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161aee3ec08d675bf14b4e395dd11fbe3173c6a7 | The UK economy has shaken off the European crisis with growth figures that outshine its G7 peers. It is expected to grow 3.1% this year, according to a forecast by the prestigious EY ITEM Club, above earlier expectations of 2.9%. The growth is well above that expected of Germany, Europe's biggest economy and one which ... | The UK economy expected to grow 3.1% this year, according to the EY ITEM Club .
Employment is at record-high, but wages are growing at the slowest rate on record .
Many economists are also warning the UK about a potential housing bubble . |
161b38017ea52972640d1b29bfe13329c1e99498 | President Barack Obama and his family enjoyed a leisurely bike ride on Friday while vacationing on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The president, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Malia were seen cycling together down the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest bike path outside West Tisbury, Massachusetts, this a... | The Obama's younger daughter, Sasha, was not on the family outing .
Today is the first time the Obama family has been spotted together since arriving on Martha's Vineyard island last Saturday .
President Obama cycled with his family for a little less than half an hour before breaking off to go play golf . |
161b89d82447a4df4e6ff7dfbfeef178996f6269 | Miami (CNN) -- The 4-year-old girl sobbed as rescuers rushed her ashore. In the boat behind her, the faces of her fellow survivors were painted with "a thousand-yard stare," one witness said Monday. That girl and three others spent 20 hours stranded in stormy water after their 22-foot boat capsized off the Florida Keys... | NEW: A charter captain describes coming upon three men clinging to a capsized boat .
NEW: He says one was upset because "he lost his mother," who had slipped away .
The Coast Guard later rescued four more who'd been on the boat, including a young girl .
A witness says the girl "couldn't stop crying" when rescuers broug... |
161bd114366bec4cea9205c9ff749bf3ecb46235 | Syrian expert Elizabeth O'Bagy, who was sacked after lying about having a PhD, has apologised for misleading people . A expert on Syria whose work was quoted by senior politicians as they debated military action has finally admitted she that she lied over her degree and said sorry. A week after she was sacked from her ... | Elizabeth O'Bagy's article on Syrian rebels was quoted by top politicians .
The Institute of War fired the analyst after it emerged she didn't have the PhD she'd claimed .
O'Bagy also failed to disclose her links with Syrian rebel group SETF .
Now she apologises and admits she never even attended the PhD program . |
161bdb7ca7a0ffffcda53fdbbb41546e3af07616 | NEW YORK (CNN) -- His was one of the first photos of a missing child to appear on a milk carton. Almost 30 years later, Etan Patz is still missing. Etan Patz, who disappeared in 1979, was the first missing child featured in the milk carton campaigns of the 1980s. Etan was 6 when he disappeared on May 25, 1979, the Frid... | Boy, 6, begged his parents to let him walk to school bus stop for first time .
He never showed up at school in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood .
Etan Patz disappeared on May 25, 1979 .
Know something? Call the FBI/NYPD Etan Patz hotline: 212-384-2200 . |
161cbdb240c2788884a12301c72e66593b7fe1d8 | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 07:32 EST, 2 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:11 EST, 2 May 2013 . From student riots to anti-social behaviour, youths are often singled out for their lack of respect for authority. But it appears that humans are not the only species with a discipline problem, as this lion cub's insouciant ... | Just woken pride had been wandering the trails of northern Botswana .
One cub decided to run into the path of the alpha male .
But his furious response was met with a poker face . |
161d4bd20cc058defed7d920aaaf658ac816e95c | By . Fraser Mackie . Gordon Strachan has called for more from his Scotland team, warning that not one of the 90-minute performances from his reign thus far will be good enough to overcome Germany on Sunday. The highlights since he started guiding Scotland in the right direction include back-to-back defeats of Croatia w... | Scotland play Germany in Dortmund in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday .
Gordon Strachan's side are unbeaten in the last six matches .
Strachan warns none of those performance are good enough for Germany . |
161d562a089c99742733582827f0f839d77b0a39 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 10:35 EST, 14 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:05 EST, 14 March 2014 . A popular fifth-grade teacher who fatally shot a knife-wielding prowler in a ski mask and then learned it was his 15-year-old son will not face prosecution. Prosecutors do not plan to file charges against Jeffrey G... | Giuliano saw a masked person holding a knife come toward him in a threatening manner and shot him .
He later was told the person was his son, Tyler Giuliano, a 10th grader .
When police officers arrived at the scene, they found a distraught Giuliano, a fifth-grade science teacher, overwhelmed with grief . |
161d9edc7649d4334604228e681f5ddd5557c565 | By . Laura Collins In Plymouth Township, Michigan . PUBLISHED: . 14:49 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:57 EST, 30 October 2013 . A 37-year-old man who ran away with a 15-year-old girl and sparked a state-wide search boasted two months ago that they shared a 'secret', it was revealed today. Emily Lalinksy and R... | Emily Lalinsky and Robert Messer were found in a field in Washtenaw County, Michigan on Tuesday afternoon .
Messer posted a picture of Emily two months ago with the caption 'looks like someone knows a secret'
They were taken to separate hospitals to be treated for 'superficial' wrist wounds .
Messer is now in custody o... |
161f048bc3e88f2a48b673eb53e818090662479b | (CNN) -- If you're scared of heights, then this is not for you. But for those who love an adrenaline buzz, then "step into the void" -- a suspended glass cube with a transparent bottom overlooking the Alps. But it's not for the fainthearted -- there's a drop of over 3,300 feet (1,000 meters). A rival to the London Shar... | "Step into the Void" is a glass room built around a metal frame in mountains .
Structure installed at Aiguille du Midi peak above Chamonix in French Alps .
It can withstand winds of more than 220 kph .
Visitors can take a 20-minute ride to the top in a cable car . |
1620f5a59138b0d30a5882923cee21099f7c99b6 | (CNN Student News) -- February 11, 2013 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . What is the best role for the news media during a natural disaster? What should the news media take care to avoid? * . * . Daily Discussion Questions . According to the program: What was the impact of a blizzard that struck the Northeast ove... | Use these questions to help students understand today's featured news stories .
Today's Daily Discussion includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . |
162139bc6ba5b71856e7c1a40a4cd4a9cbeae68f | By . Paul Donnelley . Squatters fighting against the expansion of Heathrow have vowed to continue their sit-in on a plot of land after bailiffs failed to show up. The protesters calling themselves Grow Heathrow have created a market garden at Sipson, Middlesex, which would be bulldozed if the airport succeeds in its ca... | Squatters served with eviction notice a month ago; expected bailiffs today .
Landowner Imran Malik turned up, greeted by squatters and '200 supporters'
MP John McDonnell urged Mr Malik to talk to squatters who want to buy land .
Grow Heathrow grows vegetables, repairs bikes and has own solar panels . |
16215cf146f540d88d9faba7df40c604189b2e39 | (CNN) -- Glenn Greenwald, the reporter who broke the news about secret U.S. surveillance programs, said the authorities who took his partner into custody at London's Heathrow Airport "are going to regret what they did." "I am going to write my stories a lot more aggressively now," the Guardian reporter told Brazil's Gl... | The White House knew the move was coming, spokesman says .
David Miranda, 28, was reportedly held for nearly nine hours .
Glenn Greenwald broke the story about secret surveillance programs in the United States .
Greenwald says he'll focus efforts on the English spy system . |
16227e77cf515993fa35ba21dde683c4f0ed20cf | By . Emma Thomas . PUBLISHED: . 09:12 EST, 8 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:39 EST, 8 November 2013 . An entrepreneur says hackers stole $1million of the virtual currency bitcoin from his website. The Australian man, who refused to be identified citing fears for his safety, said thieves compromised his site and took... | Bitcoin is a digital-only currency traded from computer to computer .
Alleged theft is one of the largest since bitcoin was created four years ago .
Experts say as popularity increases more thieves will look to steal them . |
162283beeb2bedc2d6a3be2a5ef92775d6f17a26 | It may be difficult to believe, but according to research published next month a world without war may be getting nearer. Futurologists from the University of Oslo in Norway and the Peace Research Institute Oslo have predicted that global conflict will halve in the next 40 years. Their study claims the combination of .... | University of Oslo research suggests number of countries at war will fall from one in six to one in 12 .
Higher education, lower infant mortality and lower population growth are reasons why the world can expect a more peaceful future .
Current conflicts in Libya, Tajikistan, Syria, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Mauritania and ... |
1623997fa8187f7c6563edabeeaf112e719a92de | Wilmington, Vermont (CNN) -- Residents of Hatteras Island, N.C., can begin going home Sunday morning, more than a week after most of them evacuated ahead of Hurricane Irene. The staged re-entry through Tuesday will include the villages of Buxton, Hatteras and Frisco, Dare County Energency Management announced Thursday.... | NEW: Hatteras Island, North Carolina, residents start going home Sunday .
President declares disaster in Vermont .
Agriculture is impacted, but higher prices are unlikely, official says .
Floodwaters wipe out businesses in Vermont . |
1624c69b93d7e5f118436442ffbe3803087ede5d | While traveling in the Earth's orbit over 240 miles up, American astronaut Karen Nyberg joined Leading Women anchor Becky Anderson for a live interview from the International Space Station (ISS) Friday. When she's not working on scientific experiments, Nyberg can be found tweeting amazing pictures of the planet, chasin... | NASA astronaut and engineer Karen Nyberg joins CNN from the International Space Station .
Nyberg discusses space exploration, current work, women in science .
She answers questions submitted from you via CNN.com, Facebook and Twitter . |
1624d8e1df4e83f489da7c71c29fd92bb0bf55a7 | By . Louise Eccles . PUBLISHED: . 16:34 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:16 EST, 13 April 2013 . Emirates flight attendant Evelyn Clarke, 28, was found dead in a car park after falling from a window on the eighth floor of a Dubai tower block in the early hours of Monday . A British air hostess who plunged to her ... | Emirates flight attendant Evelyn Clarke, .
28, was found dead in car park .
She fell from a window on the .
eighth floor in the early hours of Monday . |
1624e66ac5788155eb6fae9940f12a0edb9229c1 | A newly-released document has revealed that after the top secret mission to kill Osama bin Laden the head of U.S. special forces ordered all photos of his body be either turned in or destroyed. The e-mail was sent by then-Vice Admiral William McRaven two weeks after the secret seek and destroy operation found the Al Qa... | E-mail was obtained by the conservative activist group Judicial Watch .
It orders special forces to turn on or destroy all pictures of the mission .
But Judicial Watch claim order 'may have been in violation of the law' |
1624e800624bddfaaba69ca94d06200733b5d76c | (CNN) -- Billy Joel's daughter with Christie Brinkley fainted on a New York cabaret stage Saturday, her rep said Monday. An emergency room doctor concluded that Alexa Ray Joel, 28, experienced vasovagal syncope, a common cause of fainting that "is usually harmless and requires no treatment," Joel rep Claire Mercuri sai... | Doctor says Alexa Ray Joel experienced a harmless fainting episode .
She is the daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley .
She was performing at Manhattan's Café Carlyle when she collapsed .
The songwriter and singer launched her performance and recording career in 2006 . |
16251263590f7623d8640d7547f86033f2beb749 | Tragic: Quinn Lucas Schansman, a dual U.S.-Dutch citizen, is the only American confirmed killed aboard Flight MH17 . A 19-year-old American citizen who has been confirmed killed aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was remembered by his grieving relatives and friends today as a kind young man with a great sense of humor.... | President Barack Obama has confirmed Quinn Lucas Schansman an American and Dutch dual citizen, died on board the plane .
The 19-year-old was born in Fort Lee, New Jersey, but spent most of his life in Holland .
Quinn was flying to Malaysia to join his family on a vacation in Bali .
His father, Thomas Schansman, worked ... |
1625306322789c1574debf9f029c9241d0b835aa | By . Ronnie Esplin, Press Association . Jo Inge Berget is hoping his double in Celtic's 6-1 Scottish Premiership thrashing of Dundee United on Saturday signalled that his Parkhead career is up and running after a false start. The Norway international was surprisingly pitched into the first-leg of the Champions League t... | Berget had a difficult debut against Legia Warsaw after loan move from Cardiff .
Norway striker admits he didn't know his fellow players' names .
After being dropped for two matches the forward returned to score twice against Dundee United . |
1625675b0f7f51ed494a679af37ef3b8c8c42e14 | Ever the gentleman, nothing could stop William Gordon from escorting his wife, Nelly, on her greatest journey. He lovingly watched their children crowd around their mother to say goodbye. Suddenly, Nelly stretched her arms, smiled as if she were a blushing bride, lay down on the bed and died. Gordon, though, had died f... | Victorian homes have developed a spooky reputation .
Paranormal history and architecture trends combine to create a haunted feel .
Art historian: "I love a Victorian house. It makes me wonder where the bodies are buried." |
16266d665fe30a4071ef4c3bef581a1ebbc9e07c | (CNN) -- Better late than never. As those in green danced with joy and celebrated the apparent end of Mexico's World Cup curse, those in orange were already planning their flights home. Mexico, which had failed to win a last-16 match in its previous five attempts, finally appeared to have cracked it. Giovani Dos Santos... | Netherlands defeats Mexico 2-1 in Fortaleza .
Wesley Sneijder and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar score late goals to secure win .
Giovani Dos Santos had given Mexico 48th minute lead .
Dutch will face Costa Rica in quarterfinals . |
1629ea467d31ea2122a21946aec6ecdc88d38c7f | Editor's note: This article contains profanity that some may find offensive. This is part one of a three part series showing different aspects of life inside Colombia's drug gangs. A gang member sniffs in a cloud of cocaine dust as he cuts the drug with other substances. MEDELLIN, Colombia (CNN) -- A young man with tat... | Drug war raging in Medellin, Colombia, has seen almost 2,000 killings this year .
Gang leader says violence sparked by power vacuum as old bosses arrested .
His gang sells cocaine and marijuana and he rules through violence .
But he refuses to say which cartel boss is bankrolling his gang . |
162a0ae97919c95de256b7a88ec0f41395c7ae70 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . When life gives you potholes, make pictures appears to be the theory of one enterprising New York photographer. Davide Luciano created a series of conceptual photographs with a surreal edge using the holes and crevasses in streets from Toronto to Los Angeles. From Alice chasing the White Rabb... | New York photographer and film-maker Davide Luciano created a series of conceptual pictures using the cracks and crevasses in roads .
The photos were created on the streets of New York, LA, Montreal and Toronto . |
162b7bce4e6ad7c4d7d721c035fc6c23ba8e4870 | Paul Gambaccini is to return to BBC radio after he was cleared of historic allegations of sex abuse. The veteran broadcaster, who spent almost a year on police bail, will be in the studio on Friday to record a new edition of his Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint. The presenter, 65, will then return to his popular weekly ... | Paul Gambaccini will return to studio on Friday to record Counterpoint .
Spent a year on police bail after being arrested as part of Operation Yewtree .
He was accused of sexually assaulting two teenage boys in the 1980s .
Ordeal ended this month when CPS said there was insufficient evidence .
The 65-year-old will retu... |
162b930bdbc883e065b2766839f2ec04c5d3ab4f | Liverpool defender Kolo Toure believes their forthcoming must-win Champions League encounter against Basle is made for Steven Gerrard to create 'magic' again. The Reds captain will return to the starting line-up on Tuesday having been rested in Saturday's goalless draw at home to Sunderland. Brendan Rodgers' side have ... | Liverpool take on Basle on Tuesday and must win to progress .
Steven Gerrard was rested for 0-0 draw with Sunderland on Saturday .
Kolo Toure believes Gerrard is still 'one of the best players in the world' |
162ba845bc5639524d191f6ed147669c2840cdb0 | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 15:10 EST, 14 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:07 EST, 14 March 2014 . A man who became known for claiming he was the sailor kissing a woman in Times Square in a famous World War II-era photo taken by a Life magazine photographer has died aged 86. Glenn McDuffie passed away on March 9... | Glenn McDuffie died on March 9 in a Dallas nursing home .
Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt captured the spontaneous moment he kissed a nurse in Times Square on August 14, 1945 .
Several men claimed they were the famous 'Kissing Sailor' as Eisenstaedt hadn't captioned his photo .
Six years ago, Houston Police Department ... |
162cde040bcb5ac87505211a2c95dbc4e393c95a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:16 EST, 28 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:46 EST, 29 April 2013 . Tragic: Leila Fowler was stabbed to death in her home . California authorities are searching for an armed killer who's on the run after breaking into a home and repeatedly stabbed an eight-year-old girl to death... | Leila Fowler was stabbed to death in her Valley Spring's home on Saturday .
Her 12-year-old brother was also in the house when the intruder broke in .
Suspect: Believed to be at least six feet tall and white long gray hair . |
162e54974cad1d0e067a97e37175951c26f13a0e | By . Gemma Mullin for MailOnline . Police have launched an investigation after it emerged that Scots had been selling votes on eBay . Police have launched an investigation after it emerged that Scots have been trying to sell their referendum votes on eBay for as little as £1.04. Adverts offering the chance to buy a bal... | Police have launched an investigation into listings on online auction site .
Adverts appeared on eBay offering chance to vote in September 18 ballot .
One seller said they didn't 'give a flying monkeys' about Scottish referendum .
Electoral Commission says that selling and buying votes is criminal offence . |
162e5ebb7ddf7363fcc20157ace3a333d880b454 | In this creative age of camera phones and photo apps, what better way to learn about a city from afar than through the lenses of its eagle-eyed street photographers? As part of CNN's On the Road Poland special, we asked Instagramers Wroclaw (a collective of photography enthusiasts with a passion for documenting their c... | Instagramers Wroclaw are a collective of street photographers .
They document their city using traditional cameras and smartphones .
The results are a stunning selection of images that reveal a different side of the Polish . |
162f6266557b724f066742327eaa3cc27e6a7f70 | Former Liverpool and Leeds forward El Hadji Diouf is in talks with Malaysian side Sabah FC. The Senegal international is a free agent after leaving Championship outfit Leeds at the end of last season. Former Liverpool forward El Hadji Diouf could be on his way to Malaysian side Sabah FC . Diouf has been without a club ... | Free agent could complete move to Sabah FC as early as next week .
Diouf had spells at Liverpool, Bolton, Sunderland, Blackburn and Leeds .
Forward had a reputation as a troublemaker after series of misdemeanours . |
1630ca6217ca6123668a4f9738ca323a1c6f620a | By . Karen Kay . According to the Health & Social Care Information Centre, 83 per cent of Britons are showing signs of gum disease . It doesn’t take much to keep your teeth and gums in great shape, yet according to the Health & Social Care Information Centre, 83 per cent of Britons are showing signs of gum disease. So ... | 83% of Britons show signs of gum disease, but only 19% say they would visit their dentist if they noticed a change in their gums .
Almost half of Britons have never spoken to their dentist about gum health .
41% have .
experienced bleeding while brushing or flossing, yet one in three say .
they believe bleeding gums ar... |
1630eb130c79aa8ed93212472a89f03e13acb035 | By . Travelmail Reporter . Passengers flying from Brussels to Stockholm were shocked when airline bosses refused to return their luggage - after it was found to be infested with maggots. The surprised travellers were told that their baggage would be flown back to Brussels, to be either sanitised or destroyed. One passe... | The luggage on Brussels Airlines flight to Stockholm contained maggots .
Airline says infestation was due to a passenger packing expired food .
Infested bag has now been destroyed, and the remaining bags sanitised . |
16311131a3662af6fa796765cfe45d115805f3d7 | Renewed accusations that Woody Allen molested an adopted daughter two decades ago were "engineered by a vengeful lover," the filmmaker's lawyer told CNN on Monday. The allegations were "fully vetted and rejected by independent authorities," Allen attorney Elkan Abramowitz said in a written statement. The controversy da... | Dylan Farrow accuses Woody Allen of sexually abusing her when she was 7 .
"The one to blame for Dylan's distress is neither Dylan nor Woody Allen," his lawyer says .
The controversy began in 1992 amid revelations that Allen was dating Soon-Yi Previn .
A criminal investigation ended with no charges against Woody Allen . |
163211ae748a3e570dc38f0e5402e7dbb83efa9c | Samalut, Egypt (CNN) -- A policeman fatally shot a Christian man and wounded five other Christians Tuesday in an attack on a train in Egypt, officials said. The incident occurred at about 5 p.m. when a man walked onto the train, which was stopped in the station at Samalut, about 200 kilometers south of Cairo, said Mary... | NEW: Deputy policeman arrested in shootings .
Incident occurred Tuesday evening on a train south of Cairo .
Family was en route to Cairo to buy an engagement ring .
Relations between the Christian minority and Muslim majority within Egypt are tense . |
16322416afedb44984678491ffbb0436a86fa13d | By . Andy Hampson . A man has been arrested after colliding with a security guard while attempting to drive a golf buggy out of the gates at the Open Championship at Hoylake. Merseyside Police said a 45-year-old man was arrested following the incident outside Gate Four of the site at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, off Meol... | Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested at The Open, Holylake .
45-year-old was attempting to drive away in a golf buggy before colliding with a security guard and crashing into a barrier .
Security guard received a minor injury at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club . |
163254aca6cd80f8268ec4261aaddac9506f6b02 | By . Fiona Macrae . PUBLISHED: . 21:08 EST, 28 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:22 EST, 29 January 2013 . It may sound potty, but whistling to your baby could have him toilet-trained before he can walk. A study of Vietnamese families credited whistling with getting babies out of nappies by just nine months. By the age ... | Study of Vietnamese families credits whistling with getting babies out of nappies by nine months . |
16327108e1cd872b22698026db652687c0ebb8ed | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:17 EST, 29 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:00 EST, 30 October 2013 . An 18-year-old girl who was paralyzed in a car crash last year and told she would never walk again has miraculously defied the odds by walking down the aisle for her sister's wedding. With her brother and th... | Mackenzie Gorden broke her neck after rolling her truck in June 2012 and doctors told her she would never walk again .
But she was determined - and began undergoing a groundbreaking therapy that recreates walking by force until the body knows what to do .
In September, she was able to move down the aisle for her sister... |
1632b80489b5112c0cef00cbe387b020d0ab8ec6 | By . Mike Dawes . Colin Montgomerie twice sank three consecutive birdies en route to a six-under 65 on Thursday that put him a stroke clear atop the leaderboard after the opening round of the US Senior Open. The Scotsman started his round on the back nine at Oak Tree National and birdied 14, 15 and 16 in hot and humid ... | Montgomerie is one stroke clear at the top of the leaderboard .
The Scotsman twice sank three consecutive birdies at Oak Tree National .
German Bernhard Langer is one of five tied for fourth after a 69 . |
1633483e08d4c4d9e81ee0aeb97b3f7eccdb90ac | By . Ted Thornhill . A fire that broke out in a prison in northern Colombia late on Monday has killed ten and injured dozens after a fight between inmates following routine inspections for drugs and weapons, according to local media and the head of the country's penitentiary system. As many as 42 injured inmates were t... | Up to 42 injured inmates from the Modelo prison needed hospital treatment .
The flames were brought under control in the early hours of Tuesday . |
1634a3ae0b3283acd8e08c75249c859769b0bbd9 | KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban said its gunmen opened fire on an aid group's vehicle in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing four International Rescue Committee workers and prompting the organization to suspend its operations. Three IRC female staffers -- a British-Canadian, a Canadian, and a Trinidadian-... | Gunmen shoot and kill four international aid workers and driver near Kabul .
Shooting occured during ambush on their convoy south of capital .
Taliban claims responsibility for attack . |
1634ca59ae1e1c11f28f16fce1c497994c5a515a | Amsterdam (CNN) -- On November 2, 2004, Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was bicycling to work in Amsterdam when he was shot eight times at close range. He died instantly, but in a fit of rage, his assailant, Dutch-Moroccan Mohammed Bouyeri, also attempted to cut off his head with a machete. Bouyeri killed van Gogh becaus... | Peter Bergen: Violence against U.S. over film is part of a pattern of incidents .
He says Christian and Muslim extremists have incited deadly protests for years .
Bergen: In several cases, the words of political leaders have helped spark violence . |
1635533ad13b9cedf98139df3e033341afa98106 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:09 EST, 9 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:21 EST, 9 August 2013 . When a fresh-faced movie website intern was set the daunting challenge of reciting the entire script of the film Mean Girls in 30 minutes, few could have thought he would succeed. But fast-talking Christopher Ro... | Fast-talking Christopher Rosa completed the task in an astonishing 28 minutes and 18 seconds . |
16379f0e8ed567becbaff4ba202ce93038fa8169 | Washington (CNN) -- Ready for Hillary, the super PAC urging Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016, raised over $2 million and had 21,000 new donors in the last three months, officials from the group said Wednesday. Ready for Hillary's haul came from more than 38,000 contributions, according to group spokesman Se... | Ready for Hillary raises over $2 million in last three months, spokesman says .
Number is in line with what the group has raised in the past .
Third quarter sees Ready for Hillary focus on more than just fundraising .
So far, the group has raised over $10 million . |
1637faa6ecc088bdad3b4e7be3ecdef8d7b1ad97 | TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Sony blamed the global economic slowdown, increased competition and an appreciating yen for a 95 percent drop in third-quarter profits, as the company announced its results Thursday. Customers check Sony's Bravia brand LCD TVs at an electronics shop in Tokyo, Japan. Profits for the quarter, which ... | Sales were down 25 percent across the company .
Electronics and games especially hard hit, with sales falling 30 percent or more .
Sony warned last week it will close out fiscal year with operating loss of $2.9 billion . |
16381cb287f301c67949c72ba925bc5dce7d1bfe | To call this XCOM would be a major disservice to one of the finest names in tactical gaming. For bar the well-realised time period, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is nothing but another generic third-person shooter with XCOM elements uncomfortably shoe-horned in. Set in the 1960s, you play Agent William Carter – the lea... | Solid but completely uninspired third-person gameplay .
Well-realised time period and interesting environments .
XCOM's 'once you're dead, you're dead' mechanic just doesn't work with your team - losing that trademark sense of urgency .
No multiplayer .
Wooden voice acting and average graphics . |
16382bfa97b917dfa24ba92c8305fed7e98dfe76 | (CNN) -- Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro is rejoining Juventus after three years at Real Madrid, the Serie A club announced on their Web site on Tuesday. Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro won two Primera Liga titles during his three-year stay at Real Madrid. News of Cannavaro's return comes less than 24 hours after the Turin... | Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro rejoining Juve after three years at Real Madrid .
News comes less than 24 hours after the club sacked coach Claudio Ranieri .
Defender Cannavaro, 35, won two scudetti with Juventus, in 2005 and 2006 . |
1638ef3178de6369d1e6611873c883d8e92f617c | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 10:16 EST, 15 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:37 EST, 15 November 2012 . A teenager who killed her best friend in a car accident when she ‘showed off’ driving into a blind bend and collided with a tree just four months after passing her test was today jailed for six months. Naomi Jones,... | Naomi Jones, 19, admitted causing death of Elysia Ashworth, 17, in 2011 .
Pair had been close friends since age of 13 and regularly had sleepovers .
Student sped into a blind left-hand bend too quickly at more than 35mph .
Jones passed test four months earlier and mother bought car as present .
She was in a wheelchair ... |
163a51b4e567f53d5920358f591da4aa25c0b93f | The sister of murdered honeymoon bride Anni Dewani has made an emotional plea for the judge not to halt the trial of Shrien Dewani without hearing the accused’s version of events. Ami Denborg, the victim’s elder sister, said she and her family would never be able to ‘move on’ without hearing what businessman Mr Dewani ... | Shrien Dewani is accused of arranging his wife's November 2010 murder .
Anni Dewani was killed on her honeymoon in Cape Town, South Africa .
Mrs Dewani's sister Ami Denborg made a plea to the South African judge .
Ms Denborg wants Mr Dewani to explain his side of the story on the stand .
Trial judge Jeanette Traverso ... |
163b02b4cb67aa42a9151dd30d55be339fd02901 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 20:07 EST, 16 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:07 EST, 16 December 2013 . Emperor penguins maintain the tight huddle that protects them from the harsh conditions of an Antarctic winter with stop-and-go movements like cars in a traffic jam, a new study has shown. German researchers s... | Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute said the stop-and-go motion plays a vital role in keeping the huddle as dense and warm as possible .
An individual .
penguin only needs to move a mere two centimetres in any direction for .
its huddling neighbour to react .
These tiny movements flow through the entire group... |
163b53a247d4602619213504102a2fc59f0c82e0 | U.S. President Barack Obama voiced his support for Ukraine's newly elected president and called for the international community to "stand solidly behind" him Wednesday, on a visit to Europe dominated by the crisis in Ukraine. Obama's meeting in Warsaw, Poland, with Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko can be seen... | Vladimir Putin tells French TV he won't avoid any world leaders at D-Day ceremony .
U.S. President Obama celebrates 25 years since Poland's return to democracy .
He gives his backing to Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko .
Obama traveled to Brussels for a G7 meeting, held as NATO defense ministers also meet . |
163b7d4ec24551c270f4bff7b4055c04f590be83 | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Three men who kidnapped and tortured a man over a drug debt were sentenced Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia, to decades in prison, in a case tied to Mexican drug cartels. Federal authorities point to the 2008 case as evidence that Atlanta has become a major distribution hub for powerful Mexican dru... | 3 men linked to cartels kidnapped and tortured man over drug debt, authorities say .
Victim was found gagged, chained in basement in Atlanta suburb .
The three convicted kidnappers got sentences of 20+ years in federal prison .
Atlanta is stopping point for Mexican drug cartel shipments, authorities say . |
163c26d96c4b17836664f3e3a2366c5e61ef6090 | Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson has revealed how her son's mental health deteriorated after witnessing the fatal stabbing of his best friend Ben Kinsella. Louis, now 22, was holding 16-year-old Ben, brother of former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, in his arms when the ambulance arrived after the attack out... | Linda Robson's son witnesses fatal stabbing of Ben Kinsella .
Louis, now 22, suffered from panic attacks and anxiety for years .
Birds of a Feather star feared Louis might have to be sectioned .
Ben Kinsella was stabbed to death outside an Islington bar in 2008 . |
163c6b6931819952c95a5be319c68d7f0e9d5adf | (CNN) -- Wildlife officials in Colorado say they have killed a bear believed to have been involved in an attack on a teenage boy Friday morning. Park officials used 10 tracking dogs to hunt for the brazen black bear, which wandered into a heavily-populated campsite overnight. They established a scent trail by late afte... | Black bear enters a tent and bites a teenage boy in the leg .
The boy fights off the bear, a Colorado parks spokesman says .
Wildlife officials kill the bear due to its apparent aggressiveness .
Tracking dogs are used to help find the bear . |
163dbab6c1ef59b64764a13e462c78a9ef5c7070 | (CNN) -- Lewis Hamilton will start the first ever Russian Grand Prix in pole position after coming out on top in Saturday's tense qualifying session. The Mercedes driver has been on dazzling form in recent weeks, winning consecutive races in Italy, Singapore and Japan to climb atop the overall driver's standings, and h... | Hamilton claims pole position in Russian Grand Prix .
Title rival and teammate Nico Rosberg will begin in second position .
Mercedes pair pushed all the way by the Williams of Valtteri Bottas .
Drivers still trying to come to terms with the accident of Jules Bianchi in Japan last week . |
163ed986c2ee496911f964a4a7cf7c7f90359118 | Boston (CNN) -- Jurors squirmed Monday as a Massachusetts pathologist detailed the wounds inflicted on the 19 bodies prosecutors have lain at the feet of reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. Richard John Evans, the state's former chief medical examiner, described gunshot wounds to the temple, neck, spinal cor... | Medical examiner lays out fatal shots in Bulger trial .
Of the 19 killings Bulger is charged with, 17 were deaths by shooting .
Some jurors squirmed during the graphic testimony . |
163fafba7adee6e4d5b488d549b4f0f1961f4b6b | His energy and enthusiasm would put presenters half his age to shame. But after nearly a decade of hosting Strictly Come Dancing, it seems Sir Bruce Forsyth is finally beginning to feel the weight of his 84 years. For the first time, the entertainer will take a holiday mid-series to recuperate from the strain of hostin... | Presenter will take a holiday, missing one show on November 10 .
Co-presenter Tess Daly will stand in as host .
It turns out years of cycling is rather good preparation for a Strictly wardrobe malfunction. Victoria .
Pendleton revealed perfectly toned pins after she got tangled up in her .
blue ballgown during her rumb... |
163fd5d43b73db5a392928429f1a276d63fc40d2 | Sochi, Russia (CNN) -- The Olympic city has a dog problem. Thousands of stray canines wander the streets and suburbs of Sochi. They can be seen loping through the recently completed parks and housing developments that have sprung up around what was once a sleepy Black Sea resort. In the countdown to the Winter Games, R... | Russian animal rights activists accuse authorities of campaign to exterminate street dogs .
Government-backed shelter met with distrust by animal rights groups .
Reports of the widespread culling of animals put city and Olympic officials on the defensive . |
163fe6c428b259e0d793e8c85d7a28a23cd3215c | The whistleblower who caught an MP playing Candy Crush Saga during a Commons meeting will face no punishment, a Parliamentary watchdog revealed today. A leaked photo showed Tory Nigel Mills playing the game on his taxpayer-funded iPad when he was supposed to be listening to evidence on pensions and insurance. But inste... | Tory Nigel Mills caught playing on tax-funded iPad in pensions meeting .
So Parliamentary watchdog investigated - to find out who leaked photo .
Mole hunt now called off and whistleblower will face no punishment .
Mr Mills apologised but keeps his seat and position on DWP committee . |
163ffcb5df7f5bcc020671aa479383fe797edbc7 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 06:22 EST, 9 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:07 EST, 9 December 2013 . The plumbing for a fountain that would have decorated a wealthy Israeli family's garden in the 10th century has been found intact, proving workmen of the time built pipes to last. It is the first time the plumbi... | The decorative fountain was unearthed in Ramla, central Israel, and .
was discovered during preparations for the building of a new highway .
The water feature is thought to have decorated the garden of a wealthy Israeli family's garden in the 10th century .
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority said it i... |
1640073efb667f4be5984e5524cde5c2db5bad4f | The sometimes violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and the law enforcement response has sparked a debate about what some call the "militarization of police," after armored vehicles, stun grenades and high-tech weaponry were brought in to calm the violence. Some of the equipment may be military surplus that came from... | Ferguson and St. Louis PD received military surplus .
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel wants to know more about the program .
Some are alarmed at what is seen as the "militarization of police" in Ferguson .
Many police departments get U.S. military surplus or funds to buy equipment . |
164035c96eb548cebf7fa42d1e5d08c92713ad9d | By . Jane Fryer . Hermione Norris admits that if she had the money she would go to an American plastic surgeon and get 'the lot' Hermione Norris is looking down at her chest in faux disgust. 'I want my boobs done,' she says, cupping them. 'But I just want them lifted a bit, not implants, and I don't think they do that.... | Hermione Norris opens up about how she's unhappy about her body .
She says her naked body looks like a 'melted candle'
The actress will star in a new BBC war drama debuting tomorrow night . |
1641c2fc5c634a5d814794b2ed406f9ed02d54fb | LONDON, England (CNN) -- When HIV-positive Winnie Sseruma was invited to speak on the subject at the United Nations in New York last June, she never expected that her condition would prevent her from obtaining a visa. HIV positive Winnie Sseruma was repeatedly questioned before being allowed into the United States. Win... | Russia is one of 11 countries worldwide that restricts HIV positive visitors .
The U.S. lifted similar ban last July, but has not yet been implemented .
Protesters argue that ban forces people to lie about health to gain entry . |
16434d5ace03af424008a9c799a1113df9d531bd | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, pictured leaving his house this morning, is assessing the damage to the Lib Dems' local government base . Nick . Clegg today refused to resign as Lib Dem leader after losing control of some of his party's flagship councils. The Lib Dems ... | LATEST: Lib Dems have 404 seats, down 284. Hold 6 councils, down 2 .
Lib Dems lose Portsmouth and Tories rob them of Kingston-upon-Thames .
Labour takes control of Cambridge after kicking out Lib Dems .
European election results will not be announced until Sunday night . |
164429b29027af03210d64ac150a5757b0b8602e | By . Anna Hodgekiss . PUBLISHED: . 05:50 EST, 1 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:16 EST, 1 April 2013 . The controversial NHS 111 hotline service will go live in only one area of England tomorrow after grave concerns were voiced about its safety. The advice line is designed to be a cheaper replacement for NHS Direct - wi... | Advice hotline designed to be a cheaper replacement for NHS Direct .
Already in operation in 22 areas and was scheduled to go nationwide today .
Halted after doctors warned repeatedly that patient safety was at risk .
Will now only roll out in the North of Tyne and Tees .
area tomorrow .
New plan is to extend to 13 oth... |
164454fef5efa5ce381aab40d589c1107e83fe54 | (CNN) -- Twenty-one U.N. peacekeepers being held by rebels in Syria were taken from an area near the Golan Heights for their own safety due to fighting there, Syrian opposition coalition President Moaz al-Khatib said Thursday. Al-Khatib told CNN's Christiane Amanpour he wants the Red Cross to pick them up. "There was a... | NEW: "There was a U.N. convoy at risk" in an area being bombed, rebel leader tells CNN .
NEW: U.N. commander would have to decide on withdrawing peacekeepers .
Opposition President Moaz al-Khatib says Red Cross should also rescue injured civilians .
Peacekeepers were taken Wednesday from area near the Golan Heights; U.... |
164474e08b0a2c4236974689932ce5b96d1eccc1 | (CNN) -- Edward Snowden will join the ranks of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ali G and Marge Simpson when he delivers an "alternative" Christmas greeting to British television viewers Wednesday. The National Security Agency leaker will urge listeners to rally against mass government surveillance when he gives Channel 4's annual... | NSA leaker Edward Snowden to deliver Christmas message on British TV .
Channel 4 has broadcast alternative to queen's traditional message since 1993 .
Snowden: "A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all." |
16451b9a5bf44917cc1026ed5609f429b82688bb | (CNN) -- A residential building in Spokane Valley, Washington, was being decontaminated after police removed a half pound of highly sensitive explosives from one of the apartments, a sheriff's spokesman said. John D. Raymond, 53, is being held on a civil bench warrant and is likely to face charges in district court Tu... | Police remove a half pound of highly sensitive explosives .
Triacetone Triperoxide is sensitive to impact, temperature change, friction .
John D. Raymond, 53, is being held on a civil bench warrant .
HazMat unit called in to decontaminate the scene before residents can return . |
16475445149ccacaafe962b8cb97326daec841d7 | High-powered Maserati sports car was also seized in the raid on Szymon Lam's luxury Leeds apartment . Court hears that the proceeds of Lam's fraud were siphoned off to buy property in Germany . Fraudster told police he was now worth £250,000 after arriving from Poland eight years ago with just £500 in his pocket . Cred... | High-powered Maserati sports car was also seized in the raid on Szymon Lam's luxury Leeds apartment .
Court hears that the proceeds of Lam's fraud were siphoned off to buy property in Germany .
Fraudster told police he was now worth £250,000 after arriving from Poland eight years ago with just £500 in his pocket . |
1647edaa7891e35de5c94b6158cec7ef252a8d1b | (CNN) -- A Philippine clan leader's bizarre attempt to revive the territorial claims of a defunct Islamic sultanate on the island of Borneo appears to be falling apart. With his followers engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse with Malaysian security forces in the villages and palm oil plantations of northeastern Bo... | NEW: More than 30 "militants" are killed in Sabah, Malaysia says .
Malaysia says it won't consider a cease-fire unless armed intruders drop weapons .
Malaysian forces launched an attack this week on Filipino clansmen in the area .
Between 100 and 300 Filipinos arrived by boat on the Malaysian coast in February . |
1647f34613dfa54ca72bba2e4258ecf285b0c98d | By . Lydia Warren for MailOnline . New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has revealed she has 'high risk HPV', a sexually-transmitted disease that can cause cancer. She made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday, explaining that she learned about her human papillomavirus diagnosis on Friday following a lo... | Melissa Mark-Viverito, 45, shared her diagnosis on Twitter on Sunday .
She learned she had the infection after her first appointment with a gynecologist in two years - and encouraged women to get checked .
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection and can lead to cervical cancer, as well as other cancers . |
1648042c65483715693b6113a236b6fc6bd9b9ea | By . Ryan Gorman . and Laura Cox . The 12-year-old Maine girl sensationally accused two years ago of killing a three-month old baby has agreed to a plea deal that will see her avoid the original charge of manslaughter. Kelli Murphy when first charged in the death of three-month-old Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway in July 2012,... | Kelli Murphy was only 10-years-old when first charged in the 2012 death of three-month-old Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway .
She was the youngest person charged with manslaughter in the state in more than 30 years .
Murphy will plead down to a misdemeanor after a mental evaluation ruled her incompetent to stand trial .
Foss-Gr... |
1648620a7ee2d1f34ade78f9ad5e867c5af26bf8 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . Nigel Farage today threw away the chance to become an MP within weeks as he ruled himself out of standing in a crunch by-election. Opponents accused the Ukip leader of 'bottling it' and being 'frit' after announcing he would not be the party's candidate in the Tory seat ... | Ukip leader Nigel Farage says by-election would 'huge distraction' for party .
Has no links to seat and says he does not want to look like an 'opportunist'
Tory defence minister Anna Soubry accuses him of being 'frit'
Conservatives won seat of Newark with a 16,512 majority in 2010 .
Tory MP Patrick Mercer quit last nig... |
164884c9fdfb703134eb38f5b8df2d290f1bfee9 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 07:40 EST, 8 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:50 EST, 8 May 2013 . A 33-year age-gap is nothing when you find the one – and when she is 106 years old there is not a second to lose. That is what Gavin Crawford, 73, thought when he met his ‘princess’ Marjorie Hemmerde in a nursing home three yea... | Gavin Crawford, 73, is head over heels for his girlfriend Marjorie, 106 .
Lovebirds met at Melbourne care home three years ago and are inseparable .
Neither ever married, but that never deterred them from finding love . |
16489a0bb50aa3deca5287fbcca63532c96e43c7 | By . Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:43 EST, 25 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:17 EST, 26 July 2013 . Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez puts it down to eating a banana a day. The 112-year-old New Yorker has been just crowned the oldest man in the world after Jiroemon Kimura died last month at age 11... | New York's Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez, 112, is the world's oldest man .
The world's oldest person is a woman, 115-year-old Misao Okawa of Japan . |
1648cbcbc2c4766597971b03acd6dd56f6848abc | By . Dan Bloom . Former French First Lady Carla Bruni has waded into the row over Francois Hollande's affair by saying he had no right to privacy because public money was involved. The wife of former leader Nicolas Sarkozy complained privacy laws in France were the strictest in the world - and the liaison would have be... | Former First Lady said 'nowhere in the world' had privacy laws like France .
'This is public money', she added, and story would have come out anyway .
French magazine was made to pay £12,400 damages to actress Julie Gayet .
Closer had published shock photos of 'Hollande leaving her apartment' |
1649dbe8b9e33ec6f9ea2a7d4c1016845fd78283 | Apple devices are at risk of a virus described by researchers as 'the biggest scale' malware they have ever seen. Dubbed WireLurker, the malware targets both Mac computers as well as phones and tablets running iOS when connected using a USB cable. After it has infected the Mac, when a mobile device is connected to the ... | WireLurker malware targets OS X as well as the mobile iOS software .
When a mobile is connected to an infected Mac, the virus spreads .
It installs malicious apps on the device, and uses these to steal information .
Malware was discovered by experts at Palo Alto Networks in California .
It is currently only affecting A... |
164b6593a03f7c7411008d1aeb8a5d5aef557c9a | (EW.com) -- Good news: The shrill CG rodents, who last infested theaters in 2009's "Squeakquel," are stranded on a jungle island with little hope of survival. Bad news: They've brought us along. In their third big-screen adventure, the gang -- which now includes three harmonizing chipmunks, three dance-happy Chipettes,... | "Chipwrecked" reverts to nothing more than a cynical flick for kids .
The movie features three chipmunks, three Chipettes, and their father figure .
The Chipmunks' pop song covers are meticulously arranged . |
164b7d04b47a7c5a72998b1516efecdbd1a1fa1b | By . Corey Charlton . It is a charity shrouded in as much mystery as that of the organisation it supports. A charitable trust set up to support Britain's spies and spooks has been registered, but the listing, unsurprisingly, is rather short on details. The Cinquefoil Trust supports serving and former members of the dom... | Britain's spy agency has publicly listed its secretive members' charity .
Financial grants used to support spies injured in the line of duty .
Book sales, snooker tournaments and raffles used to help raise money .
Grants have gone to members in need of wheelchairs and house alterations . |
164c2efa70e4454a31a5f63eb9ebb00f573c4286 | It was 40 years ago that two men met just before dawn on October 30, 1974, to earn $5 million in the Rumble in the Jungle. In one of boxing's most memorable moments, Muhammad Ali stopped the fearsome George Foreman to recapture the heavyweight title in the impoverished African nation of Zaire. The day before the fight ... | On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali stopped George Foreman to recapture the boxing heavyweight title .
The historic match held at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire, was dubbed Rumble in the Jungle .
Both men were awarded $5 million in prize money for their efforts . |
164c8d96ae7884ca0d17c0a3244240b04b0e28eb | Towering over rural Cheshire, passing motorists could be forgiven for screaming for help from the Doctor. A huge 35ft Dalek has appeared in a field next to the A51, seemingly intent on world domination. But even though its fearsome plunger looks set to exterminate, the people of Nantwich can sleep soundly in their beds... | The Doctor's greatest enemy has appeared near A51 in rural Cheshire .
Staff at Snugburys ice cream shop create a giant straw sculpture every year . |
164d9e73e0173af3d0959af29960a389ff505606 | By . Jack Crone for MailOnline . A school nurse accused of failing to properly raise the alarm after meeting a 'tormented' teenager three times in the month before her suicide has been charged with professional misconduct. Donna Barbara Moore is said to have had several chances to assess 15-year-old Helena Farrell befo... | Donna Moore met Helena Farrell, 15, three times in month before her death .
Teenager was found hanged in the woods in Cumbria on January 4 last year .
Nurse allegedly failed to raise the alarm to social services soon enough after girl attempted suicide by overdosing on pills one month before her death .
Also accused of... |
164de8c45765fee15325477eb866355a500e5ca1 | A 73-year-old man has miraculously escaped with cuts and bruises after his light aircraft crashed through the roof of a bungalow in Leicestershire. The pilot of the small aeroplane had to be freed from the wreckage by emergency crews after his aircraft came down on the farm building outside Castle Bytham, south of Gran... | Pilot, 73, survived light aircraft crashing through bungalow just after 2pm .
Taken to hospital with leg injury and cuts after being freed from wreckage .
Homeowner, 61, escaped unharmed as he was outside signing for delivery .
Tanker delivery driver, 53, taken to hospital with shock, cuts and bruises .
Small plane cra... |
164f138877a6e1cf80cd90d6766493be96692eea | Duncan, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Justin Boyles lay in bed, exhausted and depressed. His 385-pound body sank into the mattress with each breath he took. I have diabetes, he thought in disbelief. His 6-year-old daughter, Autumn, crawled on top of the king-sized comforter and stared at him with bright blue eyes. "Daddy, will you... | Justin Boyles learned he had type 2 diabetes in March 2011 .
Since making a promise to his daughter, Boyles has lost more than 65 pounds .
Boyles raised $7,500 for the American Diabetes Association's "Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes" |
16505e69f1f2dfbfe205b81c70565dc384d3875c | FIFA is facing the prospect of losing two of its biggest sponsors after airline Emirates decided not to renew its contract and electronics giant Sony also considering ending its links with the world governing body. The confirmation comes four months after a number of FIFA's official World Cup partners expressed concern... | Emirates' contract expires next month and the Dubai-based airline has confirmed it will not renew its sponsorship .
It is understood Qatar Airways, owned by 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar, is considering becoming a sponsor in its place .
Both Emirates and Sony are among FIFA's official partners - the six top tier sponsors ... |
16507a9eafcad6bd15aa5442ebfb5cdbda7419a7 | (CNN) -- The International Criminal Court has excused Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta from his "continuing presence" at his upcoming trial on charges of crimes against humanity. The excuse "is strictly for purposes of accommodating the discharge of his duties as the President of Kenya." the court said Friday. The ICC i... | International Criminal Court to accommodate Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta at trial .
He must be present in court at certain times .
The charges stem from post-election violence six years ago . |
165138d74b3a8d98a930ba9412a5468b576e3258 | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . PUBLISHED: . 13:11 EST, 18 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:56 EST, 19 March 2012 . An area around the port of the French city of Marseille was evacuated after a German bomb dating back to the Second World War was discovered. Experts removed the explosive in a delicate operation to transfer it to a... | Explosive was discovered when construction workers accidentally pierced it with their equipment .
It had been buried by Germans as a booby trap towards the end of the war .
About 1,000 people were told to leave an area around the port while it was being removed.
Bomb was taken to military base to be safely detonated, o... |
165174328054a88c7491df0305f0fa8b87be6525 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 22:18 EST, 7 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:17 EST, 8 July 2013 . Tourism is worth billions of pounds to the Caribbean every year but after 2010's devastating earthquake and years of escalating crime, Haiti has been left behind. Now the government is attempting to rebuild the country by r... | The Haitian government wants to hook country's growth on tourism .
Dominican Republic attracted 1.7million visitors from January to April, 2013 .
New airport being built in Haiti and coastal town of Jacmel being developed .
Officials say tourism push will .
create 1,600 direct jobs and 6,500 indirect jobs .
Critics say... |
165328fdcc889052a1a03d30dfafe7c7fc28442b | Two unknown New Zealand jewellery designers are set to be thrust onto the international stage after Kate picked four of their designs to wear on tour. Tory & Ko, run by young mothers Victoria Taylor and Kirstin O’Brien, have been asked to supply three pairs of earrings and a necklace. They were recommended by Miss Tayl... | The Duchess has ordered earrings and a necklace from Tory & Ko .
Label is based in Wellington and were recommended by Rebecca Taylor .
Pieces will join others by Trelise Cooper, Karen Walker and World .
Clothes by London-based Kiwi, Emilia Wickstead will also feature . |
16537919f65a054b1a79d2a1dd222e9654b0b3b2 | She's renowned for her glowing complexion and flawless skin. So it's no wonder Kim Kardashian's tanner was brought in to bronze a collection of the world's most beautiful women at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday night. Renowned beautician Jimmy Coco worked on supermodels including Adriana Lima and Alessan... | Jimmy uses three coats of tanner on each model, taking approximately 25 minutes per layer, lasting for seven days .
Tan man says chance encounter with Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr in 2006 led him to his current role .
Alessandra and Adriana showed off their bronzed skin in dazzling $2million Dream Angels Fanta... |
1654befae9d5e8715321281096e67767707abaea | Paris (CNN) -- Nineteen people have been arrested in a series of police raids on suspected Islamists, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told French radio Friday morning. The raids come a week after gunman Mohammed Merah, who killed seven people, was shot dead after a long siege in the southwestern city of Toulouse. The ... | NEW: The raids targeted people supporting radical ideology online, the interior minister says .
Raids took place in Toulouse, Marseille, Nantes and Lyon and around Paris, officials say .
The operation targets those connected with "a form of radical Islam," Sarkozy says .
The trauma of the Toulouse attacks for France wa... |
165611ce731188b3e4a57c1d99877b2a71558c28 | Luis Suarez has revealed he couldn't stop crying after Crystal Palace scored three goals in 11 minutes to thwart Liverpool's Premier League title bid. Liverpool head into Sunday's final round of fixtures two points adrift of Manchester City after their 3-3 draw at Selhurst Park on Monday night. Suarez, who was voted Fo... | Luis Suarez says he was 'sad' he 'missed chances' in draw at Selhurst Park .
Liverpool are two points adrift of Manchester City with one game remaining .
The Reds face Newcastle at Anfield with City hosting West Ham on Sunday .
Suarez was voted Football of the Year by the Football Writers Association . |
16564a8fb64a7b070c83927d3476f137e452f89e | By . John Stevens . They are supposed to be a man’s best friend. But it seems a new generation of dogs are not so well behaved. A third of dog owners have being bitten or attacked by a dog, it has been revealed. The rise of the unruly dogs has been blamed on a lack of discipline when they were puppies when their owners... | 1.3 million dogs in UK have behavioural problems .
Poor training is behind the figure, according to PDSA . |
165697a247f2c6583fba3f1daf93d332deac63b1 | A Michigan man will spend life in prison for beating and strangling to death his girlfriend before chopping up and skinning her body to hide the evidence. William Dhondt, 29, was found guilty of first degree murder Friday in the grisly 2013 killing of Kaitlin Hehir, 29, in the Farmington home they shared. It took the j... | William Dhondt, 29, was found guilty of first degree murder for the February 2013 killing of Kaitlin Hehir .
The grisly murder happened after the pair got into a drunken argument .
Testimony and other evidence in the trial were so graphic that the court will provide counseling to jurors . |
1656bc44e00bf15e17e1d52af5dda50c2f23bcf1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:26 EST, 7 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:29 EST, 7 June 2013 . Alexander Perepilichnyy who was found dead near his £3million mansion in Weybridge, Surrey . The death of a Russian supergrass who was a key witness in a multi-million pound international fraud investigation is not ... | Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, had been helping in £140m fraud case .
Found dead outside his home on Granville Road, Weybridge, last year .
Surrey Police say there is no evidence of foul play .
Two post mortem investigations failed to establish a cause of death . |
1656cf86bac4931f4904a1661808496181f93d96 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . Ed Miliband's promise to guarantee patients a GP appointment within 48 hours could cost £3billion, doctors warned today. Labour has set aside just £100million to pay for the policy, launched last night to bolster support as polls put the Tories ahead for the first time i... | Royal College of GPs says £3billion is needed to fulfil the ambitious pledge .
Miliband said patients will have right to see family doctor in two days .
Last Labour government imposed target but was scrapped by Coalition .
Doctors have previously warned against the setting more regulations . |
165908315f452320244a6604aa878611a85790c2 | (CNN) -- As a new round of French military strikes targeted Islamist rebels in Mali on Sunday, both sides of the fight said they were determined to win. French fighter jets bombed rebel training camps and other targets in northern Mali, France's Defense Ministry said in a statement. "France's goal is to lead a relentle... | NEW: The U.N. Security Council will meet about Mali on Monday .
France assists Mali's military in the battle to halt Islamist rebels linked to al Qaeda .
A rebel spokesman admits casualties and adds, "Our fighters are prepared to die"
France is in "a relentless struggle against terrorist groups," government says . |
16591d33d31068cc6c143e29d097242e5fce9e91 | (CNN) -- Wildlife lobbyists are mounting an online campaign to urge Vietnam's prime minister to reprieve an animal sanctuary threatened with closure. Comic actor Ricky Gervais and broadcaster Stephen Fry are among the many people who have used Twitter to call on Vietnam to lift the threat to shut the Bear Rescue Center... | Online campaign launched to save bear sanctuary in Vietnam from closure .
Sanctuary provides home for rescued Asiatic black bears .
Bile from live bears extracted and used as traditional medicine .
Appeal to Vietnam's prime minister to stop center's closure . |
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