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e95023d48b3a6158bacca48891f4341838a99dd7 | By . Richard Marsden . It's a little over 30 years ago that Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat in front of a live audience. Now it appears the little animals have had their revenge. They could have scuppered his plans to convert a historic barn on his £5million estate into a two-bedroom home. The former Black Sabbath... | Osbournes have lived in Buckinghamshire home for more than 20 years .
Ozzy bit the head of a bat off on stage in 1982 and had to have rabies shots .
Wants to convert barn on £5m estate into a two-bedroom home .
Barn is home to brown long-eared bats that cannot be disturbed . |
e950862ab4622fff7c33fcaef2948c360c685347 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:48 EST, 1 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:28 EST, 1 February 2014 . As a drought tightens its grip on California, farmers in the Golden State are fearing harvests of almonds, oranges and grapes could be lost. The state's famed vineyards and other farms will be further affect... | Officials ban access to vast reservoir to try to protect dwindling supplies .
State would need snow and rain every other day from now until May to restore water levels .
Ghost town submerged since 1950s revealed as reservoir runs low . |
e950ee1e4344087b050700417c88052a34d1d71f | A woman and her fiancé put alcohol in her disabled 13-year-old son's IV tube, killing him, police have said. Melissa Robitille and Walter Richters III were charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder for the death of Isaac Robitille, who passed away on August 22 in their Hardwick, Vermont home. Melissa Robitille calle... | Melissa Robitille and Walter Richters III, both 38, have been charged with second-degree murder for the death of her son Isaac in August .
Isaac was born with a brain abnormality and needed around-the-clock care .
The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide after his blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit ... |
e9516b9cc7454c52faf9954e438afd8d1bba8b7f | It may sound like something from pirate tales of old, but around the world there are more than a dozen treasure troves just waiting to be uncovered. From the missing Irish Crown Jewels taken in 1907 to lost Fabergé Eggs and looted 16th century Peruvian gold, designers have plotted their rumoured locations on an interac... | The map was created for eBay and plots the location of 35 buried treasures around the world .
These include real troves of gold, mythical loots and heists that feature in fictional films .
Each location shows the year the treasure went missing and the details surrounding its disappearance .
Collections include the Fabe... |
e9516bcf51acb1b2b1b028ccf9d4ccd96e9bb5c0 | Washington (CNN) -- A compromise bill to provide free medical treatment and compensation to first responders of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack won final approval Wednesday from the House and Senate, sending it to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. The bill passed on a voice vote in the Senate, and ... | NEW: 168 members of the House did not vote .
The House passes the bill, sending it to President Obama .
Sen. Charles Schumer hails passage as a "great day" for America .
The bill provides free treatment for health issues from working at ground zero . |
e951db899efefba97c71ae5dbd17d59d8b6b4f80 | (CNN) -- The Obama administration plans to announce Wednesday the creation of seven "climate hubs" to provide information to rural communities facing extreme weather conditions. The hubs by the U .S. Department of Agriculture will provide scientific knowledge to help farmers, ranchers and landowners battle risks associ... | Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to introduce the new venture Wednesday .
Climate change has led to increased risks for farmers, ranchers and landowners .
The hubs are part of a broader U.S. commitment to deal with climate change . |
e952070686b9007d3ea8811977e7d1eabbb4145e | A passenger jet flying from London to Dubai has been forced to divert to Munich this morning after a 'medical emergency' on board. Emirates flight EK8, which departed from Heathrow Airport this morning, was due to arrive in the United Arab Emirates at 8pm local time - but was instructed instead to land in the German ci... | Emirates flight took off at about 9.10am from Heathrow Airport's Terminal 3 .
Passenger jet was due to land in United Arab Emirates at 8pm local time .
But the flight was diverted this morning and instructed to land in Munich .
Airline says plane changed course due to medical emergency on board .
Passenger has since be... |
e9528312d48faabc0b9b165201c022c941ab5c14 | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 11:42 EST, 24 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:43 EST, 24 December 2013 . ‘Tis the season to be jolly... but apparently not if you're playing board games. Research reveals nearly three quarters of Britons celebrating Christmas will play one this year. But while festive cheer may be the ... | Nearly 75% of Brits will play a board game during the festive season .
But almost four million Brits squabble when they play games at Christmas .
Monopoly, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit cause most family fall outs .
Snakes and Ladders voted least offensive board game . |
e952bd9f4e088df950881c8d6c6883dcefadd7f6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Associated Press . A newlywed has pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge after being accused of pushing her husband off a cliff just eight days after their wedding. Jordan Linn Graham, 22, agreed to plead guilty in exchange for waiving a first-degree murder charge and a lying to ... | Jordan Graham pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for waiving a first-degree murder charge and a charge of lying to investigators .
She had been accused of pushing her husband, Cody Johnson, over a cliff in Glacier National Park in July after having doubts about their marriage .
She had claimed she pushe... |
e95342f93632d7b841fcce0b3e6435cb0f312d5d | North Carolina's House of Representatives passed a restrictive abortion bill Thursday with a 74-41 vote. The bill now heads to the state Senate for approval. The bill would place requirements on clinics that family planning advocates say would make it hard for them to stay in business. Among the requirements is the pre... | The bill now heads to the state Senate for approval .
It includes a requirement for doctors to be present at an abortion .
It also prohibits government-administered insurance plans to pay for abortions .
Critics say the bill would make it hard for abortion clinics to stay in business . |
e95357389ee6720f2941d0ad220016ed0b5954d9 | By . Emily Crane . Woolworths has admitted it is still placing orders with a Bangladeshi textile company after one of their factories caught fire, killing seven workers. The company published the names and addresses of 52 Bangladeshi factories that Woolworths' retail brands source from. Bangladesh's poorly-regulated ga... | Woolworths has published the 52 Bangladeshi factories they source from .
Aswad Composite Mills, owned by Palmal Group, is listed as a supplier .
The company's Gazipur garment factory burnt down in October .
Bangladesh continues to face scrutiny for poorly-regulated fabric industry . |
e95398c0abfd73e2afdd2362c78abc76aa861251 | A teenage boy has been charged with the December mugging of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's teenage son. The young suspect, whose age was not immediately released by police, was arrested on Saturday and charged as a juvenile with robbery and aggravated battery in the public way. The attack had occurred on December 19 near... | Rahm Emanuel's son Zach had been approached by two men near his family's Chicago home on December 19 .
One of the robbers had put the teen in a chokehold and the second had punched him, they had also taken his cell phone .
One suspect was arrested on Saturday and charged as a juvenile with robbery and aggravated batter... |
e953c23d5ba976d6fa33e0b5f02c3ec25ca498a0 | By . Martin Robinson . For residents of the New Forest, coming face to face with one of the national park's many wild animals is an everyday occurrence. But shoppers in Brockenhurst have admitted even they were a little shocked when a donkey wandered into their local Tesco hunting for a bite to eat. The ass' trip to th... | Shoppers admit shock after ass wanders into Brockenhurst store .
Tesco staff forced to bash baskets together to usher it out . |
e9542b6b7c8304720736e7435aff93a02d173b93 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . An airstrike yesterday killed a top Al Qaeda leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials have confirmed. The CIA drone attack killed Fahd al-Quso as he stepped out of his vehicle, along with another Al Qaeda operative in the ... | Fahd al-Quso killed by CIA drone attack in south of country .
He was on FBI's most wanted list with $5m bounty after bombing of USS Cole in 2000, which killed 17 American sailors .
Al Qaeda militants kill 20 Yemeni soldiers at dawn, the day after his death .
Yemeni government forces kill 16 militants in retaliation at ... |
e95475663613bef9b4ccc4b01c9104b70250e005 | By . Becky Barrow . and Rob Davies . Business Secretary Vince Cable says headhunters should submit all-women shortlists of candidates for top jobs to solve Britain¿s chronic shortage of female executives . Headhunters should submit all-women shortlists of candidates for top jobs to solve Britain’s chronic shortage of f... | Cable also blasts mining company for having no women in boardroom .
Glencore Xstrata is the only FTSE 100 company without a female exec . |
e9547d01a66f0fbd51e48c2d46317fa6afabe9cc | Hong Kong (CNN) -- In 2008, as the financial crisis reverberated around the globe, Allan Chau worried how his business manufacturing parts for the auto industry would weather the downturn. But the Hong Kong-based factory owner didn't look for ways to cut costs or hire a management expert. Instead, he consulted a feng s... | Many companies in Hong Kong and China consult feng shui masters .
One businessman tells CNN he regards the ancient philosophy as a business tool .
The ancient Chinese belief system is supposed to boost good fortune .
Lunar New Year the busiest time for feng shui advisers as companies seek "annual audit' |
e954b513a2b16188cfe60a41ebd06a3f754317fd | A Perth man has been left baffled after being handed a contract detailing extensive rules for living in the share house he rents with two other people, leaving friends comparing the strict agreement to the Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper. The 28-year-old was searching for a new home in Perth when he stumbled across an... | A Perth man was presented with a detailed contract for his share house after living at the property for four months .
The list was posted to Facebook under the heading 'You think your housemates are bad?'
The 28-year-old said he couldn't believe the situation had reached this level .
Rules for the house include wiping ... |
e954fcaac010ac7dc1c42c22af56d1f9c16a1604 | Global temperatures last year were the highest since records began in 1880, according to US scientists. But as well as the increase of the planet’s average temperature, climatologists are particularly concerned about melting sea ice in the Arctic. Now a time-lapse animation has been created to show how fast the world's... | Researchers from the Washington-based National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration made the animation, based on data from 1987 to 2014 .
Time-lapse video shows how fast old ice over nine years old is vanishing .
In the video, new ice is shown dark blue, and old, perennial ice in white .
From 2008 onwards, the oldest ic... |
e955239da26e49fdc9551638dcb33ce7657e608e | Furious Aussie travellers have had their holiday plans ruined when they were sent what they say was the 'the worst text' on Christmas Day – cancelling their flights with just a day's notice. The Indonesian 'AirAsia' airline had been promoting their new route for months, promising to fly passengers directly from Melbour... | AirAsia have cancelled all direct flights from Melbourne to Bali .
The direct route was planned to launch on December 26 .
It's understood the airline does not have the required approval from Australian and Indonesian aviation authorities .
Travellers were sent texts about the cancellation on Christmas Day - just 12 ho... |
e955cdf9d09b592b06916e602c7dc4a1e3dd96b4 | By . Emma Glanfield . These dramatic pictures show the extraordinary moment an angler caught a 450lb shark just one mile off a popular tourist beach in Devon. Graeme Pullen, 62, was fishing for pollock off the North Devon coast when the 8ft long porbeagle shark took his bait. The experienced fisherman, who caught the e... | Greame Pullen was fishing off North Devon coast when he caught the shark .
The 62-year-old angler wrestled for half an hour with the 8ft long porbeagle .
It was tagged and released back into the sea just one mile off popular beach .
The porbeagle shark is from the same family as the man-eating Great White . |
e9566b6e98626d0e53ab6bdcf2d8c9e86d50fa54 | Upgrades to the House of Commons gym which features a new sauna and spinning studio named after the Speaker have cost taxpayers £1million – more than four times the proposed cost. The Westminster Gym, exclusively used by parliamentary passholders, now boasts a towel room, a new area for exercise bikes and a renovated r... | Upgrades to the House of Commons gym have cost taxpayers £1million .
This is four times the proposed cost of £250,000 and includes a new sauna .
A new spinning studio has been named after Speaker John Bercow .
MPs spent £518,635 on hotels, airline upgrades and bar bills last year . |
e956b45338cfbde2ec64207e049a32b620f49c00 | By . Nick Constable . PUBLISHED: . 17:00 EST, 11 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:00 EST, 11 January 2014 . It was me! Tony Tahir, now retired, said his £10 haircuts inspired David Cameron's locks . A spat has erupted between two top hairstylists over who switched the Prime Minister’s parting to the left. Stylist-to-th... | Tony Tahir said his £10 cuts were the ones that gave Cameron his new look .
But credit has widely been given to £90-a-cut star stylist Lino Carbosiero .
Mr Tahir, 63: 'I’m getting calls saying, "Tony, you’ve been stitched up"' |
e9574e70e733d8dcf185d32bd08f9be687ea6e23 | A burglar is back behind bars just six months after he vowed to end his 30-year life of crime. Martin Gilbert, 48, blamed drugs and alcohol for his past when he made a public apology last June to a victim whose house he had raided twice. But his promises came to nothing. Just before Christmas he stole jewellery and val... | Martin Gilbert, 48, made vocal apology in June after 30-year life of crime .
'I want to say sorry to everyone,' he declared. 'I didn't think of the victims'
But he raided five homes and church in Newcastle just before Christmas .
Some of the victims had their jewellery stolen and were in their 80s .
Gilbert warned jail... |
e958025f5e26f4b20199535844e66a08686fc632 | A man who was charged with the murder of his father and spent 10 months in jail before pacemaker records proved his alibi is now seeking $5million in damages from Ontario police. Frank Cara was visiting his grandparents on an early February morning in 2012 when his father Claudio, who he lived with at the time, was sta... | Frank Cara's father Claudio was stabbed five times in his kitchen .
Claudio's pacemaker proved Frank was visiting his grandparents when father died .
Police received the medical records in July 2012 but charged Frank with murder in November .
After his lawyers uncovered them 10 months later the charges were cleared .
F... |
e9582986fda4ddcdf1d2db7950e6aef16a128da0 | Bradford co-chairman Mark Lawn is dreaming of being paired with Manchester United after his Bantams dumped Chelsea out of the FA Cup on a day of shocks on Saturday. Bradford fought back from 2-0 down at Stamford Bridge to claim the biggest upset of the day, if not the entire tournament - no mean feat considering Manche... | Bradford shocked Chelsea 4-2 in the fourth round of the FA Cup .
The Bantams fought back from 2-0 down at Stamford Bridge .
Bradford defeated Arsenal and Aston Villa to reach the 2013 Capital One Cup final .
Manchester United have won the FA Cup 11 times . |
e9586e22abdfc5434eb87f927cf07c6f1de9fe2a | Washington (CNN) -- For the third straight year, federal customs officials marked the Cyber Monday online shopping extravaganza by seizing scores of websites that were allegedly selling counterfeit or falsely labeled products to unsuspecting customers. Read more: Black Friday, Cyber Monday and now #GivingTuesday . For ... | U.S. immigration, European police shut 132 websites selling counterfeit goods .
Some sites were sophisticated, while others were obviously fraudulent, U.S. says .
Crackdown comes on Cyber Monday, an important day for online retailers . |
e9589137e96868770c58b3701884e8072df0332d | Madrid (CNN) -- An unprecedented court hearing for Spain's Princess Cristina in a financial corruption scandal, scheduled for April 27, was postponed Friday after a prosecutor filed an appeal, judicial officials said. No new date for the hearing was immediately set, because a three-judge panel must first resolve the co... | Princess Cristina had been subpoenaed to appear in court April 27 .
A prosecutor filed an appeal, saying there is insufficient evidence to cite her .
Princess Cristina is King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter .
The fraud case centers on her husband, Inaki Urdangarin . |
e958b494f1167b1e445f24a909651d39e7317716 | (CNN) -- Germans have learned a lot about Chancellor Merkel in this election cycle: we now know she has a drivers' license, but feels too insecure to drive herself. She has confessed that in her youth she sometimes drank too much cherry wine and that she has been married once before and divorced. Her current husband, J... | German campaigns are using strategies from the U.S. to make politics more exciting, Potts says .
Unlike in the U.S., most German parties release just one minute-and-a-half ad for the election .
Germans have always oscillated between fascination with and scepticism of American politics . |
e959a11169ef426ae44b2402d72d888829bdc75e | Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany believes Frank Lampard's dramatic equaliser against former club Chelsea could prove to be a pivotal moment in the title race. Lampard's late volley against the side he represented for 13 distinguished years kept City within five points of the leaders rather than an imposing seven... | Frank Lampard scored against Chelsea for Manchester City in 1-1 draw .
Lampard found the 85th-minute equaliser after coming off bench .
City captain Vincent Kompany said goal could be crucial to title race .
City remain within five points of Premier League leaders Chelsea .
On-loan Lampard leaves City in January to jo... |
e959d5ae01de4a7a9678af7a43b52a4620a4e603 | By . Laurie Whitwell . Follow @@lauriewhitwell . Grigor Dimitrov may call Andy Murray a ‘cool dude’ and enjoy a joke when their respective coaches compete in a chest-beating 200m sprint, but any friendship will be left firmly in the locker room as Centre Court rises for a meeting of the king and the prince. The 23-year... | Grigor Dimitrov will face Andy Murray in Wimbledon quarter-finals .
Bulgarian has promised to forget about his friendship with defending champ .
Dimitrov defeated Leonardo Mayer to reach quarter-finals for first time . |
e959f5a44cbec62c876f11ca1cfbb6204707b1fa | (CNN) -- The Miami Heat went cold after 27 consecutive winning games and failed to match the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' winning streak of 33. The Heat joins many others in and out of sports that have come oh-so-close to the record books. Here are a few examples: . - The New England Patriots fell painfully short of bei... | The Heat won 27 games in a row .
The team from Miami lost this week to Chicago .
The Heat were vying to beat Los Angeles Lakers' unbroken winning streak of 33 . |
e95a59c13a227352a49b0e405dfb6352eaad9a6d | Student doctor Carina Tyrell has spoken of her joy after being crowned Miss United Kingdom. The 25 year-old brunette - an undergraduate at Cambridge University - swapped her scrubs for an evening gown to beat rivals from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Brunette Carina became Miss England in June and often spoken ... | 25-year-old Carina Tyrell was crowned Miss United Kingdom this weekend .
The student doctor had taken a year off studies to compete in Miss World .
She has previously held the title of Miss Cambridgeshire and Miss England . |
e95b0abd1104d06c370087dda654a6ab97be15de | (CNN) -- Baseball's League Championship Series' start Friday with the New York Yankees taking on the Texas Rangers for the American League title. The winner will go to the World Series against the victor in the National League Championship series between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants. The Phillies-... | Ron Darling says it's amazing how well so many pitchers have performed in playoffs .
He says Rangers' celebration after winning division series was special moment .
Rangers celebrated with ginger ale so star Josh Hamilton, a recovering addict, could join .
Darling says players who can hit but not field well will have a... |
e95bd7e9c3b450dd80641832093f647ce8617031 | (CNN) -- Imagine a world where anyone could be like Tony Stark in the "Iron Man" movies -- manipulating 3-D images in thin air. That future could be a lot closer than you think. A Silicon Valley startup called Meta is creating augmented-reality glasses that will let you interact with virtual objects in the real world. ... | A startup is creating glasses that let you interact with virtual objects in the real world .
Glasses let you place 3-D holograms in real world, then reach out and touch them .
CEO of startup Meta: The potential applications are endless .
"We're looking to change the way people interact with computers," he says . |
e95c6203d2b0fdac591fcb990319bdeefbcd40a2 | (CNN) -- George Zimmerman was the star witness Thursday in his trial for the death of Trayvon Martin -- for the prosecution, not in his defense. Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda tried to use the defendant's words against him, hoping to convince a jury that now has one more option than it once had: It can co... | NEW: Analyst: The fact the jury can consider manslaughter in addition to murder is "enormous"
NEW: Prosecutor: Zimmerman "always has an excuse, or they catch him in a lie"
De la Rionda plays and challenges parts of Zimmerman's interviews with police, media .
Profane words show hatred for man Zimmerman thought was a cri... |
e95c75a36baac7567dd23da6430ae652893fab3c | By . Emily Allen . Last updated at 10:16 AM on 18th November 2011 . The 'greening' of the Arctic could be less to do with global warming - and more to do with rodents long-rumoured to harbour suicidal tendencies. Scientists have found that the 'greening' of the Arctic many not be solely caused by global warming, as pre... | 'Greening' of Arctic not caused by warming, but by lemmings .
Lemming habitats full of grass and sedge .
Greenhouse gas released by decomposing plants . |
e95c78e1bede4c4f8b378c0ec276c5c2b707541d | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 07:17 EST, 25 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:54 EST, 25 June 2013 . Asia's main stock markets continued to fall today amid concerns that trouble in China's credit system could hurt growth in the world's second-largest economy. Chinese stocks extended the previous day's heady declines... | Shanghai Composite Index suffered biggest percentage loss in four years .
Investors fear measures to curb 'shadow banking' will hurt business .
Trouble in credit system could harm world's second biggest economy . |
e95caf94e64f3e538d9fe9c721788023163c4b61 | Yesterday morning, I jumped on the scales after a six-mile run and was elated to see that I weigh 9 st 13 lb, the first time I've seen the figure '9' gracing the electronic scales for some considerable time. At 29, I'm 4st 7lb lighter than I was eight months ago and have shrunk from a dress size 18 to a ten... sometime... | Sarah Watts, 29, and her husband Matt appeared in Femail in June .
He admitted he thought his wife needed to shape up .
Said she should do something instead of moaning about being fat .
She was angry and hurt at first but is now grateful .
Wake-up call she needed to change her lifestyle .
Started dieting and took up ru... |
e95d6ff0c851d9a158033a786ab18b18c1fad929 | By . Stuart Woledge . PUBLISHED: . 06:40 EST, 29 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:52 EST, 29 August 2013 . A zookeeper literally has to p-p-p-ick up a penguin every night because she cannot sleep until she has had a cuddle. Webster was separated from her natural parents when she was just three days old after they reject... | Humboldt penguin at Yorkshire zoo that 'thinks she is a human'
Webster was raised by her keeper after being rejected at birth by parents .
She became 'part of the family' and even answers to her own name .
Now reintegrated, she still insists on a cuddle before going to sleep . |
e95da4662f54128176f7e1fb09674dbf491857c7 | Editor's note: CNN affiliates report on where job seekers are finding work across the country and how those looking for employment are coping with the situation. Tennessee's Williamson County Public Library in Franklin is trying to improve computer skills of older job seekers. (CNN) -- An Ohio company transforming its ... | Ohio company gets $400,000 tax credit to hire workers .
Pennsylvania program will train veterans in welding skills .
Indiana bioscience company looks to hire 125 people . |
e95e0bbcd9ba64eb94303fa4cb3d12e4432550ad | You may be forgiven for thinking your car is secure, parked on your drive with the doors locked. But a security researcher has revealed how key fobs can be hacked wirelessly using an everyday laptop, transmitter and a bit of technical knowledge. Researcher Dr Silvio Cesare demonstrated the hack exclusively to Wired, ah... | Hack was demonstrated to Wired by security researcher Dr Silvio Cesare .
He used a software-defined radio to mimic the same frequency of a key fob .
Using this frequency, he performed a ‘brute force’ attack to guess the code that unlocked the car .
The whole hack was carried out wirelessly on a laptop inside the house ... |
e95e15cc106fd448f0df20072f3727737798863c | This could be the last story you read about Lindsay Lohan for the next three months if all goes well during her 90-day stay at the Betty Ford Clinic. Just days before checking into court-ordered rehab last week, the actress spoke extensively to Piers Morgan in an article for London's Daily Mail newspaper, which publish... | Lindsay Lohan talks to Piers Morgan just before going into rehab .
"I've never been a junkie," the actress says .
After 250 days in rehab, another trip "is pointless," Lohan says .
But it's not "a bad thing for me to be away with myself for three months," she says . |
e95e78a691b4d6763fd3beceb835720f102d47fb | Sea piracy has fallen to its lowest level worldwide since 2008, as policing by international naval forces has deterred pirates operating in the waters off Somalia, new figures from the piracy watchdog show. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said there were 233 actual and attempted attacks on vessels globally in t... | Worldwide pirate attacks at lowest level since 2008 .
Decline due to a steep drop in piracy off coast of Somalia .
Watchdog warns now is not time to be complacent .
Attacks increase in West Africa and Indonesia . |
e95e7da50ff15e248fde9b3596e9d9747fcb7473 | By . William Turvill . PUBLISHED: . 16:44 EST, 20 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:33 EST, 20 February 2014 . Not many Chinese farmers can say they own a Lamborghini. But, thanks 5,000 yuan (£500), some scrap metal and six months' hard work, Guo can make that very claim. And although his vehicle measures only 2m in le... | Guo spent 5,000 yuan (£500) and six months working on the vehicle .
Car measures 2m in height, is 1m tall and can reach speeds of 60mph . |
e95f0c7a3a9b104fe467289f1aa0350cfbf0e172 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:36 EST, 1 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 22:16 EST, 1 October 2013 . As the U.S. government ground to a halt at midnight, social media and the world's press promptly derided politicians for their inability to come to an agreement. The foreign press treated news of the shutdown ... | International press suggested shutdown could be bad news for fragile economies .
Newspapers across the world derided U.S. for inability to reach decision .
Social media was also ablaze with jokes at government's expense . |
e95f42b53029e5e2355f3fa3e80b11ccc344f71d | Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Conflicting accounts of a botched NATO raid that killed five Afghans in February have led to a new investigation ordered by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, a NATO military spokesman said Monday. Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale, a NATO spokesman, said Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who oversees all... | NATO: Acknowledges killing 5 civilians in nighttime February raid .
At time, NATO said deaths had earmarks of honor killing .
Three women, two men were found killed in compound in village of Khatabeh .
Civilian casualties have strained Afghan relations with Western nations . |
e95f82ab9f938dfbed414ec9f6263b287ec1793f | By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 16:17 EST, 15 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:43 EST, 16 November 2013 . Macy's is moving rocker Joan Jett off the South Dakota tourism float in its Thanksgiving Day parade after ranchers complained about having a vegetarian and animal rights advocate representing their state. Orl... | Ranchers had complained about having a vegetarian and animal rights advocate representing their state .
Jett and her band will be moved to another float .
Macy's wants to 'prevent any further distraction from our entertainment mission', they said . |
e95f9a18d94554b24fb36914e287220446608b3c | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone attack killed five people early Wednesday in Pakistan's tribal region that borders Afghanistan, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. It was the first drone strike since demonstrators marched to the border of Pakistan's tribal region over the weekend to protest t... | Four missiles are fired at a suspected militant hideout, intelligence officials say .
It was the first drone strike since a protest march at the weekend against the attacks .
The strike took place in a district of Pakistan's volatile tribal region . |
e960738caa9d39737f459e39923b20160f73f258 | By . Eddie Wrenn . PUBLISHED: . 11:33 EST, 15 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:38 EST, 16 May 2012 . He's back! Furby - one of the biggest Christmas crazes - is returning for 2012 . Parents were warned today to prepare for a Furby invasion this Christmas. Yes, that furry mechanical friend, which resembles a malevolent hams... | First image of next-generation Furby released .
Can Furby tackle Amazon's bestseller list in the same way he tackled the bricks-and-mortar world of 1998? |
e96124c1d22355399b698b14a706db963b2b1128 | Drugs cheats in athletics are running out of ways to escape their fate, according to a leading anti-doping authority. Abby Hoffman from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) says that new innovations in technology means cheats who beat the system now will be caught in the future - with no place ... | Abby Hoffman says innovations in the industry are making it impossible for cheats to escape - whether that happens now or in the future .
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) are keeping back old samples to test with new technology .
So far 15 athletes have lost out after their samples were lat... |
e961a05670f74bb71a5ae4a48adc259a19e85aab | Those who fear 3D-printed plastic guns take note: a Tennessee man has demonstrated that a deadly firearm can also be made completely out of items available from airport retail stores. Web developer Evan Booth of Greensboro, North Carolina moonlights as a 'security expert' and can make projectile weapons with things lik... | Evan Booth can make a gun comprised of a hair dryer, magnets, batteries, hairbands, and other items purchased at terminal stores .
The Tennessee web developer demonstrates how to make his gun, as well as a crossbow, blowgun, and other weapons on his DIY website Terminal Cornucopia . |
e961a6c4ca87e99b3a56bb428ccd462b63e21c1b | By . Travelmail Reporter . A Ryanair flight carrying 148 passengers made an emergency landing at Majorca airport today after a light indicated that there was a problem with the undercarriage. The plane had taken-off from the Mediterranean holiday island's busy Son Sant Joan airport nearly 30 minutes earlier at 6.43am l... | Warning light on board flight from Majorca indicated problem with plane .
Indicated possible technical issue forcing pilot to make U-turn .
Emergency services were on alert at Son Sant Joan airport . |
e961ac00b63be174897474bae0ca115e2551bb8a | World Cup winning rugby star Mike Tindall turned out for an amateur rugby club in Devon on Saturday, two months after retiring from the professional game. Tindall, who was part of the backline when England famously won the Rugby World Cup in 2003, turned up at North Tawton RFC in Devon to be part of their coaching staf... | The retired former England star turned out for amateur club North Tawton .
Coached during first half and set up two tries after entering the fray .
Part of a QBE initiative focusing on developing rugby at all levels . |
e961e0b462d84e94c96d32ee320c559e672d1403 | A new Syrian airline plans to fly out of Damascus to destinations across the Middle East despite a three year civil war which has devastated the region. Esmail Sharaf, vice commercial manager, said Kinda Airlines will operate out of Damascus International Airport and the coastal city of Latakia. It aims to fly to more ... | Aims to fly to more than 10 destinations within a year including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq .
He said the company had registered a Boeing 737-400 from Jordan Aviation .
Syria's civil war has killed more than 140,000 people since it started in 2011 . |
e9623f2228068691d0ffacadb3fe3cc6495f16b9 | (CNN) -- Scientists have discovered the first confirmed Earthlike planet outside our solar system, they announced Wednesday. An artist's impression shows what the planet may look like in close orbit with its sun. "This is the first confirmed rocky planet in another system," astronomer Artie Hatzes told CNN, contrasting... | The planet, known as CoRoT-7b, was detected early last year .
It took months to determine that it had a composition roughly similar to Earth's .
The planet is about five times more massive than Earth .
Astronomer: It is so close to the star it orbits that it may "look like Dante's Inferno" |
e962fc7d23105ab66ccda8e801c2f20e522c90c7 | Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Twin car bombs exploded near three Iraqi government buildings Sunday in central Baghdad, killing at least 132 people. It was the deadliest attack in the country in more than two years. More than 500 people were wounded. The blasts had ripple effects throughout the country, triggering questions ab... | Obama condemns bombings, pledges U.S. support for Iraq election .
Death toll rises to 132 in suicide bombings, officials say .
Two bombs explode outside government buildings in Baghdad .
In August, at least 100 killed, dozens hurt in another twin bombing . |
e963f46c3ed5a696b14ec1971f86f88bb6d19953 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:12 EST, 17 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:37 EST, 17 December 2012 . 'Highly dangerous': Richard Todd, 25, failed to return to HMP Standford Hill after being let out on day released . A 'highly dangerous' inmate was at the centre of a major police hunt tonight after going o... | Richard Todd, 25, was serving an indeterminate term at HMP Standford Hill, Kent .
Police have warned public not to approach 'highly dangerous' Todd .
The fugitive is linked to a number of crimes since disappearance .
Todd lived in the Hayes area before jail, has links to Staines and Basingstoke . |
e963fdd3f34eb0b04647c766331df59cb7fef4fb | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:08 EST, 1 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:57 EST, 1 November 2013 . var twitterVia = 'DailyMailUS'; . DM.has('shareLinkTop', 'shareLinks', { . 'id': '2483576', . 'title': 'Jenna Bush posts picture of former president with sapce granddaughter', . 'url': 'http://www.dailymail.... | Baby Mila is the first child of Jenna Bush Hager and husband Henry Chase Hager .
Picture was taken on Halloween at the Bush family home in Texas . |
e9640063249e546e00ccc6c8b3fc9a8a8e4d2a4c | Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding leader, narrowly won the presidential poll despite facing charges of crimes against humanity over election violence five years ago. Kenyatta clinched 50.07% of the vote, the election commission announced Saturday, barely breaking past the halfway mark.... | NEW: We demonstrated a level of political maturity that surpassed expectations," Kenyatta says .
"We will accept it. What can we do? Life must go on," a supporter for his rival says .
Kenyatta is the deputy prime minister in the outgoing government .
His boss, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, was his main rival . |
e964519397845e4bc708bdaf64af3b41ee21974f | Luis Felipe Scolari looked troubled as he held talks with the head of the Brazilian Football Federation on Thursday before injured star Neymar paid a visit to the training ground. The 65-year-old is under increasing pressure after his side were thrashed 7-1 by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals on Tuesday night, but ... | Luis Felipe Scolari seemed upset ahead of Brazil's training session on Thursday .
The under-fire Brazil boss was in talks with head of the Brazilian Football Federation .
Injured star Neymar visits training session and embraces his boss .
Brazil face Holland in the World Cup third place play-off . |
e964557105b2e532e4cae6ad3e473316025f9da4 | A leading humanitarian organization has urged soccer's ruling body FIFA and the Qatari government to honor their commitment to reform employment laws for migrant workers ahead of the 2022 World Cup, amid fears that stadiums will be built using an exploited labor force. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has compiled a 146-page r... | Human Rights Watch issues warning over employment laws for migrant workers ahead of 2022 World Cup in Qatar .
Qatari Labor Ministry denies that workers are being exploited.
Qatari government has vowed to make changes to existing system .
FIFA pledges to raise worker rights issues with government. |
e96586b6adaee41785d94cf18c9aba57b7c56789 | Washington (CNN) -- A sharp disagreement over the future treatment of undocumented workers on America's farms is holding up progress on the comprehensive immigration reform bill being considered by the Senate's so-called "Gang of Eight." The two key sticking points are wages and the number of visas to be granted to und... | Dispute over agricultural workers is slowing progress on immigration reform .
Key sticking points for the Gang of Eight are wages and the number of visas for farm workers .
Senate and the House are hoping to release immigration reform plans soon . |
e965b483a68023fc9c6ac612c061c2bd381d3217 | The last remaining survivors of the infamous Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau are sharing their memories ahead of the 70th anniversary of its liberation. An estimated 1.1million people, most of them Jews, were killed at Hitler's most infamous death camp, located in occupied Poland, which later was to become a... | Survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau share their memories of the Nazi death camp as they pose for portraits .
An estimated 1.1million people, most of them Jews, were killed at the camp in Nazi-occupied Poland .
Next Tuesday, January 27, marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz . |
e9660f1a6347d9be0b9bf58f6efd6154d4dbb7b1 | (CNN) -- Pakistan's much-awaited military offensive in North Waziristan was launched more than a week ago, and followed an attack on Karachi airport that left at least 36 people dead. Due to the strategic calculations of the Pakistani state, North Waziristan has steadily fallen into the hands of motley militant network... | Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing North Waziristan .
Rumi: Government has been slow to act to avert humanitarian crisis .
Army launched strikes in retaliation for Pakistan Taliban attack on airport .
Civilians caught in the crackdown are crowding nearby town of Bannu . |
e9669311f595373bad9f4ca6b11f3cbe1c32e3d5 | (CNN) -- A number of themes emerge from the regional reports included in the National Climate Assessment -- things like risks to infrastructure due to rising oceans both benefits and harm to agricultural production because of changing temperature, and new realities for cooling and heating costs. Find your geographic re... | The National Climate Assessment includes regional reports .
Themes include infrastructure risks from rising oceans, to changing energy needs .
Forecasts are included for six U.S. regions . |
e966d240aac690614cf1e15f91022baa39aa73dd | By . Victoria Woollaston . PUBLISHED: . 10:12 EST, 12 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:15 EST, 12 December 2013 . It may not have all the bells and whistles, or the expense, of Apple’s fingerprint scanner, but Google does offer an alternative way to unlock an Android phone - and it involves using your face. The Face U... | Google introduced Face Unlock in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich .
It acts as an alternative to screen locks involving a pattern or a PIN .
The feature isn’t as secure as Apple’s fingerprint scanner because it can be unlocked for people with similar faces .
Android KitKat improved a number of bugs in the tool on Nexus 5... |
e966e366d3ae1b1822a5b5e9d5e35d78ac65565a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Sophie Jane Evans . Six in ten of the most expensive streets in Britain are crammed into one London borough, a report has found. But not only is Kensington and Chelsea home to most of the country’s dearest properties, Egerton Crescent in South Kensington has been named as the street with ... | Egerton Crescent in South Kensington named as most expensive street .
Boasts grade-II Georgian houses worth more than £7.3million on average .
Six of ten dearest roads in England and Wales are in same London borough .
Alternatively, most affordable streets revealed to be in Burnley, Lancashire . |
e967afcacad51cc104f959dd447009597b9c5cb1 | Neymar will miss Saturday's Spanish league match against Getafe as a precaution because of a sore left ankle, Barcelona have confirmed. In a statement released Friday, the Catalan club said the Brazil star's recovery would be monitored to determine when he can begin training again. Neymar, who scored in Barcelona's com... | As a precaution, Neymar will miss Barcelona's game with Getafe .
The forward has a sore left ankle and will be monitored by staff .
He scored in Barcelona's 3-1 win over PSG on Wednesday .
Neymar left training early on Friday with the ankle problem . |
e967bf113f5b83ffb9042cdeededb865d5d897ef | Michelle Keegan, Lydia Bright and Amy Willerton are all fans and now the celeb-loved brand Fashion Union is seeking to reach out to the few who are unaware of their expanding empire. The affordable fast-fashion brand has launched its very first campaign video to be aired on UK TV debuting today. It will showcase the la... | Fashion Union has launched its first television advertising campaign .
The commercial will showcase the brands AW14 collection .
Fashion Union has a wide variety of celebrity fans including Michelle Keegan .
Watch the behind the scene video .
MailOnline readers offered 25 per cent off with exclusive code below . |
e9680d11c2dd5eaabfef840fd0c014263a3e4ff9 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 03:39 EST, 1 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:42 EST, 1 May 2013 . Chemist chain Boots is to remove in-store signs advertising science toys for boys after complaints from customers over gender stereotyping on Twitter and Facebook. Shoppers complained about the high street chain suggesting... | Science Museum experiment kits 'for boys' and tea-sets 'for girls' in Boots .
Chemist apologises for gender stereotyping and promises to remove signs . |
e9688a8f3df702e72a807ce8d681f908b9ce2acc | Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) -- An Alabama professor accused of gunning down her colleagues at a university last week faced criminal charges after an altercation at a Massachusetts restaurant nearly eight years ago, police said Wednesday. It was the latest incident to surface involving Amy Bishop, a biology professor wh... | Police say Alabama professor Amy Bishop accused of verbally abusing, striking patron .
Two fought about booster seat; Bishop charged with assault and battery, disorderly conduct .
Bishop was put on unsupervised probation for six months, district attorney says . |
e968c6204531144fb360e900ca8ae958c3aef46e | This is the terrifying moment a flyaway stroller tumbles onto train tracks with bystanders scrambling to rescue the infant. CCTV footage captured at Diamond Creek station in Melbourne, Australia, shows the unidentified 18-month-old girl slowly rolling away from her grandfather, who stands distracted at a ticket machine... | A little girl was in her stroller when it rolled off a train platform and onto the tracks in Melbourne .
One witness says the buggy tipped over at Diamond Creek before 11.30am .
The toddler suffered head injuries and a minor nose fracture . |
e968e3b01bad17c251f668e9ad51f3915db31c30 | Instead of showing off his huge watch collection or piles and piles of cash, Floyd Mayweather took to Instagram to flaunt another aspect of his lavish lifestyle on Tuesday morning. The 37-year-old posted a video of himself dressed in just a pair of boxer shorts, laid on a massage table watching 10 scantily-clad women d... | Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather posted a 15-second clip on Tuesday .
The American can be seen watching 10 scantily-clad women dancing .
Mayweather regularly shares pictures and videos of his lavish lifestyle .
A big-money showdown between him and Manny Pacquiao is edging closer . |
e968e89a03bc0799efc9068dec958b79dbecd2d8 | (CNN) -- An American Airlines plane en route from Seoul, South Korea to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas diverted to Narita, Japan, Tuesday after several passengers and crew were injured by turbulence during the flight. American Flight 280 departed Incheon International Airport near Seoul in route to Dallas-Fort Worth when an ... | American Flight 280 was heading from Seoul to Dallas/Fort Worth .
Turbulence caused injuries and forced the plane to divert .
The aircraft made an emergency landing in Japan . |
e96968b2636eaedcb85d1e4dfcf4547876ab7ec6 | (CNN) -- A Kentucky pastor said it was "easier" that a Mennonite couple that was engaged to be married died together in a car crash Friday instead of one having to live without the other. "I'm just thankful that not one of them was left behind. It would be so much easier for them this way, both being able to go, be to... | NEW: "We will accept it as the will of God," victims' neighbor from Mennonite community says .
Tractor-trailer crossed median and struck van, police say; truck driver killed .
Two children in safety seats in van survive crash .
NTSB sending team to investigate . |
e969a630ab58f7d836446c17855d6e82c0ea0266 | By . Emily Davies . PUBLISHED: . 19:59 EST, 9 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:43 EST, 10 September 2013 . Jeremy Hunt wants every older person to have a named GP who will be responsible for their health. One reason emergency departments have become busier in the past decade is a rise in frail, elderly patients with ... | Jeremy Hunt urges NHS Trusts to 'champion elderly patients'
A&E staff know patients better than their doctors, says Health Secretary .
Nine in then trusts only have one senior A&E consultant at weekends . |
e969d1e3c82bcaaf6f0e86f334e0bcf5aac61eed | By . Mark Prigg . Researchers have warned that young women are becoming increasingly rare in rural communities in America's Great Plains. They say many rural communities hard hit by decades of population declines, young men increasingly outnumber young women. The study of Kansas and Nebraska census data shows in places... | In rural communities young men increasingly outnumber young women .
Proportion of young men increased by an average of nearly 40 percent as people went from their teens to their 20s .
Team studied Kansas and Nebraska census data as believe women do not return after college due to a lack of opportunities . |
e96a26bf37755582c52c73ed5d286d6c14ac8462 | Former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan said aid money was being used to make the wealthy wealthier . British aid money is being used to line the pockets of wealthy Pakistanis with links to the country's corrupt regime, minsters have been warned. Former cricket star Imran Khan said Pakistani politicians were syphoning ... | Khan said Pakistan was abusing multi-million pound UK aid budget .
Former cricket captain head of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf opposition party .
Comes after report siad aid had failed to improve political freedom . |
e96a65a8f647cef0354dd1507923d185c8f45760 | A man whose grandfather was a Second World War soldier has hit out at his daughter's school after she was banned from wearing her poppy wristband because of health and safety fears. Maggy Lane, 13, was ordered to remove the Poppy Appeal band - a symbol of remembrance sold by the Royal British Legion - by teachers at Sh... | Maggy Lane was ordered to remove her Poppy Appeal wristband by Shepshed High School in Leicestershire .
Teachers said the rubber band breached the school's uniform code, which takes into account health and safety rules .
The 13-year-old's great-grandfather served with the Royal Leicester Regiment during the Second Worl... |
e96ae3a5ab038ce90a6fc1bbac33a83c21421ee9 | Two adult film actors have contracted HIV, with one most likely infecting the other during unprotected sex at a film shoot in Nevada where testing was less stringent than industry standards, officials said. One of the actors had previously tested negative for the virus that causes AIDS before a pair of film shoots, but... | Two adult film actors have tested positive for HIV, with one most likely infecting the other during unprotected sex at a film shoot in Nevada, California health officials said .
One of the actors had previously tested negative for the virus that causes AIDS before a pair of film shoots, the California Department of Pub... |
e96afa78100552a831fb79539e0a8f999fa5a89a | An end of terrace home in London is set to become the most expensive property ever sold in the UK after it went on the market for £250million. The six-storey Grade I listed Regency mansion is a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace and boasts 50,000 sq ft of living space, making it one of the capital’s largest private h... | 18 Carlton House Terrace said to be on sale on secret 'grey market'
It is set to be the most valuable property ever sold in the UK .
Home near Trafalgar Square has more living space than a football pitch .
Believed to be owned by secretive Saudi royal who will not allow photos . |
e96b045e01aaffa7998243e8dd11f2fc7530f230 | (CNN) -- A major missing piece threatens to hold up a security deal between Afghanistan and the United States: President Hamid Karzai's signature. The Afghan President told U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice Monday that he isn't ready to approve the Bilateral Security Agreement yet and "outlined new conditions f... | President Hamid Karzai says he won't sign a security deal until after elections .
That's "not viable," U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice says .
The delay could mean U.S. troops pull out of Afghanistan earlier than expected . |
e96b0ef5f82f4298378b9aa7b705400786c1e2a7 | A 19-year-old American musician accused of murdering an Irish student today denied suffocating her. Richard Hinds, from Memphis, Tennessee, is accused of killing Nicola Furlong, 21, in a hotel room on May 24 in Tokyo. He admitted he and Ms Furlong, 21, were in a hotel and he 'lightly pressed her neck' while the two had... | Richard Hinds, 19, is accused of killing Nicola Furlong, 21, in a hotel room .
The defence suggested she died of an overdose of alcohol and drugs .
Prosecutors claim Hinds strangled Ms Furlong with a towel . |
e96ba1fb81ba7b87aeeb62d1c26afbc769bff14f | A man has died during the Ferguson riots just yards from where Michael Brown was shot dead. Residents on Canfield Drive said that DeAndre Joshua, 20, was shot whilst in his car though police at the scene refused to confirm any details. DeAndre's grandmother Renita Towns said that 'somebody killed him' during the carnag... | DeAndre Joshua, 20, found dead yards from scene of Michael Brown's death .
Grandmother says 'somebody killed him' during carnage in the town .
Dead man worked at Wal-Mart and 'was a good kid, not into drugs'
St Louis police chief, says 'I imagine there is a nexus' of riot link to killing .
Dozens of arrests in night of... |
e96c06ad2c7241b02ed8eb7ee3494034ac4530a4 | Luis Suarez may have returned to training amid much fanfare, but for Real Madrid it was business as usual, as their galaxy of stars were put through their paces in a training session on Friday. Fresh from winning the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday, Real's players looked relaxed as they continued their preparations for the s... | Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos all looked in excellent shape .
Real Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday, beating Sevilla 2-0 .
Real have added Kroos, James Rodriguez and Keylor Navas this summer .
Los Blancos take on Atletico Madrid in the Copa Del Rey on Tuesday .
Manchester United target Angel d... |
e96c184b4eef6851676c565edfb0cceb18a476f6 | They have since bred into a huge herd, believed to be the largest and longest lived wild population in Russia . By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 05:09 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:48 EST, 11 July 2013 . These are the wild Mustangs of Manych - who have been marooned on Russia's Vodny island for 60 years. The... | The beautiful horses have been marooned on Russia's Vodny island for 60 years .
The once tame herd was cut off from the mainland when a canal was built in 1953 - but soon became feral .
They have since bred into a huge herd, believed to be the largest and longest lived wild population in Russia . |
e96c49d6d97dc1508375fa088d2b0539d1df0c49 | By . Daily Mail Reporter, Associated Press and Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 00:15 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:12 EST, 11 April 2013 . A blast of severe weather has struck a large portion of the Midwest, bringing harsh winds, freezing temperatures and even tornadoes to the region. A tornado reportedly touc... | Tornadoes reported in Arkansas and Missouri, where dozens of homes were damaged and a church leveled; several people have been injured .
Thousands without power in Minnesota after snow and ice storm strikes the Midwest . |
e96c6a3cb0aa419d8297158c792cec89f85bfb3c | A North Carolina woman is seeking an apology after staff at a local restaurant told her to cover up while she breastfed her six-month-old son. Karissa Riddle, 22, of Charlotte told the Gaston Gazette that she was in Qdoba Mexican Grill at Gaston Mall Tuesday breastfeeding her son. After she finished, an employee approa... | Karissa Riddle, 22, is seeking an apology after staff at a local restaurant told her to cover up while she breastfed her six-month-old son .
Riddle: 'It made me ashamed to be a woman'
The restaurant has received backlash on its Facebook page . |
e96cc26965060927b55524c149cd8dff1e1b7d64 | (CNN) -- The website WikiLeaks has begun releasing what it says are 5 million e-mails from the private intelligence company Stratfor, starting with a company "glossary" that features unflattering descriptions of U.S. government agencies. In a statement released early Monday in Europe (Sunday evening ET), the website pr... | WikiLeaks begins releasing what it says is a cache of documents from Stratfor .
The private intelligence company has been targeted by hackers in recent months .
The authenticity of the documents could not be immediately confirmed . |
e96d1436f3a7eab668f327c3ec932d1aef26545e | The 29-year-old terminal cancer sufferer who plans to take her life on November 1 has ticked visiting the Grand Canyon off her bucket list. Newlywed Brittany Maynard, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor less than a year ago, said in a video announcing her decision last month that she hoped to see the Grand Canyon befo... | Brittany Maynard, 29, plans on legally ending her life on November 1 - this Saturday - before she loses her battle with terminal brain cancer .
Maynard plans on ending her life in her Portland, Oregon, home surrounded by her mother, husband, stepfather and best friend .
She was diagnosed with the brain cancer less tha... |
e96d21a5c7b5b76fcf501955c315c5f158746104 | (CNN) -- A Miami man who shot and killed his wife during a fight at their home in August and allegedly uploaded a picture of her corpse to his Facebook page told police he was defending himself, officials said. "I'm not a killer," Derek Medina said in an August video released Friday by prosecutors. "I do not feel that ... | Husband: "I feel like this was self-defense"
Facebook image of wife's body was online for hours .
"She just started throwing punches like crazy," husband says . |
e96d35d03d237fd7c925a178f9d29ff278f9fc40 | President Obama was in high spirits on Sunday night as he got into the groove with a Philadelphia boy band. The 53-year-old was filmed clapping and dancing along to the a cappella group Brotherly Love during a campaign stop at Temple University for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf. 'Give it to me,' he tells ... | The 53-year-old was filmed jamming backstage with the a cappella group Brotherly Love during a campaign stop at Temple University on Sunday . |
e96e6873f2c5b024dc888fc37d2351b4dbf4ff57 | By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 06:34 EST, 11 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 09:46 EST, 11 March 2014 . Four giant forests of up to 200,000 trees are to be planted to mark the centenary of the First World War, it has emerged. The sites - in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - will be planted as part of a £12million p... | Four new woodlands will be planted to mark the WWI centenary .
There will be one each in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland .
The English Centenary Wood will be at Langley Vale, Near Epsom, Surrey .
A thousand acres of woodland will be created by the four flagship sites .
The project is costing £12million an... |
e96e89ede6099daf6735dcc80233ddb55ae612ba | By . Lizzie Parry . Struck off: Trainee surgeon Suhail Ahmed has been struck off the medical register after he was found to have taken more than 100 intimate photos of women during examinations . A trainee surgeon has been struck off the medical register after he was found to have transformed a hospital ward into his o... | Dr Suheil Ahmed, 28, will be struck off in 28 days medical tribunal rules .
Police investigation found 110 images of female patients on his computer .
He admitted 11 counts of voyeurism and two counts of sexual assault .
Jailed for 18 months at Exeter Crown Court last October .
Sentenced increased to 30 months as Court... |
e96e99ec99871dc0601d3cc17ec60e909b883d42 | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Ask Steve "Lips" Kudlow how his band, Anvil, overcame bad management, a dead colleague, cruddy jobs, unpaid tour bills, raging arguments and now mockery as a Spinal Tap clone, and he has one word: "kismet." Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow have never given up on playing rock 'n' roll. He ma... | "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is a documentary that has reawakened interest in band .
Anvil's Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner have been dedicated to music .
Band went through hell in movie, but never lost passion .
A real-life "Spinal Tap"? Fair, says Reiner, but misleading . |
e96ea2125abf35256e671b53eb81d7c735734ce9 | WikiLeaks founder says he has been 'screwed over' to make a buck . Australian who tried to block ghost-written autobiography says he was warned there would be a plot to 'set him up' Publisher accuses Assange of 'distorting events' By . Anna Edwards . Last updated at 5:06 PM on 22nd September 2011 . WikiLeaks founder Ju... | WikiLeaks founder says he has been 'screwed over' to make a buck .
Australian who tried to block ghost-written autobiography says he was warned there would be a plot to 'set him up'
Publisher accuses Assange of 'distorting events' |
e96f0546d1d2e2d74ef7d1a3cd2a691353c05712 | (CNN) -- Slide on your glasses as you hit the streets of Portland. Here, amongst the VooDoo Doughnut-eaters, eclectic little coffeehouse-supporters and bookstore-browsing literary crowd, it's hip to be nerdy. Lisa Warninger, Portland street style blogger for Urban Weeds, came to Oregon's largest city five years ago an... | Portland's street style shows that it's hip to be nerdy by showcasing smart looks .
Street stylers splurge on local designer pieces and thrift the rest of the outfit .
Warninger's blog, Urban Weeds, features these looks and other "mash-ups" |
e96f4eb937e3f90b86cc270f51e91a9b63ec76d7 | (CNN) -- The SpaceX Dragon capsule remains on course for the International Space Station despite losing one of nine booster engines, but a satellite launched on the same rocket didn't reach its intended orbit, its operator said Monday. SpaceX launched the first commercial space cargo mission on Sunday night. But a minu... | NEW: Communications company says its satellite didn't reach proper orbit .
One of nine rocket engines failed on the SpaceX booster after Sunday's launch .
The flight computer adjusted for the failure and kept the Dragon capsule on course .
The unmanned capsule is scheduled to reach the space station on Wednesday . |
e9703d28245110cd3d75cbef864e019ae9a7c8ba | (CNN) -- Defending English Premier League champions Manchester City had to come from behind twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at improved Liverpool Sunday. Liverpool stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season, but could count themselves unfortunate not to claim three points at Anfield. M... | Champions Man City held to 2-2 draw at Liverpool .
City twice behind as Martin Skrtel and Luis Suarez score .
Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez with the equalizers .
Arsenal held goalless at Stoke for second straight draw . |
e9703d73443ab624b56801056de70478cc148167 | By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 11:15 EST, 10 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 01:54 EST, 11 September 2013 . Living constantly under threat of insurgent attacks, sweeping sandstorms and blistering desert heat, life on Camp Bastion is an uncertain existence. But there is at least one thing troops can always be sure of...... | Camp Bastion is Britain's largest overseas Army base built since WWII .
War Story: Supplying Frontline Afghanistan is the largest show of its kind .
It features photos, memoirs, time lapse videos to paint picture of camp life .
Soldiers eat 7.5 tonnes of chips a week, and receive 30 tonnes of mail a week . |
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