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Kim Jong Un orders North Koreans to celebrate his grandmother on Christmas
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 07:15Kim Jong Un is the Grinch who stole Christmas.
Investigators looking at all possibilities for Russian military plane crash
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 07:01Investigators were into every possibility, including a terror attack, Sunday into what brought down a Russian military plane carrying 92 people to Syria that plummeted into the Black Sea after... takeoff.
He goes after the mob; now he's the target
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 04:12Pino Maniaci takes aim at a dartboard covered in mugshots -- 10 of Sicily's most notorious mob bosses.
Fake news sets off Twitter spat between Pakistan, Israel
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 03:03Confrontation between two heavily armed adversaries escalated in response to a fake story posted online
Celebrities Mourn Singer George Michael: 'He Was Such a Brilliant Talent'
Time - 26 Dec 2016 02:22
An outpouring of grief greeted the news that the singer had died at 53Barack Obama Was A Nobody At The 2000 Democratic National Convention
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 21:11President Barack Obama’s political career took off on a rocket ship at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, when his keynote address made him a household name. But things were very different in... 2000, when he actually had trouble getting into the convention after-parties. Obama recently reminded us of this when he sat down with former senior adviser David Axelrod for Axelrod’s podcast, “The Axe Files,” to reflect on his career and his legacy as president. Acquainted with Obama since the 1990s, Axelrod began consulting with the young politician in the early 2000s before joining his presidential campaign and following him to the White House. Axelrod recalledObama’s trip to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, just a few months after the then-state senator had lost the...
Rights group: Oman reverses decision to close newspaper
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 15:30A rights group says an appeals court in Oman has overturned a decision to close the daily newspaper al-Zaman.
Was George Michael Married? British Pop Superstar Had Long-Term Relationships
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 12:25British pop superstar George Michael died Christmas Day from heart failure, leaving fans around the world in shock. The "Last Christmas" singer was 53 years old. During his career spanning over 30... years, Michael was known for run-ins with law and high-profile relationships, including a brief one with American actress Brooke Shields. However, Michael was never married and was not involved with any one at the time of his death.
Baby goes on transplant list at 10:15. At 10:55, a match
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 12:04This 5-month-old has been fighting a rare liver disorder since he was born.
Christmas Typhoon Kills 4, Destroys Homes in Philippines
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 08:35
A powerful typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes, has roared over a congested region near Manila with slightly weaker... but still-strong windsWho Gets George Michael's Money? After Death, Singer's Net Worth, Estate Now Up For Grabs
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 02:40The death of British singer George Michael has prompted many of his fans to take to Twitter to wonder how the award-winning musical icon could have died at the age of 53. But, as has become the norm... with the death of celebrities who earned a fortune during their respective lifetimes, other questions loomed once Michael's death was announced on Christmas afternoon.
Sanders will win the ObamaCare debate
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 18:28The great debate that will be joined in January 2017 will be framed as Sanders and progressives fighting for Medicare-for-all, which would bring more insurance coverage and lower costs to consumers,... versus Republicans fighting for a privatized Medicare that will bring big benefits for big banks, an end to ObamaCare, far higher costs and significantly less insurance coverage to consumers.
It's your duty to laugh at Donald Trump
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 16:06There was a time in the 1980s when I took a decision to be miserable. Four million people were unemployed across Britain, miners and factory workers were being told they were a part of history, and a... selfish form of right-wing politics embodied by Margaret Thatcher had taken hold of my country.
Trump transition team assembles 'war room' to push through Cabinet picks
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 15:43
Donald Trump's transition team is bracing for a fight to confirm the president-elect's Cabinet choices, and they are reportedly assembling a "war room" to make sure it is a battle that goes in their... favor, Politico reports. "Given the insatiable appetite of the public and the media, I think the transition saw this as necessary," one person on the team told Politico anonymously. While Trump's Cabinet nominees will benefit from a friendly Republican-controlled Senate, critics can make the confirmation rough going. "One of the things Americans wanted was a change election, so you have some unconventional candidates," one senior transition official said. Or, as Politico puts it, the task of the war room will be to "convince Americans that the billionaires, generals, donors, and CEOs chosen by...Chinese warships pass Taiwan amid renewed tension
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 15:37
A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry... said of what China has termed a routine exercise. The move comes amid renewed tension over Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its...What went wrong? A withering West
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 15:19How the West is wobbling under the pressures of its neoliberal and geopolitical overreach.
Civilians killed by barrel bombs near Damascus: reports
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 12:26Activists say Syrian government forces target rebel-held areas in Wadi Barada northwest of the capital.
George Michael Top Songs, Videos And Lyrics: Remembering The Ex-Wham! Singer
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 09:48George Michael died "peacefully" at his home in Oxfordshire Sunday aged 53, his family said in a statement. The ex-Wham! singer's cause of death was reportedly a heart failure.
Russia: Focus is on faults, not terror, in plane crash probe
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 06:51A pilot error or a technical fault -- not terrorism -- is likely to be the cause of the plane crash into the Black Sea.
George Michael, Wham lead singer, dead at 53, publicist says
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 06:42British superstar rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop-duo Wham!, and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies
Wham! star, pop music icon dies at age 53
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 02:36British pop star George Michael has died, according to Britain's Press Association (PA) news agency. The musician, who shot to fame with the 1980s duo Wham!, was 53 years old. He went on to have a... successful career. A statement from his publicist said: "It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period."
Aboard a U.S. Eye in the Sky, Staring Down ISIS in Iraq and Syria
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 00:49
Surveillance planes continually gathering data are providing details about the day-to-day actions of the Islamic State and helping guide attacks.A Holiday Gift for Fans From Run the Jewels
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 00:49
The hip-hop duo released their third album, "RTJ3," three weeks early, and for free.Trump taps top aide to pen inaugural speech
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 22:46
Donald Trump is turning to one of his closest aides to being drafting his Inaugural Address. Stephen Miller has been by Trump's side since January of this year, when he joined the presidential... campaign, and has been tasked with preparing the seminal speech, according to Politico. Miller, 31, was previously a top aide to immigration...Of Orgies and Dream Teams (or How to Survive the Trumpocalypse)
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 22:28I have a confession. My wife Kate hates orgies. There, I said it. She hates orgies - doesn't care for them, doesn't want to participate in them, isn't orgy curious - just generally not a fan of... orgies. Kate's primary concern with orgies is that the people she expects would participate would not be of the highest, how do you say... quality. But that got Kate thinking - what if she could choose which people would be in the orgy? So a few years ago, Kate came up with the idea of an Orgy Dream Team™ - essentially a list of people she would need to be involved in the orgy for her to want to participate. Alexander Skarsgård, Idris Elba, and Hud-era Paul Newman all feature highly on any orgy dream team she would want to field. The roster changes frequently, often based on which vampire show...
Seller-Financed Deals Are Putting Poor People in Lead-Tainted Homes
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 21:26
The contracts relieve the true owner of the home of the responsibility for fixing it, and the result is more children with dangerous lead poisoning.Dozens feared dead as boat capsizes in Lake Albert
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 20:37Nine bodies found after tragedy strikes football team and fans in Africa's seventh largest lake, Uganda news media say.
Is Team Trump instructing this New Year's Grinch OFAC to destroy JCPOA?
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 18:33OFAC is expected to do its part after 1/20/2017 and last July's removed Iran sanctions may be re-imposed in addition to other new Iran sanctions ideas coming out of some anti-Iran Congressional... offices.
Inmates Escape by Removing Toilet From Jail Wall
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 18:19
The early-Christmas Day escape was prompted by a water leak behind a toilet.Czech President Links Europe Attacks to Migration Wave
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 17:39
The Czech president has linked recent attacks in Europe to the ongoing influx of migrants escaping war-torn, poverty-stricken countriesMust-See Visualizations And Investigations From The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 17:03This year saw a contentious presidential election, public health catastrophes and disease outbreaks, a massive humanitarian crisis and a continuation of the national conversation about policing and... the justice system. The Huffington Post’s data team tackled these issues and morewith analysis and visualization to bring new stories and perspectives to light. Here are our 10 best projects of the year: 1. We counted deaths in jails across the country. One year after Sandra Bland’s death in custody sparked national outrage, people are still dying (in largely preventable ways) in jails across the country. The federal government doesn’t track these deaths in any meaningful way, so we did. 2. We investigated lead paint violations in New York City. Lead can have a tragic long-term impact on...
President Obama claims he is 'confident' he could have beaten Trump in 2016
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 16:55
President Barack Obama defended his vision of America on David Axelrod's The Axe Files podcast, claiming he is confident "that if I had run again and articulated [this vision], I think I could've... mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it." The interview was the latest in Obama's post-election and pre-exit analysis, and he told his former senior adviser that despite Donald Trump winning, "what I would argue is, is that the culture actually did shift, that the majority does buy into the notion of a one America that is tolerant and diverse and open and full of energy and dynamism." Obama instead blamed the Democrats for ignoring swaths of the voting population: "If you think you're winning, then you have a tendency, just like in sports, maybe to play it safer," he said of...Sarajevo introduces transport restrictions to ease pollution
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 15:15Sarajevo authorities have banned half of the city's cars from driving on city streets in an attempt to ease air pollution.
How to Paint Like a 17th Century Master
Slate - 26 Dec 2016 14:43Sir Anthony van Dyck, a 17th century Flemish Baroque artist renowned as a court painter in England, would like to teach you to paint. Or at least his kind caretakers in the tutorial above would.
Moscow stations evacuated after bomb threats
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 14:14Up to 3,000 passengers and staff have been evacuated from three rail terminals in Moscow on Monday following bomb threats, according to Russia's state-run news agency Sputnik.
10 Unforgettable Times the Game of Thrones Stars Hung Out in Real Life
Time - 26 Dec 2016 14:02
When you play the game of thrones, you get closeWhat's a Star Wars Film Without John Williams?
The Atlantic Wire - 26 Dec 2016 14:00In a franchise first, Rogue One's soundtrack isn't helmed by the legendary composer.
This American Fought ISIS. Now He's Trying to Get Washington to Untangle Its Syria Policy
Mother Jones - 26 Dec 2016 13:00"This reminds me of when I was fighting ISIS," Robert Amos told me, improbably, one sunny September day as we rode in a white Jeep through the streets of downtown Washington, DC. The vehicle was... packed with four elderly Kurdish passengers in sweaters and suit jackets, members of the American Kurdish Information Network, a non-profitorganization. They complained in their native Kurmanji dialect about the broken A/C, and Amos occasionally chimed in with rudimentary phrases that he learned duringsix months he spent asa soldier with the People's Protection Units, or YPG, the predominately Kurdish militia that controls a 200-mile stretch of territory in northern Syria knownasRojava. Amos, who is 30, Jewish, and grew up in West Virginia, has hair the hue of desert sand, and he wore big black...
Michelle Obama Loved Fashion and the Fashion World Loved Her
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 11:10
First lady Michelle Obama loves fashion, and the fashion world loves her backBlizzards and Ice Storms Wreak Havoc Across the U.S. Northern Plains
Time - 26 Dec 2016 10:38
A National Weather Service meteorologist's advice to travelers: "Stay put"George Michael Dead At 53: Listen To 5 Best Songs From The 'Careless Whisper' Singer's Career
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 10:12Pop icon George Michael is no more.
Some driveway sealants create toxic muck in streams
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 09:10Coal-tar sealants contain cancer-causing chemical that washes off blacktop, stays in sediment, study shows.
Cuban President Raul Castro Faces Deep Problems in 2017
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 07:18
2017 could be President Raul Castro's toughest year in office since he took power in 2006Watch George Michael Perform Live: 5 Memorable Videos
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 06:30
From a duet in 1985 with Elton John at Live Aid to "Careless Whisper" in 2008, a look back at the singer's skills as a live performer.George Michael's Death Is Met With Disbelief by Celebrities on Twitter
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 04:24
Musicians, actors and other celebrities from around the world were grieving after yet another influential musician was lost in 2016.'Suplex' in Chinese? Professional Wrestling Tries a Big New Market
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 04:03
World Wrestling Entertainment tries to bring body slams and drop-kicks to a country where other companies have run into government restrictions.George Michael is dead at 53
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 03:22
Singer and musician George Michael died at his home in Goring, England, on Christmas, the BBC reports; his publicist confirmed the death. He was 53, and wasn't ill. No cause was given, but the Thames... Valley Police said the singer's death "is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious." Michael found fame with the duo Wham! in the early 1980s, alongside Michael's school friend Andrew Ridgeley, and after a string of hits including "Careless Whisper," "Freedom," and "Last Christmas," Michael broke out on his own in 1987 with the hit album Faith and then Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 in 1990. He sold more than 100 million albums throughout his long career, and was working on a new record. Born Georgios Panayiotou in north London, Michael came out as gay in the late 1990s, after an...The Pope's Choir
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 00:49Charlie Rose meets the members and the maestro of the Pope's Choir to report on how they achieve their celestial sound
A Drexel Professor Tweeted That He Wants 'White Genocide' for Christmas
Time - 26 Dec 2016 21:35
He later said he meant it as satireLooking For Health In All The Wrong Places: Why the US pays more and gets less
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 21:12America spends more on healthcare per capita than any other country in world. In 2015, the US devoted 17% of the gross domestic product, more than $3 trillion, to health expenditures. 17% of the GDP... is approximately twice the average health cost of the OECD countries. Unfortunately this unsurpassed spending has not made the US number one in health. When compared to the 35 OECD countries, the US ranks 26th in maternal mortality, 27th in life expectancy and 29th in low birth weight. How can we pay so much more and get so much less? To answer this question we must ask another. What are the determinants of health? The literature identifies five major categories: genetics, behavior, social circumstances, environment/physical influences, and health (medical) care. No surprises here. However the...
Soccer club gives away 30,000 masks -- but why?
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 20:19Leicester City fans discovered quite a treat when they turned up for the English Premier League champion's home match against Everton Monday.
'Bones' Season 12 Spoilers: 5 Things We Want To See Happen In The Final Season
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 15:14The final season of "Bones" is merely a week away. The fox series will wrap up the storylines of the Jeffersonian-FBI team in Season 12.
Mali state TV says 20 dead after boat accident near Timbuktu
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 14:45Mali's state television is reporting at least 20 dead after a boat capsized in the region of Timbuktu.
Somalia to delay election for 4th time, official says
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 12:34An electoral official says Somalia has decided to delay its presidential election for a fourth time amid allegations of fraud and intimidation.
Beer-loving Brits bitter over tax hike for a pricey pint at the pub
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 12:34Many Londoners are in a froth over business tax hikes that go into effect next year.
Cradles in Rajasthan: India's unwanted babies
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 10:58In a desperate measure, Rajasthan government places cradles around the state where parents can leave unwanted babies.
Pilot error or technical fault likely in deadly Black Sea jet crash
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 10:58The Russian transport minister told reporters that pilot error or a technical fault were the most likely explanations for the tragedy.
Donald Trump Says He's Closing His Charitable Foundation, But Democrats Want More
Time - 26 Dec 2016 10:55
The Democratic National Committee have accused Trump of covering up his "remaining conflicts of interest"Japan ex-PM Yoshida's forgotten Pearl Harbor visit recounted
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 08:20Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will visit Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, wasn't even born when Japan's former leader Shigeru Yoshida went there just six years …
A Powerful Typhoon in the Philippines Left at Least One Dead on Christmas Day
Time - 26 Dec 2016 07:46
Tens of thousands iwere forced to spend Christmas in crowded and powerless emergency sheltersWhat Caused Russian Tu-154 Plane Crash? Pilot Error Or Technical Fault Likely To Blame
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 07:31UPDATE: 1:08 a.m. EST - The Russian Tu-154 plane crash was likely because of pilot error or technical fault, the country's transport minister Maxim Sokolov said early Monday, ruling out terrorism as a... cause. His comments were in complete contrast to earlier reports that the jet was technically sound before takeoff.
President Obama Speaks to Troops in Hawaii on Christmas
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 06:32
In his last Christmas as Commander-in-Chief, President Obama paid tribute as he2017: Year of hope or year of fear?
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 03:25It's a safe bet that 2017 will be a year for the history books.
Terrorism not ruled out in Russia plane crash probe
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 02:2392 people were killed when the Russian military plane crashed in the Black Sea, carrying members of a world-famous choir on their way to entertain troops
Stephen Colbert's Christmas gift to David Letterman
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 22:55During our "7 Days of Stephen Colbert" the "Late Show" host tells John Dickerson what he gave his predecessor David Letterman for Christmas
Boko Haram's decline raises hopes displaced
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 21:54As Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announces defeat of armed group, people in displaced camps hope to return home.
Trump Gives a Whole New Meaning to the Phrase, "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas"
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 21:00Twenty-five more days until the opening line of the classic song "White Christmas" takes on a significance way beyond the meteorological meaning Irving Berlin could have imagined when he wrote "I'm... dreaming of a white Christmas just like the one I used to know." In Donald Trump's America, any skin shade but white (except his own orange tone) represents a divergence with the norm. Consider how his election has emboldened racism, bigotry and prejudice across the land, a most repugnant example of which came forth last week from Carl Paladino, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate in New York, co-chair of Trump's New York state campaign and currently s member of Buffalo's school board. As one of many asked by a Buffalo media outlet Artvoice, a weekly newspaper, to respond to four...
Leaking toilet helps jailbirds escape
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 20:53
Six inmates escaped from a Tennessee jail on Christmas Day — with the help of an accomplice called “john.” Authorities said the convicts took advantage of a leaking toilet inside their Cooke... County Jail cell. They were able to unscrew and remove its rusted out bolts, exposing a hole big enough for them to wiggle...Kim Kardashian reemerges
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 20:50Kim Kardashian West made a social media appearance over the holiday weekend, a rarity for her lately.
Sony 'hack' sparks Britney Spears death panic
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 18:36Britney Spears is alive, despite a hoax reporting her death on Monday.
Read this beautiful letter Frank Sinatra wrote to George Michael
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 18:13
Singer George Michael had "wanted to be a pop star since I was about 7 years old," but you have to be careful what you wish for. Michael was rocketed to fame at 21 when Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You... Go-Go" flew up the charts and he publicly balked at the cost of celebrity. "I'm ... sure that most people find it hard to believe that stardom can make you miserable," Michael told The Los Angeles Times in 1990, giving similar statements to several other publications. "After all, everybody wants to be a star. I certainly did, and I worked hard to get it. But I was miserable, and I don't want to feel that way again." Frank Sinatra -- who himself once tried to wave off fame -- set Michael straight in a humbling letter. "Come on, George," Sinatra wrote. "Loosen up. Swing, man. Dust off those...Obama: Serving as commander in chief a privilege in Christmas Hawaii base visit
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 17:15Barack Obama said greeting service members and their families was one of his favorite traditions.
There's No Future in Despising Humanity
Slate - 26 Dec 2016 17:06This essay is adapted from Earth in Human Hands: Shaping Our Planet's Future, by David Grinspoon, published by GrandCentralPublishing.
Alexandrov Russian Army Song and Dance Ensemble loss
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 15:59The Alexandrov Russian Army Song and Dance Ensemble lost 64 members, and all but 3 of its choir singers, in the crash.
Divers find Russian airplane fragments in the Black Sea
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 15:02
MOSCOW -- Russia’s emergency situations ministry says divers have recovered fragments of the defense ministry’s passenger jet that crashed into the Black Sea. The ministry said in a statement... Monday that divers this afternoon found several fragments of the plane one mile away from the shore and 25 meters (82 feet) under the sea. It...Frenchman sets round-the-world sailing record: 49 days
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 14:45A little over 49 days -- that's all it took Frenchman Thomas Coville to sail around the world alone, to set what French officials say is a new world record. …
Listening From the Living Room Ceiling
Slate - 26 Dec 2016 14:11Earlier this year, researchers at Cornell discovered an alarming fact about spiders, specifically jumping spiders: They can hear, via long trichobothria hairs on their legs.
Here's How Your Unwanted Gift Cards Can Help People In Need
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 14:01Gift cards are perennially popular presents during the holidays, and it’s not hard to see why ― they offer flexibility to the recipient, are easy to purchase and require basically no... thoughtfulness on the part of the gift-giver. However, many gift cards go either totally or partially unused. Approximately $1 billion in gift card balances went unused last year,Barron’s reported in January. If you’ve got a few gift cards crowding your wallet and you’re not sure what to do with them, consider donating them to charity. There are several organizations that make this process fairly painless. CharityChoice lets you donate gift cards from a wide variety of retailers (including Starbucks, Fandango and Walmart) to more than 1,000 vetted charities and nonprofit organizations. (Note that the...
20th Century Women, and the movie as mixtape
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 12:55
Can you write a portrait of the artist as a young man by writing the women around him? That's Mike Mills' question in 20th Century Women. The film, which hit theaters on Christmas, manages to be both... a bildungsroman -- that single-minded story of the artist's spiritual formation -- and its opposite, an ambitious and intertextual ensemble work so promiscuous in its sympathies that there's barely room for a plot. A coming-of-age story for a teenage boy named Jamie Fields (Lucas Jade Zumann), the film is also -- maybe even principally -- an almost encyclopedic portrait of how two and a half generations of women lived in 1979. If those seem like competing narrative impulses, they shouldn't. It ought to be possible, given our long experience as discerning observers of screens, to take in a...10 Essential Songs from George Michael's Music Career
Time - 26 Dec 2016 09:42
He sold an estimated 100 million records worldwideSyrians celebrate Christmas amid Aleppo cathedral ruins
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 09:20
War-weary Christians celebrated a Christmas Mass amid the ruins of the bombed-out St. Elias Cathedral in Aleppo Sunday, just days after civilian refugees were evacuated and the government regained... control of the city. Scores gathered amid the rubble in the Old City landmark, where they worshipped before a simple makeshift altar bedecked with a pair...Japan, US to sign pact to limit US base worker immunity
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 08:29Japan and the U.S. have agreed in principle on details of the scope of American military base workers given immunity from Japanese prosecution under a bilateral agreement, following a murder …
Christmas typhoon kills 4, destroys homes in Philippines
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 07:20A powerful typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes, roared over a congested region near Manila on Monday with slightly... weaker but still-fierce winds, officials said.
Russia: Wreckage of crashed jet found in Black Sea
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 06:51A pilot error or a technical fault -- not terrorism -- is likely to be the cause of the crash, officials said.
Germany evacuates 50,000 to defuse massive WWII bomb
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 06:32More than 50,000 people had to be evacuated from a city in south Germany on Christmas Day after a 1.8-ton World War II bomb was found there.
Israel's Humbled Benjamin Netanyahu Places Hopes in Donald Trump
Time - 26 Dec 2016 04:11
Israel has been at odds with outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama over its settlements in occupied territory.Michael's career of music evolution
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 02:42Entertainment journalist Holland Reid says that George Michael evolved from pop stardom with Wham!, club music and into a Blue-eyed Soul singer.
Powerful earthquake shakes Chile
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 00:40Thousands of people evacuated part of Chile's southern coast until a tsunami warning was lifted
Interviews With Mourners Reveal George Michael's Struggles With Fame
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 18:30
The singer-songwriter, who achieved renown at a young age, was remembered at his homes in London and in the English village of Goring-on-Thames.Michael Weissenstein named AP Caribbean news director
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 17:00Michael Weissenstein, a veteran correspondent and editor who currently serves as Cuba bureau chief for The Associated Press, has been named all-formats news director of a newly unified Caribbean... Bureau, headquartered in Havana.
Russia: Crashed Jet Fragments Pulled From Black Sea
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 16:43
Investigation focusing on technical faults or pilot errors, not terrorism.Deadly typhoon rips through northern Philippines
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 16:15
BATANGAS, Philippines -- A powerful typhoon blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday after killing at least six people and spoiling Christmas in several provinces, where more than 380,000 people... abandoned celebrations at home to reach emergency shelters and other safer ground. Typhoon Nock-Ten cut power to five entire provinces due to toppled electric...AP EXPLAINS: What is Boxing Day and how did it get its name?
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 16:15In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day.
Mass graves, booby traps found as Russians and Syrians sweep Aleppo
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 16:14Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that its troops had found mass graves in Syria's Aleppo with bodies showing signs of torture and mutilation.
Mali state TV says 20 dead after boat accident near Timbuktu
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 15:35Mali's state television is reporting at least 20 dead after a boat capsized in the region of Timbuktu. The accident took place Sunday, according to the report. Souleymane Mahamane, who …
Mudslide plows through apartment complex
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 15:06
At least four Southern California residents have been displaced after a mudslide plowed through an apartment complex on Christmas Day. No one in the Oceanside housing complex was injured, on-duty... battalion Chief Greg DeAvila said. He added that a broken water line along with the large amount of rain that fell on Saturday had caused...What you need to know about Boxing Day
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 14:01Back at work on the day after Christmas? Your Canadian neighbors likely won't be.
Audible pops, visible cracks signal Mich. sinkhole is expanding
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 13:10Residents of 22 homes forced to evacuate, utilities turned off in cold weather.
Thai police charge man in hacking attacks on gov't sites
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 12:55Police in Thailand have charged a suspect in connection with a series of recent hacking attacks on government computers that were billed as a protest against a restrictive law governing …
China's 1st aircraft carrier sails into South China Sea
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 12:50China's first aircraft carrier and five other warships passed by Taiwan and sailed into the contested South China Sea on Monday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said. The ships, led by the …
Scholars fret about fate of 'holy grail' German abbey books
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 12:30It was filthy, cramped and in major disarray, but when art historian Eva Lindqvist Sandgren entered the library in Altomuenster Abbey, off-limits to all but the German monastery's nuns for more than... five centuries, she immediately knew she was looking at a major treasure.
The Son of Trump's N.Y. Co-chair Has Denounced His Father's Comments on the Obamas
Time - 26 Dec 2016 10:28
William Paladino says his father Carl's statements were "absolutely unnecessary"30 years a star
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 10:03Powerful covers, unforgettable duets and a few scandals sprinkled here and there -- George Michael's life was anything but boring.
Stunning vintage photos of the American Dream
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 08:59A pioneer for underwater photography from the 1940's, Bruce Mozert's work challenged conventions by creating uncanny visuals of the American dream -- entirely underwater.
Duped by fake news story, Pakistani minister threatens nuclear war with Israel
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 08:05A fake news story led to threats of nuclear war between Pakistan and Israel on Christmas Eve.
Once a Killer, Now a CEO: Ex-Con Works to Turn Youths Around
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 07:50
The new leader of YouthBuild USA spent 16 years in prison for killing a man accused of raping his girlfriendRecently engaged dance duo aboard doomed Russian flight
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 06:48
A 19-year-old ballerina and a recently engaged dancing duo were among 64 members of the famed Russian army choir who died when a Russian military plane carrying them and 28 others to Syria crashed in... the Black Sea on Sunday, officials said. The Tupolev Tu-154 went down at 5:25 a.m., two minutes after taking off...'Jane The Virgin' Star Gina Rodriguez Gets Bitten By A Monkey On Christmas [PHOTO]
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 06:48"Jane the Virgin" star Gina Rodriguez had a fantastic time in Thailand training for muay thai with her boyfriend, Joe LoCicero, so much so that even after a monkey bit her, she was still all smiles.... In a new photo, the actress had on a black tank top with the word "Salty" printed across it. A monkey was hanging on to her as the actress leaned back and laughed. Her boyfriend can be seen looking down and smiling in the background.
5 things you need to know Monday
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 06:15The biggest news to start your day.
Aleppo's Christians Celebrate Christmas and Hope for the Return of Peace
Time - 26 Dec 2016 06:14
Hundreds danced and celebrated in the Azizya neighbourhood, where the public Christmas tree had gone unlit since 2012Rewriting the Code of Life
The New Yorker - 26 Dec 2016 06:00Early on an unusually blustery day in June, Kevin Esvelt climbed aboard a ferry at Woods Hole, bound for Nantucket Island. Esvelt, an assistant professor of biological engineering at the Massachusetts... Institute of Technology, was on his way to present to local health officials a plan for ridding the island of one of its most persistent problems: Lyme disease. He had been up for much of the night working on his slides, and the fatigue showed. He had misaligned the buttons on his gray pin-striped shirt, and the rings around his deep-blue eyes made him look like a sandy-haired raccoon.
Stars React to George Michael's Death
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 04:18
The former Wham! singer was 53.See Photos from the Career of Late Pop Star George Michael
Time - 26 Dec 2016 04:05
Michael was one of the most stylish, soulful and best loved artists of the 1980s and 1990sWielding Claims of 'Fake News,' Conservatives Take Aim at Mainstream Media
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 01:45
The term once referred to fabricated accounts intended to deceive, but many on the right have turned it against news they see as hostile to their agenda.Trump could soon appoint over 100 judges
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 23:14President-elect could remake the judiciary with appointments to key posts left open by what Democrats say was GOP obstructionism against Obama
Cheetah numbers decline as African habitat shrinks
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 22:09Amid population declines for many wildlife species in Africa, conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land. An estimated 7,100 cheetahs remain in the wild …
Tainted alcohol kills 12 Christians in Pakistan
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 21:04Pakistani police say 12 Christians died after drinking contaminated homemade alcohol during the Christmas holiday. Police officer Shahbaz Virk said Monday that a total of 34 people who consumed the... …
Professor under fire for 'white genocide' tweet
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 20:29
A Drexel University professor has been summoned to a meeting with school officials after he tweeted a Christmas Eve message that appeared to support “white genocide.” George Ciccariello-Maher, who... is white and an associate professor of politics at the Philadelphia university, told the Associated Press by email Monday that his Christmas Eve message to nearly...The Radical, Feminist Comic Book We Need To Survive A Trump Presidency
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 20:15For women around the country ― and around the world ― the election of Donald Trump wasn’t just disappointing. It was gutting. Most were expecting to welcome America’s first woman president,... and instead they got a candidate with over a dozen allegations of sexual assault to his name. There was shock, disbelief, mourning ― and then, women got to work. As for women artists, they got to making work. Resist! is a comic anthology comprised of work by women artists, LGBTQ artists and artists of color ― the communities most directly endangered by the President-elect ― that directly addresses the thoughts, feelings, fears, and actions of those who don’t quite fit inside Trump’s America, and don’t intend to stay quiet. The publication is edited by The New Yorker’s art director,...
Czech President: Muslim Migrants Fueling Terrorist Attacks In Europe
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 20:02Czech President Milos Zeman attributed the recent terror attacks on European soil to the incoming droves of migrants fleeing from dire situations in war-torn countries like Syria, the Associated Press... reported Monday. Though Zeman said he had no problems taking in migrants from neighboring European countries, he said followers of Islam were "hardly compatible" with Western values and taking them in would create a "breeding ground for potential ter
Pregnant bartender gets $900 tip
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 18:54A server and bartender at a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, got a shocking -- but pleasant -- surprise from a customer earlier this month: a $900 tip.
George Michael dies at 53
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 18:05The superstar's career spanned four decades, in which he sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
Czech president links Europe attacks to migration wave
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 17:24The Czech president has linked recent attacks in Europe to the ongoing influx of migrants escaping war-torn, poverty-stricken countries. Milos Zeman told Czechs in his annual Christmas speech on... Monday …
Highlights of George Michael's life & career
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 16:57Graphic showing George Michael's notable albums and biggest Billboard hits. The British singer died at his home in England on Sunday, at the age of 53.
Suicide Bomber Killed In Attack On Market In Northeast Nigeria
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 16:25MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 26
Subways Hobbled by Power Problem in Midtown
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 16:13The shutdown of the station at Seventh Avenue and 53rd Street has caused a cascade of delays and detours.
Sarajevo introduces transport restrictions to ease pollution
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 16:04Sarajevo authorities have banned half of the city's cars from driving on city streets in an attempt to ease air pollution. The city government ordered the introduction of alternative driving …
WWE 2016 Best Matches: John Cena, AJ Styles, Charlotte Flair Highlight Top 5
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 16:00The past 12 months have certainly been an interesting time for professional wrestling, especially in WWE. It seemed like there were more matches than ever because of the brand split, leaving several... "match of the year" candidates for 2016.
Frenchman sets round-the-world sailing record: 49 days
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 13:49A little over 49 days -- that's all it took Frenchman Thomas Coville to sail around the world alone, to set what French officials say is a new world record.
'Alien: Covenant' Trailer: 4 Things We Learned From Watching The 'Prometheus 2' Video
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 13:27"Alien: Covenant," the sequel to the Ridley Scott movie "Prometheus," promises to scare us. The official trailer of the second movie was released online, and it looks every bit as terrifying (if not... more) than the last one. The video of "Alien: Covenant" begins with someone being trapped in a room with a man that is clearly becoming an alien. It's time to put your survival mode back on.
How long will Republicans resist an increase in the federal minimum wage?
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 12:35
Last week, Ohio Gov. John Kasich -- remember him, the supposedly moderate one? -- signed a law forbidding municipalities in the state from raising their own minimum wages, in a tribute to the... working-class voters who helped deliver the state and the election to Donald Trump. He was following in the footsteps of his colleague Mike Pence, who, as governor of Indiana, signed a similar preemption law keeping wages down in the state. And with Republicans in complete control of the federal government, it's going to be many years before we get another increase of the minimum wage at the national level. Why? Because in recent years, you've needed Democrats to control Congress in order to pass an increase. Today's Republicans may be more united against it than ever before, but if the past has...Al-Jazeera says Egypt holds producer on 'fabricated charges'
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 11:16Qatar-based satellite news broadcaster Al-Jazeera says Egypt is holding one of its producers on "fabricated charges" after the man traveled there to visit his family on vacation.
China's 1st aircraft carrier sails into South China Sea
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 11:00Taiwan's Defense Ministry says China's first aircraft carrier and five other warships have passed by Taiwan and sailed into the contested South China Sea.
'Super Mario Run' Losing Steam, Money Due To Hefty $9.99 Price Tag
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 10:02It has been less than two weeks since Nintendo Co., Ltd. unleashed "Super Mario Run" upon the mobile gaming world, and while the app broke numerous records set by the release of "Pokémon GO" -- also... by Nintendo -- earlier this year, the game has steadily lost steam, both in terms of revenue and number of downloads.
Russia: Focus is on faults, not terror, in plane crash probe
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 09:46A pilot error or a technical fault -- not terrorism -- is likely to be the cause of the plane crash into the Black Sea, Russia's transport minister said Monday …
New York Nightclub Shooting Leaves 2 Dead On Christmas Day
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 07:47Two people lost their lives in a shooting in a packed nightclub in Mount Vernon, New York, on Christmas Day. Four others were also injured in the shooting incident at the popular Mansion Night Club... and are currently recuperating in a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Journal News.
Singer George Michael of Wham! fame dies at 53
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 06:26British police said Michael's death was 'unexplained but not suspicious.'
Egypt's Failed Revolution
The New Yorker - 26 Dec 2016 06:00The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who came to power in a coup that, in its aftermath, resulted in the massacre of more than a thousand supporters of his predecessor, has a reputation for... speaking very softly. This quality often disarms foreigners. "When you talk to him, unlike most generals, he listens," a European diplomat told me recently. "He's not bombastic." An American official told me that Sisi reminds her of a certain Washington archetype. "You have the political people who always want to be the loudest voice in the room," she said. "And then there are people who are creatures of the system, who are just as capable but not necessarily the loudest." She said of Sisi, "I also think the quiet, reserved posture is a forcing function to make people lean in and really think...
Russia plane crash: Huge search for bodies in Black Sea
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 02:33
A huge search continues in Russia after a military plane with 92 people crashed into the Black Sea.The dangerous demography of Christmas
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 21:12Every year during Christmas, I'm struck by how important demographic data have been in shaping the course of history, often for the worse. The Bible verses we hear during Advent lay out how King Herod... was able to use public records to seek out and kill all the boys aged two and under in the Bethlehem area as he tried to find and eliminate Jesus (Matthew 2:16 NIV). That wouldn't be the last time a bad guy used population records for evil. Key example: two thousand years later, Adolf Hitler's 1939 "minority census" sought to identify every household member with at least one Jewish grandparent. That information, as we know, was used to systematically eliminate the Jews during the Holocaust. The Gospels actually kick off with a lengthy description of Jesus' geneology (Matthew 1:1-17). That...
Argentine president shakes up economic team
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 18:45Argentine President Mauricio Macri is shaking up his economic team a year into an administration that has struggled to spur growth and lower inflation.
Finding treasure in the mud of London's Thames
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 18:38Join CNN for a truly British 'Mudlarking' trip down on London's River Thames. What was a job in the 19th century is now a 'muddy' hobby, requiring a permit.
Parents Apparently Overdose At Home, Baby Daughter Starves To Death Days Later
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 18:24After two young parents died of apparent drug overdoses in their Pennsylvania home, their baby died of starvation in her bassinet some four days later, according to authorities. Summer Chambers, five... months old, and her parents Jason Chambers, 27, and Chelsea Cardaro, 19, were all found dead on Thursdayin the family’s home in the Kernville section of Johnstown, a town about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh,the Tribune-Democrat reported. #BREAKING Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees says a man and woman were found dead with their 5-month-old baby in Kernville (1/2) — Daniel Hamburg (@DHamburgReports) December 23, 2016 Investigators who found drugs on the scene believe the parents died of heroin overdoses within minutes of each other, though autopsy results are still pending,Cambria County...
Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador after UN controversy
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 17:55Israel says its ambassador to Ukraine has been summoned by the foreign ministry in Kiev following Israel's decision to cancel a planned visit by the Ukrainian prime minister. Israel over …
How Wham! rocked China
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 17:10Fans who attended Wham!'s 1985 concert in Beijing have been recalling the historic show following the death of George Michael on Sunday.
The daily business briefing: December 26, 2016
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 15:52
1. Iran said on Sunday that it had negotiated a lower price for 80 new airliners it is buying from Boeing. The U.S. jet maker said the deal was worth $16.6 billion, but Tehran's deputy transport... minister, Asghar Fakhrieh-Kashan, said Iran was paying "about 50 percent of that amount," according to a report by Iran's IRNA state news agency. The deal is the first such major purchase from an American company since the lifting of sanctions against Tehran nearly a year ago, under an agreement aiming to rein in Tehran's nuclear program. Iran also has signed a deal to buy 100 jets from Airbus, Boeing's European rival. 2. Messaging app Snapchat's parent company, Snap, has agreed to acquire the Israeli augmented reality firm Cimagine for between $30 million and $40 million, the financial daily...Mass Graves, Booby Traps as Russians, Syrians Sweep Aleppo
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 15:32
Russia's Defense Ministry says its troops have found mass graves in Syria's Aleppo with bodies showing signs of torture and mutilationObama exit interview: Hope and change can still win elections
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 14:26Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year's election if he was eligible... to run.
Police evacuate three Moscow railway stations after bomb threat
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 14:02The TASS news agency said police planned to use sniffer dogs to check the Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations.
AP Photos: Chronicling Russia's change: 25 years of turmoil
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 13:06When I started working as an AP photographer in Moscow, the Soviet Union was nearing its demise. In August 1991, I took pictures of Russian President Boris Yeltsin rallying opposition …
The lost art of weaving
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 12:45
Madrid's Royal Tapestry Factory is an institution. In its nearly 300-year history, its workers have laboriously hand-woven some of the world's most coveted tapestries and rugs. Its list of clients... includes Spanish royalty, the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, and the Dresden Castle in Germany, to name a few. Celebrated Spanish artist Francisco Goya even got his start at the factory in 1775, staying on for two decades. Marta Soria, 34, checks her work on a mirror as she hand-weaves a tapestry on a centuries-old loom on Oct. 7, 2016. | (REUTERS/Susana Vera) Unfortunately, a rich history doesn't guarantee a prosperous future. The factory has suffered several periods of financial strife and in 2015 nearly closed for good. With the factory teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, its weavers,...The Year In Science: From Gravitational Waves To CRISPR, Here Are The Biggest Science Newsmakers Of 2016
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 12:112016 has been, to put it mildly, a complicated year. The same can be said about the world of science, which witnessed some of the biggest breakthroughs in decades, even as it provided several grim... reminders about the impact of climate change on planet Earth. Here are the biggest science newsmakers -- both the good and the not-so-good -- of the year: Ripples in Reality
Russia Says That Terrorism Was Not A Likely Cause Of The Christmas Day Plane Crash
Time - 26 Dec 2016 10:04
Investigators are looking into a possible pilot error or a technical faultHeart failure suspected
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 08:46George Michael, who passed away on Christmas Day, is believed to have died from heart failure, his manager Michael Lippman said, according to the UK-based Press Association.
Twelve years after Asia tsunami, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 07:47Some 5,395 people were killed in Thailand, among them about 2,000 foreign tourists.
China resumes ties with Sao Tome in triumph over Taiwan
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 07:41China and Sao Tome and Principe officially resumed diplomatic relations on Monday, in a triumph for Beijing over rival Taiwan after the African island nation abruptly broke away from the …
Russia says focus not on terrorism in plane crash probe
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 07:20Russia's transport minister says a pilot error or a technical fault is likely to be the cause of Sunday's plane crash over the Black Sea.
RNC clarifies it was not referring to 'new King' Trump in Christmas statement
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 07:10
The Republican National Committee's Christmas message on Sunday, issued in the name of chairman Reince Priebus and co-chairwoman Sharon Day, included this line, after a sentence clearly referring to... the birth of Jesus: "Just as the three wise men did on that night, this Christmas heralds a time to celebrate the good news of a new King." The message did not mention Donald Trump, for whom Priebus will serve as White House chief of staff, but the sentence still brought out the theologians and liturgists on social media — who pointed out, among other things, that the three wise men did not herald Jesus' arrival on Christmas, the angels and shepherds did. (In the Western Christian tradition, the three wise men or kings arrive in Bethlehem on Jan. 6 to pay homage to Jesus.) The wording of "a...Mali's Christians Celebrate Christmas Under Police Protection
Time - 26 Dec 2016 05:43
However, many remain fearful of al-Qaida-linked militantsRecent developments surrounding the South China Sea
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 04:07A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce... and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
Report: 4 People Found Shot Dead in Eastern NC Home
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 00:32
Local media reports say authorities in North Carolina are investigating the shooting deaths of four people inside a home about 50 miles east of RaleighSo much for the Christmas spirit...
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 20:34Vandals spray painted "Trump nation. Whites only" on an Episcopal church in Maryland. In central Indiana, an anti-gay slur and "HEIL TRUMP" were spray painted on an Episcopal Church. The increase in... such incidents shows too much anger, intolerance, hate, bigotry and racism still exists in America. It certainly does in Donald Trump's America.
Life in Trump Country: "I make $2.35 an hour in coal country. I want a living wage."
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 19:38The gold-plated Trump regime will serve only itself, never the voters who handed him the power he now revels in. Trump is creating against himself the rebellion he rode to power on. And maybe because... institutional Democrats are now out of power, some of them might actually join it.
The Democratic and Republican Paths to Fascism
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 19:36The masks have come off, revealing the face of fascism among the Democrats. With War Fascism supreme in one party, and White Supremacist Fascism at the helm in the other (also warlike) party, it... appears that "the winner of the 2016 election was the bipartisan, multi-ethnic War Party." "For Black and brown folks and white progressives, there can be no alliance with either faction."
Russia hunts for crashed jet's black boxes, says no signs of foul play
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 17:37The plane was carrying dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers to Syria to entertain Russian troops in the run-up to New Year.
George Michael Was A 'Filthy' Gay 'F***er' And We Should Honor Him For That
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 17:07Last night,after word spread that pop star George Michael died at the age of 53, I sent out several tweets honoring the man who meant a lot to me as a queer young man who came out in the late ‘90s.... My first tweet instructed those unfamiliar with Michael (and the brilliance of what he created) to seek out his music. This was my second tweet: I suggest we all find a public bathroom wherever we are and go and have sex in it with a stranger tonight to properly honor George Michael. — noah michelson (@noahmichelson) December 26, 2016 I was referencing Michael’s well-publicized history with cruising for sex in public places (he was arrested by an undercover policeman in a Beverly Hills men’s room in 1998 and again 10 years later in London).While I was being cheeky in a way that I thought...
Rabbi rips into Obama at National Menorah Lighting
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 16:56
The rabbi leading the National Menorah Lighting outside the White House on Sunday night ripped into President Obama for allowing a United Nations vote condemning Israel to pass Friday at the... international body. "I know that some of us are so sad at what happened there with regard to Israel,” said Rabbi Levi Shemtov, an...RIP George: Rare authenticity in the manufactured music industry
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 16:28On Christmas Day, 2016 gave us another blow. George Michael suddenly passed away of reported heart failure, aged 53.
My Parents Were Undocumented Immigrants. But You Haven't Heard Their Story.
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 16:01I come from a family of survivors. My ancestors survived the Armenian genocide, watching as their family was torn apart in a wave of ethnic cleansing in 1915. My mother jumped out of a crumbling... building during the Armenian earthquake of 1988 and lived in a tent during the cold winter as the city rebuilt its infrastructure. As the Soviet regime began to decline, my parents endured food shortages and power outages. Armenia and Azerbaijan were at war, adding to the region’s instability. Then, in 1992, my parents boarded a plane and came to the United States. As she had once jumped from that building, my mother — this time with my father by her side — took a blind leap into the future, not quite sure where she would land. Initially, my parents came on a visitor visa. After learning that...
The Latest: Turkey wants more air support from coalition
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 14:46The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Turkey has complained about a lack of aerial support from the U.S.-led coalition for its operations against the …
10 things you need to know today: December 26, 2016
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 14:44
1. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday would be a day of mourning in his country after a Russian military jet crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi on a flight to... Syria, killing all 92 people on board. The victims included soldiers, reporters, and members of a world renowned Russian army choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble, who were on the way to perform for Russian troops. Russia's transport minister said on Sunday that investigators were considering the "entire spectrum" of possible causes for the Tu-154 transport plane's crash, and on Monday he said that the crash was likely due to pilot error or technical failure, not terrorism. The tragedy was the second in a week, following the assassination of Russia's ambassador to Turkey in Ankara. 2. British pop...World's Most Expensive Cities: Which Is The Most Expensive Place To Live?
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 13:14If you thought that a city in Europe or the United States was the most expensive place to live in, you would be wrong. But don't feel bad; almost no one would guess the top spot in the list of most... expensive cities would be taken by Hamilton, Bermuda.
Gaziantep University lets Syrians study in Arabic
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 11:57Nearly 2,000 Syrians are taking classes at Gaziantep University where they can resume studies from where they left off.
When David Bowie Was the Thin White Duke
Time - 26 Dec 2016 11:00
Andrew Kent's new book shows Bowie's early days as the Thin White DukeIsraeli guard: 'Go from this land or I will kill you'
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 09:06Palestinian farmer describes struggle to prevent Israeli settlers from taking over his fields and his livelihood.
Japan, US to Sign Pact to Limit US Base Worker Immunity
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 08:32
Japan and the U.S. have agreed in principle on details of the scope of American military base workers given immunity from Japanese prosecution under a bilateral pact, following a murder case on... Japan's southern island involving a Marine-turned-contractorThis Dinosaur Lost Its Teeth And Grew A Beak As It Grew From Juvenile To Mature
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 07:58Its body was somewhat like an ostrich's, with short arms that ended in clawed fingers, as well as a long tail. At birth, it was just over one foot long while the adults grew up to about 8 feet. But... the main difference between juvenile and mature individuals of Limusaurus inextricabilis was inside their mouths, and hence in their diets.
Syrian president visits Christian orphanage on Christmas Day
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 07:19Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited a Christian orphanage near the capital Damascus on Christmas Day. Photographs posted on the Syrian presidency's Facebook page showed the president along with... his …
China resumes ties with Sao Tome in triumph over Taiwan
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 06:30China and Sao Tome and Principe have officially resumed diplomatic relations after the African island nation abruptly broke away from Beijing's rival, Taiwan.
Asian stocks lower in light trading after Christmas
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 05:09Stock markets in Japan and China declined Monday in light trading after Christmas with most other Asian markets closed. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.1 percent to 3,075.11 …
Pop star George Michael dies at 53
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 04:14The 1980s pop icon George Michael died Sunday, leaving his fan base shocked and saddened by the sudden news.
Singer George Michael Has Died at 53
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 02:02
The ex-Wham singer turned soloist died "peacefully at home"Blubber on the bonnet: seal leaves a dent in Tasmanian town
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 00:36
Launceston police were sent on a wild chase on Boxing Day morning after a large seal wandered through suburban streets, vandalising property and evading capture Solo sailor smashes round-the-world record
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 22:25French sailor Thomas Coville received a hero's welcome after breaking the record for sailing solo around the world nonstop by more than a week.
Mom drinks pee, eats twigs to survive 26-mile hike to safety
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 22:15
A 46-year-old mom ate twigs and drank her own urine while trudging nearly 30 miles through up to three feet of snow in northern Arizona before being rescued in what one local official called “a... Christmas miracle.” Searchers found Karen Klein holed up in an abandoned cabin just as a major storm was bearing down...How To Get Rid Of Your Christmas Tree 2016: After Holiday, When, Where, How And Why
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 21:28Whether picking up strewn wrapping paper, putting away all those toys left out or tidying up the kitchen one day after preparing a feast, most people who celebrated Christmas were probably still... cleaning up from the holiday in one way, shape or form on Monday. But even after straightening up, another, slowly accumulating mess awaits: the Christmas tree and its constantly shedding needles. But now that the final holiday of 2016 is in the rear view mirror, the collective question for many of the above is an obvious one: How can I get rid of my Christmas tree?
Iran News: Tehran Gets US Boeing Planes Half Price In Historic Deal
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 20:45Iran's transport authority announced Sunday it had paid half-price for a $16.6 billion deal to buy 80 U.S.-made Boeing airplanes in the nation's biggest Western contract since its 1979 Islamic... Revolution.
President Obama: I Could Have Beaten Donald Trump
Time - 26 Dec 2016 20:18
He still believes in "hope and change"Resisting the Mind Games of Donald Trump and the One Percent
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 20:03Smooth-talking con artists are familiar figures in American folklore. The well-dressed hustler arrives in an unsuspecting town. He pitches some miracle cure or get-rich-quick scheme, door-to-door or... from atop a soapbox.
4 Indian men arrested after US tourist accused them of rape
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 19:30Indian police say they've arrested four men on suspicion of raping an American tourist who came to New Delhi alone earlier this year, in another incident of sexual violence to stir outrage.
Watch the New Alien Trailer if You Don't Want to Sleep Tonight
Time - 26 Dec 2016 18:17
Beware next time you take a showerThe Fake News Scare Is, Itself, Fake News
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 17:48
VideoDon't worry aboutfake news. The whole scare is, itself, fake news. Don't believe a word of it. Could it be that the news media is still trying to distract us from their own poor performance?... After all, if inaccuracy makes a thing "fake," then all the pundits' and pollsters' pre-election day Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador after UN controversy
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 17:00Israel says its ambassador to Ukraine has been summoned by the foreign ministry in Kiev following Israel's decision to cancel a planned visit by the Ukrainian prime minister.
Church adds Tupac song to Christmas service
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 16:44
One of the largest Christmas Carol services in Sri Lanka accidentally printed the lyrics to late rapper Tupac Shakur's vitriolic banger, "Hail Mary".It is Time to Stop Trump's Reckless Policy Meddling
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 16:34Trump is violating the law by his intervention in international policy and negotiations.
Czech president links Europe attacks to migration wave
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 16:30The Czech president has linked recent attacks in Europe to the ongoing influx of migrants escaping war-torn, poverty-stricken countries.
The History Behind Shinzo Abe's Visit to Pearl Harbor
Time - 26 Dec 2016 16:00
What to know about the Japanese Prime Minister's visit to Hawaii's USS Arizona MemorialReactions to the Death of Superstar George Michael
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 15:40
Reactions are pouring in to the death of superstar George Michael, who died at his home in England on Sunday at the age of 53. Elton John wrote on Instagram that Michael was "the kindest, most... generous soul and a brilliant artist."Giving voice to the voiceless
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 15:07TechKnow explores how new voice technology that sounds ever more human becomes the ultimate gift to the voiceless.
The Kushners spend the holidays in Hawaii
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 14:53
Ivanka Trump and her family spent Christmas at a beachfront Hawaiian resort just days after she was harassed on a JetBlue flight by a Brooklyn lawyer. The soon-to-be first daughter, husband Jared... Kushner and two of their three children took a casual Christmas Eve stroll around the grounds of the luxury resort, photos snapped by...Record rains spread into the heart of Australia
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 14:24A Christmas night storm and flash floods in Central Australia are being described as a once-in-50-year weather event.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Expected Features: Dual-Screen Display, AI, New Stylus And More
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 14:22Samsung might be thankful that 2016 is over as the year hasn't been great from the company. From being sued globally for exploding Note 7s to a loss-making third quarter and news of the company... expecting to split up, the year hasn't been a joyride.
Apple In 2017: iPhone 8, New iPad, MacBook, iMac
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 14:06Like 2016, Apple is expected to come out with new versions of its signature devices -- the iPhone, iPad, iMac and MacBook in 2017. Apple had altogether a good year if we look from the lens of the... iPhone 7 demand and AirPods. Yet, toward the end of 2016, the company started suffering from a slew of software issues with many of its devices. In the coming year, the company is expected to cover more ground with its devices, especially since rivals such as Samsung Galaxy Note series will be out of the running, at least for the first half of the year.
Somalia to delay election for 4th time, official says
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 14:00Somalia has decided to delay its presidential election for a fourth time amid allegations of fraud and intimidation, an electoral official said Monday. The vote had been set for Wednesday, …
Researchers Create Wolverine-Inspired Self-Healing, Stretchable And Highly-Conductive Material
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 13:16Imagine a material that, when cut, can repair itself -- la Wolverine from "X-Men" -- and is transparent, extremely stretchable, as well as highly conductive. Scientists believe that such a material,... if developed, can be used -- among other things -- to create "self-healing" robots and to increase the life of lithium-ion batteries.
Al-Jazeera says Egypt holds producer on 'fabricated charges'
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 13:01Qatar-based satellite news channel Al-Jazeera accused Egypt on Monday of detaining one of its producers on "fabricated charges," its latest newsroom employee to be entangled in their bitter dispute.... The …
Russian plane crash: 11 bodies recovered in Black Sea search
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 12:58A massive search and rescue operation is under way in the Black Sea after a Russian military plane crashed Sunday with 92 on board. Eleven bodies have so far been recovered.
America's flawed democracy
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 12:55There is nothing in the constitution that grants American voters the right to choose their president.
The 12 best TV shows we watched in 2016
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 12:50
1. The Americans The Americans started with a compelling premise: a pair of Soviet spies posing as an all-American family raising their kids in suburban Virginia while they go around stealing secrets... and murdering their enemies. The series' conflicted sympathies -- with Philip and Elizabeth Jennings as they subvert the United States and do terrible things -- made it fascinating from the beginning, not to mention that the show is full of complex supporting characters. But in its fourth season this year -- perhaps the best yet -- the human stories continued to make it one of the most engrossing shows on television, even as its protagonists piled up bodies. Nowhere on the small screen is there a more nuanced portrayal of a marriage, even though this one happens to be fake. Philip and...The Music Club, 2016
Slate - 26 Dec 2016 12:48Dear Julianne, Ann, and guests,
iPhone 7 Plus Suffering Serious Hardware Problem
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 12:03
If you've just unwrapped a shiny new iPhone 7 Plus, then perhaps you'd better take a look at the camera, as some users are reporting a problem which can only be fixed by replacing the handset.Nonfiction: Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 12:00
Dava Sobel's "The Glass Universe" and Margot Lee Shetterly's "Hidden Figures" uncover the role of women at critical points in the history of science.Afghan official: 1 police officer killed by car bomb blast
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 11:45An Afghan official says that at least one police officer has been killed after a car bomb exploded near the convoy of the deputy provincial police chief of southern Helmand province.
2016 was not a good year for famous people
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 10:20
It's been a tragic year for celebrity deaths. George Michael is just the latest in a long line of stars who have passed away in 2016 -- a list that includes politicians, rock greats, sports legends... and even a former first lady. The trail of deaths began on Jan. 10, when rock star David Bowie...[WATCH] A tribute to George Michael
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 10:00Singer George Michael, who became one of the top pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! and then forged a career as a successful solo artist with sometimes sexually provocative lyrics, died at his home in... England on Sunday.
Russia blames crash of military plane with 92 aboard on pilot error or technical problems, not terrorism
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 09:36
On Monday, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said that the crash of a Russian Tu-154 transport plane in the Black Sea on Christmas Day was likely due to pilot error or technical failure. On... Sunday, Sokolov had said Russia was investigating the "entire spectrum" of possible causes, including terrorism. The 92 people on board the Russian Defense Ministry plane included members of the world-renowned Russian army choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble, and a well-known charity doctor. There are believed to be no survivors, though more than 3,000 people, including 100 divers, were searching off the coast of Sochi late Sunday and early Monday, using powerful spotlights, drones, helicopters submarines, and 32 ships. They have recovered at least 11 bodies. The airplane had been traveling to the...Expired passport saves Russian choir member's life
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 07:51
A singer in Russia's Red Army Choir has his expired passport to thank for saving his life. Another avoided death because of daddy duty. Roman Valutov, 29, was listed in the passenger manifest but... never boarded the doomed flight, Britain's Daily Mail reported Sunday. "I was going through immigration and the girl there said, 'Are...Cuban President Raul Castro faces deep problems in 2017
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 07:11Alex Romero was delighted when President Barack Obama came to Havana in March bearing the promise of a bright new future. Like so many other Cubans, the 42-year-old state photography …
Obama, Abe to visit Pearl Harbor together; first official Japanese visit
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 04:38Remembrance and reconciliation in focus as leader of Japan pays a visit to Pearl Harbor.
'Elementary' Season 5, Episode 12 Spoilers: Joan Helps Marcus Keep His Love Interest's Career Intact
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 04:36Chantal Milner's (Chasten Harmon) career is on the brink of a major downfall in Season 5, episode 12 of "Elementary." According to the synopsis for the episode, titled "Crowned Clown, Downtown Brown,"... Marcus (Jon Michael Hill) seeks Joan's (Lucy Liu) help when he's targeted by Chantal's ex-husband in attempt to sabotage her career at the district attorney's office.
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 04:09A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for …
Singer George Michael Dies at 53
Time - 26 Dec 2016 01:38
He was known for hits including "Careless Whisper" and "Faith"In Christmas homily, O'Malley focuses on the homeless
Boston - 26 Dec 2016 01:32
Before Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley led Christmas Mass on Sunday morning for hundreds of parishioners in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, he first offered his homily to an intimate group of residents and... staffers at the St. Francis House homeless shelter in downtown Boston. The cardinal's address on the welfare of children, particularly homeless […]Trump's Best Christmas Gift -- Put Obama On The Supreme Court
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 00:48It is Christmas, and the world should be filled with thoughts of love and peace. Here at home, we are facing a new era -- the Trump era. Instead of love and peace, many are fearful and anxious. The... eight years of Obama are coming to an end and the Hillary based future they thought was a sure thing -- it will not come to pass. The Obama/Hillaryite's anxieties can be eased by a generous move from our President-elect. He should announce that he is naming Barack Obama to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. The mainstream media would go wild. Such bi-partisanship! The Democrats would be pleased. Obama will have landed the trifecta: Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidency, and now the Supreme Court. But Trump too would be pleased. Once nominated for the Supreme Court (and even more so once...
Jesus Was A Socialist
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 00:18As people around the world celebrate Christmas, it is worth remembering that Jesus was a socialist. Of course, he was born long before the rise of industrial capitalism in the 19th century, but his... radical ideas have influenced many critics of capitalism, including many prominent socialists and even Pope Francis. Pope Francis has consistently criticized the human and spiritual damage caused by global capitalism, widening inequality, and corporate sweatshops. Last week, he blamed the "god of money" for the extremist violence that is taking place around the world. A ruthless global economy, he argued, leads marginalized people to violence. In 2013, he released a remarkable 84-page document in which he attacked unfettered capitalism as "a new tyranny," criticized the "idolatry of money," and...
12 Killings in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 20:46
There have been over 750 homicides this year in the nation's third-largest city.Police Departments Find Yet New Ways to Steal People's Money
Mother Jones - 26 Dec 2016 20:35Adam Liptak tells us that the Supreme Court is pondering whether to hear a case from Ramsey County, Minnesota, which confiscates money from people it arrests. That's what happened to Corey Statham,... who was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, and then released: But the county kept $25 of Mr. Statham’s money as a “booking fee.” It returned the remaining $21 on a debit card subject to an array of fees. In the end, it cost Mr. Statham $7.25 to withdraw what was left of his money. ....Kentucky bills people held in its jails for the costs of incarcerating them, even if all charges are later dismissed. In Colorado, five towns raise more than 30 percent of their revenue from traffic tickets and fines. In Ferguson, Mo., “city officials have consistently set maximizing revenue as...
Prince George and Princess Charlotte Had Something Sweet for Christmas
Time - 26 Dec 2016 19:24
The royal family attended a Christmas Day service without the QueenIsrael says Obama was behind UN 'gang-up'
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 19:06
A top Israeli diplomat said on Monday that President Obama was behind the “gang-up” anti-settlement vote in the UN last week and they have the evidence of the White House’s role in this... “shameful chapter.” “What is outrageous is that the United States was actually behind that gang-up. I think it was a very sad...Politics Podcast: Good Use Of Polling Or Bad Use Of Polling -- In "The West Wing"
FiveThirtyEight - 26 Dec 2016 17:28
Our politics podcast is taking the holiday week off. But, instead of a new show, we’re bringing you audio from one of our favorite events of 2016. Over the summer, we did a live show in Los Angeles... with our friends at “The West Wing Weekly” podcast looking at how polls were used in the […]Star Wars Star Carrie Fisher Is in Stable Condition, Her Mom Says
Time - 26 Dec 2016 16:59
After a medical emergency put her in the hospital9 dead, 21 missing after boat capsizes on lake in Uganda
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 16:54Ugandan authorities say at least nine people have drowned and 21 are missing after a boat capsized on Lake Albert on Christmas day. Police say 15 people survived. District Police …
Her body is slowly growing a second skeleton
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 15:28It's impossible for those who have fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, or FOP, to describe what it's like to live with it.
Rebels blamed for killing 25 with machetes in Congo
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 15:01Authorities in northeastern Congo say Ugandan rebels have hacked more than two dozen people to death in a Christmas massacre.
Russia: Focus Is on Faults, Not Terror, in Plane Crash Probe
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 14:22
Russia's transport minister says a pilot error or a technical fault - not terrorism - is likely to be why a Russian military plane crashed into the Black SeaBMW China Recall 2016: Nearly 200,000 Vehicles To Be Recalled Over Defective Airbags
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 14:11German carmaker BMW is expected to recall nearly 200,000 vehicles in China over defective airbags, the country's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said... Friday. This follows a November recall by the luxury automobile company in the U.S. over problems with its vehicles' fuel pumps.
US-Israel Relations 2016: How Many Israeli Settlements Are No Longer 'Legally Valid' After UN Resolution?
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 13:56Following the passing of the historic United Nations Security Council resolution Friday that demanded an end to Israeli settlement-building in Palestinian territories, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... Netanyahu responded by vowing to reevaluate his country's ties to the U.N., cutting its civilian ties with Pakistan and summoning the U.S. ambassador and other foreign envoys to lodge protests against their support for the resolution.
Russia says terrorism not likely cause of plane crash
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 13:44Massive search for bodies and black box under way after Syria-bound military jet carrying 92 crashed into Black Sea.
George Michael-Princess Diana Relationship Rumors: Ex-Wham! Singer Had Turbulent Private Life
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 13:44George Michael died Christmas Day from heart failure aged 53, leaving behind his legacy of music and his turbulent personal life. The British pop star came out as gay in a 1998 CNN interview, but... there were numerous rumors that surfaced about a link-up with Princess Diana.
And, Scene: Moonlight
The Atlantic Wire - 26 Dec 2016 13:00The Atlantic looks back at key cinematic moments in 2016, this time Barry Jenkins's film about a young man's life in three acts.
Afghan Official: 1 Police Officer Killed by Car Bomb Blast
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 12:54
An Afghan official says that at least one police officer has been killed after a car bomb exploded near the convoy of the deputy provincial police chief of southern Helmand provinceRoyal Family Christmas 2016 Photos: Kate Middleton Visits Parents At Berkshire With Prince William And Family
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 11:57Kate Middleton and Prince William skipped the royal family's annual church service at Sandringham on Sunday to visit the Duchess of Cambridge's parents in Berkshire. This is the royal couple's first... Christmas away from Sandringham since Prince George, 3, and Princess Charlotte, 19 months, were born.
George Michael Cause Of Death: Pop Superstar Had Heart Failure, Manager Says
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 09:13George Michael, the British pop superstar, died of heart failure on Christmas Day, according to his longtime manager Michael Lippman. The singer, songwriter and record producer was found dead at his... home in Goring in Oxfordshire, England, Lippman said. "I'm devastated," Lippman said, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He received a call Sunday morning informing him that Michael was found "in bed, lying peacefully."
Obama Pays a Final Christmas Tribute to the Troops He's Led
Time - 26 Dec 2016 08:40
"It has been the privilege of my life to serve as your commander in chief," President Obama saidChristmas typhoon kills 4, destroys homes in Philippines
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 08:16A powerful typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes, roared over a congested region near Manila on Monday …
NASA Uses Laser-Equipped Satellite To Study Boom-And-Bust Cycles Of Polar Phytoplanktons
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 07:40Scientists believe that studying the behavior of phytoplanktons -- the microscopic plants that live on or near the surface of oceans -- in the polar regions is key to understanding not only how these... fragile ecosystems survive, but also to comprehending the factors affecting the global carbon cycle. However, despite the crucial role they play in absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, very little is known about the exact mechanism through which these organisms do so.
The Latest: Pilot error, technical fault behind Russia crash
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 07:15The Latest on the crash of a Russian aircraft with 92 people on board en route to Russia's air base in Syria (all times local): 9 a.m.
George Michael Quotes: Famous Sayings By Former Wham! Frontman Who Died On Christmas Day
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 06:34George Michael, the former Wham! frontman known for hits such as "Careless Whisper" and "Last Christmas,", died on Christmas Day at the age of 53. The British singer died at his home in Goring in... Oxfordshire, England. While Michael's publicist Cindi Berger said that the singer was not was ill, his manager, Michael Lippman said that the cause of death was heart failure.
Japan ex-PM Yoshida's forgotten Pearl Harbor visit recounted
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 05:56Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will visit Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, wasn't even born when Japan's former leader Shigeru Yoshida went there just six years …
Watch George Michael with James Corden on an Early Version of Carpool Karaoke
Time - 26 Dec 2016 03:44
The popular Late Late Show segment had its origins in a 2011 sketch for the British charity Comic ReliefMexico: six decapitated heads found on Christmas Day
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 03:34
Drug war claims another 13 lives in western region riven by murders and violence Western Mexico's plague of violence has continued with the discovery of six decapitated heads in one state and the... killing of seven people in another. The Michoacan state prosecutor's office said the six heads were found on Christmas Day in Jiquilpan, a municipality near the state of Jalisco in a region that has been a battleground between competing drug gangs in recent years. Mom who lost son to suicide gets incredible gift from Redditors
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 22:06Here's a reminder that people are kind and the internet can be a beautiful place.
Obama hints he thinks he could've won 3rd term
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 21:50In an interview with David Axelrod, the president says he is still "confident" in his vision
December's People
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 21:48On America's election day, I flew out of San Francisco to London. The last time I'd flown was on the eve of Brexit, and as with that flight, many passengers were nervously checking mobile devices... before takeoff. We were informed that the pilot had decided not to announce election results for fear of a possible mid-flight eruption, but for those who cared to check, there would be intermittent Internet access. One passenger took this as his cue to preemptively declare a winner. And as if further proof were needed of his Trump allegiance, he proceeded to make crude passes at the flight attendant. Hours later, when the man let out a celebratory yelp and pumped the air with his fists, we all knew who had won. "You're in my country now," a British woman snapped at him as we landed. "I don't give...
Colombia probe finds jetliner ran out of fuel before crash
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 20:26Colombian aviation authorities said Monday that an airliner that crashed with a Brazilian soccer team aboard had run out of fuel before it could land. Seventy-one people died in the …
Eye Opener: Pop icon dies suddendly
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 19:16Also, the winter storm bringing blizzard conditions to the northern Plains sweeps east. Your world in 90 seconds.
Stephen Colbert Revealed What He Got David Letterman for Christmas
Time - 26 Dec 2016 19:10
"It just feels right"Assad gains Aleppo, but others likely to shape Syria's fate
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 19:00Under different circumstances, Syrian President Bashar Assad's capture of Aleppo would project an aura of invincibility.
Confused Twitter Erupts As GOP Hails 'New King' In Holiday Message
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 17:43Social media went bonkers Sunday after the Republican Party issued a holiday greeting that some interpreted as a comparison of Donald Trump to Jesus Christ. “Over two millennia ago, a new hope was... born into the world, a Savior who would offer the promise of salvation to all mankind,” read the Christmas message from Reince Priebus and Sharon Day, chair and co-chair of the Republican National Committee. “Just as the three wise men did on that night, this Christmas heralds a time to celebrate the good news of a new King.” Priebus will be the president-elect’s chief of staff. Amid fears of creeping totalitarianism around the globe, Twitter users may have forgotten that “new King” is a common way to refer to baby Jesus, and Christmas is indeed the time that Christians celebrate...
Donald Trump Muslim Registry: Former NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly Calls Surveillance 'Very Effective'
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 17:37Raymond Kelly, former commissioner of the New York City Police Department, called for a stricter vetting process for immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries, defending the city's controversial... surveillance program that President-elect Donald Trump's potential Muslim registry system could eventually reflect.
Evil cat attacks man unwrapping Christmas present
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 16:08
Paws off the Christmas presents! Andrew Woodward, of Georgia, was enthusiastically ripping the wrapping paper off his new PlayStation 4 on Sunday when his cat pounced on him and viciously clawed at... his head and neck. Video of the incident was posted to Facebook by Woodward’s friend Jessica Freeman and had been shared nearly 200,000...9 dead, 21 missing after boat capsizes on lake in Uganda
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 16:00Ugandan authorities say at least nine people have drowned and 21 are missing after a boat capsized on Lake Albert on Christmas day.
Obama cried at send-off, says he could have been re-elected
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 15:57
President Obama admitted he cried at a recent senior staff send-off dinner -- and is now claiming that he'd be able to get re-elected if he had run for president again. “I am confident in this... vision because I’m confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could’ve mobilized a...Bloody Mexican Christmas: 6 Decapitated Heads Found, 16 Other People Killed On Christmas
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 14:32Mexico saw no thaw in its gang-related violence on Christmas Day -- the chilling remains of six decapitated heads were discovered in a town in the western part of the country.
At least 27 shot over Christmas weekend in Chicago
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 14:29
At least 27 people were shot over Christmas weekend in Chicago. Nearly all of the victims were men under the age of 30. At least seven of the people died from their injuries, The New York Times... reports. Due in major part to a rise in gang violence, Chicago saw more than 700 homicides this year for the first time in nearly two decades, with 745 recorded so far. Last year at the same time, only 476 homicides had been recorded. "The brutal cold of a Chicago winter has not been as reliable a deterrent of violence as it has been in the past: 42 homicides have been recorded so far this month, compared with 33 during December last year," the Times writes. President-elect Donald Trump has blamed poor leadership for the violence in Chicago, telling Fox News' Bill O'Reilly earlier this year that a...The Latest: Russia says mass graves found in eastern Aleppo
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 12:15The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 1 p.m.
Japan, Taiwan On Guard After Chinese Naval Ships Enter Japanese Waters
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 11:03Japan alleged Monday that China violated the international maritime law when three Chinese patrol vessels trespassed into sovereign Japanese waters. The alleged incursion occurred in the area off... Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to NHK. The Chinese patrol boats left Japanese waters after about an hour. Monday's incursion was the 36th such incident this year, the last taking place on Dec. 11.
Powerful earthquake shakes Chile
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 07:15A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage.
A Bigger Problem Than ISIS?
The New Yorker - 26 Dec 2016 06:00On the morning of August 7, 2014, a team of fighters from the Islamic State, riding in pickup trucks and purloined American Humvees, swept out of the Iraqi village of Wana and headed for the Mosul... Dam. Two months earlier, ISIS had captured Mosul, a city of nearly two million people, as part of a ruthless campaign to build a new caliphate in the Middle East. For an occupying force, the dam, twenty-five miles north of Mosul, was an appealing target: it regulates the flow of water to the city, and to millions of Iraqis who live along the Tigris. As the ISIS invaders approached, they could make out the dam's four towers, standing over a wide, squat structure that looks like a brutalist mausoleum. Getting closer, they saw a retaining wall that spans the Tigris, rising three hundred and seventy...
Flash flooding in Central Australia forces mass evacuation
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 05:57Heavy rain that has sparked damaging flash floods and widespread evacuations in Central Australia is being described as a once-in-a-half-century weather event by the Bureau of Meteorology.
British pop star George Michael dies aged 53
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 05:55Michael's "unexplained but not suspicious" death happened at his home in Oxfordshire, England on Monday.
In the Time of Trump, All We Have Is Each Other
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 05:52Trump will use the familiar tools that make possible the authoritarian state: mass incarceration, militarized police, crippling of the judicial system, demonization of opponents real and imagined, and... obliteration of privacy and civil liberties, all foolishly promoted by the political elites on behalf of corporate power. America was pillaged and cannibalized for profit. We now live in a de-industrialized wasteland.
Publicist: British singer George Michael dead at age 53
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 01:39George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was …
Former Wham! Singer George Michael Dies Aged 53
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 01:28
Obituary for the singer-songwriter, who sold 100 million records and was once seen as a superstar to rival Michael Jackson.Cyanogen Wanted To Kill Google's Android, But Instead Killed Itself
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 00:54
The company that claimed it was "putting a bullet through Google's head" has announced it will close by the end of 2016.No Food, No Medicine, No Respite: A Starving Boy's Death in Venezuela
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 00:48
The story of a teenager who had gone searching for wild roots to eat but poisoned himself instead seemed to embody everything that had gone wrong amid a national economic crisis.Off-duty Toronto cop thwarts bank robbery [Photos]
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 00:24
Of all the luck.Dozens die in Democratic Republic of Congo as violence spreads amid political instability
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 00:06
Attacks have surged across the country in the past week alongside violent protests over president Joseph Kabila's failure to step down Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least... 34 civilians over the weekend, the army and local activists said, the mounting violence stoking concerns over political instability. Attacks have surged across the country in the past week alongside violent protests over president Joseph Kabila's failure to step down at the end of his constitutional mandate on Tuesday. 4 Indian men arrested after US tourist accused them of rape
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 21:01Indian police said Monday that they arrested four men on suspicion of raping an American tourist who came to New Delhi alone earlier this year, marking another incident of sexual …
Colombia Probe Finds Jetliner Ran out of Fuel Before Crash
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 20:25
Colombian aviation authorities say a preliminary investigation has found that the plane that crashed with a Brazilian soccer team aboard had run out of fuelDead Ivy League lab mice blamed for polluting water
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 19:57
HANOVER, N.H. -- Neighbors of Dartmouth College property where for years the Ivy League school disposed of mice and other small animals used in science experiments say they fear pollution from the... site has contaminated their groundwater and they worry the school hasn’t been completely up front with them. The site has contaminated the well...U.S. Sold $40 Billion in Weapons in 2015, Topping Global Market
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 19:42Its deals represented half of all agreements in the worldwide arms bazaar, a study found. The biggest buyers of weapons globally were Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The Neediest Cases: Bypassing Stigma to Take Care of Herself and Her Daughter
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 18:00
Diana Olivarez once struggled with bipolar disorder. But when her daughter began to suffer from developmental issues, she knew she had to act.Michael Weissenstein named AP Caribbean news director
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 18:00Michael Weissenstein, a veteran correspondent and editor who currently serves as Cuba bureau chief for The Associated Press, has been named all-formats news director of a newly unified Caribbean... Bureau, …
AP EXPLAINS: What is Boxing Day and how did it get its name?
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 17:14In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here's a brief look at some theories about …
Peace activists set out for Syria from Berlin _ on foot
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 16:50Several hundred peace activists have started what they say will be a months-long protest march from Berlin to war-ravaged Syria to urge an end to the fighting there. The Civil …
The Music Club, 2016
Slate - 26 Dec 2016 16:13I'm so happy to be back in the Music Club fold after a year's absence. Last December I was in the weeds, dealing with the kinds of personal complications--work stuff, health stuff, family stuff--that... I'm now realizing are not one-off disasters but the regular challenges of midlife. Such struggles are as inevitable (we are vulnerable beings, as GoFundMe's ubiquitous presence on social media reminds me) as they are highly politicized (people are perishing while politicians fight over health care plans). Yes, 2016 has felt like a downward spiral since that January morning I awakened to a text reading, simply and horrifically, "David Bowie died." But 2015 was also complicated and, at times, 2014 seemed like just too much. Then, artists were still struggling to figure out how they could address...
Peace activists set out for Syria from Berlin _ on foot
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 15:45Several hundred peace activists have started what they say will be a months-long protest march from Berlin to war-ravaged Syria to urge an end to the fighting there.
'We are all human': Demonstrators demanding peace in Syria begin 1,800-mile march from Berlin to Aleppo
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:14
Demonstrators demanding peace in Syria have begun a 1,800-mile march from Berlin to Aleppo. The activists, who will walk all the way to the Syrian city, set off from a refugee camp this morning.The WNBA is worried its athletes face 'dangerous situations' while playing overseas
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 15:02The Women's National Basketball Association is equipping its athletes with a mobile app so players can "ask for help and receive help in dangerous situations or threatening environments" overseas,... WNBA President Lisa Borders told The Associated Press. "This was a proactive effort to protect our players and secure their personal safety," Borders said. "Our partner in this endeavor is LiveSafe. It has multiple features and functionality." During the WNBA off-season, the league's 60-plus players travel abroad to compete in nations such as Russia, Turkey, and China. Last year, the Indiana Fever's Marissa Coleman left an area near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul just moments before a deadly suicide bombing. The app "will allow the players to communicate directly with the league and its security...George Michael comes out on CNN
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 13:44British music icon George Michael was one of the world's most well recognized gay rights activists. For nearly 20 years, he was a champion for LGBT rights, fiercely dedicated to AIDS research and... awareness and a staunch critic of gay stereotypes.
Russia says focus is on faults, not terror, in plane crash probe
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 13:00
SOCHI, Russia -- A pilot error or a technical fault -- not terrorism -- is likely to be the cause of the plane crash into the Black Sea, Russia’s transport minister said Monday as the nation held a... day of mourning for the victims. All 84 passengers and eight crew members on the Russian military’s...A Brief History of the Idea That Everyone Should Get Free Cash for Life
Mother Jones - 26 Dec 2016 13:00From the window of his university office in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, philosophy professor Philippe Van Parijs—considered by many to be Europe's most prominent advocate for the idea that the state... should provide a regular income to every citizen—can see the mailbox where he sent off invitations to the first "basic income" conference more than 30 years ago. "I'm quite amazed by the seed we threw on the ground now," he says. After decades of obscurity, the idea is suddenly in fashion. Politicians around the world are interested and a handful of governments, such as Finland and the Canadian province of Ontario, are planning or considering basic-income pilot projects. But the idea of basic income has been around for more than 200 years, rising on waves of political and economic turmoil...
Despite frigid weather, Mongolians protest worsening smog
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 12:51Hundreds of Mongolians braved frigid weather Monday to stage a protest in the country's capital demanding that the government do more to address worsening air pollution that they fear is …
The 5 best fiction books of 2016
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 12:49
1. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday, $27) This year's National Book Award winner is "something much more interesting than a historical novel," said Juan Gabriel Vásquez at The... New York Times. The tale of a teenage slave named Cora who undertakes a long journey toward freedom, it adopts a conceit "as simple as it is bold": In the book's fictional world, the Underground Railroad is an actual subterranean network of rails and trains that transports fugitive slaves north, depositing them at random stops along the way. When Cora disembarks -- in South Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, and beyond -- she encounters half-fantastic worlds that reenact, in strikingly skewed ways, the crimes America has committed in the name of race. The rabid slave-catcher who tails Cora is not...Afghan official: 1 police officer killed by car bomb blast
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 12:39An Afghan official says that at least one police officer has been killed after a car bomb exploded near the convoy of the deputy provincial police chief of southern Helmand …
97 ISIS militants killed in Mosul battles
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 12:24Iraqi security and coalition forces have killed 97 ISIS militants in eastern and southern Mosul on Sunday, Iraq's Joint Military Command said, as the group continues to defend its Iraqi bastion with... suicide attacks and artillery.
Obama spends Christmas with Marines
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 12:01President Barack Obama spent his last Christmas in office thanking troops and their families for their service at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, an annual tradition for the President and First Lady... Michelle Obama who also visited with troops.
How to Build a Human Tower
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 12:00In a practice unique to Catalonia, people climb on top of each other to create towers called castells, sometimes up to 10 tiers high. Step inside a town square as one goes up.
What in the World: Brilliant! Pristine! Countries Sling Epic Tourism Slogans!
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 12:00
Some use alliteration (Incredible India), others invoke majesty (Cambodia's Kingdom of Wonder) and a few (Syria's Always Beautiful) seem disconnected from reality.What should Palestinians expect from 2017?
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 10:18While Palestine will be busy with various internal changes, very little is expected to end the occupation.
Tweeters Mock Donald Trump's 'Lazy Screencap' Christmas Message
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 09:54Twitter users couldn’t resist poking fun at Donald Trump’sChristmas tweet over the weekend. The president-elect wished his followers “Merry Christmas” on Sunday morning with what appeared to... be aphotograph of just himself walking past a Christmas tree, with his fist raised and clenched: #MerryChristmas — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2016 He followed it up five hours with this message: Merry Christmas and a very, very, very , very Happy New Year to everyone! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2016 While some tweeters thanked PEOTUS for his festive wishes, many poured scorn on the image. One dubbed it a “lazy screencap” and dozens of others questioned why his wife, Melania Trump, and other family members weren’t included in the shot....
Turkish army says Islamic State attack in Syria's al-Bab killed 30 civilians
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 09:44Syrian rebels supported by Turkish troops have laid siege to the Islamic State-held town for weeks under the 'Euphrates Shield' operation.
'Light-Years Ahead:' When George Michael Toured China With Wham!
Time - 26 Dec 2016 09:20
The British duo became the first Western pop act to perform in the Middle KingdomThe Latest: Pilot error, technical fault behind Russia crash
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 08:16The Latest on the crash of a Russian aircraft with 92 people on board en route to Russia's air base in Syria (all times local): 9 a.m. Russian Transport Minister …
Did Kim Jong Un Ban Christmas? North Korean Leader Wants Christians To Celebrate Grandmother's Birthday, Not Jesus Holilday
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 08:09North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly replaced Christmas with celebrations honoring his deceased grandmother. While Christians remain a minority in North Korea, Kim has declared Dec. 25 a... holiday to pay tribute to Kim Jong Suk, who died in 1949, according to media reports Sunday. Kim's grandmother was born on Christmas Eve in 1919. Known as the "Sacred Mother of the Revolution," she was the wife of former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and a Communist activist. To honor her birthday, many North Koreans visit her tomb on Dec. 25 each year.
Faysal Ahmed's family not told of his death, refugees 'treated with contempt'
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 07:24The Federal Government has not notified the family of a Sudanese refugee from Manus Island who died in a Brisbane hospital on Christmas Eve, a refugee advocate says.
Christmas Quotes 2016: 22 Festive, Funny Sayings To Share For The Holidays
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 07:21Christmas tree? Check. Wrapping paper? Check. Fun quotes to share around the fire?
Mumbai: 3.5 year-old girl abducted, killed by two 16-year-old boys for ransom
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 06:48In a shocking incident, a three-and-half-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and murdered by two minor boys for a ransom of Rs 1 crore in South Mumbai, police said on Sunday. The post Mumbai: 3.5... year-old girl abducted, killed by two 16-year-old boys for ransom appeared first on Firstpost.
'Gotham' Season 3 Spoilers: Why Does Jim Gordon Look Worried In The New Teaser Photo?
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 06:44Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is not in a good place in "Gotham" Season 3. Before the midseason finale ended, he shot his ex-girlfriend Dr. Leslie "Lee" Thompkin's new husband, Dr. Mario Falcone (James... Carpinello), in an attempt to save her life. Problem is, she does not know that he had been infected with Jervis Tetch's (Benedict Samuel) blood and was already attempting to kill her out of jealousy.
Man dies in freak boating accident off Rottnest Island
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 06:17A 37-year-old man dies after falling off off a boat and then being struck by it, west of Rottnest Island off Perth, despite desperate efforts to save him.
Shoppers set for £4bn Boxing Day bargain hunt
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 05:51Boxing Day bargain hunters will hit the sales today and are expected to spend nearly £4bn.
Typhoon Nock-Ten threatens Philippine capital Manila
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 05:48
Powerful typhoon Nock-Ten batters the Philippines, threatening the area around the capital Manila.Rapper Troy Ave Is Shot in Brooklyn
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 05:43
The police said the rapper, whose real name is Roland Collins, was hit in the arm and grazed in the head by gunshots fired into his car while he was stopped at an intersection.Scottish minister calls for clarity over UK single market status
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 05:15
Scotland's economy secretary says the Conservative government should indicate whether it wants the UK to stay in the single market after Brexit.Doctors confirm 200-year-old diagnosis
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:51
Doctors have confirmed a diagnosis made more than 200 years ago by one of medicine's most influential surgeons.Rail passengers face major Boxing Day disruption
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:49
Rail passengers face major disruption on Boxing Day with 200 sets of rail works planned over Christmas.Sydney to Hobart underway as race record tipped
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 04:11The fleet is on its way to Constitution Dock as the 72nd Sydney to Hobart yacht race gets under way on Sydney Harbour.
Remembering North Korea's Christian martyrs
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:08
How a Victorian Welshman became a Christian martyr in what is now North KoreaA Very Special Gift for you
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 03:39Though you were No. 1 on my shopping list, it was difficult to find the right gift. After much deliberation, I realized it was useless spending countless hours standing in line at the mall. Nor could... I find anything from the conveniences of shopping online. I wanted to get you something that you could use the entire year. More important, I wanted you to know that I put some thought in selecting the appropriate gift. My gift to you is uncertainty. That's right. I want to take that nebulous, unpredictable feeling into 2017. This gift is not based on the events specific to 2016, but rather an observation that uncertainty has been missing from the public discourse for quite some time. The debate between certainty and uncertainty has been with us since Socrates and Plato walked the earth. While...
Japan ex-PM Yoshida's forgotten Pearl Harbor visit recounted
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 03:13Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will visit Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, wasn't even born when Japan's former leader Shigeru Yoshida went there just six years after the... country's World War II surrender, by himself and feeling awkward.
Thousands evacuated as massive WWII bomb defused on Christmas Day
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 02:41Explosives experts defuse a large World War II aerial bomb in the German city of Augsburg, clearing the way for 32,000 evacuated households to return to their Christmas celebrations at home.
Happiness study 'lets austerity off the hook', psychologists claim
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 02:01
LSE study led by Labour peer found that failed relationships and physical and mental illness were bigger causes of misery than poverty Clinical psychologists have raised the alarm over a controversial... piece of research led by a Labour peer, with one saying it "lets austerity off the hook" as a cause of mental health problems. The London School of Economics study led by Lord Richard Layard, published in early December, found that failed relationships and physical and mental illness were bigger causes of misery than poverty. E.U. Agency in Limbo as Hidden Costs of 'Brexit' Continue to Mount
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 00:51
The likely move of the European Medicines Agency, currently in Britain, has worrying implications for the country's vibrant biotech and pharmaceuticals sector.Labour accuses Tories of hypocrisy over Boxing Day rail shutdown
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 00:43
Holiday train services at a standstill despite Conservative criticism when in opposition, says shadow transport secretary Travellers visiting relatives or hitting the Boxing Day sales will face a... standstill on the railways due to inaction by the government, Labour said. The shadow transport secretary, Andy McDonald, accused the Tories of hypocrisy for attacking Labour over the issue while in opposition but not taking action in office. Exclusive: Fresh advance in east Mosul to begin within days - U.S. commander
Reuters - 26 Dec 2016 21:06EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq
How George Michael Transformed Pop Music
Time - 26 Dec 2016 20:58
His career was studded with proof of his deep respect for the art of popTainted alcohol kills 12 Christians in Pakistan
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 20:15Pakistani police say 12 Christians died after drinking contaminated homemade alcohol during the Christmas holiday.
The Music Club, 2016
Slate - 26 Dec 2016 18:55Blessings, my Ultralight Beams:
Trump must do a press conference
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 18:32Mr. Trump, let journalists gather and ask you those tough questions; get in the ring and endure the testing and the confrontation, says Frank Sesno
Street Food Jerusalem
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 16:45Travel back to 2008 with Street Food as they sample the vibrant and varied food culture in conflict-ridden Jerusalem.
Ivanka Trump and husband celebrate Hanukkah in Hawaii
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 15:47
Future first daughter Ivanka Trump is celebrating Hanukkah in Hawaii with her family. Trump shared a picture of herself, with husband Jared Kushner and their three kids, celebrating the first night of... the Jewish holiday from their vacation spot in Hawaii. The holiday began Saturday night. "This year is one of the rare and special...Netanyahu calls meeting with U.S. ambassador over U.N. vote
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 15:42
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Daniel B. Shapiro, to a meeting on Sunday to discuss America's decision not to veto a United Nations Security Council... resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas. The U.S. traditionally vetoes such resolutions critical of Israel, but this time it abstained, allowing the resolution to pass by a 14-0 vote. Netanyahu also called for meetings with envoys from New Zealand and Senegal, which voted in favor of the resolution. Netanyahu blamed President Obama for the passage of the measure, which said Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem constituted a "flagrant violation under international law" and served as an obstacle to peace.Cuban President Raul Castro Faces Deep Problems in 2017
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 15:31
President Raul Castro faces what could be his toughest year since he took power in 2006Pope pays tribute to Iraqi Christians persecuted by Islamic State
Reuters - 26 Dec 2016 14:56VATICAN CITY
Russia Discounts Likelihood of Terrorism in Black Sea Plane Crash
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 14:20
Search efforts involving 45 ships and 135 divers continued, and the bodies of 10 victims were flown to Moscow for identification.No injuries as a helicopter crash lands near Stellenbosch
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 14:20Authorities say the cause of the crash is being investigated.
Hubble Space Telescope Photographs NGC 4707 -- A Spiral Galaxy 22 Million Light-Years From Earth
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 14:16Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning new image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4707, located 22 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici -- Latin... for "hunting dogs." The image, captured using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), reveals, in unprecedented detail, the galaxy first observed by the British-German astronomer William Herschel in 1789.
Russia Has Overcome Repression Before
Time - 26 Dec 2016 14:00
"I always remember that I did see a seemingly indestructible system collapse before my eyes, and it changed Russian society forever"Happy Boxing Day!
Mother Jones - 26 Dec 2016 14:00We humans got all sorts of books, electronic devices, food items, and other doodads for Christmas. As usual, though, the cats made out much better than us, having a grand time with all the packing... ephemera. Later they climbed a few trees and looked longingly at some hummingbirds who were perfectly safe, but seriously annoyed at all the feline prowling near their feeder. Life in the wild is pretty tough these days.
How to Dress Well--Without Ever Buying a Single Piece of Clothing
Mother Jones - 26 Dec 2016 13:00Last year, a friend of mine hosted a clothing swap. There were about 10 women and just a few rules: Bring clothes you want to get rid of. Take the items from your friends' closets that you like, and... the rest goes to the local thrift shop. The setup was an easy way to recycle the ridiculous number of garments in our millennial closets—we ditched items we hadn't worn in months or even years and came away with some fresh, if worn-in, items, like the pair of American Apparel high-waisted cutoff jean shorts I left wearing. I'm not as wardrobe-obsessed as the average American, who bought 64 articles of clothing and spent more than $1,100 on clothes and shoes in 2013. The average woman had just nine outfits in 1930. Today, her drawers are so stuffed she can wear a different getup every day of...
Thais detain nine suspected of hacking government sites
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 11:41Thailand's military government has increased online censorship since it seized power in a 2014 coup, in particular to block perceived insults to the royal family.
Stars pay tribute to George Michael
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 11:24
Music and entertainment celebrities from around the world react to singer George Michael's death.Trump spokesman Jason Miller backs out of senior White House job amid intrigue
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 10:51
On Christmas Eve, President-elect Donald Trump's spokesman and adviser Jason Miller announced that he will no longer accept a position as Trump's White House director of communications, as announced... last week, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. "After spending this past week with my family, the most amount of time I have been able to spend with them since March 2015, it is clear they need to be my top priority right now and this is not the right time to start a new job as demanding as White House Communications Director," he said in a statement. He added that his wife is giving birth to their second daughter in January, "and I need to put them in front of my career." It is unusual enough for political operatives to turn down plum White House jobs, but Miler's departure was...'The Flash' EP Greg Berlanti, 'Supergirl' Star Mehcad Brooks And 'Legends Of Tomorrow' Actor John Barrowman React To George Michael's Death
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 10:47Some members of CW's DC TV universe family paid tribute to pop star George Michael who passed away on Dec. 25. In a couple of tweets, Greg Berlanti -- executive producer for "Arrow," "The Flash,"... "Supergirl" and "Legends of Tomorrow" -- called Michael a "true genius" and shared his experience working with the two-time Grammy-winning artist on his previous ABC series "Eli Stone."
Typhoon Nock-Ten kills four in the Philippines
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 10:38Powerful typhoon passes over Manila after forcing more than 200,000 to spend Christmas Day in evacuation centres.
Church service prints Tupac rap lyrics
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 10:19Christmas carols aren't supposed to have lyrics like "revenge is like the sweetest joy, next to getting p***y."
'Jane The Virgin' Star Justin Baldoni Gushes About Love For Wife Emily
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 09:38"Jane the Virgin" star Justin Baldoni is clearly smitten with his wife Emily. Every chance he gets, the actor raves about his love for his wife and the amazing things she does. This time around, he... praised her for talking about gender equality.
Fleeing war, South Sudanese create booming camps in Uganda
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 09:15"I don't want to go back," James Issac declared, just minutes after becoming a refugee.
1997: George Michael comes out on CNN
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 08:34The late singer George Michael talks about how his sexuality influenced his song writing.
Police: Indonesian militants planned New Year's assault with machetes
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 08:13The plot was broken up after police arrested two of the would-be attackers who led them to their hideout.
Obama says serving as commander in chief a privilege in Christmas Hawaii base visit
Reuters - 26 Dec 2016 07:28KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII
Syrian president visits Christian orphanage on Christmas Day
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 06:30Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited a Christian orphanage near the capital Damascus on Christmas Day.
Trump aide: 'Use Brexit to steal UK trade'
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 04:54Donald Trump's new trade chief has urged Britain's rivals to profit from Brexit and take business away from the UK, it has been reported.
WATCH: The Best Films to See During the Holidays
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 04:51
ABC News' Chris Connelly previews the best films to see with you family.Publicist: British singer George Michael dead at age 53
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 03:46George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance …
Sharks spotted off Victoria's surf coast, beach closed
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 02:56The sightings of dozens sharks at popular spots along Victoria's surf coast sees swimmers ordered out of the water at Fairhaven beach along the Great Ocean Road.
How Did George Michael Die? Cause Of Death For Ex-Wham! Singer Is Unknown As He Dies 'Peacefully' At Home
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 02:23Ex-Wham! singer George Michael died "peacefully" at home in Oxfordshire, Sunday. He was 53 years old. His cause of death is currently unknown. "It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved... son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period," his publicist told the BBC Sunday. "The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage."
RIP George Michael
Mother Jones - 26 Dec 2016 01:34Damnit. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have "passed away peacefully at home". Thames Valley Police said South... Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances. Rest in peace.
Fake news story prompts Pakistan to issue nuclear warning to Israel
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 00:35
Defence minister reminds Israel on Twitter that 'Pakistan is a nuclear state too' after fake story says Israel had threatened to destroy Pakistan A fake news story has touched off a Twitter... confrontation between nuclear powers Pakistan and Israel. The exchange took place following the publication of a fake story headlined "Israeli Defense Minister: If Pakistan send ground troops to Syria on any pretext, we will destroy this country with a nuclear attack". World's first emojis on display at New York's MoMA
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 23:59New York art museum displays 176 original emojis seen as way of "bridging communication gaps" between different communities.
Bernie Sanders: The Democracy Now! Interview
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 23:59In a Democracy Now! special, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders sat down with Amy Goodman at the Free Library of Philadelphia in late November in his most extensive broadcast interview since Donald Trump... defeated Hillary Clinton just weeks earlier.
Boxing Day fox hunts draw 250,000, say the Countryside Alliance
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 23:59
Hunt supporters say turnout was better than ever before, but the League Against Cruel Sports say support of the ban is rising Boxing Day hunts have drawn crowds of hundreds of thousands, with... fox-hunting supporters claiming the events were attended by "as many if not more" than ever before. With "at least 250,000" gathering at some of the hunts taking place across the country, pro-hunting group the Countryside Alliance said it was a "great turnout". Forget Donald Trump: Pokémon Go Was King Of 2016
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 23:57The question at the top of many Americans’minds in 2016 might surprise you. In a year that boasted both a presidential election and the Olympic Games, the top question people were searching for on... Google was actually, “What is Pokémon Go?” This data, recently released by Google, is based on searches that began with “What is...” and had the highest spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2016 as compared to 2015. So, why all the curiosity? After launching on July 6, Pokémon Go became possibly one of the most viral mobile apps of the year. It immediately attracted old-school Pokémon fans and newcomers alike. Similar to the original concept of the game, the mobile app allows players to virtually track and capture wild Pokémon in real life. Here are the other top “What...
Gingrich warns of major moves as Obama leaves
CBSNews - 26 Dec 2016 23:56The president is in a "desperate frenzy" to protect his legacy, Gingrich said Sunday
Trump mocks Obama for saying he could have beaten him if he were allowed to run again
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 23:55
The lame duck president had told CNN he could have mobilized Americans to win a third term if it were allowed.Trump cited job losses, Obamacare and the ISIS terror army as reasons he disagreed.Japanese Prime Minister to Make Historic Trip to Pearl Harbor
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 23:54
Japanese prime minister to make first visit to U.S. base since the 1941 attack.Biological weapons of mass destruction with the ability to spread deadly diseases like Ebola and Zika 'could wipe out up to a fifth of the world's population'
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 23:52
Ex-Nato commander James Stavridis described the prospect of advanced biological technology being used by terrorists or 'rogue nations' as 'most alarming'.NY Attorney General Hinders Trump Plan to Shutter Foundation
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 23:52
Trump's eponymous foundation has been under investigation since the fall.Vera Rubin, pioneering astronomer, dies at 88
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 23:50
Astronomer Vera Rubin, whose pioneering work led to the theory of dark matter, dies at 88.'The hospital has told us the cancer is gone': Six-year-old girl is 'cured of leukaemia' after £100,000 treatment paid for by viewers of ITV's This Morning
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 23:49
Erin Cross, of Chester, in Cheshire, was gravely-ill earlier this year with lymphoblastic leukaemia, a cancer of the white blood cells, but has now been given the all-clear after treatment in Seattle.Christmas, New Years exacerbates rural doctor shortages: RDAA
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 23:42Rural doctor shortages are exacerbated over the Christmas and New Year period when many regional areas can be left without a doctor, sometimes for weeks on end, the Rural Doctors Association of... Australia says.
Wild Oats XI gunning for race record, as some fall by wayside
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 23:40Wild Oats XI is ahead of rival Perpetual LOYAL as the fleet heads into Bass Strait in the 72nd Sydney to Hobart yacht race, with 24 boats at or ahead of record pace.
Michigan Teen Arrested For Stabbing Her Mother On Christmas Night
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 23:38A 17-year-old daughter was arrested Monday for fatally stabbing her 45-year-old mother in Clinton Township, a Detroit, Michigan, a suburb roughly 21 miles north of the city center, on Christmas night,... local police said. The suspect was apprehended at a 7-Eleven in the town of Frasier, which is in Clinton Township, after police received a call about a deceased woman at the apartment Sunday night around 10:00 p.m. The teen daughter had yet to be charged. But police said they were investigating the case as a murder.
A Refreshing Presentation of Jung's Thought (REVIEW ESSAY)
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 23:36THE QUOTABLE JUNG (Princeton University Press, 2016) is a 375-page commonplace book of quotations selected and edited by Judith R. Harris with the collaboration of Tony Woolfson. It is a refreshing... presentation of C. G. Jung's thought. As I will explain, Jung's thought about the anima complex in men's psyche's can help us understand certain white American men who voted for Donald J. Trump in his decisive electoral victory.
Australia aims to capitalise on day two at MCG
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 23:27Just as Pakistan needs a solid batting partnership, Australia will aim to drive home its advantage early on day two at the MCG.
Carl Paladino's Son Disavows His Father's 'Disrespectful' Comments About The Obamas
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 23:23The son of Donald Trump’s New York campaign co-chair is distancing himself from his father’s comments about President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, calling the offensive remarks... “disrespectful and absolutely unnecessary.” Buffalo real estate developer Carl Paladino recently answered a questionnaire from the local publication Artvoiceabout his hopes for 2017. While other respondents gave innocuous answers, Paladino used the opportunity to call the first lady a man who should live with gorillasand said he hopes the president dies from mad cow disease and that Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is decapitated. Here are Paladino’s answers, with the original misspellings: 1. What would you most like to happen in 2017?Obama catches mad cow disease after being caught having...
Houthi fighters storm Al Jazeera bureau in Sanaa
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 23:16Raid comes just hours after Doha-based media network airs documentary on looting of heavy weaponry by group.
Prevent strategy referrals reach 7,500 a year
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 23:12More than 20 people a day were referred to the Government's controversial anti-extremism Prevent programme according to latest figures - nearly half of them children.
Chetna Makan triumphs over 'cheating' James Morton to win GBBO's farewell to the BBC. The Great Christmas Bake Off still left a sour taste, by Jim Shelley
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 23:04
Chetna Makan was surprisingly serious when she claimed James Morton was 'cheating' when he openly corrected a crucial mistake when he saw how Chetna had prepared her loaf.Hello from the other side: Scientists to start sending messages into universe in hopes of getting a reply from aliens
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 23:03
The San Francisco-based non-profit organization METI International has announced plans to start sending signals into space for extra terrestrials, rather than waiting for them to contact Earth.'Last ever GBBO, I'm crying': Emotional viewers mourn the final ever episode of the Great British Bake Off on the BBC...but still enjoy a VERY naughty innuendo involving Mary Berry and an 'eight-inch' horseradish
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 23:02
Viewers took to Twitter as they bid farewell to Mel, Sue and Mary Berry for the final time, with the show moving to Channel 4 in the new year. A 'goodbye' montage left many fans in tears.U.S. prof in hot water over 'white genocide' tweet on Christmas Eve
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 23:02
A Drexel University professor has been summoned to a meeting with school officials after he tweeted a Christmas Eve message that appeared to support "white genocide."Kid Movies Coming Out In 2017: Over 20 Family-Friendly Films To See In Theaters In The New Year
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 23:00With 2016 coming to a close, many moviegoers are already looking forward to what 2017 has in store. But while the new year may be full of films for adults, there are still a number of movies the whole... family can see. The upcoming year is shaping up to be a great one for superhero films with "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," "Spider-Man: Homecoming" and "The Lego Batman Movie" all releasing. The year will also feature some promising animated films such as "Despicable Me 3" and "Cars 3." Check out these 22 movies you should look forward to.
China's Aircraft Carrier Enters South China Sea Amid Renewed Tensions
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 22:58TAIPEI, Dec 26
Tuesday's national newspaper front pages
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 22:55THE PAPERS' TOP STORIES
US increased weapons sales in 2015 despite slight drop in global arms trade
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 22:54
Developing nations were once again the largest buyers of weapons as total sales dropped to $80bn from $89bn in 2014 The sale of global arms dropped slightly last year to $80bn from 2014's $89bn,... according to a new congressional study, with the US maintaining its position as the world's dominant supplier. But at $40bn the US market share of weapons sales amounted to about half of all arms agreements in 2015, and more than double the orders recorded by France, its nearest rival with $15bn in sales. The US and France both grew their market shares, by around $4bn and $9bn respectively. What now for Israel after the UN vote?
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 22:53Benjamin Netanyahu on the offensive after Security Council resolution calls immediate halt to all settlement activity.
Four men arrested in India over alleged rape of tourist
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 22:50Indian police say they have arrested four men on suspicion of raping an American tourist who visited New Delhi earlier this year.
Hull City 0-3 Manchester City
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 22:48
Three second-half goals guide Manchester City to a routine victory over Hull and up to second place in the Premier League.Sony Music's Twitter hacked, fake Britney Spears death tweets sent
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 22:35Sony Music Entertainment apologises to Britney Spears fans after its Twitter account is hacked and fake statements saying that the pop music icon had died are posted online.
Benoit Dorais leaving Coalition Montreal
CTV News - 26 Dec 2016 22:35
The mayor of the Southwest borough will be starting off the new year as an independent City Councillor.Prison Break: Thee Inmates Still At Large After Escaping Behind Toilet On Christmas
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 22:30Three out of the six inmates who broke out of a jail in Tennessee on Christmas Day had yet to be found as of Monday afternoon after they managed to escape behind a damaged toilet. Law enforcement... authorities said the getaway happened when the inmates forcefully removed a stainless steel toilet that had vulnerable rusted pipes and then climbed through the hole in the wall, according to local reports Sunday.
Prison Break: Three Inmates Still At Large After Escaping Behind Toilet On Christmas
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 22:30Three out of the six inmates who broke out of a jail in Tennessee on Christmas Day had yet to be found as of Monday afternoon after they managed to escape behind a damaged toilet. Law enforcement... authorities said the getaway happened when the inmates forcefully removed a stainless steel toilet that had vulnerable rusted pipes and then climbed through the hole in the wall, according to local reports Sunday.
Ben Jennings on 2016 and celebrity deaths - cartoon
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 22:30
Continue reading...S. Newman Darby, Inventor of the Sailboard, Dies at 88
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 22:28
Mr. Darby created his invention, widely acknowledged as the first windsurfing craft, out of frustration that the waves on lakes were not big enough to surf on.Sherri Papini Latest Update: Another Young Mother Goes Missing After California Case
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 22:25A South Carolina mother who went missing for four weeks before she was found on Christmas Eve is being compared to the violent tale of kidnapping involving Sherri Papini that captivated the nation... earlier this year.
Israel threatens to give Trump 'evidence' that Obama orchestrated UN resolution
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 22:24
Netanyahu allies claim 'iron-clad information' from Arab sources reveals Obama administration drafted document to end settlements, which US abstained from Israel has escalated its already furious war... with the outgoing US administration, claiming that it has "rather hard" evidence that Barack Obama was behind a critical UN security council resolution criticising Israeli settlement building, and threatening to hand over the material to Donald Trump. The latest comments come a day after the US ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, was summoned by Netanyahu to explain why the US did not veto the vote and instead abstained. Lawsuits: Ghost Ship was a 'death trap'
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 22:22A slew of people, including the building owner and various city and county departments, knew Oakland's Ghost Ship warehouse posed dangers long before a deadly blaze killed 36 people earlier this... month, the parents of two partygoers who perished have alleged in lawsuits.
Time's running out fast for the cheetah: Speediest land animal is in danger of extinction as numbers fall to just 7,000
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 22:17
The Zoological Society of London wants the world's fastest land animal to be given endangered status along with tigers and Asian elephants, after estimating that just over 7,000 remain globally.'Human error' cause of Colombian plane crash that killed 71
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 22:17Errors by the pilot, airline and Bolivian regulators are to blame for a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people last month, including most of Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team, Colombia aviation... authorities say.
Tom Varndell hat-trick sinks Worcester and infuses Bristol with hope
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 22:16
• Bristol 28-20 Worcester• Varndell helps 14-man Bristol win basement battle Tom Varndell looked to be on his way out at Bristol a few months ago, hauled off early in the second half in the... September defeat by Exeter and told he was not worth a place in the bottom club's match-day squad. The response of the former England wing, at the age of 31, was not to think of his career in the past tense and his hat-trick of tries in the basement battle allowed the home side to overcome the early dismissal of Tusi Pisi. Bristol were 10-3 ahead and looking comfortably superior to Worcester, who seemed to play as they had prepared and showed little in the way of thought, when Pisi was sent off after 12 minutes. He followed Billy Searle's high kick into the Worcester half and looked as if he would...Obama says he could have beaten Trump
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 22:07
U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview released Monday that he would have beaten Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump "if I had run again," delivering an implicit criticism of... Hillary Clinton's campaign, which he said acted too cautiously out of a mistaken belief that victory was all but certain.Cheetahs heading towards extinction as population crashes
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 22:03
A new study estimates there are just 7,100 now left in the wild as the wide-ranging mammal faces growing conflict with humans.Air safety directive grounds some flights in Mexico
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 22:00The Mexican airline Interjet says it's had to cancel some flights due to a mandatory safety inspection of its Russian-made Superjet 100 aircraft.
'I found him dead in bed': George Michael's hairdresser lover tells how he discovered his boyfriend's lifeless body - as grief-stricken fans flock to the singer's home
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 21:59
Fadi Fawaz shared a heartfelt tweet earlier this evening and told followers that he found Michael in his bed at home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on Christmas Day afternoon.Tom Varndell: Bristol's first Premiership win of the season vital for survival
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 21:59
Bristol wing Tom Varndell says they had to beat fellow strugglers Worcester to keep alive their hopes of staying up.Sony Music's Twitter hacked, fake Britney Spears death tweets sent
Mail & Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:59The company said it "apologises to Britney Spears and her fans for any confusion."
Britney Spears is not dead - Sony was just hacked (again)
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:58
Sony Music Entertainment's Twitter account was hacked on Monday, publishing fake statements including 'RIP @britneyspears' Sony Music Entertainment's Twitter account was hacked on Monday, publishing... fake statements that pop music icon Britney Spears had died. Sony Music, a unit of Sony Corp, said in a short statement that its social media account was "compromised" but that the situation "has been rectified". Asia and Australia Edition: George Michael, Philippines, Shinzo Abe: Your Morning Briefing
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 21:58
Here's what you need to know to start your day.British man shot in head in Antigua
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 21:57
A man from Torquay is said to be in a critical condition after being shot in the head in Antigua.Best Chicken Soup Recipes: How To Make Homemade, Delicious And Easy Broth With All The Fixings For When It's Cold
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 21:55It's cold outside, which means it's time to hunker down at home with a blanket, some cozy clothing and a big, warm bowl of soup. But not just any recipe will do. When snow is accumulating on the... ground and you don't feel like going outside until Spring, it's time to make homemade chicken soup, the only winter treat that will do for the next few months.
Chelsea's show of defiance delights Antonio Conte after 12th league win
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:54
• Leaders win 3-0 despite missing Diego Costa and N'Golo Kanté• Conte denies Michy Batshuayi will go out on loan despite snub Antonio Conte said Chelsea had sent out a defiant messsage to their... title rivals by comfortably beating Bournemouth without Diego Costa and N'Golo Kanté. Two goals from Pedro Rodríguez and a penalty from Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a 3-0 home win - their 12th league win in a row. It moved them seven points clear at the top, although Liverpool will reduce that to six if they win at home against Stoke on Tuesday. Chelsea are two short of Arsenal's Premier League record of 14 consecutive victories but Conte insisted his focus was on accumulating points. Abe not the first Japanese prime minister to visit Pearl Harbor
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 21:50
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Pearl Harbor with President Obama on Tuesday -- 75 years after the sneak attack propelled the US into war with Japan. Japan’s news media at first... trumpeted the visit as a historic moment, saying that the conservative Abe was the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit the...'Joy is gone' for PATH stabbing victim's family [Photos]
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 21:49
The holiday season was once a joyous time for Rosemarie "Kimberly" Junor's family.US customs starts to collect social media information from foreign travelers
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:48
Visitors filing visa waiver application are prompted to enter account names for social platforms, but activists say there are few guidelines for use of information The US government has begun asking... select foreign travelers to disclose their social media activities as part of an expanded effort to spot potential terrorist threats. The request functions as a prompt on the online Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or Esta, a visa waiver application that many visitors are required to submit before travelling to the US. The choices include platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube, and additional space for applicants to input their account names on those sites. Boxing Day horror in JD Sports as staff fight to save man stabbed in 'postcode war'
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 21:44
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A man shouts 'for what?' as the victim, a 15-year-old boy, lies on the floor of the shop in Hackney. He was taken to hospital by air ambulance.U of T forensic engineering program a first in Canada
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 21:43
Doug Perovic loves his job, but he also wishes he didn't have to do it. If he's involved, it usually means something catastrophic has occurred.Pearl Harbor Facts: How Japan Attacked Hawaii And Why Japanese Prime Minister Abe Won't Apologize For World War II Bombing
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 21:43In the light of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming visit to Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama Tuesday, here are some facts about the deadly attack that prompted the U.S. to join... World War II on Dec. 7, 1941. The attack lasted for less than two hours, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m., on Dec. 7, 2015. A total of 353 Japanese planes in two separate waves of offensives wounded 1,000 more American servicemen and destroyed roughly 20 ships and more than 300 airplanes.
China's aircraft carrier and five other warships sail into South China Sea in show of force amidst rising tensions with Taiwan
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 21:41
China's only aircraft carrier and five other warships sailed past Taiwan and into the contested South China Sea on Monday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said.George Michael remembered by artists and fans after his death
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:41
Elton John, Andrew Ridgeley and Paul McCartney pay tribute to 'beloved friend' who has died at age of 53 With an outpouring of shock, distress, affection and respect, fans and fellow musicians have... been paying tribute to George Michael, after the musician was found dead at his Oxfordshire home at the age of 53. Related: Why George Michael was the greatest pop star of the MTV era Topless selfie-taking driver and more in 2016 wacky crime roundup
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 21:39
My annual weird, unusual and ironic crimes lineup includes a man who mailed dead skunks to a rival, a vendor accused of peddling pot from a street cart, a mourner who bit off a man's nose tip at a... wake, cops who fed a suspect's parrot, and an angry teenaged vacationer.What Will Obama Do After Presidency? POTUS Hints At Active Voice In Politics During Trump Era
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 21:33Rumors were swirling throughout the 2016 presidential election that Donald Trump was planning a massive media initiative, possibly titled "Trump TV." But now that the reality TV star and real estate... billionaire has been elected the next president of the United States, it appears President Barack Obama could actually be the one preparing to be a vocal political force outside of the Oval Office during the next White House administration.
Weirdest Celebrity Couples Of 2016: Amber Rose, Val Chmerkovskiy And 5 Other Strange Hollywood Couples
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 21:302016 might have been the year of shocking celebrity breakups, but it was also the year of bizarre Hollywood relationships. As fast as couples like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were announcing their... split, other stars were stepping out to put their new romances on full display ... and a few of those relationships left us scratching our heads. Check out which Hollywood lovebirds made our list of the weirdest celebrity couples in 2016. Amber Rose and Val Chmerkovskiy:
Kevin O'Leary Boasts Of Secret Society Of Sword-Wielding Men
The Huffington Post - CA - 26 Dec 2016 21:23
Is it still a secret society if you constantly talk about it? Kevin O'Leary took to Facebook on Sunday to show the world he can sabre a bottle of champagne, while also reminding us he belongs to a... secret society of men who can do so. "Mr. Wonderful here, and remember I'm a member of the Chevaliers du Tastevin," O'Leary says in the video, proving that he can indeed speak two words of French. The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, or Brotherhood of the Knights of Tastevin, is a network of people -- likely just men -- who promote the wine and cuisine of Burgundy, France. "This is a Napoleonic tradition," O'Leary says, explaining that the former French emperor Napoleon used to open champagne with a sabre to celebrate successful battle. "That is the legend of the Chevaliers du Tastevin,"...Manchester City leave it late before Touré and Iheanacho see off Hull
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:22
This was a third win in succession for Manchester City and, while not a vintage one, Pep Guardiola will take much solace from his side's renewed resolve in recent weeks. Yaya Touré and Kelechi... Iheanacho were the City names on the scoresheet but the visitors seem mentally reinvigorated, and far more assured in the face of direct and physical opponents. Hull certainly provided such a challenge and credit must also go to them after matching their far wealthier adversaries for much of the game. In the end City's quality saw them over the line, a Touré penalty‚ a fine team move finished by Iheanacho and a late Curtis Davies own goal ensuring they finished Boxing Day second in the Premier League table. George Michael's influence felt in China after historic 1985 concert
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 21:20George Michael's death brings back memories in China of the heady 1980s when Wham! was the first major Western band to play in the country after the death of Mao Zedong and decades of cultural... isolation.
Cheetah numbers decline as African habitat shrinks
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 21:15
Amid population declines for many wildlife species in Africa, conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land.How JPMorgan could not save Italy's problem bank | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 21:15By Silvia Aloisi, Paola Arosio and Pamela Barbaglia | MILAN/LONDON MILAN/LONDON On the morning of July 29, former Italian Industry Minister Corrado Passera was traveling in a high-speed train toward... the medieval city of Siena, racing to meet the directors of the world's oldest bank to present them with a rescue plan.Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's third-largest lender, was destined to be wound down within months unless it could raise billions of euros and pull itself out of a swamp of bad loans that threatened to swallow up its five centuries of banking.Passera's recapitalization plan was supported by Swiss investment bank UBS - Monte dei Paschi's long-time adviser - but the former minister was running out of time.The Tuscan lender had already changed advisory horses - turning away from...
MPs question President Kim's friend Choi Soon-sil
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 21:14Choi Soon-sil apologises to the South Korean people in appearance before members of special parliamentary committee.
Welcome to crocodile country: the remarkable comeback of Australia's Jaws of the north
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:12
Calls for culls always surge after attacks by 'salties' but it's their habitat not humans that will decide their numbers For the people of Australia's tropical north, a wary coexistence with... crocodiles is a fact of life. Protected for more than four decades after being hunted to near extinction, the ancient reptile - on the credible numbers that are available - has staged a remarkable recovery. Britain's bill for disability benefits has soared from £2billion in today's money after WW2 to £37billion a year now
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 21:12
Research by the Institute for Economic Affairs found that the amount the UK spends on handouts for the disabled has ballooned from £2billion in 1948 to £37million now, in today's prices.How JPMorgan could not save Italy's problem bank
Reuters - 26 Dec 2016 21:09MILAN/LONDON
NHS mental health services failing young people, say psychiatrists
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:07
Seven in 10 psychiatrists deem Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to be inadequate at best, Guardian survey finds NHS services for the soaring numbers of children who have self-harmed, tried... to end their life or are having a breakdown are woefully substandard and risk prolonging their suffering, according to their psychiatrists. More than seven out of 10 (72%) consultant psychiatrists who specialise in treating children and adolescents say that NHS care for under-18s experiencing a crisis in their mental health is either inadequate (58%) or very inadequate (14%), according to a survey undertaken for the Guardian. Only 19% said NHS services were adequate and just 9% said they were good. Ont. man who shot cop with crossbow before being killed, identified
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 21:06
Ontario's police watchdog has confirmed the identity of a man killed Friday in a confrontation with London police.Barack Obama: I'm 'confident' I could have won a third term as president
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 21:05
The president claimed in an interview that most Americans still have progressive politics and insisted Democrats would not follow Jeremy Corbyn's example Barack Obama has said he believes he would... have won a third term in office, were he eligible to run in the 2016 presidential election, while also casting a skeptical eye at the UK Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. In a wide-ranging interview with former aide David Axelrod, the outgoing president expressed his belief that he could have won re-election in 2016, based on his view that most Americans still subscribed to his progressive vision and ideals. Bob Bradley expects crisis talks after Swansea fans demand his sacking
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 20:58
• Supporters chanted for manager's sacking during 4-1 defeat against West Ham• 'We all heard the response in the stadium, it doesn't feel good,' says Bradley Bob Bradley accepts it is inevitable... there will be discussions at boardroom level about his position after Swansea City slipped to a third successive defeat and a seventh in his 11 games as manager on a day when the mood inside the Liberty Stadium turned poisonous. Swansea fans turned on Bradley by calling for him to be sacked during the 4-1 home defeat against West Ham that left them second from bottom of the Premier League and four points adrift of safety. Supporters also vented their anger at the board members who sold their shares to American investors in the summer. Twitter accounts of Abu Qatada and other key al-Qaida figures suspended
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 20:55
Jihadi scholars' accounts focused mostly on war in Syria and frequently attacked Islamic State Twitter has suspended the account of Jordanian preacher and al-Qaida spiritual leader Abu Qatada, along... with two other influential scholars aligned with the extremist group. The three accounts, which between them had tens of thousands of followers and were used several times a day, were at the heart of an online network of al-Qaida supporters, said Cole Bunzel, scholar of jihadism at Princeton University. Bunzel tweeted: Chapecoense plane ran out of fuel before crash, say aviation authorities
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 20:54
Colombian aeronautics agency says evidence points to human error rather than technical problem or sabotage A plane that crashed while carrying a Brazilian football team had run out of fuel before it... could land, according to Colombian aviation authorities. The Civil Aeronautics agency said the conclusion was based on the aircraft's black boxes and other evidence. It said the evidence pointed to human error rather than technical problems or sabotage. Tributes flow for George Michael as charities reveal generosity
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 20:50Grieving fans mourning the death of George Michael lay floral tributes at his homes in north London and in Goring, England, as charities reveal how the singer secretly donated his time and millions of... dollars to their causes.
Marvel Movies 2017: Release Dates For The MCU Films Hitting The Big Screen In The New Year
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 20:48The new year will bring plenty of new projects to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Three films will be added to the MCU, and while very different, they're all highly anticipated. Check out the Marvel... timeline for 2017. May 5 -- "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
Who Is Next In Line To Be Queen? What Happens When Elizabeth Retires Or Dies And Where Kate Middleton, Prince William Stand
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 20:45Queen Elizabeth skipped Christmas Day church services after days of battling a heavy cold. Buckingham Palace said she need to stay home and recover but still planned on enjoying her family's Christmas... Day celebrations.
Chelsea 3-0 Bournemouth
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 20:32
Chelsea move nine points clear at the top of the Premier League by beating Bournemouth to set a club record of 12 straight wins.Turkey asks U.S.-led coalition for air support at Syria's al-Bab | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 20:30ISTANBUL Turkey on Monday called on members of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State to provide air support for Turkish-backed troops besieging the Syrian town of al-Bab, held by the group."The... international coalition must carry out its duties regarding aerial support to the battle we are fighting in al-Bab. Not giving the necessary support is unacceptable," President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, told a news conference.The Turkish army said Islamic State had on Sunday killed at least 30 civilians and wounded many others to prevent people from fleeing the northern Syrian town.Rebels supported by Turkish troops have laid siege to the al-Bab for weeks under the "Euphrates Shield" operation launched by Turkey nearly four months ago to sweep the Sunni hardliners and Kurdish...
Interviews With Mourners Reveal George Michael's Struggles With Fame
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 20:24The singer-songwriter, who achieved renown at a young age, was remembered at his homes in London and in the English village of Goring-on-Thames.Donald Trump's Pick for Ambassador to Israel Has Sparked a Hot Debate
Time - 26 Dec 2016 20:22
David Friedman is a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements and an opponent of Palestinian statehoodLiverpool prepared to let Lucas Leiva join Inter on loan
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 20:21
• Serie A club have inquired about Brazilian midfielder• Lucas has started only three league games this season Liverpool are prepared to let Lucas Leiva join Internazionale on loan for the rest of... the season. The Brazilian has started only three Premier League games this season and made 11 appearances in all competitions. Related: Transfer window January 2017: all the latest moves and news - interactive Typhoon eases but Philippines braces for floods, mudslides; two dead | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 20:16MANILA A typhoon weakened as it cut across the Philippines on Monday after bringing down trees and power lines, and authorities warned of flash floods and mudslides although casualties were few with... police reporting only two deaths.Typhoon Nock-ten's wind speed eased to 130 kph (80 mph) as it headed west toward the South China Sea, passing through provinces south of the capital Manila at a speed of 20 kph.Land, sea and air transport slowly resumed operations, but the weather bureau said stormy weather would affect parts of the country for another 36 hours or so, until the storm moved away toward southern Vietnam.Energy Minister Alfonso Cusi promised that power would be restored quickly in badly hit Camarines and Albay provinces."We've prepared for it and we are currently on the ground to...
Video shows fleeing Berlin truck attack suspect in Lyon - judicial source | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 20:16PARIS The Tunisian suspect behind the truck attack that killed 12 people in a Berlin Christmas market last week appears to have passed through Lyon in France as he fled to Italy, a French judicial... source said on Monday.Video surveillance footage showed Anis Amri at the Lyon-Part-Dieu train station on Thursday, and officials believe it was at the station that he bought a ticket for Chambery, the source said, between Lyon and the Italian border.Amri was shot dead near Milan in Italy in the early hours of Friday after he pulled a gun on police who had asked for his identification papers. French officials are investigating how he arrived in Lyon after the Dec. 19 attack in Berlin that has been claimed by the Islamic State. The post Video shows fleeing Berlin truck attack suspect in Lyon –...
China's growth reassuring for weak and vulnerable global economy - Xinhua | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 20:15BEIJING China will meet its growth target of 6.5 percent to 7 percent growth this year, a reassuring sign for a "weak and vulnerable" global economy, state news agency Xinhua said in a commentary on... Monday. The post China’s growth reassuring for weak and vulnerable global economy – Xinhua | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
Trump's Energy Policy: 10 Big Changes
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 20:15President-elect Donald Trump intends to hit the ground running on energy and environment policy. Here are 10 likely changes that will impact energy production, energy use, and the U.S. economy.
Cambridge student discovers hidden life of Renaissance spy
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 20:14
Believed for years to be a garden designer, new research into Constantino de' Servi suggests covert activity Something odd emerged as a Cambridge student began to research the work of a Renaissance... garden designer: although the 16th century Italian artist, sculptor and designer Costantino de' Servi travelled constantly and never seemed to be short of a bob, he seemed to have completed very few gardens - or any other kind of work. Wherever there was trouble in Europe, however, be it wars rumbling, alliances being forged, or regime change threatened, de' Servi seemed to pop up. Then the historian discovered that wherever the supposed gardener travelled and whoever he was nominally working for - and he got as far west as the court of James I in London, and as far east as Persia - he remained...Plane carrying Chapecoense team ran out of fuel
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 20:13
Errors by the pilot, airline and Bolivian regulators were to blame for a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people, including most of the Brazilian Chapecoense football team, aviation authorities... have said.A VERY happy Christmas! Two are arrested as police find marijuana plant decorated like a Christmas Tree
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 20:10
Officers found the plant at a property in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in the midst of a suspected small cannabis farm. It was decorated with tinsel, lights, bows and even an angel.Why 'Freedom! 90' lives on
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 20:08It's one of the decade's most iconic music videos, an unforgettable 1990's style moment and an enduring reminder of the era of the supermodel.
Typhoon Nock-ten kills at least six in the Philippines
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 20:06
Several provinces affected, with hundreds of thousands abandoning Christmas celebrations to reach emergency shelters A typhoon has lashed the northern Philippines, killing at least six people and... forcing more than 380,000 in several provinces to abandon Christmas celebrations at home and move to safer ground. Typhoon Nock-ten cut power to five provinces due to toppled electric posts and trees, dimming the festivities in Asia's largest Catholic country. More than 300 flights were delayed or rescheduled and ferries were barred from sailing, stranding more than 12,000 holidaymakers. Man dead, two badly injured in WA crash
The West Australian - 26 Dec 2016 20:06A crash at Marrinup in Western Australia has left one man dead and two men seriously injured.
ANC reflects on eventful year, wary of 2019 general elections
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 20:01
As 2016 winds down, the ANC has reflected on its eventful year, the worst since it took power in 1994.Hull City v Manchester City: Premier League - live!
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 20:01
Live updates from the 5.15pm GMT kick-off Email [email protected] or tweet @michaelbutler18 Live scoreboard: all the Boxing Day scores and scorers 5.59pm GMT 42 min: Hull City are edging... up the pitch through the medium of free-kicks. First Otamendi clatters into Mbokani from behind. Next Nolito, who has had a miserable first half, handballs, allowing Snodgrass to float a ball into the Man City box. Well defended. 5.58pm GMT 41 min: An email! "Trying desperately to get a mention ,just Walked home on a cloud after seeing Man Utd , goal of the season , offside etc ,yeah yeah,cool country, lovely people." That'll do, Paul. Cheers. Former Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith still gets death threats
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:55
The Pontypridd MP said he had had 'lots and lots' of threats and even had police at his surgery last Friday, yet he does not regret his decision to challenge for the leadership.No food to eat, no meds to save him: An ill, starving boy dies on his 16th birthday
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 19:54His name was Kevin Lara Lugo, and he died on his 16th birthday. He spent the day before foraging for food in an empty lot, because there was nothing to …
Pot Masson restaurant targeted by arsonists twice in a week
CTV News - 26 Dec 2016 19:52
The Montreal police arson squad is investigating after an attempted attack on a Rosemont restaurant was foiled in the early hours of Monday morning.Gloomy Christmas for families of Lily mine victims
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 19:51
It has been a bleak Christams for the families of three mine workers who remain trapped underground at Lily Gold Mine near Barberton Mpumalanga.Premier League: Henrikh Mkhitaryan scores stunning goal as Manchester United sink Sunderland
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 19:50Manchester: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 17th goal of the season as Sunderland manager David Moyes was condemned to a 3-1 defeat on his return to Manchester United on Monday. Dutch defender Daley... Blind opened the scoring in the 39th minute at Old Trafford with his first Premier League goal since September 2015. Late strikes from […] The post Premier League: Henrikh Mkhitaryan scores stunning goal as Manchester United sink Sunderland appeared first on Firstpost.
At Nova Scotia Christmas dinner, strangers go from 'floaters' to family
Globe and Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:49In seasons past, Patty McGill thought of herself as a Christmas "floater" -- her children and grandchildren live in Quebec -- leaving the 63-year-old matriarch with no one to feed during the holidays... except the horses on her farm in the Lunenberg area on Nova Scotia's south shore.
Kwanzaa 2016 Greetings, Blessings, Quotes And Prayers: Celebrate Black Community With These Words Of Wisdom
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 19:45"Habari gani?" It's Kwanzaa and it's time to honor Pan-African culture. Celebrated each year from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, Kwanzaa is named for the first harvest celebrations of Africa. It's a time of... gathering for black communities and a time to celebrate, "the Good, the good of life and of existence itself, the good of family, community and culture, the good of the awesome and the ordinary, in a word the good of the divine, natural and social," according to the holiday's official site.
NASA rover discovers a large SPOON on the surface of Mars
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:44
It is the second 'spoon' to be found on Mars in recent years, with believers claiming it could be proof of developed life on the planet.Premier League: Chelsea record 12th consecutive win; Olivier Giroud rescues Arsenal
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 19:39Pedro Rodriguez scored twice as red-hot leaders Chelsea crushed Bournemouth 3-0 on Monday to register a club-record 12th consecutive Premier League victory. The post Premier League: Chelsea record... 12th consecutive win; Olivier Giroud rescues Arsenal appeared first on Firstpost.
Putin Already Playing Nuclear Poker With Trump
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 19:39
Vladimir Putin will shortly face a Donald Trump as President in a game of the highest stakes poker possible. Putin has fired his first shot in his press conference, and Trump has answered via his... tweet. What will happen next?Manchester United 3-1 Sunderland: Jose Mourinho praises Henrikh Mkhitaryan
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 19:38
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho praises the "beauty" of football after Armenian international Henrikh Mkhitaryan scores a sublime flick against Sunderland.The Guardian view on the colonial past: a German lesson for Britain | Editorial
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:37
In Berlin, the national museum of history is facing up to Germany's colonial legacy. Why does Britain find such an exercise so hard? The colonial history of modern Germany was relatively short.... Germany itself only came into existence in 1871. Less than half a century later, in 1919, its colonial possessions were stripped from it. By comparison with Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain and others, Germany's empire left a relatively small imprint on the history of the globe. Yet Germany's colonial history was violent and bloody. It claimed possessions in west, east and southern Africa, as well as the south-west Pacific. These involved sustained plunder and racially driven violence against native peoples. When the Herero and Nama peoples of modern Namibia rebelled against German rule in...Britney Spears Is Target of Twitter Hoax
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 19:36
The Twitter accounts of Sony Music Global and Bob Dylan said Ms. Spears was dead; she is alive and well. OurMine claimed responsibility for the attack.Monte dei Paschi bailout shouldn't be seen as a done deal, says ECB member
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:32
President of Germany's Bundesbank questions wisdom behind rescuing Italy's third-largest bank if it is in a bad financial state A bailout of struggling Italian bank Monte dei Paschi should not be seen... as a done deal, a key European Central Bank policymaker has said. Jens Weidmann, president of Germany's Bundesbank, said the Italian government ought to consider whether it should rescue the bank if it is in a bad financial state. Israel accuses US of conspiracy 'vote'
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 19:31
Israel has accused the Obama administration of orchestrating what it called a "gang-up" against Tel Aviv on a UN settlement vote.UK Boxing Day online sales up 11.5 percent, footfall down 6 percent | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 19:30The number of Britons who hit the shops on Boxing Day morning, a traditional shopping day, fell 6 percent versus the same period last year, while online transactions rose 11.5 percent year-on-year,... retail data company Springboard said. British retail sales grew at the fastest rate in more than a year in late November and early December, which may have taken some of the buzz out of the period around the Christmas holiday.Boxing Day sales have traditionally been an indicator of the strength of the Christmas shopping period The post UK Boxing Day online sales up 11.5 percent, footfall down 6 percent | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
Paul Krugman Is Right Here - The Danger Of Trumps' Trade Plans Is The Reverse China Shock
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 19:28It should come as no great surprise that when Paul Krugman plays the trade economist, rather than the political commentator, he gets things right. His Nobel is, after all, for his part in the creation... of new trade theory. So it is with his column today on the subject of
Trains halted across UK as 200 engineering projects begin
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:27
Labour accuses Conservatives of hypocrisy as Boxing Day tradition of travel disruption continues Britain's rail network ground to a halt on Monday for the traditional Boxing Day travel disruptions,... which are likely to extend into the new year in many cases. About 200 engineering projects were scheduled to start on the day after Christmas, with services on most of the country's biggest train lines suspended and disruption on some lines lasting until early January. Steve Smith wants Australia to test Virat Kohli by 'ruffling his feathers' on India tour
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 19:25Australia skipper Steve Smith wants his counterpart Virat Kohli "a little bit angry" when they play India at home in the four-match Test series in February. The post Steve Smith wants Australia to... test Virat Kohli by ‘ruffling his feathers’ on India tour appeared first on Firstpost.
Throngs flock to beaches in Cape Town
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 19:24
In Cape Town, windy conditions did little to stop locals and visitors from enjoying the city's beaches.Japanese Leader's Pearl Harbor Visit, Called a First, Looks More Like a Fourth
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 19:21
It now appears that Shinzo Abe will be the fourth prime minister to visit the site, and that one of the previous three was Nobusuke Kishi, his grandfather.What Happened To The Russian Plane? Tu-154 Crash Linked To Human Or Technical Error As Limited Debris Is Recovered
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 19:19Russia's defense ministry announced Monday that human and technical error were among the prevailing theories of what caused a Syria-bound Russian military plane to crash, resulting in the likely... deaths of all 92 people on board, as bodies and debris were recovered in the Black Sea, Russian media reported.
Arsenal's Olivier Giroud snatches late win against West Brom
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:16
A late Olivier Giroud header ensured Arsenal bounced back from consecutive defeats on a nervy afternoon in north London that will have done little to convince Arsène Wenger that his side have what it... takes to haul themselves back into the race for the title. With three minutes remaining the match seemed to be drifting towards a stalemate thanks in no small part to the heroics of the West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper, Ben Foster. Mass graves, booby traps found in Aleppo
New York Post - 26 Dec 2016 19:15
BEIRUT -- Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that its troops had found mass graves in Syria’s Aleppo with bodies showing signs of torture and mutilation. Dozens of bodies have been uncovered,... according to ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov. He said some bore gunshot wounds. While the Syrian war is now largely fought with mortars,...Dog too injured to move from track saved by companion who protects her from trains
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:15
Lucy was stranded on tracks in Ukraine, too injured to move. But her male friend Panda kept her alive by curling up next to her and pushing her head down when trains zoomed over.Russia's Rosneft agrees to buy oil services firm Targin for up to 4.1 bln rbls | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 19:15MOSCOW Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft has agreed to buy oil services firm Targin from Sistema conglomerate for up to 4.1 billion roubles ($67.4 million), Rosneft said on Monday, as it seeks to... expand its own oil servicing business.Rosneft said the number of drilling rigs will increase by 19 percent following the deal. ($1 = 60.8200 roubles) (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by Katya Golubkova) The post Russia’s Rosneft agrees to buy oil services firm Targin for up to 4.1 bln rbls | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
Nigerian suicide bomber 'lynched by mob' after explosive vest fails to detonate
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:13
Nigerian police confirmed the failed suicide bomber was 'lynched by an irate mob' when she failed to detonate her explosive vest at the Kasuway Shanu cattle mart in the north east of the country.Popular Swiss ski resort shut down after no snow falls for a week
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:13
No snow has fallen in Charmey since December 19, leaving the mountain completely bereft of skiers with 2016 registering in the top 10 warmest since Swiss records began back in 1864.Diamond tycoon in India pays for fatherless brides to get married in a mass wedding
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:12
An Indian diamond tycoon has thrown a mass wedding for 236 fatherless brides in Gujarat and given each of them gifts worth thousands of pounds.Sixth-form party at Cheltenham Racecourse shut down after cocaine and ecstasy found
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:08
Officers raided the pre-Christmas ball at the world-famous racecourse and the teenagers, from two selective grammar schools in Stroud, Gloucestershire, were sent home.Will Donald Trump Repeal Obamacare? Republicans Divided On Healthcare Reform, Report Says
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 19:08Donald Trump's campaign promise to repeal and replace Obamacare helped him garner the support of Republicans in Washington, D.C., who have repeatedly vowed to shut down President Barack Obama's major... health care overhaul ever since it passed in 2010 without a single Republican vote. How they plan on doing so now that Trump has been elected the next president of the United States, however, remains unclear.
David Friedman, Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel, has all sides on edge
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 19:07
If U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama's approach to Israel, he may have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick... for ambassador.Manchester United's Mkhitaryan rounds off easy win over Sunderland
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:07
This was a fine fourth consecutive Premier League victory for Manchester United and a muted return to Old Trafford for David Moyes. Given the 13-point gap to Chelsea, who beat Bournemouth, all José... Mourinho's team can do is keep winning, which they did today admirably. They dominated the second half and though Moyes would have loved a victory following his sacking by United two years ago he could have no complaints. Philippines typhoon: Aerials show submerged areas
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 19:07
A powerful typhoon hit parts of the Philippines on Monday, leaving parts of the country underwater.Chelsea's Pedro torments Bournemouth to stretch league winning run to 12
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:07
Chelsea are bearing down on the record for consecutive Premier League victories as an incisive performance against Bournemouth gave them their 12th win in a row. Arsenal's streak of 14 wins across two... seasons in 2002 is now very much in the sights of Antonio Conte's men after two goals from Pedro and an Eden Hazard penalty dispatched Eddie Howe's visitors with room to spare. Chelsea host Stoke next on New Year's Eve before heading for a London derby with Spurs on 4 January. West Ham's Andy Carroll twists the knife into Bob Bradley and Swansea
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:05
It was an afternoon when the mood turned ugly in South Wales as Swansea City supporters called for Bob Bradley to be sacked and vented their anger at the members of the board who sold their shares in... the summer. "We want Bradley out" and "You greedy bastards get out of our club" were among the chants that reverberated around the stadium during another chastening defeat for a team that looks resigned to relegation. All the indications before the game were that Bradley's position is not under any threat, yet the Swansea fans have cast their own judgement on a man who was appointed less than three months ago and appears powerless to arrest the decline. "You don't know what you're doing" was another of the songs directed at the American, who has now presided over seven defeats in 11 matches...Former Cameroon Captain Song back from the brink after stroke
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 19:05
Former Cameroon Captain Rigobert Song is fit again after a narrow brush with death when he suffered a stroke in early October, he explained in an interview.Italy News: Third-Largest Bank, Europe's Most Troubled, Seeks Help From US Bank JPMorgan
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 19:04On the morning of July 29, former Italian Industry Minister Corrado Passera was traveling in a high-speed train toward the medieval city of Siena, racing to meet the directors of the world's oldest... bank to present them with a rescue plan. Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's third-largest lender, was destined to be wound down within months unless it could raise billions of euros and pull itself out of a swamp of bad loans that threatened to swallow up its five centuries of banking.
Leicester's gloom darkens after Romelu Lukaku seals win for Everton
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:04
After the last match between these teams at the King Power Stadium in May, Leicester were presented with the Premier League trophy amid unforgettable joy; here there was only a sad contrast between... the title-winners and the current Leicester side. Everton did not need to excel to beat the champions and claim a deserved win, only their second win in eight Premier League games. Kevin Mirallas and Romelu Lukaku helped themselves to a goal each in the second half. This low-quality contest made for particularly painful viewing for spectators supporting the home side. That included Jamie Vardy, who sat in the stands as he began his three-match suspension for his sending off against Stoke City. Leicester were so aggrieved at the Football Association's rejection of an appeal against that ban that...Experts say bargain hunters prefer to go online to bag the best deals
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:04
UK retailers are reporting rises in online sales - particularly via mobile phones - as the number of shoppers on the high street is said to have fallen by eight per cent since Boxing Day 2015.Family to clear name of relatives accused of poison plot to assassinate David Lloyd George
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:03
Alice Wheeldon, daughter Winnie Mason and son-in-law Alf Mason were arrested in January 1917 and convicted of a plot to poison the serving British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George (pictured).Berlin truck suspect travelled through Lyon
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 19:03
Surveillance footage has shown the Berlin truck suspect travelled through the French city of Lyon by train after the attack.Man is a surrogate mother to more than 60 orphaned elephants
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 19:02
Benjamin Kyalo is the head elephant keeper at the famous Ithumba Reintegration Centre, Kenya. He spends every day caring and raising elephants orphaned due to poaching.A Brexit byelection strategy for Labour | Letters
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:02
Far more important than Jamie Reid's motives for resigning (by their exit strategies shall ye know them...) is the upcoming bellwether contest in his Copeland seat - a first acid test of Labour's... post-referendum prospects in a "Labour-leave" seat (Corbyn critic quits and triggers election test for Labour, 22December). Labour's chances will stand or fall on the party's ability to articulate - finally - a position on Brexit that's both principled and comprehensible. Something like: "We believed in June, and still believe today, that leaving the EU is a disastrous choice for Britain. We make no apologies for that conviction. But we acknowledge the outcome of the referendum. And precisely because we hold the convictions we do, you can trust us to fight for the best possible deal for Brexit -...Copeland byelection: 'We are a community of two halves'
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:00
Cumbrian seat due to be vacated by Labour MP Jamie Reed is a mix of affluence thanks to the nuclear industry and deprivation The constituency that Jamie Reed will soon no longer represent is a curious... one. One of the biggest and most remote in England, Copeland covers 470 sq miles and takes in Keswick and the western Lake District fells, as well as 32 miles of Cumbrian coast, from Millom up to Whitehaven. On paper, its inhabitants enjoy the third highest salaries in the UK - £721 a week, second only to the City of London and Tower Hamlets, according to the Office for National Statistics in 2015. Forced marriage victims are made to pay to go home to UK
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 19:00
Briton forced into marriage in Pakistan aged 16 was made to sign loan agreement at UK embassy before being flown home The Foreign Office has come under fire for ordering victims of forced marriage to... repay the government the costs of their repatriation. In a letter seen by the Guardian, a Muslim women's charity has written to the Foreign Office on behalf of a British woman who arrived at the UK embassy in Islamabad in 2014, aged 17, seeking help to escape a forced marriage. Teams compete in the annual Boxing Day barrel relay race in Cambridgeshire
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:59
Residents living in the village of Granchester in Cambridgeshire have been pictured having a ball as they take part in the annual Boxing Day barrel race.Pregnant mother knocked out by electric shock as she switched on Christmas tree lights
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:58
Nicola Wilson, 19, pregnant with her second child, suffered an electric shock in front of two-year-old son Harvey after switching on Christmas lights at a damp socket at her home in Kent.Union welcomes pilot payout for defamation
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 18:57
The Federation of Unions has welcomed a High Court decision to award R450 000 to former SA Airways pilot John Harty in defamation damages.Obama's passing shot at Netanyahu is a futile gesture | Simon Tisdall
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 18:57
The US president's collusion in the UN resolution on Israeli settlements is too little too late to drive peace In a way, Binyamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama deserve each other. Both promised great... things. Both proved themselves masters of their respective political spheres. And yet both have contributed, since 2009, to a chronic deterioration in US-Israel relations and the wider Middle East meltdown. This process of polarisation and mutual alienation culminated last Friday with Obama's active connivance in the passing of a landmark UN security council resolution. The resolution condemned all Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory as a "flagrant violation" of international law that imperilled a future two-state peace. Amid talk of betrayal, the Israeli response, personally...What Is White Genocide? Race War Debated After Drexler Professor Tweets, 'All I Want For Christmas Is White Genocide'
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 18:56Drexler University has condemned one of its professors for tweeting on Christmas Eve, "all I want for Christmas is white genocide." The term "white genocide" was trending on Twitter Monday, casting a... new spotlight on the nation's white supremacy debate.
Home Buyers Are Paying a $600 Trump Tax on New Mortgages
Mother Jones - 26 Dec 2016 18:55Matt Yglesias tweeted yesterday about mortgage interest rates going up after the election, and that got me curious about just how quickly they spiked upward after we all learned that Donald Trump... would be our next president. The chart on the right shows the answer: pretty darn quickly. On November 8, the average 30-year fixed mortgage was available at a rate of 3.53 percent. Within two days it had gone up 21 basis points, and within a week it had gone up 43 basis points. Adjustable mortgages spiked upward too, though not as dramatically, and both rates continued to drift upward until December 14. Then they spiked upward again thanks to the Fed's decision to increase interest rates. So what does this mean for your ordinary working-class joe who voted for Trump? Well, for a 30-year fixed...
Chinese nursery teacher fired after she is caught SLAPPING students
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:55
The incident happened a few days before the festive holiday in Lu'an City, which is in East China's Anhui Province. The teacher also kicks the girls as punishment for their poor coordination.Police launch investigation after man's body found at Heanor Memorial Park gates
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:54
A man, thought to be in his late teens or early 20s, was found dead shortly before 9pm outside Heanor Memorial Park in Heanor, Derbyshire.George Michael streams are up 3000% and most-requested song is Last Christmas
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:54
Fans are remembering their musical icon George Michael by streaming his music on web service Spotify. Streams of his solo work were up 3000% on Boxing Day compared to Christmas Day.Ban Ki-moon is dropping the New Year's Eve ball in New York and is definitely capable of staying up until midnight
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 18:54
United Nation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will drop the 2017 New Year's Eve ball in New York City, Gothamist reports. "At a time when the world seems ever more fractured, divided, and disconnected,... the symbolism of our global celebration highlighting the United Nations and its global goals could not be more important," said Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins. "Unlike too many other voices in the world today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's legacy of bringing people and nations together, supporting refugee relief efforts, and opposing war align perfectly with New York's hopes for a better and more just world." Other recent ball-droppers have included New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State...Sailor Thomas Coville sets new solo round the world record
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 18:53
Tears and champagne flow as French skipper completes voyage in just 49 days and three hours Thomas Coville has smashed the record for sailing around the world solo, finishing his journey in just 49... days and three hours, more than a week faster than the previous titleholder. The French sailor celebrated his arrival at the Brittany port of Brest with tears and champagne, and said his first priority was catching up on rest after weeks of not sleeping for more than three hours at a stretch. Barack Obama Says He Could Have 'Mobilized A Majority' If He'd Been Able To Run Again
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 18:50President Barack Obama may not have been able to run for a third term, but he thinks he would have had a good shot at drumming up support if it had been possible. Just weeks before the end of his... second term, Obama spoke with his former senior advisor, David Axelrod, on Axelrod’s podcast, “The Axe Files.”During the conversation, Obama reflected on his 2004 keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, which put the then-state senator and U.S. Senate hopeful on the map. The speech carried a message of“one American community in which we have different stories, but we have shared aspirations, values,” Axelrod recalled. After Obama’s eight years in the White House, a majority of Americans do believe in an America that’s “tolerant and diverse and open,” the president...
UK factories wary of sterling's fall and rising costs in new year
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 18:49
Manufacturers worried Brexit pressure on pound will intensify in 2017 and give rise to inflation, survey reveals Britain's manufacturers are bracing for more swings in the exchange rate and rising... costs, as the start of Brexit negotiations in 2017 threatens to keep the pound under pressure. Factories have had to cope with sharp rises in energy and raw material costs in recent months as the weak pound makes imports to the UK more expensive. For manufacturers that export there has been a small silver lining as the fall in the pound since the Brexit vote has made their goods cheaper to overseas buyers, but that boost has only partially offset the pressure from higher costs. Ash tree genome sequenced for first time
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 18:47
UK scientists have decoded the genome of the ash in the fight against a devastating plant disease.Pope pays tribute to Iraqi Christians persecuted by Islamic State | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:47VATICAN CITY Pope Francis paid tribute on Monday to Middle East Christians who have clung to their faith during persecution by Islamist militants, saying there are more Christians martyrs now than in... the Church's early days.The pope spoke to thousands of people in St. Peter's Square for his holiday blessing on the feast of St The post Pope pays tribute to Iraqi Christians persecuted by Islamic State | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
Cafeteria manager jailed for insulting Turkey's Erdogan, lawyer says | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:46By Humeyra Pamuk | ISTANBUL ISTANBUL Turkish authorities have arrested the cafeteria manager of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper for insulting the president after he said he would not serve tea to... Tayyip Erdogan, one of the manager's lawyers told Reuters on Monday.Senol Buran, who runs the cafeteria at the Istanbul office of Cumhuriyet, was taken into custody after police raided his home late on Saturday, lawyer Ozgur Urfa said. The post Cafeteria manager jailed for insulting Turkey’s Erdogan, lawyer says | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
I-T department says, post raids, black money to attract over 137% in tax, penalty
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:45If one fails to admit his unexplained income during the course of search and in case, taxes are not paid and he does not substantiate the manner in which income is earned, then the tax incidence will... be 137.25 percent, the tax department said in a release. The post I-T department says, post raids, black money to attract over 137% in tax, penalty appeared first on Firstpost.
INSIGHT - How JPMorgan could not save Italy's problem bank | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:45By Silvia Aloisi, Paola Arosio and Pamela Barbaglia | MILAN/LONDON MILAN/LONDON On the morning of July 29, former Italian Industry Minister Corrado Passera was travelling in a high-speed train towards... the medieval city of Siena, racing to meet the directors of the world's oldest bank to present them with a rescue plan.Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's third-largest lender, was destined to be wound down within months unless it could raise billions of euros and pull itself out of a swamp of bad loans that threatened to swallow up its five centuries of banking.Passera's recapitalisation plan was supported by Swiss investment bank UBS - Monte dei Paschi's long-time adviser - but the former minister was running out of time.The Tuscan lender had already changed advisory horses - turning away...
Status Quo's Rick Parfitt was 'archetypal rock star' says bandmate
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 18:44
Frontman Francis Rossi pays tribute to guitarist, who died aged 68 on Christmas Eve, saying he 'lived life at high speed' Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi has paid tribute to his bandmate, Rick... Parfitt, who died aged 68 on Christmas Eve. Rossi describing Parfitt as "the archetypal rock star", "one of the originals" who "never lost his joy, his mischievous edge and his penchant for living life at high speed, high volume, high risk". Lawyer killed in cottage fire with family was well-known in Riverdale [Photos]
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 18:43
In Toronto's Riverdale and Beach neighbourhoods, Geoff Taber built up a reputation as the cyclist who would always say "hi" to people.Demonetisation: Woman finds Rs 100 crore in Jan Dhan account, seeks PMO intervention
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:42Shocked to find nearly Rs 100 crore in her Jan Dhan account in a Meerut branch of a state-run bank, a woman on Monday sought the PMO's intervention after the bank officials did not attend to her... complaint and kept asking her to come some other time. The post Demonetisation: Woman finds Rs 100 crore in Jan Dhan account, seeks PMO intervention appeared first on Firstpost.
Mother drank own urine to survive after family was stranded near the Grand Canyon
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:42
Karen Klein, 46, hiked in the snow for 30 hours to get help after her family was stranded near the Grand Canyon in Utah. She drank her own urine and ate pine tree twigs to survive, her family said.Argentine finance minister asked to step down as ministry reorganized | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:39BUENOS AIRES Argentina's government has asked Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay to step down, cabinet chief Marcos Pena said on Monday, marking the first major departure in President Mauricio Macri's... Cabinet since he took office a year ago. As part of the move, the Finance Ministry will be split in two, with the treasury division led by economist Nicolas Dujovne and the finance division led by current finance secretary Luis Caputo, who has reported to Prat-Gay. Pena said Macri's decision to ask Prat-Gay to leave had to do with management issues rather than disagreements over economic policy The post Argentine finance minister asked to step down as ministry reorganized | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
China says it will reduce restrictions on foreign investment access in 2017 | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:37BEIJING China's commerce ministry said on Monday that China will sharply reduce restrictions on foreign investment access in 2017.China will also step up opening up of sectors where foreign companies... have strong investment interest and risks are under control, the ministry said on its microblog. The post China says it will reduce restrictions on foreign investment access in 2017 | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
From 'floaters' to family: Strangers bond at a Christmas gathering
Macleans - 26 Dec 2016 18:36
'The people that had nowhere to go for Christmas' headed to Blockhouse, N.S., for a dinner that found and forged common bonds The post From ‘floaters’ to family: Strangers bond at a Christmas... gathering appeared first on Macleans.ca.Chinese carrier enters South China Sea amid renewed tension | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:35By J.R. Wu | TAIPEI TAIPEI A group of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled... island's Defence Ministry said of what China has termed a routine exercise.The move comes amid renewed tension over Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, ineligible for state-to-state relations, following U.S. The post Chinese carrier enters South China Sea amid renewed tension | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:35By Jeffrey Heller | JERUSALEM JERUSALEM Benjamin Netanyahu has been unrelenting in his criticism of the Obama administration over what he condemned as its "shameful" decision not to veto a U.N.... Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli settlement-building.But with the clock ticking down on Barack Obama's presidency, a possibly more amenable Republican Donald Trump waiting in the wings and a $38 billion U.S. The post Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
Police Against Black Lives Matter 2016: Union Tells Amazon To Stop Selling Protest Shirts
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 18:35The largest police union in the United States has asked Amazon to stop selling T-shirts with the words "Bulletproof: Black Lives Matter" emblazoned on them, the Guardian reported Friday. The national... Fraternal Order of Police President Chuck Canterbury penned an open letter to Amazon's chief executive Jeff Bezos urging the online retail giant to remove the shirt from its website, claiming its message insinuated violence against law enforcement officers.
Fire causes millions in damages at Strom Spa in Mont-Saint-Hilaire
CTV News - 26 Dec 2016 18:35
One building was completely destroyed, and another damaged. The spa will begin reconstruction in 2017.Fire destroys facilities at Strom Spa in Mont-Saint-Hilaire
CTV News - 26 Dec 2016 18:35Firefighters are on-scene battling a fire that erupted Monday morning.Major fire reported at Strom Spa in Mont-Saint-Hilaire
CTV News - 26 Dec 2016 18:35
Firefighters are on-scene battling a fire that erupted Monday morning.Kuroda defends BOJ's yield curve control, upbeat on global outlook | Reuters
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 18:33By Leika Kihara | TOKYO TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda defended his yield curve control policy on Monday, saying it had kept Japan's long-term interest rates from joining the uptrend in... global yields and was helping the economy overcome stagnation.Kuroda also shrugged off criticism made by some academics that his 2 percent inflation target was too ambitious for a country long mired in deflation, arguing that the BOJ can leave itself enough policy ammunition to fend off future shocks to the economy only by accelerating price growth to its target.In a speech to the Keidanren business lobby, Kuroda offered an upbeat view on the global economy, saying it was emerging from the doldrums as factory and trade activity picked up."The global economy seems to be finally entering a new...
Cafeteria manager jailed for insulting Turkish president, lawyer says
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 18:30
Şenol Buran, who runs canteen at opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper in Istanbul, detained after police raid Turkish authorities have arrested the cafeteria manager of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper... for insulting the president after he said he would not serve tea to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, one of the manager's lawyers said. Şenol Buran, who runs the canteen at the Istanbul office of Cumhuriyet, was taken into custody after police raided his home late on Saturday, -zgür Urfa said. The newspaper is among the few still critical of the government. Colombia probe finds jetliner ran out of fuel before crash
Fox News - 26 Dec 2016 18:30Colombian aviation authorities say a preliminary investigation has found that the plane that crashed with a Brazilian soccer team aboard had run out of fuel.
King George VI Chase: Thistlecrack lands Kempton success
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 18:29
Novice chaser Thistlecrack beats stablemate Cue Card to win the King George VI Chase at Kempton.Great Recession Of 2008: How One Car Company Saw A Boom After The Financial Crisis And Then Later Saw Sales Sharply Decline
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 18:28Headed for a fourth straight annual profit decline, Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) is trimming its cost fat; scaling back on business class flights and annual family home trips for overseas employees,... executives told Reuters. The South Korean automaker has been hit by its exposure to weak emerging markets, and a product line-up that features more sedans than sport utility vehicles, just as SUVs have become more popular across many global markets.
Alberta's divided conservative movement set to roil again
Macleans - 26 Dec 2016 18:25
What will emerge from the Alberta PC Party and Wildrose Party, once the dust settles? The post Alberta’s divided conservative movement set to roil again appeared first on Macleans.ca.What Bernie Sanders Said About Trump, Running For President In 2020: Vermont Senator Is On A Mission To Stop The Donald
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 18:17Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders hasn't decided whether he will run for president in 2020, but until the next presidential election, the former candidate is on a mission: Stop Donald Trump from hurting... Americans.
Warwick Estates Property fined after plasterer plunged to his death down lift shaft
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:15
Craig Jones was in the lift in a block of flats in Bolton city centre when it became stuck between the fourth and fifth floors. He fell to his death after trying to prise open the doorsVladimir Putin tours anti-ageing pill factory that could see people living for 130 YEARS
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:15
The 64-year-old Kremlin president visited the Biocad plant in St Petersburg, Russia, who are working on 'youth pills' with ailing Kazakhstan leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, 76.Pug puppy bought with fake banknotes gets new home after taken in by police officer
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:12
A policeman who arrested a man and a woman for purchasing a puppy with counterfeit notes has now given the dog a new home.UK housing market: what to expect in 2017
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 18:11
Round-up of the state of the property market in 2016 and the outlook for the year ahead There have been two significant influences on the housing market in 2016: stamp duty and the EU referendum... result. Stamp duty changes introduced two years ago had already started to have an impact at the top of the market, where the upfront cost of buying a home had increased substantially. Another change, the introduction of a higher rate of duty on second homes, was introduced in April. SA 267/6 at stumps on first day against Sri Lanka
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 18:08
South Africa were 267/6 at stumps on the first day of play against Sri Lanka in Port Elizabeth on Monday.Teddy bear voiced by late grandfather makes Oklahoma sisters burst into tears
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 18:04
Marianna and Sarahy Ramos, from Oklahoma, USA, both received stuffed animal gifts with pre-recorded messages from the grandfather, who died of a stroke during a robbery last year.Thembalethu shack fire claims one life
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 18:03At least 39 homes were razed to the ground when a fire broke out in Thembalethu in the early hours of Monday morning.
GOP votes to prohibit CBO from estimating cost of Nuclear Modernization (1 trillion)
OpEdNews - 26 Dec 2016 18:02i examine GOP bans on estimating the cost of the new arms race in terms of the reasons for secrecy and ignorance as means of control and tools of tyranny.
British ash trees may resist dieback disease, research reveals
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 18:00
Ground-breaking genetic analysis shows native trees may be more resistant than Danish ones to the deadly fungus that has spread across Europe British ash trees seem to have better resistance against a... deadly fungus which is devastating trees across Europe, according to research which has decoded the DNA of the species for the first time. The ash dieback fungus has spread rapidly since it first arrived in England in 2012 and the latest data shows it is now found in more than half of the country. It has already affected 90% of trees in Denmark and threatens to all but wipe out ash trees, one of Europe's most common trees. In scandal, George Michael turned out to be completely, revealingly human
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 18:00
Superstar assignations or heroin with an entourage were not George Michael's style - instead it was cruising Hampstead Heath, smoking weed, and a career that faced his personal life honestly See all... our George Michael coverage here No matter how diligently George Michael tried at times to sink his career, his career just wouldn't go away. If anything - as he told Kirsty Young when he was a Desert Island Discs castaway in 2007 - it kept bobbing buoyantly, untarnished by scandal. With Michael, there was no such thing as "reputational damage"; even incidents that were the stuff of publicists' nightmares, such as the 1998 arrest in a men's toilet, did little material harm. The impression until yesterday was that he could have picked up his career again at any time - there were rumours of a new...Manchester United v Sunderland: Premier League - live!
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:59
Updates from the 3pm kick-off as Mourinho faces Moyes at Old Trafford Clockwatch: all the goals as they happen in the Boxing Day matches Email [email protected]. Tweet @DanielHarris... 3.53pm GMT Half-time entertainment: 3.51pm GMT Elsewhere, Chelsea lead Bournemouth 1-0 and West Ham are ahead by the same score at Swansea. I found the hero who saved my Navy brigadier dad's life 100 years ago ... after overhearing his granddaughter talking about it at a party
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:58
David Morgan, 77, discovered the identity of the petty officer who rescued his father Geoffrey from drowning during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 - after overhearing a conversation at a party.China to rein in foreign investment as domestic growth stalls
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:54
Government to make it easier for firms abroad to invest in China and tougher for Chinese companies to buy assets overseas to contain capital outflow Beijing has signalled plans to curb Chinese firms'... investment in foreign assets, after revealing that companies from China are on course to spend 1.12 trillion yuan (£130bn) on everything from British football clubs to a Hollywood film producer in 2016. Companies from China ramped up their spending on overseas assets during the year, as a weakening domestic economy saw investors turn their attention overseas. A diverse array of targets included the maker of Godzilla, Aston Villa Football Club and the pub in which former prime minister David Cameron and Chinese premier Xi Jinping once shared a pint. 'Potty-mouthed' policeman radioed for help to start his car because it was a hybrid
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:50
A detective from Doncaster police station was heard shouting and swearing in a force car when he was trying to get it start, not realising the quiet hybrid engine wouldn't rev when he hit the pedal.Father, 37, was mowed down and killed by Land Rover in tragic accident as his two little girls waited for him to come home for Christmas
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:48
Ross Cowling, from Luton, was hit by a car while he walked home on Christmas Eve, to see his two daughters aged 10 and eight. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.Engineering's stark racial inequalities revealed by report
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:43
Being black or minority ethnic bigger barrier to employment than any other factor finds Royal Academy of Engineering Black engineering graduates are less likely to find jobs than white students with... lower second or third class degrees, according to a report that reveals stark inequalities within the profession. The review, by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), found that being black or minority ethnic was a bigger obstacle to employment than any other factor considered, including degree classification, attending a less prestigious university or gender. Gas masks, grenades and a barbwire bat: The best airport security catches of 2016
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 17:43Most travelers are well versed in the dos and don'ts of what to take on a plane, but some clearly didn't get the memo. Here's a look at some of the most outrageous items which never made it past the... TSA's X-ray machines this year.
Cocktails and cabaret bring the generations together for Christmas
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:42
The festive season has ushered in a variety of innovative ways to tackle the problem of loneliness among older people "Don't you dare call us old," said 71-year-old Margaret Koroidovi, straightening... one of the dozens of gold bracelets looped around her dainty wrists. "I call us recycled teenagers. We've retired, not expired." At the Posh Club festive show at the Bishopsgate Institute in London she was joined by about 120 others determined to grow old disgracefully and take full advantage of the flamboyant extravaganza put on by the producers of Duckie, a long-established night at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, the UK's oldest LGBTQ pub. Brilliant Thistlecrack smooth winner of King George VI Chase at Kempton
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:39
• Favourite beats stable companion Cue Card with ease• Novice consolidates position as Gold Cup market leader Thistlecrack produced an incredible performance to run out a brilliant winner of the... King George VI Chase at Kempton. The winner is now a best-priced 5-4 favourite to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. The dominant force in the staying hurdle division last season and unbeaten in just three previous starts over fences, the Colin Tizzard-trained eight-year-old was sent off the 11-10 favourite to see off four rivals which included his stable companion and last year's winner Cue Card (5-4). Predator 'killed woman he met on Tinder because she refused to have sex with him and dissolved her body in acid'
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:38
Emmanuel Delani Valdez Bocanegra, 26, was quizzed by police when friends and family of his victim reported her missing in Leon, central Mexico.SAPS open investigation into fatal prison brawl
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 17:37
Police are investigating the cause of a brawl between inmates of St Albans prison in Port Elizabeth and warders that left three prisoners dead.A frozen shower: Syrian migrants wash in the open air in makeshift Belgrade camp as thousands of refugees continue their journey to Europe
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:35
These are the tragic scenes featuring Syrian migrants forced to bathe in the sub-zero temperatures of the bleak Belgrade winter as they live in a camp located in an abandoned warehouse.Russia's pain over plane crash victims
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 17:34
A huge search operation is continuing for a Russian military plane which crashed with 92 on board.Five-year-old girl battles incredibly rare and incurable condition that grinds her bones into DUST
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:33
A young girl's parents have revealed that their daughter has an incurable condition which grinds her bones into dust. Leigh Sowden suffers from Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.South China Sea Conflict: Beijing Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Disputed Taiwan Territory As Tensions Escalate
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 17:33A Chinese aircraft carrier led a group of warships Monday through disputed South China Sea waters near Taiwan, escalating already mounted tensions between Beijing and its self-ruled rival. China's... only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, and five warships passed approximately 90 miles south of the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in what China called a routine exercise.
Yes, tomorrow is still a public holiday - says Zuma
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 17:28President Jacob Zuma declared Tuesday a public holiday as Christmas Day would fall on a Sunday.
Obama confident he could have won the White House again
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 17:27Word's Tallest Christmas Tree Built In Sri Lanka: Catholic Church Calls Massive Display A Waste Of Money
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 17:26Citizens of the island country of Sri Lanka located just off the southern coast of India celebrated the unveiling of the word's tallest Christmas tree Saturday, which could potentially topple the... Guinness Book of World Record at 238-feet-tall.
Netanyahu snubs May over UN settlements vote, Israeli media says
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:23
Israeli PM said to have told ministers two will not meet at Davos, but his office denies a meeting was ever scheduled Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has apparently snubbed Theresa May... over the UK's support of a highly critical UN resolution condemning Israeli settlement building. The move is the latest in a series of diplomatic retaliations by Israel against the countries that supported a UN security council resolution describing Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as a "flagrant violation" of international law and an obstacle to peace. Sony Music forced to clarify that Britney Spears is alive after Twitter account hack
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:21
A series of what appeared to be hoax tweets appeared on the site, and were shortly deleted after the group discovered a breach of security .At least 30 drown in Uganda Christmas drama on Lake Albert
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 17:21
At least 30 Ugandan members of a village football team and their fans drowned on Sunday when their boat capsized on Lake Albert during a party, police said Monday.Newhaven teenage parkour runner is knocked unconscious by a car in a hit-and-run
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:17
Jack Salvage was out on a parkour training run with two friends in Newhaven, East Sussex, when they ran out into the road - but only he was hit.Philip Green demands Dominic Chappell pays into BHS pension deal
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:16
Retail tycoon wants Pensions Regulator to also make former owner contribute to settle £571m deficit in pension scheme Sir Philip Green wants the Pensions Regulator to force Dominic Chappell, the... former owner of BHS, to put money into the failed retailer's pension fund as part of any settlement to resolve the £571m deficit in the scheme. Green has made a payment into the scheme from Chappell or his company Retail Acquisitions a condition of any rescue deal, according to sources close to negotiations. Civilians return to homes in eastern Aleppo but refugees pour out of Mosul
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:12
Hundreds of Syrian civilians have started returning to their homes in the badly damaged east of Aleppo after months of intense fighting amid the discovery of mass graves.Churchgoers in Sri Lanka open hymn books to find explicit lyrics to Tupac song
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:10
In a shocking blunder a church volunteer in Colombo had printed the words to the rap legend's Hail Mary on a service sheet, instead of the Catholic prayer of the same name.George Michael's incredible generosity revealed
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:09
Details of the singer's donations and secret acts of generosity emerged following his death from suspected heart failure at his home in Oxfordshire yesterday.Britain should be 'more self-confident' about Brexit says former BoE chief Mervyn King
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:08
Lord King (pictured) acknowledged that Brexit will bring 'great political difficulties', but said that there would also be 'many opportunities' economically for the UK striking out on its own.Three killed‚ several injured in St Albans prison fight
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 17:07
At least three prisoners were killed when a gang of prisoners allegedly tried to take control of St Albans Prison outside Port Elizabeth on Monday morning.Shopkeeper closes family-run greengrocers after 130 years in business - blaming cheap supermarket food deals
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:07
Richard Doherty, 58, will shut up shop in Hale, Greater Manchester, citing cheap supermarket food deals, online shopping and even restaurants for its demise on New Year's Eve.The Queen's speech wins festive ratings war for the third year running
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 17:04
The Queen's speech won the battle of the Christmas Day ratings for the third year running, with 7.7 million viewers tuning in to hear the monarch's annual address, beating Strictly and Bake Off.The best photographs of 2016 - in pictures
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:00
From the death of David Bowie to the rise of Trump, and mayhem in Mosul and Aleppo: photographers describe how they took the pictures that tell the story of 2016. Selection by Karin Andreasson Boy on... a bike at the Qayyarah oilfields (21 October)Carl Court/Getty Images I had heard the oilfields were on fire in Qayyarah, Iraq, and spent hours driving to get there. When I finally arrived, there was a strange atmosphere in the town - it felt dangerous and volatile, like anything could happen. My fixer said he was worried, that it didn't feel right, and when a local guy like him is saying he doesn't feel safe, you have to listen. We agreed to spend only 10 minutes on the ground, so I set my stopwatch and started snapping. How do liberals halt the march of the right? Stand our ground and toughen up | Matthew d'Ancona
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 17:00
We can fight bigotry and prejudice if we're prepared to challenge, probe and correct - relentlessly To all you despondent liberals, Labour centrists, Tory modernisers, remainers, social justice... warriors, social justice worriers, and everyone out there fretful about Brexit, depressed by Donald Trump, and scared of the alt-right, here is my festive message: get off the ground, you wusses. Put down your gingerbread lattes, and put up your dukes. Let us consult the wisdom of Sean Connery's Malone in The Untouchables, and adapt it to our times. You want to get the alt-right? Here's how you get them. They pull a knife, you pull a gun. They send one of yours to the hospital, you send one of theirs to the morgue. That's the Chicago way. Philippines Typhoon Nina Death Toll And Pictures: Christmas Day Nock-Ten Storm Ravages Homes, Causes Flooding [PHOTOS]
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 16:55A powerful typhoon swept through the Philippines on Christmas Day, forcing thousands of residents from their homes and claiming at least four lives in the majority Christian nation. Typhoon Nock-ten,... known in the Philippines as typhoon Nina, began pummeling the eastern province of Catanduanes at around 8 p.m. local time.
Man drowns in swimming pool on Robben Island
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 16:54
A 21-year-old man has drowned in a swimming pool on Robben Island near Cape Town while visiting family who work on the island‚ the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said.Demonetisation: Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu says problems caused by note ban easing out
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:54Problems caused by demonetisation are "easing out" and the move will eventually benefit the nation, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said on Monday, days after he said the decision was... not as per "our wish" and that he had to "break his head" to find solutions. The post Demonetisation: Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu says problems caused by note ban easing out appeared first on Firstpost.
Watford 1-1 Crystal Palace
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 16:54
Troy Deeney's second-half penalty for Watford pegs back Crystal Palace in Sam Allardyce's return to management at Vicarage Road.Report reveals George Michael's cause of death
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 16:50
The official cause of death for George Michael has been determined.George Michael: Tributes for pop superstar
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 16:49
Tributes are paid to singer George Michael, who died at his home at the age of 53.Alesha Dixon on her dysfunctional childhood that was filled with domestic abuse
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 16:49
Singer Alesha Dixon, 38, first found fame in girl band Mis-Teeq. She won Strictly Come Dancing in 2007 and became a judge on the show. In 2012 she joined the judging panel on Britain's Got Talent.Boxing Day sales: Why?
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 16:44
Why do people brave the crowds for the Boxing Day sales, when they could shop online?South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1, Live cricket scores and updates: Herath removes Duminy, Bavuma
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:41Catch the live scorecard and ball-by-ball updates on the Boxing Day Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the St George's Park in Port Elizabeth. The post South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day... 1, Live cricket scores and updates: Herath removes Duminy, Bavuma appeared first on Firstpost.
Troy Deeney's 100th Watford goal denies Sam Allardyce debut Palace win
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 16:40
Sam Allardyce had made clear his initial target on returning to club management at Crystal Palace. "Let's stop losing," he had offered when outlining his early ambitions and, after three days and two... training sessions, he can at least argue he has succeeded in his primary aim. After eight defeats in Alan Pardew's last 10 games in charge, this would normally feel like an improvement. Yet the point accrued at Watford felt wasteful. Allardyce will better understand why this team have infuriated too often this season. His side had eclipsed the hosts up to the break but rather shrunk thereafter as ambition gave way to jangling nerves. Watford were worthy of their equaliser, though Palace's mood was hardly improved in what time remained. Wilfried Zaha was booked for simulation after crumpling...Man impersonating NW Premier Supra Mahumapelo arrested
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 16:40The 25-year-old reportedly contacted several high profile leaders in a bid to solicit money from them under false pretense.
AugustaWestland scam: Don't treat SP Tyagi like a common criminal, says IAF Chief Arup Raha
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:39Describing former IAF chief SP Tyagi as a "sound professional", Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said he should not have been treated like a "common criminal". The post AugustaWestland scam: Don’t treat... SP Tyagi like a common criminal, says IAF Chief Arup Raha appeared first on Firstpost.
Master craftsman of pop
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 16:34
From Wham! to his solo career, George Michael made pop work for him.NSRI warns bathers about rip currents
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 16:33WATCH: The Life and Death of George Michael
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 16:30
People magazine's Kate Coyne weighs in on Michael's music career and Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses the conditions of his death at the age of 53.Oil marketing firms eye over 50% of retail sales in cashless mode by March
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:29Retail sale of oil products -- petrol, diesel, CNG/PNG and LPG -- in volume terms account for around 7.3 trillion transactions per annum, according to BPCL. The post Oil marketing firms eye over 50%... of retail sales in cashless mode by March appeared first on Firstpost.
No, Britney Spears Isn't Dead
Time - 26 Dec 2016 16:27
Despite an "RIP" tweet from Sony MusicPresidency confirms Tuesday is public holiday
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 16:26
The Presidency has confirmed that President Jacob Zuma has declared Tuesday - 27 December 2016 - a public holiday.Rise in primary school pupils suspended for racist abuse
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 16:25
Department for Education figures show number of exclusions for racist behaviour up by a quarter in five years The number of primary school pupils suspended for racist abuse has increased by a quarter... in five years, official figures show. Department for Education statistics reveal that 430 children between the ages of five and 11 were given fixed period or permanent exclusions from their schools in the 2014-15 academic year because of racist behaviour. That is 110 more than the 2009-10 academic year, when 320 pupils were suspended for the same reason. Rights group: Oman reverses decision to close newspaper
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 16:24A rights group says an appeals court in Oman has overturned a decision to close the daily newspaper al-Zaman. The Gulf Center for Human Rights says the court also decided …
Watch George Michael rehearse 'Somebody to Love' in front of an approving David Bowie
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 16:24
What do you get when you take David Bowie and Seal and add a dash of Freddie Mercury? Apparently, a George Michael rehearsal. The legendary singer practiced Queen's "Somebody to Love" to an audience... of Bowie and Seal in 1992 and the whole thing was captured on video: Michael said singing "Somebody to Love" was the "proudest moment of my career," labeling the song "ridiculous...one minute it's here, one minute it's down there." He performed the song with the remaining members of Queen at a tribute to Mercury shortly after the frontman's death in November 1991. Michael died at his home in Goring, England, on Christmas, at the age of 53.Hawks seize drugs worth over R13m in WC
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 16:22In the latest incident, police arrested a 45-year-old man with mandrax tablets worth almost R4 million near George.
M-Net's new travel show with Janez and Siv
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 16:18
A new locally made travel show is on its way, with the hosts being none other than the popular Siv Ngesi and Janez Vermeiren.Ranji Trophy quarterfinals: Ishan Kishan powers Jharkhand to maiden semis with win over Haryana
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:13Ishan Kishan scored 86 off 61 balls that helped Jharkhand beat Haryana by five wickets to make it to their maiden semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy. The post Ranji Trophy quarterfinals: Ishan Kishan... powers Jharkhand to maiden semis with win over Haryana appeared first on Firstpost.
China to levy new tax to curtail environmental pollution
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:11attling recurring pollution enveloping its cities, China has passed a new law to levy environment tax on polluters, specially on heavy industries. The post China to levy new tax to curtail... environmental pollution appeared first on Firstpost.
Singer, songwriter, pop superstar: George Michael dies aged 53 - video obituary
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 16:11
George Michael, one of Britain's biggest pop stars, has died aged 53 from heart failure at his Oxfordshire home. Michael, who rose to fame with the pop duo Wham! in the 1980s, 'passed away peacefully'... George Michael obituary: 'a full-scale phenomenon' Investment in irrigation leads to social satisfaction: FM Arun Jaitley
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:10Andhra Pradesh was handed over cheque of Rs 1,981 crore for implementing multi-purpose Polavaram project, while Maharashtra and Gujarat received Rs 756 crore and Rs 463 crore respectively as part of... Rs 20,000 crore Long Term Irrigation Fund announced in the Budget this year. The post Investment in irrigation leads to social satisfaction: FM Arun Jaitley appeared first on Firstpost.
Russia expands search for missing plane's black boxes
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 16:09Russia expands its search for the remains of a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea, killing all 92 on board, and says pilot error or a technical fault -- not terrorism -- is likely to have... caused the tragedy.
Manipur crisis: BJP asks UNC to immediately withdraw economic blockade in state
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:09BJP on Monday appealed the United Naga Council (UNC) to immediately withdraw the ongoing economic blockade on the highways of Manipur. The post Manipur crisis: BJP asks UNC to immediately withdraw... economic blockade in state appeared first on Firstpost.
Leicester City give fans 30,000 Jamie Vardy masks to wear in protest at ban
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 16:08
• Club gives fans masks in display of displeasure at suspension• Vardy banned for three games for challenge in Stoke match Leicester City's owners have given out around 30,000 Jamie Vardy masks to... supporters before their home game against Everton on Monday in protest against the striker's three-game suspension. Related: Leicester City v Everton: match preview Man bust with R3.8m worth of Mandrax tablets
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 16:04
A 45-year-old man has been bust for alleged drug dealing after being found with Mandrax tablets worth about R.38m near George in the Western Cape.The Guardian view on child refugees: an appeal to give what you can | Editorial
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 16:04
This year's Guardian and Observer appeal is asking for the help of readers to support three charities that are making a difference for child refugees• The Complete George Michael Boyfriend/Girlfriend List: Brooke Shields, Princess Diana, Kenny Goss, Fadi Fawaz
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 16:03George Michael died unmarried, but the Grammy Award-winning singer had recently reconnected with a longtime romantic interest before his untimely death at the age of 53 on Christmas Day. He and Kenny... Goss, his former boyfriend, had begun seeing each other again, according to a report by British tabloid The Sun that was published just last month. Kenny Goss
Liverpool's Roberto Firmino on drink-drive charge
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 16:01
Liverpool footballer Roberto Firmino has been charged with drink-driving after being arrested on Christmas Eve, police say.'Internet connectivity still out of reach for 950 mn Indians': Assocham-Deloitte study
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:01India may have the world's second largest internet user base, but connectivity remains out of reach for nearly 950 million citizens, a report said today The post ‘Internet connectivity still out of... reach for 950 mn Indians’: Assocham-Deloitte study appeared first on Firstpost.
Syria: 21 civilians 'executed' by rebels in Aleppo, say authorities
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 16:00Syria authorities have accused rebel fighters of executing 21 civilians, including women and children, at close range as they quit second city Aleppo last week, state media reported. The post Syria:... 21 civilians ‘executed’ by rebels in Aleppo, say authorities appeared first on Firstpost.
Rebels blamed for killing 25 with machetes in Congo
Miami Herald - 26 Dec 2016 16:00Authorities in northeastern Congo say Ugandan rebels have hacked more than two dozen people to death in a Christmas massacre. Bernard Amisi Kalonda, administrator for the Beni area, blames rebels …
Don't call Kenny Kunene a blesser!
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 16:00Liverpool star charged with drink driving
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 15:59
Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino has been charged with drink driving after being pulled over on Christmas Eve.Arsenal v West Brom, Chelsea v Bournemouth: Boxing Day football - live!
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:56
Updates from the afternoon's festive fixtures in the UK Live scores: all the goals as they go in around Britain Manchester United v Sunderland - live updates Email [email protected]. Tweet... @Simon_Burnton 1.55pm GMT Some pre-match music, while we wait for the team news to roll in: four great tracks from 2016 (well, I like them anyway): 1.19pm GMT Hello world! So, here we are then. Ye Tradionale Boxing Daye Fixtures, and so many questions to be answered. Principally: who's been at the sherry? Who ate all the mince pies? Has the stadium DJ put away his festive Shakin' Stevens records yet, or will you be subjected to one more spin? An afternoon of skill, drama, and goodwill to all men so long as they're wearing the right colours awaits. Here, to kick things off, are this...The Queen 'DID back Brexit - but the BBC didn't report it because they only had a single source'
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:56
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg said she was told about the alleged comment by the monarch (pictured) months before the eventual appearance of the 'Queen backs Brexit' headlines in March.Cook‚ Elgar make history at St George's Park
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 15:50Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar went where Barry Richards and Eddie Barlow have gone before at St George's Park on Monday.UK shoppers head out in their millions to brave Boxing Day sales
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:49
Analysts point to permanent shift in shopping habits as Britons rise early or go online to bag Boxing Day bargains While many people were still sleeping off the extra calories - and alcohol - consumed... on Christmas day, millions of the nation's hardcore shoppers had set their alarms, ready to be up and out to bag the biggest bargains on Boxing Day. Jace Tyrrell, chief executive of the New West End Company representing stores on Bond, Oxford and Regent streets, said average footfall was up 8% year-on-year at 11am, with turnover for the day expected to reach £55m. Chinese shoppers were giving the West End a boost, with luxury handbags among the most popular items. Is Britney Spears Dead? Sony Music Global Tweet Sparks Questions About Pop Singer
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 15:46UPDATE: 8:56 a.m. EDT -- Britney Spears is not dead. Sony Music Global's Twitter account announced to the world Monday morning that the pop star was deceased, but the account later clarified that it... has been hacked. "We detected unusual activity on the account and we checked the account if it's hacked or not," Sony Music Global wrote. "we saw a new IP logged in to the account a few minutes ago and the tweet is posted by a new IP so @britneyspears is still alive #OurMine."
Strictly Come Dancing triumphs in Christmas Day TV ratings battle
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:45
BBC1 claims first and second most popular programmes as more than 7.2m tune in for dance show and 6.3m watch Bake Off After a record-breaking series during which it won the biggest audiences of its... 14-year history, Strictly Come Dancing triumphed in this year's Christmas Day TV ratings battle. More than 7.2 million people, almost a third of the available audience, tuned in to watch the BBC1 dance show's festive special, which was won by the Kiss FM DJ Melvin Odoom and his professional partner, Janette Manrara. Pattie Hunt Sinacole discusses how to better write a resume for an entrepreneurial role
Boston - 26 Dec 2016 15:39
Q: I recently applied for several senior financial management roles. I have experience at large, international organizations. The roles I am currently interested in are roles working for smaller... organizations. Typically these roles are working for entrepreneurial start-up organizations. I am not getting any responses apply online. I have attached my resume for your review. […]Fatigued Billiat a concern for Zimbabwe
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 15:39
Apart from his international duties with the Warriors, Billiat has over the last year been a vital part of the Mamelodi Sundowns team which won the league in South Africa as well as the CAF Champions... League - he has barely had a break in the last 18 months.George Michael was more than a teen idol
CNN - 26 Dec 2016 15:38George Michael was not exactly what he seemed to many of his fans, writes music historian John Covach. He was a teen heart-throb but also an exceptional musician, producer, and songwriter.
Carnage on Eastern Cape roads
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 15:37
As many as 12 people were killed in accidents reported between midnight on Saturday and midnight Sunday on Eastern Cape roads.George Michael: Fans gather at London home
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 15:34
George Michael fans gather at his London home to pay tribute to the singer, who has died aged 53.Best photographs of the day: Boxing Day sales and swims
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:32
The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including religious services, shopping and mass swims George Michael: Fans share memories
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 15:31
People across the world share their memories of George Michael.Baxter praises injury-plagued squad
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 15:31
Matsatsantsa occupy top spot following a 2-1 victory over Polokwane City last Wednesday - the result saw Baxter's men extend their unbeaten run to an impressive 13 games.JP Duminy powers South Africa to 174-2 at tea
Mail & Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:30JP Duminy and Hashim Amla continued to lift the run rate with an unbeaten 69-run partnership dominated by Duminy's fine strokeplay
Teenager's parents report their own 18-year-old DAUGHTER for drink-driving after she gave her friend a lift home from a night out
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:29
Shannon Downie, 18, of Aberdeenshire, was banned from driving for a year and fined £400 after her parents saw her driving after a night out drinking and tipped off the police.Has Mary Beard stumbled across 'reconstruction of Henry VIII's Caesar tapestry' in a New York carpet shop?
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:27
A Cambridge professor says she may have stumbled across a reconstruction of a tapestry owned by King Henry VIII in New York.Pelembe keen to make Baroka impact
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 15:27
The 29-year-old striker has not been able to enjoy regular game-time since arriving in South Africa in the 2013/14 season - during spells with Orlando Pirates and Bloemfontein Celtic he featured in 38... league games, starting only 22 of those, and scoring just four goals.Helicopter makes crash landing near Stellenbosch
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 15:27
Two occupants of a helicopter have had a narrow escape after being forced to make a crash landing on a golf estate near Stellenbosch in the Western Cape‚ Netcare 911 confirmed.Roberto Firmino charged with drink-driving after Liverpool city centre arrest
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:25
• Liverpool forward stopped in the early hours on Christmas Eve• Firmino to appear in court on same day as Liverpool v Chelsea Roberto Firmino has been charged with drink-driving after being... stopped by police on Christmas Eve. The Liverpool forward was stopped in the city centre and arrested in the early hours on 24 December. Related: Jürgen Klopp: Christmas programme can make or break Liverpool title bid No one want to see your baubles! Gamer accidentally reveals more than anyone asked for in excited snap promoting new Xbox game
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:25
An account user for Electronic Arts, running the EA Sports Madden NFL profile, tweeted a snap of the Xbox One with the NFL branding on the box, but didn't spot something importantComitis: Hands off City players
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 15:23
Manyama has been in inspired form for the newly-formed club, scoring nine goals in all competitions and playing a big part overall in ensuring his side went into the Christmas break as Telkom Knockout... champions, while also sharing top spot in the league table with SuperSport United and Bidvest Wits.Status Quo's Rossi: Rick's life was never boring
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 15:21
Francis Rossi has described his Status Quo bandmate, Rick Parfitt, as "the archetypal rock star".Malmesbury cop Dion Dumas missing
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 15:19A missing persons alert has been issued for the 57-year-old after he never returned home after running errands on Christmas eve.
WATCH: Donald Trump to Close His Charitable Foundation
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 15:16
The president-elect's charity is currently under investigation by the New York Attorney General's office.Eyewitness: London
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:15
Photographs from the Eyewitness series George Michael was a defiant gay icon. His memory must not be sanitised | Owen Jones
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:15
The popstar's openness about his sex life, and his campaigning for LGBT rights, offered a liferaft to many - particularly at a time when anti-gay sentiment was rife More than 18 years ago, George... Michael was famously outed for a "lewd act" in a Beverly Hills toilet - and promptly humiliated by institutionally homophobic newspapers. Some might have been consumed with shame and grovelled before a tabloid press that had assumed the position of hypocritical moralisers once occupied by the medieval church. Instead, Michael penned the biggest "fuck you" in musical history: Outside, a song that unapologetically flaunted his human sexual appetite, and declared war on the hypocrisy of others. Sex was natural, the song said; it was the attitudes to it that were not: "There's nothing here but flesh...Hunt confirms double signing
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 15:15
Hunt's charges occupy second spot heading into the mid-season break, but are bracing themselves for a busy period in the second half of the campaign due to their involvement in the CAF Champions... League.George Michael was so talented, the template to his success was unique
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 15:13
Scores of artists have tried to follow the Wham! singer's route from teen idol to adult artist. Few have managed it the way he did See all our George Michael coverage here On Christmas Eve, the night... before George Michael's death was announced, BBC4 broadcast a repeat of a 34-year-old edition of Top of the Pops. Wham! appeared, performing their second single, Young Guns (Go For It!). It was a fantastic single, clearly made by someone with an innate understanding of how to turn what was happening at the cutting edge of black music into brassy, funny, hook-laden pop, and it confirmed Wham! as 1982's other big new pop phenomenon after Culture Club. Gyimah escapes serious injury after car crash
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 15:13
According to reports from Ghana, Gyimah was driving a Hyundai Sonata Saloon car when he had a head-on-collision with a taxi in his hometown of Obuasi.Chigwell power box EXPLODES sending concrete blocks and road barriers flying
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:12
Around 30 homes were left without power and two maintenance vans were damaged after the explosion in Chigwell, Essex, at around 2.45pm on Thursday.Nigel Farage joins hundreds of thousands of other spectators as the traditional Boxing Day hunts get underway
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:10
The former Ukip leader (pictured) posed for the cameras in a wax jacket and Wellington boots ahead of the Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent Hunt at Chiddingstone Castle.WATCH: President Obama Speaks to Troops in Hawaii on Christmas
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 15:09
In his last Christmas as Commander-in-Chief, President Obama paid tribute to troops serving overseas.Suspended NFP leaders challenge their suspension
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 15:09
Former NFP Secretary General Nhlanhla Khubisa and ex-Chairperson Maliyakhe Shelembe have appealed their suspension from the party.Wenger plays down Gunners' slump
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 15:08
After starting the season with a 4-3 defeat to Liverpool, the Gunners embarked on an impressive run of form that saw them go unbeaten for 14 matches in the Premier League.Plenty of space for a spot of naked horseriding! Estate where Lady Godiva once lived goes on sale for £3million - complete with ten bedrooms, a tennis court and even its own CHURCH
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:08
The estate once belonging to Lady Godiva in Belbroughton, near Coventry, is up for sale for £3million in its current state as Bell Hall, a Victorian grand gentleman's estate.Yeboah wants Black Stars call-up
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 15:06
The 19-year-old has been an ever-present figure for Rene Hake's side this season - netting two goals in 17 appearances in all competitions, which prompted national team coach Avram Grant to select him... in an AFCON qualifier against Rwanda and an international friendly against Russia.No 72 virgins in heaven for you pal: Jihadi dad who turned his young daughter into a suicide bomber and blew her up in a Damascus police station is dead
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:04
A jihadi father who used his seven-year-old daughter as a suicide bomber in Syria and was shown on a video sending her off to her death has now met his own end.PSC calls for immediate recall of SA ambassador to Israel
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 15:04
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign South Africa has called for the immediate recall of South Africa's ambassador to Israel‚ which it has accused of bullying African nations.No reports of flash flood drownings in Gauteng
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 15:03The South African Weather Service has warned of flash floods in Gauteng and a few other provinces.
Woman throws son out on Christmas Day for not giving her a card
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 15:01
A Mumsnet user sparked backlash when she revealed she'd thrown her son out of the house on Christmas day because he'd bought her a present but not a card (picture posed by model).The Single Best Way To Stay Motivated Every Single Day
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 15:00
While there are many great tools to drive and maintain motivation, one is more important than all the others.DA calls for investigation into St Albans Prison deaths
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 14:58
The DA says it wants the Department of Correctional Services to properly investigate events that led to the death of an inmate at St Albans Prison in Port Elizabeth.Christmas Day TV: 7.2m tune in for Len's Strictly farewell
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 14:55
Strictly Come Dancing's festive special helped the BBC win the Christmas Day ratings battle.Italian president attends the funeral of Berlin Christmas market massacre victim as her heartbroken family lay her to rest
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 14:54
Relatives carried Fabrizia di Lorenzo's coffin during the service at Sulmona Cathedral, in Italy today in the presence of President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and Interior Minister Marco... Minnit.Dog walker dies and another is fighting for his life after 'being battered by bodybuilder' in Christmas day horror
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 14:54
A murder investigation has been launched in Glasgow after a 43-year-old man died of severe injuries. He was found in Ashgill Road, Saracen, shortly after 4am on Christmas Day.Celebrity Deaths Of 2016: Musicians, Actors And Other Famous Personalities Who Died This Year
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 14:53The world lost many famous figures in 2016, with the year nearing its end with the death of British pop star George Michael. Ranging from comedians and musicians to actors and sportspersons, 2016 was... a tragic year, and cancers and heart diseases were responsible for many deaths. Here is a list of notable celebrity deaths in 2016, in chronological order:
Pilot error, technical trouble eyed in Russian military plane crash
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 14:48
SOCHI, Russia -- A pilot error or a technical fault -- not terrorism -- is likely to be the cause of the plane crash into the Black Sea, Russia's transport minister said Monday as the nation held a... day of mourning for the victims.South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1, Live cricket scores and updates: Proteas 174/2 at tea
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:45Catch the live scorecard and ball-by-ball updates on the Boxing Day Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the St George's Park in Port Elizabeth. The post South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day... 1, Live cricket scores and updates: Proteas 174/2 at tea appeared first on Firstpost.
Storm Conor brings snow and wind to Scotland
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 14:45
Parts of Scotland are hit by heavy snow showers and winds of more than 80mph as Storm Conor sweeps across the north of the country.Village mourns George Michael
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 14:44
Villagers in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, where George Michael died on Christmas Day, have been paying their respects.George Michael: Paul Young pays tribute
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 14:44
Paul Young recalls an impromptu duet with George Michael, describing his voice as one "that cuts straight through your heart".Tamil Nadu: DMK general meeting to take place on 4 January
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:43DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan said that the General Council, originally slated on 20 December under its President M Karunanidhi, will now be held next month. The post Tamil Nadu: DMK general... meeting to take place on 4 January appeared first on Firstpost.
Body of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea: TU-154 jet was carrying 92 people
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:42Body of crashed Russian plane has been found in the Black Sea, AFP reported on Monday. Thousands of rescuers were searching for bodies in the Black Sea as Russia marked a day of mourning on Monday... following the crash of a Syria-bound military plane carrying 92 people. The post Body of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea: TU-154 jet was carrying 92 people appeared first on Firstpost.
Hilton Remains Attractive Value In Crowded Hotel Industry
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 14:42Hilton's brand asset boosts its competitve edge among hotels
Pitt slams Jolie for exploiting kids
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 14:41
American actor Brad Pitt has said that his soon to be ex-wife is willing to exploit his children's privacy for her personal gain.Manipur violence: Centre rushes 4,000 additional paramilitary personnel
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:41The Centre has rushed additional 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Manipur in its efforts to reopen a national highway which has been blocked for nearly two months by a Naga group. The post Manipur... violence: Centre rushes 4,000 additional paramilitary personnel appeared first on Firstpost.
RBS in talks to slash boss' maximum payout
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 14:40The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to see his maximum pay pot slashed under plans being drawn up by its remuneration committee, reflecting directors' conviction that the lender... will remain in majority taxpayer ownership for years to come.
Our secret weapon against the populist right in 2017 is hope | Zoe Williams
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 14:39
Political misery stands before us, but there is cause for optimism. Now is the time to ask for more For Christmas, I took delivery of a puppy. It was chosen in November and the kids wanted to call it... Bender, after the robot in the Simpsons-stable cartoon Futurama. I said that even if we didn't live in the gay village of Vauxhall, I wouldn't have a dog called Bender. "Why not?" my son asked. I explained that because as well as being a robot, Bender is a derogatory word meaning homosexual. "You're homophobic," he said, to which I replied: "I'm not homophobic, but other people are." "So, why do you care?" he said. At which point I dropped arguing in favour of democracy, and suggested we all put a name into a hat, giving each of us one right of veto. I'd forgotten that there were three of them...Typhoon Nock-Ten kills at least 6 in Philippines
Toronto Sun - 26 Dec 2016 14:38
A powerful typhoon blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday after killing at least six people and spoiling Christmas in several provinces.Chinese crewman with suspected appendicitis evacuated from ore carrier
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 14:37Ben Jennings on 2016, the year of unwanted gifts - cartoon
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 14:37
Continue reading...'Criminal Minds' Season 12 Cast Celebrate Christmas 2016: See How Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson And Adam Rodriguez Enjoyed Their Holidays
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 14:36Even TV actors need some vacation. The cast of CBS show "Criminal Minds" celebrated Christmas and enjoyed their holidays in a variety of ways. Some headed to Mexico, others danced with their family... and another took their precious fur ball for a walk.
Cat playfully slaps puppy along face as he tries to rest on a bed
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 14:30
This is the charming moment a cat playfully slaps a small puppy across the face as the dog attempts to relax in a bed before it retreats under the covers to escape from the assault.Syria: Turkey accuses Islamic State of killing 30 fleeing civilians
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:28The Turkish army on Monday accused Islamic State (IS) jihadists of killing at least 30 civilians seeking to flee the flashpoint Syrian town of Al-Bab which Ankara and its rebel allies have been... seeking to capture for weeks. The post Syria: Turkey accuses Islamic State of killing 30 fleeing civilians appeared first on Firstpost.
Mohenjodaro 'Dancing Girl' statue is Parvati, says ICHR's latest research paper
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:27The latest research paper of the Indian Council of Historical Research published in the Hindi journal Itihaas states that the 'Dancing Girl' of Mohenjodaro is actually Goddess Parvati The post... Mohenjodaro ‘Dancing Girl’ statue is Parvati, says ICHR’s latest research paper appeared first on Firstpost.
World-record-breaking sailor arrives home in France
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 14:26Sailor Thomas Coville arrives in the French port of Brest after smashing the world record for a single-handed non-stop sailing circumnavigation of the globe.
Six hockey internationals among nine sportspeople appointed DSP in Punjab Police
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:23Nine eminent international sportspersons, including six hockey players, were today appointed as Deupty Superitendent of Police (DSP) under sports quota by the Punjab governmen The post Six hockey... internationals among nine sportspeople appointed DSP in Punjab Police appeared first on Firstpost.
Why Wham! were positively the most misunderstood group of the 1980s
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 14:23
They wore their hearts on their sleeves and sang about being on the dole, so how did Wham! come to be regarded as the musical embodiment of Thatcherism? Reaction to George Michael's death - live See... all our George Michael coverage here More than any other group, Wham! were regarded as an exemplar of high 80s, home counties Britain - tanned and wealthy, hedonistic, defiantly apolitical in an age of change. With three decades' hindsight, knowing that George Michael gave bunches of concert tickets away to NHS nurses, knowing that he recorded a brace of anti-Iraq war singles, and recalling that Wham! played a miners' benefit concert at the height of their fame, it's hard to think of a group who have been more misunderstood. Wham! rose to fame in 1982, the era of New Pop, a term the critic Paul...George Michael had made peace with his ex just before his death
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 14:22
George Michael who split with the love of his life in 2011 is reported to have renewed their friendship just weeks before he died.Who Is Zara Tindall? Queen Elizabeth II's Granddaughter And Mike Tindall's Wife Suffers Miscarriage
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 14:22Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Tindall suffered a miscarriage, according to a representative. She and her husband Mike Tindall announced the pregnancy three weeks ago, saying they would... welcome their second baby in the spring. "Very sadly, Zara and Mike Tindall have lost their baby," the couple's representative said. "At this difficult time, we ask that everyone respects their privacy." The representative did not say what led to the miscarriage.
Storm Conor brings heavy snow and high winds to Scotland
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 14:21
Boxing Day storm passes north of British mainland, with weather warnings in place as Scotland braces for 'mix of everything' Parts of Scotland are experiencing heavy snow showers and winds of more... than 80mph as Storm Conor makes its presence felt across the north of Britain. Orkney and Shetland and the northern tip of the mainland are the areas being hit hardest by the southern fringe of the Boxing Day storm. The centre of the storm is north of the UK, nearer Norway. Russian plane crash: Massive search operation underway, nation observes a day of mourning
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:18Thousands of Russian rescuers were searching for bodies in the Black Sea as Russia marked a day of mourning on Monday following the crash of a Syria-bound Russian military plane carrying 92 people.... The post Russian plane crash: Massive search operation underway, nation observes a day of mourning appeared first on Firstpost.
Charities will be forced to reveal fatcat bosses' salaries if they want taxpayers' money, insists minister
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 14:11
Priti Patel, the International Development Secretary has written to her department's suppliers urging them to deliver value for money, it has been revealed, following allegations of waste.Amanda Du Pont talks Christmas
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 14:11
Local actress Amanda Du Pont opened up to Times Live about her personal Christmas traditions.United Opposition? Not so much: Partisan politics could derail Tuesday's note ban meet
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:07Cracks seem to have appeared in the Opposition's concerted campaign against demonetisation as several parties have pulled out of a joint press conference called by the Congress in Delhi on Tuesday... over the contentious issue. The post United Opposition? Not so much: Partisan politics could derail Tuesday’s note ban meet appeared first on Firstpost.
Turkey calls for air support to take key IS town
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 14:05
Turkey has called on the US-led coalition against Islamic State to provide air support to troops battling rebels in the key town al Bab.Meet the Kapoors: Shashi Kapoor hosts Christmas brunch for his family
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 14:03Meet the Kapoors: Veteran Actor Shashi Kapoor hosts Christmas brunch for his family The post Meet the Kapoors: Shashi Kapoor hosts Christmas brunch for his family appeared first on Firstpost.
DA to request full investigation into St Albans prison death
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 14:01
The Democratic Alliance says it is deeply concerned by reports that one inmate has been killed and another critically injured at the St Albans Prison in Port Elizabeth.Laura Kuenssberg says source told her the Queen backed Brexit
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 14:00
BBC political editor reignites row over whether monarch spoke in favour of leaving EU prior to referendum The BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, has reignited the row over whether the Queen was... in favour of Brexit, saying a source told her before the referendum that the monarch made comments supportive of leaving the EU. Nine months after the Sun sparked controversy by publishing a headline, "Queen backs Brexit", in March, Kuenssberg recalled what a contact had told her. Protest like your basic rights depend on it - because power is taken, never given | Jamia Wilson
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 14:00
The arc of change may be long, but we must keep fighting. Shared values can build momentum, shift culture and even influence policy over time Initially, I didn't plan to attend the Women's March on... Washington, slated for the day after the inauguration. Though a long-time feminist activist and a passionate proponent of nonviolent resistance, I had a long list of reasons I didn't want to protest on 21 January. At first, I blamed the aftershocks of the terror I felt after realizing that a significant amount of voters willfully chose to affirm hateful rhetoric, xenophobia, corruption and sexually predatory behavior. Swoon! Top 5 doting dads of 2016
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 14:00
Celebrity dads are blessed with an extra-special sexy factor. Not only do we get to admire their chiseled cheekbones and sultry gazes, we also see them being all nurturing and sweet with their... genetically superior offspring, which melts our hearts.One dead‚ three injured in head-on collision
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 13:59
A man was killed and three other people injured on Sunday night when two vehicles collided head-on on Curie Avenue in Bloemfontein.Israel accuses Barack Obama of promoting UN resolution that denounced West Bank settlement
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:59
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Obama administration of orchestrating a UN resolution that declared Israeli settlements in the West Bank criminal.Australia flood: Uluru national park closed after huge rainfall
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 13:58
Record rainfall in central Australia leads to flash floods and the closure of Uluru national park.West Ham: Owners 'not looking for investment' following Red Bull takeover reports
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 13:57
West Ham's owners David Sullivan and David Gold are not looking for investment despite takeover reports, BBC Sport understands.Uitsig gang violence ruins Christmas spirit
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 13:55A man in his early 20s was gunned down in the area near Ravensmead on Sunday.
Santaco calls on drivers to rest on long distance trips
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 13:55General Secretary Vernon Billet says most accidents which have been recorded seem to have been caused by fatigue.
Bodies of 6 Limpopo accident victims identified
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 13:54The deceased were involved in a head on collision on Saturday, leading to the cars catching fire.
Stunning waterfalls on Uluru after freak storm
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 13:49A freak storm has turned one of Australia's most famous and driest attractions into a series of spectacular waterfalls.
Kremlin blame pilot error or technical fault for Russian air disaster
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:48
Roman Volkov, 35, was at the controls of the plane when it crashed into the Black Sea as more than 3,000 rescue workers on 32 ships have been searching the crash site at sea and along the shore.Inside Burma's Chin tribe where women wear huge earrings and face tattoos as part of a tradition 'to make them so ugly they wouldn't be kidnapped'
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:48
High in the mountains of Myanmar lives the Chin tribe whose women still bear the scars of a 'barbaric' ancient tradition. They were tattooed to prevent them from being kidnapped.Lindsay Lohan Pays Tribute To George Michael, Reveals 'Careless Whisper' Singer Wanted To Sing At Her Wedding
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 13:48Lindsay Lohan joined the long list of celebrities who have expressed their grief over the death of pop star George Michael who passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 53. In an Instagram post,... Lohan extended her condolences to Michael's family and paid tribute to the singer-songwriter whom she called a friend. In the caption for a photo of Michael, the "Mean Girl" actress also revealed that the "Careless Whisper" hitmaker once told her that he would like to sing at her wedding.
Rick Parfitt's family and ex-wives left in suspense over Status Quo guitarist's fortune
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:44
Rick Parfitt has left a £10million fortune behind him after his death on Christmas Eve in Spain. It is unclear how this will be divided among his children. He was married three times.Rescue for skiers stranded in cable cars after wires became tangled in Alpine winds
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:43
All 153 skiers were safely rescued by 11.15pm on Christmas Eve after the gondola got stuck at around 2pm in Cervinia, Italy. Rescuers had to climb up the pylons then winch the skiers to safety.George Michael 'rekindled close friendship with Kenny Goss' before his death
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:39
The singer, who passed away aged 53 yesterday, had 13-year relationship with Kenny Goss, the man often described as the love of his life, before the pair split in 2011.Cochlear implant allows young girl, 8, to hear her voice for the first time in four years
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:39
Tamzin Stockdale, from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, woke up unable to hear four years ago due to a rare virus she caught in the womb.Inside the UK's first plus-size model agency for MEN
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:38
Curve agency Bridge launched the UK's first plus-size male division after seeing a growing demand for bigger models and have signed up size XXL personal trainer Ben Whit.Man City's Raheem Sterling forced to take £1.2m mansion off the market
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:38
Raheem Sterling has taken his £1.2million mansion in Birkdale, Merseyside off the market after failing to find a buyer for more than a year. He put it up for sale after moving to Man City.Mthwethwa remembers George Michael's contribution to SA's freedom
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 13:37George Michael performed at the Free Nelson Mandela concert to mark the former states man's 70th birthday.
Amateur chefs reveal their Christmas disasters on Reddit
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:35
These cooks have taken culinary disasters to unprecedented new heights, serving up burnt turkey, undercooked meat, sausage trees and misshapen Santa pancakes.Mbete: SABC Inquiry must complete its work
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 13:27
During the initial stages of the Inquiry, being chaired by Vincent Smith, it has become increasingly apparent that the rot at the public broadcaster has been allowed to fester for a protracted period.A story full of miracles: From coma to conqueror
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 13:26Every parent's nightmare turned into a story of hope that has traveled the globe.
More than 40 shot in Chicago over the weekend
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 13:20The city has been in the national spotlight for increasing gun violence in recent years.
40 shot in Chicago over the weekend
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 13:20The city has been in the national spotlight for increasing gun violence in recent years.
SAs Minister of Arts and Culture pays tribute to late George Michael
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 13:18
The Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa on Monday paid tribute to the late British pop star George Michael, who died after a heart failure at his Oxfordshire home on Christmas Day, aged 53.Thai shopkeeper dramatically dodges a truck that crashes into his store
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:14
Incredibly, the man - who asked not to be identified - survived the horror accident in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.Eastenders fans left disappointed by an unusually cheerful Christmas Day special
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:14
The BBC soap is usually full of misery and mayhem but this year it went with a different approach. Instead of the usual death, divorce and brawls it was a happy affair and it didn't go down well with... viewers.People evacuated from train stations in Moscow as Russian police deal with bomb threats
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 13:11
Russian police are planning to use sniffer dogs to check the Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations. All three stations are located on the same Moscow square.Matric 2016: Parents urged to prepare, support learners ahead of results
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 13:06Parents have been asked to begin talking to their children about alternative options, if their results are low or if they have failed.
George Michael: Desert Island Discs highlights
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 13:03
In 2007, George Michael gave a rare interview to Kirsty Young on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, describing his life as "self-destructive".Minister pays tribute to George Michael
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 13:03
Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has paid tribute on Twitter, to the late George Michael.Satire won't rid us of Trump, but it will make us feel better | Anne Karpf
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:59
In times of bigotry and prejudice, we need humour not just for escapism, but also to poke fun at the powerful The world's natural resources may be at risk of depletion, but there's one that's still... plentiful and has never been more vital: humour. Not the laughter that provides a temporary escape from the nastiness of the present, welcome though that is. No, the kind I'm talking about is humour that skewers the lies, boasts and taunts of those who claim to have "won". Beleaguered people have long understood the significant political role that humour can play. Earlier this month the New York Times posted a video of comedians living in repressive regimes around the world advising Americans - oh bittersweet reversal! - on how to survive the next four years. In eastern Europe before the fall of...Port Elizabeth prison on lockdown following fight
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 12:59
St Albans Prison outside Port Elizabeth is on lockdown following a fight involving inmates and warders on Monday morning in which several were injured.Mohammed Shami, India cricketer, defends wife against Twitter trolls
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 12:54
Mohammed Shami criticises social media users for trolling his wife over her choice of clothes.Mervyn King: Britain better off going for hard Brexit
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:51
Former Bank of England governor says despite political difficulties there will be many opportunities once UK leaves EU Britain may be better off going for a hard Brexit that would mean leaving the... single market and customs union, Mervyn King, the former governor of the Bank of England, has suggested. Lord King, who has been more optimistic about leaving the EU than many economic commentators, acknowledged that Brexit would bring great political difficulties and would not be a "bed of roses". Over 450 Christmas babies for SA
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 12:50
Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has congratulated all the women who gave birth to babies on Christmas Day.Angela Merkel is destroying Europe
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 12:50
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's celebrated open-door policy encouraged the migration of more than 1 million refugees in 2015, and hundreds of thousands more in 2016. It was lauded as a courageous... triumph of humanitarianism. Even in 2016's year-end accolades, Merkel has been given hosannas for "keeping the doors ajar." But after last week's Berlin attack, in which a man -- suspected to be a Tunisian migrant -- intentionally plowed an 18-wheeler into a crowded Christmas market, killing 12 and injuring dozens more, it's fair to say that Merkel's celebrated policy has actually been a disaster. After all, "keeping the doors ajar" is precisely how a naive person learns of the bad intentions of an intruder. And Merkel is learning a hard lesson, indeed. She said that welcoming this enormous wave...In Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi continues his attacks on Narendra Modi over note ban, says nothing new
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:46Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday once again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attacking the poor with his note ban policy. The post In Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi continues his... attacks on Narendra Modi over note ban, says nothing new appeared first on Firstpost.
CT authorities out in numbers at beaches, tourist attraction sites
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 12:43Thousands of locals and visitors are expected to head to the beaches, restaurants and tourist attractions over the next few days.
Last of the disco ball makers still hustles
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 12:41Yolanda Baker's fingers move with electric efficiency as she assembles mirrored balls.
Cook‚ Elgar give SA best start at St George's in 24 years
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 12:39Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar gave South Africa their best start in a St George's Park test in 24 years on Monday.Productivity And The Minimum Wage - Higher Productivity Does Mean Fewer Jobs
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 12:39One of the arguments that is used in the minimum wage debate is that a higher minimum wage will drive productivity higher. This is true, it will, because only those jobs where the labour is productive... enough to cover the higher minimum will survive. We don't in fact measure the
R3.8-million Mandrax bust outside George
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 12:38
It is believed the drugs were in transit, from Gauteng to George in the Western Cape. Police report that 75 000 units were found in a false compartment, searched by the K9 narcotics unit.Former national women's boxing coach, Anoop Kumar, to train professionals
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:36Former national coach for women boxers, Anoop Kumar, has decided to go the professional route and has signed up with the Indian Boxing Council. The post Former national women’s boxing coach, Anoop... Kumar, to train professionals appeared first on Firstpost.
Paramedics attacked, Polokwane
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 12:32
A man has been killed in Seshego Zone Five on the Matlala Road outside Polokwane in Limpopo, after he attempted to assist a paramedic van that had been involved in an accident.Russia plane crash: massive search for bodies in Black Sea
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:31
Rescuers work through the night as president orders national day of mourning following crash of Syria-bound military jet Thousands of rescuers were searching for bodies in the Black Sea as Russia... marked a day of mourning following the crash of a Syria-bound military plane carrying 92 people. The Tu-154 jet, which was carrying more than 60 members of the internationally renowned Red Army Choir to entertain Russian troops in Syria for the new year, went down off the resort city of Sochi shortly after takeoff on Sunday. National Herald case: Relief for Congress as Delhi court dismisses Subramanian Swamy's plea
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:27Swamy had sought documents relating to a loan given by the Congress to the AJL, the holding firm of the National Herald, saying these were necessary for the purpose of trial. The post National Herald... case: Relief for Congress as Delhi court dismisses Subramanian Swamy’s plea appeared first on Firstpost.
Kerala: Opposition demands resignation of LDF minister MM Mani charged in murder case
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:24Stepping up its attack against Electricity Minister MM Mani after he rejected opposition's demand to quit following a court's refusal of discharging him from a 34-year-old murder case, Congress on... Monday alleged that his presence in the CPI(M)-led LDF government would weaken the trial into the charges against him. The post Kerala: Opposition demands resignation of LDF minister MM Mani charged in murder case appeared first on Firstpost.
Twin toddler dies a week after being found unconscious in pool
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 12:19A toddler dies in hospital nearly a week after she and her twin brother were found unconscious in a pool in Sydney's north-west.
Demonetisation: Fake notes of new Rs 2,000/500 worth Rs 26.10 lakh seized; 2 held in Gujarat
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:18Two persons were arrested on Monday with counterfeit currency in the denominations of newly introduced Rs 2,000 and Rs 500, having a face value of Rs 26,10,000, police said. The post Demonetisation:... Fake notes of new Rs 2,000/500 worth Rs 26.10 lakh seized; 2 held in Gujarat appeared first on Firstpost.
La Liga: Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta keen to extend contract beyond 2018
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:18Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta says he wants to stay on at the Catalan club "for a long time" after his current contract with the club expires in 2018. The post La Liga: Barcelona captain Andres... Iniesta keen to extend contract beyond 2018 appeared first on Firstpost.
Mother-to-be poses in the middle of dramatic storms for a stunning maternity shoot
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 12:17
Daow Wegner,34, from Wyoming, put her fears to one side to pose for her husband Nicolaus Wegner in Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota in a dramatic materntity photoshoot.Tupac Shakur's Hail Mary makes surprise appearance at Christmas Carol service
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:16
Rapper's lyrics appear mistakenly on programme of one of country's largest services in place of Christmas prayer A Christmas carol service in Sri Lanka surprised churchgoers by mistakenly supplying... the lyrics to the Tupac Shakur song, Hail Mary, instead of those of the traditional Christian prayer. Pictures of the programme from Joy to the World 2016, one of Sri Lanka's largest carol services, were shared widely across social media over the Christmas weekend. Year in Review: Portugal, Leicester, Iceland among teams that stood out in football's year of underdogs
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:14Inspired by Leicester City's incredible success, underdogs also shone on the international stage in as Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal triumphed in Euro 2016. The post Year in Review: Portugal,... Leicester, Iceland among teams that stood out in football’s year of underdogs appeared first on Firstpost.
'Sleepy Hollow' Season 4 Trailer: 3 Reasons To Watch The Season Premiere After Abbie Mills' Death [VIDEO]
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 12:13Yes, Abbie Mills is dead. Ichabod Crane's long-time partner, friend and fellow witness met the Grim Reaper in last season's action-packed finale on Fox's "Sleepy Hollow." But that doesn't mean Season... 4 will, most definitely, be bad without her.
Australia vs Pakistan: Commentator Mark Nicholas hospitalised on Day 1 of Boxing Day Test
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:11Cricket commentator Mark Nicholas was resting in a hospital on Monday, after being taken from the Melbourne Cricket Ground by ambulance on the first day of the second Test between Australia and... Pakistan. The post Australia vs Pakistan: Commentator Mark Nicholas hospitalised on Day 1 of Boxing Day Test appeared first on Firstpost.
BMW to recall more than 1.93 lakh vehicles in China
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:09The recall has been issued to fix defective airbags which pose safety risks to the vehicle occupants The post BMW to recall more than 1.93 lakh vehicles in China appeared first on Firstpost.
Wintry weather caused a few travel headaches
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 12:09Weather trouble remains across the nation's northern tier for folks returning home from the Christmas holiday.
Wintry weather leading to a few travel headaches
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 12:09Weather trouble remains across the nation's northern tier for folks returning home from the Christmas holiday.
Man in Peterborough found impaled on metal railings
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 12:08
A man is recovering in hospital after being found impaled on metal railings by paramedics.In music: George Michael
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 12:05
Singer George Michael has died at his home at the age of 53. Here's a look back at some of his most famous tracks.South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1, Live cricket scores and updates: Proteas reach 92/0 at lunch
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 12:05Catch the live scorecard and ball-by-ball updates on the Boxing Day Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the St George's Park in Port Elizabeth. The post South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day... 1, Live cricket scores and updates: Proteas reach 92/0 at lunch appeared first on Firstpost.
Limpopo man (53) kills young lover (26)
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 12:02It is alleged that a quarrel between the couple ensued when the man shot the woman before turning the gun on himself.
Rex Tillerson Supposedly Shifted Exxon Mobil's Climate Position. Except He Really Didn't.
The Huffington Post - 26 Dec 2016 12:01In December 2006, Exxon Mobil Corp. convened a two-day summit of environmental and ethics experts at a rural retreat near the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. It was nearly a year after... Rex Tillerson took over as chief executive, and a month after Democrats had claimed a new majority in Congress. The world’s largest publicly traded oil company found itself in a bind. For decades, Exxon had funded far-right think tanks that seeded doubt over the scientific consensus on climate change. Under Tillerson’s predecessor, Lee Raymond, the company had aligned itself heavily with Republicans, funneling 95 percent of its political donations to the party from 2000 to 2004, according to Steve Coll’s 2012 book, Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power. Raymond took an aggressive...
Owen Smith: frustrated and disappointed but hopeful for the future
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:00
Since losing the Labour leadership contest, the Pontypridd MP has withdrawn from the spotlight. But now he's preparing to return to the fray Owen Smith still receives death threats following his... unsuccessful challenge to Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership last summer but, as the Pontypridd MP reflects on 2016, he has no regrets. "I'm proud that I showed the leadership to challenge and to seek to revive the Labour party," he says, sitting bolt upright at the table in his quiet Westminster office. Beatrix Potter's landscape inspirations - in pictures
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:00
With her keen observation and a deep appreciation of nature, Beatrix Potter found much inspiration in her surroundings. Her watercolours, ink drawings and holiday sketches have been compiled in The... Art of Beatrix Potter, which looks at the influence of the British landscape in Potter's books Mallorca's mystery festive pastry
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:00
The origins of the island's coiled ensaïmadas Mallorquina are unknown - is it Moorish, is it Jewish? Well, it can come with pumpkin jam or spicy sausage and is certainly moreish At Palma airport,... sharp-eyed visitors may be perplexed by the mysterious hexagonal boxes many people are carrying. They're not for odd-shaped hats, but ensaïmadas Mallorquina, the Balearic island's unique pastry. This spiral of dough is thought to date back to the 17th century when it was fiesta food, but its exact origins are unknown. Some people believe its coiled shaped was inspired by Moorish turbans, or that it has Jewish roots, influenced by the Sephardic pastry bulemas, even though it contains lard, or saïm, which gives it its name. Afghanistan funds abusive militias as US military 'ignores' situation, officials say
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:00
Foreign donor money goes to Afghan spy agency, which arms groups intended to fight Taliban - but some militia leaders instead target local officials The US military and the CIA are turning a blind eye... as Afghanistan's spy agency spends foreign donor money on militias which are committing human rights abuses that help destabilise the fragile country, according to local and western officials. The Afghan national directorate of security (NDS) arms strongmen ostensibly to fight the Taliban and other militants. But some militia leaders use their new power to fight local turf wars, including against elected government officials, rather than insurgents. Believe it or not, Brits are becoming less materialistic | Peter Ormerod
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 12:00
It is commonly assumed that we are consuming more and more stuff. But not only is the opposite true, we're also becoming better sharers Modern Britain, eh? What a soulless, consumerist, materialistic... society we've become, buying more and more stuff to fill our spiritual void, equating belongings with status and success, obsessed with owning things and showing them off to impress our peers. It's a common observation. But it's also looking increasingly outdated. Because one of the striking aspects of the times we live in is that possessions seem to be of decreasing importance to us. And that's good news for our economy, good news for our environment and good news for ourselves. Sidebar: Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not
The New York Times - 26 Dec 2016 12:00
The Supreme Court will weigh hearing a challenge to a Minnesota county's policy of charging "booking fees" -- a growing trend in strapped municipalities.Quebec City guide to help integrate newcomers derided as insulting, infantilizing
Globe and Mail - 26 Dec 2016 12:00Examples of the advice are to refrain from committing incest, wash with soap and use underarm deodorant to "control perspiration and bad odours"
Britain basks in its second warmest Christmas ever but now Scotland takes a hammering from Storm Conor with winds up to 95mph
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 11:59
After temperatures reached a balmy 15.1C on Christmas Day - the second warmest since 1920 - Scotland now faces the wrath of Storm Conor with hurricane-force gales and snow.Your guide to the best Boxing Day sales bargains
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 11:59
FEMAIL has scoured the high street for the best Boxing Day sales bargains from homeware to women's fashion and beauty and menswear, as well as great gadgets reduced by hundreds.Three injured after being swept off harbour wall by waves
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 11:58The Blitzboks were the nearly-men of Sevens rugby in 2016
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 11:54
The Blitzboks showed remarkable consistency during the 2015-16 HSBC World Sevens Series‚ but lacked the killer punch when it mattered.Millions of shoppers hit the high street as bargain hunters are expected to shell out almost £4BILLION on Boxing Day deals today
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 11:52
Millions of bargain hunters have hit high streets across the UK today and are expected to spend almost £4billion as they try to take advantage of cut-price deals for Boxing Day.Abbott sketches St George's Park bowling blueprint
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 11:51Why George Michael turned his back on America
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 11:50
Star scored success across the pond but relationship was soured by row with label and arrest that forced him to come out Fans, critics and stars pay tribute - live reaction Share your tributes and... memories George Michael found success quickly in the US, briefly eclipsing even superstars such as Michael Jackson and Madonna at the tail end of the 1980s. But his experience and life in America were soured by a fight with his record label and arrest in a public bathroom that forced him to come out as a gay man. So much for the special relationship! Trump's trade chief urges rivals to use 'God-given opportunity' of Brexit to steal trade from Britain
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 11:49
Wilbur Ross (pictured right), the US commerce secretary designate, said Britain was facing a 'period of confusion' and that it was 'inevitable' there would be 'relocations' following the Brexit vote.Hundreds of primary school children as young as six have been suspended from classes for racial abuse and unacceptable sexual behaviour
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 11:47
Figures from the Department for Education show 720 pupils were suspended from school last year and 470 of those incidents were to do with racial abuse.Motorcyclist thrown through the air when he crashes his bike
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 11:47
Dashcam footage shows the bike coming into the junction in Hartlepool, County Durham, too quickly and accidentally going over a pedestrian island.North West Province ducks R100m game donation questions
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 11:47
Parliament is struggling to get answers out of the North West province's Department of Rural, Environmental and Agricultural Development.Mthethwa pays tribute to pop legend George Michael
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 11:39
Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has paid tribute to the late pop legend George Michael whom he saluted for supporting the freedom struggle in South Africa.Getty photographer Chris Jackson reveals his top royal moments of 2016
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 11:31
Royal photographer Chris Jackson, who is engaged to the Duchess of Cambridge's stylist Natasha Archer, talks FEMAIL through his favourite royal moments of 2016.Search continues for man swept off rocks into sea
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 11:28
Rescue services are still searching for a 21-year-old man who reportedly disappeared under water about 300m from shore at Hawston in the Western Cape on Christmas Day after apparently being swept off... rocks by waves and caught in rip currents.Damelin alumni hits the right notes
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 11:26
Damelin Braamfontein alumni and former Sound Engineering student has released his first hit single 'Squad', which can be seen on Channel O and Trace.Optical illusion shows a woman missing a pair of legs
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 11:20
A seemingly simply image of six women sitting on a sofa in a bar has left the internet in a state of confusion, as on closer inspection there is something very unusual about the photo.Recording Academy joins the world in remembering George Michael
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 11:19The Recording Academy of Music says Michael, who died on Christmas, had a profound impact on countless entertainers worldwide.
How George Michael inspired Carpool Karaoke
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 11:18
In 2011 George Michael joined James Corden for a BBC Comic Relief sketch, which went on to inspire the viral hit Carpool Karaoke from James Corden's Late Late Show on CBS.Netanyahu says 'no doubt' US behind UN vote on settlements
Mail & Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 11:17The opposition blames Netanyahu's policies, stoking calls to topple him.
This Day In History: December 26, 2004
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 11:15
On December 26, 2004, South Asia and parts of Africa were affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake, which was ultimately responsible for the death of about 280 000 people.No trace of missing Hermanus man
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 11:10
A 21-year-old man went missing at the weekend, in the sea off Hawston near Hermanus.Rhinos killed in attack, North West
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 11:05
Four rhinos have been shot and killed and one is in a critical condition at an enclosure on a farm in the North West Province.Michelle Obama, Barb and Donald Glover: our style icons of 2016
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 11:01
This was the year of Barb from Stranger Things doing Gucci and a return to minimal via Georgia O'Keeffe. Here are our style icons of the past year The great pop songs, rather than the merely good... ones, are the ones that make you want to smile or dance or cry. Likewise the great style icons - the ones who will be remembered beyond their red carpet moment - are the ones who make you feel something. Marilyn Monroe does this. Beyonce does this. And Michelle Obama did this, all year. The first lady takes immense care over what she wears, but she never lets what she wears overwhelm her personality. I look at Versace on the red carpet or the catwalk and I think: that's a nice dress, that actress/model looks hot. But I look at Michelle Obama in the bespoke Versace dress she wore to an Italy state...Why we're still baroque-ing around the Christmas tree
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 11:00
We think of Christmas decorations as a Victorian invention, but they actually link us back to the baroque age - when bling and glitz formed a stairway to heaven It's the time of year when the baroque... makes a comeback. Angels are everywhere, garlands are festooned about the place, and everything that can be decorated, is. We tend to think of Christmas decorations as a 19th-century idea. In Britain, the first Christmas tree was installed by Queen Charlotte in 1800, and the definitive Victorian Christmas image of the Queen and Prince Consort standing with their children around their tree appeared on the cover of the Illustrated London News in December 1848, launching the German-invented Christmas tree and its attendant decorations into English-speaking popular culture. Liam Neeson: is the Silence star wasting his very particular set of skills?
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 11:00
After a standard run of action fare, could the actor's festive trio signal a return to form? Related: Silence review: the last temptation of Liam Neeson in Scorsese's shattering epic How many other... 64-year-old actors will have three feature films opening over the Christmas season? Or is Liam Neeson the only one? The man works a lot - three or four movies per year for the last couple of decades, and this year his films all arrive in the same two-week period: first the South Korean war drama Operation Chromite, then Martin Scorsese's historical epic Silence and A Monster Calls. Next year, he will return to the tender embrace of Euro-hack action director Jaume Collet-Serra - who also directed Non-Stop and Unknown - for The Commuter. Search Party: high-stakes mystery meets laugh-out-loud satire
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 11:00
Listless millennial Dory finds her calling as a private investigator in this beautifully observed, unashamedly weird dramedy What is it? Girls, if the characters from Girls had purpose. Why you'll... love it: Search Party is two shows in one. The first is a tightly wound thriller about Chantal, a young woman who goes missing in mysterious circumstances. The second, the padding around this thrusting narrative, is a self-mocking portrait of millennials in crisis. The secret life of an extra: don't talk, don't eat and don't go home till 2am | Anonymous
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 11:00
Working as a supporting artiste is not as glamorous as it sounds. At the mercy of the weather, you might not make the final cut - or much money I was on the set of a television drama that aired... recently, and during a break in the filming I gravitated towards the table of refreshments. It was a cold spring day, and the hot coffee and biscuits beckoned me towards them, not to mention the oversized bakewell tarts and miniature packs of Haribo sweets. As I reached this sticky oasis however, I was duly informed that these treats were reserved for the "talent" - the real actors - and was directed towards the refreshments dedicated to the background artists. This rickety table boasted a large urn of hot water, some sugar packets, and nothing else. I tell this tale not just to grumble, but because...The Bad Manners Awards: From the Kate and William's poor time keeping to Britney's Spears' unforgivable habit William Hanson names and shames the most poorly behaved celebs of 2016
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 10:51
Etiquette expert William Hanson reveals which celebrities have had the worst manners in 2016 including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and President elect Donald Trump.Reports of mall disturbances light up social media
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 10:50Panicked shoppers flee some shopping hubs.
George Michael's top 5 biggest hits
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 10:50
George Michael, who died on Christmas at age 53 had ten Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles in nine years between his solo career and his work with early co-conspirator Andrew Ridgeley.Russia: Technical glitch, not terror attack, likely cause behind military plane crash that killed 92
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:47All 84 passengers and eight crew members on Russia's Tu-154 plane are believed to have died on Sunday morning when it crashed two minutes after taking off. The post Russia: Technical glitch, not... terror attack, likely cause behind military plane crash that killed 92 appeared first on Firstpost.
Reports: Orlando Pirates player Edwin Gyimah in accident
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 10:45According to Ghana's soccer news website, GhanaSoccerNet.com, Gyimah was driving with a female passenger when he collided with a taxi
Driver dies in Elandsvlei accident
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 10:43
The driver was the only occupant in the vehicle, when the accident took place.Sri Lanka could find Port Elizabeth surface to their liking
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 10:41
South Africas Test side started the year in a bad space, grappling with injuries and lacking cohesiveness.The sales, stores and sites to shop from in 2017 (if you aren't already)
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:41Because we at Firstpost are sold on lists -- as sold as that aforementioned wise person was, on retail therapy and its myriad benefits -- here's one that brings together the best shopping experiences... for 2017. The post The sales, stores and sites to shop from in 2017 (if you aren’t already) appeared first on Firstpost.
More rain for Gauteng
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 10:38
Gauteng residents saw a wet Christmas weekend, and the rain is set to continue for a few days.Music News LIVE: Tributes to George Michael
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 10:35
Tributes are being paid to singer George Michael, who has died at the age of 53.George Michael - Faith video
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 10:31
George Michael released multi-million selling album Faith in 1987. Courtesy Columbia Records.Shah Rukh Khan receives doctorate from Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:29Shah Rukh Khan was given the honorary doctorate for his contribution in and the promotion of Urdu language and culture. The post Shah Rukh Khan receives doctorate from Maulana Azad National Urdu... University in Hyderabad appeared first on Firstpost.
The most cringeworthy messages posted by British police forces
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 10:24
Police forces and officers around the country have been setting up more and more Twitter and Facebook accounts, with chiefs seeing it as a way of improving relations with locals.Haunting pictures show the decline of Britain's seaside towns
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 10:24
As modern British families jet off on holidays to Europe, America and even further afield, they leave behind the traditional domestic seaside holidayTupac's "Hail Mary" makes Sri Lanka Catholics see red on Christmas
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 10:24
In a Christmas debacle, Sri Lanka's Catholic church withdrew hymn sheets after lyrics of "Hail Mary" were mixed up with an expletive-packed version by rapper Tupac Shakur, a spokesman said Monday.Christmas rap makes Sri Lanka Catholics see red
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 10:24In a Christmas debacle, Sri Lanka's Catholic church withdrew hymn sheets after lyrics of "Hail Mary" were mixed up with an expletive-packed version by rapper Tupac Shakur, a spokesman said Monday.Year In Review: Sania Mirza shines in year marked by poor Olympics for Indian tennis
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:23India's Olympic aspirations failed to blossom despite the legend of Sania Mirza continued to grow and an ageless Leander Paes basked in personal glory. The post Year In Review: Sania Mirza shines in... year marked by poor Olympics for Indian tennis appeared first on Firstpost.
Where are the stars of Cheers now? Thirty years ago 'everybody knew their names' and now MailOnline looks at whether they got better with age
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 10:20
They were the group of Boston barflies who were household names in the UK in the 1980s - but how have their careers fared since last orders were called at Cheers?India-Pakistan ties on a downward path one year after Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Lahore
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:18India-Pakistan ties have suffered ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to his counterpart Nawaz Sharif last Christmas. The post India-Pakistan ties on a downward path one year... after Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore appeared first on Firstpost.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1, Live cricket scores and updates: Hosts off to steady start
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:15Catch the live scorecard and ball-by-ball updates on the Boxing Day Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the St George's Park in Port Elizabeth. The post South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day... 1, Live cricket scores and updates: Hosts off to steady start appeared first on Firstpost.
Jammu and Kashmir: Identity certificates for Pakistani refugees cause communal rift
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:14The decision of the Jammu and Kashmir state government to issue identity certificates to thousands of refugees from Pakistan (who are settled in Jammu and Kashmir since Partition in 1947) to help them... get jobs in Central government departments has divided the state on communal lines The post Jammu and Kashmir: Identity certificates for Pakistani refugees cause communal rift appeared first on Firstpost.
Uttar Pradesh polls 2017: Mayawati says Congress-SP alliance depends on BJP
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:11Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati on Monday accused the BJP government in Centre of not fulfilling even one fourth of the promises it made during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The post Uttar... Pradesh polls 2017: Mayawati says Congress-SP alliance depends on BJP appeared first on Firstpost.
Dangal crosses 100 cr on opening weekend; becomes fifth Aamir Khan film to pull it off
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:07This is Aamir Khan's fifth film to cross the 100 crore mark. Starting with the 2008 Ghajini, followed by 3 Idiots (2009), Dhoom 3 (2013), PK (2014) and now Dangal. The post Dangal crosses 100 cr on... opening weekend; becomes fifth Aamir Khan film to pull it off appeared first on Firstpost.
N.J. dentist visits all of our national parks
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 10:06Paul Kovalski ends his national park tour close to home in Paterson, N.J.
Cricket-Test Series South Africa v Sri Lanka line-ups
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 10:06
Cricket-Test Series South Africa v Sri Lanka line-upsBritain's Queen Elizabeth misses Christmas services because of 'heavy cold'
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 10:04
For the first time since at least 1988, Queen Elizabeth II did not attend Christmas Day church services in Sandringham, near the royal family's Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Buckingham Palace... explained that the 90-year-old monarch "continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery," though she plans to "participate in the royal family Christmas celebrations during the day." The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, had to travel to Sandringham by helicopter after they were both too ill last week to travel by train, as planned. Prince Philip, 95, attended the Christmas Day service along with other members of the royal family. If you're interested, you can watch them leave the service in the video below.Fifa U-17 World Cup: DY Patil stadium set to be revamped for tournament
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 10:03DY Patil Stadium, which is one of the venues for the Fifa U-17 World Cup to held next year in India, is set to have a new look for the mega football event. The post Fifa U-17 World Cup: DY Patil... stadium set to be revamped for tournament appeared first on Firstpost.
New Moon Spring Tide warning
IOL - 26 Dec 2016 10:02
The National Sea Rescue Institute has warned beachgoers of a "New Moon Spring Tide" which results in stronger rip currents and higher high tides.UK's first Muslim astronaut aims to put focus on mental health
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 10:01
Contest winner Hussain Manawer says it was not an ambition to go to space, he just wanted to be taken more seriously For most people who go into space it is a dream come true, but for the man set to... be the UK's first Muslim astronaut his priority is making the world a better place. Hussain Manawer, 25, from Ilford, Essex, is due to blast off in 2018 after seeing off thousands of other entrants from more than 90 countries in a competition. Protein hype: shoppers flushing money down the toilet, say experts
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 10:01
Consumers fuelling demand for high-protein products unlikely to see any benefits as people already eat more protein than they need, say dietitians The UK's rocketing demand for high-protein products... is being fuelled by consumers buying foods unlikely to deliver the benefits they are seeking, experts have said. Weetabix, Shreddies, Mars, Snickers and Batchelors Cup a Soup were among the brands that launched enhanced protein versions this year as the trend hit the mainstream. Will the latest Agatha Christie adaptation be a Boxing Day hit?
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 10:00
An early short story by the queen of crime, The Witness for the Prosecution, will be broadcast on 26 and 27 December on BBC1 All over the country, Agatha Christie fans are facing a festive dilemma:... how to make sure their relatives go to bed before 9pm on Boxing Day ahead of the first episode of The Witness for the Prosecution, the BBC's new version of Christie's brilliant short story that she later rewrote as a play. Why not watch it with one's relatives, who might also be Christie fans? Don't be daft! All true Christie fans know that even those family members who claim also to be fans might think it's acceptable to chat, pass mince pies back and forth, or play whispered charades during the dialogue-free moments - and that simply won't do. 'This is possible. We did it': the week Portugal ran on renewables
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 10:00
Campaigners say the 107 hours when the country was powered by wind, sun and water show they can replace fossil fuels If you can keep your gaze off the hilltops, imagine away the pylons and forget the... occasional tractor of an uncertain vintage coughing along the narrow roads, little appears to have changed in the valleys of north-eastern Portugal for decades, perhaps even centuries. The gnarled alvarinho vines have been relieved of their fruit to make vinho verde, an old woman in black herds her sheep through a hamlet and hungry eagles hover over the fields, scanning the land for lunch. Why is it called Boxing Day? You asked Google - here's the answer | Stephen Moss
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 10:00
Every day millions of internet users ask Google life's most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries The first thing to say about Boxing Day is that its... origins have nothing to do with boxing, or with putting used wrapping paper into boxes, or with boxing up all your unwanted presents, or indeed with football, horse racing, hunting, shopping, going for icy mass swims in the sea, or any of the other activities that now characterise the day after Christmas and act as an antidote to the languor that descends on households at around teatime on Christmas Day. The origins of Boxing Day lie not in sport, but in small acts of kindness. It is generally accepted that the name derives from the giving of Christmas "boxes", but the precise nature of those...Why I'm optimistic about 2017 | Paul Mason
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 10:00
If we adapt quickly to the reality of the new world order, we can continue to fight for human rights and social justice This Christmas break, for anybody steeped in the assumptions that have... underpinned non-mainstream political thinking, needs to be a moment of realisation. Brexit will happen. Globalisation will fall apart. Freedom of movement as an unconditional right in the EU will end. The concept of the west as upholder, and occasional enforcer, of human rights across the world is, at the very least, on hold. It is not pessimism that makes me write this, but optimism. Optimism that, if we adapt our thinking to the new reality fast enough, we can go on fighting for social justice and human rights, on behalf of that generation staring glumly at their touchscreens over the Christmas...Anna Jones's vegetarian recipes for Christmas leftovers | The Modern Cook
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 10:00
Some would argue that the leftovers from Christmas lunch are the very best bit. With a clever makeover, green veg, nuts and fruits can be turned into something new and equally celebratory the next day... ... For me, the joy of a Christmas dinner - or indeed any roast - are the leftover roots and greens, that can be fried up until deeply golden and crisp, then served topped with a fried egg and a spoonful of a punchy chutney. I love a Christmas-dinner sandwich, too: stuffing, greens, roasted squash and a slick of cranberry sauce between two slices of bread. It's a once-a-year thing, taking stodginess to the next level, but it's a mark of the season, and I always eat one or two with glee. Six Steps To Turn 2017 Into A Year Of Ongoing Career Success
Forbes - 26 Dec 2016 10:00
Make 2017 the year to change what you've been doing by daring to dream - and then creating a plan of action that will help you achieve your career aspirations.5 times Ntando Duma had us rolling on the floor with laughter
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 10:00
Listen, if there's one local famous face who's packed to the brim with sidesplitting humour, it's Ntando Duma.Lovers' quarrel ends in tragedy
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 09:55
The two are believed to have been involved in a lovers' quarrel on Christmas Day, before the woman tried to flee their gaMoloi village home.More than 3,000 people in Russia crash search
Sky News - 26 Dec 2016 09:54More than 3,000 rescuers are searching the Black Sea after a Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria, the defence ministry has said.
Two missing after car bogged in WA
The West Australian - 26 Dec 2016 09:52Two females, one a teenager, have been missing for two days after their car became bogged in remote Western Australia; their two companions made it to safety.
Reince Priebus accused of comparing Jesus Christ to Donald Trump
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 09:50
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus has been accused of comparing Donald Trump to Jesus in a holiday message he sent to supporters.The most exciting family films of 2017
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:45
Fairytales, superheroes, and the return of the bear. In the latest in our 10-part series, we pick the family films we are most looking forward to next year Check back here for the full list Gatlinburg mayor: 'We're going to just take this one day at a time'
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 09:38Mayor: "It's only the strength of the Lord that's getting us all through this."
Boxing Day Test: Azhar's 66 steadies Pakistan on rain-affected day one at MCG
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 09:34
Azhar's unbeaten 66 helps Pakistan to 142-4 against Australia before rain stops play on day one of the second Test at the MCG.Zimbabwean man arrested for kidnapping
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 09:32
The child was taken from her Louis Trichardt home and subsequently found in Musina - in the suspect's company.The Attention Merchants review - how the web is being debased for profit
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:30
Tim Wu on a decades-long campaign to monetise attention which has reached new intensity in the Facebook age Tim Wu is an expert onconcentrations of power. An author, activist and lawyer, heis most... famous for coining the phrase "netneutrality" - the idea that the oligopoly that owns our internet infrastructure shouldn't charge differently for different kinds of data. In his new book, he targets another kind of corporate domination: the industry that monopolises our attention. According to Wu, this industry emerged from the first world war. In 1914 Germany could mobilise 4.5 million men; the best Britain could do was 700,000. To build a bigger army, the British government embarked on the first systematic propaganda campaign in history. It printed 50 million big, colourful recruitment posters...Vera Rubin, trailblazing female astronomer, dies at 88
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 09:27Rubin helped find powerful evidence of dark matter.
New Moon Spring Tide warning for beachgoers
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 09:24
The National Sea Rescue Institute on Monday warned beachgoers of "New Moon Spring Tide" and urged extreme caution around the coast.Man drowns while trying to save two girls
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 09:24A man drowns while trying to save two girls at Wooli Beach near Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales north coast.
PAC: Phiyega mustn't be the scapegoat
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 09:14
Phiyega continues to be at the centre of attention for the role she was deemed to have played in the Marikana Massacre, and will be subjected to further scrutiny by the Police Portfolio Committee next... February.Israel's other army expanding illegal settlements
Al Jazeera English - 26 Dec 2016 09:06Rights group cites abuses of power by Israel's Civilian Security Coordinators in the occupied West Bank.
Man arrested after missing Limpopo girl found
IOL - 26 Dec 2016 09:05
A Zimbabwean man has been arrested after a 10-year-old girl who was allegedly taken from her home in Louis Trichardt on Saturday was found in Musina.Napoleon's warhorse Marengo gets ready to ride out again
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:01
Skeleton of steed left after defeat at Waterloo is being remounted for new display at National Army Museum "Ah, that's it, got it moving now," Derek Bell said in satisfaction, as he and Arianna... Bernucci delicately dragged off the leg of one of the most famous horses in history. The crude iron bars and rusted bolts were exposed, which for almost two centuries have been holding together the skeleton of Napoleon's little grey Arab stallion, Marengo. The skeleton of the horse that repeatedly carried Napoleon into victory in battle, and finally into the last defeat at Waterloo in 1815, is being taken apart by Bell, an expert on prop making and conservation, and Bernucci, a senior conservator who has been recruited from the Natural History Museum to help with a unique project. In a studio in old...'A new generation of art lovers should see the genius of Sidney Nolan'
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:01
Trust hopes that centenary of once-famous painter, now largely forgotten in the UK, will revive his reputation There was a time when Sidney Nolan was one of the best-known artists in the world, yet... mention his name in the UK today and there might be a vague flicker of recognition. But more likely a shrug of the shoulders. "It is really hard to imagine just how famous Sidney Nolan was," said former journalist David Lipsey, now a Labour peer. "He was a man absolutely at the forefront of art and painting. And yet I meet people now, people who have gone to art college for God's sake, who haven't heard of him. I say I'm the chair of the Sidney Nolan Trust and they look at you ... " Supermarkets to fly in emergency salad from US after Spanish floods
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:00
Heavy rains in southern Spain have hit supplies of leafy salads, celery and broccoli with shortage set to last into new year Supermarkets are preparing to fly in emergency salad from the US after... heavy rains and flooding in Spain hit supplies. About 80% of fresh produce - including leafy salads as well as celery and broccoli - sold in the UK at this time of year comes from the Murcia region in southern Spain. Crystal castles: the first snowflake photos - in pictures
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:00
In the 1880s, Wilson Bentley pioneered snowflake photography by attaching a camera to a microscope - and opened up a world of intricate beauty From Amazon Echo to Oculus Touch: the best tech of 2016
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:00
In a bad year for many things, technology actually had a good time - but what are the products and services really worth buying? 2016 may have been a bad year for most things, but it was actually a... pretty good year for technology, with plenty of new products and services released that were worth the digital ink used to describe them. No fame, no fuss: eight heroes of 2016
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:00
From the man who tackled the Nice truck killer to the women who opened their homes to those in peril, there are plenty of good people out there The Donald Trump victory, the fallout from Brexit,... warnings about the return of fascism in Europe, the assault on Aleppo and the unabated refugee crisis. For many people, 2016 won't be the year that cemented their faith in humanity. But around the world there are people who have dedicated their lives to helping others, slowly, quietly, with little fuss or fanfare. Unsung heroes have been feeding the homeless, supporting vulnerable gay teenagers and sheltering people from hurricanes. Here we look back at the year with eight of them. 'Is it a reindeer crash?' Photographers on their best winter shots
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:00
A lone Santa Claus, a dog carrying vodka, a peculiar pocket of east Washington and the flow of a river - Matt Stuart, Pentti Sammallahti, Todd Hido and Susan Derges explain the stories behind their... favourite photographs 'Don't just photograph the obvious' Could online tutors and artificial intelligence be the future of teaching?
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:00
Online maths company has partnered with scientists to identify what makes lessons successful - and to see if AI can be used to improve teaching Ambar presses her hand to her forehead, nose crinkled in... concentration as she considers the question on her screen: how many sevens in 91? The ten-year-old has been grappling with it for about a minute when she smiles: "13!". Her tutor responds by posting a large smiley cat picture on her screen - the virtual equivalent of a pat on the back. He is sitting on the other side of the world in an online tutoring centre in India. Major flooding in UK now likely every year, warns lead climate adviser
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:00
A year after severe floods in wake of Storm Desmond, John Krebs says ministers still have no coherent long-term plan to deal with it Major flooding in the UK is now likely to happen every year but... ministers still have no coherent long-term plan to deal with it, the government's leading adviser on the impacts of climate change has warned. Boxing Day in 2015 saw severe floods sweep Lancashire and Yorkshire, just weeks after Storm Desmond swamped Cumbria and parts of Scotland and Wales. The flooding, which caused billions of pounds of damage, led to the government publishing a review in September which anticipates 20-30% more extreme rainfall than before. The best of the Long Read in 2016
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 09:00
Our 20 favourite pieces of the year It may have been a tumultuous year, but at least there was no shortage of brilliant writing - and we're commemorating the end of 2016 with a selection of our 20... favourite stories. There's a bit of Brexit, a smidgeon of Trump, and plenty of rumination on the trouble with truth and the revolt against elites - not to mention a killer policeman in India, human traffickers in East Anglia, and a shocking murder in Spain. But it's not all doom and gloom: there are a few spoonfuls of sugar, some ludicrously expensive bottled water and a large helping of hygge. It's the perfect reading list for your holiday week. Dad's final, defiant Christmas was the best ever | Clare Allan
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 08:59
An aggressive brain tumour meant that my family knew his time was short. We set out to make Christmas special It is hard to believe that it's now 10 years since that last, defiantChristmas. In the... summer, we had celebrated my father's 70th birthday. In the autumn, he began to lose his words. AgustaWestland scam: SP Tyagi gets bail; court order on 2 other accused due on 4 Jan
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 08:56The chief accused in the sensational AgustaWestland scam, former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi was given bail by the Patiala House Court on Monday. The post AgustaWestland scam: SP Tyagi gets bail;... court order on 2 other accused due on 4 Jan appeared first on Firstpost.
RIP George Michael: The death of an entire generation of dance-pop music lovers
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 08:55At every stage of his life, George Michael lived on his own terms. In his own words, "I'm surprised that I've survived my own dysfunction, really." The post RIP George Michael: The death of an entire... generation of dance-pop music lovers appeared first on Firstpost.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Tom Latham's 137 helps hosts gain 1-0 lead in ODI series
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 08:53Opener Tom Latham's career best 137 set New Zealand up for a crushing 77-run victory over Bangladesh in their opening one-day international. The post New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Tom Latham’s 137... helps hosts gain 1-0 lead in ODI series appeared first on Firstpost.
4yo Sydney girl flies to US for controversial spinal surgery
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 08:53When a child walks for the first time it is a moment of great joy, but one Sydney family is yet to experience that with their four-year-old daughter Isabella, who has a form of cerebral palsy called... spastic diplegia.
Zebrafish might hold key to fighting childhood leukemia
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 08:52Tiny see-through fish cheaper than mice for research and can be used for large studies.
George Michael dies at 53
SA Breaking News - 26 Dec 2016 08:50
Initial reports indicate that the superstar might have experienced heart failure. However, local police are treating the death as unexplained but not suspicious.George Michael remembered as trailblazer for gay artists
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 08:47Late pop superstar George Michael will be remembered not only as an artist who pushed the boundaries of British pop music, but as one who challenged the way gay celebrities expressed their sexuality... in public.
Russia mourns plane crash victims
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 08:45
President Vladimir Putin has told state television that Russia will observe a national day of mourning on Monday.Police, paramedics attacked after Polokwane crash death
IOL - 26 Dec 2016 08:45
Seshego community members attacked police and paramedics who tried to stop them assaulting a driver whose vehicle had allegedly hit a bystander.Police, paramedic attacked after Polokwane crash death
IOL - 26 Dec 2016 08:45
Angry community members in Seshego attacked police and paramedics who tried to stop them assaulting a driver whose vehicle had allegedly hit a bystander.Seal to be set free after stroll through Tasmania town
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 08:43The 200kg mammal had to be tranquillised after climbing on to a car in suburban Launceston A giant fur seal that spent Boxing Day wandering suburban Tasmania's streets will be released back into the... wild. Police, and Parks and Wildlife officers spent much of Monday morning trying to capture the seal, which took a stroll along the streets in Newstead, Launceston - at one point managing to climb on to a car. UP Assembly election 2017: Akhilesh-Shivpal spar again, this time over Samajwadi Party poll candidates
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 08:42The Samajwadi Party family feud has turned a new leaf as Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav bypasses his uncle and party's state president Shivpal Yadav from the process of drawing up poll... candidates. The post UP Assembly election 2017: Akhilesh-Shivpal spar again, this time over Samajwadi Party poll candidates appeared first on Firstpost.
'Remember those who are less fortunate'
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 08:40Maimane says people commit to turning their faith into practice through compassion and generosity towards those in need.
It's Twixmas time: family events in the UK between Christmas and New Year
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 08:30
Bored between Christmas and New Year? There's no need to be with this selection of family-focused events, performances, tours and walks How sports stars around the world celebrated Christmas, from wishes, gifts to irresistible deals
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 08:30Here is a selection of some of the best Christmas posts from sports superstars all over the world. The post How sports stars around the world celebrated Christmas, from wishes, gifts to irresistible... deals appeared first on Firstpost.
Australia have the better of Pakistan on rain-drenched first day in Melbourne | Russell Jackson
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 08:27
Pakistan 142-4 at stumps on day one of the Boxing Day Test Australian bowlers gain the upper hand as the Melbourne rain sets in Pakistan finished at 142-4 on a rain-soaked first day of the second Test... as dismal conditions prevented any play after tea at the MCG. As far as Melbourne weather happenings go it was quite typical, coming as it did a day after the sun had shone unstintingly for all of Christmas day and well into Test eve. The frustration was mostly Australia's after three-quarters of their bowling attack had gained a gradual ascendancy, with only Mitchell Starc missing out on a wicket, though he always looked capable. Spinner Nathan Lyon finished with one wicket for the day but his strange cult continues to spread throughout the land and at times early in the day it appeared as...Australia marginally ahead of Pakistan as rain interrupts Boxing Day
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 08:26Australia ends the first day of a rain-affected Boxing Day Test with its nose marginally in front of Pakistan at the MCG.
Body of missing man found in NSW river
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 08:25The body of a 27-year-old man who disappeared while swimming with a friend in the Kangaroo River near Bendeela in New South Wales is found.
Patient loses all but for the blink of an eye
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 08:24Doctor calls 39-year-old mother a "miracle" after she survives rare brain stem stroke.
Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr share sweet snaps of their families celebrating the holidays
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 08:22
After a long day of watching their excited children open their presents on Christmas Day, Ivanka and her brother Donald Trump Jr, shared sweet photos of their families.Australia vs Pakistan, Boxing Day Test: Jackson Bird gets crucial wickets on Day 1 as rain stops play
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 08:16Australia seamer Jackson Bird claimed two crucial wickets before tea on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan at the MCG on Monday. The post Australia vs Pakistan, Boxing Day Test:... Jackson Bird gets crucial wickets on Day 1 as rain stops play appeared first on Firstpost.
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal boss says he is 'immune to excessive reactions'
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 08:14
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he is "immune to excessive reactions" after two successive Premier League defeats.Koffee with Karan season 5: Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif were diplomatic, but a laugh riot
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 08:09This episode of Koffee with Karan, with leading ladies Anushka and Katrina, could possibly go down as the most diplomatic of the season. But was it boring? Absolutely not. The post Koffee with Karan... season 5: Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif were diplomatic, but a laugh riot appeared first on Firstpost.
Wet weather set to continue across Gauteng
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 08:07The weather service has forecast 30% chance of rain on Monday morning and in the evening.
John Stones: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he trusts defender
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 08:06
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says defender John Stones "has to improve" but has no doubts "the character is there".Russia sees oil products output down 2.5% in 2017
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 08:04
Russia's output of oil products is expected to fall by about 2.5% in 2017 due to further work on a massive refinery modernisation programme aimed at boosting fuel quality.Apple AirPods Repair, Recycling Impossible, Deemed Future E-Waste: iFixit
IBTimes - 26 Dec 2016 08:02Apple's wireless earphones, AirPods, are finally available to consumers. Ever since their unveiling in September, the AirPods have been eagerly anticipated but repeatedly delayed.
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio review - Capaldi takes Manhattan!
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 08:00
Cosmic baddies are inserting alien brains into world leaders' heads in the Christmas special. It's timely, top-of-the-tree fun - and Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas are a pantomime treat Such a big deal... has Doctor Who become that its Christmas special got a gala launch at the National Film Theatre: Santa-shaped bouncers at the doors, mini fig puddings on spangly platters, fake snow dropping on celebrity's heads. And, on an NFT widescreen, The Return of Doctor Mysterio - the seventh festive episode written by showrunner Steven Moffat, who, in the Gallifrey way, will be regenerated as Chris Chibnall (creator of Broadchurch) next year. Boxing Day's best TV - Revolting Rhymes; The Witness for the Prosecution
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 08:00
Roald Dahl's subversive fairytales are brought to life in animated films, while Kim Cattrall and Toby Jones star in this year's sparkling Agatha Christie adaptation A collection of highlights from a... spectacle that - like those Birdman contests where people leap off piers wearing homemade wings - combines eccentric invention with the real possibility of severe injury. Competitors in engine-less, elaborately decorated go-karts of their own design hurtle down a track seemingly intended to send them into waiting straw bales. This clipfest rounds up the best bits from races around the world. Jack Seale 'I'm going to smack the sh*t out of you'- 5 hip-hop feuds that should be left in 2016
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 08:00Demonetisation countdown to day 50: Why are govt, RBI so secretive on the whole affair?
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 07:57It is only a just act that both the government and RBI take the common man fully into confidence and be transparent on the whole affair The post Demonetisation countdown to day 50: Why are govt, RBI... so secretive on the whole affair? appeared first on Firstpost.
Jammu and Kashmir 2016 review: Curfew, Mehbooba Mufti, Burhan Wani and surgical strikes
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 07:52The year 2016 saw Mehbooba Mufti taking over as the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Army for the first time carrying out surgical strikes on militant camps in Pakistan occupied... Kashmir (PoK) while violent protests for months hit hard normal life and resulted in shutdown of schools and death of 86 people. The post Jammu and Kashmir 2016 review: Curfew, Mehbooba Mufti, Burhan Wani and surgical strikes appeared first on Firstpost.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Commanding Proteas seek fitting end to fine 2016, against stuttering Islanders
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 07:51The last time an Asian team achieved a Test series win in South Africa was... never. The post South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Commanding Proteas seek fitting end to fine 2016, against stuttering Islanders... appeared first on Firstpost.
WATCH: George Michael dead at 53
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 07:49
British pop star George Michael died at his home on Christmas Day, his publicist said on Sunday.George Michael dead at 53
TimesLIVE - 26 Dec 2016 07:49British pop star George Michael died at his home on Christmas Day, his publicist said on Sunday.Watch George Michael and Smokey Robinson light up 'Careless Whisper' at the Apollo in 1985
The Week - 26 Dec 2016 07:48
If, 31 years ago, you'd predicted that at the end of 2016, Smokey Robinson would be alive, George Michael would be dead, and Bill Cosby would be disgraced, nobody would have believed you. (If you'd... thrown in that America elected Donald Trump president to replace a black man who was 24 in 1985, you'd have been sent to an asylum.) But on May 5, 1985, the 21-year-old lead singer of Wham! — who died on Christmas — took the stage at the Apollo Theater in Harlem to sing his band's hot record, "Careless Whisper," with Robinson, for the Apollo's 50th anniversary/renovation show. Maybe because it was the Apollo, where the crowd is famously unforgiving, Michael brought his A-game. Watch below.Rabbi Levi Shemtov says Obama administration has brought 'darkness' by not vetoing UN vote against Israeli settlements
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 07:43
Barack Obama was given a dressing-down by a rabbi at the National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on Sunday for letting a UN vote condemning the West Bank settlers pass.Woman hurls grandma's tree in Christmas Day melee, police say
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 07:43Police said an objection to smoking led to the altercation.
Ramaphosa concerned by rising death toll on SA roads
Eyewitness News - 26 Dec 2016 07:43The transport department says over 800 people have died in road accidents since the start of the December holidays.
2 men sleeping in dumpsters meet gruesome deaths
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 07:33Their bodies, found two months apart at a Florida landfill, were crushed to death in trash trucks, investigations show.
Did you get a drone for Christmas? Know the law before you take to the skies
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 07:32Whether you're a beginner, a serious aviation enthusiast, or just a fan of gadgets, you may have received a drone for Christmas. Here's what you need to know.
Away from roads, the winter river slinks
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 07:30
River Welland, Lincolnshire This path alone is a find. It's like walking through a ribcage Following the river, I got here. Not waterborne as I might have liked; it's not a day for the canoe. Instead... I looked at the map, for new places where the river touches the land. How many find country by looking near roads? But roads go where we wanted them to: the river goes where it has always gone. One place caught my eye, a place called Spring Woods. Not for spring like the season, but for a series of springs rising on the river's northern bank, away from roads on a bend where the Welland leaves Stamford, thins, and starts to slink. Phiyega not only person responsible for Marikana
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 07:30
Pan Africanist Congress leader Luthando Mbinda says suspended National Police Commissioner Riya Phiyega is not the only person who should account for the 2012 Marikana tragedy.Uluru closed due to record rain and flash flooding
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 07:12
World-renowned Australian national park off limits 'until further notice' as a deep low-pressure system moves across Northern Territory Record-breaking rain and flash flooding closed Uluru national... park on Monday until further notice, Parks Australia said. A deep low-pressure system moved slowly south-east across the Northern Territory during the day, carrying locally destructive winds, heavy rain and the risk of flash flooding, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. In Cambodia, India's 'Act East' is no match for China's 'One Belt-One Road' approach
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 06:55If you have any doubt, look around Phnom Penh, Cambodia's Capital and you will find evidence to China's dominance The post In Cambodia, India’s ‘Act East’ is no match for China’s ‘One... Belt-One Road’ approach appeared first on Firstpost.
Year in Review: It's been a good year for Indian hockey, and 2017 provides chance to improve further
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 06:55It's been a year where much was promised. It's also been a year where the advancement of the Indian hockey team has been perceptible, visible. The post Year in Review: It's been a good year for Indian... hockey, and 2017 provides chance to improve further appeared first on Firstpost.
Ratan Tata-Cyrus Mistry clash: Change in bylaws created frictions between the duo
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 06:51The changes in bylaws, which were finalised in 2014 after more than a year of discussions, substantially increased the accountability of the chairman of Tata Sons to the directors nominated by the... Trusts. The post Ratan Tata-Cyrus Mistry clash: Change in bylaws created frictions between the duo appeared first on Firstpost.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Uncapped Tom Bruce called up for T20 series
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 06:42Uncapped batsman Tom Bruce has been called into New Zealand's Twenty20 squad for their three-match series against Bangladesh next month. The post New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Uncapped Tom Bruce called... up for T20 series appeared first on Firstpost.
Egypt confirms arrest of Al Jazeera producer for "provoking sedition"
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 06:24
Egypt confirmed on Sunday that it had arrested an Al Jazeera news producer, accusing him of "provoking sedition" on behalf of the Qatar-based broadcaster.Mohammed Shami latest victim of religious bigotry, attacked for wife's 'immodest attire'
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 06:21Pacer Mohammed Shami was the victim of a display of religious bigotry when trolls on social media attacked him over the 'immodesty' of his wife's attire. The post Mohammed Shami latest victim of... religious bigotry, attacked for wife's 'immodest attire' appeared first on Firstpost.
Aleppo Christians celebrate holiday in hope peace has returned
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 06:16
Christians in Aleppo celebrated under a giant Christmas tree lit up for the first time in five years.Premier League: Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho critical of unfair festive fixture list
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 06:15Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claims the festive fixture schedule heavily favours Chelsea, but believes it's futile to complain to the league. The post Premier League: Manchester United boss... Jose Mourinho critical of unfair festive fixture list appeared first on Firstpost.
South Korea's 'Rasputin' refuses to leave cell to face MPs' questions
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 06:11
Choi Soon-Sil, a long-time friend of Park Guen-Hye, forced national assembly members to visit her in detention The woman at the heart of the impeachment crisis surrounding South Korean President Park... Geun-Hye has refused to leave her jail cell for questioning by lawmakers who had convened a special hearing at her detention centre. Choi Soon-Sil, a long-time friend of the president, has repeatedly snubbed a parliamentary committee probing a corruption scandal that triggered Park's impeachment earlier this month. SABC News Live Blog: 26 December 2016
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 06:05
Get the latest news as it happens on the SABC News Live Blog.Twinkle Khanna takes dig at Salman Khan; bhai fans threaten to boycott Akshay Kumar's films
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 06:02Twinkle Khanna called Salman Khan one of the oldest but most eligible bachelors. The post Twinkle Khanna takes dig at Salman Khan; bhai fans threaten to boycott Akshay Kumar’s films appeared first... on Firstpost.
Fake news in review: Here are the top 10 forwards Indians (almost) believed in 2016
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 05:58From currency to salt-very little escaped the reach of fake or fabricated news in 2016. Rumours spread from WhatsApp and other social media into the mainstream media. The post Fake news in review:... Here are the top 10 forwards Indians (almost) believed in 2016 appeared first on Firstpost.
Premier League: Chelsea have had the most luck with injuries, says Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 05:55Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes a little more luck on the injury front is all that is separating his team from leaders Chelsea. The post Premier League: Chelsea have had the most luck with... injuries, says Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp appeared first on Firstpost.
Singer George Michael dies at 53
SABC - 26 Dec 2016 05:55
British singer George Michael, who became one of the pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! died at his home in England on Sunday.Male ex-student accused of rape sues school, woman
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 05:49The female student says the now 21-year-old took advantage of her while she was drunk. He says Indiana University made it tough to defend hi...
Male ex-student accused of rape sues school, victim
USA Today - 26 Dec 2016 05:49The female student says the now 21-year-old took advantage of her while she was drunk. He says Indiana University made it tough to defend hi...
Campaigners call for end to Boxing Day hunts
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 05:29
Animal-rights campaigners want the Scottish government to make this year's Boxing Day hunts the last to be held.Share your tributes and memories of George Michael
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 05:19
The Wham! singer and solo artist has died aged 53 at his home in Oxfordshire. What did he mean to you? The British pop superstar George Michael, who achieved fame first with the pop duo Wham! and then... as a solo artist, has died aged 53. Related: George Michael, pop superstar, dies at 53 Australia needs to build a proper hospital on Manus Island: PNG MP
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 05:00Australia must build and staff a hospital on Manus Island to prevent refugees from dying in the future, the Papua New Guinea politician who represents the island says.
Can a gadget that zaps me really cure my bad back habits? FEMAIL tries out a new posture-correcting app (with some VERY surprising results)
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:57
Like many people who work at a desk, my posture is terrible. As the hours tick by, I slump forward like a wilted daisy, but the trouble is I don't realise it until I uncurl myself at the end of the... day.Westminster's unhappy families
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:56
Shaun Ley delves into the history of cross-party family connections.ALISON BOSHOFF: How sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll took their toll on troubled genius George Michael
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:56
In one of his many candid moments, George Michael said he had spent the past 20 years trying to sabotage his glittering career via a series of humiliating drug and sex scandals.Hell on earth
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:53
The Army chaplain who swapped a quiet life in Norwich for the horrors of the World War One battlefields.Festive selection
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:45
A selection of the best science and environment reads this year.Books in 2017
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:42
A look at some of the most hotly-anticipated works hitting bookshelves in 2017.Restrictions on cash withdrawals may continue beyond December 30
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 04:39Banks at many places are not in a position to disburse even the current limit of Rs 24,000 per week due to cash crunch and are rationing the valid currency depending on cash availability. The post... Restrictions on cash withdrawals may continue beyond December 30 appeared first on Firstpost.
Why Len wasn't the only cuddly Christmas star: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on the animated delight that was the highlight of the festive viewing
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:35
Channel 4's We're Going On A Bear Hunt featured some big names in mum Olivia Colman and dad Mark Williams, as well as grandma Pam Ferris, says CHRISTOPHER STEVENS.DIY broadband
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:35
Farmer Chris Conder has led a broadband revolution in rural Lancashire.Two royal Christmases and changing of the guard: Why William's decision not to spend the day with the Queen at Sandringham was so important
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:30
When it emerged that the Duke of Cambridge had decided not to spend Christmas Day with the rest of the Royal Family, it was made clear that this arrangement was with the Queen's blessing.Encounters with George Michael - 'His publicist thought I was tabloid scum'
The Guardian - 26 Dec 2016 04:29
... but George himself was perfectly happy with Simon Hattenstone, who produced two memorable, soul-baring interviews with the star. He remembers a man who was generous, brilliant, honest - and who... made you want to parent him There was something wonderful about George Michael. Great singer (when he hadn't smoked too much), great looking (though he didn't like one side), great songwriter (before he got creative block), great personality (when not too stoned), and of course a great source of tabloid scandal. He didn't give many interviews, but when he did he really did give good interview (I interviewed him twice, in 2005 and 2009). He didn't believe in holding back. The last time we met was at his home in Highgate for that second interview. Again, that was typical Michael. Few pop stars let...In pictures: The 12 walks of Christmas
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:28
The National Trust selects its top festive strolls across the UK.Suspended BJP leader Kirti Azad terms Jaitley 'inefficient', seeks his resignation
Firstpost - 26 Dec 2016 04:28Continuing his tirade against Arun Jaitley, on Sunday, suspended BJP leader and MP Kirti Azad termed the Finance Minister as an "inefficient" person and sought his resignation holding him responsible... for the hardships faced by the common man post-demonetisation. The post Suspended BJP leader Kirti Azad terms Jaitley ‘inefficient’, seeks his resignation appeared first on Firstpost.
Your memories of George Michael
ABC News - 26 Dec 2016 04:26As fans mourn the death of George Michael, ABC audience members share their memories of the British pop idol.
Police uncover ISIS plot to set off phone bomb on UK streets in the run up to Christmas after two people appear in court charged with terror offences
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:21
Asylum seeker Munir Hassan Mohammed, 35, was charged with terror offences along with Rowaida El Hassan, 32, at Westminster Crown Court.Daahlings! Did I really say such a stupid thing? Who thinks better in high heels - and who's fallen in love with Putin? Find out by matching the quote to the star in our celebrity quiz of the year
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:20
A new quiz invites readers to try and guess which celebrity said a quote. One of the lines is: 'I've fallen in love with Russia. In a crazy way [because] Putin is a very powerful man, he can be the... hero.'The iPhone at 10
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:18
Tim Harford tells the surprising story of how the iPhone became a truly revolutionary technology.How Donald Trump helped build Canada's ice-rink empire
Globe and Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:18As the story goes, the future U.S. president woke at 6 a.m. on May 22 and read a front-page story in The New York Times about a skating rink that left him bristling with rage.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Royal wisdom and an inspiring message
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:17
The Queen's annual message, which after 64 years is now as synonymous with the festive season as turkey and chestnut stuffing, was a typical blend of wisdom and inspiration.Disappeared
BBC - 26 Dec 2016 04:10
In 1996, two boys went out to play and did not return. They have never been found and no-one has been charged over their disappearance. So what happened to the friends who would become known as the... "Milk Carton Kids"?Why nothing compares to the joy of being a grandparent at Christmas, says MAX HASTINGS
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:07
Christmas is high holiday for children, but it is also the season for us grandparents, says MAX HASTINGS. Research suggests looking after grandchildren adds five years to life expectancy.In his outrageous Status Quo heyday, he got through three wives, ten Porches and £1.7m of drugs.... How Rick Parfitt paid the price for rockin' all over the world
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:05
At the peak of his musical powers, the then married English rocker was spending £1,000 a week on cocaine, £500 a week on vodka, and sleeping with so many groupies that he forgot their names.Clean up your beauty act - and look better than ever! In the final extract from her life-changing new book, Gwyneth Paltrow and her team of experts show you how to look younger than your age
Daily Mail - 26 Dec 2016 04:04
Eating colourful vegetables, lean proteins, healthy fats, with small amounts of whole grains and fruit, and staying hydrated, could help you to look younger than your age.