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1b2f8fdb94a089fee25f7d07923bdbd2f3c1acf0 | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 16:30 EST, 17 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:53 EST, 17 December 2013 . Tim Cook has called for equality for all, regardless of race or sexual preference, and urged Congress to pass laws to reflect this, in a deeply, and uncharacteristically, personal address. The Alabama-born Apple CEO... | Alabama-born Cook, 53, was accepting a lifetime achievement award from Auburn University at the United Nations in New York last week .
In an uncharacteristically personal speech, he said equality was 'at the core of my beliefs' and discussed experiencing discrimination in the past .
He said Apple treats its employers e... |
1b303bd4927ee69fd73b566c1764e22bd076a75b | Tokyo (CNN) -- He is the face of New Japan Inc. 35-year-old Yoshikazu Tanaka, founder of mobile social gaming network Gree, is the world's second youngest self-made billionaire behind Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. The similarities don't end there. Tanaka, son of a Japanese salaryman, launched Gree initially as a social n... | Yoshikazu Tanaka is billionaire founder of mobile games company, Gree .
The company is valued at $7 billion; personal wealth $2.2 billion .
Tanaka is often compared to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg . |
1b304f2612705daa4b878ba08a881796891a1df9 | Paris (CNN) -- When you're in love in Paris, you show it with a lock. A combination lock, a bicycle lock or, most commonly, a simple padlock -- hundreds of them -- all inscribed with the names of lovers and clinging to the chain link railing of the Pont des Arts, the Bridge of Arts, the keys romantically tossed into th... | This Paris visit focuses on lots of walking, sitting and eating instead of rushing .
Montmartre has secret vineyard; Île Saint-Louis is a charmer .
Watching the crazy traffic around the Arc de Triomphe can serve as excellent entertainment .
Assemble your own meal at the fruit, produce and specialty food shops on Rue Cl... |
1b31e8c0a90c060528254383321a219bcdb7837e | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 08:41 EST, 31 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:55 EST, 31 July 2013 . Anger: Former Tory Treasurer Peter Cruddas publicly criticised they way he was treated by David Cameron . Former Conservative Party co-treasurer Peter Cruddas today lashed out at David Camero... | Mr Cruddas wins £180,000 damages in High Court libel action .
Sunday Times published allegation he charged £250,000 to meet the PM .
He claimed his ' world was turned upside-down' by the report .
Lord Ashcroft urges Mr Cameron to apologise for his treatment . |
1b32d482749cc5eeee12efdd21d84940fabc1209 | Roseville, Michigan (CNN) -- Authorities might find out Tuesday whether a body was buried under a shed in Roseville, Michigan. They just won't know whether it's missing Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa or not. Two soil samples were taken from a home in the suburban Detroit community of Roseville last week after a tipster clai... | NEW: Tests results on soil samples are expected back Tuesday, a police chief says .
The two soil samples were taken from a Michigan home last week .
A tipster said he saw a body buried there a day after Jimmy Hoffa went missing .
The union leader's disappearance 35 years ago captured the public's imagination . |
1b32e8a86a739b24c805c7628edac38b796cd688 | By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 05:19 EST, 10 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:54 EST, 10 July 2013 . A British mother of two has been held in a 'squalid' jail in the Dominican Republic for a year without charge after she allegedly ran over her husband - whom she met while living in the country. Nicole Reyes, 37, originall... | Nicole Reyes, 37, originally from Rumney, Cardiff, locked up last July .
Jorge Quintanilla, 38, died in a road accident in Dominican Republic .
Her mother Jeannette, 61, has written to PM David Cameron for help . |
1b3441fe7c1ddc391b743258def3659a11698f70 | A half-brother to 2010 King George winner Harbinger, sired by Galileo, topped the Tattersalls Book One sale when sold to a bid of 2.6million guineas (£2.73m) from Coolmore Stud supremo John Magnier on Thursday, . More than 79m guineas (£82.95m), a new record, was spent over the three-day auction in Newmarket, 17m-plus ... | John Magnier came out top in bidding duel with John Warren .
Colt is reported to be the world's most expensive yearling sold this year .
A record 79m guineas (£82.95m) was spent over the three-day auction . |
1b346ea6b127ca14d4ce776f0c2368f2653f7b14 | In Illinois, African-Americans make up 15% of the population -- but account for 58% of the marijuana-possession arrests, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. In Alabama, African-Americans make up less than 25% of the population -- but 60% of the marijuana-possession arrests, the ACLU says. And in Minnesota ... | The ACLU cites what it says are wide disparities in arrest rates for marijuana possession .
ACLU: By population proportion, rates for blacks are nearly 4 times greater than whites .
The head of a police group says the disparity isn't racially motivated .
Arrests are based on "intelligence and ... activity ... not race ... |
1b361338738b38a2aaf04570cdc572f8379ae13e | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:00 EST, 2 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:00 EST, 2 November 2012 . Former runaway tycoon Asil Nadir, 70, has been ordered to pay back £5million of the money he stole from his Polly Peck business empire - or face a further six years' jail . Disgraced tycoon Asil Nadir was to... | The leading stock exchange .
conglomerate collapsed in 1990 .
Nadir was jailed for 10 years in August after being found guilty of stealing £28.8 million .
The disgraced tycoon thanked the judge when leaving the dock . |
1b372039550bc5e23069a85f46616635a55205c3 | By . Emily Crane . and Sarah Michael for Daily Mail Australia . Australians may be allowed to purchase cars online from overseas dealers under a radical new plan put forward by the federal government. The plan, which is expected to draw backlash from local car dealerships, would allow Australians to import their own c... | The federal government wants to cut red tape and allow individuals to purchase and import cars .
The plan, detailed in a discussion paper, is expected to draw backlash from local car dealerships .
There's only about 3,000 cars that get imported in Australia by individuals each year .
Plan would bring down the price of ... |
1b37e549bbcec859711e5b2ef310e94deed4dc95 | It's worth preparing for the worst of you are travelling to Bangkok as the Thai capital has the highest number of cases where the British Consulate has stepped in to help out Britons in trouble. In research released by the Foreign Office for 2014, Bangkok emerged as the destination where most Britons found themselves i... | Bangkok has highest number of Britons requiring Foreign Office help, much concerns medical issues .
Malaga has highest number of drug-related arrests concerning Britons .
Clear link between party-resorts around the world and number of arrests made . |
1b37f8943e908871816b93df12760615dc966995 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 07:17 EST, 28 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:17 EST, 28 August 2013 . The top sexual fantasies of women have been revealed in a new book by a prominent female sex writer that aims to revamp Nancy Friday's seminal 1973 bedroom rulebook, My Secret Garden. Garden Of Desires: The Evolut... | Garden Of Desires: The Evolution of Women's Sexual Fantasies .
Written by Emily Dubberley who interviewed hundreds of women .
Focuses on what today's women really want to happen in the bedroom .
Aims to rework Nancy Friday's seminal 1973 book My Secret Garden .
Book is released on 12 September for £10.99 (Black Lace) |
1b38d607e848ffcb6422759ccc6e3eefd3988abc | Liverpool are close to agreeing a revised four-and-a-half year contract with midfielder Philippe Coutinho. The 22-year-old Brazilian's current deal runs to 2018 but talks have been ongoing and are drawing to a conclusion. Coutinho signed from Inter Milan for £8.5m in 2013 and manager Brendan Rodgers has been determined... | Philippe Coutinho is expected to sign a new four-and-a-half year deal .
The Liverpool playmaker's current contract is due to expire in 2018 .
Brendan Rodgers was delighted with Coutinho's display against Chelsea . |
1b3986c5f708ed635dc27cb9b7900b4b8be5394c | (CNN) -- Earth Day may fall later this week, but as far as former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell and other UFO enthusiasts are concerned, the real story is happening elsewhere. Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, shown after his Apollo mission in 1971, claims there "is no doubt we are being visited." Mitchell, who was part of the... | He says governments are concealing evidence that extraterrestrials exist .
The astronaut is from Roswell, New Mexico, the site of an alleged UFO crash .
Mitchell: Roswell residents "told not to talk about their experience" by military . |
1b3c37a183dfc68243fe157d1f2a6d15fd916b36 | (CNN) -- Four years ago, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kissed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the cheek before he was sworn in as Iran's new leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could be in for a rocky second term as Iranian president, analysts say. Song and prayer heralded a new start for Iran with the hard-line Tehran mayor, v... | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slated to be sworn in for second term as Iran president .
Supporters of opposition candidates have protested election result .
Ahmadinejad must have support of clerics to stay in office, analyst says .
Faltering economy has added to Ahmadinejad's troubles . |
1b3c5d3ba98aa80ed25946d121e3f0ac3ca1cdb0 | (WIRED) -- Google's netbook-friendly Chrome OS takes direct aim at Microsoft, whose eight-year-old Windows XP leads the netbook market. But the odds are stacked against Google. Despite its buzz, the odds are stacked against Google's Chrome OS becoming a serious rival to Windows. In competing with Windows, Google Chrome... | The odds are stacked against Google's new operating system as a rival to Windows .
Chrome OS must face the same challenges as Linux: compatibility and unfamiliarity .
A big stumbling block for Google will be whether its system supports iTunes .
Google must work with PC makers to ensure netbooks are pre-loaded with Chro... |
1b3cb0a2514dcb1a0deb754c2906122a49438eb3 | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 11:57 EST, 30 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:10 EST, 30 April 2013 . This is the terrible aftermath of a crash which left two police trapped inside their unmarked vehicle. The force of the impact between the Audi - which had failed to stop for nearby officers - and the unmarked BMW ... | Crash happened between the Audi and the unmarked BMW at 3.10am today .
Force of the impact sent the cars crashing into the wall of a building .
The Audi had failed to stop for another police car moments before .
Police watchdog IPCC now investigating the incident in West Yorkshire . |
1b3e1624013d796ed4c84fe21fa81c3178e85402 | By . Matt Chorley . and Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 18:01 EST, 5 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 04:56 EST, 6 January 2014 . David Cameron appearing on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show yesterday . David Cameron is preparing to defy calls from within the Tory party to cut pensioner benefits. The Prime Minister is understood to ... | David Cameron appeared to ditch pledge that winter fuel allowance and free bus passes for the over-75s would continue for the better off .
George Osborne insists promise is based on 'values' that will not change .
Mr Cameron has to persuade ministers the pledge should be kept in 2015 . |
1b3e257de647a4d0bb9ff29e00d66d9d27617cea | Southern chef, Paula Deen, 68, is set to return to the airwaves after launching a new daily radio show . Disgraced TV chef Paula Deen is set to take over the airwaves with a new daily radio show. The Southern chef, 68, was a popular host on the Food Network for over 13 years before she was sacked over a racism scandal.... | The Southern chef was a popular Food Network host for 13 years .
TV chef, 68, is launching a new daily radio show and podcast .
In 2013, a former manager at her restaurant sued her for racial harassment .
The celebrity chef became embroiled in a scandal over use of the N-word .
Deen said she feels 'embattled' or 'disg... |
1b3e3db8f7aad104ad218133216954bbb8bde13d | By . Mail Online Reporter . A six-year-old girl has died after being knocked down by a car that reversed through a store window where she was standing with her pregnant mother and three-year-old sister. Tragic Addison Hall died in hospital following the incident at the Costco store in London, Ontario over the weekend. ... | Addison Hall died in hospital after being hit by reversing car .
Pregnant mother rushed into surgery for emergency C-section .
Newborn baby left fighting for its life in intensive care .
Driver described as a woman in her mid to late 60s . |
1b3f199a60e7b757c1404e808cfbe3ddf2cf6523 | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 05:28 EST, 24 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:29 EST, 24 June 2013 . In a heart-rending act of animal kindness, a stray dog steps in where no human would and buries a dead puppy by the side of a road. Onlookers watched in awe as the mongrel circled and sniffed the lifeless pup after finding... | The dog came across the dead puppy in a ditch somewhere in Middle East .
It is unclear whether she was a grieving mother or kind-hearted stranger .
She spends three minutes making sure corpse is completely covered .
Then unceremoniously turns around and silently walks away . |
1b3f3590fde861e984c4b3827a15dae8a36c0288 | (Mashable) -- After initially dismissing the reports about the iPhone 4 antenna reception issue, Apple has officially admitted it exists, promising a software fix in a couple of weeks. There's a catch, though. Apple's promised fix may not be good news for users experiencing the problem. Apple claims it has erroneously ... | Apple has promised a software fix for all generation iPhones in a few weeks .
Apple claims it has erroneously calculated the formula which displays signal bars .
Apple may not fix the iPhone 4 gripping issue, what many people argue is the main problem .
Software fixes will only address the number of signal bars display... |
1b4065108cb40e645c70b36e412bb6781479819f | A Roma couple buried their ten-week-old daughter in a Paris suburb miles from their home today, after the mayor of the town where they live refused to allow her to be buried there. About 200 family members and townspeople attended a funeral Mass in Champlan, a Paris commuter town, on Monday. A hearse then took the smal... | Champlan Mayor Christian Leclerc said the local cemetery was too full .
The mayor of Wissous offered one saying it was 'a question of humanity'
After criticism, Mayor Leclerc later denied ever refusing a burial site . |
1b40aea581ddd2c672973cd588d4f2278f3cf3ea | By . Daily Mail Reporter . BT Sport has sent shockwaves through the football world by outbidding Sky and ITV to secure exclusive rights to broadcast top European matches. The telecommunications giant has agreed a stunning £299million a season, three-year deal to show all 350 Champions League and Europa League games fro... | Fledgling channel sends shockwaves through football world with deal .
Three-year agreement will see it broadcast 350 European games a season .
It means there will be no Champions League on terrestrial TV for first time .
Fans will have to join BT broadband or pay monthly subscription .
Channel will show handful of game... |
1b412e7a3d361cc20929229d6ed04537711a48b7 | By . Ryan Gorman and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:03 EST, 16 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:05 EST, 16 December 2013 . Peyton Manning is Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year. Mr Manning has led Denver to an 11-3 record this year, his second with the Broncos after missing the 2011 season with Ind... | Peyton Manning, 37, is having the best season of his hall of fame career .
He wins the honor only a year after winning the NFL's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award . |
1b4183358810e0caf17346a7f37df538e915910f | Diego Simeone's Champions League final meltdown has cost him a UEFA improper conduct charge. The Atletico Madrid boss stormed on to the field in the wake of Real Madrid's fourth goal in Lisbon on Saturday night, angry with France defender Raphael Varane. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Diego Simeone applauded by journalists... | Diego Simeone has been charged with improper conduct by UEFA .
Atletico Madrid boss Simeone charge is in relation to a confrontation with Real defender Raphael Varane .
Simeone stormed on to the pitch to argue with Varane over his goal celebrations .
Simeone will learn his fate on July 17 .
Real's Xabi Alonso has also ... |
1b425563500d253ec9d961979ee46ced71bbff61 | NASA says the Cassini spacecraft recorded the aftermath of a massive storm on Saturn that let out an "unprecedented belch of energy." Not only was the size of the storm unusual, but what the storm was made of left scientists puzzled. The source of the cosmic burp, which rapidly changed the atmosphere's temperature, was... | The storm, first detected in 2010, let out something of a cosmic burp .
If on Earth, it would cover North America top to bottom and wrap the globe many times .
The storm also led to a drastic change in the ringed planet . |
1b431c59f3dd6f73545aff60d218080e595dd4ec | By . David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 15:01 EST, 9 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:04 EST, 9 September 2013 . A hilarious new video has emerged of a pet cat attempting to play a game of ‘cat-and-mouse’ with a car’s windshield wiper. The cat – a gray and white Maine Coon – is called Mei and is enjoying pride of place s... | Mei the Maine Coon enjoys nothing better than ‘playing with anything that moves’ as this video of her trying to claw a moving wiper shows . |
1b451910ac381f02729209e22e67d73de4d10d33 | Jimmy Bullard will be getting a swift visit from the fashion police after his interesting choice of wardrobe during Arsenal's FA Cup clash with Hull on Sunday night. Appearing as a pundit for BBC's live coverage, the former Hull midfielder turned up sporting a black dinner jacket and silk shirt combo. To complete the D... | Jimmy Bullard set tongues wagging with his interesting choice of outfit .
Bullard was working as a pundit for Arsenal's FA Cup clash with Hull .
The former Hull midfielder tweeted: 'I think my shirt has broken Twitter' |
1b467e5301af7e5fca3b629094b5c461c8b03243 | Washington (CNN) -- In some of the most personal and unscripted comments on race of his presidency, President Barack Obama broke his silence Friday with surprise remarks from the White House on Trayvon Martin, his first public comments since a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the teenager's shooting death. "Y... | NEW: Head of group protesting Florida law praises president for "bravery" of remarks .
Obama made surprise comments on the George Zimmerman verdict .
Reactions, however, varied wildly and were polarized .
"So much for this president 'transcending' race," says one conservative commentator . |
1b46d489a168aa8949eb5bf4964cb082c7222f19 | By . Wills Robinson . When suffering a mid-life crisis, most men consider buying a sports car or signing up for the gym. But married IT consultant Ian Penfold, 50, decided instead to act out his life long dream - headlining his own rock concert. The father-of-two, from Wokingham in Berkshire, spent £26,000 on the gig a... | Ian Penfold decided against a sports car and instead opted for a guitar .
He spent two years planning and organising the event in west London .
Played songs by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Chic and Earth, Wind and Fire .
It cost £12,000 to hire the venue and more for lighting, sound and publicity .
Ended with a standing... |
1b46e3a7e7d19640be654bf161a901719dcc349f | The Detroit Pistons scored four points in the final 11 seconds against the San Antonio Spurs to rally for an exciting 105-104 victory in the NBA on Tuesday. In the only other game, the Phoenix Suns scored 100 or more points for a ninth straight game in defeating hosts the Milwaukee Bucks 102-96. In the final seven seco... | Detroit Pistons won 105-104 at San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night .
Pistons guard Brandon Jennings was the matchwinner in final few seconds .
Phoenix Suns triumphed 102-96 against the Milwaukee Bucks .
Win extends Suns' run to 8-1 over Eastern Conference opponents this term . |
1b46f833dc8d6567c311bfb7ac257d92034bbd28 | Nasa bosses have said they are 'firmly committed' to building the world's biggest rocket to take man to Mars. Despite worries over the space agencies ability to pay for the project, officials said they have completed a rigorous review of the Space Launch System (SLS). Towering a staggering 384 feet tall, the Space Laun... | Rocket will be 384 feet tall and weigh 6.5 million pounds .
Will have sound suppression system installed to cut noise to safe levels .
First test flight scheduled for 2017 - but could slip to 2018 .
Concerns over Nasa's ability to fund project . |
1b490b802b9c4f88c3abb99009e404fb6e17b52b | A dog owner went up against a gigantic python snake in order to save his pet - albeit from a safe distance. The dog's great escape was caught on a video which shows the python wrapped tight around the motionless animal. The owner, standing out of shot, is seen whacking the huge snake with a leafy branch, in the short c... | An Indian man discovered his dog in the grips of a python .
After hitting the snake with a stick, it starts to let go of the dog .
The dog manages to get out and escapes unharmed from the snake . |
1b49469e8999f26713956e9d70fb3e7cc1f07706 | By . Paul Revoir . and Liz Thomas . Updated: . 07:13 GMT, 7 October 2011 . Facing the axe: BBC2's daytime shows such as Flog It!, with Paul Martin, and Cash In The Attic could be lost from schedules due to the Corporation's cuts . BBC2 will become the channel for repeats after the Corporation announced £1.3billion in ... | BBC1 and Radio 4 are spared the brunt of the cuts .
2,000 staff are made redundant and Television Centre will be sold .
Slash BBC1’s programme budget by £35million and BBC2’s by £27million .
Relocate 1,000 jobs to Salford .
Protect Radio 4 but wind down the use of the long wave frequency .
Put all children’s programmin... |
1b49f5a830bf694a6a6932d1726b416bd56f72d3 | By . Becky Barrow . PUBLISHED: . 20:06 EST, 9 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:35 EST, 10 January 2014 . Workers who retire this year will be an average of £3,000 a year worse off than their friends, family and colleagues who retired at the start of the financial crisis, a report reveals today. The so-called ‘Class of ... | 'Class of 2014' typically expect to receive £15,800 a year .
'Class of 2008' retired .
before Bank of England decided to cut base rate to 0.5 per cent, lowest level in its 320-year history . |
1b4a4515eca9c5fbe044f0d37b932a3b0042865d | (CNN) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is looking forward to facing his rival Roger Federer in the second of two charity exhibition matches, having raised $2.6 million on Tuesday night. Nadal suffered a 4-6 6-3 6-3 defeat to his second-ranked Swiss opponent in their opening clash in Zurich. The contest was dubbed the "Match... | World's top tennis duo will play the second of two exhibition matches on Wednesday .
Swiss No. 2 Roger Federer won the first match in Zurich 4-6 6-3 6-3 on Tuesday .
The two matches are taking place to raise funds for the players' charities .
Proceeds from Wednesday's match in Madrid will go to Rafael Nadal's foundatio... |
1b4b284ad3081896f343fef53c45eb059d132d44 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 13:28 EST, 18 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 16:12 EST, 18 February 2014 . The drug-dependent daughter of Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs has been jailed and his heroin addict granddaughter remanded in custody after both admitted shoplifting. Karen Briggs and her daughter Emma Beac... | Karen Briggs, 48, jailed for six months after admitting shoplifting .
Judge deferred Emma Beach's sentence telling Guildford Crown Court he is considering sending the heroin addict to rehab as punishment .
Briggs' lawyer told of her client's remorse, adding she hopes to build bridges with her father who has undergone a... |
1b4b2dd15f30481e157ed72cc4a789a579b1912f | The millennials are growing up, but they are not growing out of their liberalism. The generation born since 1981 is the age group most likely to vote Democratic. The eldest of them are in their 30s now, and they continue to be much more liberal than previous-age cohorts at the same point in their lives. A big new surve... | A Pew report says millennials are most likely to vote Democratic .
David Frum: Survey indicates that they are less trusting, patriotic, more alienated .
Some say social trust declines as a community becomes more ethnically diverse .
Frum: As U.S. becomes more ethnically diverse, will diversity be a source of strength? |
1b4b5a3b5f2817e80bb8ae2de54134c41e6016b6 | London (CNN) -- Six months to the day before Opening Ceremonies, builders have handed the Olympic Village over to the London 2012 organizers. The first of 16,000 beds have been delivered as organizers start to fit out the rooms. "We are starting the huge process to install essential facilities and services ready to wel... | Olympic Village in London ready for next phase .
Games organizers will install facilities and services .
The Summer Games are scheduled to begin July 27 . |
1b4beb2b24d291a8ae8176a012e81abbcc48175a | Southampton maintained their good pre-season form with a comfortable 1-0 win over Bournemouth at the Goldsands Stadium on Friday evening. Ronald Koeman’s side have yet to concede a goal this pre-season and, despite a number of high-profile departures this summer, already look to be picking up where they left off last s... | Ronald Koeman's side have won all four pre-season games .
Saints dominated Championship rivals at Goldsands Stadium .
Lloyd Isgrove's 20th minute strike the only goal in a lively game .
£10.3million signing Dusan Tadic made debut on British soil . |
1b4c2215f9325e5b7483f42862192134da270b5a | Christian Eriksen and Mesut Ozil will walk out at White Hart Lane for the north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal on Saturday knowing they can be the catalysts that launch their team to victory. Eriksen has emerged as Tottenham's star man this season alongside Harry Kane. He has hit nine goals in the Premier L... | Christian Eriksen has been instrumental for Tottenham this season .
Mesut Ozil was magnificent last week as Arsenal thrashed Aston Villa 5-0 .
Tottenham take on Arsenal at White Hart Lane on Saturday .
READ: Tottenham vs Arsenal combined XI .
Click here for all the team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups and more . |
1b4d01a1f862040c845e833ccd468408254d64f8 | By . John Hall . Victim: Keith Murrain is believed to have been killed within hours of arriving in Jamaica . A prominent British businessman who was kidnapped shortly after arriving in Jamaica has been found dead with his throat slit. The body of Keith Murrain, 54, was discovered in a shallow grave in a remote sugarcan... | Keith Murrain, 54, was found brutally murdered in a remote sugarcane field .
He was kidnapped as he left Kingston's Norman Manley Airport on Friday .
Businessman regularly visited Jamaica on business and owned house there .
Police suspect he was targetted in an arranged kidnapping and robbery .
Now a senior Jamaican po... |
1b4dbc3bd307cd173677f8090fea3c4a5a63e811 | (CNN) -- Archaeologists believe a desert site in Jordan may contain the ruins of the elusive King Solomon's Mines. Researchers using carbon dating techniques at Khirbat en-Nahas in southern Jordan discovered that copper production took place there around the time King Solomon is said to have ruled the Israelites. The r... | Desert site in Jordan may contain the ruins of the fabled King Solomon's mines .
King Solomon is known in the Old Testament for his wisdom and wealth .
Findings reported in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . |
1b4e9ddded223cc8a57448f932b7ea76ad4b7974 | (CNN) -- The University of Kansas men's basketball team squeaked by Ohio State late Saturday night, setting up an an NCAA tournament championship showdown with top-seeded Kentucky. Hours earlier, Kentucky defeated Louisville in its own semifinal. The Wildcats and the Jayhawks will play Monday night for the title at the... | Kansas narrowly defeats Ohio State, 64-62, to advance to the NCAA finals .
They will face Kentucky, which beat Louisville 69-61 earlier in the night .
The Wildcats defeated the Jayhawks 75-65 earlier this season . |
1b4fa3b59f9e3070c1abfa5744a6f3042f528fda | Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst and a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. His most recent book is "The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader." Peter Bergen says it's crucial to correctly frame t... | Peter Bergen: Bush never correctly framed the "global war on terror"
He says the president went to war against the tactic of terrorism .
Instead, Bergen says, the U.S. should be leading a war vs. al Qaeda .
Bergen: al Qaeda is a formidable enemy, but not the equivalent of fascism . |
1b5058f4f807599ebeabbf9061ea5ca1b234eea4 | By . Hugo Gye . The owner of a fairground ride which seriously injured two teenagers when it collapsed in mid-air has been ordered to pay a fine of more than £11,000. Conor Baker and Danny Keogh were celebrating finishing their GCSEs with a trip to the fair in Leicester when their carriage suddenly flipped off the ride... | Conor Baker and Danny Keogh, both 16, were thrown from ride in 2012 .
Danny spent four days in intensive care while Conor suffered a broken nose and teeth as pair were celebrating their GCSEs .
The ride's owner William Roberts was found to have maintained it poorly .
He was ordered to pay a total of £11,620 in fines an... |
1b5174e9a4a2c77cb677d87ebcc8a3098ddc608a | Katie Hopkins earns her living off her acid tongue - hundreds of thousands of hapless Brits have been hung out to dry for their choice in children's names of size of waistband since she shot to fame on The Apprentice. But for the first time ever, the social commentator was unusually caring and compassionate as she appe... | Christina Briggs hit headlines over complaints healthy food is too expensive .
Katie Hopkins sympathised with the 26-year-old and held her hand .
The TV star even waged war on people who had sent Christina hate mail . |
1b51ba75b7b11d5760df8a4491f86144848c8ed9 | A brave toddler who needed 70 percent of her lung cut out after being born with a rare congenital condition has started nursery despite now facing the removal of a diseased kidney. Two-year-old Emily Norris, of Bowthorpe, Norwich, required the emergency surgery after a chest infection in 2012 and the illness has now sp... | Emily Norris, two, from Norwich, was born with a malformation of the lung .
In 2012 a chest infection led to 70 per cent of her right lung being cut out .
Illness has now spread to her kidney which doctors say must be removed .
Despite traumatic life she's always 'happy and smiley' and 'a ball of energy'
Resilient todd... |
1b5278990819ac848020eb3907b74759c96649e0 | Cairo (CNN) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Esam Sharaf shuffled his Cabinet Sunday, amid protests calling for the interim government to quicken the pace of reform. Sharaf appointed Hazem El-Beblawi, a newly-named deputy prime minister, to replace outgoing Finance Minister Samir Radwan, said ministry spokesman Ibtisam Saad.... | NEW: New health and transportation ministers are appointed .
The finance and industry ministers quit .
Hazem El-Beblawi will be Egypt's new finance minister .
The interim government is under pressure from protesters to quicken the pace of reform . |
1b5430fcd614954f83d3df6be7b4922faa5343d4 | (CNN) -- Two stunt pilots survived a plane crash caused by engine trouble at an air show in Texas on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Stunned onlookers at the Air Fiesta show watched as the plane plummeted, leaving a white trail behind as it dove toward a wooded area near an airport in Brownsville, T... | The FAA says the married couple was in the middle of a wing-walking act .
Stunned onlookers watch as the plane plummets into a wooded area .
Sunday's air show will be dedicated to the couple, Kyle and Amanda Franklin .
The couple's website describes a wing-walking pirate show and sword fight . |
1b54b8d1e4cdaec5d33fab88c60600bc0afc4ac6 | Paul Revere, the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, has died. He was 76. Manager Roger Hart says Revere died Saturday at his home in Idaho after battling cancer. No other details were provided. Revere, born Paul Revere Dick, became known as 'the madman of rock and roll' for his theatrical colonial wardrobe a... | He was born Paul Revere Dick and found success with his band's songs 'Kicks,' 'Hungry,' 'Good Thing,' and 'Indian Reservation'
While he had toured almost constantly in recent years, health issues forced him home six months ago .
Was also known for work as the house band on Dick Clark's 'Where the Action Is' |
1b552051ca910f0601836c6042a2173539e261c6 | They're known as the wisest animals in the kingdom, with their nocturnal hoots heard far and wide. But for one breed of owl, quick-wits are just as important when lamenting one's place in the wild. Tucked away in the creek of a tree, the Eastern screen owl can hardly be seen from a distance, its spotted feathers blendi... | Rare species of owl hides in holes in trees with its feathers camouflaged to match bark and wood .
Adult birds use the technique to protect nest of tiny owlets and draw vulnerable prey towards them .
British wildlife photographer captured the animals in disguise when observing birds in Florida . |
1b556a1c03ac6f10c5a8f37814c669ad5e6f3c37 | By . Emma Glanfield . A mother who killed her two children while suffering from postnatal depression has been seen at her £1.5million home with the husband who stood by her throughout the tragedy. Jewellery designer Felicia Boots suffocated the couple's ten-week-old son Mason and 14-month-old daughter Lily days after t... | Felicia Boots suffocated her ten-week-old son and 14-month-old daughter .
She was suffering postnatal depression at time of the tragedy in May 2012 .
Judge spared her jail and sent her to psychiatric hospital until fit for release .
36-year-old seen out walking in south west London, with husband Jeff, 36 .
Neighbours s... |
1b55f0d349c1c25a5095633faed4e43a03448d52 | These are the many scary faces of a mother who likes to transform herself into creepy characters. Care home worker Nikki Shelley, 33, uses face paints to create her monsters, zombies and ghouls - and she taught herself the art at home in Rugby, Warwickshire. The mother-of-three's impressive work has gone viral on Face... | Care home worker Nikki Shelley's work has gone viral on Facebook .
33-year-old has impressed special effects guru behind Doctor Who .
She taught herself face painting at home in Rugby, Warwickshire . |
1b562b33fde07580922bc60a513a593c0efa5423 | (CNN) -- Two soldiers from Fort Bragg were arrested this week and face murder charges in the death of a North Carolina teenager, authorities said. The soldiers, identified as Christopher Roger Blackett, 20, and Sebastian Gamez, 20, are accused of killing 17-year-old Vincent Edwin Carlisle Jr, said Harnett County Sherif... | The teen's body is found in the woods Thursday afternoon .
Along with the murder charges, the men face charges of disposing of a corpse .
"Vincent Carlisle was a very intelligent young man, and he had dreams," principal says . |
1b568abf6bd4b9ee6bb40723227da3aac63b19c3 | More potential victims of the cop who allegedly brutally beat a great grandmother on the side of the road have come forward, MailOnline can reveal. A number of people have contacted pressure group Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable since sickening footage of Marlene Pinnock being repeatedly punched in the head by a Hi... | Footage shows a California Highway Patrol officer repeatedly punch Marlene Pinnock, 51, in Los Angeles last week .
Police said Pinnock was walking barefoot along the highway and the officer 'wanted to restrain her'
Pressure group Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable is investigating claims the cop has had aggressive run... |
1b5a06e254d6ef0b497f6cc61f30be9d78a9cf4a | Preparations for the Super Bowl were ramped up in the last few days as players, media and fans began to descend upon Glendale, Arizona for the blockbuster event. Super Bowl XLIX takes place at the University of Phoenix Stadium at 11.30pm UK time on Sunday night, and the final countdown is now on. Both the New England P... | Glendale, Arizona prepares to host Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday .
New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks touch down in Arizona .
Finishing touches are applied at University of Phoenix Stadium .
Click here for more Super Bowl 2015 news . |
1b5a6dd7d0f4f46f7bd5dc321a54320159379e5d | A US Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a dog relieved itself at least twice in the plane's aisle - causing travelers to become sick when they were overwhelmed by the stench. Flight 598 took off from Los Angeles for Philadelphia on Wednesday - and it seems that the pet, a service dog reportedl... | Passengers aboard a US Airways flight from LA to Philadelphia were shocked when the large dog relieved itself in the aisle .
After it was cleaned up - causing the staff to run out of toilet paper - the dog went again, passengers said .
The plane was forced to land in Kansas City, Missouri so crews could clean up before... |
1b5aeeeb8e3f1bbebf7c534a12cbcf90fcc50415 | A retired diver has opened his very own Davy Jones-style locker of hundreds of nautical treasures he has salvaged from the seabed. Ray Ives, 77, has spent 40 years amassing a huge trove of historical artifacts that he has found during thousands of deep sea dives off the British coast. His collection includes canon ball... | Ray Ives collected canon balls, muskets and swords from deep sea dives .
He even has the bell from an ocean liner sunk by a WWI German U-boat .
For years he kept them in a tiny shed at his home in Plymouth, Devon .
But now the treasure trove has gone on display in a ramshackle museum . |
1b5afb6eabbaef09c569fef34642403e314c89a3 | (Mashable) -- The Samsung Continuum was announced earlier at the New York Stock Exchange, but the phone itself was just unveiled in Times Square. It will take its place beside the Galaxy S and will, at least initially, be available exclusively on Verizon Wireless. The device is similar to the Galaxy S in many ways. It... | Samsung Continuum unveiled in Times Square .
Smartphone will be available exclusively on Verzion Wireless .
Most distinguishing feature is the secondary, 1.8-inch, Super AMOLED display . |
1b5b964a583ba19b33dcbda5230f97534d300680 | The Polish prime minister on Wednesday reacted strongly to what the White House said was a mistake by President Barack Obama during a Medal of Freedom ceremony. The trouble came Tuesday when Obama paid tribute to Jan Karski, the former Polish officer who escaped Nazi imprisonment in World War II and provided firsthand ... | Obama spokesman: "We regret the misstatement, but that's what it was"
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says, "We cannot accept such words"
Obama made the comment as he honored a Medal of Freedom recipient .
At least 3 million Jewish and 1.9 million non-Jewish citizens died in Poland, a museum says . |
1b5c15c5363fd84bfee9833355b81cb9741e6b9c | (CNN) -- The whistle-blower website WikiLeaks on Wednesday posted what it said was an internal CIA report into the perception that the United States exports terrorism, but one U.S. official said it does not divulge spectacular developments. The three-page document, dated February 2, 2010, asks, "What If Foreigners See ... | NEW: Official says it's not a "blockbuster paper"
WikiLeaks posts what it says is an internal CIA report .
The document is labeled secret . |
1b5c6ba10f9885ac9ecd183403b9c7a2aa77bd37 | Syrian rebels turned a captured tank on government forces today and bombarded a military airbase boosting their firepower in the week-long battle for the country's commercial capital Aleppo. President Bashar al-Assad's troops meanwhile pounded the strategic Salaheddine district in Aleppo itself with tank and artillery ... | Rebels consolidate their forces in Aleppo after a week-long battle for Syria's commercial capital .
In the capital Damascus government troops overrun a suburb, killing 35 unarmed civilians raising questions over war atrocities .
The fighting comes as Kofi Annan steps down as the U.N. Arab League mediator in the conflic... |
1b5e7418628d2ff21378ee89a9c19f680a15ef2c | (CNN) -- World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka will face a big test of her new status this weekend as women's tennis moves from singles tournament play to the Fed Cup teams event. The Australian Open champion will lead Belarus into action against the United States for the first time, but despite the stars on show they will be ... | World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka will return to the tennis court this weekend .
The Australian Open winner will play for Belarus against the U.S. in the Fed Cup .
Azarenka's first match could be against one of Venus or Serena Williams .
Venus has not played since late August after being diagnosed with an autoimmune diseas... |
1b5f518969c75e43af6b90b7b1f45ebe13cfe219 | Video footage has surfaced of an octopus making an amazing escape from an Alaskan fishing boat by squeezing itself through the tiniest of gaps. The creature can be seen slithering towards the side of the vessel before improbably disappearing through the narrowest of spaces. The footage was recorded by fisherman Chance ... | Video footage has surfaced of an octopus making an amazing escape from an Alaskan fishing boat .
The creature can be seen slithering towards the side of the vessel before improbably disappearing through the narrowest of spaces .
The footage was recorded by fisherman Chance Miller who offers guided tours of the Chiswell... |
1b6015df3d99a085e3e35dfcf405672d2fa6fb25 | By . Richard Spillett . The alleged bomb hoaxer arrested on a flight into Manchester Airport said 'oh s***' when he saw an RAF Typhoon pull alongside the passenger plane in mid-air, fellow passengers have revealed. The 47-year-old suspect, from north-west England, allegedly passed a note to cabin crew saying there was... | Full-scale emergency sparked over fears of bomb on flight from Doha .
RAF Typhoon was scrambled and accompanied airliner in to land .
Police arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of making a bomb hoax .
It is alleged he handed cabin crew a note saying device was on board .
Passengers left terrified after armed police... |
1b60383fa323e0a02cd9c7ffef26823fff33743e | Ever spent ages swapping batteries in and out of remote controls to find out which ones still have power in them? Next time, just try dropping them on a hard surface and see if they bounce. This is because spent alkaline batteries are more likely to bounce than fresh ones, according to an American electrical engineer w... | Electrical engineer Lee Hite put the bouncing battery theories to the test .
He wanted to know why a dead alkaline battery bounces .
Mr Hite began by bouncing good and bad batteries through a tube .
He then opened them to discover how they differed inside .
Good batteries don’t bounce because of the anti-bounce theory,... |
1b6052dbed7d6c296a4ea41bb02bc4672cfe720d | An amateur astronomer has said he got the shock of his life when he made Ireland's second discovery of a supernova (exploding star) in less than two years. Dave Grennan was stargazing from his back garden in Raheny, north Dublin when he spotted the 123 million-year-old spectacle in the sky. 'I had the shock of my life,... | Discovery is second major find of an exploding star for 41 year old Dave Grennan .
Dedicated to the memory of moonwalker Neil Armstrong .
Astronomer admits he 'nearly fell off his chair ' when he made his find . |
1b60680490caa9a1b58869fd311e03632f72f382 | FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed that world football's governing body will donate $250,000 to the families of those people killed in last week's football riots in Egypt. More than 70 people lost their lives after violence erupted at the end of a match between Al Masry and Al Ahly in Port Said. A bank account h... | FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called on the football community to rally around Egypt .
Blatter also reveals FIFA will donate $250,000 to the families of recent football riot victims .
Over 70 people were killed following the match between Al Masry and Al Ahly in Port Said . |
1b617013ac4f023fd78e034b98b6111ebadeedc4 | By . Deni Kirkova . PUBLISHED: . 07:04 EST, 6 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:04 EST, 6 October 2013 . She is three months pregnant and happily settled, but love life wasn't always so blissful for Katie Piper. The model, 30, has gone from strength to strength since she survived an horrific acid attack arranged by her ... | Katie Piper was scarred for life after acid attack arranged by her ex in 2008 .
Took her two years before dating 'felt right' again .
Was insecure about whether men fancied her or just felt sorry for her .
Didn't know how to go about dating etiquette .
Is now three months pregnant and in a happy relationship . |
1b625aa15062b75d4e357a4b115ddd33af25a8d3 | By . Michael Zennie . and Lydia Warren . FBI agents have arrested a music writer and public relations consultant after a nationwide manhunt following the discovery of explosives in his San Francisco apartment. Ryan Kelly Chamberlain III, 42, was taken into custody without incident Monday at Chrissy Field, a park just s... | Ryan Chamberlain posted a possible suicide note that was set to go live on a timer .
He was arrested Monday in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge .
Took to Twitter to deny the allegations against him .
Suspect is a self-described 'political junkie and oft-times operative' but a friend said he 'got weird' after losing... |
1b62a6f33da13d3d5a48f4f05f2f2ee4eb29c14b | By . Sunni Upal . Follow @@RSUpal . Trent Bridge has been given an official warning by the ICC for their 'poor' pitch for the first Investec Test between England and India. The match fizzled out into a dull draw with both teams scoring over 400 in their first innings on a pitch that offered little life, and match refer... | Pitch was marked as 'poor' by match referee David Boon .
Test fizzled into a dull draw on a pitch with little life .
Trent Bridge was given warning but escaped a fine . |
1b634e961232d9ed659f1d7123911248cebffe8e | Waltham, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Mitt Romney has pledged to repeal President Obama's universal health care law if he is elected president. Critics find his position rather strange, arguing that the plan he helped develop when he was governor of Massachusetts is quite similar in design to the Obama plan. Romney disputes ... | Romney promises to repeal Obama health care plan, yet critics find links between two .
Stuart Altman says both plans had their basis in Richard Nixon's health care plan .
All three plans built on private, employer sponsored health insurance .
Romney, Obama plans don't significantly restrain costs, he says . |
1b6407c890059f5b35d357e963c4925123fee967 | By . Ian Drury, Defence Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 04:32 EST, 18 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:01 EST, 18 February 2014 . Dangling from a wooden frame, a live but unconscious pig is shot by a soldier to inflict terrible wounds. The stricken animal, still breathing, is then untied so military medics can operate on... | Medical professionals are sent to Denmark to operate on the live animals .
Animals are strung up and shot by trained marksmen then taken to theatre .
The surgeons cut open and operate on the animal while it is still breathing .
Surgeons learn vital life-saving techniques which have helped British forces . |
1b64aacc734088ff7ded3996f3b6a177d0a9c785 | By . David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 00:30 EST, 12 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:38 EST, 12 April 2013 . The United States is often referred to as a nation built by immigrants, wave after wave of people who left their home lands either because of religious persecution or a desire to make a better life. In recent years ... | A group calling for immigration reform hopes the test will help more people to identify with the plight of those seeking to become American citizens . |
1b64b53af370887aa2f99e8d3b6aaec7114d6edd | (CNN) -- Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona have been crowned champions of Israel's Premier League for the first time in their history after a goalless draw at home to Hapoel Tel Aviv on Monday. It is a remarkable achievement for the tiny club from a small northern town (Kiryat Shmona) close to the border with Lebanon in a lea... | Tiny club from northern Israel claims Israel Premier League title for the first time .
Draw gives Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona an unassailable 16-point lead in title race .
Town of 23,000 residents caught up Arab-Israeli conflict over the years .
Champions League football awaits the town's 5,000-seater stadium next seaso... |
1b654155eacf36f5df860572432e62aa67ad0b6d | UEFA has confirmed disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Partizan Belgrade over the anti-Semitic banner displayed by their fans during the Europa League tie against Tottenham on Thursday night. The news came after the Serbian club moved to distance themselves from those supporters, issuing an apology and br... | UEFA launch investigation into the banner among Serbian supporters which read: 'Only Jews and Pussies' - an allusion to Only Fools and Horses .
The club issued an apology for the incident, branding it a 'mindless act'
UEFA delegates were made aware of the banner before half-time but no effort was made to take it down .... |
1b65ffd4e0cfff43854264fb15605fc3dc117747 | Darren Wilson spoke out for the first time today, to recount how terrified he was of Michael Brown the day he shot the 18-year-old to death in a tragic incident that has sparked national outrage over racial profiling in law enforcement. But Brown's friend Dorian Johnson, who was walking with the victim when the two wer... | Dorian Johnson maintains that his friend Michael Brown was holding his hands up in surrender the moment he was shot dead by cop Darren Wilson .
Wilson, however, has said that Brown was charging at him when he fired the fatal shots on August 9 .
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, whose shooting death two year... |
1b6627a9b772c410fad79770307034c37ec7ec5d | JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesians headed to the polls Thursday to choose legislators for the world's most populous Muslim nation, a vote that will also determine which parties can field candidates for July's presidential election. A woman shows her finger after voting at a polling booth on Thursday in Jakarta. By... | 12,000 people, 38 parties vying for one of 700 parliamentary .
Parties need 25 percent of the vote to name a presidential candidate for July poll .
Third direct election since the authoritarian regime of Suharto fell in 1998 .
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation . |
1b664c68c339f9f67f8b6f74740fe8e4e538ec93 | By . Hannah Roberts . PUBLISHED: . 11:33 EST, 19 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:17 EST, 19 July 2013 . Jailed: Nicole Minetti has been sentenced to five years for grooming prostitutes for Silvio Berlusconi's bunga bunga parties . An Anglo-Italian showgirl has been sentenced to five years in prison for procuring and groo... | Nicole Minetti ran a stable of more than 30 young women for ex-premier's parties .
The girls were given envelopes stuffed with 500 Euro notes as payment .
Former TV anchor Emilio Fede and talent scout Lele Mora were both jailed . |
1b66af4563942570c2adadf0bf5cf6e3674624c4 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:43 EST, 17 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:43 EST, 17 October 2013 . When you gotta go, you gotta go - very, very fast. Authorities in Pekin, Illinois, say a man who was clocked driving his motorcycle nearly 150 mph earlier this week had an excuse: he had to pee. Adam Lester,... | Adam Lester has been busted for speeding three times in the last month .
An underage girl also was on the bike as Lester allegedly drove it 140 mph . |
1b6789ccdb5a7caad254d24bf46d21a29ab8fe4f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:18 EST, 20 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:47 EST, 21 March 2013 . Stranded in the wilderness after four days of walking and with a pair of hungry wolves following his every trudging step, a Russian hunter dropped face-first into the snow ready to die . But as the ravenous anim... | Spiridon Vinokurov, 48, travelling to visit relatives when snowstorm struck .
When petrol ran out in snowmobile he started to walk through wilderness .
Said he was being tracked by two wolves who closed in as he slowed down .
After collapsing in the snow a helicopter rescue team spotted his body .
Mr Vinokurov is now r... |
1b67d85551da261f9c7d2f62bffd97e70feec19f | Rupert Murdoch was banned from the star-studded birthday party of his public relations mogul son-in-law Matthew Freud in a tit-for-tat family conflict linked to Tony Blair’s relationship with Mr Murdoch’s ex-wife Wendi Deng. And last night Mr Murdoch and Mr Freud were embroiled in a public war of words as the repercuss... | A source close to Murdoch said snub was a 'very public v-sign'
Mr Blair and Cherie were guests of honour at glittering bash .
Mr Freud confirmed 'dramatically' differing views has caused 'conflict' |
1b683c371b93916db1ff9995e6100a5cd93cb3c0 | By . James Chapman . Lee Rigby's family have fought hard to stop Far Right groups co-opting his name for their causes . Speaker John Bercow is being accused of protecting a Left-wing ‘quango queen’ responsible for letting an extreme-Right party use butchered soldier Lee Rigby’s name in this week’s elections. Sources re... | Britain First will use the slogan 'Remember Lee Rigby' on ballot papers .
lectoral Commission gave permission for its use in European election .
The official body has now issued an apology for the decision .
Jenny Watson, head of the Electoral Commission, offered to resign .
But Commons Speaker John Bercow is said to b... |
1b6851bc290767bc872ddaae8e0558d37b96ab1c | By . Lucy Crossley . and Sara Malm . The 'White Widow' Samantha Lewthwaite could be planning . a retaliation attack after her 'terrorist teacher' was shot dead this . week. Al-Qaeda leader Abubakar . Shariff Ahmed was killed by unidentified gunmen as he and a friend were . walking from a court in Mombasa, Kenya to a ne... | Abubakar Shariff Ahmed killed by unidentified gunmen in Mombasa .
Ahmed was linked to fugitive Samantha Lewthwaite, aka the White Widow .
Security sources in Kenya now fear retaliation over his death .
Preacher helped more than 100 Britons join terror group al-Shabaab .
Group counts Lewthwaite as a member and was behin... |
1b6a04e1f4351a3b3edeb7e9fa7bd897c3f02a94 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- The California fertility doctor who implanted a dozen embryos in Nadya Suleman, resulting in the birth of eight babies, will lose his medical license on July 1, state officials said. The California Medical Board ruled that Dr. Michael Kamrava committed "gross negligence" with "repeated negligent ac... | State medical board rules Dr. Michael Kamrava committed "gross negligence"
Doctor had implanted 12 embryos in woman, who gave birth to 8 .
Nadya Suleman demanded all 12 embryos, the doctor says .
The license revocation takes effect July 1 . |
1b6a6284215d1c9a1aa1e466c8c454b8639be224 | Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- World champion Jorge Lorenzo has told CNN that he has a difficult relationship with his former teammate, motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi. The Spaniard usurped the seven-time MotoGP titleholder last season, setting records for most wins and points scored as Rossi struggled to recover after ... | Jorge Lorenzo says he and Valentino Rossi had "a problem of character" at Yamaha .
World champion says Rossi faces a difficult challenge at new team Ducati .
Spaniard is still coming to terms with his maiden MotoGP title last season .
He goes into this weekend's Spanish G.P. after placing second in 2011's opening race ... |
1b6aed605e905ed114a552280742e536804a69ae | A mother has been charged with murder after allegedly killing her 18-month-old twins by drowning and smothering them, and attempting to poison their four-year-old sister to death. This heartbreaking picture shows the moment one of the toddlers was carried from the Tacony, Philadelphia home where the horrendous killings... | Mother 'suffocated 18-month-old twins to death and tried to poison daughter, 4, before attempting to commit suicide'
Stacey Smalls charged with two counts of first-degree murder .
Grisly scene found by husband after he returned home from work .
Notes left by the children's bodies reading 'This is why I killed your kids... |
1b6b366433a53d03c661f099c875b53b7f8f0312 | For seven years, the Department of Defense has faked repatriations where military personnel carry honored dead soldiers off of planes as part of their ceremonial return to the U.S. While the Pentagon insists the coffins indeed contain the remains of MIA soldiers returned to America from foreign wars, it now admits that... | The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command has handled the identification and repatriation of soldiers from old battle fields for seven years .
Remains were taken off planes in coffins draped with flags while Taps played and then attendees sang the Star-Spangled Banner, suggesting the fallen soldiers had just been returned .... |
1b6c4a38a82187bf60eb5e175965257a8fb812e1 | (CNN) -- A heavily publicized murder trial. A horrific school bombing. A parade of con artists, legendary athletes, industrialists and anarchists, radiant movie stars and wearisome politicians. And, soaring over all, Charles Lindbergh. They're all part of "One Summer: America, 1927," Bill Bryson's new book about a hand... | Bill Bryson's latest book, "One Summer," is about summer of 1927 .
It was the year of Charles Lindbergh's flight, Babe Ruth's home run record, horrific crimes .
What was originally going to be a narrow focus turned into much more, says Bryson .
Author known for books on Appalachian Trail, Australia, the sciences . |
1b6c7b428552488699d8cf782ff4e97a663016a3 | There's nothing quite like that first crunch in a fresh, untouched layer of snow. And whether its gathering snow balls or making snow angels, a white Christmas can bring out the playful side in many of us. But it seems we're not the only ones who take pleasure in a snow day. A recent study found that playing in the sno... | The playful birds have been spotted digging through the snow in Maine .
There is no food beneath the snow, and they don't require shelter there .
Scientists say it may just be a fun, social activity in which all get involved .
The researchers from the University of Vermont believe redpolls may have picked up the behavi... |
1b6d1c0152d84048f87a7bacfa580b5865f7f1ca | (CNN) -- An anonymous group says it stole copies of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's tax records and will release them unless the company it stole them from pays $1 million. The Secret Service said it is investigating, and the company said there is no immediate sign that any such theft took place. "Using your off... | NEW: A Bitcoin developer says such a heist seems unlikely .
An unnamed group demands $1 million in Bitcoins, an online currency .
Mitt Romney has not responded publicly, .
The Secret Service is investigating . |
1b6d1f4d60e156e98c2fc47ca1715f580bbeae2a | FIFA were in turmoil on Wednesday after their World Cup corruption investigator quit in protest at the systematic cover-up of his own report. Michael Garcia’s resignation statement could not have been more damning. The New York lawyer accused FIFA — and especially their ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert — of a wholesale... | Michael Garcia has resigned from the FIFA ethics committee in protest .
The American lawyer was unhappy with the way his findings were presented by German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert .
Garcia appealed against findings which cleared Qatar and Russia to host 2022 and 2018 World Cups .
He cited a 'lack of leadership' as a r... |
1b6da3911df7b9d6fd84262ea683cb3445e3e99c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 12:28 EST, 2 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:52 EST, 2 January 2014 . A grim video has surfaced of a rescue operation in a Chinese factory where a female cleaner was scalped by a machine. The unnamed cleaner had caught her hair in the clogs as she attempted to clean the floor un... | Woman scalped as she tried to clean under a machine .
Chinese cleaner got her hair caught and it ripped off her scalp .
Horrifying video shows the rescue operation in unnamed factory . |
1b6e6cfcc8aa0d48015d524003a7ab66fa954a50 | Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- The father of a 21-year-old foreign exchange student nabbed by anti-terrorism teams in New York over an alleged plot to blow up Manhattan's Federal Reserve Bank says his son is a timid man who was often scared to travel alone and that he simply doesn't believe the terror accusations. "I don't... | Quazi Mohammad Ahsanullah: "I don't believe my son has any link to any terror groups"
Federal authorities arrested Quazi Mohammad Rezwanual Ahsan Nafis on Wednesday .
They say he tried to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb .
Bangladeshi police on Thursday started investigating whether Nafis had any terror ... |
1b7063ef3d6011a666fee55ec8d3382ea8b71a15 | (CNN) -- A delegation of painters and calligraphers, a group of Buddhists returning from a religious gathering in Kuala Lumpur, a three-generation family, nine senior travelers and five toddlers. Most of the 227 passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 were Chinese, according to the airline's flight man... | NEW: Philip Wood, an Oklahoma Christian grad, is among those missing .
NEW: "So many families around the world are affected," his family says .
State media: Most passengers were Chinese, including a group of artists .
At least three U.S. citizens were on the plane . |
1b71b66217db1a413f71914d76a96f53b9812185 | (CNN) -- Les Paul, whose innovations with the electric guitar and studio technology made him one of the most important figures in recorded music, has died, according to a statement from his publicists. Paul was 94. Les Paul, whose innovations helped give rise to modern pop music, played guitar into his 90s. Paul died i... | Les Paul, guitar and studio innovator, has died at 94 .
Paul's innovations included a solid-body guitar, multitrack recording .
Paul had several hits with ex-wife Mary Ford in early '50s .
B.B. King: "He was the founding father of modern music" |
1b725b18fdc23a8af07a607c822afd764f44d4f7 | By . Mail Online Reporter . Almost 80 members of Congress are asking federal regulator to keep in-flight cell phone calls banned, calling the calls an outright hazard to a the safety of everyone on board. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed allowing in-flight phone calls with modern technologies now able to deliver s... | FCC proposal could allow in-flight calls calling bans 'outdated'
77 Congressmen have signed off on a statement criticizing the proposal saying the calls could lead to fights and intrude on passenger's limited personal space . |
1b72a18885405a6d300944bb9a6c3423c2bfc5f8 | Police have launched a murder investigation after a post-mortem revealed Antionio James Tammaso, 49, did not die in a fire as previously thought, but actually died of stab wounds . Detectives have launched a murder investigation after the body of a man discovered after a fire was found to have suffered a number of stab... | Police called to fire at the flat of Antonio James Tommaso, 49, on Thursday .
Found his body inside and initially believed the death was not suspicious .
But Friday post-mortem revealed Tommaso died of multiple stab wounds .
Officers now think body could have been in flat for two or three days .
Investigators think kil... |
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