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eb4cc3e47d097f86d37af8cf4c7ce6c75a8220ea | When going on a holiday many of us fear the inconvenience of having to claim lost items, missing luggage or even delayed flights - but what about having your finger bitten off by a rhino? Seasonal travellers often forget that unusual circumstances can happen while on an overseas holiday, with a number of extraordinary ... | Unusual claims are being made by Australians travelling overseas .
People often forget that extraordinary things can happen, aside from losing their luggage bag .
Australians are being more adventurous in their travels and finding themselves in unusual situations .
Allianz Global Assistance said there is an extremely h... |
eb4d3acd34e384e48fdfb85c54d70ed8639fac7a | By . Craig Hope . Follow @@CraigHope01 . The younger brother of Germany World Cup hero Mario Gotze has followed in his sibling’s footsteps by signing for Bayern Munich from Borussia Dortmund. Mario – scorer of the winning goal in Sunday’s World Cup final against Argentina – sparked controversy when he quit Dortmund in ... | Mario Gotze, 22, scored the winning goal in the World Cup final as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 on Sunday .
He signed for Bayern from Dortmund for £30million last summer .
Younger brother Felix, 16, will join Bayern's Under 17 side . |
eb4d881a15030f4632b37bd8e63fc1ba6546d937 | By . Leesa Smith For Daily Mail Australia . Just when you thought Gene Simmons couldn’t get any more outrageous - the KISS rocker has said people who battle with depression should kill themselves prompting an Australian radio station to boycott the band’s music. Simmons’ shocking remarks were made in an interview when ... | Gene Simmons told people with depression to ‘F***you, then kill yourself’
The KISS rocker then tweeted his sympathy for Robin Williams tragic death .
Triple M radio station has reacted by banning the rock band's music .
The radio station's boss labelled Simmons a 'd***head'
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx described the ... |
eb4dc99f3a6bbdbd74a4485158ecb6bb840908a5 | By . Craig Hope . Follow @@CraigHope01 . Cristiano Ronaldo be warned, Ghana’s John Boye has already left two World Cup stars in a bloodied mess. It was during their Group G opener with USA that Clint Dempsey felt the full force of Boye’s head-high boot. The reckless challenge left the American dazed, bleeding and stric... | Defender Boye left USA forward Dempsey and Germany's Muller bloody and dazed during their World Cup group matches .
Ghana sign off from Group G against Portugal needing a victory to progress . |
eb4e5a8846b62b4c6914bf10753b68040e54adaa | By . Tamara Cohen, Political Correspondent . Young people are failing to find work because they lack ‘grit’, a minister has warned. Nick Hurd insisted that ‘social skills and discipline’ are every bit as essential for success as qualifications – yet they are not being taught in schools. The minister for civil society a... | Nick Hurd said 'social skills and discipline' important as grades for success .
Minister for Civil Society said many had 'crushingly low' self-confidence .
Revealed that number of 16 to 24-year-old Neets - not in education, employment or training - has risen to 1.09million .
Total of 47 per cent not looking for work an... |
eb4e6f9dc775b1fed3958b881abaee1dba0786e5 | Hundreds of letters between a couple who were struggling through a long-distance romance in the 1950s are being brought back to life by a university student for her final-year dissertation. Sophie Abbott, 21, from Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, is using the ups and downs of the British couple's relationship for her fina... | Sophie Abbott from Yorkshire is sorting 300 letters between 'Ron and April'
The couple corresponded from West Germany and London in the 1950s .
The pair eventually married and had three children together . |
eb4eafa763dd4a4f5a6fdcb393c1b8c97a4a9bff | By . Mark Duell . UPDATED: . 10:54 EST, 14 October 2011 . Riot police today marched on the last remaining protesters at Occupy Denver’s camp and were met with chants of ‘peaceful!' and ‘shameful!’. Dozens of police advanced on the cluster of demonstrators supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement at the Colorado State... | Dozens of police advanced on Colorado protesters and some were arrested .
Officers used plastic ties on wrists, dragged others and lead away some .
Occupy Denver is part of international Occupy Wall Street movement . |
eb4eb83e74bcfd8c14e254fb265ae4e792b34e0e | By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 07:07 EST, 11 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:47 EST, 11 September 2012 . A remarkable video has emerged showing a marine who has just been shot in the neck managing to run to a rescue helicopter. The incredible footage was captured by a tiny camera strapped on to the body of one of h... | The U.S serviceman was patrolling muddy terrain in Afghanistan when the bullet struck him .
The marine has not been identified, but he made a full recovery . |
eb4ec44accc13654383bce1f590dcec1d99f83bc | As the selection continues for a second jury to re-examine Jodie Arias's sentence, an auction has taken place to raise money for a Phoenix charity by auctioning off her infamous glasses. Described as a 'one-of-a-kind piece of history', the plain glasses were given a starting price on the auction block of $500. After al... | Convicted killer offered the chance to buy her glasses online for $500 .
The glasses ended up raising $980 for a Phoenix food bank . |
eb4ed361308b2142a60aa093bd861a7617fb783f | Tegucigalpa, Honduras (CNN) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to help Honduras and other Central American nations defeat drug traffickers and fight corruption. But at a meeting with Central American presidents in Honduras, Biden stopped short of supporting a proposal that has gained growing attention in th... | NEW: Central American leaders will debate drug legalization on March 24 .
Joe Biden says he supports debate over drug legalization, but U.S. won't change stance .
The vice president says the U.S. shares responsibility for security problems in the region .
Guatemala's president has said he supports decriminalization mea... |
eb4f0840698ca80f97366c514bf43ca25090ea3d | By . Sebastian Shakespeare . Nick Clegg failed to make the 25-mile trip from Westminster to Windsor Castle for a private meeting with the Queen last month, but he has managed to spend a staggering amount on long-haul travel. I hear that in just two months this year the Deputy Prime Minister racked up a bill of more tha... | Deputy Prime Minister spent £54,537 on travel in February, records show .
Has spent £28,692 the previous month, Cabinet Office data suggests .
Cabinet Office says visits helped secure 'hundreds of millions of pounds'
Say costs include all other travel the same month to UK engagements . |
eb4f3fd197148f09306cf8f2402b968aa55a678e | (CNN) -- It has been a long time since a Hollywood movie actually seemed like it could help people suffering from mental illness, their families and those who treat them. That's why I'm so encouraged by the response to "Silver Linings Playbook," which has enjoyed wide critical support since its release last fall -- inc... | Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman: Entertainment industry has long exploited deranged behavior .
"Silver Linings Playbook" shows mental illness in "natural and poignant terms"
Lieberman: We need a reality check against "exaggerated fears" of mental illness . |
eb4f721ac8981fc8fe317de589d35b5ee84449b0 | The mother of a five-year-old girl paralyzed by the enterovirus has spoken out about the hell of watching her young daughter battle the deadly illness. Kinley Galbreath, from Hamilton, has spent the past three weeks in intensive care at Children's of Alabama, where she remains on a ventilator paralyzed from her arms t... | Kinley Galbreath, from Hamilton, is in intensive care at Children's of Alabama .
The little girl remains on a ventilator paralyzed from her arms to her legs .
Mom Kim Nichols has remained by Kinley's side for the past three weeks .
She said her daughter is only able to communicate by wiggling her toes .
Kinley's doctor... |
eb4fe579ffcf04d8c3a44c153e6f7a3aa7efa8f4 | Talk about seventh heaven. A Southern Baptist minister and his wife have staged a bed-in on the roof of their church to encourage parishioners to put the zing back in their marriages - by having sex for seven days straight. Inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono's infamous protest bed-ins for peace in 1969, Reverend Ed Y... | Reverend Ed Young and his wife Lisa inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono's protest bed-ins for peace . |
eb502aa7509b3781d8dee79ee0687e7d7f6f50e2 | Sleepy or exhausted drivers are in twenty-one percent of deadly car crashes - more so than previously reported, a November study discovered. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety said in a study released this month that researchers looked at 14,268 car crashes that took place for 2009 to 2013 that involved a car being ... | Sleepy or exhausted drivers are in twenty-one percent of deadly car crashes, a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study said .
The study projected sleepy drivers are in 6,400 deadly car crashes across the country each year . |
eb5045e7ee421bcf53821d22d5eac89c750ba392 | (CNN) -- Anthony Khoury and his family were in the living room of their home in Washington, Illinois, on Sunday when his father thought he heard a helicopter flying over head. When they turned to look out the window, they saw a tornado barreling through their neighborhood -- one of dozens spawned by a severe weather sy... | Anthony Khoury captured an incredible video of a tornado sweeping through his neighborhood .
This tornado was one of dozens that occurred across the Midwest on Sunday .
Khoury says the storm left many parts of his neighborhood destroyed . |
eb50576e5e34f1f7a39a6cdfc81e361382f1576d | Mayflower, Arkansas (CNN) -- Janet Copeland and her husband, Richard, both say they agree almost all the time, with one exception: The Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's health care legislation. "We're kind of split on that one," Janet says. "It's one of the few heated discussions we have. Right now, I'm at ... | Janet Copeland remarried says she's using life savings to pay for health insurance premiums .
Copeland and husband disagree about Affordable Care Act .
Conservatives say implementing health care law at state level could bankrupt the country .
Health care law supporters say this election "is the most important in U.S. h... |
eb505f11a2dba4a3a1f10fb4a0d0b2859244baeb | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 07:49 EST, 14 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:32 EST, 14 November 2013 . A college student who was left with a paralyzed face after being diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy found an inspiring way to deal with the condition, using it for a Halloween costume mimicking 'not-impressed' gymnast ... | Leslie Barrett was struck down with Bell's Palsy in August .
A friend posted on Facebook how she looked like gymnast Maroney .
She said dressing up as the gymnast has helped her cope with condition . |
eb50af4300b1234d82fa216196e00d43c1b223f2 | One former . drugs cheat, Justin Gatlin, ran the quickest 100 metres time in the . world this year on Thursday night, while another, Tyson Gay, made his . comeback with 9.93secs in second place. Despite . a night featuring some stellar performances, this was ultimately a sad . night for track and field at the Diamond L... | Gatlin ran a year-best 9.80 seconds in the 100m in Switzerland .
Gay clocked 9.93, he ran 9.79 at the same venue a year ago . |
eb516e5d8dd0711eab9ff173a8b609e8749ffbbc | Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic has celebrated its inaugural Dreamliner flight with the first ever gig to be live streamed over the Atlantic Ocean. UK chart toppers Rudimental and electronic music duo Gorgon City performed for an exclusive audience of fans and guests aboard the Boeing 787 and thousands of viewers... | UK acts performed for passengers and viewers watching online .
Gig took place at 35,000ft on flight from London to Atlanta .
Virgin will fly the Dreamliner between Heathrow and US destinations .
Commercial service begins with route to Boston on Tuesday . |
eb519a5b81f22d30e2093deefaf1711b440e71ac | (CNN) -- Since the moment Barack Obama took office, he has made a concerted effort to speak directly to the Muslim world. Election posters hang on the exterior of many buildings in Tripoli, Lebanon, last week. Even his inauguration address sent a new and different message from the United States: . "To the Muslim world,... | Lebanon elections on June 7 could bring Hezbollah to power, says CNN's Cal Perry .
That would shake President Obama's efforts toward Mideast peace, Perry says .
Obama plans to give major speech to Muslim world on June 4 in Egypt .
Will Obama champion democracy, given the situation in Lebanon, Perry asks . |
eb51b819d2958a452964fed0f11129b0fb78f0bb | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Barack Obama, who shot from obscurity to fame based on a single speech and then captured the White House in a campaign marked by soaring rhetoric, delivered a restrained, sober inaugural address Tuesday. American patriot Thomas Paine seems to have informed some of the spirit of President Obama's in... | Only whispers of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. heard in speech .
American patriot Thomas Paine seems to have been an influence .
Other noted references: President Kennedy, Shakespeare and Abraham from Bible . |
eb5206afe34599f1b7e0a0b27179a17b41718013 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 08:27 EST, 4 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:39 EST, 5 July 2013 . Set in the Caribbean, Richard Branson's holiday home Necker Island is a by-word for luxury and has played host to a vast array of A-list celebrities and royalty. But the 74-acre paradise was severely damaged in a 2011 fire ... | Necker Island's Great House burned down in 2011 after an apparent lightning strike .
But two years later, Sir Richard Branson has announced the extensive restructure is almost finished .
The new Great House boasts a 1,500 square feet master bedroom and eight guests rooms .
Each room comes with a balcony, king-size bed ... |
eb520ea2376552350f8881e92c720578e31e2699 | Crime gangs who fill up containers in their vans with stolen fuel to sell on on the black market are putting motorists' lives at risk, police warned today. They say hundreds of thousands of pounds worth . of petrol and diesel is being stolen from fuel stations around the . country. Officers fear many people could be ki... | City of London Police's National Fraud Intelligence Bureau warns of gangs .
They use rented vans filled with plastic water containers to transport fuel .
They pay with corporate fuel cards which don't have chip and pin .
National problem costs garages hundreds of thousands of pounds a year . |
eb5232f5ff92dfe46ee2ffbbcf773575f0e07a7d | Nigel Farage has revealed his love for ‘team Europe’ in a bizarre ‘party political broadcast’ released ahead of the start of the Ryder Cup tomorrow. The Eurosceptic party leader urges the public to ‘swing for Europe’ as the continent's best golfers go head to head with America’s top players in Gleneagles, Scotland. In ... | UKIP leader says 'swing for Europe' ahead of golf showdown tomorrow .
In bizarre 'party political broadcast' he reveals his 'love' for the continent .
It comes ahead of his speech to the UKIP conference in Doncaster tomorrow . |
eb5253d83d398bb25d173dbf7123c1692474c1a3 | By . John Drayton . Stoke player Phil Bardsley has married partner and former glamour model Tanya Robinson. Bardsley, 28, tied the knot with 31-year-old Robinson on Saturday before the newly-wed couple jetted off to Los Angeles for their honeymoon. Robinson, one of FHM's original High Street Honeys, tweeted photos of t... | Bardsley married Robinson on Saturday before jetting off to Los Angeles for their honeymoon .
The 28-year-old defender signed for Stoke City last month after leaving Sunderland . |
eb5307c0bcb03fb38d5fa127c5a972ae1b2fa845 | BUNNELL, Florida (CNN) -- Faith Coleman had no health insurance when she learned she had cancer, but she describes her battle with the illness as "one of the absolute greatest blessings" of her life. Faith Coleman's ordeal as an uninsured cancer patient drove her to help others without health insurance. "Having kidne... | Faith Coleman was uninsured when she found out she had kidney cancer .
Her experience inspired her to help others with similar financial, health issues .
She co-founded a free clinic in Florida to help the uninsured access health care . |
eb54828c9d51d61932994e5a6244476f00fda68a | (CNN) -- Meet football's answer to Tintin. He was the silver-haired striker whose goals propelled Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain to European glory. Eric Castel was a hero to boys across the continent, his exploits at the Camp Nou and the Parc des Princes cementing his status as a football and comic book icon. And ah... | Eric Castel was a comic book hero who starred for Barcelona and PSG .
Castel was first seen in 1973 in the form of German player Max Falk .
Comic book hero graced 15 editions, running from 1979 to 1992 .
Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain play each other in Champions League this week . |
eb54a19c7a9347ddfb848cd8d8917d0d65eebde6 | By . Nina Golgowski . PUBLISHED: . 11:18 EST, 18 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:36 EST, 18 December 2012 . A woman has been charged with felony animal cruelty after she allegedly tied a pit bull puppy behind her ex-husband's car before he unwittingly dragged the dog behind him for a mile along a highway. Benetta Joh... | Benetta Johnson, 41, is arrested after she allegedly tied the dog to her ex-husband's truck in a bid to secretly return the gifted dog at night .
Driver Victor Washington said he never saw the dog before taking off on the morning of November 21, dragging it for more than a mile behind him .
Washington says he hopes he'... |
eb54ddf3b30a42c9b65b7c3e179058153fb2dfae | Paul Robinson may have left Tottenham more than six years ago – but he proved he is still a favourite among the White Hart Lane fans. Robinson spent four years in north London before leaving for Blackburn and made an appearance back at the Lane for Ledley King’s testimonial. And the former England No 1 made sure he got... | Goalkeeper playing in Ledley King's testimonial at White Hart Lane .
Robinson did a similar thing while playing for Tottenham in 2008 . |
eb5516c53cc3fd2f129e34a68c65b01a30ad586e | Members of the Saudi royal family 'knowingly and directly' aided al Qaeda in the run up to the attacks on September 11, lawyers for families of victims of the attack claim in a lawsuit. A brief filed Tuesday refers to sworn statements by Zacarias Moussaoui, often called the 20th hijacker, claiming he met members of the... | A brief filed in court cites sworn statements from Zacarias Moussaoui that he tracked donations from members of the royal family .
He also claims to have met family members including former ambassadors to the US Prince Turki al Faisal and Prince Bandar bin Sultan .
The Saudi embassy to the US called Moussaoui a 'derang... |
eb553eb0303a69c53478d48a5331f8f46272a042 | (CNN) -- He may be on the verge of signing for Barcelona, but it looks like Luis Suarez won't be returning to football action anytime soon after FIFA upheld his ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup in Brazil. The world governing body suspended the Uruguayan bad boy for nine international gam... | FIFA rejects appeal made by Uruguay striker Luis Suarez after he bit an opponent .
Suarez can still make one more appeal, to the Court of Arbitration for Sport .
Suarez received an international ban and a suspension for any football activity .
FIFA's decision comes as Suarez is reportedly on the verge of signing for Ba... |
eb557c8848cd73acfb1e76ee990c72dccb233710 | (CNN) -- Hours before 22 U.S. embassies and consulates were to close for a day, President Barack Obama met with top security leaders Saturday to review the situation that led to the unprecedented move. A U.S. global travel alert remained in place amid fears that al Qaeda may launch attacks in the Middle East, North Afr... | NEW: 22 U.S. embassies, consulates are closed .
NEW: President Obama meets with committee of security heads to review the situation .
The State Department issues a global travel alert on possible al Qaeda attacks .
Sources say al Qaeda is in final planning stages of unspecified plot . |
eb558e2c1fdf3c79a33e2f58ee9c4423bbf5cf82 | By . Ian Drury . Police in Manchester admit the city centre is now ‘too dangerous’ after midnight because of the mayhem caused by Labour’s 24-hour drinking laws. Public safety can no longer be guaranteed because of rocketing alcohol-fuelled violence, said a senior officer. Inspector Ian Hanson said continental-style li... | Manchester police warns the city centre is not safe after midnight .
Inspector warns the 24-hour drinking laws are to blame for 'chaos'
There are too many incidents and too few officers after cuts, say force . |
eb566ca4073ae0e1552dc22a2817b2b0a0e98952 | Ed Miliband's decision to make the NHS the central theme of Labour’s general election campaign was dealt a series of heavy blows yesterday. Two former Labour health secretaries raised fears about the strategy, and new figures showed a dramatic surge in public satisfaction with the Health Service – especially among Labo... | Ed Miliband attacked Tories over handling of the health service in speech .
But figures show support for NHS is high - especially among Labour voters .
Party veteran Alan Johnson also warned against NHS doom-mongering .
Meanwhile Wales NHS - which Miliband wants to copy - misses targets . |
eb56b0621fd290faab346592eb3f2d5dd948f5a2 | Mario Balotelli showed a high level of maturity against West Ham on Saturday during a clash with goalkeeper Adrian. The Italian striker, who lost his temper on several occasions during his first spell in the Premier League with Manchester City, managed to keep his cool and refused to be embroiled in a public spat with ... | West Ham goalkeeper confronted Mario Balotelli after a late challenge by the Liverpool forward .
Balotelli kept his cool by refusing to react to an angry Adrian .
Both players were booked for the part they played in the incident .
Liverpool fell to a surprise 3-1 defeat against the Hammers at Upton Park . |
eb581838257d47da5300dd5526ff5c253b1f26b6 | The Supreme Court delivered a Christmas present to Arizona DREAMers. You remember the DREAMers. This is one of the few cohorts of illegal immigrants who are actually innocent of wrongdoing since they were brought here as children by their parents. Although many DREAMers are reluctant to acknowledge this fact, it's the ... | Ruben Navarrette: Supreme Court gave an early Christmas gift to Arizona DREAMers .
The estimated 22,000 DREAMers in the state can finally apply for a driver's license .
He says DREAMers are innocent of any wrongdoing and are loyal to the U.S.
Navarrette: They're not here to subvert our way of life, but to join it and c... |
eb582c56dcc7fe230b67246c97d4e47efe6d321c | The BBC has spied on the email accounts of its staff 140 times in the past five years, MailOnline can reveal today. Staff in an internal unit known as the BBC Investigations Service have snooped on employees’ accounts to probe alleged criminal activity including assault, fraud, theft, bribery and harassment. Requests f... | BBC Investigations Service staff have snooped on employees' accounts .
Probing alleged criminal activity including theft, bribery and harassment .
Also looked at alleged computer misuse and malicious communications .
21 incidences in 2013, 30 in 2012, 40 in 2011, 24 in 2010 and 25 in 2009 . |
eb5872e53f1b7a704fb62a12ef2622f8b2845944 | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 16:36 EST, 6 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:59 EST, 6 February 2013 . Indian villagers beat a leopard and hanged it from a tree after the beast savaged three people in the state of Assam. These photos were taken yesterday in the village of Choriyakhola Bisiondoi in the Golokgunj area, wh... | The animal had savaged three people in their home in Assam, India .
Villagers hunted and attacked it, roping it to a tree .
The three family members were 'seriously injured' |
eb58e0b19a6c3edbfa1a86228f71673e34044da8 | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 12:51 EST, 17 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:02 EST, 17 July 2013 . Lavish lifestyle: Bruce Wasserstein, who passed away in 2009 aged 61, left behind a complicated personal life and billion-dollar fortune . The mistress of late billionaire Bruce Wasserstein is fighting to get their love ... | Erin McCarthy launched the legal bid on behalf of her five-year-old daughter Sky last year .
Trustees of Wasserstein estate offer a share of the beachfront property's value instead .
Wasserstein's sprawling Hamptons' estate is on 26 acres and next to Jerry Seinfeld's mansion . |
eb58f0002752b3a95128abb21c9766158889353c | The step-mother of Simon Cowell's pregnant, married lover has called the news of her shock pregnancy 'beautiful' and a 'blessing'. While the X Factor guru's representatives refused to confirm the pregnancy, Rosy Davis, who is married to Lauren Silverman's father Steven, said: 'We are all excited for the baby.' Speakin... | Andrew Silverman files for divorce from wife Lauren - as friends reveal his parents never attended their wedding .
Lauren Silverman was already pregnant when her estranged husband filed papers . |
eb5941b5685fb51c77ad24bee94eadc3eaf93580 | With the cost of watching Premier League football spiralling out of control, Tottenham season-ticket holders could be forced to pay up to £90 per match this coming season. While some clubs have frozen their prices for the 2014-15 campaign, prices in the Premier League remain among the highest in world football the most... | Tottenham's £1895 season ticket works out at £90.24 per game .
Arsenal's most expensive season ticket costs £77.42 per match .
Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool all under £50 .
West Brom's most expensive season ticket works out at £24.16 per match .
Over 50% of Premier League clubs raised season ticket p... |
eb5955786bda212571827e3606d5a8a390ed4beb | By . Sunni Upal . Follow @@RSUpal . As World Cup fever continues to sweep across the United States, millions of Americans will wake up on Tuesday ready to cheer on Jurgen Klinsmann's side in their last-16 showdown with Belgium. After a dramatic late win over Ghana, USA were denied at the death by Portugal - a game whic... | USA take on Belgium in World Cup second round in Salvador .
Belgium won all three games to finish top of Group H .
Jurgen Klinsmann's team came second in Group G behind Germany .
USA looking to reach quarter-final as they did at 2002 World Cup .
American public gripped by World Cup fever ahead of last-16 showdown . |
eb596305fd81ebf94c6da934aeaee62bdd6e563a | (CNN) -- Last year, Gideons International distributed more than 84 million printed copies of the Bible around the world to students, hospitals, members of the military and, of course, hotels, where they are a ubiquitous sight in bedside tables. Starting this month, however, the InterContinental Hotels Group is moderniz... | Hotel Indigo in England may be the first to replace bedside Bibles with Kindles .
Gideons International, which gives out 84 million Bibles a year, supports the project .
A Bible costs Gideons $5 to print and distribute; a Kindle in the UK costs about $139 .
Stolen Kindles will be charged to the guest's credit card . |
eb59d5073114c0aa1b395270cddfc1ded29f9e32 | By . James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 18:42 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:25 EST, 17 October 2013 . David Cameron is set to pack the House of Lords with yet more cronies . David Cameron is set to pack the House of Lords with more cronies and failed politicians despite the number of peers already approaching 1,00... | Government sources say that yet another list of appointments is due .
But constitutional experts say move is 'unsustainable'
Lords has loosened restrictions on its taxpayer-funded budget . |
eb59d8eae3cf443814a3d22503a9c50afcb7eb27 | Niki Taylor knew getting divorced could be a painful experience – but nothing prepared her for the heartbreak she endured when her ex-husband secretly gave away her beloved pet dog. Niki, 39, was so distraught at losing Dolly the doberman that she has launched a remarkable nationwide hunt to find her pet. She has alrea... | Niki Taylor's husband secretly gave away pet dog after divorce this year .
It was agreed Simon Taylor would look after Dolly while Niki found a home .
When she suffered a knee injury in April the arrangement was extended .
In September he wouldn't let her see dog and she found Dolly was rehomed .
She has launched a nat... |
eb5add054b13636c87f9f82696091f9dd6abdf41 | By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 09:05 EST, 11 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:05 EST, 11 October 2013 . An overweight shepherdess who kept being outrun by her sheep can now keep up with the flock after losing six stone. Sadie James, 39, tipped the scales at 20st after years of eating rich dairy products like cheese. H... | Sadie began gaining weight in her teens by over-indulging in dairy foods .
The shepherdess reached 20st and couldn't keep up with her flock .
Doesn't use a sheepdog, instead rounding up her pedigree sheep herself .
Was put on a NHS funded diet and cut down on her beloved cheese .
Now weighs 13st 8lbs and has gone from ... |
eb5ae9b81f162f46db0a460eca2e04123deea45f | New York (CNN) -- The New York Police Department has the capability to "take down" threatening airplanes, Commissioner Raymond Kelly said in an interview broadcast on CBS's "60 Minutes" Sunday night. Asked by interviewer Scott Pelley whether he is satisfied with the handling of potential aerial threats, Kelly responded... | NEW: Bloomberg says NYPD "has a lot of capabilities that you don't know about "
Kelly: "In an extreme situation, we would have some means to take down a plane"
There was no comment on the technology that would be used in such a situation .
More than $3 billion has been spent on New York City counterterrorism measures . |
eb5b1e1bf036eb99c60771a4feec9e73e24e92ef | By . Andrew Levy . Hundreds of teachers are spending all or part of their time on union work, costing taxpayers £15million a year. Some union representatives are paid teaching salaries of up to £70,000 yet many have not taken a class for years, a survey has shown. Their salaries are paid by local authorities and school... | Survey shows hundreds of teachers spending time on union work .
Department for Education says it will investigate the claims .
NUT chief says union reps are essential but will cooperate with review . |
eb5b702ffb00919d5239b4b7d8c6537c04466744 | Sir Stuart Rose: The former M&S boss has told firms to stand up to militants . The former boss of Marks & Spencer yesterday told firms to show some ‘backbone’ and stand up to anti-capitalist protests over the Government’s work experience scheme. Sir Stuart Rose, who started out shelf-stacking and sweeping floors 40 ye... | Sir Stuart Rose said it was 'baffling' anyone would complain about the scheme .
Socialist Right To Work group has led protests . |
eb5b82a4b3dbe82de81b5621de1db6d053e12dbd | By . Associated Press . UPDATED: . 16:09 EST, 6 March 2012 . In the last two days of his life, Tyler Clementi visited his roommate's Twitter page 38 times and saved screen shots of two messages posted there. One proclaimed that the roommate saw Mr Clementi ‘making out with a dude’. The other ‘dared’ friends to use a we... | Roommate Dharun Ravi is fighting bias charges that could put him in jail . |
eb5bd0e6d29648746171de2e28431a9c0908924a | (CNN) -- Maria de Villota, who has been a pioneer for women in Formula One, has died aged 33. The Spaniard, who was a reserve driver for the Marussia team during the 2012 season, was found dead in a hotel room in Seville, according to local media reports. De Villota, the daughter of former F1 driver Emilio de Villota, ... | Former Formula One test driver Maria de Villota has died aged 33 .
Local media reported De Villota was found in a hotel room in Seville .
De Villota is the daughter of former F1 driver Emilio de Villota .
She lost her right eye during a crash at a Marussia test event in June 2012 . |
eb5bf38dc9bd425f5c6ee5f315ced4e2c09efbd4 | Martin Odegaard is set to make his Real Madrid debut this week despite being taken off at half-time while playing for the reserves on Saturday. The 16-year-old struggled to show off his skills on a rain-sodden pitch as Real Madrid Castilla were held to a 1-1 draw at Amorebieta. Martin Odegaard made his second appearanc... | Martin Odegaard set to make Real Madrid debut against Shalke .
Teenager expected to be named in Champions League match-day squad .
He would become the youngest player ever to appear in the competition . |
eb5c220ebe40a9f65a98c86df7b7913e5cf9f77c | (CNN) -- [CAUTION: Read no further if you're not up to date on "Doctor Who."] . Some critics have called Peter Capaldi's first season as "Doctor Who" one of the best since the series relaunched eight years ago, and it looks like it's ready to go out with a bang. Last week's episode had one of the greatest twists ever f... | The stakes couldn't be higher for "Doctor Who" in the season finale .
The Doctor's current companion, Clara, as played by Jenna Coleman, may not stay .
Michelle Gomez was recently revealed as ... (spoiler alert!) |
eb5c7a76ef058e8e0af04ba592de19cb17cfd143 | By . Hamish Mackay . Follow @@H_Mackay . Jose Mourinho has said that Chelsea are a stronger side this season without David Luiz, and they will only miss him on a personal level. The Brazilian defender moved to PSG this summer for £50m, making him the world's most expensive defender, but the Chelsea manager has claimed ... | Chelsea are stronger without David Luiz, says Jose Mourinho .
The Brazilian defender signed for PSG this summer for £50m .
Mourinho says John Terry and Gary Cahill were always first choice .
Manager also said Cesc Fabregas will take Chelsea in a 'new direction' |
eb5cb0d271a6abd03fa1a68646558f3c3ede1ab0 | By . Paul Sims . Last updated at 10:56 PM on 26th August 2011 . Cruel: Sarah Semple, from Lancaster, starved and beat the eight-year-old girl. She was jailed for nine months . A girl of eight was starved, beaten and forced to do chores in the freezing cold by her stepmother while her university professor father did not... | Sarah Semple, 36, jailed for nine months .
Girl found covered in bruises and bald patch on her head where hair was ripped out . |
eb5ce7eb97a4fd137e37eafd037551f1302c5624 | By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 09:03 EST, 9 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:03 EST, 9 May 2013 . On trial: Eddy Shah is accused of repeatedly raping a teenage girl in luxury hotels . A teenager was asked to have Eddy Shah's baby after she was repeatedly raped by the newspaper tycoon, a court heard today. Shah is alleged to ... | Prostitute Susan Davies asked teenager to get pregnant, Old Bailey hears .
Woman says Shah wanted sex with her alone but Davies did not let her . |
eb5cfe74145d22af3935c142b4b235ec7efb91c0 | (CNN) -- Producer's note: CNN Ideas has covered everything from mapping the human brain to 4-D printing. We've even looked at cool robots because, well, they're cool robots. But when we stumbled on Durex's Fundawear -- a long-distance, app-controlled underwear stimulator -- we simply had to investigate. The developers ... | 'Fundawear' contain vibrating sensors that can be controlled wirelessly .
The underwear comes with a smartphone app for remote-controlled, um, fun . |
eb5d5ef5dee1cf5be366a884a7562bedd132736c | The cosmetics section of any department store anywhere in the world might usually be the first thing you encounter when you walk through the door, but in China it's often a mirror maze on a vast and dazzling scale. There are serried ranks of demonstrations as shop assistants jostle for attention armed with French moist... | In China, cosmetics now outstrips groceries as the biggest selling item in its department stores .
In 2013, Chinese women, and increasingly men, spent 162.5 billion yuan ($26 billion) on cosmetics .
Japan's annual beauty and personal care market is still the largest in the region at about $50bn .
But China's 150 millio... |
eb5d8ed9b6a5e1c19209771c064c424c86f50942 | (CNN) -- Two monorail trains at Walt Disney World collided early Sunday, killing a 21-year-old driver. A 2 a.m. ET monorail crash at Disney World killed one person, a park spokesman said. A witness said one of the trains rammed into the back of a stationary train about 2 a.m. at the resort's Ticket and Transport Center... | Driver identified as Austin Wuennenberg, 21 .
Eight people were aboard, including family of six .
Crash occurred about 2 a.m. at Ticket and Transport Center .
Witness says one monorail train rammed into a stationary train . |
eb5dc80a385dfe923de20c5810a218c70ac379a0 | When it comes to having a sense of adventure, there are few cats that can match Millie. Not even wild mountain cats. For Millie is a domestic feline who just loves scrambling up mountains and boulders in her native Utah with owner Craig Armstrong, who originally wrote about his relationship with Millie on backcountry.c... | Millie is a domestic feline to loves scrambling up peaks in her native Utah .
She was adopted as a kitten by keen mountaineer Craig Armstrong .
He takes her on weekend expeditions up mountains and along trails . |
eb5dc8e3e05fc78249a8732b9849355f18093c8e | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 11:46 EST, 29 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:06 EST, 30 October 2012 . Tony Blair proposed an elected president for Europe yesterday. The former prime minister, who would be a leading candidate for such a post, said a president was needed as part of a ‘gra... | Former Prime Minister claims a 'big post held by one person' would make voters feel closer to Brussels .
Head of European Central Bank insisted Brussels must have direct say in national budgets .
UKIP leader Nigel Farage hopes Mr Blair's 'ambitions will be dashed' |
eb5e489ee10ecde0a3da055be5c6d9250daa7b51 | By . Toni Jones . PUBLISHED: . 12:04 EST, 24 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:54 EST, 24 September 2013 . Just 24 hours earlier, she had rallied the faithful by proclaiming she would be 'more than a dress' in the battle for Number 10. But today Justine Miliband laid aside the austere black frock she picked for her ad... | Leader's wife has vowed to speak out in run-up to 2015 general election .
She has given a series of speeches at Labour party conference in Brighton .
Strategists order cheesey photo opportunities in city centre and on beach .
Chose a £245 jacquard floral dress for day two of the conference . |
eb5e54f737f561d46071059702af5c8fa0e32e28 | Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- During the past two weeks, millions of Brazilians have taken to the streets to protest years of dissatisfaction and discontent with their government. What started as a student mobilization transformed day by day to incorporate professionals, the middle class, and residents of the favelas, or ... | The protests in Brazil include a broad spectrum of the population .
About 6% of Brazilians live in slums known as favelas .
They want more security and health clinics .
The middle class is upset about corruption and wasteful spending . |
eb5e80ad8cc9f7175b93ab00d2ecdfe850577ae7 | (CNN) -- A jury has found five men guilty of conspiring to kill soldiers at Fort Dix, New Jersey, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office said Monday. Five men were accused in a plot to kill soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey. The defendants were acquitted of attempted murder charges but face life in prison. The jur... | Five men were convicted of plotting to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix .
The men could receive life in prison .
Sixth man pleaded guilty to reduced charge of providing firearms to illegal aliens .
Three brothers allegedly involved in the plot were in the U.S. illegally . |
eb5f530fcee9cb01d58ac46a5edff2ae90492ab4 | Romanians come second on the list of foreign nationals arrested by police for serious crimes, police have revealed. Nearly 28,000 have been held for serious offences in London over the past five years, including violence and sex crimes. That is the equivalent of 15 Romanians being held by the police every day. There ar... | Romanians came second on the list of foreign nationals arrested by police .
Poles came top in the list but there are half a million in the UK .
Figures will cause concern ahead of relaxing of border controls next year .
Romanian prime minister said his compatriots will 'not rush' to Britain . |
eb5f5c2d7e3382fa6e707aecf75cd59473ef86ad | (CNN) -- Roger Federer will resume his rivalry with Australia's Lleyton Hewitt when the two tennis superstars play in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle on Sunday. Federer, who has an incredible 76-1 record on grass since 2003, reached his third ATP Tour final of the year with a 7-6 6-3 win over German Philipp... | Roger Federer to face Lleyton Hewitt in final of ATP tournament in Halle .
Federer will be seeking his sixth title in the German grass court event .
Sam Querrey and Mardy Fish reach all-American final at Queen's Club . |
eb5f640bd8c199353a89f967d3ea02cbf04eba48 | By . John Drayton . Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his battle for full fitness ahead of the new Ligue 1 season as Paris Saint-Germain trained in Hong Kong. The French champions are preparing to face local side Kitchee on Tuesday and the former Barcelona forward will hoping to play some part after a football-free summer. ... | Ibrahimovic trained with the rest of the PSG squad on Monday .
The French champions are preparing to face local side Kitchee .
Laurent Blanc's side are beginning a pre-season tour of Asia . |
eb6005ca496fe1d659e4b4d76560e914af87e3fc | England batsman Jonathan Trott will continue to try to revive his Test career on his first overseas tour since leaving the Ashes in Australia with stress issues just over a year ago. The 33-year-old is captain of a 15-man England Lions squad, which begins a month-long tour of South Africa on Monday. Trott will lead the... | Jonathan Trott will captain England Lions on their South Africa tour .
The 33-year-old is making tentative steps to return to international cricket .
Trott left last winter's Ashes tour early with a stress-related illness .
He says he 'needs to do his time' with Lions before returning to full squad . |
eb602dd764811e32bc2aefc61596cf97d285847a | The armed robber who escaped from prison after his Russian lover hijacked a helicopter and airlifted him out of the jail exercise yard is appealing to have one of the conditions of his parole changed, lifting a ban on the pair from having any contact. John Killick and Lucy Dudko pulled off one of Australia's most notor... | John Killick escaped prison in 1999 when his girlfriend Lucy Dudko hijacked a helicopter and forced the pilot to land in the prison yard .
Pair were on the run from authorities until they were arrested 45 days later .
As part of his parole conditions, they were banned from seeing each other until 2022 .
Killick is appe... |
eb608f32c91f5dd8e52fae58dce4e661693920ef | By . Mail Online Reporter . The family members of the East Texas mortician who inspired the movie 'Bernie' have hit out at him after he was let out of prison. Marjorie Nugent's family want to go before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to persuade . the court that Bernie Tiede should be sent back to prison. However, ... | Marjorie Nugent's family want to appear before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals against Bernie Tiede's release .
Tiede was given a life .
sentence in 1999 for shooting 81-year-old Nugent four times before .
hiding her body in her freezer in Carthage .
Interest in the case surged after the .
2011 release of the movie... |
eb609fa5c89681a88b8d4074213f3b8bc4441518 | The bombing mission targeting a German munitions factory had been a success, but Second World War pilot Charlie Brown's attempts to get home safely seemed doomed to failure. His B-17F bomber had been attacked by no fewer than 15 planes - leaving one of his crew dead and six wounded; 2nd Lt Brown himself had been knocke... | Charlie Brown's B-17F bomber had come under fire from 15 enemy planes during successful mission .
Franz Stigler pursued it, but when he saw the damage he let it fly home to safety, guided by the moral code laid down by his commanding officer . |
eb60b58f70599dab0ce578e5bccb0cb9c616bf01 | If you’ve experienced the frustration of sitting in traffic while trying catch a flight, then one company has a solution; ditch the taxi and get a helicopter. Gotham Air has just launched an on-demand service that effectively works like an ‘Uber for helicopters’, promising to get you from helipad to airport in six minu... | The newly-launched service in New York costs an average of $219 (£144)
Helicopter ordered on an app can take travellers to JFK or Newark Airport .
If a helicopter is grounded for weather reasons, a Tesla will be offered . |
eb60ee405c76511aef975524c71be87cf0e9a8f2 | (CNN) -- A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely at a military base in Yuma, Arizona, on Friday with what passengers described as a 3-foot hole in the fuselage of the Boeing 737. "I heard a loud popping sound about three or four minutes before it blew open on us," passenger Greg Hansen told CNN. "(Then) a big explosi... | NEW: A 3- to 4-foot hole is discovered in the plane's fuselage .
NEW: Passenger commends pilots for their control of the situation .
The flight was en route from Phoenix to Sacramento .
It made a rapid descent from 36,000 feet to 11,000 feet . |
eb617996facef49e50945c4ff0bd45c5eb967483 | By . Corey Charlton . An Australian lawn bowls player attempted to escape Glasgow's infamous weather in the confines of a box meant for players' bags. Kelvin Kerkow was spotted by TV Cameras spilling out of the container with the lid resting on his head. The 45-year-old took most of the attention away from England's Co... | Australian lawn bowls player hopped in to a box to avoid a soaking .
TV cameras spotted Kelvin Kerkow peeping out .
Incident took place during match between England and Scotland . |
eb619b96fbd893760b734807b4a572e8914c462a | By . Richard Hartley-parkinson and Anthony Bond . Last updated at 5:51 PM on 10th February 2012 . A teenager has been found strangled in a flat above a shop after neighbours reported hearing a disturbance. Police found Cheryl Tariah's body after being called to the first floor of an east London flat. A post mortem reve... | Post mortem reveals that Cheryl Tariah was strangled . |
eb61a8c887fdef23c7498787dffd7e60837a9b77 | It is a mystery that has gone unsolved for more than 140 years since Charles Darwin noticed something peculiar about domesticated mammals. But now scientists think they know why domestic species tend to have certain characteristics that accompany their tameness, such as floppier ears, patches of white fur, and more juv... | A study led by Humboldt University of Berlin claims that a a group of embryonic stem cells called the neural crest, link traits in tame animals .
Charles Darwin first noted that domesticated mammals share a strange mixture of characteristics such as floppier ears and white patches of fur .
The modern scientists' hypoth... |
eb6211c5c0309fff8e1324804ddb4af6d08901a4 | (CNN) -- Three crew members and two passengers were injured Monday when a United Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence, a spokeswoman for the airline said. The captain declared an emergency on United Flight 1676, which was flying from Denver, Colorado, to Billings, Montana, said United's Christen Davis. The fli... | NEW: Five people are taken to hospitals; one remains .
"There was a lot of screaming," a passenger tells a CNN affiliate .
The captain declares a medical emergency on United Flight 1676 .
There were 114 passengers and five crew members onboard . |
eb6266eaa07c313e5838bde33923f03fe843b869 | (CNN) -- In the midst of heated political campaigns and real wars abroad, it is noteworthy that two columnists writing for the most consequential newspaper in the world, The New York Times, took a different tack on Sunday and ended up in the same place: A discussion of sexual nihilism and the modern woman. They are on ... | William Bennett: An erotic trilogy and a HBO series paint discouraging portraits of women .
Bennett: Demoralizing sexual encounters debase both women and men .
He says we should take a piece of advice from the Victorian author George Eliot .
Bennett: Traditional marriage is the place to find true sexual satisfaction . |
eb6315d6ac313c715a5cf0fbf5b87b91e7360356 | Ejected from a glass tube with great force, four shrimps fly through the air at breakneck speed, heading towards a drenching of flour, eggs and breadcrumbs before whizzing towards a flamethrower, where they are flash-grilled to perfection. The crazy cooking technique was developed by the Japanese, and according to the ... | Japanese technique shoots shrimp from pressurised glass tubes .
Four-step process showcases host of gadgets including an egg waterfall .
Things take a bizarre turn with heavy metal soundtrack accompaniment . |
eb631eb0ef708e626fd7094f3346c8d73aa0b374 | Comedian Tracy Morgan made a rare appearance in public on Saturday as he made his way with the help of a cane to a New York City hospital. Nearly eight months after his devastating car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, the 46-year-old still appeared labored as he walked with fiancée Megan Wollover and their daughter Ma... | 30 Rock star has only been seen in public a handful of times since his tragic June crash on the New Jersey Turnpike .
Morgan was seriously injured and his friend, comedian James McNair was killed, when their limo van was struck by a Wal-Mart truck .
Morgan was seen arriving to a New York City hospital with his fiancée ... |
eb6373b79a37fc3efcae3a97d1a3e32bcb933c46 | MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Ike grew from a Category 1 into a menacing Category 4 storm in about six hours Wednesday as it fed on the warm waters of Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. An infrared image from a NOAA satellite shows Ike swirling in the Atlantic on Wednesday night. "Ike is an extremely dan... | NEW: Ike goes from 80-mph winds to 135-mph winds in six hours .
Hanna to pound Bahamas, could regain hurricane strength .
Hanna expected to make U.S. landfall by Friday or Saturday . |
eb63cff4758d136108d40d6834c56a1671596a83 | By . Martin Robinson . Upset: The family of Karen Bacon were called in to say a final goodbye to her in hospital but staff knew she was already dead . A daughter is heartbroken after a hospital said she could say a final goodbye to her mother if she rushed to the ward even though she was already dead. Cheryl Bacon, 35,... | Cheryl Bacon, 35, angry she missed her mother Karen's last moments .
'I promised my mother I would be there when she passed away. I could not believe it when they told me she was already dead', she said .
Hospital says some staff prefer to deliver bad news face to face . |
eb63e602031f9de921a85748b90a7757ab0dc149 | He apparently had surgery to remove a cyst from his ankle, so perhaps Kim Jong-un was searching for more comfortable footwear. Or maybe he was picking out a colourful pair of heels for his good lady. Whatever the reason for his latest 'field guidance' visit, the North Korean leader was paying very close attention at a ... | NK leader inspects footwear from baby wellies to bright-yellow sandals . |
eb646651544f3188792a834730f1f6fb9bd2de49 | Paul Ince has told under-fire Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers to sell summer signing Mario Balotelli in order to improve the struggling side's team spirit. Balotelli, who sealed a £16million move to Anfield in August, has failed to score a Premier League goal since joining. Ince has questioned the 24-year-old's abili... | Mario Balotelli is yet to score a Premier League goal since joining the club .
The Italian joined Liverpool for £16m during the summer transfer window .
Balotelli failed to impress after coming on against Manchester United . |
eb64da4767a82e8039076eb13a3d6da2a8ba9ffb | (CNN) -- It's been more than half a century since the U.S. military executed a service member. Army Pvt. John Bennett was hanged in 1961 at Fort Leavenworth prison in Kansas, convicted of raping and attempting to kill an 11-year-old Austrian girl. The 26-year-old soldier's execution barely made the newspapers, accordin... | Army Pvt. John Bennett executed in 1961 for raping Austrian girl .
Case would probably be controversial today; black soldier's defense was reportedly ineffective .
26-year-old ammunition handler had mental defects not addressed at trial, paper says .
Number of blacks executed in military was disproportionate to whites,... |
eb64fcc07ab08b13ac4779d6c53244afff4d2992 | (CNN) -- A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with a plot to bomb a military recruiting station in retaliation for U.S. forces killing Muslims overseas, authorities said. Antonio Benjamin Martinez, 22, a Muslim convert who also goes by the name Muhammad Hussain, pleaded guilty to use of a weapon of mas... | Man pleads guilty to use of a weapon of mass destruction against federal property .
Antonio Martinez attempted to set off an inert device at a military recruiting center .
If court accepts the plea, Martinez will be sentenced to 25 years in prison . |
eb66f0d1b232a01601622da87d6391229a9db13e | Chinese tourists are expected to flock to Thailand later this week to celebrate Chinese New Year. But far from welcoming the holidaymakers, the Thai tourist board will be handing out etiquette manuals outlining how the holidaymakers are expected to behave, following complaints by locals. The Tourist Authority of Thaila... | Etiquette leaflet will be distributed among visiting Chinese .
At least 90,000 Chinese tourists expected for Chinese New Year .
Chinese tourists were banned from a tourist attraction earlier this month . |
eb670225d2c33457057050f8e09d88e6189960e7 | Scotland is on course to reject independence, the leader of the campaign to save the Union has confidently predicted. Better Together leader Alistair Darling insisted internal campaign research put them comfortably ahead, but he suggested half a million people in Scotland have not decided how to vote with opinion polls... | With four days until polling day, the situation is 'quite fluid', Darling warns .
Better Together leader says canvas returns show a victory for No campaign .
Accuses Alex Salmond of not answering key questions about independence .
Latest raft of opinion polls suggest the result is just too close to call . |
eb6774e30333edbbf16b1ec6e2c2b64e10c998fd | A wealthy British expat described as a ‘sex obsessed Jekyll and Hyde narcissist’ was last night sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder and rape. Robert Dolby, a 74-year-old originally from Romford, Essex, was also portrayed as a ‘lying pervert’ before his conviction at the Alpes-Maritimes Assizes in Nice, in the so... | Robert Dolby, 74, guilty of murder, attempted murder, and rape .
He killed woman and sexually assaulted and strangled another .
Crimes took place in his flat in Beausoleil outside Monaco . |
eb678a34454a9cd7a0256c35729ecd6129baac22 | By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 10:02 EST, 12 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:30 EST, 12 October 2012 . The Hong Kong billionaire playboy who offered nearly £40 million to any man who could turn his homosexual daughter straight, has now said that he hopes the ‘change’ will come naturally. When Cecil Chao found out about... | Property magnate Cecil Chao offered the money despite the fact that his daughter Gigi is married .
After previously denying that she was gay, Mr Chao now hopes the 'change' will come in time . |
eb67dc30fe366a466542b1eabb00f2ede9086b94 | (CNN) -- U.S. lawmakers considering the closure of the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention center will probably be looking at a rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia that focuses on religious re-education for captured jihadists. Ahmed, who took part in a bombing mission in Iraq, said he was a "wiser man" after taki... | U.S. looking at how to close Guantanamo Bay detention center .
One option that may be considered is Saudi rehab program for captured extremists .
Program uses religious teachers to re-educate radicalized Muslims . |
eb6831afcfe17fab02b425ab9b298f05d8e8f6fe | (CNN) -- The U.S. State Department and UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office have urged citizens to cancel travel plans to or within Egypt, amid ongoing protests and renewed violence in the country. Demonstrators have clashed with police and rival demonstrators in Bani Suef, south of Cairo, Asuit and Alexandria following ... | U.S. Department of State upgrades travel alert to travel warning .
U.S. citizen, Andrew Pochter, was killed in knife attack June 28 .
UK urges avoiding demonstrations and large gatherings . |
eb6842b21addb042f0fc664861ed11ed9761aad4 | Washington (CNN) -- The Senate Intelligence Committee received a classified document on Thursday that seeks to justify the administration's policy of targeting Americans overseas via drone attacks, a congressional aide told CNN. The document was demanded by lawmakers, mainly Democrats concerned about secrecy in nationa... | The Senate Intelligence Committee receives the document from the White House .
The panel holds a hearing Thursday on John Brennan's nomination as CIA director .
Brennan has asserted that drone strikes against U.S. enemies are legal .
Democrats and others sought legal rationale for decisions on drone policy . |
eb6881488bc58c73d88bc6dff242d2bbeef43444 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- Police say they are investigating the disappearance of more than $400,000 worth of jewelry from a photo shoot involving Lindsay Lohan in London on June 6. Jewels are missing from an Elle magazine photo shoot of Lindsay Lohan. "Items of jewelry went missing from an Elle photoshoot ... and the ma... | Police are investigating disappearance of jewelry from Lindsay Lohan photo shoot .
Lohan was doing photo spread for Elle magazine .
Magazine: "No reason to believe that Lindsay Lohan was in any way responsible"
Lohan's representative told CNN the actress was "happy to cooperate" |
eb695bf6ad0ca0b1c2372f6fd245519ee0848e44 | (CNN) -- Mo Martin produced the performance of her life to secure her first major title with victory at the Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale Sunday. The 31-year-old secured top spot with a stunning eagle on the final hole to finish one shot clear of Norway's Suzann Pettersen and China's Shanshan Feng. Ranked 99th... | Mo Martin wins the Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale .
Triumph is Martin's first major victory .
Suzann Pettersen of Norway and Feng Shanshan of China a shot further back .
Overnight leader Inbee Park finished fourth . |
eb69a21d695ba2a46d22f28794869fca109a0a8e | BMWs, Range Rovers and hundreds of bikes stolen from suburban driveways have been found in containers bound for Kenya and Cyprus. Hundreds of vehicle parts - some of which appear to belong to 12 BMWs reported as stolen from east London - were found in containers at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk. Five Land Rover Ran... | Five Land Rover Range Rovers found in containers bound for Kenya .
Hundreds of car parts - some of which belong to 12 BMWs - also found .
No arrests have been made in connection which the containers .
But 84 have been arrested in nationwide keyless vehicle theft clampdown .
Police seized 222 vehicles yesterday as part ... |
eb69bc7bbc4b2764fd4095ed5772f629cadca549 | What's black and white, slightly seedy and yours for about £1.50? Meet the newest creation from McDonald's in China, a pair of burgers that could almost be a pun on the ancient Yin-Yang symbol. While some have questioned the rationale behind the multi-coloured meat feast, it appears the answer may lie in a Chinese sayi... | New black and white buns are said to be a pun on a Chinese saying .
Blogger claims meal 'looks - and tastes - like hell' |
eb6a564c3494710700af044f944430a642b2c31c | (CNN) -- Andy Murray is focused on winning his first grand slam title, but the Olympic tennis champion is facing new distractions following his success at London 2012. "Yeah, it's been a bit weird, with people hanging out in front of my hotel room, taking pictures," the world No. 4 said after becoming the first player ... | Andy Murray becomes first man through to third round at the U.S. Open .
Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer eases through to second round .
Eighth seed Janko Tipsarevic recovers from two sets down to go through .
He next faces Brian Baker, who wins first U.S. Open match in seven years . |
eb6a60f542a610d6e004f1ebedd28687a14cdbfc | By . Daniel Martin . PUBLISHED: . 23:49 EST, 21 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:43 EST, 22 March 2013 . Controversial: Homeowners should be given more freedom to improve their properties, planning minister Nick Boles, pictured, has declared . The Planning Minister has been caught on tape saying anyone can take advantage... | Nick Boles wants owners to be able to improve homes without permission .
Reveals plans buried in the Budget will bring make it easier for developers to turn buildings into homes . |
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