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17fcb1f14fd308bee06ce5b49c68897d99792894 | By . Associated Press . and Ryan Gorman . PUBLISHED: . 20:41 EST, 5 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:04 EST, 6 March 2014 . A Jewish rabbi and teacher at a girls’ seminary in Brooklyn was arrested Wednesday on child pornography charges after his wife turned him in. Samuel Waldman, 52, was busted by feds after Homeland Se... | Samuel Waldman faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of child pornography charge .
Feds searched his home Wednesday and arrested him after they say he admitted to the accusations .
Waldman denied he admitted wrongdoings to investigators and said he'll have his day in court . |
17fecc228887fb08f23149eb187a3a63332af27e | By . James Titcomb . PUBLISHED: . 03:00 EST, 7 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:14 EST, 7 May 2012 . A drunk driver caused a gruesome car crash that took the life of his passenger who was celebrating his birthday on Friday night. Hugue Lapomarade, 31, was killed when driver Vladimir JeanPierre smashed his white minivan int... | Hugue Lapomarade, 31, killed while celebrating his 31st birthday .
Driver Vladimir JeanPierre charged with drunk-driving and manslaughter .
Emergency crews had to remove roof and doors to reach bodies .
White minivan smashed into parked truck in Brooklyn on Saturday morning . |
17fef86cf55a466d79162d1f286ec4283b0a8a3d | (CNN) -- Marin Cilic sealed his place in the third round of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters after a hard-fought win over Igor Andreev of Russia on Tuesday. The fourth seed eventually dispatched Andreev 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-4 but it took the Croatian nearly three hours to do so. Cilic, appearing in his first clay-court match f... | Marin Cilic beats Igor Andreev in second round of Monte Carlo Rolex Masters .
Cilic defeats the Russian 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-4 in just under three hours .
Spanish sixth seed Fernando Verdasco beats Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-1 .
French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Nicolas Almagro of Spain 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 . |
180092a5c702495a1d2865e29269b10f0ec236a6 | By . Laura Silver for MailOnline . Sworn enemies tend to fight like cats and dogs. The two popular pets are notorious for their mutual dislike. But Gertrude the pitbull and Earnestine the tabby are far more interested in cuddling like cat and dog in this adorable video. Sadly there's no room for the owner in this relat... | Animal kingdom adversaries have a cuddle in this cute video .
Infamously fierce pitbull melts as the kitten strokes and then licks his nose .
Owner looks left out as Gerturde and Earnestine become best mates . |
1800ae260b13326cfa188189bc893392e76e19ab | It is a very different vehicle from the starships he captained in Star Trek. William Shatner has revealed plans to drive across America in a unique vehicle. The 83 year-old actor, who usually drives a 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, will ride from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer on the Rivet, a custom made tricycle h... | Star Trek star plans to ride from Chicago to Los Angeles this summer .
Two seater tricycle inspired by B-17 bomber's metal wing .
Rivet V8 tricycle set to go on sale following Shatner's trip . |
1800b380ee003a610439e6a51a3386b2e0b3186c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Associated Press Reporter . A Brooklyn cab driver's daughter testified against him in court this week, more than a year after she fled an arranged marriage and he allegedly ordered a hit on her lover's family. Both Amina Ajmal, 23, and her father Mohammad Ajmal Choudhry cried in court as ... | Mohammad Ajmal Choudhry stands accused of conspiring to kill the father and sister of his daughter's boyfriend to restore 'honor' to their family .
The killings took place last year, after 23-year-old daughter Amina Ajmal fled her arranged marriage in Pakistan to live with her boyfriend in America .
Ajmal lived in hidi... |
1803b7d7eaf4976ee3824d263df1a093409dd746 | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Army is recalling more than 16,000 sets of body armor even though the secretary of the Army disagrees with a Department of Defense report that some of the ceramic plates failed testing and might not offer the protection required for troops on the battlefield. At issue are the removable bull... | Secretary of the Army disagrees with Defense report citing flawed test procedures .
Recall represents only about 1.6 percent of the 1.9 million sets in use since 2001 .
Army and inspector general at odds over a testing step called "first article testing" |
180405d7a3ab9bb9a99db319334856879cca374f | He has admittedly publicly that the White House underestimate the terror threat from ISIS. But Saturday Night Live took Obama's confession a step further - by having him admit that jihadists outperform the U.S. government on Twitter. The comedy show had performer Jay Pharaoh play the President in a sketch going into de... | Jay Pharaoh - posing as the President - praises jihadists' hashtag skills .
Is also in awe of their abilities with emojis - and notes new trend on Tinder .
Show later moves on to make light of Ebola scares with fake romance trailer . |
1804386a4ea248a66c5eaf1c66458175bbda9bd2 | Foreign drivers have escaped £2.3 million in speeding fines since January last year, figures have revealed. Nearly 23,300 speeding offences have been caught on camera in England and Wales, however police have been unable to pursue the drivers as their vehicles are not registered with the DVLA. It is feared the actual f... | Nearly 23,300 offences committed by overseas drivers since January 2013 .
Number could be far greater as only 23 of 40 authorities released figures .
Thames Valley had highest number of drivers caught speeding with 3,580 . |
18050b369b54f991c9293b4ee10ff344e407ac21 | Two men who had their convictions for the 1995 murder of a taxi driver overturned have finally been released. Eric Glisson and Cathy Watkins spent 17 years in a New York Jail, wrongly convicted for murdering livery cab driver Baith . Diop. Bronx Supreme Court Judge Denis Boyle exonerated the pair in October after heari... | Eric Glisson and Cathy Watkins were convicted for the 1995 murder of cab driver Baith Diop .
Judge throws out murder conviction - but keeps prisoners in jail over Christmas for related charges . |
180642a2ddfce93ceaf3ee3ec4779400fe67ae1e | (CNN) -- High-flying acrobats. Death-defying leaps. Bright lights and performance tents filled with adoring fans. It's the stuff of which dreams are made. After all, who doesn't want to run away with the circus? But for Joe Putignano, it wasn't as simple as running away -- it took a lifetime of dedication and a battle ... | Joe Putignano's career as an acrobat has left him in need of surgery .
Putignano is a recovering addict and fears pain meds after surgery will lead to a relapse .
A four-step pain management plan has been put in place for the contortionist . |
180717b5723639344375b0784e6e83af3bb4a793 | (CNN) -- The decision to increase U.S. troop deployments to Iraq isn't a sign the U.S. strategy against ISIS is failing, but rather a signal the campaign is entering a new phase, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday on the CBS news program "Face the Nation." The additional 1,500 troops are being... | NEW: Decision to send Iraq more trainers reflects new phase in ISIS fight, Obama says .
NEW: "Now what we need is ground troops, Iraqi ground troops," Obama tells CBS .
NEW: Obama on Iran's role in Iraq: "Don't mess with us. We're not here to mess with you"
More death in Syria as government bombs kill 21 in ISIS-contro... |
18073a735c4fc462d2ca941477df84ee3b3cdb36 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 08:32 EST, 7 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:19 EST, 7 March 2014 . Students at a Washington college have launched a petition to save a rare $250,000 Dodge Viper, likening the decision to scrap the car to losing a beloved family pet. The automotive students at the South Puget Sound Commu... | Car was donated to South Puget Sound Community College eight years ago .
But Chrysler claim the model is 'no longer of educational value'
Manufacturer can order the car is scrapped under contract signed .
Dean of the college says 'It's a much beloved car on campus' |
18078e1b424968f6a937238c2dfa05b65ce16e77 | Paris (CNN) -- French Prime Minister Francois Fillon insisted Saturday that France is a safe bet for investors, a day after the country's credit rating was downgraded by a ratings agency amid concerns over debt and low growth. France was among nine euro area countries to be downgraded by Standard & Poor's Friday, losin... | PM Francois Fillon: "This warning should not be dramatized"
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's took away France's top-tier AAA credit rating Friday .
Eight other euro area countries -- including Italy -- were also downgraded by the agency .
"France is a safe country, a country which investors can trust," Fillon says . |
1807a40120b976e58b9aa0742efebe42724768df | New York (CNN) -- A new emergency alert system that sends notifications to cell phones in the event of a disaster or terrorist attack will be implemented in New York and Washington by the end of this year, officials said. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday unveiled PLAN, the Personal Localized Alerting Network... | A special chip is needed to allow a phone to receive the notifications .
PLAN will be able to send messages when cell phone towers experience high traffic .
Mobile customers will receive 3 types of alerts containing 90 characters or less .
New York mayor unveils plans for a new emergency alert system . |
18081d66d460bd68e06e108db167289eb9f8471a | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 05:20 EST, 4 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:52 EST, 4 October 2012 . Two females employees of a sex store have been convicted of stealing more than £1,400 worth of erotic products from the shop in just two weeks, after being caught on CCTV. Julie Preston, 42, and Rachael Greensides, 27... | Julie Preston, 42, and Rachael Greensides, 27 both pleaded guilty to stealing £1,088.60 and £421.20 respectively in just a two week period .
Both women, who have worked at Pulse and Cocktails for years, were caught on CCTV taking various 'adult' products including toys and outfits .
The store is seeking a civil action ... |
18083f79fdb1da46a7ecaa504f2adfa2699ccb3d | They say a dog is man's best friend, but these two canines only have eyes for each other. The Alaska Malamutes were married earlier today at a ceremony in Manado, Indonesia. The bride, Yipa, wore a garland of flowers and a white dress and the groom Buls wore a waistcoat, a shirt and a pair of glasses for the nuptials. ... | Two Alaska Malamutes were married today at a ceremony in Manado .
The wedding of Yipa and Buls was witnessed by 100 guests .
They celebrated with a slice of doggy cake each . |
1808a0817f8195a5e9f318ee30632b39d4c981a3 | (CNN) -- Six months after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to help rebuild the country have not delivered any funds at all, a CNN investigation has found. Donors promised $5.3 billion at an aid conference in March, about two months after the earthquake -- but less than 2 perce... | International donors promised $5.3 billion to Haiti after the earthquake .
Only four countries have delivered any money at all .
Less than 2 percent of the money that's been promised has been delivered .
U.S. and Venezuela pledged more than $1 billion each and have delivered nothing . |
1808c6820824a5dc07ba94ce8566836b3f5abc72 | Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Hurling rocks and brandishing daggers and sticks, supporters of longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh plunged into a crowd calling for his ouster in Sanaa on Friday as rising momentum in Yemen sprouted similar protests in other towns. Reports of excessive force prompted calls for restraint amid in... | NEW: Obama: U.S. condemns violence "by governments against peaceful protestors"
Rival demonstrators clash at Sanaa University .
Scores of injuries reported .
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been in power for 32 years . |
180904b4c34ec3078104a23c672ecf2db6979d09 | Health inspectors making checks on GPs’ surgeries are routinely snooping through the private medical records of patients without their consent. Officials from the Care Quality Commission are demanding computer passwords from GPs to allow them to access the medical files of patients during routine inspections. The watch... | Health inspectors making surgery checks are accessing medical records .
Watchdog claims it needs to access records to monitor 'clinical quality'
Experts describe it as 'fishing exercise' undermining patient confidentiality .
CQC claims it has snooping powers under Health and Social Care Act 2008 . |
180917380ca87cb9ac25636fe164e69d0cd5b6bd | (TIME.com) -- Researchers report a breakthrough in generating powerful antibodies that can neutralize HIV. An HIV infection is really an intensive molecular arms race launched from the minute the virus infects a new host. AIDS progresses not because the body isn't capable of fighting off HIV -- it is. But the immune de... | Researchers believe they've found a way to give our immune systems an advantage .
The immune system could be made to churn out HIV-immune cells .
There is hope that the discovery could be used in developing a vaccine . |
180967464aa081339e3154c3051bc0f1e5efb0ef | (CNN) -- Meet Bailey. She's a registered therapy dog, but you won't find her in hospitals or nursing homes. Instead, Bailey makes weekly visits to libraries and schools. She sits quietly or snuggles up to kids as they read her a book. And no, she's not napping, and the kids don't have treats in their pockets. She's act... | Therapy dogs in libraries can help kids become more comfortable with reading .
It's less intimidating for a child to read to a dog than a parent or classmate .
Spending time with a dog also helps physiologically reduce effects of stress .
Dogs in libraries and schools are a small but growing trend across the U.S. |
180bd081dc75b9765e6e6e0ad052a8a4396cb916 | Christmas spirit is in short supply in Denham Springs, Louisiana where a woman has been forced to take down her holiday lights after neighbors complained about the not very subtle message she was sending them. Sarah Henderson, a mother of four children aged between 4 and 16, admits she deliberately fashioned her light... | Mother of four Sarah Henderson designed her Christmas lights to send a 'rude' message to neighbors she has been warring with for a year .
Police told her to remove the display or face a possible $400 fine .
She removed the lights, but the ACLU has got involved and say she was within her First Amendment rights to displa... |
180bd38fe0c74fd417e7869050355b5ac835525a | By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 05:09 EST, 13 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:12 EST, 13 March 2013 . Venezuela will set up an inquiry into suspicions the late president Hugo Chavez was poisoned by his enemies abroad. Acting president Nicolas Maduro said an investigation will begin into the claims first voiced by Chave... | Acting president Nicolas Maduro says government to investigate claims .
Hugo Chavez first accused U.S. of 'spreading cancer' in 2011 .
He was fifth Latin America to be diagnosed within a year .
Opposition say inquiry is cynical move to distract voters ahead of elections . |
180d177c6976b0824d83495240a3a9badc21af41 | By . Associated Press . and James Rush for MailOnline . A couple have been indicted by a grand jury in the grisly death of a New Orleans stripper who was stabbed and dismembered two years ago. Margaret Sanchez, 30, and Terry Speaks, 41, have been charged with second-degree murder, obstruction of justice and conspiracy ... | Margaret Sanchez and Terry Speaks indicted in killing of Jaren Lockhart .
Pair charged with second-degree murder, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice .
Lockhart, 22, died from a single stab wound to the chest before her head and body parts were found discarded along Mississippi Gulf Coast . |
180dcc2974bca10f3bbaee24a51419bad1a7161c | Supporters of the Islamic State have taken to Twitter to mock claims the terrorist organisation is luring women into its fold using kittens and Nutella. The original claim was made by CNN's Newsroom anchor Carol Costello on Wednesday during a piece on how ISIS twists and manipulates its image to present living in the v... | CNN news report claimed women are drawn to militants' pictures of cats .
Suggested the photos are convincing females to join the terror group .
Also claimed using emojis to talk about Nutella made life under the terrorist group seem more appealing to women .
Now jihadis and their supporters are widely mocking CNN's acc... |
180ea038e7a7f88fb2dd4bad389cf8f8f299f37a | (CNN)The measles outbreak in California is growing. The number of cases has increased to 68, with 48 of those cases linked to an outbreak at Disneyland, state health officials reported Friday. Two days ago, the health department reported 59 cases, 42 with a Disney connection. In addition, nine cases have been reported ... | Number of measles cases in California has grown to 68, public health officials say .
48 of those cases have been linked to California Disneyland, they said . |
18115bc7331b07e7df919552a37a05a09dcb1f87 | You will have to fork out a few beans if you fancy this chocolate as it is said to be the world's most expensive bar. To'ak chocolate, which translated to 'earth' and 'tree' in ancient Ecuadorian dialects, costs a whopping $260 (£169) per bar. Despite its hefty price tag the handmade treat is surprisingly light, in fac... | To'ak chocolate retails at $260 (£169) a bar weighing just 1.5 ounces .
Contains a cocoa bean measuring between 7mm and 8mm in the centre .
Is eaten with wooden tongs to make it easier to smell the aroma of the bar . |
18122222790599d3eb901cb1a4a0ed5424f9e9c6 | Activist hackers linked to the collective known as Anonymous have secretly accessed U.S. government computers in multiple agencies and stolen sensitive information in a campaign that began almost a year ago, the FBI warned this week. The hackers exploited a flaw in Adobe Systems Inc's software to launch a rash of elect... | The hacking is a response to the recent persecution of computer hackers Lauri Love and Aron Swartz .
The activist hacker group named, 'Anonymous' stole personal data from at least 104,000 government employees, contractors, family members and others associated with the Department of Energy .
The breach affected the U.S.... |
181258f82bfa58e3d16e1eb97ecf23f59b308aa1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:48 EST, 21 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:51 EST, 21 December 2013 . Marissa, Marissa, Marissa: Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's looks may be one explanation as to why her career has been so successful . In Marissa Mayer's first year as the head of Yahoo, the company saw a stock p... | A new working paper released last month found that Fortune 500 companies with attractive CEOs did better on the stock market .
Attraction stops being a figure in success with post-graduate degrees .
Those with a master's earn on average $400,000 more in a lifetime than those with just a bachelor's degree . |
18135b2ba85e1377814a60b53d6972861d44c932 | It is an issue that arouses high emotions. But the Archbishop of Canterbury’s opposition to gay marriage provoked a response from a fellow man of the cloth that was anything but holy. Not only that, the outburst was recorded on Facebook for all to see. So outraged was the Rev Marcus Ramshaw after Justin Welby spoke in ... | Reverend Marcus Ramshaw took to Facebook to demand Justin Welby quits .
The Archbishop had just spoken against gay marriage in the House of Lords .
'He does not speak in my name and I think he is a w****r', he wrote online .
CofE bosses then message him to take it down because it was not 'priestly'
'Any right minded pe... |
1813e8ea3a7bb11372866956cb018ed172146e76 | West Ham's Olympic Stadium conversion could include the seating in both main stands rearranged to include two large crossed hammers. The plan is likely to see most of the black seats currently fixed in the stadium changed to white, with the exception of several hundred black seats that are likely to be rearranged to cr... | West Ham move into the Olympic Stadium in Stratford in 2016 .
The stadium conversion is estimated at a £154million cost .
Seating could symbolise two large crossed hammers in the stands .
The club's claret and blue colours could also feature on the seats .
The Hammers have unveiled a new badge to come into use for 2016... |
1813ef99aae0f0682409198e05453518bd329a29 | It didn’t take long for Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett to address his team’s biggest question mark heading into Sunday’s showdown at Wembley against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Will Tony Romo play? Garrett didn’t answer that question specifically, but as a Magic 8-Ball might suggest: the signs point to yes. ‘We ... | Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo hasn’t trained since injuring his back in week eight of the NFL series .
Romo has thrown for 15 touchdowns and almost 2,000 yards this season .
Back-up Brandon Weeden failed to impress during the Cowboys' 28-17 Week 9 loss to Arizona Cardinals .
Head coach Jason Garrett says Romo ha... |
1814eb4d74ad49d0be9df913c92dc41166f44b04 | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 09:31 EST, 30 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:20 EST, 30 May 2012 . These astonishing pictures show the moment a 71-year-old have-a-go-hero thwarted a gang of sledgehammer-wielding robbers with his bare hands and snatched back £22,000 of stolen watches. Michael Graver confronted the fou... | Michael Graver took on the four men in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, when he confronted them in the doorway of a jewellers .
CCTV shows the pensioner was punched in the face and dodged swinging sledgehammers before grabbing the stolen goods back .
The four robbers and an accomplice are to be sentenced for their crimes . |
18150268d5d5659b925e66f8ff603cc6bb71ec29 | (CNN)The talented, charismatic and handsome Neil Patrick Harris brilliantly ushered this year's Oscars through the potential landmines of political commentary and irreverent humor. Indeed, from hosting many of the entertainment world's most prestigious award shows, to posing on the recent cover of Architectural Digest... | LZ: Neil Patrick Harris hosting the Oscars was an apt backdrop for theme of fighting inequality that ran through the night .
He says in acceptance speeches actors' advocacy for equality -- for blacks, women, LGBT people -- was timely, moving . |
18152f98dafcb0ff56c0ae24cead9c192846542b | (CNN) -- A couple accused of kidnapping of two Amish girls in upstate New York last month was indicted on federal sex exploitation charges Thursday. Nicole Vaisey, 25, and boyfriend Stephen Howells II, 39, were named in a five-count indictment in Syracuse. The charges included conspiracy to sexually exploit the two Ami... | Two Amish girls were kidnapped -- and later found -- in upstate New York last month .
Nicole Vaisey and Stephen Howells II were arrested .
Prosecutors say the couple conspired to "sexually exploit" the girls and a third victim .
The five-count indictment includes one child pornography charge against Howells . |
1815c857b1243e65e9dcbbb864e024ecca012473 | (CNN) -- Hertha Berlin have reacted to their slump to the bottom of the German Bundesliga by announcing that coach Lucien Favre has been relieved of his duties. Lucien Favre has paid the ultimate price for Hertha Berlin's dismal start to the Bundesliga season. Hertha's 5-1 defeat to Hoffenheim, a result which left them... | Hertha Berlin sack coach Lucien Favre after dismal start to Bundesliga season .
Hertha's 5-1 defeat to Hoffenheim left them rooted to the foot of German table .
The club have lost six league games in a row and slumped out of German Cup . |
1815eaab0735edcd63da39b150548f8ddd042c48 | (CNN) -- A federal magistrate has refused a request from lawyers for the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect that would allow them to take "current and periodic" photographs of him, which would have been kept from the government. In an order on Friday, Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's req... | Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wanted to take photos of him while in custody .
Photos intended to document bombing suspect's mental and physical condition .
Magistrate said any photos would have to be shared with prosecutors .
Tsarnaev charged in marathon bombing that killed three, injured more than 260 . |
18185434889110fcdbac507efaeb0f670bd5f1e3 | (CNN) -- Actress Mackenzie Phillips reveals she had a long-term incestuous relationship with her famous father, musician John Philips, in a tell-all memoir, according to People.com, which obtained an advance copy of her book. Actress Mackenzie Phillips reportedly reveals a family secret to Oprah Winfrey. Phillips, the ... | NEW: Mackenzie Phillips says she slept with John Philips night before her wedding .
NEW: Phillips says relationship grew consensual; father proposed moving to Fiji .
The former child star has led a troubled life .
She was arrested in 2008 on suspicion of drug possession . |
181927e69806a7cff38219700aada58947df30ab | Spending cuts will have to last at least four more years, George Osborne suggested last night. The Chancellor said this was a price worth paying to ensure economic stability and create private sector jobs. With coalition divisions on the economy widening, he suggested the squeeze on the public sector would last until 2... | Osborne said the squeeze on the public sector would last until 2019 .
Chancellor warned the UK has to have a 'Government we can afford'
Danny Alexander suggested the conservatives were in 'pre-election panic' |
1819fb0eb03fa78a51478d85ad97f3d9a1abd9ac | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:53 EST, 10 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:16 EST, 10 July 2012 . Katie Holmes used a disposable cell phone to arrange her divorce from Tom Cruise, it has been reported. The actress - who split from the Mission: Impossible star last month after five years of marriage – is believ... | Said to have wanted conversations with her attorneys to be kept from actor and his staff .
Phone 'given to Katie by a close friend'
Actress reveals in new interview she doesn't 'feel like a little girl anymore'
Has learned to 'be true to yourself' |
181a854c809120f9bce6be4714d6fbbd80770542 | (CNN) -- Six umpires accused of corruption in an Indian television sting will not be considered for selection, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed. The ICC launched an "urgent" investigation on Monday following an India TV expose which alleged certain officials were willing to fix matches at the recen... | ICC will not select six officials accused of corruption for international duty .
An India TV sting alleged half-a-dozen officials were willing to fix T20 World Cup matches .
Two of the officials from Pakistan, two from Bangladesh while two are Sri Lankan .
None of the officials accused were involved in matches at the 2... |
181b4d188157d00ee5772f6701c22d51d10733e8 | By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 11:56 EST, 25 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:25 EST, 25 February 2014 . You can now have the world’s most amazing museum - in your pocket. But this is no iPhone app. Instead an enthusiast has collated some of the planet’s most amazing artefacts and presented them in a space small en... | Hans Fex from Virginia has been collecting specimens for the past 35 years .
The artefacts he obtained can be bought in the form of a Mini Museum .
Tiny samples of each one are displayed in a transparent block .
Some of the items date back billions of years and some much more recent . |
181b57ebaa2915217ba12f43761617f262788e4b | Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) -- For the past few months, I have been trying to figure out why Mitt Romney is so unlikeable. It can't be because he's rich, because there are a lot of rich people we like. Hell, President Obama's rich and 56% of the country views him favorably. It can't be because he's Republican, because... | LZ Granderson: Polls show Americans favorable on Obama, not favorable on Romney .
He says Romney's unpopularity stems from his sense of entitlement, disregard for others .
He says Romney fails to realize that part of our strength is our dependence on each other .
Granderson: Romney's likeability problem doesn't mean pe... |
181b8ed1eb0ee21866e5fa86f9293ce763824254 | The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan bill to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, defying a presidential veto threat and setting up the first of many battles with the White House over energy and the environment. The 62-36 vote advanced a top priority of the newly empowered GOP, and mark... | Vote was 62-36 with nine Democrats joining 53 Republicans .
White House reiterated Thursday that President Obama will veto the bill, setting up a showdown as the GOP searches for 67 votes to overturn him .
Republicans see the measure as a jobs and infrastructure bill of the type Obama often urges them to back .
Democra... |
181bca076c524cefb056c125729c6393ccfb1d0f | By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 04:06 EST, 15 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:39 EST, 15 December 2012 . A Christmas tree planted by a couple in their front garden more than 30 years ago has become a village landmark as it has grown to tower above their house. When Avril Rowlands, 67, and husband Christopher, 68, boug... | Avril and Christopher Rowlands bought the tree for £6 in 1978 .
It stood at just 6ft tall when first planted at their new home 34 years ago .
Has now become a focal point for their village each Christmas . |
181bca3997c4d84bbd6f5da705d5cd7da4a83057 | (CNN) -- Dozens of affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union have issued travel alerts for people heading to Arizona this Fourth of July holiday weekend -- the group's latest effort to condemn the state's new immigration law. Arizona's measure stipulates that police can ask the residency status of people being i... | ACLU: Travel alerts inform people of their rights when stopped by law enforcement .
Law says police can ask the residency status of people being investigated for a crime .
ACLU says it's concerned that officers will enforce law before July 29 effective date .
CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll: 57 percent of those surveye... |
181c2fefd6c2c8a265ae15613351d0d4691ecd4a | By . Simon Cable . There comes a time when, however glamorous you are, the only thing that matters is being comfortable. And frankly, if you can’t wear a purple tracksuit and a straw hat when you’re nearly 73, when can you? Faye Dunaway was perfectly happy to opt for comfort over style as she left the Dorchester Hotel ... | Actress was spotted leaving Dorchester Hotel in London .
She had been at a party thrown by Prince Azim of Brunei .
Other celebrities at the party included Stephanie Beacham and John Travolta . |
181c7f462ec731db38705417e32ca189da642ae9 | By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 07:23 EST, 27 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:35 EST, 27 February 2014 . Plenty of cheeses get better with age, but crumbs discovered on the necks and chests of Chinese mummies are now thought to be the world’s oldest vintage - although their taste may be questionable. The cheese d... | Cheese dates back to 1,615BC and was .
essentially vacuum-packed with the bodies of the mysterious Bronze Age .
people .
Mummies were discovered in the Taklamakan Desert, China in the 1930s .
Chemists at Germany's Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics analysed cheese to find it was made in a simil... |
181d1b1bb487b64bf3e909f570ad32cae5a27517 | Greek archaeologists have come one step closer to solving the mystery of who is buried in a vast ancient tomb dating to Alexander the Great's era. Skeletal remains have been found in and around a stone-lined cistern in the opulent 4th Century B.C. burial site in Amphipolis, north-east Greece. The site is believed to be... | Bones found in Greek tomb dating from the 4th Century B.C.
Carved bone and glass coffin ornaments were discovered near the bones .
The site at Amphipolis is believed to be the largest ancient tomb to have been discovered in Greece .
Skeletal remains are being examined for identification .
Archaeologists think they may ... |
181da0c2cc01d345772649b0561489868c576ab7 | Islamic State fanatics claim to have constructed a dirty bomb after stealing 40kg of uranium from an Iraqi university. Militants boasted of the device on social media, with one even commenting on the destruction such a bomb would wreak in London, four months after the chemical was reported missing from Mosul University... | Chemical was stolen from Mosul University, northern Iraq, in July .
UN ambassador wrote letter at time of theft fearing 'mass destruction'
Hamayun Tariq among jihadis to boast of explosives on Twitter .
Hinted at the potential destruction of such a bomb if detonated in London .
British 37-year-old had social media acc... |
181ee64de89b258398b68f57d80ad952e88a8dff | England captain Eoin Morgan has urged his team-mates to 'stand up' to the next World Cup challenge of New Zealand after overseeing a humbling opening-day defeat to Australia. Morgan's men suffered a crushing 111-run loss in Melbourne after Australia plundered 342 for nine - the highest score England had ever conceded a... | England lost their opening match to Australia by 111 runs .
Eoin Morgan admits it is up to the senior players to stand up .
Morgan thinks England will find their form by the quarter-final stage . |
181f4387f9f8f63019c84ded104180a6fd441ad4 | UCLA biologists says they can slow the aging process by activating a gene by 'remote control.' Scientists at the university's Molecular Biology Institute published a paper this month that found activating a gene called AMPK in fruit fly cells increased the insects' lifespans by about 30 percent and lived healthier live... | Biologists conducted a study on fruit flies that found activating a gene called AMPK increased the flies' lives by 30 percent .
They hope the treatment could be used to increase human lifespan . |
181fcdba407ad394fb35b1ddbceb5646c8eaec5a | U.S. and coalition warplanes pounded ISIS positions in eastern Syria on Wednesday, targeting what a Pentagon official described as mobile oil refineries being used by the so-called Islamic State terror group to help finance its operations. The latest round of airstrikes were aimed at cutting off money flowing to ISIS, ... | British Parliament -- like Belgium's -- will weigh request to participate in Iraq airstrikes .
Airstrikes have resumed in eastern Syria, a U.S. official tells CNN .
President Barack Obama urges ISIS fighters to "leave the battlefield while they can"
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry: U.S. airstrikes have "stopped the ... |
181fde8463503d894644aa4a86125450098a1be2 | Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi seemed increasingly cornered Sunday as security forces defected to the opposition in a town near the capital and the United Nations Security Council voted for tough restrictions on and possible war crimes charges against the Libyan regime. Former security ... | NEW: Gadhafi's son: Libyan diplomats who turn their backs on Gadhafi are "hypocrites"
Armed civilians take defensive positions in a town they control near Tripoli .
Gadhafi's nurse goes home to Ukraine .
People race to banks to claim a $400 government handout . |
1820700632f9f2315da6aa08a90753ca23b7e832 | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 12:25 EST, 21 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:31 EST, 21 January 2014 . With the advent of online shopping and chain stores, for many the high street has changed beyond recognition over the last century. But as these pictures show, some businesses have remained immune to the whims of f... | From a cobbler to a pub, some have proved that by remaining true to their roots, they have flourished .
Businesses that have remained High Street favourites include cobblers, gunmakers and former gin palace . |
18207f304b4605636b87b70de2d97029fcdcc36e | A family of rabbits are believed to be responsible for unearthing an 8,000-year-old archaeological 'gold mine' near Land's End. A haul of Stone Age arrow heads and flint tools found in a freshly dug network of rabbit warrens less than 200 yards from the Cornish landmark has led archaeologists to plan a full excavation ... | Rabbits kicked ancient artifacts into the air while digging their burrows .
Archaeologists now think there may be a Stone Age cemetery on the site .
Team will now spend two years excavating the archeological 'gold mine' |
1820a919c4cd56b5e07b37ece7e8752ffbd02863 | By . Chris Pleasance . and Ap Reporter . There are more than 300 of them in New York - violent crews of dozens of 12- to 20-year-olds with names such as Very Crispy Gangsters, True Money Gang and Cash Bama Bullies. Police say these groups, clustered around a particular block or housing project, are responsible for abou... | There are thought to be more than 300 gangs currently in New York .
While likes of Bloods and Crips still exist, majority are smaller crews .
Around 40 per cent of shootings are carried out by these small groups .
Crews like Very Crispy Gangsters made up of dozens 12 to 20-year-olds .
Violence occurs over 'disrespect' ... |
18213dfa6e9ba3e389ba0a1a2203ad61a4d34e4b | Southampton have opened a new state-of-the-art training centre in honour of their former owner Markus Liebherr. The south coast club officially opened the Markus Liebherr Pavillion on Wednesday, which is the focal point of the Staplewood Football Development Centre. It's hoped the top class training facility will help ... | Former owner Markus Liebherr took over the then League One club when they were in financial turmoil in 2009 .
Liebherr, who died in 2010, has had Southampton's new training facilities named in his honour .
Southampton will hope the facilities will help their successful academy to continue producing top level talent .
R... |
1823e1e750046606e4be0e8710f1d74998783e41 | (CNN) -- World number one Novak Djokovic is into the quarterfinals of the Western and Southern Open after beating the Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek 6-3 6-3 in Cincinnati. Djokovic, 24, had his serve broken on three occasions by Stepanek, ranked 29 in the world, but recovered to seal victory with his first match point... | World number one Novak Djokovic is into the Western and Southern Open quarterfinals .
Djokovic defeated Radek Stepanek, and will face Gael Monfils in the last eight .
Rafael Nadal overcame his compatriot Fernando Verdasco in a marathon encounter .
16-time grand slam winner Roger Federer beat American wildcard James Bla... |
1823f8a797453ea24500336aac81914faaa5f4c4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:00 EST, 15 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:01 EST, 15 May 2013 . The Food and Drug Administration has approved changes to the . label of popular sleep drug zolpidem that, in some cases, even include a . warning not to drive a car the entire day after taking the drug. On Tuesday, ... | The agency OK'd new labels for the drug zolpidem, a popular sleep aid that has been linked to motor and cognitive impairment the day following its use .
The FDA asked drug makers in January to lower the recommended dosage of the powerful pill, especially for women who have been found to take longer to break down the dr... |
1826c63cb84b8bb245661fd1857e63373d970b9f | Hapless: Florin Constantin, 28, was caught red-handed with 10 mobiles phones in Norwich . A Romanian thief who wore specially-adapted leggings under his trousers to hide 10 mobile phones he stole from a gig has been jailed. Florin Constantin, 28, was caught red-handed when the owners desperately called their phones and... | Florin Constantin, 28, had only been in the UK for six weeks .
Crook drove to Norwich specifically to steal phones from a bar .
Immigrant had .
already received a caution from Met Police in London .
Constantin, using an interpreter, admitted 10 counts of theft . |
1826f12c36bdd5bc9ff00ac410c143193060f266 | By . Jonathan O'Callaghan . It’s long been thought that in order to succeed in life you need to think only of yourself and ignore the needs of others. New research, however, suggests the exact opposite is true and being nice to others actually stands you in greater stead to be successful. The scientists found that ‘giv... | Researchers in Germany found that people who shared knowledge were more likely to be successful .
They asked participants to decide whether to share money or keep it .
Those that shared it would double their money - but only if others did .
They found there was a clear distinction between 'givers' and 'takers'
And the ... |
182816fef64c4c2e58ece915551af64b04adbf53 | (CNN) -- Consider Gwyneth Paltrow's so-called feud with Martha Stewart over and done. In September, it seemed the two women wouldn't be on the best of terms, what with Stewart telling Net-A-Porter's Porter magazine that Paltrow should focus less on building her lifestyle brand, GOOP, and stick to acting. "(Paltrow) jus... | Gwyneth Paltrow reacted positively to choice words from Martha Stewart .
Paltrow: "I'm so psyched that she sees us as competition"
Stewart previously said Paltrow should "just be quiet" |
18285bfab0664e8914d31153a9f8c34b98b7c1c7 | Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has been given a timely boost ahead of his side's Premier League clash at Arsenal on Saturday, as Angel di Maria, David de Gea, Michael Carrick and Luke Shaw all took part in Friday's training session. The quartet had all been fitness doubts for the match at the Emirates after pick... | Manchester United travel to Arsenal for their Premier League encounter on Saturday .
Angel di Maria, David de Gea, Michael Carrick and Luke Shaw picked up injuries during the international break .
United currently seventh in the Premier League - 13 points adrift of table toppers Chelsea after 11 games .
Click here for ... |
182917497989a4f66945e6b6cb33f53b35839595 | (Health.com) -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects more than the mind. The disorder may damage blood vessels and increase the risk of dying early, according to new research presented today at an annual meeting of the American Heart Association. The study included about 286,000 mostly male veterans between t... | Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects more than the mind .
Disorder may damage blood vessels and increase the risk of dying early .
Veterans who had PTSD were 48 percent more likely to die of any cause during the study . |
182a44324a41e213d7bdc404857c1295f3059497 | Greeted by throngs of Catholic worshipers from across the region, Pope Benedict XVI ended his two-country tour in Havana's Revolution Plaza with a reference to what he described as a need for "authentic freedom." Changes between Cuba and the world can come only if "each one is prepared to ask for the truth and if they ... | Pope Benedict XVI meets with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro .
The pope ends his trip to Cuba referencing a need for "authentic freedom"
In a farewell speech before leaving, he criticizes the U.S. trade embargo .
Rights group: Authorities harassed activists, tried to silence them during pope's visit . |
182a90328cea3d382f90a2e5e1b4083d3eab538e | Crowds once again lined the streets of Manila to see Pope Francis one final time as he made his way to the airport at the end of his visit to the Philippines. Filipino President Benigno Aquino, catholic church leaders and hundreds of children saw the Pope off at Manila air base where the Pontiff, carrying his hand lugg... | Crowds lined the streets of Manila one final time as Pope Francis made his way to the airport at the end of his visit .
Hundreds of thousands cheered and waved as the Pontiff travelled through the city in his white Popemobile .
Dancing children, Catholic dignitaries and the President of the Philippines met the Pope at ... |
182ca934387c6dabe7127271754194348f0e97c9 | London (CNN) -- Trust the carriers of the Persian Gulf to cause mischief again. Having already destroyed the economics of the cosy international airline world, previously dominated by the European airlines, now the gulf carriers seem set to mess up the airline alliances too. All the major European airlines are now part... | CNN's Richard Quest says the carriers of the Persian Gulf are causing mischief again .
They have eschewed airline alliances but are forces with which to be reckoned .
Quest predicts changes including Air Berlin leaving oneworld .
Throughout it all the Gulf carriers will continue doing ad hoc deals where necessary . |
182d1703dfda399bc9232776f2d295bba74f72ab | (CNN) -- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea early Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered about 200 miles north-northeast of Port Moresby and had a depth of 28 miles. No tsunami warning was issued, according to the Tsunami Warning Center. Papua New Guinea is on... | Papua New Guinea is on the so-called Ring of Fire .
It's on an arc of fault lines that is prone to frequent earthquakes .
No tsunami warning was issued . |
182d605e99ecd75301157700e7956447a103177b | By . Mike Dawes . Sir Bradley Wiggins has been treated like a visiting celebrity on his return to the track with Team England. Although three of Wiggins’ four Olympic golds came in the velodrome, he has been a road specialist for the best part of six years, culminating in his historic Tour de France success in 2012. He... | Wiggins is in team pursuit line-up and considering a track run at Rio 2016 .
Team-mate Ed Clancy described Wiggins as 'a massive celebrity' following his return to the Team England fold for the Glasgow Games . |
182f2c9e91246487d8fdcba6978d593764230b35 | The Duchess of Cambridge was tonight consulting with doctors over whether to go ahead with her first solo foreign royal trip to Malta this weekend. Kate, 32, who is around eight weeks pregnant with her second child with husband, Prince William, has been suffering from hypermesis gravidarum, a severe vomiting condition.... | Duchess of Cambridge is around eight weeks pregnant with second child .
Suffers from hypermesis gravidarum, a severe vomiting condition .
Illness saw Kate hospitalised in early stages of first pregnancy .
Duchess is due to represent Queen this weekend on solo trip to Malta . |
182fa3a92501689b125239da82a660d0cb26d724 | Fried chicken chain KFC famous for its 'finger lickin' good' slogan has been a mainstay on British high streets since 1965. Now almost 50 years since the opening of its first store, the fast food chain has gone upmarket with a snazzy makeover which aims to give a more homely atmosphere. A branch in Bracknell, in Berksh... | KFC branch in Bracknell is the first in the country to undergo a revamp .
Red and white plastic replaced with brick-effect walls and timber tables .
New design hopes to replicate a 'kitchen as the heart of the home' image . |
182fe3f052e56773a72084241a1f6c0821c9f4fb | The gunman who opened fire at a Delaware courthouse on Monday killed his son's ex-wife and her friend, who were preparing to appear in court to continue a long-running legal battle over the shooter's three granddaughters. Thomas S Matusiewicz, 68, was reportedly furious with Christine Belford - who had gained full cust... | Thomas S Matusiewcz, 68, killed his son's ex-wife Christine Belford and her friend at New Castle County Courthouse .
He was then killed in a shootout with police .
Matusiewcz was convinced Belford was mistreating his granddaughters, who his son David Matusiewcz kidnapped for 18 months in 2007 . |
18311974fee676162ce4dbb77ed5c1d92912c767 | Mike Phillips has promised not to give up his Wales jersey without a fight after the selection panel sent a warning to their under-performing Lions stars ahead of the second Test against South Africa. The coaching staff are ready to wield the axe and Phillips, the 31-year-old scrum-half, is among a group of senior play... | Under-performing Lions stars face battle for their places after poor showing .
Phillips and other senior players under pressure to keep spots .
Wales were thrashed 38-16 in Saturday's first Test in Durban . |
183169a79cd21143d7f20d2fc14733e63c21a1a0 | (CNN) -- Australian wonder mare Black Caviar extended her unbeaten streak to 25 races in some style on Saturday, blowing away her rivals in the TJ Smith Stakes at Sydney's Randwick Racecourse. Her 25th victory was also her 15th at the sports highest level, overtaking the mark of 14 Group 1 wins set by the legendary Kin... | Black Caviar wins 25th straight race on Saturday in Sydney -- 15th straight at highest level .
Jockey on Black Caviar: "You can see what she means to racing. To be part of that -- words escape me."
Black Caviar's connections hint that a return to Royal Ascot may be on the cards this summer . |
1831ba7e1177dec5fa30b9fa03e985ca8da1b961 | An Iranian man should be sentenced to having his eyes gouged out after pouring acid over a young girl's face leaving her blind, an Iranian court has ruled. Opposition group, The National Council of Resistance of Iran, said the man could have his right ear and nose cut off as punishment for attacking the girl with acid,... | Opposition group claims Iran's high court has sentenced man to gouging and losing his ear and nose .
The man was convicted of intentionally attacking the girl in October .
Last month another man was sentenced to having his hand and foot cut off .
Court claimed cutting off body parts is part of the judicial system . |
1832b8c09ac028419faa3a68076cad52feb4e761 | One of the victims of the Asiana Airlines crash left a poignant final message on her microblogging account before she joined her classmates on Flight 214 to San Francisco. Wang Linjia, 16, was among a group of injured passengers who were not found by rescuers until 14 minutes after the crash nine days ago. Her final on... | Three Chinese victims attended the same school in Zhejiang province .
Liu Yipeng, 15, died in intensive care on Friday from head injuries .
Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia, both 16, died on the day of the crash . |
1832c46024e0a5a213a58f924e9e467242774970 | (CNN) -- A new audio recording released online Monday purportedly captures another profanity-laced argument between actor Mel Gibson and former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, in which he threatens her life and verbally abuses her. RadarOnline released the audio on its website Monday -- the second such recording since an... | Recording purportedly captures fight between actor and ex-girlfriend .
Site says male voice is that of Mel Gibson .
Monday's audio clip is second to be released in four days .
Police investigating domestic violence allegations against Gibson . |
18335221e91e7909cbe18d5ff07e35ed7e4d00c1 | This boy couldn't resist when he saw his opportunity for his 15 minutes of fame. While a news crew in Las Vegas covers the grand opening of Downtown Summerlin, a 125 store shopping and marketplace complex, the boy can be seen looking displeased the camera isn't focusing on him. But when one of the presenters steps asid... | A news crew were filming the opening of a Las Vegas shopping complex .
When a flamboyant boy spotted his chance to steal the show .
He saunters into shot and then breaks into an impromptu dance routine . |
1833f066d7f9ab4a69796bf648c8851ea428bc71 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:48 EST, 1 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:53 EST, 1 October 2013 . Horrendous: Chinese teenager Zhou Yan shows the horrific burns she suffered after she was doused in petrol and set alight because she spurned the advances of a classmate . A Chinese teenager suffered horrific ... | WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .
Zhou Yan was asked out on a date by Tao Rukun, the son of wealthy family .
He became angry and threatening when she told him to leave her alone .
Parents moved her to a different school, but he pursued her at her home .
His family stopped paying her medical bills when she refused to say it wa... |
1834ad6f7326c1e7edde3026c9d2fe755c7bb149 | Liverpool are in talks with AC Milan about offloading Suso on a season-long loan deal. Milan's offer for the Spaniard includes the view to a permanent transfer the following summer. The Spanish midfielder officially arrived from Cadiz CF in the summer of 2010 but has only made 20 appearances in total since making his d... | AC Milan in talks to sign Liverpool midfielder Suso on a season-long loan .
Milan's offer includes a view to a permanent transfer next summer .
20-year-old has made just 20 appearances since his Anfield debut in 2012 . |
183560d66b226978730f464fcb18daabdf5cde96 | By . Ryan Gorman . and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:33 EST, 2 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:08 EST, 3 March 2014 . US officials have reportedly told Israel to stop killing off Iranian nuclear scientists. Israel Moussad spy agancy has supposedly taken out at least five top Iranian nuclear experts in an ... | Israel's feared Moussad spy agency has killed at least five Iranian nuclear experts .
The killings were carried out with car bombs, no spies were ever captured by Iran .
The Obama administration instead want Israel to focus on hammering out a permanent peace deal with Palestine . |
18357405a4a0832e02cef8111f0a4f6305018bdf | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 11:26 EST, 17 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:27 EST, 18 September 2013 . Two men and a woman have died after a car ploughed into a hairdresser's shop late last night. People living close to the accident in Bradford, West Yorkshire, tried to help the trio who were in the black Mitsub... | Two men and a woman have died after car hit building at 11pm last night .
Nearby residents tried to help the trio who were in the black Mitsubishi Evo .
All three died at the scene in Bradford, West Yorkshire . |
18364adba9cc26de52d903cf08cefc2fccfb7abe | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:45 EST, 3 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:00 EST, 4 December 2012 . A pony worth £500 was among £270,000 of Ministry of Defence equipment recorded stolen from April to September (file image) A pony worth £500 was among more than £270,000 worth of milita... | Catalogue of equipment stolen from April to September includes a pony taken by a soldier - who has now left the forces .
Thieves made off with uniforms, helmets, flags, tools and silverware .
Ministry of Defence hit by metal thefts with copper, lead and brass stolen .
Bikes, boats and Land Rovers also targeted but MoD ... |
1836f65ca2ffe288ea0f100c221031b32c32ec67 | Hillary Clinton has blasted 'whining' in a tirade which appeared to be directed at a former staffer who complained that balancing a stressful job and motherhood was impossible. In an interview with Marie Claire magazine, the Secretary of State gave a stern assessment of a recent public complaint from Anne-Marie Slaught... | Secretary of State was being interview by Marie Claire magazine .
She said: 'I can't stand whining...
the kind of paralysis that some people fall into because they’re not .
happy with the choices they've made' |
18373bcc34eee307d216811cc15c544a35a017c1 | A hellish inferno at a downtown Los Angeles apartment building has caused hellish gridlock in for commuters this morning after two major highways had to be closed - adding an hour or more to the drive to work for many Angelinos. More than 250 firefighters are on the scene at 909 West Temple Street near the interchange ... | Fire broke out at 1.20am Pacific Time in downtown Los Angeles .
Seven-story apartment complex that was under construction was cause of the blaze .
101 Freeway and 110 Freeway were both shut down as 250 firefighters - a quarter of the city's department - battled the towering inferno .
110 Freeway northbound did not reop... |
18380c33effd8ff18a26c1c93721f216c6c43160 | Her fully frontal nude photoshoot for Paper magazine has got everyone talking, much to her delight. But three years ago, Kim Kardashian was a little less eager to bare all. During a January 2011 episode of Kourtney & Kim Take New York, Kim had a meltdown at the prospect of being seen nude on the cover of W magazine. Sc... | Paper magazine says it was 'Kim's idea to show more than her butt' |
1839e50b6050d4f893875cdaa0021a8caceaa126 | Washington (CNN) -- In an unprecedented move to protect U.S. troops that might be exposed to Ebola, U.S. military commanders are being given the authority to quarantine troops for 21 days at a Defense Department facility where they will be monitored for signs of the disease and treated if they do contract the virus, a ... | U.S. military commanders will be able to quarantine troops for 21 days for Ebola exposure .
The location of the quarantine facility may be in the Washington, D.C. area .
As many as 4,000 troops may deploy to West Africa to help in the Ebola mission . |
183aa77e372925ee6a60d84bc95d5f6f360958bc | By . Sean Poulter . PUBLISHED: . 02:07 EST, 12 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:10 EST, 12 July 2012 . Thousands of mobile users across the country could not send or receive calls or texts tonight after O2's network crashed . Mobile phone operator O2 could face a huge compensation bill after a meltdown in its network cut ... | O2 denies crash was down to hackers or explosion inside a server .
Martin Lewis advises customers on how to claim compensation .
Hundreds of London's Boris Bikes taken out of action as they use O2 server .
Many of networks 23 MILLION customers affected .
Jemima Khan, Huw Edwards, Bobby Ball and Jolean Lescott among sta... |
183acbff6f528e3d6b2f0867f39812a7b662def2 | Marcello Casella, 54, appeared in Griffith Local Court on Wednesday over his alleged involvement in a drug syndicate . One of the brothers behind Australia's biggest family-owned winery has been charged over his alleged involvement in a $15 million drug ring. Marcello Casella, 54, appeared in Griffith Local Court on We... | Marcello Casella, 54, appeared in Griffith Local Court on Wednesday .
He was charged over his alleged involvement in the syndicate which police say produced commercial quantities of cannabis and methylamphetamine .
Mr Casella helped build internationally successful Yellow Tail wine label . |
183aef6f5c05435cc783e6d168131e99af5fde58 | Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards has added his voice to a chorus of disapproval aimed at the Millennium Stadium boo-boys. Fly-half Rhys Priestland will line up against Fiji on Saturday just a week after he was jeered when he replaced an injured Dan Biggar early in the second period during Wales' 33-28 loss to Australi... | Fly-half Rhys Priestland was jeered by sections of the crowd at the Millennium Stadium after he replaced Dan Biggar early in the second half of Wales' 33-28 loss to Australia .
Booing came from a small minority of home supporters and has been condemned by Wales head coach Warren Gatland and a number of Priestland's squ... |
183b17c59dbcbedced555c727168e94a1395b374 | (CNN)A house is just a house, right? Even the increasingly popular tiny houses look like standard houses, reduced in size. But some houses are so far outside of the box, they're worth a trip to see. Here are eight of the most unusual houses around the United States: . Pickle Barrel House Museum in Grand Marais, Michig... | Visitors to Michigan's Pickle Barrel House will find a museum and iris garden .
North Carolina's Mary's Gone Wild Glass House is covered in over 8,000 bottles .
House on the Rock in Wisconsin features a room with 3,000 windows . |
183b533b0ae2bee02e6bea6f81cbde71523311ed | By . Peter Campbell . PUBLISHED: . 06:25 EST, 24 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:56 EST, 24 May 2013 . Britain came within six hours of running out of gas earlier this year, it emerged yesterday. The severe winter weather coupled with a faulty import pipeline led to supplies being rapidly used up at the end of March. The ... | Senior energy boss Rob Hastings reveals crisis closer than first thought .
'If it had run any lower it would have meant interruptions to supply,' he said .
Combination of bitterly cold weather and pipeline failures blamed . |
183b7e2d5ed608586eb55852800c798dffad80b1 | By . Janine Yaqoob . PUBLISHED: . 08:53 EST, 18 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:23 EST, 19 February 2013 . A teenager who put a man through two months of torment by falsely accusing him of rape has been spared jail. Sophie Hooper, 19, told police she had been forced to have sex against her will with a man she had onl... | Sophie Hooper, 19, accused an unnamed man of raping her after a night out .
But two months later she confessed to police that she had lied .
She was spared jail at Southampton Crown Court today . |
183c121ff6ed4b1089d35bc20f79dc6255ca418c | Ireland coasted to a six-try, 49-7 victory over Georgia in a Dublin clash marred by an unpunished stamp to debutant Dominic Ryan's face. The hosts were left incensed by flanker Viktor Kolelishvili bringing his boot down on back-rower Ryan's face but captain Eoin Reddan's complaints went unheeded by referee JP Doyle. Ry... | Tries from Dave Kilcoyne, Richardt Strauss, Simon Zebo, Felix Jones (two) and Stuart Olding secure victory at the Aviva Stadium .
Clash marred by an unpunished stamp by Georgia flanker flanker Viktor Kolelishvili to debutant Dominic Ryan's face .
Leinster fly half Ian Madigan gives assured display in the absence of res... |
183cb5dde9148566634f4f83b49ff7b171053750 | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 09:52 EST, 21 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:42 EST, 22 January 2013 . More people would vote to stay in the European Union than exit for the first time since David Cameron became Prime Minister. Downing Street today announced Mr Cameron will deliver his l... | Number of people who want to stay in EU overtakes those in favour of exit for first time since David Cameron became PM .
YouGov survey shows 40% want to remain against 34% who want to leave .
Prime Minister will deliver long-awaited Europe speech in London .
Algeria hostage crisis forced him to cancel Amsterdam trip la... |
183cfabe60c675250f1c6238f01d6bf3773a805b | By . Paul Collins . and Adam Crafton . Follow @@AdamCrafton_ . Cameroon's football federation is to investigate allegations of match-fixing by its players at the World Cup after it emerged a convicted fraudster correctly predicted they'd lose 4-0 and have a man sent off against Croatia. The governing body (FECAFOOT) re... | FECAFOOT released a statement confirming their ethics committee will probe claims of 'fraud' by seven Cameroon players in all three of their Group A games .
A convicted fraudster correctly predicted Cameroon would lose 4-0 and have a man sent off against Croatia .
Allegations were made by convicted match fixer Wilson R... |
183d5aa118a022d3ad61c26cfc41d5ecc09e3478 | Prince William described her as 'an extremely talented British actress who I should probably call granny' following her film portrayal of Her Majesty. Now, it appears Dame Helen Mirren has had words with the real Queen about the moment the Duke of Cambridge presented her with an honorary fellowship award at the BAFTAs ... | Dame Helen Mirren among 250 stars to be introduced to members of royal family at Buckingham Palace event .
Seen wagging her finger at the Queen following Prince William's comment that he 'should probably call [her] granny'
Kate joined Her Majesty to meet film royalty during glittering Dramatic Arts Reception . |
183e3d317a2ab58345e3cf878a35d8c2c0fb1bd5 | Washington (CNN) -- Is bipartisanship in Washington really dead? Not for a pair of junior senators from different parties who flew to the other side of the world to see whether they could experience across-the-aisle cooperation by living for a week on a deserted island with almost no provisions. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz... | Sen. Jeff Flake and Sen. Martin Heinrich spent a week on a deserted island .
It was a survivalist adventure in the Marshall Islands .
The Discovery channel filmed them for a special .
Flake is a Republican, and Heinrich is a Democrat . |
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