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ea99e39dc029c538ed5403290c82f888cbc99921 | (CNN) -- Sepp Blatter once suggested women footballers should wear tighter shorts -- now his organization, FIFA, has been accused of blatant sexism in its selection of the person to lead an investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The investigation and subsequent report by American lawye... | Female candidates not considered for lead investigative role .
Michael Garcia handed in his report last month .
Garcia not on original list of nominees .
Calls on FIFA to make report made public . |
ea99fcb114c6586dc02e663250286eac48c21d35 | By . Laura Cox . PUBLISHED: . 20:20 EST, 19 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:20 EST, 19 February 2013 . As Britain’s richest comedian with £21 million in the bank, he can afford to indulge. So when it comes to losing weight, Michael McIntyre has dispensed with the need to shop, measure and cook. Instead he has opted t... | McIntyre understood to have enlisted Pure Package, a bespoke diet service .
It means he is estimated to have spent up to £45,000 .
He is placed on average daily intake of 1,700 calories when he is on the diet . |
ea9a4af5c14b070669c242642f49bfaf1683eb94 | By . Darren Boyle . This is the moment when a city centre came to a standstill as a group of superheroes began dancing along the street. Despite looking like some form of film production, it was in fact a wedding proposal where Matthew Hill asked girlfriend Jamie-Lee Johnson to marry him. Mr Hill was dressed as Batman ... | Matthew Hill wanted a way of proposing that neither he nor his girlfriend would forget .
Mr Hill hired a group of actors dressed as superheroes as part of his plan .
Jamie-Lee Johnson had no idea what was happening as she sat in a Cardiff cafe .
After the dramatic performance, Ms Johnson accepted the marriage proposal ... |
ea9a82110110c090442f67f6b4530ca15efe119f | By . Larisa Brown . PUBLISHED: . 10:39 EST, 25 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:06 EST, 25 October 2012 . It is not every day you drive 120 miles without noticing a sleeping cat inside the dashboard. But bus driver Simon Mitchell did just that - mistaking the animal's soft purring noise for the engine. It was only afte... | Simon Mitchell drove 120 miles with the kitten in the dashboard .
He ripped away the vehicle's panels after his five-hour journey . |
ea9b38abf56783f40e4f48369eafb137a2f25b7d | The mother of a young woman whose battle with brain cancer drew widespread attention to her desire to legally end her life with prescribed drugs in California appeared Wednesday in the state Capitol to push for aid-in-dying legislation. Debbie Ziegler said that lawmakers should honor her daughter, Brittany Maynard, by ... | Debbie Ziegler spoke at a news conference in Sacramento Wednesday .
Three California lawmakers are promoting right-to-die legislation in the state .
Ziegler said most Californians couldn't move to Oregon like her family .
Brittany Maynard took her life on November 1, suffering terminal cancer .
The practice is only leg... |
ea9b963e5d6700a87601db1c050b8dbe17d4d4d0 | Friday morning marks a special milestone for media personality and Gold Logie winner Karl Stefanovic, who celebrates a decade on the Today show since it began in 2005. Co-host Lisa Wilkinson congratulated her 'TV husband' on Nine Network's breakfast show, saying she 'can't imagine doing this with anybody else'. Awww...... | Karl Stefanovic celebrates 10 years of hosting Nine Network's Today show .
Co-host Lisa Wilkinson dubbed Stefanovic her 'TV husband'
'You've done about 8,000 hours of breakfast television and that officially makes you the most watched person on Australian TV ever,' Wilkinson said .
The show debuted on Valentine's Day i... |
ea9ce5b5d7a0c98b1400dba28da9a241242a0c30 | Defending champion Charl Schwartzel will try to make it three Alfred Dunhill Championships in a row when he tees it up at the Leopard Creek Country Club this week. The 2011 Masters winner has won by 12 shots and four shots in the last two years and he is going for the hat-trick, having won his maiden European Tour titl... | Charl Schwartzel is aiming to make it three Alfred Dunhill wins in a row .
The 2011 Masters winner won by 12 shots last year, and four in 2012 .
Schwartzel said that even if he plays badly, the course treats him well .
The tournament begins on Thursday at Leopard Creek Country Club . |
ea9d9f3550f89139a685583c8cbe61f00f7ede4d | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A contrite head of the Federal Protective Service took the blame Wednesday for security lapses that allowed covert investigators to sneak bomb components into 10 federal government buildings. A GAO report cites lax security in federal buildings after investigators got bomb components past guards. T... | Report questions effectiveness of Federal Protective Service .
Plainclothes investigators test security at 10 federal buildings in 4 U.S. cities .
GAO agents able to assemble components in restrooms, enter offices .
Agency chief says changes made but effects won't be felt for months . |
ea9e4afce0dfbdefae139fc53da1c9da4d4e54dc | A prankster who took Ellen DeGeneres up on a 'dance dare' has launched a $5 million lawsuit against the NYPD after claiming he was thrown to the ground after performing behind them. Alexandre Nzebele alleges he was roughed up by six police officers after he filmed himself dancing Gangnam-style behind them as they stood... | Alexandre Nzebele took up an Ellen DeGeneres public 'dance dare'
He danced Gangnam style around New York but the police weren't amused .
Mr Nzebele claims NYPD officers intimidated him and pushed him over .
He filed a claim against the city and NYPD in the Manhattan federal court . |
ea9e5fa20d5516e4cdfde817c012ef95cf825a12 | Janice Dickinson turned her attention on Bill Cosby's wife of 50 years, saying that she made a 'choice' to stay with the shamed comedian despite mounting rape allegations. Dickinson, 59, said she 'feels bad' for Camille Cosby, who has yet to speak out about the allegations and has silently supported her husband through... | Dickinson, 59, has claimed Bill Cosby raped her in hotel room in 1982 .
Says he gave her wine and drugged her at Lake Tahoe, Nevada .
Turned her attention to Camille Cosby, who has stood by her husband .
Said she 'feels bad' for Cosby and his family because he is 'a rapist'
In later interview she called for Hollywood t... |
ea9e610c9ae674ebad88ac18d8f3aca689bc5bd9 | (CNN) -- Kids dig in the sand at the beach all the time, but the fun nearly turned fatal for an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy this week. The 11-year-old was given CPR and revived before being taken to a local hospital. The boy was digging a tunnel with friends on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland, on Tuesday when part of ... | Boy, 11, was digging a tunnel with friends on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland .
Lifeguards rushed to help; boy had no pulse and wasn't breathing .
Beach Patrol captain: "He basically went from dead to life"
Boy recovering in hospital, expected to be released later Wednesday . |
ea9e62e2275f224425c1e99d5017dc00ac403200 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Considering a crazy career change? Meet the people who dress Barbie, examine potato chips, rescue turtles and polish coins for a living . This incredible set of pictures show the people found in the weirdest workplaces and with the most peculiar professions in the world . Nancy Rica Schiff is... | Nancy Rica Schiff spent 10 years travelling around America tracking down professions that the rest of us never knew existed .
Weird jobs include dog food eater, odour judge, and a semen collector . |
ea9ee103d20706187df177d63b77affbd16ebe63 | (CNN) -- Did you know that buying American seafood could save a whale? A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council finds that 91% of seafood consumed in the United States is imported and nearly every wild-caught foreign fish product sold in the U.S. violates the Marine Mammal Protection Act, endangering the... | Zak Smith: Did you know that buying American seafood could save a whale?
Smith: Much of wild-caught foreign fish product sold in U.S. endanger marine mammals .
He says since 90% of seafood eaten in the U.S. is imported, consumers have a say .
Smith: Demand foreign fisheries use safer methods to avoid catching dolphins,... |
ea9f2a5af6e64c8e30e61db4afef0b78100471da | By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 12:19 EST, 11 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:21 EST, 12 April 2013 . ITV has ducked a head-to-head news battle during Baroness Thatcher's funeral by choosing to pit Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby against David Dimbleby. The BBC will run a three-hour special from a studio over... | BBC will run-three hour news show from studio at St Paul's Cathedral .
ITV will cut away from from Daybreak and This Morning as events happen . |
ea9f3b915b8961fca2bdca9114a86ccaa0311522 | Swansea boss Garry Monk has often said that his former manager Roberto Martinez is always at the other end of a telephone if he ever wants a catch-up or chat about the pitfalls of management. But rookie manager Monk admits there has been no time to talk this week ahead of Everton's visit to the Liberty Stadium in the t... | Garry Monk played under Roberto Martinez when the Spaniard managed Swansea between 2007 and 2009 .
They were also team-mates at the Welsh club between 2004 and 2006 .
Monk likes to discuss management with the Everton boss .
The Swans host Everton in the Capital One cup third round on Tuesday .
Everton lost 3-2 at home ... |
ea9f720e5cfac03ac4d3e38c17dde03d2005b953 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 10:47 EST, 28 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:18 EST, 29 August 2013 . How come men have all the fun letting their upper lips get super-hairy in November to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer charities? When's our turn to embrace our hirsute side? Er, now. Armpits4August i... | Armpits4August, founded last year, is female equivalent to Movember .
Encourages women to raise awareness for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome .
PCOS affects 10% of women and can cause excessive hair growth .
The event raises money for PCOS charity Verity .
FEMAIL want to see your hairiest photos! |
eaa0cdc104dce9ac88efcbf84a25c031e6a11880 | (CNN) -- For the residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, time stopped at 12.51pm on February 22, 2011, when a massive earthquake ripped through the city, destroying homes, lives and businesses. One year on, reminders are never too far away, from the broken buildings to frequent aftershocks that rattle the city every da... | Magnitude 6.3 quake shook city on February 22, 2011 .
185 people died, thousands of buildings destroyed .
Recovery progressing slowly, many residents frustrated .
Key: New Christchurch will be "vibrant, great place to live" |
eaa1608581d49114d8aadb276fa0eb44d740deb9 | By . Rob Waugh . PUBLISHED: . 08:48 EST, 30 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 01:57 EST, 1 May 2012 . In the wars of the Twentieth Century, uniforms just served to keep soldiers warm - but in future wars, they're likely to be complicated electronic systems. The Office of Naval Research is researching uniforms which can detec... | 'Intelligent Uniforms' will radio base to warn if soldiers are under attack .
'Smart fabric' will detect from urine or sweat whether biological or radioactive agents have been used .
Uniforms will also detect bullet impacts .
One of a range of new 'cyborg' technologies under test by the Pentagon . |
eaa1dd03df5354fcbfaab2e7541f30a3089b903e | (CNN)A Michigan family is safe after the minivan they were in became lodged underneath a semi-trailer truck and dragged for 16 miles through a snowstorm. "I just want to get off the back of this thing," Pamela Menz can be heard telling a 911 dispatcher. Pamela and Matthew Menz, along with their adult children Justin an... | The Menz family minivan collides with semi-truck on I-75 in Michigan .
Semi drags vehicle, with four passengers inside, for 16 miles in snowstorm .
"I just want to get off the back of this thing," Pamela Menz says on 911 tape . |
eaa1de1d5f0b9298ed08411fdb5d0df955b66f43 | A female student has been shot and wounded by a male classmate at a Kentucky high school this afternoon. The teen was shot in the stomach and leg after a boy, age 15 to 16, opened fire after a fight Tuesday afternoon at Fern Creek Traditional High School in Louisville, according to reports. Police say the girl's injuri... | The student was shot after a fight at Fern Creek Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky, about 1pm on Tuesday .
The injuries are not life-threatening, police say .
Students were evacuated to a nearby park while officers searched the school room-by-room .
Male student, age 15 or 16, arrested hours later after f... |
eaa1f2cae69175ef843549f6f52aa34a0a4c5b8a | By . Michael Seamark . PUBLISHED: . 06:32 EST, 25 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:07 EST, 25 September 2012 . By his own account, Ken Livingstone fathered them as a favour and their existence remained secret for almost two decades. But the former Mayor of London has finally been pictured in public with his eldest ch... | Former London Mayor was a sperm donor to journalist friend Philippa Need in the early Nineties .
Only revealed his two daughters existence last October in tell-all autobiography .
Georgia, 22, and Lottie, 20, have never been seen in public with their famous father until this week . |
eaa29422825b68f8177acc65c70a894b1dd21310 | (CNN) -- Pay-as-you-go products may be synonymous with mobile phones but a solar energy service in Africa is harnessing the popular business model to bring affordable electricity to the continent's remotest communities. IndiGo solar enables rural households far removed from their country's electrical grid to generate t... | Pay-as-you-go solar aims to bring affordable electricity to rural Africa .
Technology aims to replace harmful environmental products such as kerosene lamps .
Service allows users to light their homes for as little as $1 a week . |
eaa2af0660a320628d1c8a564c9799bf492b8d4c | When choosing your Christmas dinner playlist, select carefully - it could improve the taste of your food and drink. Eating a festive meal while listening to Elton John's Step Into Christmas will reduce the intensity of flavours, while the sultry tones of Eartha Kitt's Santa Baby improves them, according to a study. The... | Professor Charles Spence conducted multisensory tasting experiment .
Lighting, table settings and scents can affect taste of food and drink .
Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas reduces intensity of wine . |
eaa2b54bb907883cea5b7daed857090c4dec738f | A woman has revealed how she visited her dying father in jail to tell him 'I love you' after he was jailed for decades of horrifying abuse in which he treated her as his 'dutiful wife'. Judy van Niekerk, 46, from London, was just six when her father Noah Walsh began abusing her, keeping her imprisoned in the family hom... | Judy van Niekerk, 46, from London, was six when the abuse began .
Noah Walsh shot her in the chest but told doctors she'd done it herself .
He carried out a home abortion using a coat hanger when she fell pregnant .
In 2000 the monster was jailed for 15 years but he died in 2004 . |
eaa2d5013feb456759461651357d20e7eab86f28 | By . Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 19:27 EST, 30 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:04 EST, 31 May 2013 . Star Trek fans were left awestruck at the weekend when their hero, Sir Patrick Stewart, hugged a young woman after she thanked him for helping her deal with domestic abuse. After the British actor who played Captain . J... | Actor tells Star Trek fan 'You're safe now' at emotional Q&A session .
Star tells Comicpalooza crowd of campaign to end violence against women . |
eaa3a14458161e797c4db5c26ca2c388c3c45d6c | By . Cindy Tran for Daily Mail Australia . The Abbott Government celebrates its first anniversary in power with the Prime Minister pledging to keep Australia safe in a time of increasing global uncertainty. Tony Abbott returned to Sydney after a three-day visit to India and Malaysia to spend Father's Day and mark his f... | The prime minister has two reasons to celebrate on Sunday .
Tony Abbott returns to Sydney after a three-day visit to India and Malaysia and celebrates his one year anniversary in office .
The prime minister spent Father's Day with his dad on Sunday morning .
Mr Abbott pledges to keep Australia safe in a time of increas... |
eaa477c1bb97ab4c7732c9ded5f0982e4c3fb76b | JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Israeli navy took control of a boat that violated an Israeli blockade and crossed into Gazan waters Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said, while a Gaza group said the ship was carrying humanitarian aid, a former U.S. congresswoman and a Nobel laureate. Cynthia McKinney reportedly is asking the ... | Free Gaza Movement says its boat was taking aid to Gaza .
Israel says it warned boat not to ignore naval blockade .
Cynthia McKinney, Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire among boat's crew .
Military says aid aboard boat will be delivered "subject to authorization" |
eaa55180949213135115d3107281c96fe2ecd312 | By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 10:53 EST, 1 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:55 EST, 1 August 2013 . The BBC has apologised after broadcasting a picture of Prince William with a doodle of comedy glasses, a moustache and a penis drawn on his head. The unusual picture of the Duke of Cambridge was broadcast as part of a t... | The clip was broadcast on BBC Breakfast shortly before 8.30am today .
It was part of a trailer for a feature on musical theatre group Barbershopera .
The clip was taken from the group's song I Could have Married Kate .
BBC producers have since issued a statement apologising for the gaffe . |
eaa64bb61bb1f8260908659a9cf024b8bf1dd7f5 | By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 20:55 EST, 9 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:50 EST, 10 December 2013 . A hallucinogenic drug used in shamanic rituals in the Amazon is growing in popularity in the U.S., researchers have found. Dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, is the active ingredient in ayahuasca, which is a plant-based mix... | Dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, is the active ingredient in ayahuasca, which is a plant-based mixture that can also be smoked .
The drug apparently gives users a hallucinatory 'journey' more extreme than that of LSD, ketamine or magic mushrooms .
Adam Winstock, founder of the Global Drugs Survey, claims the drug has 'a lar... |
eaa688e9efc7cfd7bd2df04c7d36cd8ded55f303 | Suge Knight has pleaded not guilty to a robbery charge filed over an incident in which a celebrity photographer accused the Death Row Records founder of stealing her camera. The 49-year-old appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and had his bail set at $500,000. He was arrested in Las Vegas last week and fell wh... | 49-year-old has bail set at $500,000 .
Accused of robbery as celebrity photographer has accused him of stealing a camera .
Charged with comedian Katt Williams in Sept. 5 alleged robbery . |
eaa6c482e0b9e8d74d44eff65fbc225a046ad7c2 | Tiffany Porter said she was inspired by the Mo and Jo effect to win gold in the 100m hurdles, praising the ‘feel good’ atmosphere in the Great Britain camp. ‘Hopefully this will kick start a further gold rush,’ she said after winning Britain’s seventh gold of the European Championships beneath the night skies of Zurich... | Porter became the first British female to win European gold in sprint hurdles .
The 26-year-old won in Zurich with a time of 12.76sec .
America-born athlete adds medal to World Championship bronze in Moscow last year and silver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow . |
eaa6e26561b51d18db8d14fb6597448405cda120 | CCTV footage has captured the moment that Chinese passengers on an underground line fled in terror fearing an Ebola outbreak after a 'Western-looking' tourist suddenly collapsed. The video, from the Shanghai Metro carriage shows how the man, who is sitting next to a middle-aged female passenger, slowly topples to one ... | Video footage was captured by camera in a Shanghai Metro carriage .
Man is seen slowly toppling to one side causing woman next to him to run .
Instead of helping him, fearing he could be infected, the passengers flee . |
eaa7103dff0eaa843ad7c7d8be7fc027efa51f1c | By . Travelmail Reporter . Passengers flying with Ryanair are being forced to sign a waiver agreeing not to hold the budget airline responsible for damaged suitcases. Holidaymakers jetting off to Malta from the UK claim they were told they would not be allowed to check in hold luggage without signing the document. And ... | Travellers on flight from Essex to Malta claim forced to sign document .
Told system had been introduced due to surge in incidents .
Green stickers placed on luggage saying passengers couldn't sue . |
eaa829f080bf123c2a94eaab5f8c8d363e55f85b | The aunt of Kim Jong-un has been credited with being the driving force behind the rise of the Supreme Leader of North Korea. Kim Kyong-hui, who is often the only female face on official photographs of ranks of generals and party leaders, has been tasked with transforming her nephew into a figurehead with a reputation f... | Kim Kyong-hui is often only female face on official photographs .
She is the daughter of the North Korean Eternal President Kim Il-sung .
Miss Kim and husband chosen by Kim Jong-il to consolidate son's authority . |
eaa86cb7731e9df683baf485291e7c297fb24c17 | By . Greg Beacham, Associated Press . Los Angeles' Justin Williams scored 4:36 into overtime after a turnover by Dan Girardi, giving the Kings a home win over the New York Rangers in the opening game of the NHL's Stanley Cup finals. Kyle Clifford had a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, and Drew Doughty made up for an... | Los Angeles Kings take 1-0 lead in Stanley Cup finals .
Justin Williams scores winner in overtime at Staples Center .
Game two takes place on Saturday in Los Angeles . |
eaa8805e8ff1e77755c487662ce9b7ceb08d2681 | By . Ryan Gorman . and Associated Press Reporter . A flying saucer flew high over the Pacific off Hawaii on Saturday as Nasa tested a new vehicle that could one day be used to transport people to Mars. The test drive of the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator, which was carried 120,000ft (23 miles) into the sky by a he... | The Saturday launch over Hawaii took the spacecraft 23 miles above the surface and into the Earth's atmosphere .
Conditions at that altitude are similar to those on Mars .
The saucer could one day transport humans and heavier payloads to the 'Red Planet' |
eaa8c9936685a623e2e54b6ff5f00340f998765e | Los Angeles (CNN) -- For the first time in U.S. history, the largest single group of poor children in any racial or ethnic category is Hispanic, according to a new survey. Calling it "a negative milestone" in Hispanics' explosive growth in the United States, the Pew Hispanic Center study said in 2010, 37.3% of poor chi... | NEW: More than 6 million Latino kids were living in poverty in 2010, according to study .
NEW: Pew Hispanic Center study: 4.1 million of those are children of immigrants .
NEW: Prior to 2007, more white children lived in poverty than Latino kids, study reports .
NEW: Providers of services to poor say the report reflect... |
eaa8cfd8d3b2c524d903f5ad58cf3bf343fa2acc | London (CNN) -- British media have named entertainer Freddie Starr as the second celebrity to be arrested in connection with an investigation into sex abuse claims involving late BBC TV host Jimmy Savile. Starr, a well-known comedian in the United Kingdom, was arrested on suspicion of sexual offenses Thursday, British ... | British media name the second suspect arrested as comedian Freddie Starr .
The suspect is in his 60s and from Warwickshire, British police say; he's out on bail .
A TV documentary has detailed allegations of sex abuse against TV host Jimmy Savile .
Police say they are dealing with about 300 apparent victims . |
eaa8d18333dde3d5715752c445871fe38eb0aa00 | By . Julian Robinson . He was one of 'The Few’ who took to the skies to protect their nation in the Battle of Britain. Heroic Spitfire pilot Les ‘Ricky’ Ricalton was shot down and killed over Kent as his squadron intercepted scores of Nazi aircraft bound for London. Now the Omega watch he was wearing at the time is up ... | Les Ricalton was shot down as he was intercepting 60 German aircraft .
His Spitfire was seen falling to earth at 3.40pm on October 17, 1940 .
The Omega watch he was wearing still shows that exact time .
Timepiece along with other items expected to fetch £4,000 at auction . |
eaa8efe677ea0bbc10db9340c13299a75ed6665d | (CNN) -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued a final decision to reclassify sunlamp products and ultraviolet or UV lamps used in indoor tanning salons. The federal agency has changed the labeling requirements from low-risk to moderate-risk devices. They are also requiring the products carry a black box, visible... | FDA changes label requirements for sunlamps and UV lamps .
The FDA reclassifies them as "moderate-risk devices" instead of "low-risk"
Dermatologists call for even stronger regulations . |
eaa94fc64960234c4dd114fef6f3a3ca6b0f3888 | This is the first glimpse of a £475million car production line hailed as the next step in Britain's manufacturing industry. The vast tangle of metal at Ford's plant in Dagenham, east London - whose history is so famous it was turned into a film - will produce 350,000 low-carbon diesel engines a year when the conveyers ... | Factory in east London opened in 1931 and now being transformed with the help of £8.9million from government .
In 1968 women machinists famously went on strike in key moment for equal pay fight which was made into a film .
Plant still makes 800,000 diesel engines a year, 85 per cent exported, and the new line is set to... |
eaa9b89a025b795bd1e5aa2de3102b29079a107c | By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 08:34 EST, 29 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:34 EST, 29 November 2013 . Coleen Rowntree told a hearing that the bullying had a major impact on her health . A lesbian forklift truck driver has been awarded £7,500 damages after her boss bombarded her with pornography and made crude com... | Coleen Rowntree won a discrimination claim after colleague Steven Evans made crude comments about sex and played pornography at work .
Mr Evans made remarks about her sexuality and insulted her .
Ms Rowntree claimed that the bullying had a major impact on her health .
Leeds tribunal partly upheld her complaint of disc... |
eaaaf2d50b56c82902c4e82ceaf360da217f158c | (CNN) -- In the summer of 2007, two Palestinian groups -- Fatah and Hamas -- fought street battles in Gaza. Fatah, loyal to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, was losing. And a U.S. diplomatic cable indicates that "desperate, disorganized, and demoralized" Fatah members appealed to Israel to attack their ri... | WikiLeaks cable says "desperate" Fatah asked Israel to attack Hamas in 2007 .
A Fatah official says the comment was part of an Israeli smear campaign .
Hamas calls it "evidence regarding the involvement of Fatah with the occupation" |
eaab07ed4e0d9d4f07719fc63fbe093d38a808dd | (CNN) -- The Guinness World Records Book 2011 lists the CBS soap opera "The Bold and The Beautiful" as the "most popular soap opera -- current" for its success not only at home, but abroad. The show can be seen in more than 110 countries and garnered 24.5 million viewers across the globe in 2008, making it more watched... | American soap operas often pull larger audiences abroad .
Soaps across the globe are also enjoying popularity .
Telenovelas are hot right now in the U.S. and pulling in big ratings . |
eaab36ec1bc3ede7d10a4c74dd23cd776349c9d0 | (CNN) -- Isabel Capuano was on a flight to Florida when she looked out the window and saw a piece of the aircraft fly off. At first, it appeared to be a piece of an engine cover lifting up. Then, "the whole thing just tore off and flew into the air," she told CNN affiliate WLS in Chicago. The engine was exposed. "I wan... | An engine cover flew off after takeoff .
The Spirit Airlines filght made an emergency landing .
It took off from and landed at Chicago's O'Hare airport .
The flight was supposed to go to Fort Lauderdale . |
eaac442ece9d8268d5d73e61a92d3a22fc4ab1e1 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 1:32 PM on 13th August 2011 . Nick Clegg has denied there is a rift between the Government and police after top officers rejected claims ministers were responsible for the robust crackdown which halted the riots. The Deputy Prime Minister, on a visit to affected areas in Manch... | Police: Our robust tactics were not a result of political interference .
Seven out of 10 voters do not support cuts to police .
Less than one in three back the PM's handling of the crisis .
Clegg hails 'brilliant' police as Government backtracks . |
eaad049d78067995212b1e7421d27b9413350164 | As ISIS continues its campaign in both Syria and Iraq, a group called Samaritan's Purse is hoping shoeboxes filled with gifts might give comfort to refugees of the crisis. On a sunny but windy day on the tarmac of Baltimore-Washington International Airport, volunteers from the group loaded pallets filled with some 60,0... | Volunteers helped load 60,000 boxes of gifts to bring to refugees worldwide .
Those include those displaced by the ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria .
Samaritan's Purse is a Christian organization headed up by the son of Billy Graham . |
eaad0eb7a37def2ba9b4645f5a6c0a9ff0e18a28 | By . Becky Barrow . Last updated at 8:30 AM on 29th December 2011 . Almost half of Britain’s new breed of ‘local’ Post Offices are frustrating customers by refusing to accept parcels that weigh more than 6kg. Their controversial ban breaks the Government’s gold-plated rules – known as the ‘universal service obligation’... | Branches based in corner shops are breaking Government rule which says Post Offices must deliver parcels of 20kg to 30kg . |
eaad2e2fac9f60a836132097ccc01b31de1957c6 | 'There were legal ways.....and there were illegal ways,’ says PI . A private investigator jailed last year for paying a ‘blagger’ to steal bank details has revealed that his biggest clients were insurers at Lloyd’s of London. John Spears, a former Metropolitan Police detective, is one of four ‘rogue’ private detectives... | Former police officer jailed last year points the finger in Soca scandal .
John Spears claims three law firms may be on Soca's secret hacking list .
73-year-old was asked to 'carry out investigations' for Lloyd's of London .
'There were legal ways.....and there were illegal ways,’ says PI . |
eaadac05e2ec757bf7a3182d3e64e43bacd8bd90 | Sportsmail's Jeff Powell was recognised for his outstanding contribution to sports journalism with a lifetime achievement award at the Sports Journalists’ Association annual ceremony on Monday night. In a career that has spanned more than 50 years, Powell has covered some of the most iconic moments in sporting history ... | Jeff .
Powell recognised for his near half-century in journalism with Doug .
Gardner lifetime achievement award at bash on Monday night .
Powell joined the Daily Mail in 1966, covering 11 World Cups .
MailOnline named Laureus Sports Website of the Year at 2014 SJA awards .
Daily Mail named Sports Newspaper of the Year,... |
eaaf2f74047f88c1f21f798177e220319179dcd6 | Chic in a tailored cream jacket and a neat black dress, Spain's Queen Letizia was every inch the royal style icon as she arrived for her husband King Felipe's speech at the UN today. But for once, she had serious competition, which came in the shape of the Netherlands' equally glamorous Queen Maxima. The two were in Ne... | Queen Letizia and Queen Maxima sat together during their UN visit .
Both had come to hear husbands make speeches to the General Assembly .
Appeared to enjoy the experience and chatted happily throughout debate . |
eaaf3411affd00a24358ef15864acac15e3d3f8e | (CNN)I have never bothered Harper Lee, although I have had endless chances. Many times, I've looked across the broom sage behind my parents' Alabama home toward the town where she lives, and I have wondered: What is she up to? Why has one of America's most cherished authors fallen so silent for so long? So the latest n... | CNN's Tom Foreman grew up not so terribly far from Harper Lee in Alabama .
Like many others, he spent most of his life hoping and waiting for another novel from the publicity-shy author . |
eab0985f90df6770b7e0fa43269aa452d0bd176d | She's widely touted as one of the most naturally beautiful women in Hollywood, and Jessica Alba most certainly proves her worth in her new campaign. The actress, 33, is the campaign star of the Braun Face Christmas imagery - an epilator that doubles as a deep-pore cleansing brush - and she credits the gadget for giving... | Jessica, 33, poses in new Braun imagery .
Opens up about her festive gifting plans .
Is currently filming for new movie alongside Jason Statham . |
eab09b475df9d57352e83c0750cc7a65f91a24d1 | Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- The final autopsy report on a San Diego State exchange student whose body was pulled from a Madrid river last March indicates an accidental drowning death with no signs of external violence, a Spanish court official said on Tuesday. The student, Austin Taylor Bice, 22, was studying a semester of ... | Student went missing after a night out with friends .
Ten days later, police pulled his body from the Manzanares River .
A court official says nothing indicated external factors in his death . |
eab1151c1473af5d107b07defc2947d82f33a2ca | Sixes and fours?: Mrs Justice Beverley Lang, sitting in London, has been a High Court judge since 2011 . A planning battle over an old village forge next to a cricket pitch yesterday led to a High Court judge asking: ‘What are sixes and fours?’ East Meon Forge and Cricket Ground Protection Association is challenging Ea... | East Meon Forge and Cricket Ground group is challenging council move .
East Hampshire District Council has granted permission for an extension .
But association says forge is close to square on which cricket is played .
Judge told 'sixes and fours are frequently hit onto forge land and building'
Justice Beverley Lang r... |
eab14445d71670377edac8c79a868f307b53432b | Turkey's former military chief has been jailed for life for plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. Retired General Ilker Basbug was one of scores of defendants that included politicians, journalists and officers accused of being part of the so-called Ergenekon plot. Today's verdicts ar... | Retired General Ilker Basbug most high profile of scores of defendants in the so-called Ergenekon plot .
Defendants accused of trying to overthrow Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government in 2002 .
Basbug and 16 others sentenced to life in prison and 60 others jailed for up to 47 years .
Group accused of plotti... |
eab17fe40f10ab92defd62c39efe90a9ff1d3ed6 | By . Alex Delmar-morgan . PUBLISHED: . 05:17 EST, 5 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 07:26 EST, 5 February 2014 . Bill de Blasio, the Mayor of New York, is to boycott the 250 year old St Patrick's Day march in New York in protest over gay rights. De Blasio will be the first mayor for over 20 years not to march in the fam... | Bill de Blasio won't march in famous Irish parade in protest over gay rights .
Some officials praise his decision, others criticize it . |
eab1e67982d71696feba0b0add440b33660bb1c6 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:32 EST, 6 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:14 EST, 6 September 2013 . Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez today pleaded not guilty to murdering a semi-professional footballer who was found shot dead near his Massachusetts home in June. The 23-year-old only spoke to say 'not guil... | Former Patriots star is accused of killing Odin Lloyd, 27, in June .
He 'shot Lloyd because he was speaking to people Hernandez did not like'
He pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and string of gun charges . |
eab202a6f418d0f4d35fccb4a6e9a148f08ebfcf | By . Chris Leadbeater . You can never quite be sure what the sea will throw up. But if you happen to be a surfer who combines athletic feats on a board with a skilled touch in the studio, then any ocean detritus can be transformed into something dramatic. It came from the deep: Skeleton Sea create artworks with rubbish... | Surfing artists produce striking sculptures using flotsam and jetsam they find on beaches and in the waves .
These recycled-material artworks usually take the form of sea creatures, such as tiger sharks or other large fish .
The exhibits go on occasional display, and will be on show at a seafront hotel at Peniche, near... |
eab21173bd3103d2df769dc585b0d981041e6b19 | Washington (CNN) -- A former high-ranking CIA official who was involved in the Iran-Contra scandal has worked on an alleged ad hoc spy program that the Pentagon is investigating, CNN has learned. Duane "Dewey" Clarridge -- who was pardoned for his alleged role in the Reagan-era scandal by President George H. W. Bush in... | Program used contractors to gather publicly available info in Pakistan and Afghanistan .
Pentagon investigating whether contractors also hired local operatives to spy .
Former officials tell CNN ex-CIA agent Duane Clarridge has worked on the program .
Clarridge was involved in Iran-Contra scandal, was pardoned by first... |
eab21ac16713d1559c6de10a157234fe71f9369c | A nasty race row has broken out over an Indian family becoming residents into Australia's long-running TV soap Neighbours. The actor who plays an Indian father in Ramsay Street has hit out at fans who say it is 'un-Australian' to cast him, saying they probably supported the 'White Australia' policy. Melbourne-born of I... | Staff from popular TV show forced to remove racist posts left on its website from fans .
Actor who plays Indian father hits out saying they probably supported the 'White Australia' policy . |
eab269c0eb776570ee10ae29245c21bec08952d1 | By . Tom Kelly . PUBLISHED: . 05:56 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:24 EST, 15 January 2014 . This is the first photograph of the British teacher and her fiance whose car was flipped over by an enraged bull elephant while they were on safari in Africa. Sarah Brooks, 30, and her fiance Jans de Klerk were filmin... | Sarah Brooks from Spalding, Lincolnshire was injured last week .
Elephant's tusk ripped through the back of Ms Brooks' upper thigh .
Their car rolled three times and was flung 40 metres in the attack .
Ms Brooks is in a stable condition in hospital . |
eab29b5bedc84101eb71478458352e125eb2a299 | Pleaded guilty: PC Helen Jones, 31, is said to have posed as an on-duty officer in Merseyside. When this photograph was taken, Helen Jones was a PCSO with Cheshire Constabulary . A police officer has pleaded guilty to falsely obtaining CCTV video of an alleged street dispute involving footballer Steven Gerrard. PCSO He... | PCSO Helen Jones wanted to get footage from bank near Gerrard's home .
It is alleged to show a dispute that has led to a legal battle in High Court .
Prosecutors say 31-year-old 'told lies' and been 'deceitful' in a statement . |
eab2b1e267ad19f6598eaf662f190f1fb6731e2d | By . Wills Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 13:27 EST, 12 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:32 EST, 12 October 2013 . Being part of an endangered species, searching for food and hiding from predators are arguably the most important day-to-day tasks. But this red squirrel seems to think his appearance is also a top priority. Whil... | James Shooter captured images in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland .
Squirrel tucks into a nut for breakfast while admiring his appearance . |
eab2dd14fc4f088a87a508fe5a73a6786ccf2e15 | Washington (CNN) -- Controversial remarks by the pastor of a Dallas church stole the spotlight from several Republican White House contenders Friday during the first day of the Values Voter Summit, an annual gathering of evangelicals and other social conservatives. After introducing Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Robert Jeffre... | Rick Perry supporter says don't vote for Mitt Romney because he's a Mormon .
Robert Jeffress describes Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as 'cult'
Perry distanced himself from comments on Friday . |
eab305aabe9bc35390d4e1e53148c6ddf9a7768e | A couple on a romantic stroll were left shocked after they stumbled upon an outdoor cannabis farm in an area of suburban woodland. Oscar Lerin, 35, was out for a walk with his girlfriend in Epping Forest when he strayed a few metres off the path in search of mushrooms. The couple couldn't believe their eyes when they f... | Essex couple headed to popular forest north of London for weekend walk .
They strayed from set path in a bid to look for edible mushrooms .
But they were stunned to find a large area of cannabis plants growing .
Police are now investigating the discovery of up to 70 plants at site . |
eab3e0e7ee57cf43ced7661b56b7189ea1e4b1b8 | The slow-motion camera can capture some of the most beautiful and amazing sights in the world. Whether it be a shark bursting out of the sea, a bird catching it's prey mid-flight, or a daredevil thrill-seeker leaping off a building, catching this action in 'slow-mo' keeps the memory alive. Yet for this youngster, the v... | Action captured on Sony Xperia Z3 camera in Melbourne, Australia .
Father Liam Terry was testing out the software a day after buying phone .
Said that Elliott 'cried for 10 seconds', and was then 'happy' |
eab538303fb2c2b40db17573d3c188937456e150 | (CNN) -- President Barack Obama spared few from his zingers at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner -- including himself. He stepped to the podium as DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win" played as an introduction and told the audience, "Rush Limbaugh warned you about this -- second term, baby." His advisers were "a l... | NEW: President riffs on news networks, Jay-Z, hairdo .
NEW: Obama shifts to somber note in talking about tragedies in Boston, Texas .
NEW: Conan O'Brien comes up with dream D.C. movie cast .
NEW: Kevin Spacey speaks as "House of Cards" character . |
eab5955b827f0d28b79689ad538c4b13fc50c75d | By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 14:12 EST, 23 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:33 EST, 24 July 2013 . Two nurses faked patient records to meet targets at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital - with one also found to have used foul mouthed language about patients. Sharon . Turner and Tracy White falsified accident and emergency ... | Sharon .
Turner and Tracy White falsified A&E discharge times .
Ms Turner used foul mouthed language about patients .
She also made racially-motivated comments about doctors .
Stafford Hospital was subject to two-year public inquiry .
Up to 1,200 more patients than expected died in three year period . |
eab612fb390245d529dbb551161d101e131d539c | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:15 EST, 6 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:00 EST, 6 July 2012 . Customs officers in Hong Kong had their hands full with this haul after seizing 649kg of cocaine - the biggest drugs bust in the city's history. The staggering haul - which was worth 76m Hong Kong dollars ($98m or £... | Huge 649kg haul beats previous largest in city by nearly 100kg .
Record-breaking shipment came from Ecuador and was bound for Southeast Asia or China . |
eab651b933d99e5bc60b4d38da316a23013eadb7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:50 EST, 25 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:27 EST, 25 April 2012 . A New York woman admitted today that she faked cancer to con donors out of money and services for her wedding and Caribbean honeymoon. Jessica Vega, 25, isn't likely to do any time in state prison, court officia... | Jessica Vega, 25, pleaded guilty to scheming to defraud and possession of a forged instrument .
Ordered to pay $13,368 in restitution .
Will remain in jail until May 15 sentencing .
Fooled husband Michael O'Connell into thinking she had leukemia .
Relatives and strangers paid for dress and donated Aruba flights and vil... |
eab6ec6139a37b120c256de63198e8131d1d2748 | Atlanta (CNN) -- A winter storm spread snow across the Southeast and the Tennessee Valley for the second time in two weeks early Thursday, dumping more than 6 inches in parts of the region. The National Weather Service had warned that snow accumulation in some areas, combined with freezing temperatures, could lead to h... | Several inches of snow fall in some areas of the South .
Most warnings and advisories are canceled .
Up to 2 inches of snow coats northern Georgia .
Snowfall snarls travel in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas . |
eab7f70d03c6403ce89e67706b90c91194683e13 | The New Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has accused Vladimir Putin of ‘sponsoring terrorism’ and delivered an ultimatum to Russia’s leader: ‘Get out of Ukraine.’ In the most outspoken response to the crisis from any senior western politician, Mr Fallon said Putin must be taught he cannot get away with ‘egging on’ Russ... | Michael Fallon accuses Vladimir Putin of 'sponsoring terrorism'
Warned there is a danger of Russian president 'egging on' separatists .
'There will be repercussions' if it emerges Putin was behind jet hit, he says . |
eab8a2934087324ec3fa66a24ad572dd1a5bd326 | England head coach Stuart Lancaster is hoping the comforts of home might help to bring a little normality to his quest for World Cup glory in 2015. Lancaster is well aware of the pressure he and his players will be under as the hosts attempt to lift the Webb Ellis trophy for just the second time. However, he is hoping ... | England players can benefit from hosting 2015 World Cup .
Stuart Lancaster believes his squad can 'switch off' by heading home .
He says this will allow them to be out of the 'intense scrutiny' for a period .
Lancaster: 'You can get out of bubble of the World Cup on your day off' |
eab8afba2af7f29471a93613dbdd277b406161ab | (CNN) -- President Barack Obama was due in Ghana Friday, generating excitement in the west African nation and envy among its neighbors with many seeing his visit as sending a message to governments over their poor records on stability. President Obama says he chose Ghana partly because of the country's commitment to de... | People in Ghana wearing Obama clothing ahead of U.S. President's visit .
Obama has singled Ghana out for praise over its democratic commitment .
Some in other countries view Obama's Ghana visit as a snub to them . |
eab8ff9b69ff0903848aba984188173e88055649 | (OPRAH.com) -- In Jackson, Mississippi, Ceara Sturgis has grown up with her classmates for the past 12 years. Day in day out, she was a well-liked, self-described "tomboy," an academically gifted student. Yet, when her senior picture and any mention of her went missing from the yearbook, it became clear she'd been remo... | One writer recalls his childhood experience praying he wasn't gay .
His parents struggled to understand and accept his sexuality .
Gallup: More than 50 percent of Americans now accept gay relationships .
Study says 78 percent of Americans now believe gays should be allowed to serve in the military . |
eab9e3671ae68690f03a24429344753585e73bb6 | A British student training to be a safari guide in South Africa died less than an hour after being bitten by a black mamba snake. Nathan Layton, 28, did not realise he had been bitten while helping to capture the reptile at the college where he and his girlfriend were studying. But within an hour, he complained of blur... | Nathan Layton, 28, suffered a heart attack within an hour of being bitten . |
eaba05e9d9ae401b70f53bf7160dfa366b123774 | (CNN) -- A California lawyer is facing license suspension for alleged deceptive advertising by Photoshopping herself into cozy pictures with politicians and celebrities on her official website. The California State Bar Court is recommending Svitlana Sangary be suspended from practicing law for six months, after an inve... | Svitlana Sangary faked photos of herself with celebs and politician, state bar court says .
A six-month suspension recommendation must be OK'd by state supreme court .
"I will tell you much more later," Sangary tells CNN .
Sangary wrote "16-page soliloquy" in response to charges, court says . |
eaba2c64b1bfe13227e9e23790e39a8ecad1ee85 | A Japanese porn star who underwent so much plastic surgery that she ended up looking like Harry Potter's pet elf Dobby has defended herself against her critics. Rina Nanase says people who dubbed her Dobby because of her similarity with the house elf from the Harry Potter books are just jealous of the surgical shaping ... | Rina Nanase chronicled changes to her eyes, nose and chin on Twitter .
She says her critics who claim she looked better before are just jealous . |
eaba9c582c6ba5ded48a55f503a52985e8c0eef5 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:39 EST, 30 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:47 EST, 30 October 2013 . The grieving widow of a the Sparks, Nevada school teacher tragically slain by a student last week has broken her silence to describe the last touching moments she shared with her husband. Sharon Landsberry w... | Michael Landsberry left a loving note for his sleeping wife Sharon every day when he left for work .
'I can't wait to be home with you': But last Monday, Sharon was awake to see her husband off to work at Sparks Middle School and has share the story of their final moments together .
Landsberry never came home after he ... |
eabac01cbd92c11bf41b7fe297cb41aba7e4eee9 | Paul Scholes has questioned Manchester United's transfer policy this summer following their opening day Premier League defeat at home to Swansea. United have made two signings in Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw but Scholes insists the club should have done better in recruiting more talent to Old Trafford. Speaking as pundi... | Paul Scholes questions Manchester United transfer policy .
Scholes says United lack of midfield quality was exposed in Swansea defeat .
Scholes believes club should have bought Cesc Fabregas or Toni Kross .
Ex-England star also wonders whether 3-5-2 formation is best for United .
Scholes says Van Gaal's formation is '... |
eabba1ebe5385fd5d00ac964ae0653bd55cebf32 | By . Associated Press . and Zoe Szathmary . A tornado touched down just north of Boston, the National Weather Service said Monday. The tornado hit Revere, Massachusetts and was spawned by a powerful storm that moved through the Boston area shortly after 9 a.m. Revere Deputy Fire Chief Mike Viviano says the fire departm... | A tornado hit Revere, Massachusetts Monday morning, the National Weather Service said .
The agency said another tornado hit Wolcott, Connecticut on Sunday .
In Kentucky, some areas reportedly received softball-sized hail Sunday .
Massive hail also was reported in Michigan, where winds toppled trees and ripped the roofs... |
eabbc80113b8ef4e7cd2c3db8e99b1c1e079eb1b | (CNN) -- From the moment I stepped onto the tarmac in New Delhi two weeks ago, I was struck yet again by the sheer breadth of India's diversity -- ethnic, religious, cultural, geographic. It is what makes India a remarkable country, home to the world's largest democracy. Earlier this year, some 550 million citizens wen... | Madeleine Albright: Visit of India PM Modi a chance for he and Obama to reaffirm trust .
They must tackle political, environmental, economic, security issues; won't always agree .
She says India can be force for stability amid regional turmoil; shows solidarity against terror .
Albright: India, U.S. should cooperate, b... |
eabbdf935cb8963e33c84ff4b6cfb0ca3f5a56bd | By . Phil Gradwell for MailOnline . Follow @@GraddersOnline . Joe Root and some of his England team-mates took advantage of the early finish to the Oval Test against India and hit the town. The Yorkshire batsman was photographed looking a little bleary eyed as emerged from royal favourite Boujis in central London as he... | Root celebrating England's series win over India in central London .
The batsman snapped outside Boujis in early hours of Monday morning .
Root was highest-scoring batsman in series with 518 runs at 103.6 . |
eabbfd4bb23b53cdd20d0293c88de30f47d0899c | Arrested and facing deportation: David Duke . Former Ku-Klux-Klan leader and white supremacist David Duke has been arrested in Germany hours before he was due to speak at a far-right gathering. Duke, who is a rabid anti-Semite who has been speech-making as a VIP guest to right-wing groups across Europe for the past two... | Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke vows to fight extradition .
The 61-year-old described Holocaust of six million Jews during WW2 a 'myth' |
eabc0da909f96bd0d79e98a28841f556a800b8ad | Editor's note: Dina Habib Powell, global head of corporate engagement at Goldman Sachs, served as U.S. assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs from 2005 to 2007. Dina Habib Powell says there are encouraging signs the world is ready to invest in empowering women. NEW YORK (CNN) -- As we mark In... | Dina Powell: As we mark Women's Month, there are encouraging signs .
Both parties in the U.S. are taking steps to invest in the role of women, she says .
She says studies show that more education decreases infant mortality .
Investing in women's education leads to increases in economic growth, she says . |
eabc552006dedd8af4b8028e9f3e967ccc46d8c1 | Tesco has removed sweets and chocolate from all of its checkouts to reduce pester power and help families choose healthier food. The supermarket removed confectionery from larger stores 20 years ago but the changes that take effect today will apply to all stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland including around 2,... | Tesco will remove all sweets from the checkouts of 2,000 stores .
The move is to help fight the childhood obesity epidemic .
The retailer will only have healthy snacks near checkouts .
Tesco said clubcard data found young families had the least healthy basket . |
eabd06b95ce604385aa85e761182c5f27d3c7906 | Estimates suggest some 7,000 refugees are fleeing Syria every day . By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 12:19 EST, 8 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:39 EST, 8 March 2013 . A gas explosion has ripped through a crowded Syrian refugee camp in Jordan today. The fire sent black smoke rising over the . Zaatari refugee camp in the... | Black smoke rising over the .
Zaatari camp in Jordanian city of .
Mafraq .
Authorities said the blaze did not result in any death or injuries .
Estimates suggest some 7,000 refugees are fleeing Syria every day . |
eabd4508399c71eed6ffb9c4610c012fbfb2823e | A caged tiger was given two live mice for a snack to cheer him up - only for the three animals to end up becoming friends. Sandokan the tiger became depressed after his life partner of 13 years died at their zoo in the city of Galati in eastern Romania. Zoo keepers brought Samira, a younger female tiger, to the cage, b... | Sandokan the tiger became depressed after his life partner of 13 years died .
Staff at the zoo in eastern Romania then introduced two mice in to his cage .
But rather than eating them, the tiger lets them play in his fur and run about . |
eabd66a0bc66d42de63a5470018f7689e3a673f7 | (CNN) -- If every generation has a moment where they adopt a rose-colored perspective of the people and pop culture of its past, the 20-somethings had their turn in 2011. Those who came of age in the '80s and '90s now span the demographic that's exiting college or creeping into their 30s. As they do so, various cultura... | This year reacquainted us with plenty of '90s hits .
At the box office, 1994's "The Lion King" was re-released in 3-D in September .
Nickelodeon's TeenNick launched its '90s programming block in response to consumer demand .
It seems that while the kids have grown up, a lot of the culture that surrounds them hasn't . |
eabd830448e6b9b32302d83856054a56b76dd55d | A teacher who has not taught any pupils for 14 years despite being on full pay is disrupting the education of thousands of children after her suspension provoked a series of strikes. National Union of Teachers official Julie Davies, 58 – who describes herself bizarrely as a ‘psycho killer’ on social media, was suspende... | Julie Davies was suspended after teachers accused her of 'confrontation'
Her suspension provoked a series of strikes and she launched a legal case .
Her Twitter account describes her as a ‘teacher, union rep, psycho killer’
But she has not stood in front of a class since 2000, despite continuing to earn £35,000-plus as... |
eabd8f40211e2d1b08b0fa2e86ae709dd27b8a56 | (CNN) -- Forty-four years ago, an Australian man stood on the Olympic podium in Mexico alongside two American athletes who, with their heads bowed, punched the air with gloved hands in a black power salute. The peaceful yet potent political protest at the 1968 Olympics by 200-meter medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlo... | Australian Parliament debates whether to issue apology to Peter Norman .
Norman famously supported the 1968 Olympics black power salute protest .
AOC says there's no need for an apology as Peter Norman wasn't wronged .
Norman's family says the Olympian was "blacklisted" after his silent political protest . |
eabdab165d0181c2231d3a76ed97f43ac4598d66 | By . Sean Gallagher . QPR manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that Rio Ferdinand turned down the chance to join two top London clubs in favour of the west London side this summer. Redknapp made the former Manchester United defender his first signing of the summer yesterday, and when speaking at the club's training base... | The QPR boss says Ferdinand could have chosen two top London clubs over the west Londoners .
Redknapp delighted to have captured a player of Ferdinand's calibre .
Spanish midfielder Esteban Granero will also stay at Loftus Road according to Redknapp . |
eabdc6323b50dae8da28afc75aefb4bb5d810c96 | Mark Walhberg's former bodyguard has revealed that he does not believe the star deserves a pardon for the violent assaults he committed in 1988. Leonard Taylor, who worked as an unpaid bodyguard for Wahlberg for three and a half years, said that he does not believe the actor has changed his ways, but 'he just has money... | Leonard Taylor said he does not believe the actor has changed his ways .
He claims Wahlberg attacked him in 2001, punching him and biting his arm .
Wahlberg is seeking a pardon for a racially-motivated assault in 1988 .
He attacked Thanh Lam with a five-foot stick while yelling slurs at him .
Thanh Lam says he believe... |
eabe497a02c620633b1b3270dd7f0f534da12869 | By . Sarah Bridge . British people are keen wine-drinkers, getting through an impressive 1.6 billion bottles of wine every year. However it appears that while we are happy slurping, swilling and sipping, we are far from experts on what we're actually drinking. In fact, more than two-thirds of us admit to bluffing when ... | 70% of Brits lack confidence in choosing and recommending a bottle .
Two-thirds pretend they know more about wine to save embarrassment .
Londoners are most confident while people in East Midlands are the least . |
eabe4ecb3f9ddf085a5b47e831f8e1abd079edfc | (CNN) -- Three people died after Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea Thursday morning, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Kompasu also halted much of the metropolitan area's subway service, toppled trees and caused widespread power outages, the agency said. Airlines canceled or diverted domestic and international fli... | Debris kills two people and a third is electrocuted .
Torrential rain and winds hit N. Korea, where crops were threatened .
N. Korea has already struggled to feed its people . |
eabe5527e9a456a84b7dffc69e3eb48a6f2be347 | By . Alisdair Glennie . PUBLISHED: . 09:18 EST, 10 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:52 EST, 11 July 2013 . The BBC’s director general admitted yesterday the corporation had ‘lost the plot’ over pay deals and ‘got bedevilled by zeroes on people’s salaries’. Tony Hall made the dramatic confession to MPs yesterday as they ac... | MPs claim BBC Trust failed in duty to ensure value for money .
National Audit Office found BBC broke its own rules with big payouts .
George Entwistle received £470,300; one former executive gave his back .
Trust member Anthony Fry said the .
BBC was ‘out to lunch’ over top pay, adding there was a ‘disconnect’
between ... |
eabe59327d290d76b8df8f841dfbdc2c4f1f7983 | By . Wills Robinson for MailOnline . South Yorkshire Police and Crime commissioner Shaun Wright has received the threats in the wake of the damning report into child sex abuse in Rotherham . The police chief who has refused to step down from his £85,000-a-year post in the wake of the Rotherham child sex abuse scandal h... | Shaun Wright has been targeted in the wake of the damning report .
South Yorkshire Police have since 'reviewed the safety of several people'
Mr Wright was councillor for children's services between 2005 and 2010 .
1,400 children were sexually exploited over a period of 16 years in the town .
David Cameron and Ed Miliba... |
eabf107adc9ae75a8852d7530a9c1b379c6a2d27 | By . Bianca Carneiro . PUBLISHED: . 21:38 EST, 24 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:40 EST, 25 February 2013 . It was meant to be a tribute to some of the hardest working women in film. During his opening monologue at the 85th annual Academy Awards, host Seth MacFarlane took a moment to elaborate jokes that showed his ... | Critics were mixed as Seth tried to stay on his best behaviour .
Called Django a 'date movie' for Chris Brown and Rihanna .
Attacked the Academy for snubbing Ben Affleck as director of 'Argo' |
eabf1bcb51e068e624b64d2833f2235fd55c5891 | It's the land of Pope John Paul II, Frederic Chopin and really good cheese. To celebrate Poland's 25 years of independence, June 4, 2014, we asked readers to share their favorite things about the country. Don't pay attention to the outdated stereotypes. From gorgeous town squares to wise octogenarians to the uniquely P... | View readers' 25 favorite things about Poland above .
Add to the list via CNN iReport . |
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