric basketball fans spilled onto the streets of Miami for an impromptu party after the Heat claimed their second consecutive NBA title last night. But this picture suggests that celebrations turned sour in at... | Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs to take second consecutive NBA title .
Thousands of jubilant fans spilled onto the streets of Miami to celebrate .
Pictures reveal female fan being pushed to ground by police officers . |
107dab6207405e668d1fcb278586b099ead748ac | George Groves will aim to put his Wembley demons behind him when he returns to the ring on September 20 for the first time following his brutal KO at the hands of Carl Froch. Groves suffered a crushing loss to Froch at the national stadium, but now returns in a final WBC title eliminator against Frenchman Christopher R... | George Groves to return from defeat to Carl Froch by fighting Cristopher Rebrasse .
Groves and Rebrasse will challenge for the Frenchman's European super middleweight championship .
Fight will also be a final eliminator for the WBC world super middleweight title . |
107e0c6b8e45dabe5413001b90d7657bc3b09867 | (CNN) -- Maria Sharapova pulled out of the season ending WTA Championships in Istanbul Monday, still plagued by a troubling right shoulder injury. The Russian World No.3 has only played one match in the second half of 2013 and has admitted defeat in her battle to get fit for the prestigious tournament in Turkey later t... | Maria Sharapova withdraws from WTA Championships in Istanbul .
Season ending finale in Istanbul from October 22-27 .
Sharapova's season wrecked by right shoulder injury .
Serena Williams will be defending the title in Turkey . |
107f33050c3505495ba6c1924554974180ec1ae2 | (Rolling Stone) -- Steven Tyler walked up the driveway to the entrance of the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles like it was a second home. Surrounded by a large entourage as he was led to the red carpet, Tyler stopped to bare a Cheshire Cat's grin as he looked at the four lovely Playboy Bunnies waiting to pose for picture... | Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler recently made his first trek to the Playboy Manision .
"I was too busy in someone's bathroom getting high," Tyler explained as to why he had not been before .
The singer was there to participate in Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp . |
1080281e8e5c72730f5983fc14e6dc4e819ec637 | By . Simon Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 17:05 EST, 23 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:25 EST, 28 November 2013 . We've seen countless examples of them from Rihanna, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry . . . and even the Pope. But as these pictures show, supermodel Yasmin Le Bon has added an extra-large helping of glamou... | Model used top-of-the-range camera to pose for amazing shots .
Was enlisted by Miranda Hart who is guest editor of Stylist Magazine .
The comedian has roped in 28 stars to mark the magazine's 200th edition . |
10803e8ebafecb56a63846d2156904a16080531e | (CNN) -- China is facing its worst wave of labour unrest since a series of wildcat strikes at Japanese-owned car plants last year, as declining export orders force factories to reduce worker pay. More than 10,000 workers in Shenzhen and Dongguan, two leading export centres in southern Guangdong province, have gone on s... | China is facing its worst wave of labor unrest since a series of wildcat strikes last year .
More than 10,000 workers in Shenzhen and Dongguan have gone on strike the past week . |
1080f37d7e221219c9d301f8afaabc83e43addb4 | Nick Clegg yesterday announced plans for an £8 billion tax hike after the election, as he laid the groundwork for a coalition with Labour. In a significant shift towards Labour’s position, Mr Clegg said the Lib Dems would pursue a higher ratio of tax rises to spending cuts if they find themselves still in power again a... | Nick Clegg said Lib Dems would pursue higher ratio of tax rises to cuts .
Would involve ‘at least’ £8billion in tax rise in shift towards Labour position .
David Cameron condemned the move, saying it would hit ordinary families . |
1081c891f0af1b4dd61cbd665f075fe5a6d5c0d8 | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 10:51 EST, 31 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:42 EST, 31 May 2013 . A border terrier fell from a 150ft clifftop after chasing a blackbird off the edge - and survived without a scratch on her. Eight-month-old Lola was running at Splash Point in Seaford, Sussex, when she spotted the bird and c... | Border terrier Lola fell from 150ft clifftop after chasing bird over edge .
Terrified owner Clare Callard watched as her pet disappeared from view .
But the eight-month-old dog survived without a scratch . |
108216117cfa67b367fd6d33e6171c785c08e800 | By . Ryan Lipman . Port Augusta police had to use their coaxing skills to try and entice a goat called Sandra down from the roof of a house on Saturday afternoon. Known for their climbing skills, Sandra was right at home as she frolicked about on the roof of the single storey home in Crichton Drive in Port Augusta, Sou... | SA police had to bring a goat down from a residential roof on Saturday .
The officers tried using two types of grass to no avail .
They then had to improvise by using a lasso and makeshift ramp .
The goat was brought back down safely and returned to the owner's yard . |
108300b33ee61e749d5e57ccf913c4972479d17f | By . Gerri Peev . PUBLISHED: . 19:26 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:26 EST, 17 October 2013 . Alan Milburn called on the Government to slash winter fuel payments and free TV licences . Pensioners must shoulder some of the burden of the spending cuts or their benefits could bankrupt the welfare state, the Gove... | Social mobility tsar wants Government to slash free TV licences for elderly .
Says winter fuel payments should also be cut for over-65s .
Said it was 'unfair' that better-off pensioners were protected from cuts .
Milburn's claims dismissed by Nick Clegg, David Cameron and charities . |
1084e8e9f18ee983f38d83097a8e6cd64dc60ea6 | A Chinese woman was crushed to death after trying to stop a digger driver from driving off following a dispute about damage the driver had caused to her property. The incident happened after the owner of the digger was sent to dig a trench as part of work being done to put in an oil pipeline in the Kongwan township, in... | Digger driver Yu Bin was digging a trench so an oil pipeline could be layed .
While doing so a couple claimed he damaged a wall at their property .
Yu and Zhen Chung seized Bin's digger and demanded compensation .
But early one morning Bin used a spare key to try and reclaim his digger .
While trying to stop him from l... |
1086501d713a2385e0a2587e0815892463466c0c | (CNN) -- President Barack Obama gave a special salute Monday to Americans who lost their lives fighting in the Korean War, noting the upcoming 60th anniversary of the conflict's end, and asked Americans to remember the troops' work in Afghanistan as that war winds down. "Last Memorial Day, I stood here and spoke about ... | NEW: Defense secretary says he "remembers the uniqueness of each person"
Obama says serviceman fears that "our work in Afghanistan is fading from memory"
Obama lays wreath at Tomb of Unknowns, delivers Memorial Day remarks .
His Memorial Day speech comes as he and military face controversies . |
10865a4a1d17b686d35431747dfa3e391c14867d | (CNN) -- Any kid can dream up a roller coaster. But those who visit a new exhibit at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park can actually take a ride on their fantasy creations. An artist's rendering of the "Sum of All Thrills" interactive ride, opening Wednesday at Disney World. Epcot on Wednesday opened a new attraction... | Disney opens an exhibit where kids create roller coasters -- and ride them .
Theme parks are trying to make their rides more interactive, taking cues from gaming .
The "Sum of All Thrills" ride opens Wednesday at Epcot Center in Florida .
Kids design their rides on computers, ride them in a stationary robotic carriage ... |
10869f980b52cfa0b17cee5e73561ceb64b30273 | (CNN) -- Forget old conspiracy theories about snake bites and fatal poisons. Egyptian King Ramesses III died after a brutal throat slashing, a new study says. The study provides the latest twist in a mystery that has long perplexed researchers. Did a venomous viper take him out? Poison? An assassination plot in a reign... | New forensic evidence reveals a brutal throat slashing .
Scans conducted after layers of bandages are removed reveal a deep cut .
King Ramesses III ruled from about 1187 until 1156 BC .
Theories have raged over what led to his death . |
1086a2b88edaebe0ff328f7b20d6ceaf7922811b | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Seven U.S. troops were killed near Baghdad early Monday in a vehicle rollover accident, U.S. officials said. U.S. troops question a man who was out after a curfew Sunday night in Baghdad. Officials do not believe any hostile fire was involved. The location and name of the unit were not available ... | NEW: U.S. says nine insurgents killed in operation in Diyala province .
NEW: Curfew in Baghdad slightly shorter during coming month of Ramadan .
Vehicle rollover kills seven U.S. troops near Baghdad .
Twelve militants killed in fighting between troops and insurgents near Samarra . |
1088d77f3e91723c97aa3d0d02b8a08536bf5b54 | Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling has praised Brendan Rodgers for helping him become a better player during his time at Anfield. The 19-year-old has quickly become an integral part of Rodgers' first-team and played a key role as the Reds narrowly missed out on the Premier League title last season. And Sterling, who is c... | Raheem Sterling is preparing to face Slovenia with England on Saturday .
The midfielder believes Brendan Rodgers has helped him improve .
Sterling has played a number of roles at Liverpool under Rodgers .
He is aiming to win trophies at Anfield over the next five years . |
108984e0cad521c73a34f131ac6800cc25286fc4 | Manchester City must decide who will make way for Wilfried Bony in their Champions League squad by February 3 — three weeks before they meet Barcelona in the first knockout round. Bony’s arrival from Swansea has raised the number of ‘foreign’ players in City’s first team to 17, which is one more than the Premier League... | The arrival of £25m Wilfred Bony has raised the number of 'foreign' players in Manchester City's Champions League squad to 17 .
So will it be Stevan Jovetic, Willy Caballero, Bacary Sagna or Aleksandar Kolarov who makes way for the Ivorian hitman?
Boss Manuel Pellegrini was giving little away, saying: 'We must see whi... |
108a511c5c74e055958cc39010264e17d6234d9a | An Australian naval officer appears to have taken on board the old adage of having a girl at every port. A young man who was in Auckland for a few days recently, wrote postcards to women all around the world, according to The New Zealand Herald. Known only as Gav, staff at a cafe he regularly visited during his stay in... | Man known as Gav handed postcards to cafe staff to send for him .
Amongst letters to friends and family were eight similar notes to women .
Each signed off with a similar expression of love or longing . |
108acf2c597f8a7854cfd061167b758a3097b9b0 | (CNN)As if scripted by Hollywood, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo's death on New Year's Day came just hours after his son, Andrew, was sworn in to a second term in the same office. It was a storybook ending to a larger than life career and personality that raised enduring questions about whether Cuomo's style of big-... | Errol Louis: Mario Cuomo's death a reminder of when a strong liberal mulled presidential run .
He says Cuomo's son, N.Y.'s governor, also eyes presidency. Can liberalism make comeback? |
108b2c5b19775e6f709cd3c5c0fc577de19d7b4f | One of the world’s biggest banks was accused of breathtaking arrogance yesterday for handing a £367m pay bonanza to its London staff. The staggering sum is being shared out among 121 Goldman Sachs bosses and traders – at an average of £3million a head. Campaigners said the payouts were obscene and accused the Wall Stre... | Staggering sum shared out among Goldman Sachs bosses and traders .
Equates to nearly £60,000 a week – more than 120 times the average wage .
Bank accused of ‘sneaking the details out while no one is watching’ |
108bdf55d8798dc3c39ac9402f6c23650119ab9b | This is the moment a driver who was 'showing off' in a borrowed £100,000 Audi supercar crashed into another driver at 75mph in a residential street, killing her sister passenger. Saqib Hussain, 25, was speeding in the hired Audi R8 Spyder in a 30mph zone when he crashed into a Ford Fiesta carrying two sisters at 11.30... | Saqib Hussain, 25, was speeding in hired Audi R8 Spyder in a 30mph zone .
Crashed into Ford Fiesta carrying two sisters at 11.30pm in August 26, 2013 .
Noreen Ryan, 49, who was a front seat passenger, was killed in the crash .
Hussain, from Birmingham, was handed a six year prison sentence . |
108e22ec1fb34fd1f2be738793e85bac933623bf | By . Ryan Lipman . Experts have confirmed Sydney's northern beaches and north shore are the perfect breading grounds for deadly funnel web spiders. But brave residents who capture the animals can play an important part in developing crucial anti-venom necessary for treating life-threatening bites. The confirmation of S... | Experts warn suburbs in Sydney's north are perfect funnel web habitat .
Residents can help develop anti-venom by safely capturing the spiders .
A young girl was bitten a male funnel web on Wednesday in the northern beaches . |
108f1a5fece32ab11114add3c2f8dfa3f1d90b59 | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 12:12 EST, 15 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:38 EST, 17 January 2013 . Cuban authorities are scrambling to contain a cholera outbreak that has infected dozens of people in Havana, the capital city of 2.2 million residents and a popular tourism destination. The Health Ministry said the ... | Health Ministry: Outbreak was first detected on January 6 .
Waterborne disease caused by a bacteria found in tainted water or food .
Until 2012 no cholera outbreaks reported in Cuba since before 1959 . |
108fc38af732724de94bebffde55b73e7aa7bcb4 | (CNN) -- The crackdown on protesters after the police shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, highlighted that more and more, police departments possess sophisticated weapons and equipment originally designed for the battlefield. Federal anti-terrorism funding is a major driver of this trend, but once poli... | Catherine Crump: U.S. police getting surveillance equipment and anti-terror weapons .
Crump: Government amasses data by location tracking, especially of cars .
Crump: It's as if a cop with perfect memory was following you wherever you go .
She says the public should know about monitoring and it should be justified . |
109024828505a357b8c6e9048ad4ddb53c5f2a09 | By . Will Stewart In Moscow . PUBLISHED: . 12:20 EST, 23 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:53 EST, 23 July 2013 . Snowden is expected to be allowed a temporary visa while his asylum application is formally considered . Russia is poised to announce it is freeing US whistleblower Edward Snowden from his airport transit zone ... | Snowden, 30, is expected to be allowed temporary Russian visa while his asylum application is formally considered .
He has been inundated with offers from Russian women of a home and marriage . |
1090ba013887b2ca938805d032dfbf7e37eb5f5e | By . Colin Randall . PUBLISHED: . 10:57 EST, 7 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:58 EST, 8 February 2013 . An amateur art-lover stands to earn up to £35million after unearthing the missing head that goes with a woman’s naked body in a notorious 19th century painting. Gustave Courbet’s The Origin Of The World, displayed... | Art collector discovered it among furniture and bric-a-brac .
Scientific tests proved it was the missing head of The Origin Of The World .
The Gustave Courbet masterpiece hangs in the Musee d'Orsay .
It depicts female genitalia and was scandalous not displayed until 1988 .
Long thought head was removed deliberately to ... |
1090e07dd6d4b13543f6e38a4e02baa1bdb6091e | (CNN) -- "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey thinks he's just what the doctor ordered for a struggling Seattle-based coffee chain. Dempsey said he won the bid to buy Tully's Coffee, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. The company, citing "rising commodity prices and challenging lease economic... | NEW: "It just felt right," says the "Grey's Anatomy" star .
NEW: Starbucks comments on its bid .
Dempsey's company will pay $9.15 million for Tully's Coffee .
The struggling Seattle-based chain filed for bankruptcy last year . |
1091dac287e1efceefc384ee790f5d8709682ca9 | A man is assisting police their with inquiries into the alleged indecent assault of two children at a shopping centre last month. Police have been investigating a report that two nine-year-old girls were approached by a man inside an electronic store at the Top Ryde City shopping centre on Blaxland Road at about 1.30pm... | A man, 30, has been arrested following the alleged indecent assault of two nine year old girls at a shopping centre .
Earlier police released CCTV vision of a man and he fronted Eastwood police station on Monday .
Two nine year old girls were allegedly approached by an unknown man in a Ryde shopping centre last month . |
1091e0d084b61ea7554edd059a360d82fdcb3589 | MALE, Maldives (CNN) -- The new president of the Maldives wants to relocate -- his entire country. Much of Male, capital of the Maldives, was flooded following the 2004 tsunami. Mohamed "Anni" Nasheed, a former political prisoner, was sworn in Tuesday after he unseated Asia's longest-serving leader in the country's fir... | Newly sworn-in Maldives president vows to buy land to relocate entire nation .
Climate change-threatened Indian Ocean islands could sink under rising sea levels .
Maldives is considering land in Sri Lanka, India and Australia .
Island was badly hit by tsunami of 2004, with more than 100 people dead or missing . |
10926f778640d53bc05b6e43eac75bd582acdd1c | (CNN) -- Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has been hospitalized to treat a heart condition, a spokeswoman said Sunday. "He is in good spirits and thanks everyone for their support and best wishes," a spokeswoman for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the former governor's son, said. "We will provide updates as appropriate." M... | Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has been hospitalized .
"He is in good spirits," a spokeswoman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo says .
"Pop is in the hospital, and he is doing well enough," CNN's Chris Cuomo tweets . |
1092715ee86b649913fcc9ba352aedf8f330a33b | Tony Abbott says he's feeling 'young and vigorous' after his approval rating rose to a four month high despite coming under fire in recent weeks for a series of gaffes. Support for the Abbott government rose three points, while Labor fell three points - making both parties tied on a primary vote of 38 percent, accordin... | Tony Abbott's approval rating has risen to a four month high .
Support for the government three points to equal Labor at 38 percent .
Mr Abbott said he was feeling 'young and vigorous' with news of the bump .
Percentage of voters satisfied with Mr Abbott's performance rose to 25 percent in latest opinion poll .
Labor l... |
1092877a3c9fbcf241508f1939781561865b0039 | Last updated at 5:37 PM on 17th June 2011 . A government office worker who faked a spinal tumour stole £70,000 to to buy 22 designer handbags has been jailed. Zaira Beg cashed 35 forged cheques so that she could splash out on luxury items including a £4000 Louis Vuitton bag. Snaresbrook Crown Court heard that her haul ... | She cashed 35 cheques for raids on luxury labels Gucci and Louis Vuitton .
And feigned cancer treatment to take time off for shopping trips .
Many items were unused and had not been unwrapped . |
10931de2a0992fd10b4a07c283f129ea379a7958 | When Francis Benali arrives at St Mary's on Saturday, he'll be emotional. The former Southampton hardman may even shed a tear, perhaps not something you would expect from a man of his reputation. But consider this. How would you feel after running close to 1,000 miles in three weeks? Pretty emotional, probably. Test: B... | Benali is running between every Premier League club for charity .
Former Saints full-back covering more than 50 miles a day on average .
Alan Shearer, Matt Le Tissier and James Beattie have helped him along by running part of the way with him .
Benali says he was totally unprepared for the emotional drain and constant ... |
109397ba0145e8da8bb872af2299ec46b3a830b8 | By . Emily Davies . PUBLISHED: . 11:40 EST, 8 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:21 EST, 8 February 2013 . New York has been named the 27th most expensive city in the world, and it is getting pricier, according to new figures. An index ranking 131 cities in order of costliness showed New York had risen 19 places since l... | New York ranked joint most expensive city in the U.S. tied with Los Angeles .
Tokyo world's most expensive, while Mumbai and Karachi were cheapest . |
10951dc39ad427c04c8c1856f9be8a274e48c527 | A man who stole a woman's cell phone after she was fatally hit by a subway train has turned himself in. Surveillance footage at Boston's Downtown Crossing station shows the man cover his face in shock as the car struck and killed the woman at 9.48pm on Thursday. After reviewing the video, police saw her phone - in an o... | Woman hit by Boston subway car, her orange phone flew out her purse .
CCTV footage shows man walk over, put foot over it, then pick it up .
Alleged thief turned himself into Boston police Friday night .
Police have released images of the man and appealed for witnesses . |
1095fbe009954413d1e7f8ec1fb797c15aaae21e | This should be the day Nigeria steps into the spotlight and basks in the glow of hosting the World Economic Forum in Africa. It is the first time the West African country has hosted the VIP event since the Geneva-based WEF came to the continent nearly a quarter century ago -- but the spotlight has shifted. Focus is now... | Nigeria has a nice recipe for growth, CNN's John Defterios writes .
But he says the country remains vulnerable to violence and corruption .
The rule of law rank high on the foreign investor check list, he says . |
10964e9fb7aa2b7e58d79c4a7ed7c8ea6c3b56d2 | Pilot forced to head back to Stansted 20 minutes in to 1,000-mile flight to Riga, Latvia . Comes as company outlines ambitious plan to double number of passengers . Passengers with Ryanair have long been accustomed to the airline cutting financial corners. But when one party found ground crews applying sticky tape to a... | Pilot forced to head back to Stansted 20 minutes in to 1,000-mile flight to Riga, Latvia .
Comes as company outlines ambitious plan to double number of passengers . |
10971f7e8929e9f71cbe55c766465d43ecf66222 | The congressional spending bill agreed to on Tuesday night blocks Washington, DC lawmakers from using federal or local funds to implement November's popularly passed referendum to legalize marijuana in the district. The legislation, according to a release from Republican Rep. Hal Rogers, chairman of the House Appropria... | The congressional spending bill blocks Washington, DC lawmakers from implementing marijuana legalization .
D.C. marijuana activists' worst fears were realized on Tuesday night with the agreed upon language .
Congress, under the district's Home Rule charter, is able to veto every law approved by either DC voters or gove... |
1097520d745f7a668f6f2affae609e0b2b1a1fd2 | By . Emma Glanfield for MailOnline . A classical musician is suing police for loss of earnings after a PCSO stopped him from busking in a town centre and called him a 'beggar and a 'vagrant'. Professional flautist and singer Barry Jackson, 48, was singing Luciano Pavarotti arias and playing music in a shopping precinct... | Flautist Barry Jackson was asked to move along in Sale, Greater Manchester .
48-year-old father was singing Pavarotti when he was approached by PCSO .
Claims he was called a 'beggar and vagrant' and told he was an obstruction .
Told to move on under Vagrancy Act but there are no laws against busking . |
1097e9656c2cdd24d61dd4105eba222576e51905 | My Kitchen Rules contestant Adam Anderson has been called a 'deadbeat dad' by his ex-wife in an explosive interview which also revealed the former tennis pro is friends with show judge Pete Evans. Cindy Anderson, Adam's former wife of almost 20 years, told A Current Affair on Monday night that her ex owes her tens of ... | My Kitchen Rules contestant Adam Anderson's ex-wife has spoken out .
Cindy Anderson claims Adam does not pay child support for their five kids .
She spoke out on A Current Affair because he's 'blocked' her number .
Also revealed Adam knows the show's judge Pete Evans .
The former tennis pro reportedly coached the celeb... |
1097fe302b8ed931aed6b8e9a91aca37d6fce684 | An Oklahoma man who allegedly tried to hire a former co-worker to kill his pregnant girlfriend by poisoning her with ricin is set to stand trial. Preston Rhoads, 31, reportedly asked his friend to take part in a series of plots to poison the unnamed woman and her unborn fetus with the deadly toxin at their home in Okla... | Preston Rhoads, 31, allegedly asked former co-worker to poison girlfriend .
He 'wanted to kill unborn fetus and was okay with woman dying in process'
But suspect's alleged plot fell through when unnamed friend alerted the FBI .
Rhoads has waived preliminary hearing in Oklahoma County District Court .
Charged with solic... |
109843720ee9d563a54edca3dad714f082effc8b | By . Mia De Graaf . A coroner has criticised the Ministry of Defence for a series of failures which led to the deaths of two soldiers in a fire as they slept at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. Privates Dean Hutchinson, 23, and Robert Wood, 28 - plus one survivor - were sleeping in a tented office so they could respond mor... | Dean Hutchinson, 23, and Robert Wood, 28, died on February 14, 2011 .
Flames engulfed tent that were sleeping in to be near vital supplies .
Fire alarm broken, soldiers did not know emergency number, court heard .
Coroner issued a report, MoD has 56 days to respond with changes . |
10995eb07611ea6aeb529fb1a73518721dd36758 | The Obamas and Bidens spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on three separate vacation trips during last year's President's Day weekend, records show. The total tab for he U.S. Secret Service came to at least $295,437. President Barack Obama spent that weekend golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida with Tiger W... | President Obama got golf lessons from Tiger Woods's coach in West Palm Beach, Florida during President's Day weekend 2013 .
Mrs. Obama and their daughters jetted off to Aspen, Colorado to ski while he was in sunnier climes .
Vice President and Mrs. Biden were also in Aspen on a separate trip .
Each journey required sep... |
109b008a7a8c88cf3ae29e2a0eb9e7f92ab0342b | One of the most famous child actors from the 1980s has opened up about sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of older men in Hollywood and how his friendship with Michael Jackson was the healthiest relationship he had. In a new book, Coreyography, Corey Feldman, from hit movies 'Stand By Me,' 'The Lost Boys,' 'Gremlins... | Corey Feldman starred in hit movies 'Stand By Me,' 'The Lost Boys,' 'Gremlins' and 'The Goonies,'
In new book Coreyography, he recalls how he and Haim were told by trusted adults that it was normal for older men and young boys to have sexual relations in Hollywood .
He described his rough home life left him searching f... |
109c2c3d64cbe75b01fc521d4b95a67204e830d3 | By . Hannah Roberts . PUBLISHED: . 19:58 EST, 30 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:20 EST, 1 May 2013 . Refusal: Stephanie Kercher, pictured in 2011, has said her family are not interested in what Amanda Knox has to say in her book . It is one of the most keenly anticipated books of the decade. But Amanda Knox’s million-d... | Knox said she hopes the family of Meredith Kercher read her book .
Meredith's sister has said they are not interested in the memoirs .
Stephanie Kercher said Knox can still be found guilty in new trial . |
109c60c4170f75d9cf48f42ce2e5d7577df09e6b | The manager at a Domino’s Pizza joint in Michigan has been fired after he was filmed repeatedly swearing at a customer. Cell phone footage shows the customer, Brandi Averill, confront the manager at the restaurant in Saginaw after he allegedly put the phone down on her and her son over an incorrect order. When Averill ... | Chris Bernier has been fired as the manager at a Domino’s Pizza joint in Saginaw, Michigan, after he repeatedly swore at a customer .
Brandi Averill decided to confront Bernier at the restaurant after he hung up on her .
When Averill asked for the name of his supervisor, Bernier called her a 'f****** retard'
Bernier ha... |
109cd3dcac8830a219e914b2a60034379f18f094 | (CNN) -- A World War II German U-boat, sunk during the Battle of the Atlantic more than 72 years ago, has been discovered off the coast of North Carolina, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday. The German sub, the U-576, was found at the bottom of the Atlantic 30 miles off Cape Hatteras ... | German U-576 attacked convoy off Cape Hatteras in 1942 .
U-boat sank tanker Bluefields, but was sunk by Allied planes, ship .
Wrecks rest 240 yards apart on bottom of Atlantic . |
109f8ae923025094691e912db8ffa9cfd90185b7 | American Amanda Knox vowed Tuesday to fight with her head "held high" to prove her innocence after Italian Supreme Court judges ruled Tuesday she should stand trial again for the death of her former roommate in Italy. Knox spent four years in prison before an appellate court overturned her murder conviction, citing lac... | "There are still so many unanswered questions," says sister of murdered British girl .
Knox: "My family and I will face this continuing legal battle ... confident in the truth"
Decision to order a retrial in a complex case is not unusual in Italy, legal expert says .
Amanda Knox's lawyer says he does not expect her to ... |
109fc2c8da597bda812b1effb32ec198e9048e37 | By . Alex Gore and Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:02 EST, 26 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:22 EST, 27 February 2013 . Police have identified a 22-year-old woman as a 'person of interest' in last week's slaying of an aspiring rapper who was shot and killed while driving his Maserati on the Las Vegas strip. Polic... | Came on same day as a photo shows heavily-tattooed prime suspect Ammar Harris .
Officers reveal Harris' long criminal past, including kidnap and sex assault charges .
He is believed to have shot and killed Kenneth Cherry from his Range Rover .
Taxi driver and passenger died in a fiery car crash following the shootout . |
10a2988c20a7f4e63da9b01849f4a84ff97e7320 | Vauxhall has been on a roll this week, announcing hundreds of new jobs in Britain ahead of the launch of the new Astra family hatchback, which is to be built at its factory in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. And it's also released details of the new, fifth-generation Corsa super-mini. It's set for its official launch at the ... | Vauxhall has released details of new, fifth-generation Corsa super-mini .
Set for official launch in October, priced from less than £10,000 .
Vauxhall is set to knock Ford's Fiesta of the top sales spot .
This week Vauxhall announced hundred of new jobs in Britain . |
10a36e68949eff4c7028f05eae1f052b46b3a5ff | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 07:30 EST, 7 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:18 EST, 7 November 2013 . A family's possessions went up in flames as they moved home from Glasgow to Dorset when their removal van caught fire just 30 miles from their final destination. The family, who have not been identified, were moving ... | Removal lorry goes up in flames while family were in the process of moving from Glasgow to Weymouth, Dorset .
The lorry had travelled 460 miles without any problems but started to fill with smoke 30 miles short of its destination .
Driver Alan Cameron stopped the lorry when he spotted smoke had entered the cab and flam... |
10a38c4a5436d6c1f9db59dc161a1f9cdfd10cfd | By . Jennifer Newton . Larissa Westcott from Windsor, who says her dreams of being cabin crew with British Airways have been dashed because she has a tattoo on her foot . A student claims she was dismissed from an interview for her dream job as cabin crew with British Airways because she has a small tattoo on her foot.... | Student Larissa Westcott dreamed of becoming cabin crew with BA .
But claims her dreams of working for them were dashed due to a foot tattoo .
Says it would have been covered with tights which are part of uniform .
But BA says uniform policy is clearly stated in application process . |
10a4591e9ae2712638501acf4c3af619c352bbd8 | By . Lizzie Parry . They climbed from the ashes to honour those lost on September 11. New York firefighters joined hundreds of fundraisers scaling the 72 floors of 4 World Trade Center in aid of charity. More than 700 took part in the inaugural Runyon Up event, raising $170,000 for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foun... | Firefighters from New York and New Jersey took part in the event to honour those lost on September 11 .
The Runyon Run took place on Thursday raising $170,000 for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation .
Captain Ray Farrell from NYFD said: 'We climbed from the ashes, here we are'
Sean Smith who completed the climb... |
10a4dd96d61a03602baf30d1daac925e21504903 | Tragedy: The parents of Luke Weaving-Shorrocks were told he was dead, only for the baby to be rushed to intensive care 36 minutes after his traumatic birth . Doctors told a first time mother her baby was dead only for the infant to start breathing and be rushed into intensive care 36 minutes after his traumatic birth, ... | Luke Weaving-Shorrocks was born after a traumatic 15 hour labour .
Parents Victoria and Richard were told their baby was dead, inquest told .
Wigan Infirmary staff tried to save him but there was 'nothing we could do'
However, 36 minutes after his birth Luke took a 'couple of breaths'
He was rushed to intensive care, b... |
10a5b30ded6ae1209c2080af968d2d983cb09f26 | The determination from a section of Newcastle United fans to remove Alan Pardew from his position as manager has ramped up another notch as thousands of posters were printed demanding the 53-year-old be sacked. A campaign named SackPardew.com has grown immeasurably in its endeavours to convince owner Mike Ashley to dis... | Section of Newcastle United fans have created 'SackPardew.com' website .
The campaign aims to force the removal of Magpies boss Alan Pardew .
More than 200 banners and 15,000 posters have been printed by group .
Campaign logo is a parody on owner Mike Ashley's Sports Direct symbol .
Aim is for banners to be displayed d... |
10a673a2490e97cd6e35ebf1c6176f9411ac0c4d | If Norwich City stumble upon a little bit of good fortune this season, then God help the rest of the Championship. On Saturday evening, despite his team sitting top of the table, Neil Adams was still convinced and concerned that the footballing deities had deserted him. 'They say these things even themselves out over t... | Norwich City could only draw 1-1 with Rotherham on Saturday .
In their previous match the Canaries lost 1-0 at home to Charlton .
In both matches, Neil Adams' side missed a number of good chances .
Desite the setbacks, Norwich are top of the Championship after Nottingham Forest only drew 2-2 with Ipswich .
Adams believ... |
10a6d7956cddab66d382818af7090ada640a5345 | As President Barack Obama channels his inner salesman to pitch military action in Syria, he shouldn't be surprised when he finds a number of congressional doors already closed. One common refrain from those who plan to vote against the resolution to authorize military action in Syria is they simply can't support a prop... | Lawmakes who plan to vote against military action say their constituents oppose it .
The number of those who plan to vote "no" grew significantly over the weekend .
Obama will take his pitch to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to try to find more "yes" votes . |
10a70dfa36c89f98eae0ee69923eb2d7a2a93f30 | China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its citizens from Vietnam and is sending ships to retrieve more of them after deadly anti-Chinese violence erupted last week over a territorial dispute between the two countries. Five Chinese ships will travel to Vietnam to help with the evacuation, the official Chinese news agenc... | China has evacuated more than 3,000 citizens from Vietnam, Xinhua reports .
Anti-Chinese protests in Vietnam descended into deadly violence last week .
The unrest was provoked by Chinese oil drilling in disputed waters .
Vietnamese authorities have arrested hundreds and are calling for protests to stop . |
10a77afd62407766674d5fd98db37105f1490e31 | (EW.com) -- Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill may play totally inept undercover cops in "21 Jump Street," but at the box office, they're proving much more effective. The R-rated comedy scored a tremendous $35 million in its opening weekend, enough to easily top the chart. "21 Jump Street" opened in the same range as films ... | "21 Jump Street" scored a tremendous $35 million in its opening weekend .
"The Lorax" dipped 41 percent in its third weekend to $22.8 million .
"John Carter" dropped by 55 percent in its sophomore frame to third place and $13.5 million . |
10a77edc8fa65c2667d76d07c0b3e572b609f83f | British forces have been rehearsing surprise airborne assaults which could be used to rescue British hostages from their Islamic State captors. Troops were seen rappelling quickly from helicopters as others parachuted from planes five miles off the coast of RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales. The training missions honed tec... | Troops seen quickly rappelling down ropes from helicopters at RAF base .
They were also seen parachuting from planes at RAF Valley, in Anglesey .
The techniques could be used in a mission to rescue British hostages . |
10a824006ebb76484c19f346cc694b16f9da291c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:41 EST, 16 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:25 EST, 17 March 2014 . A female New York City police officer claims she was repeatedly groped and grinded against by a hulking sergeant who nicknamed her his 'work p****.' Ann Cardenas, 29, has accused 300-pound Sgt. David John of sex... | NYPD officer Ann Cardenas, 29, has accused Sgt. David John of sexually abusing and harassing her at the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick, Brooklyn .
She has filed a discrimination suit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the state Human Rights Division .
She claims the 41-year-old showed her photos of his pen... |
10a8264df8e730ef030aab38d9c987ab891ce71e | Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigerian unions resumed talks with the government Saturday following days of national protests over corruption and soaring fuel prices in Africa's largest oil producer. The two sides met ahead of a promised labor shutdown of the Nigerian oil industry. In solidarity with protesters, the oil union... | NEW: Oil workers will resume their strike on Monday, union leader says .
Meeting comes ahead of a planned shutdown of the Nigerian oil industry .
An oil industry union gave the government an ultimatum to restore fuel subsidies .
A decision to halt production would affect global oil prices . |
10a85ffcb8543539c140c5fde2fcbe2f809a58f3 | A gang who stole a fleet of expensive, high-performance cars from some of London’s wealthiest residents were caught out after posting pictures on Facebook - including one showing a member eating a ‘cash’ sandwich. The eight men stole nine cars - including BMWs, Range Rovers, Porsches and a £100,000 Mercedes - as well a... | The gang stole 9 sports cars and an array of electrical goods and jewellery in 15 separate burglaries .
Facebook pictures and Blackberry messages posted by the gang led the police to their arrest .
Since the gang was arrested burglaries in the Kensington area have decreased 48 per cent . |
10a8a2de9c10e6a7e57988f8daab8bd2c6f749bc | Los Angeles (CNN) -- It was a public relations battle featuring two well-known masters of the media, a beauty queen, and a controversial question: Should someone born a man be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe pageant? On the East Coast was Donald Trump, the New York business tycoon whose fortune and brand is boo... | "She should be allowed to enter the pageant," Miss Universe owner Donald Trump says .
Contestant's lawyer: "We want this rule eliminated"
"I am a woman," contestant Jenna Talackova says .
Officials previously disqualifed the transgender woman from Miss Canada Universe . |
10a93857708255417731e20d5fe51aba4956ec5c | London (CNN) -- The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attract crowds of cameramen and hoards of press photographers everywhere they go -- even when they aren't really there. Wax models of William and Kate went on display at Madame Tussauds in London Wednesday, and were immediately swamped by onlookers keen to get close to ... | Wax figures of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London .
The models took a team of artists four months to create -- at a cost of more than $230,000 each .
London waxworks dressed, posed to recreate engagement announcement in 2010 .
Other models of the couple are to go on display in New Y... |
10a985415b7979e886b63fc3352a87ecd688f37f | A panhandler takes a vicious beating from a man in a horrifying video uploaded online. The film, which has more than 3,500 views, shows tree surgeon Joseph Johnson get out of a car and repeatedly punch and kick the man in a sustained attack. Another man in the background can be heard cheering as the 40-second beating, ... | Film shows Joseph Johnson get out of a car and punch and kick the man .
But the attacker says the panhandler stole seven chainsaws from him .
Police officers in Memphis are investigating the 40-second attack . |
10a985ad87c647976a7710e22615c1f5ff1a3ca7 | (CNN)The U.S. military will deploy 400 trainers and hundreds more troops in a train-and-equip mission for Syrian rebel forces, the Pentagon said Friday. The American troops will be deployed starting in early spring on six- to eight-week missions in three countries -- Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia -- as part of the Oba... | Obama administration wants to train moderate Syrian rebels .
Training was authorized by the White House more than a year ago . |
10aa73d8a7ed923c09d69e8cccd060c3c2c879d9 | This is the shocking moment a Baltimore Ravens cheerleader was stretchered off the field after apparently landing on her neck during a stunt. The teenager, who has not been named, was reportedly thrown into the air during a routine at the Ravens' game against Tennessee Titans at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Sunday.... | Cheerleader thrown into air during Ravens vs Tennessee Titans game .
But as she headed toward ground, she was 'dropped by her teammates'
She reportedly landed on her neck and didn't move for several minutes .
She was then stretched off field and taken to nearby hospital for tests .
Shocked football fans took to Twitter... |
10aba69ca8552d699ade933377036afe7a6c04a8 | Remains of a former lord mayor of London, a notorious criminal and political activists will be unearthed when excavation of an infamous burial ground is undertaken by the London Crossrail project. Crossrail-led research has identified the names and backgrounds of more than 5,000 people buried at the old Bedlam cemetery... | Crossrail project at Liverpool Street, London, has uncovered a cemetery .
Researchers identify names of more than 5,000 people buried at the site .
The remains of former mayor Sir Ambrose Nicholas set to be unearthed .
Dr John Lamb, an advisor stoned to death in 1628, was also buried there .
It is also the site of Brit... |
10abf86e91f98d467b246a77ba7fff7a81676040 | The barristers who represented Man Haron Monis in court just three days before he staged a bloody 17-hour siege work in the same building as victim Katrina Dawson. The gunman's lawyers Guy Renolds SC and David Hume work at Sixth Floor Selborne Wentworth Chambers, two floors below Eight Selborne Chambers office where Ms... | On Friday Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis was before High Court .
His barristers work just two floors below victim Katrina Dawson's office .
On Monday morning Monis stormed the Lindt cafe and took 18 hostages .
Two victims died as a result of the deadly siege, as did Monis . |
10ac235d01a850aa9de1b522cfae029fdf6bd1c7 | By . David Gerges . PUBLISHED: . 05:06 EST, 4 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:46 EST, 4 May 2012 . Maxwell Stuart Alvey has admitted to profiting from his car mileage scam . A bogus car dealer made thousands of pounds by wiping the mileage off cars before selling them on to unassuming drivers. Maxwell Stuart Alvey, from A... | Reduced a Mercedes van's reading from 364,370 miles to just 89,000 before selling it on .
Sold another van having wiped 200,000 off the mileage .
Will be sentenced today after admitting to 10 counts of fraud . |
10acc635e3b1ad73a278ce1351f04fb4c91c2c2c | By . Richard Shears . PUBLISHED: . 06:46 EST, 14 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:37 EST, 15 March 2013 . An armed robber who tried to distract a shop attendant by exposing her cleavage was today sentenced to four years in prison. Tonee Walker, 22, was dubbed the 'Buxom Bandit' after she was caught on CCTV robbing a petr... | Tonee Walker gets four years in jail after pleading guilty to armed robbery .
Exposed her cleavage to distract shop attendant in theft caught on CCTV . |
10aebd29166802d75f0fb8fac90be08caca2454d | Three members of Russian female punk rock band Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in prison Friday after they were found guilty of hooliganism for performing a song critical of President Vladimir Putin in a church. The five months they have spent in detention since their arrests in March count toward the sentence, ... | EU foreign policy chief says case adds to "upsurge in politically motivated intimidation"
The three women were sentenced to two years' imprisonment for hooliganism .
They sang a song critical of President Vladimir Putin in a protest at a Moscow cathedral .
Arrests were made outside court as the verdict was delivered, s... |
10af64de0b78b296f6d32be9fee56fcb5cccae63 | Click here for the full fixture list for the 2015 MLS regular season. Steven Gerrard will likely face his first Stateside showdown with Frank Lampard when LA Galaxy host New York City in August. The former England team-mates are set to come up against each other on Sunday, August 23 with the match due to kick off at th... | LA Galaxy host New York City at the StubHub Center on August 23 .
The full Major League Soccer fixture list was released on Wednesday .
Gerrard's first appearance could come on Independence Day . |
10b05443cde5b3b3c6ef1f466efe9b0ad9f72af9 | AC Milan will re-launch their bid to sign Adel Taarabt from QPR this week as his representatives head for talks over a proposed £3million transfer. Milan have scheduled talks for Tuesday and are willing to offer £3m plus a percentage sell on clause for any future sale. The Morocco forward still has a year on his contra... | Alberto Moreno ready to move to Liverpool with Suso off to Sevilla .
Radamel Falcao hasn't given up hope of leaving Monaco this month .
Liverpool's Jack Robinson is interesting Brighton .
Brendan Rodgers is looking at striker Keita Balde Diao .
May Mahlangu is being tracked by West Brom and Celtic .
Serge Gnabry and Na... |
10b07f8a8f65883d27f7483eeb2def8172d3f599 | Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Sporadic heavy artillery barrages and machine gun fire could be heard early Sunday on the outskirts of the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, raising questions about the viability of a ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists. While the source of the weapons fi... | Sporadic heavy artillery barrages and machine gun fire heard near Mariupol .
Poroshenko and Putin talk about ensuring truce lasts, Poroshenko's office says .
Russia will respond if new EU sanctions are imposed, state media reports .
EU nations agree on further sanctions against Russia, due to be adopted Monday . |
10b084baf57439bcc0e91793519de5d3a989d323 | By . Anthony Bond . and Nina Golgowski . Despite listed at what realtors are calling a bargain of a price, a three-bedroom home described as perfect for entertaining while nestled in secluded 1.5 acre woods is still without a buyer. What not all prospective buyers initially know, the picturesque home in Bath, Ohio, is ... | Dahmer lead his first 19-year-old victim in 1978 to the house before killing him with exercise equipment .
Man's body was dismembered under home's crawl space according to previous owner . |
10b1ac36b9d5118c6df373f7b2532ddf4bee4cc0 | United Nations (CNN) -- In a contentious closed-door U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday, Russia criticized France's decision to airlift weapons to rebel forces in Libya, according to a Western diplomat present during the discussions. Earlier Tuesday, French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet told reporters that parachu... | Russia argues that France violated a U.N. Security Council resolution, a diplomat says .
Diplomat: Drops were "the only practical way of fulfilling" the council's mandate .
United States, United Kingdom defend France, the diplomat says .
France's defense minister says the weapons drops are no longer necessary . |
10b278b52cd6ce72cbd2140f2d8b17d5173f371d | A two-year-old boy was found alone and shaking in an apartment two days after his father shot his mother and grandmother dead then turned the gun on himself in a double murder-suicide. Jacob Knauf was wearing an old diaper and 'smelled of bodies' when relatives came to check on the family on January 4. The bodies of hi... | Jacob Knauf, two, was found shaking, alone, in Palm Springs apartment .
His discharged US Marine father Daniel, 27, shot wife Bianca, 23, and his own mother Sally before turning the gun on himself, police believe .
Initial reports suggest the bodies lay undiscovered for at least two days .
His mother, a special needs t... |
10b384579de66dab12fbb9b807c52fee6b05b5b9 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:29 EST, 7 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:10 EST, 7 January 2014 . Suspect: Andrew Scott Boguslawski, 43, was charged with illegally making or possessing an explosive device after four guns and nearly 50 bombs were found in his vehicle during a traffic stop Monday . A man sto... | Andrew Scott Boguslawski, 43, was arrested New Year's Day on Interstate 70 west of Columbus, Ohio .
State trooper spotted the driver doing 85mphs in 70mph zone .
Boguslawski lied he had no weapons after trooper noticed bumper sticker that read: 'If you can read this, you're in range'
Officials seized 48 explosives, fou... |
10b44ddbd87dabe59e8b912c6486f56a753390b2 | (CNN) -- Two Italians, a Dane, a German, a Frenchman and a Brit walk into a space station... or will, in 2013, if all goes according to European Space Agency plans. Europe's six new astronauts hope to join their American counterparts on the Internation Space Station. The six new astronauts named Wednesday were chosen f... | 2 Italians, a Dane, a German, a Frenchman and Briton make astronaut list .
Six new astronauts named Wednesday chosen from 8,400 candidates .
Group will undergo four years of training in Germany . |
10b454a90fafd41521f7a79cf79b5626d288cd1a | (CNN) -- You know the drill. Pony up a little (or a lot) more scratch at America's top theme parks, sports stadiums, wildlife sanctuaries, lounges and museums and you can expect a different deal. The VIP deal. But where and when does it pay to go VIP? You should always take those three letters with a grain of salt, but... | Want to meet Gene Simmons? VIP Nation might be able to help you out .
The Wrigley Field Experience lets you take batting practice with legends of the game .
American Museum of Natural History's VIP tour lets you avoid crowds .
Disney World Premium VIP Tour gives you a new perspective on the park . |
10b5206defa6c64f38f95a4ffc2f6fed3993093b | Arsenal's training was cut short by a storm but that bad weather could not force England midfielder Jack Wilshere to head for cover. Not for the first time this summer the 22-year-old was causing a splash but at least this was a laughing matter. Wilshere threw himself around in enormous puddles that appeared on the pit... | Arsenal in Austria for pre-season .
Training session taking place when storm came and forced players inside .
Jack Wilshere stayed behind to mess ab out in the puddles . |
10b53f15c0d98cf1f07479a584e4c3529f15b342 | (CNN) -- In middle school, a lot of kids think it's cool to cuss and toss around four-letter words like a soccer ball at recess. McKay Hatch, 16, launched an initiative to curb the use of profanity. But when McKay Hatch was in eighth grade, he called foul on the cussing he heard. Hatch started the No Cussing Club. It b... | McKay Hatch, 16, started a No Cussing Club to encourage civility .
Club has grown on the Internet with members in 30 countries .
Teen says he received death threats for starting club .
His efforts led to an official No Cussing Week in Los Angeles County . |
10b6d739ba615e8a7f33cdaf11fe6effbfc113e5 | A Cambridge University educated research scientist is so desperate to live the life of a wheelchair-bound person she is prepared to pay a doctor help her become disabled. Since childhood, Chloe Jennings-White has made several attempts at injuring herself so she can finally climb into her own wheelchair. In 2010 she eve... | Chloe knew at 4 she was different and wanted to live as a disabled person .
She wanted to wear leg braces like her aunt, hurt in an accident .
Aged 9, she caused an accident to stop her own legs from working .
Now she enjoys the excitement of downhill skiing - because she might fall .
She spends most of her time in a w... |
10b86f46aa29a576c5d31e8814e2824da25a9b21 | (CNN) -- The Czech Republic's practice of surgically castrating convicted sex offenders is "invasive, irreversible and mutilating" and should stop immediately, the Council of Europe's Anti-Torture Committee said in a report made public Thursday. The central European country castrated at least 94 prisoners in the 10 yea... | Council of Europe says Czechs should abolish it castration law for sex offenders .
CoE says some choose castration fearing refusal means long jail sentences .
Group alleges some choosing castration include non-violent and first offenders .
Czech Republic defends procedure as voluntary and effective . |
10b8f29db839d552810d0c5867f23f53a8d32697 | By . Wills Robinson . The highest paid Legal Aid barrister in Britain raked in nearly £700,000 of taxpayers’ money last year even though many lawyers refused to work because of a drop in fees. John Rees QC earned a staggering £675,798 and is one of four barristers who received more than £500,000 in 2013, despite protes... | John Rees QC, who has defended high-profile fraud cases, raked in £675,798 .
He is one of four lawyers who earned more than £500,000 last year .
Twenty of the Britain's top barristers shared £8.5million of taxpayers' money .
Ministry of Justice said these costs are 'why we need to make changes' |
10b9899b561030472fbf264a1fcdd23d908d000c | Hazmat teams arrived at the apartment of Ebola patient Dr Craig Spencer last night to remove items that he could have contaminated. Workers from Bio Recovery Corp were at the property in Harlem, New York, wheeling away large blue barrels to be taken for testing at the CDC. The containers were loaded onto the back of th... | Crew sent in to sterilize the apartment of NYC Ebola patient Craig Spencer .
Worked late into the evening on Friday removing barrels of personal items .
They were then transported to the CDC where they will be tested .
They left with sealed barrels, but not wearing any sort of protective gear . |
10ba2d4b7ed4d69ec8f4553669956ade3486022e | By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 11:58 EST, 12 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:37 EST, 13 September 2012 . A father was sprayed in the face with a powerful chemical by police who arrested him for staging a sit-in protest at a supermarket about a faulty television set. Officers squirted pava spray into Eric Rawlinson's... | Officers squirted pava spray into Eric Rawlinson's eyes after he refused to leave the supermarket in Swindon .
He had staged a four-hour sit-in protest after staff told him they would not exchange his television set . |
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