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Emily Fridlund's 6 favorite books about self-deception
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 12:30
The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James (Dover, $4). James' ghost story The Turn of the Screw famously reckons with the unreliability of human perception. But I find his late novella The Beast in the... Jungle even more confounding when it comes to crises of vision and insight. It shows how a self-aggrandizing fantasy can distort an entire life. Lamb by Bonnie Nadzam (Other Press, $16). This is one of the most unflinching and seductive novels I know about a man's drive to deceive himself. David Lamb kidnaps an 11-year-old girl and takes her on a road trip out West, all the while telling himself, and her, the sweepingly romantic story that he is rescuing her from her lonely suburban life. Open City by Teju Cole (Random House, $16). Cole relays his narrator's observations of New York City -- and...Roy Moore campaign releases 'Trump robocall'
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 05:51
President Trump is offering his voice in support of Roy Moore in Alabama.Faces of the fire: Victims in California endure tragedy and push forward
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 06:08
They lost homes. They helped others. They worry about their future. They are the faces of the Thomas Fire. US may sanction Russian firms that built banned missile
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 05:51
The Trump administration is considering new sanctions to make sure Russia abides by the terms of a 1987 nuclear-arms treaty that limits intermediate-range missiles. Russian companies that helped... develop a new version of a banned cruise missile will bear the brunt of the sanctions being weighed by the Commerce Department, Politico reported. The US says...States are looking for new ways of executing prisoners on death row. Their latest idea? Opioids.
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 05:33
The synthetic painkiller fentanyl has been the driving force behind the nation's opioid epidemic, killing tens of thousands of Americans last year in overdoses. Now two states want to use the drug's... powerful properties for a new purpose: to execute prisoners on death row. As Nevada and Nebraska...'World's biggest sleepout' to help the homeless
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 04:28More than 8,000 are sleeping rough overnight in sub-zero conditions to raise money to tackle homelessness.
Brexit: MPs call for 'meaningful' Commons vote
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 05:56
The group wants 'national interest' to be put above politics with an EU Withdrawal Bill amendment.Priest who used to be KKK member apologizes 40 years later
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 04:12
The Rev. William Aitcheson told Philip and Barbara Butler he was “blinded by hate and ignorance” when he targeted them in 1977 at their home. Anti-Trump protesters in Beirut clash with security outside US embassy
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 14:59
Scores of Lebanese and Palestinian demonstrators have clashed with security forces outside the US Embassy in Beirut over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s... capital. The protesters gathered hundreds of yards away from the embassy on Sunday, where they burned an effigy of Trump, U.S. and Israeli flags, as well as piles...GOP tax plan diverges wildly from Trump's promises to the middle class
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 05:21
The GOP tax plan on the cusp of becoming law diverges wildly from the promises President Donald Trump and top advisers said they would deliver for the middle class - an evolution that shows how... traditional Republican orthodoxy swamped Trump's distinctive brand of economic populism as it moved through...Trump drinks 12 Cokes and watches 8 hours of news a day
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 04:08
Donald Trump voraciously drinks Diet Coke, is addicted to news and uses TV to manipulate his own moods, insiders say - and aides know he'll be grumpy if he's watched Morning Joe.Pablo Escobar’s hit man Popeye accused of violating parole
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 03:40
Colombian authorities are seeking to re-arrest a former hit man for the late drug lord Pablo Escobar. As Trump pays tribute to civil rights leaders, protesters pan his own record
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 02:39President Donald Trump paid tribute to all involved in the US civil rights movement at a new museum but his trip laid bare the stark divisions among Americans about his commitment to that legacy.
United Nations, North Korea Officials Agree Situation is Most Dangerous Security Issue in World
Time - 10 Dec 2017 16:44
Officials say the Korean peninsula situation is the world's most dangerous security issueAnti-migrant leader pushes to win national power in Italy
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 16:42An Italian right-wing party leader has used a rally opposing easier citizenship for foreigners to seek more support in Italy's upcoming election. Matteo Salvini, head of the anti-migrant Northern... League, …
Calais ferry runs aground with 313 onboard, no injuries
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 16:38Authorities in the French port city of Calais say a ferry with 313 people onboard has run aground, interrupting boat traffic across the English Channel. The Pas-de-Calais prefecture said the …
Peace laureate urges world to 'see the light' and ban nukes
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 16:32A leading activist in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, has likened her group's aim with her struggle to survive the atomic bombing …
UN calls for urgent evacuation of 137 sick Syrian children
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 16:27The United Nations children's agency says 137 children stranded in a rebel-held suburb near the Syrian capital require immediate medical evacuation amid a crippling siege in which five have died …
Roy Moore aide 'highly' doubts there will be Senate ethics probe if he wins
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 16:26
Moore's strategist said he expect his candidate to win Tuesday.WATCH: Sheriff's deputy fatally shoots suspect in Florida
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 16:24
Cellphone video and body-cam footage has emerged showing the moment that a man was shot and killed by a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy in Lauderdale Lakes.UK foreign minister ends Iran trip with no announcement on jailed mother
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 16:23The UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, ended a trip to Iran on Sunday with no announcement on the fate of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British woman who has been in a Tehran jail since April 2016... on spying charges.
Chennai Six's Billy Irving: 'I can never forgive UK government'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 16:19
Former soldier 'disgusted and betrayed' by FCO as his fiancee accuses Boris Johnson of hypocrisy following release of men A former British soldier who spent four years in an Indian prison has said he... will never forgive the UK government for failing to do enough to secure his release. Billy Irving, 37, touched down at Glasgow airport on Wednesday, the first of the so-called Chennai Six to arrive back in the UK after they were jailed in the southern Indian city on weapons charges. US-led coalition congratulates Iraq on defeating IS
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 16:13The top U.S.-led coalition commander is congratulating Iraq on defeating the Islamic State group. In a statement released by the coalition Sunday, U.S. Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk II pledged …
Nureyev premieres in Moscow with director under house arrest
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 16:13
Russia's political elite enjoy ballet about famous dancer at Bolshoi Theatre but Kirill Serebrennikov is conspicuously absent The most hotly anticipated and controversial Russian ballet in years has... been premiered as Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre finally staged Nureyev, which tells the life story of the dancer. The theatre's best dancers took to the stage on Saturday night with much of the Russian elite in the audience. But the ballet's director, Kirill Serebrennikov, was conspicuously absent, having spent the past few months under house arrest. Kuwait names ruler's son as defense minister in shakeup
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 16:07Kuwait has announced new picks for Cabinet, with five out of 16 members hailing from the royal family, including the ruler's son who has been chosen to head the Defense …
North Atlantic right whales could become extinct, US officials say
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:49
Noaa scientist: 'You do have to use the extinction word' Study suggests whales leave protected areas to feed US federal officials say it is time to consider the possibility that North Atlantic right... whales could become extinct, unless new steps are taken to protect them. Related: North Atlantic's greatest survivors are hunted once more California governor says wildfires are the 'new normal' thanks to climate change
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 15:44
"This is kind of the new normal," California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) said Saturday of the massive wildfires in Southern California that have claimed at least one life and burned tens of thousands of... acres. "With climate change, some scientists are saying that Southern California is literally burning up," Brown continued. "So we have to have the resources to combat the fires and we also have to invest in managing the vegetation and forests ... in a place that's getting hotter." Fires in the northern part of the state this fall killed more than 40 people and burned more than 8,000 structures. Dry, windy conditions have made the blazes now burning near Los Angeles difficult to contain.Perth couple poised to become first in Australia to file for same-sex divorce
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 15:33As same-sex couples rushed to registry offices this weekend to file their intention to marry, lawyers in Perth were lodging documents of a different kind, on behalf of a woman set to become the first... in Australia to file for a same-sex divorce.
Nobel peace prize winner voices fears over North Korea
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:29
Head of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons expresses concern over 'extremely dangerous situation' The winner of the 2017 Nobel peace prize, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear... Weapons (ICAN), has voiced alarm about the "extremely dangerous situation" in North Korea. "We are seeing right now an extremely dangerous situation that makes a lot of people very uncomfortable," Beatrice Fihn, the head of ICAN said shortly before receiving the award in Oslo. Israeli defense chief calls for Arab boycott after protests
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 15:15
JERUSALEM -- Israel's defense minister called Sunday for a boycott of Arab businesses in an area where residents took part in violent protests against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem... as Israel's capital. Avigdor Lieberman, who heads the nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party, said the Arabs of Wadi Ara in northern Israel were "not part of...Republicans Can't Kill Obamacare, So They're Turning It Into Trumpcare
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2017 15:00
Three years of progress are ending as a reversal begins.Most Alabama Republicans say they are voting for Roy Moore
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 14:43
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Most Republicans leaders in Alabama say they plan to vote for Roy Moore on Tuesday, despite sexual misconduct allegations against the former judge that have prompted others around... the country to say he should never be allowed to join the U.S. Senate. “I have stated both publicly and privately over the last...Pope urges nuclear disarmament, climate-change solutions
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 13:57Pope Francis is calling for a world without nuclear arms and for effective measures to combat climate change. Addressing the faithful Sunday in St. Peter's Square, he stressed what he …
Snow in UK: Your photos of the wintry scenes
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 13:56
Snow has fallen across the UK, causing disruption for some and fun for others. Here are some of your photos.Israel says it destroys Hamas tunnel using new techniques
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 13:53The Israeli military on Sunday said it has destroyed a tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the Gaza Strip several hundred meters (yards) into Israeli territory, …
Boris Johnson ends Iran visit without agreement on jailed Briton
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 13:37
Foreign Office declares visit to Tehran 'worthwhile' but no announcement made on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Boris Johnson, the UK foreign secretary, has ended his two-day visit to Iran without any... announcement on the release of the British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, but has agreed with President Rouhani that Britain and Iran wanted to make progress "on the removal of all obstacles in the Anglo-Iranian relationship". The brief statement came after Johnson met Rouhani for an hour to discuss regional and bilateral issues including US and UK banking restrictions and UK concerns "about the consular cases of dual nationals". In pictures: Winter storm dumps rare snow on US southern states
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 05:57It's extremely rare to hear the words "snow" and "Florida" in the same sentence, but a large portion of America's Deep South, stretching into parts of northern Mexico, has been blanketed with several... centimetres of snow.
Brendan Dassey from Making A Murderer will remain in jail
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 05:57A federal appeals court has upheld his murder conviction, saying when he confessed to helping his uncle Steven Avery rape and kill Teresa Halbach in 2005, he did so voluntarily and with his mother's... permission.
Trump tells Washington Post to fire 'fake news' reporter
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 05:40
President Donald Trump took Washington Post writer Dave Weigel to task on Saturday after the reporter posted an inaccurate photo of Trump's Friday rally in Pensacola, Florida.2 off-duty officers killed in interstate crash in Maryland
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 05:38
As FBI Supervisory Special Agent Carlos Wolff and Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal Sander Cohen stood on the shoulder of I-270, a car swerved and struck both men. UK snow: Amber warning predicts snow across UK
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 04:25
Up to 20cm of snow could fall in some areas, as roads, railways and airports are set to be affected.Missouri woman wins lottery twice in one day
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 04:15
After winning $1,000 from a scratch-off ticket, Veronica Buchanan bought another ticket and won $100,000. Aftershocks detected after North Korea nuclear test moved Earth's crust
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 04:13
Tremors picked up on Saturday probably from regime's experiment in September, US Geological Survey says Two minor tremors were detected on Saturday from North Korea were probably aftershocks from the... country's massive nuclear test in early September, a US Geological Survey official said. The aftershocks were magnitude 2.9 and 2.4, said the USGS and Lassina Zerbo, executive secretary of the Vienna-based Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. California fires' numbers are jaw-dropping
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 03:42Barely two months after fires charred Northern California's wine country, the state is once again staring down a spate of wildfires, this time in Southern California. These fires are fueled by some of... the strongest Santa Ana winds in recent memory. Here are some eye-popping numbers from these newest fires:
Former terror group leader wins battle to sue MI5 and MI6
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 03:09
Ismael Kamoka, 51, was jailed in the UK in 2007 after he admitted funding the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) and providing false passports. He has now won the right to sue MI5 and MI6.Where's Roy? Days before Alabama election, Moore disappears from campaign trail
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 03:06
In the last few days before the Dec. 12 election for Alabama’s junior U.S. Senate seat, the Republican candidate has all but vanished from the public. 2 accused of tying up Cicero pharmacy employees, stealing cash and pills
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 03:00
Two Austin neighborhood men robbed a Cicero pharmacy at gunpoint late last month, binding two employees with zip ties before escaping with cash and hundreds of pills, prosecutors said Saturday.... Charles A. Davis, 56, gave no reaction as Judge David R. Navarro denied him bail Saturday on armed robbery...Honduras election: Opposition requests annulment
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 02:50
The main opposition contender accuses electoral authorities of tampering with the results.Australian Government accused of Nobel Peace Prize 'shame job'
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 02:50Anti-nuclear activists says the Turnbull Government "should be ashamed" for not formally congratulating an Australian-born group, which will receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway later today.
The Bitcoin Bubble - How We Know It Will Burst
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 22:32In the last year, the price of Bitcoin has increased from less than US$800 to more than US$12,000. This huge spike in value has many asking if it is a bubble or if the high price today is here to... stay.
Free runner stuns central London tourists with parkour
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:26
Incredible footage shows 17-year-old Samson Parker artfully performing parkour stunts on metal railings, rooftops and overpasses in some of London's most recognisable locations.Darlington paedophile snared by vigilantes a second time
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:00
This is the shocking moment a convicted paedophile from Darlington was snared trying to meet an underage girl again four months after early release from prison.Celebrity publicist Max Clifford dies during sex crimes sentence
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 16:03
LONDON -- Former British celebrity publicist Max Clifford, the confidante of the stars who found himself swept up in Britain’s historic sex abuses scandal, died Sunday after collapsing in prison. He... was 74. Once one of the most powerful figures in the British entertainment world, Clifford was convicted in 2014 of eight counts of indecent...Odds of no-deal Brexit have 'dropped dramatically' - David Davis
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:46
Brexit secretary says he and Theresa May seeking 'Canada plus plus plus' arrangement after breakthrough in talks David Davis has said that the odds of Britain crashing out of the EU without a trade... deal have "dropped dramatically" as a result of last week's breakthrough on the principles of a Brexit divorce agreement. The cabinet minister, who is leading the EU negotiations, revealed that he and Theresa May were seeking a deal that was best described as a "Canada plus plus plus" arrangement. Mada Underground: Street Art in Madagascar
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 15:38Madagascan slam poets, artists and skateboarders make space for creative expression despite poverty and colonial legacy.
Celebrity publicist Clifford dies during sex crimes sentence
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 15:21Former British celebrity publicist Max Clifford, the confidante of the stars who found himself swept up in Britain's historic sex abuses scandal, died Sunday after collapsing in prison. He was …
The Latest: Security guard stabbed in Jerusalem; violent protests in Beirut
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 15:12
Attack near central bus station appears to be the first since Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Australian man accuses daughter's school of sexism
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:43
Stephen Callaghan, 51, from Wongarbon, New South Wales, penned a sarcastic letter to Dubbo West Public School, criticising them for dividing school activities 'along gender lines'.How Carl Niehaus 'killed' mom to pay R4.3-million debt
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 11:10Disgraced political spin doctor Carl Niehaus "killed off" his mother in an elaborate hoax.
Serial killer Rose West is going blind behind bars
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 03:42
Serial killer Rose West, who will spend the rest of her life behind bars after being convicted of 10 murders, was diagnosed with irreversible glaucoma in July and is now reportedly going blind.UFC Fight Night 123: Play-by-play and live results
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 01:45
MMAjunkie is on scene and reporting live from today’s UFC Fight Night 123 event. Navy misses field goal on final play, Army wins for second year in a row
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 01:41
The Black Knights (9-3) ground out a 14-13 victory against Navy (6-6) on Saturday at snowy Lincoln Financial Field. Gustav Forsling's play sending loud and clear message to Blackhawks
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 00:55
Gustav Forsling speaks softly and carries a regular-sized hockey stick. The Blackhawks defenseman's play lately, particularly during Friday night's 3-2 overtime victory over the Sabres, has been loud... and clear. Forsling was happy to lend his teammates a hand on their first two goals, recording...Tom Brady apologizes for berating Patriots coach
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 00:29
Tom Brady says he has "been feeling bad all week." West Point concludes rape allegation against Army QB Ahmad Bradshaw is 'unfounded'
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 00:08
The United States Military Academy issued a statement Saturday calling a 2014 rape allegation made against Army quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw by a West Point cadet "unfounded." The Daily Beast, citing a... source who provided documents obtained during the investigation, said a cadet who was a roommate...Mom Makes Viral Video On Differences Between Women, Men With Colds
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 00:01A mom created a spoof video on the differences between men and women when they battle a cold. The video, which was published to parenting blog That's Inappropriate, has garnered 25 million views on... Facebook and more than 1 million on YouTube.
Trim Simon Cowell enjoys jet-ski ride with son Eric
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:56
The 58-year-old appeared to be in tiptop shape as he enjoyed a jet-ski ride in sunny Barbados on Sunday. He was joined by child Eric as the pair enjoyed father-son bonding time.Burglars threatened to hurt newborn baby
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:56
During the same raid in Balsall Heath, Birmingham (pictured), on November 8, knives were held to the throats of women in the home, although no one was seriously injured.NYC townhouse set to sell for staggering $80million
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:54
A townhouse owned by billionaire Vincent Viola and wife Teresa (inset), with a price tag of $80million, is on target to become the most expensive townhouse ever sold in New York CitySanta Barbara firefighters struggle to contain massive blaze with no rain in sight
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 23:54
Elevated temperatures, dry spell make battle against Thomas fire 'troublesome.' Endangered right whales could become extinct after deadly year: U.S. officials
Globe and Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:52The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said there are only about 450 of the whales left and 17 of them have died so far in 2017
Medics in bio suits at Israeli embassy for training
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:52
Police, paramedics and fire crews all took part in the event on Sunday in London to test the emergency service reaction to an attack or accident involving a toxic substance.Bills pull out wild OT win over Colts in the snow
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 23:52
LeSean McCoy scampered for a 21-yard touchdown in OT to give Buffalo the win. It's the great brawl of China
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 23:52Strength returns to WA commercial market.
David Silva's slow-motion grace proves far too much for Manchester United | Barney Ronay
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 23:51
In midfield or as an oddball centre-forward, Manchester City's key man was brilliant in a win that could be decisive for his team's title aspirations With half an hour to go in this taut, thrilling,... at times spiky Manchester derby, David Silva could be seen chugging around at the point of the Manchester City attack, not so much pressing the red-shirted defenders as rumbling between them with a stately kind of grandeur, like a royal frigate in shallow waters. With Gabriel Jesus off and City leading 2-1 it was Silva, the most false of false No9s, who found himself shunted into that forward role. He has cut a more rotund, slightly more ponderous figure in the last year and a half, but remains a beautifully pure footballer. Here Silva was not only the slowest, least athletic, least physically...The Sickeningly Narrow Focus of Our Outrage
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 23:51Sexual abuse, harassment and violence are deeply embedded in our institutions of power; indeed, they are deeply embedded in our culture. If "we" keep this up, and "we" almost certainly will, this... culture will finally be dead for good. And not a moment too soon.
Tom Savage Injury: Texans Rule Concussion, QB Seen Shaking After Devastating Tackle
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 23:51Houston Texans quarterback Tom Savage re-entered Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers following a tackle that left him convulsing on the field. Savage, 27, was briefly evaluated by officials... in a medical tent after he appeared stunned by a hit from 49ers defensive end Elvis Dumervil on a pass attempt with nine minutes remaining in the second quarter. He checked back into the game where he threw two incomplete passes.
Tightrope walker conquers Rome's Tiber River
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 23:51Italian performer Andrea Loreni thrills Rome by becoming the first high-wire act to cross the Tiber, inching along a steel wire that linked the banks of the historic river.
Man insists he's the real hero who rescued rabbit from wildfire
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 23:50
A man who claimed to be the hero that rescued a rabbit during the California wildfires - a touching act caught on a viral video — may have been spinning a fluffy tale. On Friday, Oscar Gonzales told... local TV news crews that he was the rabbit rescuer that had touched the heart of millions...Trump admin. aims to carve road through wilderness refuge in US first
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 23:49Far down the Alaskan peninsula, where it curves into the Bering Sea, lies the remote Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. The federally protected, 492-square-mile wilderness area is home to brown bears,... caribou, wolves, and, once a year, the entire world population of black brant geese.
New minimum wage boosts cost of crossing guards almost $600,000
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 23:49
The cost of school crossing guards will grow by about $580,000 over the next two years as the minimum wage rises to $15 an hour, a report to the upcoming Toronto Police Services Board shows. Toronto... Police employ 769 school crossing guards who earn hourly wages ranging from 11.90 to $14.44 — depending on years […]Roy Moore Campaign Casts Alabama Race As Referendum On Trump
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2017 23:47
Alabama voters went strongly for Trump in last year's presidential election.Lord Kerslake quits role as chairman of NHS trust
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:47
Lord Kerslake has resigned as the boss of London's King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today and in a statement blamed budget cuts to the health service.Braxton Winston used to stare down Charlotte riot police, now he oversees them
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 23:45A year after he is photographed shirtless with his fist in the air, staring down a row of riot police in North Carolina, Braxton Winston is elected to run city council.
Think you are 'middle class'? Take the test
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 23:41Politicians are fond of pitching to the "average Australian" but judging by the income of Australians, whether you are middle class depends on where you live, writes Liz Allen.
Roy Moore campaign casts Alabama race as referendum on Trump
Reuters - 10 Dec 2017 23:41WASHINGTON
Search for missing 14-year-old boy Blake Burke in Julimar State Forest to resume today
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 23:41Police will resume searching for Blake Burke on Monday morning
Girl, 6, raped & tortured to death with 24cm wooden stick
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:40
A post-mortem report also found bruises on the girl's shoulders and waist, injuries on nose and throat and intestinal bleeding.US alt-rocker kicks female photographer
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 23:40Footage has surfaced which appears to show Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme kicking a female photographer in the face during a LA concert.
Stricker, O'Hair win the PGA's team event
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 23:39American pair Sean O'Hair and Steve Stricker have teamed up to win the PGA's Greg Norman-hosted Shootout event.
Barca back to winning ways
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 23:39
La Liga leaders Barcelona maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Villarreal at La Ceramica on Sunday.Porter County's taxidermy treasure: Daisy the dog is back in the spotlight
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 23:37Missile Tracking Exercises Scheduled Amid Nuclear Tension With North Korea
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 23:35The United States, along with allies South Korea and Japan, will conduct missile tracking exercises starting Monday as tensions with North Korea remains high.
Fresh appeal over missing married former UEFA executive
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:33
Bernard 'Bernie' Ross told his wife he was travelling to London to see his sister in October and has not been seen by his family since. Detectives now think he has cycled from France to Switzerland.Strictly: Mollie King and AJ Pritchard eliminated
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:30
Mollie King and AJ Pritchard have become the 11th couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing, narrowly missing out on a place in next week's final.Haitian folk singer who had sharp words for politicians dies in Miami Beach
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 23:29Manno Charlemagne, whose acerbic folk songs about Haitian politics kept him in exile -- often in South Florida -- for much of his life, died Sunday in a Miami Beach …
David Davis clashes with Ireland over Brexit deal
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 23:26
Brexit secretary describes deal as a 'statement of intent', leading Irish government to insist it will hold UK to phase one agreement David Davis has clashed with the Irish government after claiming... that the Brexit divorce agreement between Britain and the EU was a "statement of intent" rather than something legally enforceable. The Brexit secretary's comments came after it was reported that Downing Street advisers had told cabinet ministers who campaigned to leave the EU that promises around full regulatory alignment were "meaningless". Teen Bollywood star Zaira Wasim 'molested on flight'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:26
Zaira Wasim, 17, pictured, said the man repeatedly rubbed his foot against her neck and back during the trip between Delhi and Mumbai.Ashes 2017-2018: Why Mitch March must play at the WACA
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 23:24The WA all-rounder is likely to replace Peter Handscomb.
UN chief: 'America first' is 'detrimental to American interests'
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 23:23President Trump said in his inauguration speech that the slogan "America First" would govern his administration and approach to foreign policy. But UN Secretary-General António Guterres believes that... the President's pledge is "detrimental to American interests."
My uncle died alone in his flat in Grenfell
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 23:20
I remember when I was really young, watching Sir David Attenborough with my Uncle Hesham who often looked after me.Nikki Haley defend's Trump's 'courageous' Jerusalem decision
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 23:16
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley defended President Trump’s “courageous” decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel Sunday. "What you saw was a courageous move by the... president," Haley said on CBS' "Face the Nation.” Haley has staunchly endorsed Trump’s decision to recognize the contested ground as Israel’s capital, while Security Council...Nuclear annihilation 'one tantrum away', Nobel peace prize winner warns
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 23:16
Australian-founded International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons urges support for UN treaty banning them The destruction of humankind is one "impulsive tantrum away", the Australian-founded... winner of the Nobel peace prize, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, warned overnight on Sunday as the United States and North Korea exchange threats over Pyongyang's nuclear testing regime. "Will it be the end of nuclear weapons, or will it be the end of us?" the Ican head, Beatrice Fihn, said in Oslo after receiving the peace prize on behalf of the anti-nuclear group. Cubs reach 2-year deal with reliever Brandon Morrow
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 23:15Extended minutes and growing confidence have Kris Dunn on a 7-game tear
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 23:15Collins says Senate will face 'tough decision' if Moore wins
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 23:14
Republican Sen. Susan Collins said the Senate will face a "tough decision" if Roy Moore wins the Alabama special election Tuesday despite serious sexual misconduct allegations from minors. The... Maine politician said the Senate will be in a bind on whether to honor the election results or hold Moore accountable. "If the allegations are known...Young boy pleads to be left alone by bullies in video
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 23:14
A heartbreaking video of Keaton Jones from Knoxville, Tennessee, pleading to be left alone by bullies goes viral as celebrities, including Millie Bobby Brown, offer him their support.New snowfall expected to hit Northeast, Midwest, following weekend storm
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 23:14
Localized snow accumulations of up to a foot are expected fromMonday toWednesday in parts of the Northeast. First stage of Grenfell Tower inquiry to begin
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 23:13
The first stage of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry will begin on Monday which will provide information about its intended time-frame and structure.Allardyce: Penalty call was brave
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 23:13
Everton boss Sam Allardyce admits the referee had to be courageous to award them a penalty in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.Shelters swell with more than 1,000 animals displaced by wildfire
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 23:12
The Ventura County community is donating food and helping the shelters find homes for the animals. Has ISIL been defeated in Iraq?
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 23:01Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the war against armed group is over in the country.
European Champions Cup: Exeter 8-18 Leinster
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 22:57
Leinster cement their position at the top of Pool Three and end Exeter's unbeaten home run with a hard-fought 18-8 victory at Sandy Park.Pregnant Chrissy Teigen flaunts her blossoming baby bump
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 22:54
The 32-year-old model cut a sensational figure as she accentuated her baby bump in a fuchsia fishtail gown at the Nobel Prize Banquet with husband John Legend, 38, in Oslo on Sunday.Why Clifford crept up behind me and messed around
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 22:52Max Clifford was bored. Max wanted to amuse himself. Max wanted to show he could still do what he wanted.
PQ candidate hopes to unseat GND in 2018 election
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 22:50
The Parti Quebecois is hoping to dethrone Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois in next year's election and, to that end, revealed the candidate they think gives them their best shot on Sunday.Nine injured after fairground accident in Valencia
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 22:44
Nine people including three children were injured when an octopus fairground ride malfunctioned in the Segorbe district of Valencia during traditional Christmas festivities.Ben Jennings on the breakthrough in Brexit negotiations - cartoon
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 22:42
Continue reading...Nina Dobrev Reunites With 'Vampire Diaries' Star Paul Wesley In New Photo
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 22:31Stefan and Elena reunited this weekend -- well, at least the actors who played them did. "Vampire Diaries" alums Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley had a little reunion in New York. Dobrev shared a photo... Sunday that showed her and her former "TVD" love interest together. The two were all smiles as they took a selfie. "NYC when it's snowing is full of serendipitous run ins and magical reunions. Like this one," Dobrev wrote along with the hashtag #TVDForever.
Israeli army destroys incomplete tunnel from Gaza
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 22:30An incomplete tunnel running for more than a kilometer from Gaza into southern Israel has been destroyed, Israel's army announced on Sunday.
Defence Department hands out bottled water to Bullsbrook homes over fears of toxic foam
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 22:30The Defence Department is supplying bottled drinking water to 107 Bullsbrook properties because of fears over contamination to groundwater by toxic firefighting foam.
City of Perth to consider tweaking traffic light cycles in bid to reduce delays
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 22:30Inner-city traffic light cycles could be reduced in a move that the City of Perth's planning committee say will reduce delays to drivers and pedestrians.
Dedicated trio take out West Australian of the year awards
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 22:30Peter Lyndon-James, Gina Williams and Marcus Canning all took out prizes in this year's West Australian of the Year Awards.
Noise and barking dogs among most common complaints about neighbours around Perth
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 22:30Barking dogs, dodgy builds, unkempt verges and parties. What neighbours in your suburb complain most about
'Significant amount' of sensitive security data stolen in Perth Airport hacking
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 22:30A skilled hacker in Vietnam stole sensitive data and building plans from Perth Airport after breaking into its computer systems.
What the bitcoin bubble tells us about ourselves
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 22:29Many of those "investing" have no idea about the structure of bitcoin, how it works or the technology behind it. They've abandoned all rational thought in the hopes they can get on board what appears... to be a sure thing, writes business editor Ian Verrender.
Wenger: Giroud important to us
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 22:29
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger stressed that Olivier Giroud remains an important member of his squad after rescuing a point against Southampton on Sunday.Homicide officers release photo seeking to ID man
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 22:27
Toronto Police homicide investigators have released several photos of a man they want to talk to about murder victim Tess Richey. “It is believed that Tess Richey was in the company of an unknown... male when her friend departed the area,” a police statement Sunday says. “She would have been in the company of this […]Haley: Women accusing Trump of sexual misconduct should be heard
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 22:27
WASHINGTON — Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Halely said all women who believe they've been victims of sexual harassment should be heard, including those who have accused President Trump.... "Any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up," Haley told CBS's "Face the Nation."...The first reviews for Star Wars The Last Jedi are in
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 22:26
The first reviews are in for Star Wars: The Last Jedi -- and everybody is blown away.The world premiere of the eighth chapter in the Skywalker saga took place in Hollywood on Saturday.'Max Clifford rewrote the rules of PR: a made-up story was as good as a real one'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 22:25
A compulsive liar who prided himself on knowing where the bodies were buried, with Max Clifford you could never rule anything out When I visited Max Clifford at Littlehey prison this August, I didn't... recognise him. The last time I saw him, three years ago, he was being led out of the dock having been sentenced to eight years in jail for eight indecent assaults on girls and women. Back then he was overweight, exhausted and, for all his bluster, beaten. I looked around the prison visiting room for Clifford. Then I realised that the man in front of me - tough, sinewy, bearded with astonishingly bright blue eyes - was him. He had lost weight, and he looked like an ascetic priest. Man ordered held without bail after Dec. 1 sexual assault on West Side
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 22:25Critic's Notebook: 'Nureyev' Opens at Bolshoi After Delay and Much Speculation
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 22:24
The ballet had its premiere on Saturday in front of a starry crowd that didn't include its director, who's under house arrest.Quebec Liberals promise guaranteed minimum income for some
Globe and Mail - 10 Dec 2017 22:24Those deemed able to work would not receive increased benefits under the plan but could be eligible for subsidized training or job search bonuses
Texans' Tom Savage shakes after scary hit, briefly returns before being ruled out
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 22:24
Savage was allowed to return for one series before being ruled out with a concussion. Qatar signs $8bn Typhoon fighter jet deal with the UK
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 22:20Qatar will buy 24 fighter jets from the United Kingdom, the biggest order for Typhoon aircraft in a decade.
Over 16 TONS of beef go on the grill in Uruguay
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 22:20
Chefs at Roda Park, in Minas, Uruguay, are using more than a staggering 16 tons of beef in their attempt to smash the record, which is currently held by at town in the La Pampa province of Argentina.In one urgent phone call a father's life changed forever
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 22:19When Gerry Wageman discovered his daughter had been recruited into a Korean cult led by a convicted rapist, he was traumatised. He copes by pretending Camilla is no longer part of his life -- "it's as... if she's dead" -- yet he is confident she will return home one day.
Qatar buys 24 Typhoon fighters as part of $8 billion deal
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 22:17British aerospace company BAE Systems has agreed to sell 24 Typhoon fighter planes to Qatar as part of a 6 billion pound ($8 billion) deal with European defense contractors. British …
Firefighters save YouTuber who cemented a microwave on his head. They weren't amused
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 22:16It must have seemed like a good idea at the time. Jay Swingler, 22, cemented his head inside a microwave Wednesday in Wolverhampton, England, as a prank for his YouTube …
Senator Collins says undecided on final tax bill vote
Reuters - 10 Dec 2017 22:15WASHINGTON
New evacuations ordered as winds reinvigorate California wildfire | Reuters
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 22:15VENTURA, Calif.
What Trump Has Done: The Entire US-Middle East Political Framework Just Collapsed
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 22:13"I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel," Trump said in Washington on Wednesday. The embattled president has done what many had asked him not to... do. But the truth is, US foreign policy has been bankrupt for years. It was never fair, nor did it ever intend to be so.
Nikki Haley: President Trump's Sexual Misconduct Accusers Should be Heard
Time - 10 Dec 2017 22:13
"Women should always feel comfortable coming forward," Haley saidFamilies pay tribute to teenagers who died in Plymouth nightclub
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 22:13
Aaron Reilly and Joshua Brock, both 19, collapsed after taking what they thought was MDMA at the Pryzm venue Tributes have been paid to two teenagers who died "in a moment of madness" after taking... drugs in a Plymouth nightclub. Aaron Reilly and Joshua Brock, both 19, collapsed in Pryzm nightclub on Saturday and were taken to hospital after taking what they thought was MDMA, police said. 'You're dead meat': Locals threaten Manus Island asylum seekers
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 22:12Asylum seekers on Manus Island have video evidence of local men -- who appear to be drunk -- coming to their accommodation and threatening to kill them.
In Franken's wake, three senators call on President Trump to resign
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 22:08Haley: 'We should be willing to listen' to Trump accusers
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 22:06US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday that any women who speak up about inappropriate sexual behavior "should be heard," including President Donald Trump's accusers.
Italian tightrope walker inches his way over Tiber River
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 22:03An Italian tightrope walker has inched his way across the Tiber River in Rome. Andrea Loreni's high-wire act drew gasps of delight from crowds watching from below on Sunday evening. …
WWE's Rich Swann Suspended Indefinitely Following Domestic Battery And Kidnapping Arrest
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 22:02Former WWE Cruiserweight champion Rich Swann was suspended indefinitely following an arrest on battery and false imprisonment charges, the WWE announced Sunday. "WWE has zero tolerance for matters... involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Rich Swann has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest," the statement read.
Italian tightrope walker inches his way over Tiber River
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 22:02
An Italian tightrope walker has inched his way across the Tiber River in Rome.Boris Johnson Leaves Iran With Fate of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Unclear
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 22:01
After the British foreign minister met with President Hassan Rouhani and expressed concern about the detained British-Iranian national, her husband said he felt renewed hope.Panic buy huskies! Twitter loses cool over Snow Sunday
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 22:00
One Twitter user, from London, posted a photograph of Victoria Beckham skiing down a mountain and wrote 'off to brunch' as Britain tried to cope with the adverse weather conditions.Families' tribute to teens who died after taking ecstasy
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:59
Aaron Reilly and Joshua Brock, both 19, tragically died after collapsing in Pryzm nightclub in Plymouth. Their heartbroken families have paid tribute to the pair.Man arrested after kicking his son in Kyrgyzstan
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:58
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A 50-year-old father in Kyrgyzstan was filmed forcefully kicking his son because the toddler was not able to stand up in the snow. The man has been arrested.The Nazi-Puncher's Dilemma
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2017 21:57
Inside the antifa movement's struggle to continue its long, colorful legacy of cracking white supremacist heads without alienating, well, just about everyone.New evacuations ordered as winds reinvigorate California wildfire
Reuters - 10 Dec 2017 21:57VENTURA, Calif.
Roy Moore calls sexual-assault allegations 'ritual defamation'
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 21:55A Viral Video Shows A Polar Bear Succumbing To Climate Change....We Are Too
Forbes - 10 Dec 2017 21:54
The shocking, viral image of a starving polar bear should remind us that daily "kitchen table" issues closer to home are also vulnerabilityHonduras' electoral court finds results 'consistent'
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 21:50Honduras' electoral court has finished a hand recount of votes in nearly 5,000 ballot boxes and says that results are "extremely consistent" with original data. Court president David Matamoros says... …
German FM: 'United States of Europe' wouldn't negate nations
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 21:50Germany's foreign minister says a "United States of Europe" proposed by his party's leader wouldn't spell the end of nation-states on the continent. Martin Schulz, who heads the center-left Social …...
German FM: 'United States of Europe' wouldn't negate nations
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 21:49Germany's foreign minister says a "United States of Europe" proposed by his party's leader wouldn't spell the end of nation-states on the continent.
No. 21 Washington State dismisses top receiver Martin Jr.
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 21:49No. 18 Washington State has dismissed leading receiver Tavares Martin Jr. from the team for violation of team rules
Nuclear destruction 'one impulsive tantrum away,' Nobel winners warn
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 21:47The winners of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize have warned countries that possess nuclear weapons to eliminate their "instruments of insanity" or risk mutual destruction.
Nobel Prize winners warn end of world is a 'tantrum away'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:45
The winners, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, made the chilling warning as the United States and North Korea exchange threats over the secretive nation's nuclear tests.BAE Systems announces £5bn deal to supply Typhoon jets to Qatar
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 21:45
Deal will help secure thousands of jobs at Warton in Lancashire and includes support and training for Qatari air force BAE Systems has announced a £5bn contract to supply Typhoon aircraft to the... Qatari air force. The deal, which will help secure UK jobs, includes a support and training package. The contract is subject to financing conditions and is expected to be fulfilled no later than mid 2018. Crew of missing Argentinian sub San Juan died 'instantly'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:44
Acoustic analyst Bruce Rule concluded they were killed after the submarine's hull was 'completely destroyed' in around 40 milliseconds in a blast equivalent to 12,500 pounds of TNTAsia and Australia Edition: Jerusalem, Bitcoin, Nobel Peace Prize: Your Monday Briefing
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 21:43
Here's what you need to know to start your day.Coco Tops Box Office Again Before Star Wars Hits
Time - 10 Dec 2017 21:41
The Disney-Pixar animated film led the box office for a third weekendThe man trying to beat Putin
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 21:41Russia's government says Alexey Navalny can't run for office, but he remains determined to run against Vladimir Putin in March 2018
Plymouth Pryzm nightclub deaths: Tributes paid to teenagers
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 21:39
The teenagers, who are suspected to have taken ecstasy, were found collapsed in the early hours.Calls to ban 'legal high' energy drinks from schools
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:37
A single 500ml energy drink can be cheaper than a bottle of water and contains 160mg of caffeine which is the same as two shots of espresso coffee.Record-breaking City win Manchester derby
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 21:35
Manchester City go 11 points clear after a record 14th consecutive Premier League win in an entertaining derby at Manchester United.Parade on Monday to celebrate our awesome Reds
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 21:35
Soccer fans head downtown Monday to help Toronto FC celebrate a spectacular finish to a record-breaking year. A parade for the new Major League Soccer Cup champions starts at 11:45 a.m. at Maple Leaf... Square at the Air Canada Centre. Participants are slated to make their way along Bremner Blvd., York St., Front St., Bay […]WaPo reporter Trump called to fire laments lost luggage
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:34
'An update on the worst thing that happened to me this weekend: 48 hours after I checked my luggage with @delta, it has still not arrived,' writer Dave Weigel tweeted Sunday morning.Nikki Haley Says Women Who Accuse Trump of Misconduct 'Should Be Heard'
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 21:33
The comments by Ms. Haley, the United Nations ambassador, were a break from the administration's assertions that the allegations have no merit and should be dismissed.Unrest at reopened Cape Breton coal mine raises questions
Globe and Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:33During the Donkin mine's first three months of operation, the province's Labour Department issued 10 compliance orders and 29 warnings for violations of workplace safety and underground mining... regulations
London emergency services carry out training exercise at Israeli embassy
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 21:31
Police, firefighters and paramedics rehearsed joint response to a simulated hazardous substance incident in the test A section of the Israeli embassy in London was cordoned off as emergency services... carried out a training exercise to test their response to a hazardous substance incident - the first test of its kind at a foreign embassy in the capital. Police, firefighters and paramedics wearing biosuits took part in the "live-play" exercise near Kensington Palace in central London on Sunday, amid snowy and wet conditions. SLAPP Lawsuits: The Biggest Threat To The Resistance You Never Heard Of
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 21:28Winning isn't necessarily the goal of SLAPP suits. Just by filing the suits, Energy Transfer Partners and Resolute are trying to drain environmental groups of time, energy, and resources they need, so... they can't continue to fight to protect the environment. If the goal is to silence public-interest groups, the rest of us must speak out. Wealthy corporations must know they can't SLAPP the public into silence.
Hinds: Conspiracy theories ignore the root of England's Ashes woes
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 21:23England is on the verge of an Ashes series defeat and its players only need to gaze into the mirror to find out why, writes Richard Hinds.
Accidental poisoning of man with autism leads to calls for herbicide ban
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 21:23The near-fatal poisoning of a NSW Central Coast man who drank a highly toxic herbicide left in an unmarked drink bottle sparks fresh calls for a nationwide ban on Paraquat.
Rescuing boys from Thailand's northern sex trade
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 21:22NGO Urban Light in Chiang Mai has reached 5,000 teenagers caught up in prostitution rackets in Thailand's second city.
Romania: Protests of laws viewed as lax on graft renewed
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 21:21More than 10,000 people are participating in another round of protests against Romanian legislation that critics say would make it harder to punish high-level corruption. The main protest outside... government …
Liverpool 1-1 Everton: Jurgen Klopp & Sam Allardyce debate derby penalty
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 21:20
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Everton counterpart Sam Allardyce discuss the decision to award the visitors a late penalty during the 1-1 draw at Anfield.Romania: Protests of laws viewed as lax on graft renewed
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 21:20More than 10,000 people are participating in another round of protests against Romanian legislation that critics say would make it harder to punish high-level corruption.
Here's what you need to know about inland rail
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 21:19It's going to cost taxpayers at least $10 billion and isn't predicted to turn a profit for about 50 years, but proponents say Australia is in desperate need of an inland railway to ease the number of... trucks on our roads and create a more efficient freight system for the next 100 years.
Man expelled from school now runs businesses worth £20m
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:16
Adam Deering, 36, from Manchester was expelled from school aged 14 and left with no qualifications now runs three businesses with a combined worth of more than £20 million.Schiff: Evidence in Russia probe is 'damning'
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 21:15
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the evidence mounting in the Russia probe against President Trump's campaign is "damning." "We do know this," Rep. Adam Schiff... (D-Calif.) said on CNN's "State of the Union." "The Russians offered help. The campaign accepted help. The Russians gave help. And the president made...U.S. committed to Mideast peace, official says
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 21:15Acting Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield appealed to Middle East leaders to calm tensions in the region following the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Pictured: 'Doting' father killed by his own bin lorry
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:14
This is the first picture of a 'doting' father-of-three binman who was run over and killed by his own lorry in Essex. Husband-to-be Steve Bishop was killed during the horror incident in Chelmsford on... Friday.California wildfire spreads to tony Santa Barbara
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 21:10
The California wildfire that began last week and scorched more than 170,000 acres in the Ventura area spread north Sunday to terrorize the tony coastal communities of Santa Barbara County and... Carpinteria, authorities said. The National Weather Service raised a red-flag warning for the area as firefighters guarded a cluster of homes while flames threatened...OPINION: No compromise in free speech debate
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 21:07
I'm a prof at Wilfrid Laurier University who supports free speech. I'm not the only one. I'm part of a group who, in the wake of the Lindsay Shepherd affair, launched a petition calling on Laurier to... adopt the "Chicago Statement"-- a policy that ensures maximum freedom of expression on campus. In response, the university […]Saint's right arm to tour Canada in honour of country's 150th birthday
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 21:06
A Catholic group says it is bringing the right forearm of a 16th-century Jesuit missionary on a cross-Canada tour to celebrate the country's 150th birthday.Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN urges nuclear powers to adopt ban-the-bomb treaty
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 21:05The leader of an Australian-born group that won this year's Nobel Peace Prize urges nuclear nations to adopt a United Nations treaty banning atomic weapons in order to prevent "the end of us".
'I couldn't stop hiding my shock': Iraqi surgeon returns home to help war victims
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 21:05From immigration detainee number 982 to one of Australia's foremost orthopedic surgeons helping Iraqi victims of war -- the incredible story of Dr Munjed Al Muderis.
French woman reveals how she was tortured by her father
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 21:02
When she was just eight years old, Maude Julien, of Northern France, was forced to grab hold of an electric fence twice a week without betraying any sign of pain or emotion.UN ambassador Nikki Haley: women who accuse Trump 'should be heard'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 21:02
Asked about sexual misconduct claims against the president, senior administration member says women have 'every right to speak up' A senior member of the Trump administration said on Sunday that women... who accuse the president of sexual harassment or assault "should be heard". Related: A battle for public opinion: Trump goes to war over Mueller and Russia How Does a Gender-Reassignment Surgeon Work?
Slate - 10 Dec 2017 21:00This season on Working, we're taking a look at some LGBTQ-specific jobs.
Man spots himself photobombing fiancee's holiday photo
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 20:59
Verona Koliqi and partner Mirand Buzaku were looking through old pictures together when they noticed something unusual - he was in the background on a yellow inflatable bed.Bougainville landowners back rival consortium to take over controversial copper mine
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 20:56The Bougainville Government is holding a crucial mining warden's hearing at an abandoned copper mine which sparked a decade-long armed insurgency against the Papua New Guinea Government to determine... if Bougainville Copper Limited will retain its lease.
WATCH: T-Rex enjoys first day of snow
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 20:55
Christi Boston Henderson of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, rarely sees snow. So after a few inches of snow fell Friday, she put on a T-Rex costume and enjoyed herself thoroughly.What does Flynn's indictment mean for Vice President Pence?
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 20:53
Will Vice President Pence pay a legal or political price for his entanglement with former national security adviser Mike Flynn? Honduras opposition requests election results annulment
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 20:52With no declared winner two weeks after election, Opposition Alliance's Nasralla asks for vote count to be nullified.
Westminster Abbey's effigies get a makeover for new museum
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:50
The richly clad wax figures, made to stand in place of the bodies of aristocracy at funerals, have been restored before going back on display next year In 1743, Catherine, Duchess of Buckingham, was... taking no chances: long before her death, she had commissioned her own lifesize funeral effigy, dressed in her own clothes - as conservation work has recently revealed, layer upon layer of her own clothes. The figure, with human hair and eyelashes, was made to stand by her grave in Westminster Abbey, but was ready at least eight years before her death, when it was recorded as standing beside the figure of her little son who died in 1735. Family carers must get the financial support they deserve | Letters
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:50
Mike Stein says kinship carers provide a strong family and cultural identity; Nina Lopez, Micheleine Kane and Kim Sparrow say mothers must be supported so that their children can stay with them; a... kinship carer who wishes to remain anonymous has nothing but praise for his social services team; Stan Labovitch says the two-parent family is still the bedrock of society Louise Tickle importantly identifies the legal barriers to kinship carers receiving financial support (Family carers need our help, 8 December). The statistics are stark. In 2017 only 6,310 (3.5%) of the 180,000 children in kinship care were legally entitled to financial and professional support. It is also of note that in England only 9% of "looked after" children are placed with kinship carers compared to just under half in...Man in need of kidney transplant determined to beat the odds
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 20:48
Helio Silva dislikes how quiet it can be at home. He needs a kidney transplant — and while it’s no secret Silva and his wife want to shield their two kids about how time is running out — they... are looking at every imaginable option for a new organ. “All I hear is whispering at home,” Silva […]Haley: Trump's accusers of sex misconduct should be heard
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 20:46
Women who accuse someone of sexual misconduct deserve to be heard, Haley says.Women say sexual misconduct common in hospitality industry
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 20:42
Some efforts are being made to improve working conditions for women in the hospitality industry who say sexual misconduct is widespreadUber with a message: "Bonjour-hi" seen painted on van's side
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 20:41
A Montreal Uber driver is making his displeasure with Quebec's most recent language controversy known in a very public way.Ramokgopa promises to address community's woes over Pholosong Hospital
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 20:40The Gauteng Health MEC made an unannounced visit to the hospital on Sunday, after receiving a number of complaints about health care services at the facility.
Black and white photographs of the Hells Angels get colour
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 20:40
A photo series documenting the women of the Hells Angels has been re-touched in colour to provide a fresh look into the females behind the world's most notorious motorcycle gang.Roy Moore says he has never molested anyone
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 20:39Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore denied that he has ever molested anyone and repeated that he has never met the women who have accused of him sexual assault in an interview with "The Voice of... Alabama Politics" on Sunday.
Hockey World League Final 2017: Australia defeat Argentina in hard-fought encounter to defend title
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 20:37Eventually, what turned out to be the difference between Australia and Argentina in the evenly-contested encounter was penalty corner conversions. The post Hockey World League Final 2017: Australia... defeat Argentina in hard-fought encounter to defend title appeared first on Firstpost.
Israeli Security Guard Stabbed Amid Tensions Over Jerusalem as Clashes Erupt Across Middle East
Time - 10 Dec 2017 20:36
It's the first attack in the city since Trump recognized it as Israel's capitalLabour could move parts of Bank of England to Birmingham
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:34
Report launched by John McDonnell says Bank needs to help hi-tech firms and tackle regional inequality Parts of the Bank of England could be moved out of London to Birmingham under Labour plans to... push investment into other parts of the UK. The radical plan threatens the historic association of the Bank with Threadneedle Street in the City of London, where it has been based since 1734. The recommendation is part of an interim report into the UK's financial system, led by the economist Graham Turner of GFC Economics and launched by the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell. 'Shalieve': As Ryan Shazier recovers from his spinal injury, Steelers' cleats send a message
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 20:32California fires: largest blaze threatens Santa Barbara and prompts evacuation
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:31
Residents of coastal towns ordered to evacuate early Sunday, as Thomas fire edges closer to Santa Barbara after blackening 155,000 acres The largest California wildfire advanced on coastal towns near... Santa Barbara on Sunday, stoked by the gusty winds and dry conditions that have fueled destructive blazes across the south of the state. Authorities ordered residents in parts of Carpinteria and Montecito to evacuate early on Sunday as the Thomas fire edged closer to the city of Santa Barbara, about 100 miles west of Los Angeles. The blaze has already blackened 155,000 acres and consumed hundreds of structures. The long, unconventional career of Donald Sutherland
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 20:31Donald Sutherland has appeared in more than 150 films and TV shows, and at 82 years old, he remains one of the hardest working actors in show business
Trump records robocall for Roy Moore's campaign
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 20:30
WASHINGTON - Phones in Alabama will be ringing Sunday with a message from President Trump urging voters to support embattled candidate Roy Moore for Senate. Trump recorded a robocall for the Alabama... Republican in his ongoing effort to help elect the man accused of sexually assaulting teenage girls while in his 30s. “We need Roy...Champions League and Europa League draws: British teams await European opponents
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 20:30
BBC Sport takes a look at who the British clubs could face when the Champions League and the Europa League knockout-round draws take place on Monday.Woman burns her house down in attempt to kill bedbugs
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 20:26
An Ohio woman successfully used rubbing alcohol to rid her house of bed bugs — because she also burned her entire home to the ground in the process. The unidentified Cincinnati woman was dousing the... infestation with the highly flammable liquid near an open flame Friday when she inadvertently sparked the conflagration, officials said. Three...'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' First Reviews: What Are Critics Saying?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 20:26While reviews for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" haven't officially hit the internet, critics who went to Saturday's premiere in Los Angeles let fans know their thoughts right away. They took to Twitter... to share their early reactions to the film. Generally, everyone seems to love "The Last Jedi," which was directed by Rian Johnson. All of the Twitter raves are pretty vague, but they're happy with everything. From the cinematography to the acting to the writing, it seems like "Episode VIII" is striking a cord with these moviegoers.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore lauds Indian hockey team, announces complete funding for future tournaments
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 20:25Rathore congratulated the young Indian team for retaining the bronze medal in the Hockey World League (HWL) Final. The post Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore lauds Indian hockey team, announces complete... funding for future tournaments appeared first on Firstpost.
Swiss woman angry over champagne refusal ejected from plane
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 20:25
German police say the pilot of a passenger jet destined for Zurich made an unscheduled stop at Stuttgart airport because a Swiss passenger become aggressive after being denied champagne.Woman robbed at gunpoint inside her vehicle in South Loop
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 20:23Leaders in 'terror' row amid Jerusalem protests
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 20:22
Relations between Israel and Turkey have soured after their leaders traded insults days after President Trump sparked fury by recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.Celebrities pose naked with fish for new charity campaign
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 20:21
Imelda, 61, and 70-year-old Rula both stripped completely naked for the eye-catching shoot - concealing their modesty with nothing but dead fish, to highlight the importance of clean and healthy seas.David Nwaba continues to make an impact at both ends
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 20:20Qatar buys 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets in £6bn deal
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 20:17
The move will help safeguard thousands of jobs at BAE Systems, mainly at Warton in Lancashire.Feature: Democrats eye gains in Pennsylvania trial on 'goofy' gerrymandering | Reuters
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 20:15LOWER MERION, Pa.
The Guardian view on the Grenfell inquiry: hear the victims' voices | Editorial
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:14
The government appears to want a narrow investigation of the technical failings that led to the catastrophic fire in west London. That will only add to the families' sense of neglect Exactly six... months after the Grenfell Tower fire in which 71 people died, the first formal sessions of the inquiry begin on Monday. What happens between then and Tuesday evening in Holborn Bars, the great Victorian red brick building in the centre of London chosen to host the public hearings, is likely to be decisive in the inquiry's success or failure. The survivors and the families of the victims are still profoundly mistrustful of the state that failed them so catastrophically on the night of 14 June. There is a great deal to be done if they are to have confidence in the inquiry's findings. The tragic -...Burglar alarm advert sparks fury among Liverpudlians
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 20:14
The advert, for a security firm, shows a man with a Liverpudlian accent get caught attempting to burgle a house. Critics have slammed the company for being 'out of date and lazy'.New Zealand win Cape Town Sevens
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 20:14
New Zealand were crowned winners of the Cape Town Sevens after beating Argentina 38-14 in Sunday's Cup final at Cape Town Stadium.Alabama's other senator, Republican Richard Shelby, voted against Roy Moore
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 20:13
Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones are running to fill the Alabama Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions — but don't forget, Alabama is already represented in the Senate by... Sen. Richard Shelby (R), who told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday he does not want Moore as a colleague. "I'd rather see the Republican win, but I'd rather see a Republican write-in. I couldn't vote for Roy Moore," Shelby said on State of the Union. "I didn't vote for Roy Moore, but I wrote in a distinguished Republican name, and I think a lot of people could do that. Will they do it, I'm not sure." "I understand [Republicans] would like to retain that seat in the U.S. Senate," he continued, " but I tell you what, there's a time — we call it a tipping point. I think, so many accusations, so...North Atlantic right whales set to become extinct
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 20:13
The high year of mortality is coinciding with a year of poor reproduction, and there are only about 100 breeding female North Atlantic right whales left.Nikki Haley: Trump's accusers of sex misconduct should be heard
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 20:10Watch: Video Captured Of Hannibal Buress' Mysterious Arrest
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 20:08Comedian and actor Hannibal Buress was arrested Saturday night in Miami on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly intoxication, according to the Miami Herald. A video was captured of the 34-year-old... Chicago native being arrested, which was quickly sp
Honduras' electoral court finds results "consistent"
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 20:08Honduras' electoral court has finished a hand recount of votes in nearly 5,000 ballot boxes and says that results are "extremely consistent" with original data.
Beware festive spending trap
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 20:08
Advice from the experts: Tighten the purse strings and save a little for the tough months ahead.Chancellor faces attempt by MPs to vote down budget
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:06
Labour objects to finance bill over tax cut to banks and Stella Creasy demands data on how measures affect women Philip Hammond will face attempts to vote down his budget at the first hurdle on Monday... on the grounds that tax cuts for big banks must be stopped and all policies should be subject to a gender audit to show how it affects women. Labour will object to the finance bill at second reading mainly on the grounds that cuts to the bank levy costing £4.7bn should be reversed to finance children's services. Hearts melting at the 2017 snowbomb? You slushy things | Zoe Williams
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:06
In Britain, a flurry of the white stuff makes everything pretty for about five minutes, but then we're smothered by a blanket of national humility They're calling it the "snowbomb" or, if you're... reading the Express, the "Arctic snowbomb". It's like regular snow, except that it's falling, totally unbidden, from the sky, so really it's more like a bomb. Why did we never notice before that this weather event seemingly without agenda was actually much more hostile? Because we were too busy going: "Aw, that's pretty." Just as we yoke our own destinies to the seasons, to give our lives the impression of circularity and renewal, rather than just an uninterrupted march towards death, so we look to weather for meaning and metaphor, to avoid the recognition of life's calamitous randomness. These are the 4 best tech deals on Amazon right now
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 20:05
Day 8 of Amazon's 12 Days of Deals features great sales on Philips Hue smart lights, Kindles, Fire tablets, Sonos speakers, and more. US Jerusalem move dominates Macron-Netanyahu talks
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 20:04French President Emmanuel Macron says he disapproves of the decision by the US to declare Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Calling All Eye-Rollers: An Undeniable David Hockney Show at the Met
The New Yorker - 10 Dec 2017 20:04
Andrea Scott on the survey of David Hockney at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which serves as a retort to those who dismiss his work as a guilty pleasure.Free State ANC conference underway, Magashule addresses delegates
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 20:04The party is expected to nominate the new leadership, which may be uncontested as some branches boycotting the gathering.
Eau de humanity: our guide to the best in Christmas perfume gift ideas
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:01
Perfume can be the most thoughtful and personal of gifts rather than a last resort, as the Guardian's resident enthusiast explains Big perfume has designs on your Christmas. Almost half of all the... industry's money is made in November and December, which is why you have been spritzed more aggressively than usual recently in House of Fraser and loomed over by bus-sized versions of Keira Knightley and Angelina Jolie in the streets outside. These psychological nudges are important, because 40% of fragrance purchases are apparently "panic buys" - a harried, desperate punt on a name that looks sufficiently luxurious to offset guilt at not having put more thought into a present for a partner, sibling or pet (yes, there are perfumes for animals, it's 2017 and the world is insane). If the last...MLB winter meetings preview: Five furious days ahead in Orlando
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 20:00
With Shohei Ohtani and Giancarlo Stanton finding new homes, action will be intense at MLB's annual transaction bazaar. I TONYA: Harding-Kerrigan drama set skating world ablaze
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 20:00
One was the dirty blond trailer park tornado. The other was the ice princess. Together they riveted the figure skating world in a way not seen since a Russian judge gave a Russian skater something... less than a perfect 10.0. The Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan saga captured people beyond the cloistered world of twirls and figure […]Loneliness is a 'giant evil' of our time, says Jo Cox commission
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:00
Rachel Reeves argues that welfare state architect William Beveridge would add disconnected society to list of challenges One of the key architects of Britain's welfare state would have added... loneliness as society's sixth "giant evil" if he were alive today, Rachel Reeves will say after completing a year-long study into the issue. The Labour MP, who co-chaired the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness after her friend and colleague was murdered last year, will argue that the weakening of trade union, church, local pub and workplace ties have left a disconnected society. NHS trust boss resigns in protest over underfunding of health services
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 20:00
Bob Kerslake quits as chair of King's College hospital board, claiming NHS funding 'desperately' needs rethink amid unrealistic demands for savings • I'm quitting as a hospital boss: dire NHS... funding problems give me no choice The boss of one of the NHS's biggest trusts has resigned in protest at what he claims is such serious government underfunding that hospitals cannot perform their key role properly. Related: I'm quitting as a hospital boss: dire NHS funding problems give me no choice | Bob Kerslake I'm quitting as a hospital boss: dire NHS funding problems give me no choice | Bob Kerslake
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 19:59
Our deficit at King's College hospital, London, means we will be put into financial special measures, while what the NHS really needs is a fundamental rethink I have this weekend decided to stand down... from my role as chair of King's College hospital, London. This was not a decision that I took lightly. I love King's and have the highest regard for the people who work there. But in the end I have concluded that the government and its regulator, NHS Improvement, are simply not facing up to the enormous challenges that the NHS is currently facing. This is especially true in London where the demands of a rapidly growing population are not being matched by the extra resources we need. Qatar signs £5billion deal to buy British fighter jets
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:57
The deal to supply Typhoon aircraft to the Qatar Emiri Air Force includes a support and training package and it is thought it will help secure jobs in the United Kingdom.1st quarter: Bears 0, Bengals 0
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 19:56Anti-Nuke Campaign Wins Nobel Peace Prize
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 19:54
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was awarded this year's Nobel peace prize. The group's executive director, as well as a survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima spoke about... the organization's mission at a ceremony on Sunday. (Dec. 10) Netanyahu tells Palestinians 'accept Jerusalem as capital'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:50
Benjamin Netanyahu made the statement after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron who had criticised Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.Nikki Haley says Trump's Jerusalem decision will 'move the ball forward for the peace process'
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 19:50
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley maintained on CNN's State of the Union Sunday that President Trump's decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel this past week... will not hinder the Israel-Palestine peace process. "When it comes to those that are upset upset, we knew that was going to happen. But courage does cause that. When you make a decision, you're going have some that see it negatively and you're going to have some that see it positively," she told host Jake Tapper. "But I strongly believe this is going to move the ball forward for the peace process." Trump's controversial announcement sparked outrage among religious leaders and Arab League nations, as well as protests by Muslims worldwide, some of them violent. Watch an excerpt of Haley's...Evacuations ordered as more wildfires flare in California
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 19:48
A major flare-up on the western edge of Southern California's largest and most destructive wildfire has sent residents fleeing as flames churned through canyons and down hillsides toward coastal... towns.Sammy Hagar lists California home and Hawaii getaway villa
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:47
Sammy Hagar, the former frontman vocalist of bands Montrose and Van Halen, is selling a massive cliff-side Hawaiian oasis in Waipio Bay for $3.299 million.Rohit eager to learn from humiliation
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 19:45
Stand in India skipper Rohit Sharma feels that his team should try to learn from their humiliating seven wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Dharamsala.Twas The Night Before Bitcoin Futures
Forbes - 10 Dec 2017 19:44
The long awaited Bitcoin Futures launch tonight. My expectation is for underwhelming volume and better selling (the GBTC premium to NAV caught my eye). And I do take liberties with a famous seasonal... poem - to hopefully make you smile while waiting for those first trades.The New Jerusalem of Brexit is revealing itself to be a mirage | Matthew d'Ancona
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 19:43
Talks in Brussels are inching forward on ambiguities and vague promises. Those hoping that Theresa May is carving out real change may be sorely disappointed So, here's an idea: let's abolish the... wheel. Let's escape the tyranny of the circular device, and spend the money saved on axles, spokes and hubs on - oh, I don't know - the NHS. Let's take back control of rotation! But wait a minute. This can't be done overnight. We shall still need some means of transporting ourselves and our goods until we have formally renounced the wheel, but before we have agreed on a new device. There'll probably need to be an "implementation period" in which we remain "aligned" with the existing circular format. Related: Chances of no-deal Brexit have 'dropped dramatically' - David Davis Bath fear Taulupe Faletau may be set for long injury layoff
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 19:43
• No8 taken out by Toulon's Mathieu Bastareaud in Champions Cup defeat• 'He has medial ligament damage and it does not look good' Bath fear their Wales No8, Taulupe Faletau, will be out of action... for a number of weeks after he sustained a knee ligament injury when he was taken out at a ruck by Mathieu Bastareaud in the 24-20 Champions Cup defeat at Toulon onSaturday. The France centre and Toulon captain was not penalised for the incident, which happened on Bath's line just before the home side scored their second try, even though he entered the ruck from the side and smashed into a player who did not have the ball. ISL 2017-18: Mumbai City FC overcome Chennaiyin FC in intense game to jump to fifth position in tournament
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 19:41While Mumbai will remain at home to play against ATK, Chennai travel to Bengaluru to meet BFC, with both the games scheduled on 17 December. The post ISL 2017-18: Mumbai City FC overcome Chennaiyin FC... in intense game to jump to fifth position in tournament appeared first on Firstpost.
Barack Obama's Parting Gift to Donald Trump Was Mike Flynn
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 19:41After Flynn had proven himself a thorn in the collective sides of Obama and Ashton Carter, then Secretary of Defense, he jumped into the Trump campaign with both feet, famously leading a chant of... "Lock her up!" in reference to Hillary Clinton, at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
Manafort, Gates discussed 'press strategy' after he left Trump's campaign
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 19:40
Gates wrote Manafort needs to 'beat back the idea that this was nefarious work.'Most Alabama GOP leaders say they are voting for Roy Moore
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 19:39State officeholders who said they intended to vote for Moore often cited the need to keep the seat in Republican hands
Nobel Peace laureates: Nuclear war is 'one tantrum away'
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 19:38
Head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons described nuclear bombs as "a madman's gun held permanently to our temple." Why Mike Tirico's history of alleged sexual harassment hasn't led him to Matt Lauer's fate
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 19:37Ashes 2017: Ben Duckett axed from remaining matches for England Lions after batsman's bar prank in Perth
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 19:36Save for sending Duckett home immediately, which was mooted as a possibility, the outcome of his hearing appears to demonstrate that England are in no mood for any lenient responses. The post Ashes... 2017: Ben Duckett axed from remaining matches for England Lions after batsman’s bar prank in Perth appeared first on Firstpost.
Alabama race a no-win proposition for Republicans
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 19:35
The GOP either gets a Democrat or a Republican accused of sexually abusing several teenagers in his 30s. Ryan Shazier Injury Update: Steelers LB Shows 'Gradual Improvement' After Spinal Stabilization Surgery
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 19:34Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier is showing "signs of improvement" Sunday after undergoing spinal stabilization surgery on his injured back this week, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.... "Doctors are controlling and limiting his movement as they wait for the swelling and bruising in his back to subside," Schefter wrote, adding that Shazier's career is likely over.
German intelligence warns of increased Chinese cyberspying
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:33
Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, claims Chinese hackers are increasingly attacking European companies through trusted suppliers.Trump calls for firing after Washington Post reporter's mistaken tweet
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 19:33Aspen Lodge eco-home in Highlands on sale for £450,000
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:31
Aspen Lodge sits in a secluded plot of land in Glenborrodale overlooking Loch Sunart and has been run as a successful holiday let since it was built six years ago.Harassment All Around, Afghan Women Weigh Risks of Speaking Out
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 19:30
Watching the "Me, Too" campaign, some Afghan women are more willing to talk about assaults. But the danger to their lives if they do has not diminished.The Guardian view on Hastings pier: in need of support | Editorial
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 19:30
The community worked hard and gave generously to save one of Britain's great coastal landmarks. Their efforts must not be in vain Hastings pier is a beautiful reincarnation of a Victorian... extravaganza, a 21st century reimagining of one of the most familiar playthings of the seaside culture of a century ago. It has been saved through an innovative financial structure that involved setting up the first ever community benefit society, raising nearly £1m in shares from local people, and a multimillion-pound investment from the Heritage Lottery Fund. When it was first opened in 1872 it was described as the peerless pier. This year it was voted the people's pier of 2017; and in the ultimate accolade, in October its lovely new pavilion, clad in wood recycled from the original pier that had...Zaira Wasim molestation case: Mumbai police arrest accused as outrage over incident grows
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 19:29The man who allegedly molested Dangal actress Zaira Wasim has been arrested by the police The post Zaira Wasim molestation case: Mumbai police arrest accused as outrage over incident grows appeared... first on Firstpost.
Sons describe life with father who killed their mother
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:28
Luke and Ryan Hart have opened up about their father, Lance Hart, 57, who shot dead his wife Claire, 50, and their daughter Charlotte, 19, before killing himself in Lincolnshire, last year.Swedish royals assemble for Nobel Prize ceremony
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:26
Queen Silvia, 73, looked impeccable in a vibrant magenta dress and ceremonial sash, while her eldest daughter Crown Princess Victoria, 40, stunned in a sweeping powder blue number.Prakash Karat attacks Congress on Babri Masjid issue, calls secularism of party 'weak'
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 19:25In an apparent reference to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992, senior CPM leader Prakash Karat on Sunday claimed the then PV Narasimha Rao government had decided against stopping... the vandalism. The post Prakash Karat attacks Congress on Babri Masjid issue, calls secularism of party ‘weak’ appeared first on Firstpost.
Poll: Most Americans doubt GOP bill will cut their taxes or boost the economy
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 19:23
In a new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll, most Americans doubt the GOP bill before Congress will cut their taxes or boost the economy Illini fall to UNLV; Leron Black leaves after 12 minutes with injury
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 19:23Living On The Outside
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 19:22ANGER and HATE will not solve ANYTHING - even if it is directed at those which seem to 'deserve' it. Start with the ME and LOVE that outwards and see what can happen, for the ease of hate these days... is unbearable and I cannot bear the thought of passing this forward to future generations.
Super Bowl 2018 Betting Odds Ahead Of NFL Week 14 Sunday Games
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 19:21Sunday's Week 14 NFL games kick off at 1 p.m. ET time with most teams from both conferences still in the playoff hunt, and with dreams of winning Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Alabama GOP senator: I didn't vote for Roy Moore
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 19:21
WASHINGTON - Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby said Sunday he didn't vote for fellow Republican Roy Moore because "the state of Alabama deserves better.” Shelby said he already cast his vote in... the high-stakes special Senate election and wrote-in another unidentified Republican, rather than choose his party's nominee, who is accused of groping teenage girls....Collins says senators will face "tough decision" if Moore is elected
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 19:20"I would point out that I did not support Mr. Moore even prior to these allegations of sexual misconduct," she said
'We Can Take Them Apart.' ICAN Chief Beatrice Fihn Accepts Nobel Peace Prize for Group's Work to Ban Nuclear Weapons
Time - 10 Dec 2017 19:18
"They don't have to be that special"'Jessica Jones' Season 2 Spoilers: Everything We Know So Far
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 19:17Everyone's favorite drunken P.I. is coming back! Netflix announced that "Marvel's Jessica Jones" Season 2 is returning in 2018. Luckily, we already know a bit about what to expect. Release Date:... "Jessica Jones" Season 2 premieres on March 8. That's exactly one year before "Captain Marvel," the first female fronted Marvel movie, hits theaters.
Racial dispute at beloved bakery roils liberal college town in Ohio
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 19:17Kenya opposition group says protest mock inaugural postponed
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 19:14Kenya's main opposition group on Sunday postponed a mock ceremony to inaugurate its leader as president. Opposition leader Raila Odinga and his colleagues said in a statement the decision to …
The Jesus Lizard is back in full force, fury
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 19:10Travellers share the funniest things seen in airports
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:09
Travellers from all over the world have shared some of the hilarious things that they have seen in airports. One flyer put their child in a tray to go through the x-ray scanner in security.Nikki Haley says Trump accusers 'should be heard'
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 19:09
"Women who accuse anyone [of sexual misconduct] should be heard. They should be heard and they should be dealt with," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday on CBS' Face the... Nation. "And I think we heard from them prior to the election. And I think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up," she continued. Asked whether the election means sexual misconduct accusations against President Trump are a "settled issue, " Haley said the public must make that call. "I know that he was elected," she said. "But, you know, women should always feel comfortable coming forward. And we should all be willing to listen to them." Watch a clip of Haley's CBS appearance below. UN Amb. @nikkihaley on cultural shift and what it means...Labour activist suspended accused of anti-Semitism
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:08
A Labour Party campaigner has been suspended after posting an allegedly anti-Semitic video of three councillors doing a Hanukkah dance wearing traditional Jewish clothes.Lewis Hamilton buys £18m west London mansion
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:06
The seven-bedroom mansion in Kensington, west London was put on the market by Burberry chief designer Christopher Bailey, 46, and his husband, actor Simon Woods, 37.Boy arrested in fatal Waltham Cross stabbing case
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:06
Hertfordshire Police confirmed they have have arrested a boy, 14, from London, on suspicion of stabbing the victim, 15, to death near a primary school in Waltham Cross on Thursday.California fires rage into second week as massive blazes are 'expected to spread'
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 19:06School's makeover party for girls has dad asking about 'rip in space-time continuum'
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 19:05When his 12-year-old daughter, Ruby, informed Stephen Callaghan that girls in her class had been invited to a makeover party while boys were to tour a local hardware store, he …
Liverpool 1-1 Everton
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 19:01
Captain Wayne Rooney scores from the penalty spot as Everton come from behind against Liverpool to earn a draw in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.Dog can keep anything on his head without falling
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 19:01
Toby's owner Pat Langner, from Alberta, Canada, is able to balance items on his head. He was trained from the age of seven by his owner and has learnt how to balance balls, food and other items.Why Experts Don't Believe This Is a Rare First Map of America
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 19:00
Christie's had planned to sell the map this week, for possibly $1.2 million, but withdrew it from an auction when questions arose about its authenticity.The ryokan: the ancient Japanese inn that is the next big Airbnb thing
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 19:00
The rentals website is reporting a 600% rise in bookings next year for the traditional, family-run hosteries - the oldest of which dates back to the 8th century Hundreds of years ago, they were a... place for Japan's nomadic samurai to rest their limbs and reflect. But these days, the ryokan -atraditional, family-run Japanese inn that is usually close to a hot spring -seems to be the buzzword on trendy travellers' lips. Many of them feature modern spins such as onsite Michelin-starred restaurants, robotic toilets and luxury spas, and they are proving a hit with both Japanese tourists and international visitors. Airbnb's annual travel trends report identified the ryokan as one of the most popular alternative accommodations desired by its users in 2018, with a reported 600% rise in bookings...'LHHNY' Season 8 Episode 7 Spoilers: Remy Ma, Mariahlynn Discuss Plastic Surgery
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 19:00Although "Love & Hip Hop: New York" Season 8 has seen a lot of drama, some fans tend to forget that behind the arguments and drink throwing, there are people with feelings who round out the cast of... the popular VH1 series.
British celebrity publicist Max Clifford dies while imprisoned for sexual assault
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 18:59The confidant to the stars, whose clients included Simon Cowell and ex-Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed, was 74.
Theresa May faces first defeat on crucial Brexit Bill
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 18:58
A cross-party group of MPs are pushing an amendment that would force the government to hold a binding vote before it can formally enact the UK's departure from the EU.US Jerusalem decision backlash continues
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 18:58The backlash continues from US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, with protests, a stabbing and air strikes.
3 maps showing how much snow New England got from this weekend's storm
Boston - 10 Dec 2017 18:58
This season’s first snowstorm delivered — for the most part — as expected. According to the National Weather Service’s observations, Boston received 6.1 inches of snowfall, while most areas in... southern New England saw between 3 to 6 inches of accumulation. However, some pockets did get a little bit more. Further north, the snowfall in […]Three Arrested After Firebomb Attack on Swedish Synagogue
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 18:56
No one was injured after a masked gang tossed Molotov cocktails at the building in Gothenburg, but three men were held on suspicion of arson.Students will be able to complete a degree in two years
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 18:56
Students opting for 'accelerated' degrees will save around 20 per cent on tuition fees compared with their peers on traditional three-year courses.Sutton Coldfield Santa's Grotto is closed due to snow
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 18:55
Children were left in the cold after Santa and his elves failed to show up to hand out presents at Gracechurch Shopping Centre (pictured) in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.24 Sudanese Women Arrested For Wearing Pants, Charged With Indecency
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 18:53A group of women in Sudan were arrested for wearing pants, according to the BBC Sunday. The 24 women were charged with indecency. The women were caught at a party near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum... Wednesday. Sudanese law prevents people from wearing "an obscene outfit" or "causing an annoyance to public feelings." Women wearing pants is considered an obscene outfit and lawbreakers face a punishment of 40 lashes and a fine, according to the BBC.
'Black Ice Monday' warning after heavy snowfall
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 18:51Heavy snow has brought major travel disruption across the UK as severe weather left thousands of homes without power.
Cory Booker Calls On Donald Trump To Resign Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2017 18:50
"I just watched Al Franken do the honorable thing and resign," the Democratic senator said. "Why isn't Donald Trump doing the same thing?"Kenya opposition group says protest mock inaugural postponed
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 18:49Kenya's opposition leader says his group is postponing a mock ceremony to inaugurate him as president until a later date.
UN urges immediate evacuation of 137 Syrian children
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 18:48UNICEF calls for 137 sick Syrian children to be immediately evacuated from Eastern Ghouta.
Disabled woman was locked in police station
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 18:48
A disabled woman is suing the police after officers accidentally locked her in Luton Police Station for two hours when they forgot she was waiting to give a statement.The President Who Stole Christmas
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 18:48I can tell you this... we will celebrate Christmas this year, because Christmas is obviously more than the trees and lights and music... but it won't be a merry one. President Trump stole our... Christmas in Palestine right along with our capital, our history and our rights.
What are Republicans willing to sacrifice for a Senate seat?
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 18:47This Tuesday, the GOP faces a defining moment. With Donald Trump in the White House and the possibility of Roy Moore in the Senate, the nation is watching closely to see whether the GOP is becoming... the party of the GOB -- the good old boys.
Brit actress Romola Garai on why she quit Hollywood
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 18:46
Romola Garai is set to star in the BBC's hotly-anticipated adaptation of The Miniaturist this Christmas. The outspoken 35-year-old Brit actress has told of her own experience in the industry.Moore win would 'harken us back to days of segregation': Alabama congresswoman
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 18:46
Rep. Terri Sewell said Alabamians have been trying to overcome 'painful past.'Corsicans vote to elect new regional assembly
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 18:45Voters in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica voted Sunday to elect a new regional assembly -- with victory expected for Corsican nationalists. The nationalists on the once-restive island of... …
McDonald's Malaysia refutes Israel ties after boycott calls | Reuters
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 18:45KUALA LUMPUR
Hockey World League Final 2017: India coach Sjoerd Marijne lauds injury-hit Germany for spirited display
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 18:44India reclaimed the bronze medal at HWL Final after eking out a narrow 2-1 win over a depleted but spirited Germany in the third-fourth place classification match on Sunday. The post Hockey World... League Final 2017: India coach Sjoerd Marijne lauds injury-hit Germany for spirited display appeared first on Firstpost.
Vote in 2 Days, Alabama Senator Says Party Can 'Do Better' Than Roy Moore
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 18:44
Senator Richard C. Shelby, a fixture of Republican politics in Alabama for a generation, sent a clear message to his state's voters with an appearance on national television.A-League round 10 snapshot
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 18:44An overview of what happened in round 10 of the A-League 2017-18 season.
Kuwait names ruler's son Nasser Sabah Al Sabah as defence minister in Cabinet shakeup
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 18:43Kuwait has announced new picks for Cabinet, with five out of 16 members hailing from the royal family, including the ruler's son who has been chosen to head the defence ministry. The post Kuwait names... ruler’s son Nasser Sabah Al Sabah as defence minister in Cabinet shakeup appeared first on Firstpost.
Netanyahu: Palestinians must face reality over Jerusalem
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 18:42
Israel's prime minister says Jerusalem has "never been the capital of any other people".Prince Charles ascension 'could trigger debate on disestablishment'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 18:42
National Secular Society report says coronation could throw up questions about relationship between Church of England and state Prince Charles's ascension to the throne could trigger a national debate... about the relationship between the Church of England and the state, providing a "opportune moment" to make the case for disestablishment, according to the National Secular Society. Debate about whether an established, privileged "state church" is appropriate in an increasingly multi-faith and secular society is seen by many as off limits while the Queen remains monarch. Yazidis caught in 'political football' between Baghdad, Iraqi Kurds | Reuters
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 18:41SINJAR, Iraq
Raging California fire triggers new evacuation orders
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 18:39The Thomas Fire has scorched 173,000 acres and left more than 85,000 customers without power
New evacuations ordered as California wildfires rage on
Reuters - 10 Dec 2017 18:38VENTURA, Calif.
Global brewers line up bids for Vietnam's Sabeco sale - sources | Reuters
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 18:38SINGAPORE/LONDON
Gujarat Assembly poll officials 'forget' EVM in jeep in Dediapada constituency; driver brings it back
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 18:38In a lapse, officials posted in Dediapada constituency in Gujarat's Narmada district during the first phase of polls on Saturday "forgot" a "spare" VVPAT EVM unit in a private jeep while returning to... Rajpipala, a senior officer said on Sunday. The post Gujarat Assembly poll officials ‘forget’ EVM in jeep in Dediapada constituency; driver brings it back appeared first on Firstpost.
Why the overwhelming majority of North Korean defectors are women
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 18:37
Women make up the overwhelming majority of people who defect from North Korea, and the numbers are growing in recent years. Haley: Women accusers should be heard, even if Trump is target | Reuters
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 18:37WASHINGTON
City stretch lead with derby success
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 18:35
Manchester City set a new Premier League record of 14 consecutive wins as they beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday to open up an 11-point lead.Digital world offers opportunity and harm
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 18:34The United Nations Children's Fund says digital and online technologies could be a game-changer for kids at risk of being left behind if it's utilised properly.
Saturday Night Live: festive episode mocks men on Santa's naughty list
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 18:34
In a week that saw Al Franken resign and Republicans rally behind Roy Moore, sexual harassment took the spotlight - but Michael Che's undercover 'liberal white woman' stole the show It's Christmas at... a suburban mall, and Santa (Kenan Thompson) and his helper elf (Kate McKinnon) are taking requests from a queue of kids. "Can you tell me," says little Tyler, "what Al Franken did?" Call for immediate action on abuse inquiry
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 18:32Stakeholders want immediate action on the final report of the $500 million, five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse in institutions.
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby Says He Couldn't Bring Himself to Vote for Roy Moore
Time - 10 Dec 2017 18:31
"The state of Alabama deserves better"Melbourne alleged slavers to face court
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 18:31A Melbourne couple are expected to face a pre-trial court hearing, charged with keeping a woman as a slave for eight years.
Drunk driver collides with oncoming traffic on Notre-Dame
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 18:31
A 53-year-old man is in custody following a car crash on Notre-Dame on Sunday morning that miraculously left nobody injured.Blitzboks lose to Kiwis in Sevens semi-final
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 18:31New Zealand dashed the hopes of the SA team with an impressive 19-12 win.
Trump has 'no appreciation for diplomacy': Senate Democrat
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 18:30
Senate Dem says Trump should have handled Jerusalem announcement differently.Backlash, protests continue over Trump's Jerusalem decision
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 18:28Violence flares in Beirut; security guard stabbed in Jerusalem. PM to hail Brexit 'optimism' as talks loom
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 18:28Theresa May will hail a "new sense of optimism" in the Brexit negotiations, as she updates MPs for the first time since striking a deal with Brussels.
Hopes rise for release of Briton jailed in Iran after court hearing postponed
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 18:27
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's expected court appearance put off following Boris Johnson's trip to Tehran Hopes have been raised that the Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe could soon be... freed from a Tehran prison after her expected appearance in court was postponed in the wake of a visit to the country by the UK foreign secretary, Boris Johnson. Zaghari-Ratclifge's case was complicated when Johnson wrongly told parliament she was a training journalists in Iran, and it had been expected she would face fresh charges of espionage on Sunday, partly based on Johnson's remarks. Wayne Rooney penalty earns Everton unlikely derby point at Liverpool
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 18:27
Not scoring in a Merseyside derby had always been one of Wayne Rooney's great regrets in football. No longer. Everton's captain for the 229th meeting between the Merseyside rivals ticked that box at... Anfield and ensured regret belonged firmly to Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool. The hosts dominated at Anfield but simply and carelessly gave away two points to a Sam Allardyce side that came with only containment and a draw in mind. Liverpool wasted gilt-edged opportunities, gifted Rooney the chance to equalise Mohamed Salah's 19th goal of the season from the penalty spot and their manager made life easier for Everton by resting Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino on the bench until the second half. Rotation resembles flawless management when it works, needless caution when it does not. Needless...Alabama's GOP Senator Says Republicans 'Can Do Better' Than Roy Moore
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2017 18:25
But Richard Shelby says he still wouldn't vote for the Democrat in the race.Bitcoin Isn't A Currency - And Unless It Becomes One It Could Be Worthless
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 18:25Bitcoin is in decline. Not its price, which has increased 900% this yearand (at the time of writing) stands at over US$12,000 per unit, but its actual use as a currency. And this makes its rapid... appreciation all the more puzzling.
Mkhize urges conference delegates to denounce slate politics
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 18:21Zweli Mkhize says the elective conference should be respected by delegates and has urged them to go there aiming to build and unify the ANC.
The New Democratic Party Strategy: 'Dumb and Dumber'
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 18:21Democrats have demonstrated that they don't know how to fight and are unable to learn. The campaign mantra of "when they go low we go high" cost Democrats the election. And they are doing it again in... seeking a mythical high ground by persuading Al Franken to resign. What Democrats are adept at is playing into the con man's play book.
UK Championship 2017: No fly zone - Shaun Murphy sees off fly invader
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 18:20
Shaun Murphy shows who's boss as he removes an unwanted table guest to wrap up the second frame against Ronnie O'Sullivan.France's opposition set to lurch toward far right by electing new leader
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 18:19
Laurent Wauquiez poised to take control of Les Républicains with anti-immigration agenda reminiscent of Front National France's bitterly divided conservative opposition party is expected to elect a... new hardline leader on Sunday marking a move away from centre ground toward the territory of the far right. Barring a last minute disaster, Laurent Wauquiez will take control of Les Républicains (LR) party after its disastrous performance in the presidential election earlier this year when its candidate, François Fillon, failed to make it into the second round vote. Voters in Roy Moore - Doug Jones Race Sue to Prevent Election Officials from Destroying Evidence of Hacking
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 18:18An Alabama Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, and a minister have filed a lawsuit asking a Montgomery circuit court to order Alabama election officials to not destroy an audit trail generated by... most Alabama vote-counting machines in next week's contest between Judge Roy Moore and attorney Doug Jones.
Lakers News: Jordan Clarkson The Most Underrated Player In The NBA? Guard Leads LA Past Hornets
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 18:18With the Los Angeles Lakers boasting promising young stars Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, it might be easy to overlook the production of one of the only mainstay players on the roster. Jordan... Clarkson, who joined the Lakers as a second-round pick in 2014, has flown under the radar a bit this season, yet he has been an important contributor to Luke Walton's squad.
Lindsey Vonn shares hopeful message after injury
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 18:17
"Thank you for the well wishes" Mideast madness: Violent response to Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is about Jew hatred, not diplomacy
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 18:17
To anyone unfamiliar with the burning cauldron of Mideast politics, it must seem bizarre. How can people around the world be rioting, firing rockets at Israel, firebombing a synagogue in Sweden and... threatening even more terrorism over U.S. President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel? And promising to move the U.S. embassy […]Max Clifford, Publicist and Sex Offender, Dies After Collapse in Prison
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 18:17
Mr. Clifford, once Britain's highest-profile publicity agent, was serving an eight-year sentence for assaulting woman and girls as young as 15.Caught up in Lebanon tear gas clashes
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 18:17
Protests against US President Donald Trump's controversial decision turn ugly again in Beirut.Free State ANC conference will not go unchallenged
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 18:17
Disgruntled members of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State are expected to challenge the outcomes of the party's provincial elective conference.Trump Wants Washington Post Reporter Fired Over Misleading Tweet
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 18:13
The president said the reporter, Dave Weigel, should be fired for a photo he posted on Twitter of a sparsely filled arena before a rally for the president in Florida.Mother of heroin-addict son says not to give to homeless
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 18:13
The mother, from Cardiff, said the only time she can get through to her son is when he is at rock bottom and people giving him money or food are just enabling him to stay on the streets."CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor to interview French president
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 18:10"CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor" will originate from Paris on Monday, with Glor anchoring from Élysée Palace
UK Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan & Shaun Murphy tied at 4-4 in final
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 18:09
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy are tied at 4-4 after an enthralling first session in the UK Championship final in York.What Is Mermaid Syndrome? Rare Disorder Causes Babies Born With Fused Legs
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 18:08A woman in West Bengal, India, gave birth to a child stricken with a rare congenital deformity known as sirenomelia, or "Mermaid Syndrome." The baby died four hours after delivery due to... complications, according to reports Wednesday. Muskura Bibi, 23, gave birth to the child who had fused legs at the Chittaranjan Deva Sadan Hospital, a government-operated facility in Kolkata.
A wiser Mark Hamill is still having galactic fun as old Luke in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 18:08
The original star remembers being competitive for Carrie Fisher's affections and sees parts of his character in the new crew. Rooney rescues a point
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 18:08
Liverpool were dominant in Sunday's Merseyside derby at Anfield, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw after conceding a late penalty.Corsicans vote to elect new regional assembly
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 18:07Voters in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica are voting to elect a new regional assembly -- with victory expected for Corsican nationalists.
Heavy snow and fires: the weekend's top photos
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 18:06
The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including Santa runs, heavy snow in the UK, California wildfires and West Bank demonstrations Palestinian stabs Israeli security guard in Jerusalem 'terror' attack
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 18:05
An Israeli security guard was stabbed by a Palestinian in Jerusalem Sunday in what local authorities are calling a terror attack. The unidentified officer was knifed in the chest near the entrance to... the city’s central bus station, reports Haaretz newspaper. He’s in critical condition, and is currently being treated at a nearby hospital. The...Sun Tzu: The Ass of War
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 18:04Sun Tzu, whose book, The Art of War, was written some 2,500 years ago during a period of constant war, and popularized in the West some 100 years ago (just in time for industrialized warfare), is the... leading example of what's wrong with digging up ancient platitudes as guides for action today in the areas of war and peace.
Blacks, War and the Phony "Resistance"
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 18:03Democratic Party "resistance" to Donald Trump is a sham that has succeeded only in increasing the likelihood of nuclear war and the certainty of massive impoverishment. The two corporate political... parties have, in reality, forged an even deeper alliance since the 2016 election, guaranteeing an epochal transfer of wealth to the rich.
Wild elephant attacks a bus
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 18:01
An elephant attacked a bus in southwest China while its driver was inside.Pittsburgh Steelers Vs. Baltimore Ravens: Sunday Night Football Week 14 Odds And Expert Picks
Forbes - 10 Dec 2017 18:01
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens are set to clash on Sunday Night Football in Week 14 of the 2017 NFL season. Get ready for this AFC North showdown in primetime with a preview that... includes the start time, TV info, updated odds and an expert pick from a Las Vegas betting pro.The Letters of Sylvia Plath and the Transformation of a Poet's Voice
The New Yorker - 10 Dec 2017 18:00
Anwen Crawford on the letters of Sylvia Plath, from 1940 to 1956, recently published in a new volume.Stories from the first Intifada: 'They broke my bones'
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 17:59Three Palestinians who lived through the first uprising from 1987-1993 share their experiences.
Jason Kenney 'cautiously optimistic' he will win Alberta by-election Thursday
Globe and Mail - 10 Dec 2017 17:59The one-time federal Conservative cabinet minister is one of seven candidates in the Calgary Lougheed constituency, which has traditionally voted Conservative
Palestinian stabs Israeli in Jerusalem; anti-Trump protest flares in Beirut
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 17:58Four days of street protests in the Palestinian territories over Trump's announcement on Wednesday have largely died down.
Boxer's ear is nearly ripped off in boxing bout
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 17:55
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Super featherweight boxer Stephen Smith's (inset) ear was nearly ripped off after he clashed heads with Francisco Vargas during a bout in Vegas.Review: Taylor Swift Leads a Jingle Ball Full of Hardheaded Women and Nice Guys
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 17:54
The annual concert of hitmakers at Madison Square Garden slighted pop's diversity, offering a narrow definition of what "hit radio" looked like in 2017.Tips for safe winter cycling
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 17:54
A group of winter cyclists encourage Montrealers to give a cold weather ride a try.'The Square' wins big at European Film Awards
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 17:50Swedish comedy "The Square" has swept this year's European Film Awards, winning six prizes, including for best film, director and screenwriter. Ruben Ostlund's film already took the Cannes Film... Festival's …
Free State ANC conference...the wait continues
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 17:50The party says the delays are due to the registration of delegates which has been underway for hours now.
Blues lose Jaden Schwartz for at least six weeks with ankle injury
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 17:50Left winger has 14 goals and 35 points this season.
3 Arrested For Firebomb Attack on Swedish Synagogue
Time - 10 Dec 2017 17:49
No one was injured in the second anti-Jewish attack in Sweden in two daysSwiss woman angry over champagne refusal ejected from plane
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 17:44German police say the pilot of a passenger jet destined for Zurich made an unscheduled stop at Stuttgart airport because a Swiss passenger become aggressive after being denied champagne. Reutlingen... …
Manchester United v Manchester City: Premier League - live!
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 17:43
Live updates from the Manchester derby at Old Trafford Email Niall or tweet @niallmcveigh with your thoughts Liverpool v Everton - live with Ben Fisher! Live scores: all Sunday's goals as they go in... 3.40pm GMT José has taken the handbrake off the bus, naming Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford in a lively front three behind Romelu Lukaku. United also revert to a back four, with Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo at centre-back. There's no place in the squad for either Marouane Fellaini or Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Fabian Delph are all fit to start for the visitors, with the only slight surprise in City's line-up the inclusion of Gabriel Jesus, preferred up front to Sergio Agüero. 3.33pm GMT Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Valencia, Smalling,...Thousands dress as Santa to raise money in Glasgow fun-run
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 17:42
Thousands of Santa's made their way through the streets of Glasgow today for the annual Santa Dash 5km charity fundraiser this morning. Around 7,500 attended last year's event.SNL goes after inconsistent responses to misconduct in 'Sexual Harassment Charlie'
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 17:42
After coming under criticism for being too slow to address sexual misconduct allegations against media figures like producer Harvey Weinstein, Saturday Night Live has been making up for lost time. The... latest episode sees the subject pop up in the cold open, a Weekend Update segment, and a sketch called "Sexual Harassment Charlie." The scene is an office workplace, where two newly fired employees — James Franco's CFO Doug and Kenan Thompson's elderly front desk man, Charlie — are apologizing to their female coworkers for past sexual harassment. Doug apologizes for inappropriate nicknames and compliments, while Charlie is sorry for making comments like, "If I was 11 years younger, I'd put you in a large sack, throw you in the trunk of my Eldorado, drive you to my sister's house with a...Child killer 'living as man in women-only HMP Low Newton'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 17:39
Hannah Bonser, who stabbed 13-year-old Casey Kearney to death, is reportedly living as a man called Adam while serving a minimum of 22 years at HMP Low Newton in County Durham.European Champions Cup: La Rochelle 49-29 Wasps
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 17:39
Wasps suffer a second Champions Cup defeat of the season but rescue a four-try bonus point as they are hammered in La Rochelle.Under Trump, E.P.A. Has Slowed Actions Against Polluters, and Put Limits on Enforcement Officers
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 17:38
An analysis of enforcement data at the E.P.A. shows a substantial drop in activity against polluters when compared to the Obama and Bush administrations.Daily Inspiration --- Consensus
OpEdNews - 10 Dec 2017 17:37I call myself a scientist, but I'm frightened to realize to what extent my judgment about what is true is shaped by the views of the community around me. Yet more frightening is to realize the extent... to which their judgment about what is true is shaped by mine.
Sizing John wins John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 17:35
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Sizing John claimed an impressive victory on his return to the track in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown.Southern California Wildfires 2017: How Many Fires Are Contained?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 17:34Southern California wildfires are expected to continue into Sunday with firefighters battling blazes that will be further stoked by strong and erratic Santa Ana winds that could gust 50 mph in the... morning. According to Saturday reports, many of the fires have been mostly contained, though the Thomas Fire in Ventura County is only 15 percent contained.
Things get awkward when Santa tries to answer kids' political questions on SNL
Boston - 10 Dec 2017 17:32
"Santa didn't study economics."UN envoy Haley on decision: 'Will of the American people'
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 17:32US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday cited "the will of the American people" in defending President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the... US Embassy there.
Nikki Haley: Women Accusers Should Be Heard, Even If Trump Is The Target
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2017 17:32
"I think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way - they have every right to speak up."Seven Things You Must Do On LinkedIn At The End Of Each Year
Forbes - 10 Dec 2017 17:28
If you aren't updating your LinkedIn profile regularly, take some time at least annually to focus on these important actions.SNL Takes Shots at Donald Trump, Roy Moore and Al Franken in Cold Open
Time - 10 Dec 2017 17:26
The show targeted both sides of the political aisleStar U.S. Diplomat Quits With Fiery Letter To Rex Tillerson
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2017 17:26
The Trump administration has a "stinging disrespect" for diplomats, she wrote.Serial killer Todd Kohlhepp says there are more victims
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 17:25
South Carolina man convicted of killing seven people says he has more victims who have not been discovered. PAC elects Narius Moloto as new party president
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 17:25Moloto was the party's secretary general is filling the post after it was vacant, following the expulsion of Luthando Mbinda.
Universities' response to pay row 'embarrassing and humiliating'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 17:24
University chief says sector has lost the public argument over vice-chancellors' pay and suffered damage to its reputation The university sector's response to the debate around vice-chancellors' pay... has been "embarrassing and humiliating" and damaged its reputation, according to the head of the University of Buckingham. Sir Anthony Seldon, a political historian who has been a vice-chancellor at the university since 2015, said: "The sector has not reacted well [to the debate around pay]. We have lost the public argument and we should have responded earlier when it first came up." Man takes selfie on stolen phone, sparking police hunt
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 17:23
This is the man who sparked a police hunt for himself after taking selfies on a stolen mobile phone that was taken from a car in Solihull.Haley on Trump accusers: Women who accuse anyone "should be heard" and "dealt with"
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 17:22When asked what she thinks of the "cultural shift" taking place in the U.S., Haley said she is "incredibly proud of the women who have come forward"
The stories that go untold when a small town loses its newspaper
Globe and Mail - 10 Dec 2017 17:20At 147, the Packet and Times was almost as old as the town itself. Last month, its owners killed it off. It was just one of many small newspapers closed with a snap of the fingers by Canada's two... biggest newspaper chains. Marcus Gee spends one week in Orillia, Ont. telling the stories that won't be told anymore
Sales of steering locks DOUBLE
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 17:20
Drivers have been forced to go back to basics to stay a step ahead of tech savvy thieves that are using gadgets including locking jammers and relay boxes to snatch motors under owners' noses.Haley: Women accusers should be heard, even if Trump is target
Reuters - 10 Dec 2017 17:19WASHINGTON
Watch The 4 Best 'SNL' Sketches From Last Night
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 17:18James Franco hosted last night's "Saturday Night Live," and while the episode wasn't a standout, there were a few sketches that were just funnier than the rest. These are the best sketches from "SNL"... Season 43, episode 10:
European Cross Country Championships: Britain top medal table with five golds
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 17:17
Great Britain win five gold and four bronze to lead the medal table at the European Cross Country Championships in Samorin, Slovakia.Violence erupts near U.S. Embassy in Lebanon
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 17:14
Lebanese security forces deployed tear gas and water cannons against protesters outside the U.S. Embassy near Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday. The demonstrators, who threw rocks and set fires in the road,... were protesting President Trump's announcement that the United States will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Some protesters reportedly attempted to break into the American diplomatic compound by climbing through barbed wire defenses, and Lebanese police barricaded the road near the embassy entrance. "There is a lot of anger here. What they're chanting is, 'Palestine forgive us, they closed the door on us,' clearly in reference to Arab leaders," said Al Jazeera reporter Zeina Khodr, who was on the scene. "The protesters here feel Arab leaders have just been talking, but not taking any...Watch: Palestinian stabs Israeli security guard in Jerusalem
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 17:12
The stabbing of an Israeli security guard at Jerusalem's main bus station by a Palestinian was captured on graphic surveillance video.World Series 2018 Betting Odds: Yankees Ahead Of Dodgers After Stanton Trade?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 17:10The New York Yankees on Saturday acquired superstar slugger Giancarlo Stanton in a trade with the Miami Marlins, according to multiple reports. The addition of the National League MVP has oddsmakers... feeling good about the Yankees' chances of winning the 2018 World Series. According to betting site Bovada, the Yankees are now favored ahead of the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the defending World Series champion Houston Astros. The Yankees have +500 odds of winning it all, while the Dodgers and Astros are both listed at +600.
What NFL experts are saying about this week's Patriots-Dolphins game
Boston - 10 Dec 2017 17:07
COMMENTARY Everybody stinks. Miami. Buffalo. Denver. Oakland. Tampa Bay. Houston. Even Kansas City, the team that embarrassed the defending champs on their own home turf on Opening Night, has... collapsed into an also-ran conundrum. It seems only the Pittsburgh Steelers can even think to match up against the New England Patriots, a showdown happening only […]Turkish president calls Israel a 'terror state'
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 17:05
Turkey’s president has escalated his vitriol over the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, calling Israel a “terror state.” In a speech Sunday in central Turkey, Turkish... President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “Israel is a terror state.” He called Israeli forces “terrorists,” referring to a photograph of a blindfolded Palestinian youth being led...Swedish synagogue attacked with firebombs
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 17:05
A synagogue in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, was attacked with firebombs late Saturday evening while a youth event was happening inside. No one was injured, and the building was not damaged. Swedish... authorities have arrested three people in connection to the attack, and eyewitnesses report the flaming objects were thrown by a group of about a dozen young men. The attack has been linked in news reports to Friday protests in Malmo, Sweden, in which critics of President Trump's decision to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel's capital shouted anti-Semitic slogans. "I'm terribly upset over the attack on a synagogue in Goteborg yesterday and calls for violence against Jews at a demonstration in Malmo," Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said Sunday. "There is no place for anti-Semitism in our...Christmas cul-de-sac dubbed Britain's most festive street
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 17:04
Nearly all 50 houses on Runton Road in Poole, Dorset, are lit up at this time of year with flashing bulbs, singing Santas, giant inflatable snowmen and model reindeer, sleighs and trains.North Korea is hacking bitcoin exchanges as currency value soars, expert says
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 17:02
As bitcoin's value continues to surge, North Korean hackers are taking advantage by targeting exchanges to gain financial profit, experts said on Friday as sanctions against Kim Jong Un regime... threaten to impede on economic development.Arab League states demand Trump retract Jerusalem decision
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 17:01
Foreign ministers from 22 Arab League nations issued a statement Sunday saying President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel this past week is a "dangerous development... that places the United States at a position of bias in favor of the occupation [of Palestine] and the violation of international law and resolutions." The statement asks Trump to make a retraction. Failing that, signatory states will petition the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution denouncing the decision, which critics say will impede the Israel-Palestine peace process. Trump argued his announcement is "nothing more or less than a recognition of reality," as Israel's government is based in Jerusalem. Read The Week's Noah Millman on why he may be right.Researchers: Early stage HIV affects brain
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 17:00Scientists compared the brain activity of people infected with HIV, with those who are HIV negative while they are performing tasks that trigger specific regions of the brain.
DIY heated seats not worth the hassle
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 17:00Swedish synagogue firebombed amid Jerusalem protests
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 16:59
HELSINKI -- Three people have been arrested for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg, the second anti-Jewish attack in the Nordic nation in two days. Jewish... groups condemned the attacks as “unconscionable” and demanded that authorities take action. No one was injured in the attack late Saturday during a...British Celebrity Publicist Max Clifford Dies While Serving Sex Crimes Sentence
Time - 10 Dec 2017 16:58
Clifford, 74, was a confidante of stars who was accused of luring young girlsCall to strike jihadis 'appalling' - Corbyn ally
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 16:57
Labour have branded the idea of targeted strikes on British jihadis fighting for so-called Islamic State "appalling" and an abandonment of the rule of law.Moeen Ali says culture and behaviour of England team must change
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 16:53
• 'We have to be on our best behaviour to inspire younger generation'• Ben Duckett suspended after pouring drink over Jimmy Anderson Moeen Ali has admitted that the culture and behaviour of the... England cricket team needs to change or they risk turning a generation of children away from thesport. Speaking after the tourists drew their two-day match against a Cricket Australia XI in the sweltering 36C heat of Perth, and in his capacity as the stand-in captain for a team made up of reserves and Lions players, the all-rounder addressed the latest late-night error of judgment that has given rise to talk of an alcohol problem in the squad. Snow disrupts road, air travel in England
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 16:51Unexpectedly heavy snowfall has disrupted travel across central England and Wales, with airports shut and roads blocked; even London was not spared.
ISL 2017, Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC , Football Match: LIVE Score and Updates
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 16:46Catch all the live updates from ISL match between Mumbai City FC and Chennaiyin FC. The post ISL 2017, Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC , Football Match: LIVE Score and Updates appeared first on... Firstpost.
Republicans have crossed the line with Roy Moore's candidacy for Senate: Voters should show party the door
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 16:45On Tuesday, Roy Moore, who is running for the US Senate seat in Alabama, will likely win. Moore, for those not in the know, has been accused of sexual harassment by around a dozen women. More... disturbingly, most of these women claim--rather credibly to most ears--that Moore approached/propositioned them when they were teenagers. The post Republicans have crossed the line with Roy Moore's candidacy for Senate: Voters should show party the door appeared first on Firstpost.
England's booze issues not funny to Lehmann
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 16:45
Australia coach Darren Lehmann says that England's alcohol related problems don't cause him to chuckle.JMPD officer killed in Soweto roadblock
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 16:45A metro officer was run over and killed by a motorist during a roadblock in Soweto on Friday night‚ the Johannesburg Metro Police Department said on Sunday.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ican warns nuclear war 'a tantrum away'
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 16:44
Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, Ican's Beatrice Fihn appears to refer to the North Korean crisis.Amit Shah says Congress indulging in 'caste politics and minority appeasement' during Gujarat polls
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 16:43BJP president Amit Shah accused the Congress of indulging in "politics of minority appeasement" during the Gujarat polls as the latter was sure of its defeat The post Amit Shah says Congress indulging... in ‘caste politics and minority appeasement’ during Gujarat polls appeared first on Firstpost.
Anti-migrant leader pushes to win national power in Italy
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 16:42
An Italian right-wing party leader has used a rally opposing easier citizenship for foreigners to seek more support in Italy's upcoming election.Southampton 1-1 Arsenal
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 16:42
Substitute Olivier Giroud glances in a superb late header to salvage a point for an underwhelming Arsenal side at Southampton.Niehaus says allegations against him part of smear campaign against NDZ
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 16:38Former political spin doctor Carl Niehaus says he has consulted with his attorneys on appropriate legal steps over an article in the Sunday Times which he says contains "unsubstantiated" allegations... against him on a matter dating back 11 years to 2006. The Sunday Times reported on Sunday that Niehaus had "killed off" his mother in an elaborate hoax to wriggle out of paying a R4.
Ashes: Ben Duckett suspended from playing on England Lions tour
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 16:36
England Lions batsman Ben Duckett is suspended from playing for the rest of their tour of Australia after pouring a drink over James Anderson in a Perth bar.Calais ferry runs aground with 313 onboard, no injuries
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 16:36Authorities in the French port city of Calais say a ferry with 313 people onboard has run aground, interrupting boat traffic across the English Channel.
Soumahoro nicks win for Sundowns
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 16:35
Mamelodi Sundowns took sole lead of the Premiership after securing a deserved 1-0 win over Golden Arrows at the Princess Magogo Stadium on Sunday.SAAF helicopter crashes near Cape Town
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 16:34The Du Toitskloof mountain pass in the Western Cape has been closed after a helicopter crashed onto the road after flying into power cables.
Israeli defense chief calls for Arab boycott after protests
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 16:34Israel is 'terrorist state' that 'kills children,' Turkish president says, as violence flares in Lebanon after Trump's Jerusalem decision
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 16:33Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday described Israel as a "terrorist state" and said that it "kills children."Nazanin court delay is 'ripple of freedom'
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 16:33
The family of a jailed British mother says a delay in her court case signals a "ripple of freedom" that may change the tide.Paarl residents homeless after blaze destroys flats, shacks
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 16:32The Drakenstein fire department says 14 housing units located in four blocks of flats, as well as 42 informal structures, have been destroyed.
Smartphone pedometers offer opportunities to monitor health, study says
Globe and Mail - 10 Dec 2017 16:30A research says smartphones could also be a tool for physicians to monitor and prescribe more activity to their patients
LINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 12/10/17
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 16:30Today's Birthday (12/10/17). You can realize your visions this year. Craft and implement your plan with disciplined coordination to profit. Winter explorations reveal new directions that lead to... flourishing communications, networking and creativity. Family finances expand next summer. Talk through...
President Trump Records Robocalls for Roy Moore
Time - 10 Dec 2017 16:29
Trump recorded phone messages supporting Moore in the Alabama Senate raceViolence flares at protest near US Embassy in Lebanon
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 16:28Protesters set fires in the street and threw projectiles toward security forces that had barricaded the main road to the U.S. Embassy in the Awkar.
Max Clifford went from publicity master to sex attacker
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 16:27
Max Clifford, who died after collapsing at prison in Cambridgeshire, was the PR guru whose fall from grace was chronicled with the sort of front-page publicity he toiled to earn for his celebrity... clients.Kin says student from Hyderabad shot at in Chicago, seeking help from Ministry of External Affairs
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 16:27A student from Hyderabad was shot at by an unidentified person in Chicago in the United States, his family members said. The post Kin says student from Hyderabad shot at in Chicago, seeking help from... Ministry of External Affairs appeared first on Firstpost.
British backpacker paralysed after fall in New Zealand
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 16:26
Matthew Williamson, 30, severed his spinal cord when he and fell four metres from the top of a ladder while working as an industrial abseiler in New Zealand.Substitute Giroud earns Arsenal a point
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 16:26Olivier Giroud headed an 88th-minute equaliser to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw at Southampton in the Premier League.
Great white shark seen near WA could be biggest ever seen
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 16:25
An estimated six metre great white shark spotted off West Australia's popular Fourth Beach in Esperance is believed to be one of the biggest ever seen in the country's waters.Hibernian 2-2 Celtic
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 16:25
Hibernian come from two goals behind to draw with Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic after a breathtaking finale at Easter Road.MEC Schafer sends condolences to family of schoolgirl who died in Vietnam
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 16:25MEC Debbie Schafer on Sunday expressed condolences to the family of a Cape Town schoolgirl who died suddenly while on a school tour in Vietnam.
Disgraced celebrity publicist dies in UK jail
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 16:22Max Clifford, the UK's best-known celebrity publicist whose clients included OJ Simpson, has died in prison aged 74, the UK's Ministry of Justice told CNN.
Quebec government flirts with guaranteed minimum income in $3 billion anti-poverty plan
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 16:22
The Quebec government unveiled a $3 billion anti-poverty plan on Sunday, drawing criticism from advocacy groups who said it targets too narrow a group of people to truly make a dent.Quebec anti-poverty plan to include guaranteed minimum income
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 16:22
The Couillard government is set to unveil its action plan to fight poverty, which includes a guaranteed minimum income for Quebecers.Chakrabarti condemns airstrikes targeting British jihadis
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 16:20
Baroness Chakrabarti branded Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson 'appalling' after he said airstrikes against potential threats were 'legitimate'.Late Olivier Giroud equaliser spares Arsenal against Southampton
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 16:16
When Arsène Wenger made his third and final substitution, with Arsenal trailing and struggling for penetration at what has been a bogey ground for them, the travelling supporters groaned. Alexandre... Lacazette was the player to make way. The summer signing had looked dangerous, at times and, surely, the team needed their leading scorer on the field? It proved to be a game-saving masterstroke. Not for the first time, the striker that keeps Lacazette out of the France national team made an impression from the bench. Olivier Giroud has not started a Premier League game this season but he now has four goals in the competition - and seven overall for the club. NDZ wants to show whites that blacks in informal settlements 'live worse than their dogs'
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 16:16ANC presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has lashed out at white people.
I-League: Ansumana Kromah, Aser Dipanda Dicka help Mohun Bagan thrash Churchill Brothers 5-0
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 16:15Mohun Bagan's five-star show also matched their arch-rival East Bengal's 5-1 rout of Shillong Lajong at the same venue on Saturday. The post I-League: Ansumana Kromah, Aser Dipanda Dicka help Mohun... Bagan thrash Churchill Brothers 5-0 appeared first on Firstpost.
UK: First snow of the year reaches London
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 16:15Heavy snow, freezing fog and gale force winds in the UK â€" luckily not all in the same place.
Rajasthan 'love jihad' case: Asaduddin Owaisi questions Narendra Modi's silence on murder of Mohammed Afrazul
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 16:14AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said Narendra Modi told the people in Gujarat he was pained by "abuses" hurled at him but kept mum on the killing of a Muslim labourer in Rajasthan The post Rajasthan... ‘love jihad’ case: Asaduddin Owaisi questions Narendra Modi’s silence on murder of Mohammed Afrazul appeared first on Firstpost.
Essex boy who spent half his life battling cancer dies
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 16:13
Five-year-old Jacob Jones, from Braintree, Essex, died in hospice on Saturday with his parents at his bedside. The boy was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma when he was just two years old.US-led coalition congratulates Iraq on defeating IS
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 16:11The top U.S.-led coalition commander is congratulating Iraq on defeating the Islamic State group.
Still no start in sight for ANC Free State conference
Mail & Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 16:11The controversial conference, which has been postponed four times, is expected to elect a new provincial leadership.
How To Support A Friend Who Has Depression
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 16:10At first it may be a reluctance to hang out. Gradually it turns into a disinterest in most things, and a newfound tendency, and then compulsion, to sleep. Eventually, you don't even recognize your... friend anymore. All that's left is a person clearly in need of help, but who feels nothing -- not even the desire to seek that help.
Nobel laureate fears U.S. politics could undermine science
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 16:10
An American scientist who shared this year's Nobel Prize for medicine bluntly criticized political developments at home in his address at the awards' gala banquet, saying that U.S. scientists are... facing funding cutbacks that will hurt research.Nobel laureates speak out about politics, nuclear weapons
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 16:10An American researcher who shared this year's Nobel Prize for medicine bluntly criticized political developments at home in his address at the awards' gala banquet Sunday night.Canadian Nobel Peace Prize winner urges world to ban nukes
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 16:10A survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima compared her struggle to survive in 1945 to the objectives of the group awarded this year's Nobel's Peace Prize during a formal presentation Sunday.Zweli Mkhize to address Soweto supporters
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 16:08Earlier on Sunday, Mkhize conducted a door to door campaign ahead of ward 11's bi-elections in February next year.
Lions' Jim Caldwell on hot seat; extension reportedly only 1 year
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 16:07
If the Lions decide to fire Caldwell after the season, Patriots coordinators Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia are top replacement candidates. 'SNL' cold open: Kids wonder if Al Franken, Roy Moore and Trump are on Santa's naughty list
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 16:04Peace laureate urges world to 'see the light' and ban nukes
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 16:01
A leading activist in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, has likened her group's aim with her struggle to survive the atomic bombing of... Hiroshima.Giroud earns Arsenal a point in 1-1 draw at Southampton
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 16:00
Olivier Giroud headed in an 88th-minute equalizer to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw at Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday Ferry runs aground at Calais port in France
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 16:00
The P&O vessel got into difficulty after it hit a gangway while manoeuvring to leave the port on its way to Dover, the company said.'Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle' Hallmark Movies, Mysteries Premiere: Cast And Trailer
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 16:00There's no point in spending Sunday night dwelling on the fact that Monday is almost here when you could be watching a brand new Hallmark Movies & Mysteries premiere instead. "Karen Kingsbury's... Maggie's Christmas Miracle," starring Jill Wagner and Luke Macfarlane, debuts on the network tonight at 9 p.m. EST, and is based on the novel "Maggie's Miracle" by Karen Kingsbury.
Christmas Songs Lyrics: Words To 'Silent Night', 'Deck the Halls', Other Carols
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 16:00Holiday season is here and it's time to bring out the boom box and belt out your favorite carols. Spreading the holiday cheer, carols carry scenes of tradition that date back to the 19th century. This... also means that you should have a healthy supply of famous carols in your head to be able to start singing at the slightest prompting. If you are worried that you may not be able to remember the lyrics to all of them, rest at ease. We have you covered.
Take back control: Taylor Swift shows the media how it's done | Jane Martinson
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 16:00
The phrase has been tarnished by its political hijacking, but it is still meaningful and the singer is its musical apotheosis When Taylor Swift sang "I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me" on her... latest album, she could have been talking about a recent breakup. But I'd put money on it being about the media, not men. Reputation, which came out in November, marks a turning point in her relationship with the people who write about her. The cover shows her against a background of her name repeated endlessly in newsprint. She has refused to promote the album in the traditional way by giving interviews. Mince pies taste test: seasonal sensation or festive flop?
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 16:00
We buy about 370m mince pies each year in the UK. Once upon a time, supermarket varieties were 'generally unspeakable' - have they improved? There is a Premier Foods factory in Barnsley that, in the... runup to Christmas, fires out 2.3m mince pies a day. That's 180m each season. A staggering figure, yet it accounts for less than half of the 370m mince pies sold in the UK each year. These days unrecognisable from its medieval origins as a spiced ox tongue and beef suet pastry, the mince pie, clearly, still occupies a very special place in Britain's affections. This, despite 17th-century Puritan purges (mince pies were condemned as a sign of Catholic gluttony), and the old, mass-produced supermarket versions, which for decades - their shrunken fillings a chaos of sugar, dank fruits and shrill...YouTube advertising crackdown puts some creators out of work
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 16:00North Korean nuclear test moved the planet's crust
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:58
Two tremors detected in North Korea yesterday were likely to be aftershocks from the hermit nation's reckless nuclear test in early September, experts have claimed.Giroud rescues a draw at St Mary's
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 15:57
Olivier Giroud came off the bench and to the rescue for Arsenal in a 1-1 draw against Southampton at St Mary's on Sunday.EIB accused of marring EU climate goals with €1.5bn gas pipeline loan
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:56
European Investment Bank expected to approve loan on day of summit to mark second anniversary of Paris deal The EU's bank has come under fire for moves towards approving a €1.5bn (£1.3bn) loan for... a gas pipeline from Azerbaijan to western Europe as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, prepared to hosted a climate change summit in Paris. Campaigners said the European Investment Bank, which is expected to support the transadriatic pipeline (TAP) with one of its largest ever loans on Tuesday, was acting against the EU's climate change commitments. Ferry runs aground in Calais harbour
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:55
No injuries reported as ferry with more than 200 passengers on board runs aground in stormy weather A ferry with more than 200 passengers on board has run aground in stormy weather in Calais in... northern France, the Pas-de-Calais prefecture said. "Nobody is hurt and the ship is stable," a spokesman said on Sunday. BBC racked up £13,000 on taxis for workers last Christmas
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:55
Around 100 bills were filed by staff for using taxis on Christmas Day at various studios across the country - costing the broadcaster £6,528.NCA called in over £2m property planning bribe allegations
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:53
The National Crime Agency has been called in after tape emerged of a businessman with close ties to Labour allegedly demanding a £2million bribe to secure planning permission.Amid Gujarat poll frenzy, Rahul Gandhi likely to take over Congress' reins on 16 December
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 15:53Rahul Gandhi is likely to assume the reins of the Congress on 16 December, marking a generational shift in the grand old party when his mother and its longest-serving president would formally hand... over the baton to him The post Amid Gujarat poll frenzy, Rahul Gandhi likely to take over Congress’ reins on 16 December appeared first on Firstpost.
Gujarat polls: In Dabhoi, BJP resorts to polarising campaign as social equations favour Congress
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 15:50Dabhoi, one of the 36 constituencies of Gujarat where Muslims can influence the results, appears to be a hard nut to crack for the BJP as social dynamics do not favour it. The post Gujarat polls: In... Dabhoi, BJP resorts to polarising campaign as social equations favour Congress appeared first on Firstpost.
Meghan Markle's mother Doria Ragland is spotted in LA
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:50
Meghan Markle's mother was spotted nipping out to pick up her dry cleaning, clad in a padded gilet and jogging bottoms. The social worker and yoga instructor, 61, kept cosy with a pair of Ugg... slippers.Hertfordshire pregnant Poundland shopper 'slapped woman'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:49
Jourdan Robson-Lawrence (pictured), 25, was shopping with her 23-year-old sister at a Hertfordshire Poundland when she says a pregnant woman slapped her across the face.Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford dies
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:49
Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford, 74, has died in hospital after collapsing at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Justice has said.Option Nationale votes on merger with Quebec Solidaire
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 15:47
The merger between two of Quebec's smaller political parties will face its final test on Sunday.Ella Parker: First pictures of woman found murdered emerge
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:46
The first pictures of the pregnant 29-year-old woman found murdered in her home have emerged. Ella Parker, 29, was found at her house in Newport Road, New Bradwell at 2.45pm on Thursday.Caring for a Son With Cancer, and for Herself
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 15:45Andrew gave his mother, Regina Hensley, a reason to live. We follow the pair as she fights a history of addiction and he fights an aggressive form of cancer.
Most Alabama GOP leaders say they are voting for Roy Moore
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 15:45
Most Republican leaders in Alabama say they plan to vote for Roy Moore on Tuesday, despite sexual misconduct allegations against the former judge that have prompted others around the country to say he... should never be allowed to join the U.S. Senate. "I have stated both publicly and privately over...Owners of Petersham Nurseries open doors to their home
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:43
Italian businessman Francesco and Australian former model Gael snapped up Petersham House in 1998 and later acquired the now-famous nursery that adjoins the property.Moeen urges teammates to drop laddish behaviour
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 15:43
England allrounder Moeen Ali has urged his teammates to set a better example for young cricket fans after yet another alcohol related incident soured the Ashes tour this week.Turkish President Erdogan calls Israel a 'terrorist state'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:41
Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at the Jewish state on Sunday after vowing to put pressure on Donald Trump to reverse his decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.Hiss, boo and no celebrity wannabees: Scotland's panto is the real thing
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:40
Scottish audiences are flocking to Cinderella, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty and Chick Whittington because their stars are dedicated dames, fairies and princes Cinderella is trying to remember where she's... seen Fairy May before. "I used to be on the TV," prompts Allan Stewart's Fairy Godmother. "Yes, when it was in black and white," chips in Buttons. Cele: NDZ slate spells disaster for ANC
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 15:40
Bheki Cele said the election of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as President of the African National Congress (ANC) would be a continuation of the current regime.Ben Stokes run out for one-ball duck as batting woes continue in New Zealand
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:39
• All-rounder run out for a duck playing for Canterbury in Ford Trophy• Stokes took one wicket in 10 overs Ben Stokes has suffered more batting woe as he was run out after just one ball on his... latest appearance for Canterbury. A mix-up in communication led to the 26-year-old all-rounder walking back to the pavilion after his one-ball duck in the Ford Trophy match against Northern Districts. Related: England's Ben Duckett dropped for pouring drink over Jimmy Anderson in bar Nuclear powers urged to ban the bomb
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 15:39Anti-nuclear campaign group ICAN, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, has urged nations with the bomb to sign a treaty to prevent "the end of us"
Here's How Many Billions America's Richest Would Save On Estate Tax Repeal
The Huffington Post - 10 Dec 2017 15:38
Trump family would also make out like bandits.‘SNL’ Santa puts Franken, Moore, Trump on ‘naughty list’
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 15:36
Kids put Santa in an uncomfortable situation when they ask questions about sexual misconduct allegations during the opening skit of Saturday Night Live. 3 people arrested in fire-bomb attack on Swedish synagogue
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 15:33
Three people have been arrested for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg. No one was injured in the attack late Saturday during a youth event at the synagogue... and the adjacent Jewish center in Sweden's second-largest city. Goteborg police spokesman Peter Nordengard...Still no sign of delegates at ANC Free State elective conference
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 15:32This elective conference was scheduled to start at 10am but hours later there is still no sign of the over 600 delegates.
Siwelele earn bragging rights in Free State derby
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 15:32
Bloemfontein Celtic eased to a 3-0 win over rivals Free State Stars in their Premiership clash at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium on Sunday.SNL's Santa has Al Franken on the naughty list and Roy Moore on a registry
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 15:31
Saturday Night Live's mall Santa Claus (Kenan Thompson) and his elf sidekick (Kate McKinnon) face some tough questions in the cold open from children who are more interested in benefiting from Santa's... ethical omniscience than from his gift-giving capacities. After a couple present requests, a kid named Tyler cuts right to the point: "What did Al Franken do?" "Well, Tyler," Santa answers after a failed attempt to shove this question over to the elf, "I guess you could say that Al Franken is on Santa's naughty list this year." "And what about Roy Moore? Which list is he on?" Tyler responds. "It's not really a list," McKinnon's elf interjects. "It's more of a registry." Even Santa's standard threat of coal in the stocking isn't what it used to be for news-savvy kids. As little Jessica scoffs,...Gujarat Election: Final voter turnout in first phase of polling stands at 66.75%, announces EC
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 15:31Out of 2.12 crore voters in the regions, 1.41 crore exercised their franchise in the 89 seats in 19 districts, according to the Chief Electoral Officer for Gujarat The post Gujarat Election: Final... voter turnout in first phase of polling stands at 66.75%, announces EC appeared first on Firstpost.
Sexual Harassment Is Bad Business. Now What?
Forbes - 10 Dec 2017 15:29
Sexual harassment and sexual misconduct at the workplace was never acceptable, but the surge in negative publicity has made it bad for business. The #MeToo movement was a great start, but we need to... pave a path forward. Let us talk about #NowWhat and how we resolve these issues once and for all.PICS: Eight injured after SANDF chopper crashes on N1
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 15:28A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) helicopter has crashed on the N1 highway between the Worcester and the Huguenot Tunnel near Paarl.
East German village of Alwine sells for £125,000
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:27
An anonymous buyer who bid buy telephone, is now the official owner of Alwine (pictured) - a tiny village in Brandenburg state, 75 miles south of Berlin.India vs Sri Lanka: Skipper Rohit Sharma says hosts' performance in 1st ODI an 'eye opener' for team
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 15:26Rohit also said he was not surprised by Dhoni's effort, adding that he knows what needs to be done in such conditions. The post India vs Sri Lanka: Skipper Rohit Sharma says hosts’ performance in... 1st ODI an ‘eye opener’ for team appeared first on Firstpost.
10 things you need to know today: December 10, 2017
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 15:25
1. The Roy Moore campaign on Sunday began sending out robocalls featuring the voice of President Trump touting Moore's record on key issues. If "Alabama elects liberal Democrat Doug Jones," Trump... warns, "all of our progress will be stopped full." The Jones campaign is also marshaling its allies for the final 48 hours before the special Senate election. Jones has promoted endorsements from celebrities including Keegan-Michael Key and Connie Britton, and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and former Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) have traveled to Alabama to help Jones court the black voters he needs to win. Final polls show a close race, though Moore has regained some of his early lead as most GOP voters remain loyal despite the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against him by multiple women. 2....SANDF chopper crashes near Worcester
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 15:25The traffic department says that an SANDF helicopter has crashed in Worcester near the side of the Huguenot tunnel on the N1 highway.
Ryan International murder case: 14 schools from different cities approach CISF for security audit
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 15:24Fourteen schools have approached the CISF to get a professional security audit done of their premises and effectively secure students, a development that has come in the wake of the killing of a boy... in a Gurgaon school recently. The post Ryan International murder case: 14 schools from different cities approach CISF for security audit appeared first on Firstpost.
Labour's Starmer hints at backing for new EU referendum
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:23
Sir Keir Starmer gave the most detailed account yet of Labour's stance as he hinted that the party could back a second referendum on relations with the EU.John Boyega escapes a snowstorm to make a grand entrance at 'The Last Jedi' premiere
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 15:23
Director Rian Johnson says he never had any doubt that the actor he loves to torture would make it. Stoger replaces Bosz at BVB
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 15:23
Borussia Dortmund have announced the sacking of head coach Peter Bosz with former Koln boss Peter Stoger taking over until the end of the Bundesliga season.Liverpool man jailed for two years in Dubai for cannabis
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:21
Connor Clements (pictured), 24, upped and left Liverpool earlier this year after getting 'stuck in a rut' in the UK. But after getting a job as a waiter he had to do a drugs test, which came back... positive.Dougie Donnelly Twitter account shares x-rated content
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 15:21
The former Sportscene host's 13,400 followers received quite a shock last night after they suddenly found his account littered with pornography.Max Clifford dies in hospital aged 74
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 15:20
Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital, aged 74, after collapsing in prison.PICS: All I want for Christmas... for only R3.5m
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 15:20This specific gem could be a perfect gift for him. For her, try the R4m Ferrari Spyder.
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' premiere photos
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 15:17In Defense of Frivolous Kitchen Tech
Slate - 10 Dec 2017 15:15Our gleaming kitchens are filled with all manner of pressure cookers, panini makers, toaster ovens, and Bluetooth-connected cookery today. Some may feel all the switches, buttons, and settings have... made the whole cooking process too complicated. For many of us, however, our varied and prolific kitchen gadgets are the only things preventing a Super Size Me-style fate.
Disgraced PR guru Max Clifford, 74, dies
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 15:15The former British celebrity publicist died in hospital after collapsing in prison.
Most Alabama GOP leaders say they are voting for Roy Moore
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 15:14
Most statewide Republican officeholders in Alabama say they will vote for Republican Roy Moore in the U.S. Senate race with at least one notable exceptionSecurity guard stabbed in Jerusalem bus station
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 15:13
Israeli police say that a security guard has been stabbed near Jerusalem's central bus station.Marsh likely to replace Handscomb
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 15:12
In a bid to include an extra seamer on what could be a batting friendly WACA track Australia could be set to axe Peter Handscomb in favour of Mitchell Marsh.Gujarat polls: CPI accuses BJP of resorting to 'dangerous' campaign, says party's development model 'stands exposed'
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 15:10The CPI on Sunday accused the BJP of resorting to a "dangerous" election campaign in Gujarat and said the party's model of development in the state "stood exposed". The post Gujarat polls: CPI accuses... BJP of resorting to ‘dangerous’ campaign, says party’s development model ‘stands exposed’ appeared first on Firstpost.
8 Drinking Patterns That Point Toward Alcoholism
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 15:10Experts routinely spout that a glass of red wine each night is good for the heart. But what about seven glasses? And what if they're spread over the course of two days? Is it still just as detrimental... to your health? A new study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors outlines eight drinking patterns found in 177 heavy alcohol users that, if left unchecked, could quickly slide into full-blown alcoholism.
Mokonyane doesn't trust two-faced Ramaphosa
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 15:09
Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, has accused Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa of being two-faced and untrustworthy.Lalu Prasad Yadav says Congress will form govt in Gujarat as people voted for the party in large numbers in first phase
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 15:08Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday asserted that the Congress will form the government in Gujarat as people have voted heavily in its favour in the first phase of polls. The... post Lalu Prasad Yadav says Congress will form govt in Gujarat as people voted for the party in large numbers in first phase appeared first on Firstpost.
Urgent talks over future of Four Seasons care homes in UK
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:08
Creditor H/2 makes concessions amid crisis at health firm caring for 17,000 elderly and vulnerable people The care homes operator Four Seasons Health Care is on course for a stay of execution before a... crunch debt deadline, after its major creditor offered to drop demands rejected by directors. Last-ditch talks aimed at staving off the worst care homes collapse since Southern Cross were still taking place on Sunday. First real snowfall of 15 centimetres predicted for Tuesday
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 15:06
While the Montreal area has had some dustings of snow in recent weeks, residents be warned: this week, winter really is coming.Get ready for it: first snowstorm of the season to hit Tuesday
CTV News - 10 Dec 2017 15:06While the Montreal area has had some dustings of snow in recent weeks, residents be warned: this week, winter really is coming.Max Clifford, jailed former publicist, dies after cardiac arrest
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:05
Clifford, sentenced to eight years in prison in 2014, collapsed at HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire, says MoJ spokeswoman The former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital aged 74, the... Ministry of Justice has said. An MoJ spokeswoman said he collapsed at Littlehey prison in Cambridgeshire on Sunday. Dastyari 'tried to pressure' Plibersek over Chinese activist meeting: Sources
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 15:02Embattled senator Sam Dastyari tried to pressure Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek not to meet with a prominent Chinese activist on a visit she made to Hong Kong in January 2015, according to a... report in Fairfax Media.
Moore debuts Trump robocall as Jones touts celebrity support in final campaign push
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 15:00
The Roy Moore campaign on Sunday began sending out robocalls featuring the voice of President Trump touting Moore's record on issues like immigration, the justice system, military build-up, gun... rights, and abortion. If "Alabama elects liberal Democrat Doug Jones," Trump warns, "all of our progress will be stopped full." The Jones campaign is also marshaling its allies for the final 48 hours before the special Senate election. Jones has promoted endorsements from celebrities including Keegan-Michael Key and Connie Britton, and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and former Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) have traveled to Alabama to help Jones court the black voters he needs to win. Final polls show a close race, though Moore has regained some of his early lead as most GOP voters remain loyal despite the...Hallmark Channel 'Sharing Christmas' Premiere: Meet The Cast, Watch Trailer
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 15:00Another day, another Hallmark Channel premiere, another night with a smile plastered on your face. This time, it's the Sunday night Countdown to Christmas premiere of "Sharing Christmas," with Ellen... Hollman and Bobby Campo. Welcome to the Hallmark family, Hollman! This marks the actress' first flick on the network, though she has her co-star Campo, who's been in two Hallmark Channel films and one Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film, to help show her the way.
Having a high IQ is a curse ... just look at Donald Trump
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 15:00
Research suggests that people with high IQ scores are more likely to have mood disorders, and a higher risk factor of 'psychological overexcitabilities' - perhaps that explains the behaviour of the... man in the White House My IQ is extremely, almost embarrassingly, high. I've never actually taken an IQ test, mind you, but my educated guess is that, if I did, my score would be whatever is the highest possible. No doubt your IQ is lower than mine, but please don't feel stupid or insecure because of this, it's not your fault. You're probably just born that way. And you know what? Thank your lucky stars and subpar genetic makeup that you don't bear the burden of brilliance like I have to. Being incredibly intelligent is a curse. This is not just one of the many astute observations I have every...The Nazi Anatomists
Slate - 10 Dec 2017 15:00This piece from 2013 is heartbreaking, sensitive, and beautiful, full of deep research that animates its strong moral argument. It's a work that identifies the historical roots of a very live... controversy, and clearly shows the relationship between the two, without sensationalizing some extremely upsetting material. --Rebecca Onion
Vonn injures back in St. Moritz
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 14:58She's targeting a historic season but Lindsey Vonn pulled out of a race in St. Moritz after injuring her back Saturday.
Gwent Police expose timewasters who ring 999 unnecessarily
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 14:56
Gwent Police is using social media to warn people against dialling 999 unnecessarily - with hilarious results. One caller rang to check on David Cameron because he 'hadn't been on the TV'.Hitchhiker forced to drink concoction‚ raped by two women
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 14:54Limpopo police on Sunday said they were investigating a case of rape after a hitchhiker was allegedly raped by two middle-aged women who had given him a lift.
The spectacle of Palestine
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 14:53For a change, rather than be seen as a photo op, Palestinians' anger and frustration should be understood and respected.
Sassa understands govt insourcing best for grants payment
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 14:53Sassa has therefore resolved to collaborate with the Sapo to ensure a seamless phasing out of the current service provider, CPS.
Donald Trump says US cities should be 'sanctuaries' for Americans not for criminal 'aliens'
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:52President Donald Trump has said US cities should be "sanctuaries" for Americans not for criminal "aliens", a week after a US court acquitted a Mexican immigrant accused of fatally shooting an American... woman. The post Donald Trump says US cities should be ‘sanctuaries’ for Americans not for criminal ‘aliens’ appeared first on Firstpost.
Spain rescues 104 migrants crossing Mediterranean Sea
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 14:51Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 104 migrants trying to make the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea to Europe from North Africa. The service says its rescue …
How will US Jerusalem move affect Israel's far right?
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 14:50Analysts fear Trump's rubber-stamping of the right's political goals will further radicalise both sides of the divide.
Table the new social grants deal in parliament for interrogation: DA
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 14:50The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Inter-ministerial Committee on social grants as well as SA Social Security Agency to table the new grants distribution system in Parliament.
Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Congress, NCP slam Fadnavis government, accuse it of leading state towards bankruptcy
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:49The Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday criticised the BJP-led Maharashtra government for its failure in loan waiver implementation and also for not addressing the issues of cotton... farmers. The post Maharashtra farm loan waiver: Congress, NCP slam Fadnavis government, accuse it of leading state towards bankruptcy appeared first on Firstpost.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi world premiere - in pictures
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 14:48
From R2D2 to the Praetorian Guard, Mark Hamill to Daisy Ridley, everyone turned out for the premiere of The Last Jedi in Los Angeles Kim Jong Un's bizarre North Korea propaganda photos
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 14:48
From a lubricant factory to an orphanage, potato factory or tire production center, Kim Jong Un has conducted many sporadic visits to odd and quirky North Korean sites throughout the years.Kansas's ravaged economy a cautionary tale as Trump plans huge tax cuts for rich
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 14:47
Kansas slashed taxes at the top to try to spur growth - but the plan crippled the state's finances and proved disastrous for its Republican governor Is Donald Trump about to turn America into Kansas?... It's a question some worried people who live in the state are asking as the Republican party pushes through the biggest tax overhaul in a generation - an overhaul that, they claim, bears an uncanny resemblance to a tax plan that left their midwestern home in disarray. After a failed economic experiment meant to boost economic growth blew a hole in the Kansas budget as big as a prairie sky (a $350m deficit in the current fiscal year and nearly $600m in the next) state jobs and services have been slashed. CIL trade unions to negotiate contractual workers' wage revision in a month
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:46After an average 20 percent wage hike for Coal India Ltd's 2.98 lakh permanent workers, its trade unions are set for negotiating a wage revision for contractual workers and a committee for this is... likely to be set up in a month, a trade union leader said on Sunday. The post CIL trade unions to negotiate contractual workers’ wage revision in a month appeared first on Firstpost.
Benjamin Netanyahu visits Europe after US recognition of Jerusalem
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 14:46
Israeli PM will hold talks he said were first of kind for 20 years with EU leaders after US recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has arrived in... Europe on his first foreign trip since US recognition of Jerusalem as the the country's capital triggered a wave of condemnation and protest. The visit comes as tensions remain high between Israelis and Palestinians over the issue, both in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories and more widely in the region. Yazidis caught in 'political football' between Baghdad, Iraqi Kurds
Reuters - 10 Dec 2017 14:45SINJAR, Iraq
Social welfare director held over R5m theft
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 14:44One of the directors of a social welfare organisation doing business with the Gauteng govt has been arrested following the alleged theft of more than R5m.
Top politicians now need to answer at #LifeEsidimeni hearings: DA
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 14:43Top politicians need to be next to answer questions when the Life Esidimeni arbitration hearings resume next year, the DA said on Sunday.
Winter storm bids farewell to the snow-covered Northeast, blast of cold air is next
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 14:39
Following the snow, a bitter blast of cold air is expected mid-week.Ashes 2017: England draw two-day tour game with Cricket Australia XI ahead of Perth Test
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:38The CA XI went after England spinners Jack Leach and Mason Crane, while Mark Wood conceded more than six an over. The post Ashes 2017: England draw two-day tour game with Cricket Australia XI ahead of... Perth Test appeared first on Firstpost.
Man opens fire on alleged robbers near Oriental Plaza
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 14:37A man who was allegedly attacked by three robbers at an ATM near Oriental Plaza in Mayfair‚ Johannesburg‚ opened fire on his attackers‚ killing one of them on Sunday‚ said police.
Human Rights Day 2017: UN Launching Year-Long Campaign To Honor Foundation Document
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 14:36Sunday (Dec. 10) marks Human Rights Day, a day that is celebrated every year to commemorate the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and the... importance of securing human rights for all people.
Rahul Gandhi slams PM in Gujarat, says 'Modiji talked about Modiji 90 percent of the time'
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:35Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dumping the development agenda and talking only about himself during campaigning for the Gujarat polls The post Rahul... Gandhi slams PM in Gujarat, says ‘Modiji talked about Modiji 90 percent of the time’ appeared first on Firstpost.
Shakib named Test skipper
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 14:35
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib-al-Hasan has been named as the country's new Test captain replacing Mushfiqur Rahim in the post.Welsh bride drops six stone and has to buy another dress
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 14:33
Nicole Fielding, 23, from Pontnewynydd, Cwmbran, got engaged to partner Matthew when she tipped the scales at 15 stone 8 lb. She swapped takeaways for regular exercise and healthy eating.Mark Clattenburg: Tottenham comments misinterpreted - ex-Premier League referee
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 14:33
Mark Clattenburg says his comments about "allowing Tottenham to self-destruct" in a game he refereed at Chelsea in May 2016 have been misinterpreted.'Zuma may be a liar and racist but SA still has a beautiful Constitution'
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 14:31Anti-apartheid activist and retired Constitutional Court judge Zak Yacoob is concerned about the state of the country but says he still has hope it will be mended.
Panto goes political this year with Brexit and Trump jokes
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 14:30
Christmas plays in Britain are using the explosive political scene in the UK and US to add humour to their shows.Pictures show cats causing mayhem in Christmas trees
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 14:27
Cats have zero respect when it comes to their owners' painstakingly decorated firs, wreaking havoc by clambering up the Christmas tree to play with the dangling ornaments.Publicist Max Clifford dies after prison collapse
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 14:25
Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital after collapsing in prison, the Ministry of Justice has said.New social grant payment system unveiled
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 14:24In with the new‚ out with the old. The SA Social Services Agency and the SA Post Office have reached a landmark agreement to usher in a new social grant payment system that will see recipients... getting their grants from banks‚ various merchants and spaza shops.
Protest sparks clashes near U.S. Embassy in Beirut
CBSNews - 10 Dec 2017 14:23The U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has ignited protests across the Middle East
Free State ANC trying to avoid another 'festival of chairs'
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 14:23
The biggest news coming out of the Free State on Sunday, is that emergency efforts have been ramped up, in an attempt to avoid any injury at the ANC conference.Bihar minister Khurshid Alam receives 'extortion threat', files complaint in Bettiah
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:21Bihar Minority Affairs Minister Khurshid Alam has filed an FIR against a person, who allegedly threatened to kill him if he did not pay Rs 1 lakh, police said on Sunday. The post Bihar minister... Khurshid Alam receives ‘extortion threat’, files complaint in Bettiah appeared first on Firstpost.
Fremantle Docker Nat Fyfe takes on annual Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton race from Rottnest Island
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 14:21Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe traded footy boots for a wetsuit today to take part in the Lighthouse to Leighton Race from Rottnest.
Israel says it has destroyed Hamas attack tunnel from Gaza
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 14:18The announcement of the attack followed a surge of Palestinian unrest in response to last week's US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Brockenhurst mum makes advent calendar of toilet selfies
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 14:17
Sarah Brisdion, 38, from, Brockenhurst made an advent calendar full of photos of her sat on the toilet to raise awareness for the need of fully accessible disabled toilets.Iraq holds military parade to celebrate victory over Islamic State; Haider al-Abadi declares national holiday on 10 Dec
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:17An Iraqi military parade celebrating final victory over Islamic State is underway in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, an Iraqi military spokesman told Reuters on Sunday. The post Iraq holds... military parade to celebrate victory over Islamic State; Haider al-Abadi declares national holiday on 10 Dec appeared first on Firstpost.
Nitish Kumar calls for nationwide ban on alcohol, says all religions criticise liquor consumption
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:15Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Sunday pitched for a nationwide ban on alcohol, and asked party activists here to raise awareness among people. The post Nitish Kumar calls for... nationwide ban on alcohol, says all religions criticise liquor consumption appeared first on Firstpost.
High levels of toxic chemicals found near Port Hedland Airport
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 14:14Toxic chemicals linked to firefighting foams have been found near Port Hedland Airport, not far from homes in South Hedland.
Democrats eye gains in Pennsylvania trial on 'goofy' gerrymandering
Reuters - 10 Dec 2017 14:13LOWER MERION, Pa.
Snow blankets Britain - in pictures
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 14:12
Many parts of Britain awake to heavy snowfalls, and with wintry weather forecast to continue widespread disruption is expected Steve Reevis Facts: 'Dances With Wolves' Actor Passes Away At 55
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 14:11Steve Reevis, the Hollywood actor who played supporting roles in acclaimed movies like "Fargo" and "Dances With Wolves" died Thursday at a hospital in Missoula, Montana, at the age of 55. According to... a report by the Hollywood Reporter, Ralph Foster of Foster Funeral Home said Friday the cause of the death was not known. Reevis was a member of the Blackfeet Tribe from northwestern Montana.
'The new normal': Governor on California fires
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 14:11Gov. Jerry Brown has a sobering message for Southern Californians after a week of raging wildfires: This is your new normal.
Teen program combats violence by challenging macho stereotypes
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 14:11Bottas brushes off poor poll rating
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 14:10
Valtteri Bottas has dismissed the results of a recent poll where Formula 1 team bosses considered him to be the tenth best driver on the 2017 grid.Kurds slam Abadi's Peshmerga snub in ISIL speech
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 14:08KRG condemns Iraqi prime minister for 'failing to act as the prime minister' and 'sidelining' Kurdish forces.
Moroccan OAP arrested trying to smuggle boy into Spain
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 14:07
Police discovered the youngster after detecting his heartbeat using a special machine at a checkpoint on the border between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla.Chris Rea cancels Brighton concert after on-stage collapse
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 14:04
Driving Home for Christmas singer understood to be in stable condition after fall during live performance in Oxford Chris Rea's scheduled concert in Brighton on Sunday will not go ahead following the... singer's collapse on Saturday evening. The Driving Home for Christmas singer had been performing at the New Theatre in Oxford when he fell to the stage mid-song, with one audience member describing him "falling into a clump". Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund sack coach Peter Bosz after Werder Bremen defeat, appoint Peter Stoger as new boss
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:03Borussia Dortmund sacked coach Peter Bosz on Sunday and immediately replaced him with Peter Stoeger, who himself was fired by Cologne one week earlier after failing to win a league match this season.... The post Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund sack coach Peter Bosz after Werder Bremen defeat, appoint Peter Stoger as new boss appeared first on Firstpost.
Donald Trump's Jerusalem announcement: Security forces use tear gas during protest near US embassy in Lebanon
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 14:01Hundreds of protesters, some of them waving Palestinian flags, held demonstrations near the US embassy in Lebanon on Sunday. The post Donald Trump’s Jerusalem announcement: Security forces use tear... gas during protest near US embassy in Lebanon appeared first on Firstpost.
In Your Face: China's all-seeing state
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 14:00
China has been building what it calls "the world's biggest camera surveillance network".Read this before you give your kid his or her first smartphone
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 14:00
When should I buy them one? How do I limit their activity? We've got the answers. 3 steps to tame your debt in an hour or less
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 14:00
Find some relief from too much debt. Hanukkah 2017: When Does The Jewish Holiday Start And How To Celebrate
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 14:00Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights will commence at sundown on Tuesday, Dec. 12, and end with nightfall on Wednesday, Dec. 20. The 8-day holiday celebrates the rededication of the second temple... in Jerusalem following a massacre ordered by the Greek-Syrian King Antiochus IV that initially pushed Jews from the city. Hanukkah, which means "dedication" or "inauguration," begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar and usually occurs in November or December.
A lesson in history: Why the furor behind declaring Jerusalem Israel's capital?
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 14:00'Evil' tax cuts? Nope, it's blue-state panic
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 14:00Snow disrupts road, air travel in UK
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 13:59More snow is hitting the UK with air and road transport affected in parts of England and Wales.
Refugees in Greece's Lesbos left in the cold and rain
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 13:58More than 6,000 people live in Moria, a closed refugee camp designed to fit only 2,000.
Boris Johnson has 'worthwhile' meeting with Iran president
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:57
The invitation to see president Hassan Rouhani in Tehran was being seen as a positive development given the often testy state of relations between the two countries.Amazon delivery drivers complain about bad work conditions
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:57
Drivers for Amazon said they regularly work longer than 11-hour days and break speed limits to meet delivery goals, which don't take into account traffic jams, road closures or weather problems.Australian town driven batty by flying foxes
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 13:55
Residents of an Australian town are being overwhelmed by thousands of flying foxes.Riots in Lebanon as protests spread over Jerusalem
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:55
Rioters attacked the US embassy in Lebanon on Sunday as marches took place in Afghanistan and Indonesia in anger at Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.Israeli officer caught stealing fruit from a Palestinian
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:53
The Israel Defense Forces suspended the sergeant, from the Givati Infantry Brigade, after he was filmed stealing from a Palestinian in Hebron, on the West Bank, amid clashes on Saturday.Driver forced pregnant lady out of taxi to stay in town
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:53
Lily-May Stanton, 21, who is eight months pregnant, said she was shocked after being booted out of the taxi near Lime Street, Liverpool, on Friday afternoon.BA sack three cabin crew over raucous drinking in Kenya
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:53
Three British Airways cabin crew have reportedly lost their jobs following a raucous stopover in Nairobi.Wehrlein: Sauber car masked my performances
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 13:52
Pascal Wehrlein feels that the Sauber car prevented him from showing his true potential as he faces the prospect of his Formula 1 career being cut short.Tinkler: We've robbed City
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 13:52
SuperSport United head coach Eric Tinkler feels his side were fortunate to walk away with a point after a 1-1 draw with Cape Town City on Saturday.Southampton v Arsenal: Premier League - live!
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 13:51
Live updates from the 12pm GMT kick-off at St. Mary's Email Niall or tweet @niallmcveigh with your thoughts Arsenal's Jack Wilshere talks to Amy Lawrence Live scores - all Sunday's goals as they go... in! 11.51am GMT Mauricio Pellegrino, one of the top flight's more philosophical managers, speaks: "We changed some players because we're thinking about this game, Wednesday and Saturday. Today is the most important game, but I am thinking about the different qualities of my players." Pellegrino also hints that Jack Stephens could start at right-back in a back four, presumably with Ryan Bertrand on the other side and three in midfield. 11.46am GMT A bit of breaking news on the continent - Dortmund have sacked Peter Bosz after a run of 12 games without a win. He's replaced by Peter Stöger, who...Ashes: England know behaviour must improve - Moeen Ali
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 13:51
England's Moeen Ali says the players know their off-field behaviour must improve after Ben Duckett was dropped for pouring a drink over James Anderson.Re-enactors show life wasn't always better in the old days
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:51
The SS Great Britain in Bristol - once the world's longest passenger ship - has been transformed into the setting of a Dickensian re-enactment showing what Victorian lower class life was like.Lakmal blitzes India out of opener
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 13:50
A brilliant display of quick bowling from Suranga Lakmal set up an empathic seven wicket victory for Sri Lanka in the first ODI against India.Saakashvili supporters demand Ukraine's leader be impeached
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 13:45Several thousand supporters of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili are rallying in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev to demand his release from jail. Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia turned... opposition …
9 safety tips for a safe festive season
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 13:45Ensure that you take the necessary precautions to combat crime
Saakashvili supporters demand Ukraine's leader be impeached
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 13:44
Several thousand supporters of opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili are rallying in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev to demand his release from jail.Komphela hails veterans influence
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 13:44
Kaizer Chiefs coach Steve Komphela was left pleased with the influence of Bernard Parker and Siphiwe Tshabalala in the 1-0 win over Platinum Stars on Saturday.Borussia Dortmund sack Peter Bosz and appoint Peter Stöger as new manager
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 13:41
• Dutchman sacked after winless run extends to 12 games• Former Cologne manager Stöger takes over until end of season Borussia Dortmund have sacked coach Peter Bosz after their winless run... stretched to 12 games in all competitions with Saturday's home defeat to Werder Bremen. Related: Welcome to Football: how Borussia Dortmund help give refugees hope Zikalala: Ramaphosa is a desperate man
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 13:41
Chairman of the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal, Sihle Zikalala, said Cyril Ramaphosa was desperate to become the President of the governing party.Rugby star wins planning permission for six caravans
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:40
Prop Samson Lee applied for permission to use private land to house half a dozen residential caravans in the south-west Wales village of Llangennech, Carmarthenshire.Do you remember these '90s high street favourites?
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:39
Gosocial.co has compiled a list of former retail favourites from the British high street that will make you nostalgic for the '90s, including Woolworths, shoe brand Ravel and video store Blockbuster.Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell 'facing bankruptcy'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:39
The actor, 52, spent £200,000 fighting the charges before being found 'not guilty' of all 12 counts by a jury at Manchester Crown Court in 2013.Great-grandmother spots incredibly rare WHITE squirrel
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:36
June Arthurs, 73, was stunned when she spotted the extremely rare white squirrel leaping up her garden steps and climbing up and down her trees in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.Do Black Lives Matter in the immigrant rights movement?
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 13:31In the US, Black migrants are stuck in an ironic position of simultaneous hyper visibility and invisibility.
Ricciardo needs to 'lift game' in qualifying
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 13:31
Daniel Ricciardo is well aware that he needs to work on his one-lap pace for the 2018 season after being outclassed by team-mate Max Verstappen.Kirill Tereshin, 'Russian Popeye' Warned Of Losing Chemical-Filled Arms To Amputation
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 13:30A 21-year-old Russian bodybuilder and ex-soldier Kirill Tereshin was warned to stop injecting a chemical solution, which he claims is homemade that he injects to make his arms look bigger. He drew... attention on social media in recent months as a result of his already unusually large biceps, which he claims are the product of self-applied injections of a site enhancement oil called synthol, reports said Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund sacks Bosz as coach, appoints Stoeger
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 13:30Borussia Dortmund has sacked Peter Bosz as coach after claiming just one win in 13 games across all competitions and presented former Cologne coach Peter Stoeger as his replacement
Get to know Durban's metro police
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 13:30The boys in blue will be out in full force for the first Metro Police Day to be held in the country since the inception of the metros in July 2000.
Protests in Lebanon Near U.S. Embassy After Trump's Jerusalem Decision
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 13:28
Lebanese Army forces fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters outside the embassy near Beirut.Grimly Handsome review - gripping Lynchian nightmare gets under the skin
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 13:27
Site, Royal Court, LondonCharacters morph into one another and the audience are peeping toms inside a darkly festive city in Julia Jarcho's teasing, finely acted play Red Riding Hood was warned not to... stray from the dark forest path for good reason. But when the designer and director partnership of Chloe Lamford and Sam Pritchard beckon you down an alley and through a thicket of Christmas trees for Julia Jarcho's disconcerting and gripping play in three parts, you should follow. But look sharp. Danger lurks. Lamford and Pritchard treat Jarcho's text like a crime-scene artefact. The entire show is an immersive installation that begins with mulled wine and a tour through the rooms attached to the playing space. In these tinselly grottoes are stuffed scavenging creatures and children's toys....Straight couples to be allowed to enter civil partnerships
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:26
Tory MP Tim Loughton's private members bill has outlined changes and is expected to receive support from the government during its second reading in February.Hotel of the week: Amanyangyun in Shanghai, China
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 13:20
Each week, we spotlight a hotel recommended by some of the industry's top travel writers. This week's pick is Amanyangyun in Shanghai, China. (Courtesy image) The world's newest Aman Resort is a... monument to conservation, said Claire Wrathall at the Financial Times. Though the complex has the look of a centuries-old forested village, its thousands of ancient camphor trees and dozens of Ming and Qing dynasty buildings sat 435 miles away in Jiangxi province until they were recently relocated to escape destruction owing to the construction of a new dam. The resort's 24 suites and 13 villas all have modern furnishings, but guests can learn about ancient arts, including Chinese calligraphy, at an on-site cultural center. Australian Wildlife Conservancy strike deal with Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation to protect Kimberley land
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 13:20An Aboriginal corporation and a conservation group have agreed on a deal to protect thousands of hectares of Kimberley land.
Perth Muay Thai fighter Jessica Lindsay died after 'weight cutting' before bout
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 13:19Devastated Perth mother Sharron Lindsay wants a change to combat sports after her daughter died while 'weight cutting' for Muay Thai bout.
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' premiere kicks off with cheers for Luke Skywalker's return
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 13:18
Mark Hamill and Luke Skywalker are back in force for the 'Star Wars' franchise with Saturday's world premiere of 'The Last Jedi.' Tertulias: Talking heads on Spain's airwaves
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 13:16How a wave of political talk shows in Spain helps to magnify politics, normalise informality and dramatise debate.
Role for retired Massa in FIA shake-up
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 13:14
Felipe Massa has been appointed as the new head of the FIA Karting Commission following his retirement from Formula 1.Paedophile teacher grooms boy in France after UK release
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:13
Julian Bertrand (pictured) from Paris, was found guilty in 2006 of sexual offences against two students aged 14 and 16 at schools in Essex and Somerset between 2000 and 2005.'Star Wars: The Last Jedi': Raves dominate in first Twitter reactions
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 13:10
Critics weighed in on Twitter following the world premiere of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi.' Astronaut Ron Garan: How Seeing Our Earth From Space Is The Key To Our Future
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 13:10Nearly 50 years ago, an event occurred that fundamentally changed the way we see ourselves -- an event that in spite of forever changing the course of human history, is one that has for the most part... been forgotten. The story begins on the winter morning of Dec. 21, 1968 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atop the tallest, heaviest and most powerful rocket ever brought to operational status, the Saturn V, sat Apollo 8 with its three-astronaut crew: Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot Bill Anders.
#Sassa, Sapo agree on new social grants payment system
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 13:10The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and South African Post Office (Sapo) have reached a landmark agreement over the payment of social grants.
Crews battling California wildfires gird for return of high winds
Reuters - 10 Dec 2017 13:06VENTURA, Calif.
German intel chief: Islamic radical numbers are growing
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 13:03The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency says the number of Islamic radicals is growing and becoming increasingly difficult to keep under surveillance as recruiting efforts move underground.... Hans-Georg Maassen …
German intel chief: Islamic radical numbers are growing
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 13:03The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency says the number of Islamic radicals is growing and becoming increasingly difficult to keep under surveillance as recruiting efforts move underground.
Saudi-backed forces push toward key rebel-held port in Yemen
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 13:02Yemen's official news agency is reporting that Saudi-backed forces are advancing toward the Red Sea port of Hodeida, which provides a lifeline to the Shiite rebels known as Houthis. SABA …
Abuse victim: We need to give Asian women a voice
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 13:02
I was not shocked when I saw the results of the Quilliam report into gang grooming, that found 84% of perpetrators are from Asian backgrounds.Saudi-backed forces push toward key rebel-held port in Yemen
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 13:01Yemen's official news agency is reporting that Saudi-backed forces are advancing toward the Red Sea port of Hodeida, which provides a lifeline to the Shiite rebels known as Houthis.
Hamilton fans with resale tickets face being turned away
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 13:00
Fans of hit hip-hop musical Hamilton are being warned of potentially illegal ticket resales as seats are being offered for up to £6,000 ahead of the show's London debut.Jerusalem, Wildfires, Roy Moore: Your Weekend Briefing
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 13:00
Here's what you need to know about the week's top stories.A Chill in the Air by Iris Origo review - trauma and survival in war-torn Italy
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 13:00
One of 20th century's great diarists provides an unflinching chronicle of life in Mussolini's Italy Loss haunted the life of one of the 20th century's great diarists, Iris Origo, who, in her vivid,... pared-down prose style learned to turn that loss into memorable lines of literature. "There is no greater grief than that of parting," she wrote about her father's death when she was just seven years old. Origo's own child, Gianni, died of meningitis when he was also seven. Origo is known here for her bestselling War in Val d'Orcia. In its precursor, A Chill in the Air, published here for the first time, Origo's urgent prose captures Italy in turmoil in the years 1939-40, and her complex feelings about her adopted country being at war with her native one. Born in England in 1902, as a child she...5 new books you won't want to miss this week
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 13:00
Look for a new bio on Charles Darwin, a collection of new stories inspired by 'Alice in Wonderland,' and a new murder mystery set in a library. What Happens In Our Brain When We Make A Decision?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 13:00Decisions span a vast range of complexity. There are really simple ones: Do I want an apple or a piece of cake with my lunch? Then there are much more complicated ones: Which car should I buy, or... which career should I choose?
Contemporary home in Bucktown: $3.7M
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 13:00Family affected by Las Vegas shooting not receiving support
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 13:00Britain offered 'statement of intent' on Irish border to unlock talks - Davis
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 12:59Britain's Brexit minister David Davis described the government's pledge to prevent any return to a hard border with Ireland after Britain leaves the European Union.
Can Trump's Jerusalem decision possibly pay off?
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 12:55CNN's Nic Robertson reports on US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and whether the decision will pay off in the future.
North Korean Academy Issues White Paper Saying Country Defended Human Rights
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 12:54The Human Rights Institute of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Academy of Social Sciences on Saturday issued a white paper claiming North Korea defended human rights, based on a... thorough study on the human rights situation on a worldwide scale for the past nearly seven decades since the adoption of the World Declaration of Human Rights.
'Where's the smog when you need it?': The best Twitter reactions to India's batting collapse at Dharamsala
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:52Check out how Twitter reacted to India's batting collapse and the eventual fightback from MS Dhoni The post ‘Where’s the smog when you need it?’: The best Twitter reactions to India’s batting... collapse at Dharamsala appeared first on Firstpost.
An express university degree hopes to rid student debt
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 12:51
The so-called 'accelerated degree' will work out 20 per cent cheaper overall and save students thousands of pounds in borrowing costs, according to Universities Minister Jo Johnson.Perth mother Danielle Edwards shares story of son Terry Scott's suicide in bid to help youth mental health
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 12:49Perth mum Danielle Edwards has shared the heartache of her teenage son Terry's suicide, in a bid to raise awareness about youth mental health.
Mahindra Electric to support South Korean arm SsangYong Motor in its electrification drive
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:48Elaborating on the SsangYong project, he said Mahindra Electric will sell some of the powertrains and electric parts to the South Korean auto firm. The post Mahindra Electric to support South Korean... arm SsangYong Motor in its electrification drive appeared first on Firstpost.
Trump Jerusalem move: Tear gas at Lebanon US embassy protest
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 12:46
The demonstration is the latest against Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.Spain, Portugal brace for strong winds, rain from Storm Ana
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 12:45Spain and Portugal have issued warnings of high winds and heavy rain as a storm reaches the Iberian Peninsula from the Atlantic. Spain's weather service has issued its highest warning …
Spain, Portugal brace for strong winds, rain from Storm Ana
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 12:44Spain and Portugal have issued warnings of high winds and heavy rain as a storm reaches the Iberian Peninsula from the Atlantic.
ANC FS confirms not all branches have reruns their general meetings
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 12:44Free State ANC secretary William Bulwana says only 28 of the 29 branches have rerun their meetings as ordered by the court.
Horses and oxen created world's super-rich elite
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 12:43
Thousands of years ago across the world, it was large farm animals like horses and oxen that determined who were the have and the have-nots.From Pec to Pune
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:43Ranko Popovic, coach for FC Pune City in the Indian Super League, recalls his long journey -- from playing on Kosovo's streets, to the international arena The post From Pec to Pune appeared first on... Firstpost.
Manohar Parrikar inaugurates No Motor Zone event, takes bicycle ride for environment protection
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:41Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar today rode a bicycle near here as a part of an event to spread across the message of environment protection. The post Manohar Parrikar inaugurates No Motor Zone... event, takes bicycle ride for environment protection appeared first on Firstpost.
US defence firms keen on joint ventures with Indian companies, seek safety of classified intelligence
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:37Leading US defence firms are pushing for a specific framework in India to ensure the safety and security of critical technology and classified defence information when they are shared with the Indian... private sector for joint ventures in India The post US defence firms keen on joint ventures with Indian companies, seek safety of classified intelligence appeared first on Firstpost.
Two-year degrees 'will lower tuition fees'
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 12:37
University students in England will be offered "accelerated" two-year degrees costing up to £11,100 a year under Government plans.Davis promises bespoke trade deal in eight months
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 12:37David Davis says the UK can negotiate a "bespoke" trade deal with the EU more wide-ranging than the one with Canada within less than a year.
Oppo granted environmental clearance to set up a manufacturing unit worth Rs 2,200 crore in Greater Noida
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:36The Union Environment Ministry has granted the environment clearance to its Indian subsidiary Oppo Mobiles India Pvt Ltd for the proposed project. The post Oppo granted environmental clearance to set... up a manufacturing unit worth Rs 2,200 crore in Greater Noida appeared first on Firstpost.
Donald Trump recognition of Jerusalem: Violence flares at protest near US embassy in Lebanon
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:35Lebanese security forces fired tear gas and water canons at protesters near the US Embassy in Lebanon on Sunday during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem... as the capital of Israel. The post Donald Trump recognition of Jerusalem: Violence flares at protest near US embassy in Lebanon appeared first on Firstpost.
BCCI to focus on hefty compensation due to Kochi Tuskers, new FTP at Monday's SGM
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:35The main topic of discussion in BCCI's special general meeting will certainly be the new FTP calender of Indian cricket from 2019 to 2021. The post BCCI to focus on hefty compensation due to Kochi... Tuskers, new FTP at Monday’s SGM appeared first on Firstpost.
Will the CVS-Aetna merger lower prices?
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 12:35
The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: A megamerger unveiled this week "could shake up the health-care industry," said Carolyn Johnson at The... Washington Post. Drugstore titan CVS is buying Aetna, the nation's third-largest health insurer, for roughly $69 billion. If approved by regulators, the "blockbuster acquisition" would create "a giant consumer health-care company with a familiar presence in thousands of communities." CVS hopes to use its tie-up with Aetna to become a medical hub, with its 9,700 retail stores and 1,100 walk-in clinics providing primary care and basic procedures, and the massive amounts of data from Aetna's 22 million members leveraged to "manage all aspects of a patient's health." The impetus for this deal "largely...Thousands of Indonesians rally at US Embassy over Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:34About 10,000 Indonesians have rallied outside the US Embassy in Jakarta in support of Palestinians and denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital The post... Thousands of Indonesians rally at US Embassy over Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital appeared first on Firstpost.
Creative parents share budget decorating hacks
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 12:33
From artwork for bedrooms designed by their pint-sized occupants, to a savvy way to repurpose old toys, these snaps shared by creative parents are bound to give you plenty of inspiration.Maharashtra loan waiver: Leader of Opposition Dhananjay Munde says govt 'playing with numbers' to inflate beneficiaries
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 12:32A day ahead ofWinter Session of Maharashtra Assembly, Opposition has alleged that BJP-led government is "playing with numbers" in farm loan waiver scheme The post Maharashtra loan waiver: Leader of... Opposition Dhananjay Munde says govt ‘playing with numbers’ to inflate beneficiaries appeared first on Firstpost.
Corruption Watch calls for collective corruption fight
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 12:30Corruption Watch's Zola Valashiya says broader and more cohesive action is needed to combat corruption.
How my father scheduled his death
The Week - 10 Dec 2017 12:30
"How about Tuesday?" My father is propped up on three pillows in bed, talking logistics with my sister and me. We've just brought him his Ovaltine and insulin. "Or would Thursday be better? That's a... couple days after the kids are done with camp." "Okay, let's plan on Thursday." My father is scheduling his death. Sort of. He's deciding when to stop going to dialysis. That starts the bodily clock that will lead to his falling into sleep more and more often, and then into a coma, and eventually nothingness. He is remarkably sanguine about the prospect, which we've all had a long time to consider. A master of the understatement, he promises it's not a terribly hard decision, to stop treatment and let nature takes its course, "but it is a bit irreversible." If I'm honest, he's ready now to stop...PICS: Durban's multi-billion rand film studio gets thumbs up
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 12:30Nabeelah Shaikh gets an exclusive look at Durban Film City, about to be rolled out from next year.
Man dies after ploughing car through home's front wall in Tuart Hill
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 12:30The man behind the wheel became trapped and died at the scene after ploughing through the wall of a home in the area.
Brexit: May's EU deal not binding, says David Davis
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 12:27
The Brexit secretary says the UK will not pay a divorce bill if it exits the EU without a trade deal.Hamilton: Vettel came under 'extreme pressure'
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 12:27
Lewis Hamilton felt that Sebastian Vettel's demise in 2017 came because he was under "extreme pressure" and is "not afraid" of a potential fightback next season.COSAS: Pupils have been betrayed by Minister Motshekga
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 12:26
Regional Chairman for the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), Panuel Maduna, said Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, needed to step down.Jerusalem: Malaysia army 'ready' to play role
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 12:25Defence minister says the US move on Jerusalem is 'a slap in the face for the entire Muslim world'.
UK snow: Women's Super League 1 & horse racing hit by snow & ice
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 12:24
Three Women's Super League 1 games are postponed due to the freezing conditions and snow across the UK on Sunday.ANCYL congress dogged by court action
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 12:20The Western Cape ANC Youth League is forging ahead with plans for a provincial congress to elect new leadership regardless of a looming court battle.
Nuclear weapons: In conversation with ICAN
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 12:192017 Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN is calling for 'a different kind of debate around nuclear disarmament'.
Jailed Max Clifford has heart attack after prison collapse
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 12:19
The disgraced former celebrity publicist collapsed in prison in Cambridgeshire.Seventh Glebelands Hostel 'hitman' arrested
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 12:15Another suspected hitman linked to Umlazi's notorious Glebelands Hostel in Durban was arrested on Saturday night.
Biker killed in Pietermaritzburg crash
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 12:14A motorcyclist was killed in a collision between a truck, a car, and two motorbikes on the N3 near the Lynnfield turn-off outside Pietermaritzburg.
Top politicians now need to answer at Esidimeni hearings: DA
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 12:11It's time now to hear from the top politicians at the Esidimeni arbitration hearings‚ the Democratic Alliance says.
Ohio Woman Burns Down House While Trying To Kill Bed Bugs
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 12:10A woman trying to kill bed bugs accidentally set a multi-family home on fire in Avondale in Cincinnati, Ohio, late Friday, Cincinnati fire officials said. Three people were injured and taken to a... hospital and 10 people were left homeless and displaced from the residence on Hutchins Avenue, District 3 Fire Chief Randy Freel said. The fire caused a damage estimated to be $250,000.
Re-open Albert Luthuli's inquest, says retired judge
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 12:10Retired Judge Thumba Pillay said the former president of the ANC would be turning in his grave at party linked poo-throwers.
Israel says it destroys Hamas tunnel using new techniques
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 12:05The Israeli military says it has destroyed a tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the Gaza Strip several hundred meters (yards) into Israel.
Ramaphosa reportedly rejected Zuma's offer to have losing candidate deputise
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 12:05The 'City Press' says Ramaphosa says Zuma floated the idea of a deputising losing candidate at the policy conference earlier this year.
Australia to review Iraq deployment amid calls to end RAAF's bombing mission
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 12:02Defence Minister Marise Payne says Australia will reconsider its military commitment to Iraq following Islamic State's "defeat", with a former Army chief suggesting the RAAF's bombing missions over... the country should now end.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi premieres with tribute to late Carrie Fisher
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 12:02
Writer-director Rian Johnson introduces screening remembering actor who died last year after finishing work on the film The galaxy far, far away was brought to life in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday... for the world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi where the anticipated first screening was dedicated to the franchise's late star, Carrie Fisher. "I want to dedicate tonight to Carrie, who is up there right now flipping me the bird, saying 'Damn it Rian, don't you dare make this night a solemn tribute," the film's writer-director, Rian Johnson, said as he introduced the screening. IPHC bishop's wives sword war revealed
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 12:02Late church leader's wife accused of almost killing love rival
The Latest: Protest near U.S. Embassy in Beirut sparks clashes
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 12:01
Lebanese and Palestinian demonstrators have clashed with security forces in Beirut over Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The fine art of saying sorry
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 12:00
The sexual harassment scandal has added extra layers of absurdity to the art of the apology. Jay Rayner reveals why so many public figures get it so wrong On 20 November the American journalist and... writer Dana Schwartz launched a new website. It was called the Celebrity Perv Apology Generator, and it did exactly what it said. At the click of a "try again" button it generated new apologies for lazy celebs, accused of appalling sexual misdemeanours, who couldn't be fagged to get their publicists to write one for them. "As a person who was born in an era before women were 'people', I am deeply ashamed (but not 'sorry' because that means I'm guilty of something)," Want a tip on weight loss? Don't ask Mick Jagger | David Mitchell
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 12:00
There's no point looking to celebrities for dietary advice - they have their own weird reasons for being thin People won't take dietary advice from obese nurses, but they will from stick-thin film... stars - with terrible results in both cases. That was the news last week. The first half of the above is an inference from a study in the journal BMJ Open saying that about 25% of nurses in the NHS are obese, a discovery the report's lead author, Dr Richard Kyle of Edinburgh Napier University, declared to be "deeply worrying". The depth of his concern surprised me considering that about 25% of the adult population is obese, which he must have known. So, what he's found is that nurses are, on average, neither thinner nor fatter than the general population which, if I were him, is precisely what I...Why Nato must defend women's rights | Jens Stoltenberg and Angelina Jolie
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 12:00
Ending gender-based violence is a vital issue of peace and security as well as of social justice. Nato can be a leader in this effort All violence against women betrays the fundamental promise in the... UN Charter of equal rights and dignity for women. It is one of the prime reasons why women remain in a subordinate position in relation to men in most parts of the world. When this violence is committed as an act of war it tears apart families, creates mass displacement, and makes peace and reconciliation far harder to achieve. In fact, it is often designed expressly to achieve those goals as part of a military strategy. California Wildfires 'A New Reality' Says Democrat Governor Of California Jerry Brown
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 12:00The Governor of California said Saturday, the wildfire which started in Ventura county of Los Angeles in December is "a new reality" in the state of California. According to a report by BBC, Gov.... Jerry Brown said the huge fires like the one which spread across southern California recently "could happen every year or every few years."
Donald Trump, Roy Moore, and the Degradation of the G.O.P.
The New Yorker - 10 Dec 2017 12:00In less than a year, the President, with help from the Alabama Senate candidate, has so damaged the Party that it may never recover.
In Memory of Otis Redding and His Revolution
The New Yorker - 10 Dec 2017 12:00Jonathan Gould writes about the life, music, and death of Otis Redding, the legendary African-American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Sunday Reading: Jennifer Gonnerman
The New Yorker - 10 Dec 2017 12:00The New Yorker's archives offer reporting from Jennifer Gonnerman on conditions on Rikers Island, city councilmembers, jailhouse lawyers, grieving parents, and more.
Swedish synagogue attacked; three arrested
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 12:00Three suspects were arrested early Sunday in connection with an attack on a synagogue in Sweden's second-largest city.
Spalletti and Allegri share the spoils
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 11:58
Inter Milan and Juventus played out a 0-0 draw on Saturday, leaving both Max Allegri and Luciano Spalletti with a point each.Snow falls across UK to close roads and ground flights
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 11:56
Heavy snow will continue is set to cause widespread disruption across large parts of the UK today with forecasters warning some communities could be cut off as temperatures plummet.Meghan Markle Engagement Ring: Royal Jewelers Refuse To Make Replicas For Clients
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 11:55Meghan Markle's adoring fans won't be able to own a ring that's similar to the engagement ring she received from Prince Harry. Stephen Connelly, the director of court jeweler Cleave and Company,... revealed that they were shocked with the rising demand on rings that are similar to Markle's. Unfortunately, Connelly also said that they have declined their clients' requests to create a replica of Markle's ring. However, they offered to design a unique piece for their customers.
Samantha Fox says David Cassidy sexually assaulted her
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 11:52
Former Page 3 girl Samantha Fox claims US pop idol David Cassidy sexually assaulted her in a bathroom.Elective conference is business for some, hunger for others
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 11:51With only a week remaining before the much anticipated 54th ANC elective conference at Nasrec Expo Centre, tension is building in the area.
Rouhani: Ready to restore ties with Saudi Arabia
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 11:48President Hassan Rouhani said he is ready to restore ties if Saudi Arabia stops bombing Yemen and cuts ties with Israel.
Why Isn't 'Ghosted' On Tonight? Return Date For The Fox Comedy Revealed
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 11:43Max, Leroy and the Bureau Underground won't be working on a new paranormal case this week as Fox's "Ghosted" is already on its winter hiatus. Instead of airing an episode of "Ghosted" tonight, the... network will air all-new back-to-back episodes of "Bob's Burgers" starting at 8:30 p.m. EST. According to TVLine, "Ghosted" will return from its holiday break on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 at 8:30 p.m. EST.
Princes William and Harry choose sculptor for Diana statue
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 11:41
LONDON -- Kensington Palace says Princes William and Harry have chosen sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley to create a statute of their mother, Princess Diana, to mark the 20th anniversary of her death.... Rank-Broadley, whose image of Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on British coins since 1998, will complete the work by 2019. The statue will be...Palestinians clash with police at US embassy in Lebanon
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 11:41Tear gas fired at protesters near US embassy in Awkar north of Beirut during demonstration against US' Jerusalem move.
Tigers break drought, Horn stuns the world: Grandstand Radio's 2017 year in review
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 11:41Richmond's AFL premiership and Jeff Horn's world title win are among the sporting highlights of 2017, as Grandstand Radio celebrates some of the year's unforgettable moments.
Said & Done: 'There's zero tolerance on doping. We always expect fair play'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:40
The week in football - also featuring: Ivan Gazidis, Barça and a human moment Alexei Sorokin, Russia's Fifa executive, on 2018 World Cup head Vitaly Mutko's IOC life ban for "an unprecedented attack... on the integrity of sport": "It has no connection to football. We'll just keep on doing what we've been doing." Horse-racing giants 'must transform', or else
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 11:40Gold Circle, which controls the country's multibillion-rand horseracing industry, could have its licence revoked for an alleged lack of transformation.
Johnson meets Iran's President in 'worthwhile' trip
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 11:37Boris Johnson has had a "worthwhile visit" to Iran as he made the case for the release of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
Children as young as FOUR are 'using ISIS spelling app'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 11:34
IS's Spelling Teacher app was believed to be used to teach students at an Islamic Studies school in London Arabic script after a teacher asked for study aid recommendations on Facebook.Justice for all in the land of the free?
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 11:33In the US criminal justice system, there is a fate far worse than being sentenced to death.
'Fantastic Beasts 2': What Does Amber Heard Think About Johnny Depp's Casting?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 11:31"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" came under a lot of fire for re-casting Johnny Depp as the villain, Gellert Grindelwald. Fans were frustrated that someone with violent tendencies was... given the chance to participate in the "Harry Potter" spin-off movies.
Bahrain faith group visits Israel amid Jerusalem tensions
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 11:31An interfaith group from Bahrain is visiting Israel amid turmoil there over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital. The group's trip comes after two U.S.-based... …
Bahrain faith group visits Israel amid Jerusalem tensions
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 11:30An interfaith group from Bahrain is visiting Israel amid turmoil there over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital.
Bahraini delegation visits Israel
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 11:30Group will stay in Israel for four days to 'send a message of religious tolerance', media report says.
Adam Kay: 'If I had kids I would put them off studying medicine'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:30
The comedian's memoir about his gruelling years as a junior doctor has fired up public indignation over the NHS's future. Even Jeremy Hunt has heard about it... The morning I was due to interview Adam... Kay I awoke with heavy flu symptoms and a painfully frozen neck and shoulder. I was in perspiring agony and, even before I got out of bed, utterly exhausted. But I thought: what would a junior doctor do? Of course, if he or she were suffering from flu, the correct answer would be: not go anywhere near a hospital. But that's not the sense you get from Kay's bestselling diary of his time as a doctor training in obstetrics and gynaecology - or, as it was referred to at his medical school, brats and twats. In This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, hospital doctors, and in...Better loving through technology: a day at the sex-toy hackathon
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:30
Sound-controlled vibrators, 3D-printed clitorises and 'Michael Gove' as a safe word: coders and inventors try to find the future of sex in south London Twelve years of Catholic school prepares you for... a lot of weird things, but walking into a church to find 50 people testing vibrators on each other's noses, strapping each other into inflatable hug machines and flinging around bits of deconstructed sex toys under a huge stained-glass window that reads THOU ART THE KING OF GLORY O CHRIST is not one of them. I am at Goldsmiths, University of London, in the church of what used to be St James Hatcham but was transformed, some years ago, into an arts "hub". Hacksmiths, the student-run tech society at the university, runs "hackathons" - invention marathons - where over the course of three days,...Zidane: Madrid 'turned a corner' with Sevilla win
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 11:30
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane believes his side are back to their best following Saturday's 5-0 win over Sevilla.Let's develop skills that address the country's everyday needs
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 11:30Though important, university education, should not be pursued to the exclusion of vital vocational training
3 people arrested in fire-bomb attack on Swedish synagogue
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 11:29Three people have been arrested for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg. No one was injured in the attack late Saturday during a youth …
Thousands of Indonesians rally at U.S. Embassy over Jerusalem
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 11:28
About 10,000 rallied Sunday outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to denounce President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Rapist moved prison after reporting Bellfield's confession
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 11:28
Richard Baker has been moved out of HMP Frankland, Durham, after he told solicitors that Levi Bellfield, 49, had confessed to him about the murders of Lin and Megan Russell.3 people arrested in fire-bomb attack on Swedish synagogue
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 11:28Three people have been arrested for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg.
The Latest: Protest near US Embassy in Beirut sparks clashes
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 11:27The Latest on the fallout from the U.S. decision to declare Jerusalem Israel's capital (all times local): 11:20 a.m. Scores of Lebanese and Palestinian demonstrators have clashed with security forces... …
The Latest: Protest near US Embassy in Beirut sparks clashes
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 11:26The Latest on the fallout from the U.S. decision to declare Jerusalem Israel's capital (all times local): 11:20 a.m.
Cops not worthy of trust - hostel residents
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 11:20The opening of a satellite police station at Glebelands Hostel has done little to endear the police to locals.
Perth go top of NBL
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 11:17A super effort from guard Bryce Cotton has propelled Perth to a win that takes them top of the NBL ladder after New Zealand Breakers lost Sunday's other game.
Man seriously wounded in Durban shooting incident
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 11:15A 28-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting incident in the Durban CBD, paramedics said on Sunday.
Prince Harry flies to Germany for private hunting party
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 11:14
Prince Harry jetted into the country on a private jet, making his way to Berlin's Schoenefeld Airport before driving to sleepy Görlsdorf in the state of Brandenburg.Did Meghan Markle Encourage Prince Harry To Quit Smoking?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 11:14Prince Harry may have quit smoking due to his fiancée, Meghan Markle. A source recently claimed that Prince Harry promised his soon to be wife that the will never smoke at home. "It's not nice for... Meghan as a non-smoker. So there's no more hanging out of the window for a quick puff," the insider said.
Serial killer who chained woman in container says there are more victims
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 11:12
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- A South Carolina man convicted of killing seven people says he has more victims who have not been discovered. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that, in an eight-page... letter, Todd Kohlhepp wrote that he tried to tell investigators and informed the FBI, but he said "it was blown off." He also wrote,...Defence Secretary's pet tarantula EVICTED from MoD
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 11:10
Mr Williamson famously kept the spider - named Cronus - on his desk in the Commons when he was chief whip, and it accompanied him when he was promoted last month.Study Reveals Potential New Warning Sign Of Parkinson's
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 11:10A new study from researchers at a Danish University linked restless sleep and neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Dementia.
Scientists Trick Fat Cells To Prevent Obesity
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 11:10Scientists have found a way to allow mice to eat as much fat as they want without becoming obese. The method could one day become a way to prevent and treat obesity in humans, a serious and widespread... health issue.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sketches to auction in NYC
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 11:08
Sketches straight from the scrapbook of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs inker Ingeborg Willy could deal for up to $10,000 at a New York City auction.British foreign secretary meets Iran's president
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 11:08British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has met with President Hassan Rouhani on the second of his two-day visit to Iran. No details of Sunday's meeting were immediately available. He had …
British foreign secretary meets Iran's president
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 11:08British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has met with President Hassan Rouhani on the second of his two-day visit to Iran.
Tonbridge worst family all in prison for Christmas
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 11:07
Neighbours in Tonbrige, Kent, have put up with brothers Darren, 34, Lee, 31, and Jason, 33, and their mother Lesley, 53, for years - but are ecstatic at the thought of the festive season without them.Japanese man stabs wife and Shinto priestess sister to death
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 11:01A Japanese man wielding a sword killed his sister, a Shinto priestess, on the grounds of a Tokyo shrine, then stabbed his wife to death, police and media said.
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi': John Boyega Braves Weather To Attend Premiere
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 11:01John Boyega almost missed the premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" in Los Angeles due to the bad weather in Atlanta.
Don't let the alt-right hijack #MeToo for their agenda | Rebecca Solnit
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:00
Feminism is now being weaponized for right-wing agendas. We must not allow that to happen That was fast. In this #MeToo moment, feminism has been coopted by both people who don't understand it and by... people who oppose it. Worse: it's now being used against people who are feminists and allies. The most recent example comes from Mike Cernovich, the alt-right conspiracy theorist who led the way on the Pizzagate hoax that claimed senior Democrats were involved in a child abuse ring in the basement of a Washington DC restaurant. That whole ruckus should've given MSNBC pause when he went after one of their regulars. Jodie Foster: 'I make movies to figure out who I am' | Tim Adams
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:00
Directing a new Black Mirror film gives Jodie Foster the chance to look back at her own upbringing. The Hollywood titan talks to Tim Adams Last week Charlie Brooker was recalling for me the moment he... learned Jodie Foster would direct an episode of Black Mirror, his inspired series of one-off dramas about the ways our gadgets are colonising the idea of "human". Brooker had written a script for the new series in which a neurotic single mother uses technology to spy on her young daughter and keep her safe from the world. The Netflix people suggested they tried the script out on the two-time Oscar-winning actor. Brooker has had considerable global success with Black Mirror but still, the thought of working with Foster, "an actual icon", made him come over, he says, "all British and...Arrest of Rio drug kingpin brings fear of power grab - and further violence
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:00
Rogério da Silva was caught in an operation involving 3,000 troops and police but residents of Rocinha, the favela he sought to control, remain on edge The high-profile arrest this week of Rio drug... lord Rogério da Silva - known as Rogério 157 - was not celebrated in Rocinha, the favela he once fought to dominate. Related: Rio police hail arrest of drug kingpin in 3,000-strong favela operation Time to spare: readers' photos on the theme of weekend
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:00
For last week's photography assignment in the Observer New Review we asked you to share your photos on the theme of weekend via GuardianWitness. Here's a selection of our favourites Share your photos... on this week's theme 'icy' by clicking the button below Lin-Manuel Miranda: 'Hamilton is an insane idea, but the story works'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:00
As 'the musical of the Obama era' opens in London, its creator explains how the hip-hop life of an immigrant founding father can offer hope in the age of Trump Lin-Manuel Miranda, the America-born,... Puerto Rico-infused lyricist-performer-megastar, has a deep streak of Anglophilia. This reveals itself most conspicuously in his fondness for quoting Monty Python and The Office. On one of his first trips to Britain, he landed at Heathrow and had his driver take him directly to Slough, so that he could pay homage to the milieu that inspired Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. So when Hamilton, the musical he created andstarred in, began doing well off Broadway in 2015, Miranda's mind drifted beyond the inevitable Broadway transfer to whether it might play in London one day. There was a problem...Barbara Hosking: 'I couldn't write my memoir without mentioning that I've been gay all my life'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:00
The former aide to Harold Wilson and Edward Heath on a rollicking career, coming out at 91 and a daily glass of claret Born in Cornwall in 1926, Barbara Hosking moved to London aged 21 to pursue a... career in journalism. Instead, she joined the Labour party press office and went on to serve as a press officer to Harold Wilson and later Edward Heath. She also spent three years in East Africa running the office at a remote mining company and worked in TV, becoming executive chairwoman of Westcountry Television. Now, aged 91, she has written about her storied life, and her sexuality, in Exceeding My Brief: Memoirs of a Disobedient Civil Servant. Was it a challenge to write a memoir in your 90s?Not really. The disadvantage was, about 10 years ago, I threw all my diaries away. But I was amazed at...Your pictures: share your photos on the theme of 'icy'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:00
Wherever you are in the world, this week we'd like to see your pictures on the theme 'icy' The next theme for our weekly photography assignment in the Observer New Review is 'icy.' Share your photos... of what icy means to you - and tell us about your image in the description box. The closing date is Thursday 14 December at 10am. We'll publish our favourites in The New Review on Sunday 17 December and in a gallery on the Guardian site. Fiction for older children reviews - snow quests, standup and skullduggery
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 11:00
A well-plotted comic quest from Harry Hill, a treat of a seafaring saga, and a Dickensian dystopia in which a fox leaves an orphanage in search of home Snow flurries blow across ice palaces, and a... penguin or seven crops up in this season's stockingful of books. Best enjoyed with a mug of sustaining cocoa, Alex Bell's The Polar Bear Explorers' Club (Faber £6.99) - probably the start of a series - delights in sleety detail. Twelve-year-old Stella Starflake Pearl dreams of being an arctic explorer like her adoptive father, a derring-doer who disdains club rulesabout moustaches and not takinggirls along on expeditions. Soon Stella is questing through the Icelands. Inadvertently stumbling across the uneasy secrets of her childhood, she forges unlikely friendships. Big on tiny enchanted...CR17 vs NDZ, it's going to go all the way
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 11:00Analysts say no easy winner at ANC summit, despite Ramaphosa branch nominations lead and Dlamini Zuma numbers at big provinces.
Limpopo cops probe culpable homicide after four die in car crash
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 11:00Police in Polokwane are investigating a case of culpable homicide after four people died in a head-on collision on the R37.
Hughes laments Stoke's second-half collapse
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 10:58
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes was critical of his team after they fell apart in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Tottenham at Wembley.Sassa and Post Office reach agreement on social grants payments
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 10:57Jeff Radebe says grants will be issued through a channel of the beneficiaries' choice including commercial banks, and other legally registered informal traders.
Matric 2014 'cheaters' left hanging
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 10:55Mthobisi Nketha had ambitions of venturing into the field of agriculture when he sat to write his Grade 12 exams in 2014.
'S.N.L.,' Santa and James Franco Relentlessly Tackle Sexual Harassment
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2017 10:53
This weekend's episode opened with children asking Santa questions like "What did Al Franken do?" and "Is President Trump on the naughty list?"Pochettino pleased as Spurs thrash Stoke
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 10:53
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino had no complaints after watching his side demolish Stoke City 5-1 at Wembley on Saturday.McDonald's Malaysia refutes Israel ties after boycott calls surface on social media
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:52The Malaysian franchise of McDonald's Corp said it was "disappointed" with calls on social media to boycott the fast food restaurant chain in apparent retaliation to the United State's recognition of... Jerusalem as the capital of Israel The post McDonald’s Malaysia refutes Israel ties after boycott calls surface on social media appeared first on Firstpost.
Mooring scores 27 to lead UNLV past Illinois, 89-82
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 10:51
Jovan Mooring shot 50 percent from the field and scored 27 points to lead UNLV to an 89-82 victory over Illinois at the MGM Grand Garden Moyes: Hammers are tougher
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 10:49
West Ham manager David Moyes liked what he saw as they battled to a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.Fishlock revives City, Jets fly high
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 10:47Big-spending Melbourne City returned to winning form, while a stunning victory for Newcastle Jets created a three-way tie at the W-League summit.
Conte waves goodbye to the title
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 10:44
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says the champions are out of the Premier League title race following Saturday's 1-0 defeat to West Ham.South Korea to impose new sanctions on North Korea, banks and trading companies to be blacklisted
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:43South Korea will impose new unilateral sanctions against nuclear-armed North Korea, a report said Sunday The post South Korea to impose new sanctions on North Korea, banks and trading companies to be... blacklisted appeared first on Firstpost.
More snow to fall across UK with travel disruption expected
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:43
Flights suspended at Birmingham airport and roads affected in Wales, Midlands and northern and eastern England Large parts of the UK were hit by heavy snowfall on Sunday morning as temperatures dipped... and the Met Office warned of widespread travel disruption. New Zealand vs West Indies: Tim Southee, Trent Boult dominate to put Black Caps in control on rain-affected Day 2
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:41Tim Southee and Trent Boult took centre stage with bat and ball as New Zealand seized command on a rain-affected day two of the second Test against the West Indies in Hamilton The post New Zealand vs... West Indies: Tim Southee, Trent Boult dominate to put Black Caps in control on rain-affected Day 2 appeared first on Firstpost.
'Speechless' Season 2, Episode 10: 'Roseanne' Actress Sarah Chalke To Guest Star
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 10:41Sarah Chalke is set to guest star in next week's installment of "Speechless." Chalke will appear in Season 2, episode 10 as Melanie, the mother of Ray's (Mason Cook) girlfriend Taylor (Sedona James).... According to the synopsis for the installment, Ray brokers a meeting between Melanie and his mom Maya (Minnie Driver), only to discover that they have a history.
JMPD condemns killing of its officer by drunk driver
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 10:41It's understood the officers were conducting roadside check operations in Soweto on Friday when the driver lost control of his vehicle.
Pikoo: Satyajit Ray's magnificent study of a child's mind, and the absurdity of adults
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:40Satyajit Ray's Pikoo is a magnificent study of a child's mind, and a reminder that it is only when we adults see ourselves through the eyes of a child that our own actions look so distinctly odd to us... | #FWeekend The post Pikoo: Satyajit Ray’s magnificent study of a child's mind, and the absurdity of adults appeared first on Firstpost.
Sonia Gandhi to continue to play effective role in Congress, guide the party's destiny, says Veerappa Moily
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:39The outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi will continue to play an effective role and guide the destiny of the party, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily has said. The post Sonia Gandhi to... continue to play effective role in Congress, guide the party’s destiny, says Veerappa Moily appeared first on Firstpost.
Joburg gets spruce-up for Afropunk art festival
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 10:39About 400 Joburgers came out on Saturday to clean up Constitutional Hill‚ Maboneng‚ Braamfontein and Newtown in preparation for the Afropunk art festival to be held later this month.
Actress Zaira Wasim: I was molested on flight
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 10:37
Indian star Zaira Wasim, 17, says she was touched inappropriately on a flight from Delhi.Britain could end up paying EU £100bn, warns ex-minister
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 10:30
David Jones said the settlement dramatically agreed by Theresa May last week could mean handing over 'monstrous' sums.Have your cake and eat it: Thomasina Miers' recipes for Christmas baking
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:30
Christmas baking is all about keeping the work to a minimum and the flavour to the max 'Tis the season to be jolly, but while many of us would love to sit back and bask in the warm glow of Christmas,... most of us know that it takes a lot of work to get there in one piece as we navigate the office parties, family gatherings and long shopping lists. So I've pulled together a celebratory collection of festive puddings that shouldn't tie you up in knots and that will, hopefully, have something for everyone, be that a tray of lightly spiced roast pears in port (perfect for using up last year's bottle), delicately scented and flour-free baked cheesecakes, a decadently moist chestnut and chocolate cake or a lighter, creamier take on the minced pie. A combined Manchester XI: which United and City players make it into our team? | Jamie Jackson
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:30
On current form four Manchester United players feature in our derby XI, while Pep Guardiola's team can boast seven Selection elsewhere has been affected by who is available but luckily that is not the... case in goal. Ederson has been hugely impressive, so it is no slight that David de Gea, one of United's two world-class footballers, is my choice. The Spaniard offers the consistent brilliance that marks all elite players and is touching greatness. His startling double save at Arsenal from Alexandre Lacazette's shot and Alexis Sánchez's rebound was so good it inspired his outfield team-mates to elevate their performance. Chloe Grace Moretz 'Wanted To Hide' Following Her Split From Brooklyn Beckham
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 10:30Chloe Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham just got back together, but the actress also had to endure being away from her boyfriend for an entire year. In 2016, Moretz and Beckham decided to end their... relationship. During that time, the 20-year-old actress said that she wanted to hide because their split became very public.
Are these the WORST Christmas food fails of all time?
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 10:27
Photos showing some of the funniest Christmas treats that look anything but appetising have been shared in an online gallery - but be warned, they may dampen your holiday cheer.Princes William and Harry chose sculptor for Diana statue
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 10:24Kensington Palace says Princes William and Harry have chosen sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley to create a statute of their mother, Princess Diana, to mark the 20th anniversary of her death. Rank-Broadley,... …
Strictly Come Dancing: Katya balances Joe McFadden
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 10:24
Katya Jones stunned audiences and judges alike on Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing, when she balanced partner Joe McFadden's entire weight in an incredible dance move.Nick Lachey's Employee Elizabeth Richardson Breaks Silence On Thanksgiving Shooting
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 10:23Nick Lachey's employee, Elizabeth Richardson, is finally opening up about the shooting incident that took place near the singer's sports bar in Cincinnati. While speaking with ABC News affiliate... WCPO-TV, Richardson said that she's trying to stay positive amid what happened to her on Thanksgiving. "I am just so overwhelmed with the way the community has pulled together and done so much for me. Words can't even describe how grateful I am," she said.
Human rights commission to launch Grenfell review
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 10:23Britain's equality watchdog will launch its own inquiry into the Grenfell tower fire, amid concerns human rights are being "overlooked".
'Adults have a legal obligation to protect children'
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 10:22Children's rights groups applauded the judgment which found the biological mother and stepfather of 3-year-old Poppie van der Merwe guilty of murder.
UN, North Korea agree security situation 'most tense'
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 10:21UN official calls for diplomatic solution to crisis as tensions prevail after Pyongyang's latest ballistic missile test.
#ShaunAbrahams to remain in his post until appeal is heard
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 10:18The NPA filed a notice to appeal the judgment after President Jacob Zuma said he would appeal the judgment of the full bench of the high court.
Bitcoin futures trade set to kick off after taking Wall Street by surprise in a rollercoaster week
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:14Futures are cash-settled contracts based on the auction price of bitcoin in dollars on the Gemini Exchange, owned and operated by currency entrepreneurs. The post Bitcoin futures trade set to kick off... after taking Wall Street by surprise in a rollercoaster week appeared first on Firstpost.
New mayor promises big changes
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 10:13The days of not paying for electricity, water, rates and other municipal services could soon be a thing of the past for residents.
Star Wars' reflections on real-world conflicts, from Hitler's Germany to Trump's America
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:10In an age of Trump, ignorance and fake news, we need Star Wars, now more than ever, to transport us to a galaxy far, far away only if it gets us thinking about the way that we live in our own world.... The post Star Wars’ reflections on real-world conflicts, from Hitler’s Germany to Trump’s America appeared first on Firstpost.
The must-have Christmas gift guide if money's no object
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 10:09
FEMAIL has picked out the best presents for the men and women in your life, if money is no object. From diamond drop earrings to a robotic lawn mower, there's something that will cater to all tastes.Prominent Shiite cleric in Bahrain home after surgery
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 10:08Supporters say a prominent Shiite cleric who lost his citizenship and remains under house arrest in Bahrain has returned home after undergoing surgery. Sheikh Isa Qassim returned to his home …
California firefighters make gains ahead of strong winds
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 10:07As the dry Santa Ana winds that have fuelled the blazes abated slightly, officials lifted evacuation orders for parts of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
Great white shark bites dive cage in Gansbaai, South Africa
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 10:05Cage divers in South Africa were given the thrill of a lifetime when a great white shark chomped the cage.
Acer launches India's first mixed reality headset with World Scale MR, 6DoF positional tracking
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:04Aptly called the Acer Windows Mixed Reality, the headset comes with World Scale MR with 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) positional tracking and even a long 13-foot cable to giving you more freedom to move... around. The post Acer launches India's first mixed reality headset with World Scale MR, 6DoF positional tracking appeared first on Firstpost.
California wildfires: One dead as brutal winds that fuelled blaze begin to ease
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 10:04Brutal winds that fueled southern California wildfires finally began to ease on Saturday The post California wildfires: One dead as brutal winds that fuelled blaze begin to ease appeared first on... Firstpost.
Teachers call for ban on energy drinks in schools
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 10:02
A teaching union compares energy drinks to "legal highs" and says pupils are consuming them in "excessive quantities."FRASER: St. Sebastian students achieve high marks through 'growth mindset'
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
TORONTO - Throughout the halls and classrooms of St. Sebastian Elementary School, there are reminders of "growth mindset" - to encourage students to build self-confidence by learning from mistakes. On... bright construction paper, you'll find phrases that read, "It's OK to make mistakes" and "What did I learn?" "It's about taking risks," Principal Rita Federau […]Farewell to the ramshackle Waca, often a graveyard of English Ashes hopes
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
England play their last Test at Perth's atmospheric old ground, a place known for its fast track, the Fremantle Doctor - and usually Australia wins Even when empty, a stroll around the Waca is an... evocative one. Though the seats are sun-bleached, the paint peels off in many places and the slightly ramshackle facilities are a throwback to the past, this outgoing Ashes venue still feels mighty special. Related: Remembering the Waca Ground: a Test track that was a highway to hell | Russell Jackson Charles II: Art and Power review - the original king of bling
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Queen's Gallery, Buckingham PalaceThe importance of art to the Restoration is revealed in this tremendous show featuring some of Charles II's most treasured possessions Charles II (1630-85), otherwise... known as the Merry Monarch, was a gargantuan baby. At four months he already looked, his mother complained, like a one-year-old. From the age of 12 he took part in English civil war battles and was described as "a tall, black man" in parliamentary wanted posters. His appearance was anything but English, the dramatic height and darkness most probably inherited from Danish and Italian grandmothers. At 6ft 2in, he was almost a foot taller than his father, and he increased it with towering high heels. Charles's appearance is instantly familiar from the many portraits in this show. The long,...Katie Summerhayes: 'It can be dangerous racing Molly down a mountain'
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Sisters Katie and Molly Summerhayes are on different sides of the UK Sport funding divide, but both are targeting slopestyle glory in Pyeongchang One sister is a bona fide medal contender, feted and... funded by UK Sport and with sponsorship deals coming out of her ears. The other gets no lottery money at all and works full-time at McDonald's while chasing her sporting dream. Yet if all goes to plan, Katie Summerhayes and her sister Molly will make history in 60 days' time when they become only the fourth set of sisters to represent Great Britain at the same Winter Olympics. The 22-year-old Katie reinforced her impeccable credentials for Pyeongchang by finishing second in a major World Cup event in Stubai, Austria, last month. She specialises in slopestyle, which involves skiing off jumps,...Dying to get clean: is ibogaine the answer to heroin addiction?
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Ibogaine is a drug harvested from the roots of a plant found in Gabon. When all else fails, some heroin addicts have used it to conquer their cravings. But is it effective and are the serious risks it... carries worth it? At the age of 12, Jay was smoking cigarettes and weed; by 16, he was snorting coke; two years later he was taking heroin and crack - but he says by the time he left university he was a "functional drug addict", able to get up in the morning, put a suit on, travel from his parents' home in north London to his job as a banker in the City. Then his marriage broke down; his health deteriorated; he got hooked on the powerful painkiller Tramadol following an unrelated operation on his stomach; and when doctors stopped that dose, he replaced it with heroin. Human Flow review - arbitrary borders, ultimate responsibility
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Ai Weiwei's film about the world migration crisis moves from the universal to the personal to make an emphatic point Broad in scope, vast in ambition but a little overbearing in execution, this... documentary by the artist Ai Weiwei is a direct extension of the themes present throughout his work. Human Flow is an interrogation of the world's response to its unprecedented migrant crisis. It looks at mass movement from Syria, Iraq and parts of Africa to Europe; of the Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh; from Palestine to Jordan, among others. The title is interesting - "flow" suggests something inanimate but inexorable. It invokes the alarmist language of some media coverage - the "floods" and the "tides". And at first the sheer scale of movement is such that it's hard to see the human...Blade of the Immortal review - bloodshed and birdsong
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Takashi Miike's samurai slasher has both elegiac and witty moments but the gore does tend to bore... It is telling when you are barely 30 minutes into a film andyou are already inured to the sight of... severed limbs, thudding wetly on to the blood-sodden earth as swords whizz above like helicopter rotors. The latest picture from the prolific Japanese genre director Takashi Miike, Blade of the Immortal is an eye-wateringly violent tale of revenge set in a time when samurai roam the country. It's a stylish slash fest, which delivers visceral thrills along with quietly striking moments of beauty. I was struck by an exquisite shot in which Manji (Takuya Kimura), the reluctantly immortal warrior, stands amid hundreds of slain warriors while a curlicue of smoke wafts in the foreground and a bird's...Better Watch Out review - like a malicious spin on Home Alone
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
This Christmas comedy horror sadly sacrifices chills for charmless creepiness A Yule-themed comedy horror that is neither funny, nor particularly horrifying, Better Watch Out feels like a malicious... spin on Home Alone. A precocious 12-year-old comes up with the idea of terrifying his 17-year-old babysitter in the hope she might seek comfort in his arms. But matters escalate along with the body count. It's creepy, certainly, but in a mouth-breathing, sexual predator kind of manner rather than a satisfyingly chilling way. That said, Australian actor Levi Miller, soon to be seen in Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time, demonstrates an assurance that far exceeds the requirements of this festive flop. Brigsby Bear review - a picture of ursine isolation
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
This story of an oddball being let out into the world succeeds in its character portrayal even as it stumbles over reality If you can get past the fact that the filmwas precision-tooled for the quirky... feelgood slot of the Sundance film festival; if you can forgive the glaring product placement and the nerd-gasm casting of Mark Hamill in a key role of a film about fan geekery, then there is a fair amount to recommend this solid feature debut. A narrative that combines the domestic dysfunction of Yorgos Lanthimos's Dogtooth with the unabashed movie-buff joy of Garth Jennings's Son of Rambow or Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind, this is a study of a very singular character, shaped - or scarred - by a unique upbringing. Fiona Maddocks's best classical music of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Opera for babies, late-night Bach, Debussy to die for, plus women - and men - making waves• Observer critics' reviews of the year in full Whichever way you shake 2017, it was the year of Rattle.... Simon Rattle. Appointed music director of the London Symphony Orchestra two years ago, galloping in ever louder and quicker like a Rossini crescendo, he finally arrived. The first official concerts began in September. This Is Rattle, blasted the series title. It looked like hype but was spot on. Who else would launch their tenure with an uncompromising programme of 20th- and 21st-century music? Rattle's advent gave a new boost to plans for a London concert hall, which advanced rapidly with the appointment of an innovative firm of New York architects and the launch of the City's "culture mile"...Project Polunin: Satori review - straight from the hurt
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Coliseum, LondonSergei Polunin's intense three-part show, featuring Natalia Osipova and guests, is far from perfect but it resonates with an authentic emotional charge Sergei Polunin's Satori, which... opened last week, is a peculiar evening of dance. It arrives on an ocean of hype, and in the wake of a poorly received programme at Sadler's Wells in March. Polunin has stated that he wishes to divide his professional life between film acting and dancing, and the former seems to be going well for him. He has roles in the recently released Murder on the Orient Express, in The White Crow, about the defection of Rudolf Nureyev, and in Red Sparrow, opposite Jennifer Lawrence. But ballet is not a part-time affair, and the glorious classical technique that Polunin displayed in his Royal Ballet days...Rowan Moore's best architecture of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Postmodernism returned in style, Liverpool's Welsh Streets were saved, but Grenfell Tower defined the year• Observer critics' reviews of the year in full If you're talking about architecture, or... housing, or construction, in 2017 it's hard to look past the charred stump of Grenfell Tower. This image will remain in the collective mind, as it should, long after the year's novelties have faded. The best that can be hoped for from the disaster is that it will alert public and politicians to the parlous state of housing in Britain - and all parties are now at least talking about large-scale public housing programmes, which not so long ago was politically unthinkable. It might also be noticed that a decades-long tendency to reduce risk, by spreading it among building contractors, project...Barnum review - all show, not enough tell
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonMarcus Brigstocke stars in a revival of the Broadway musical that brings the big top to fire-eating life, if not the showman himself "Humbug" at this time of year... usually means Scrooge. Barnum gives the word an altogether different twist. In this 1980 musical, "humbug" is legerdemain, entrepreneurial flair, salesman's hype, the dazzle that puts stars in your eyes. Phineas Taylor Barnum, peddler of the American dream, bravura creator of spectacle (just look at his elephants sashaying through Victorian Chesterfield), was not only a showman and hustler but a politician. He might have lived in the 19th century but his life and circus could equally belong to 2017. Not in Gordon Greenberg's staging, the show's first major London revival since the 1981 production...Simon Parkin's best video games of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
An immersive, interactive exploration of life on Earth and Nintendo's resurgent flights of escapism were among the highlights of the gaming year• Observer critics' reviews of the year in full As... social media shrinks and quickens the world, and the threats we face seem to grow ever taller and closer, the relevance of entertainment (and, whisper it, art) appears to diminish. Surely the king's ransom it takes to fund a blockbuster film would be more usefully and perhaps profitably applied to combating climate change, or Boris Johnson's gaffes? What is a commissioned oil portrait if not the most extravagant of all selfies, taken in a world to whose indignities and injustices no one can claim to be blind? In this context, video games can seem like the hollowest endeavours of all. They cost...Euan Ferguson's best television of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Alias Grace, Peaky Blinders and Broken shone out in a bumper year as terrestrial and online channels upped their game in the battle for viewers• Observer critics' reviews of the year in full It was... a year in which Netflix strode out, re-emboldened, on its quest for global if not interplanetary domination, abetted by doughty lieutenants Amazon and Sky, and yet something odd and oddly likable may be happening. The terrestrials are fighting back. I wonder if there's a peak penetration level to those inclined to binge-watch, and whether we might just have hit it. Here on old Bakelite analogue, many people were still just sitting down at the same time each week, watching the telly... Blue Planet II (BBC One), the triumphantly reworked Great British Bake Off (C4), Thandie Newton's standout...Juicy J: Rubba Band Business review - bold hip-hop, with a side of misogyny
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
(Kemosabe/Columbia) Memphis rapper Juicy J is an artist renowned for bangers rather than lyrical depth, as is the case on his fourth studio album. Reverberating with gritty, theatrical, rocket-fuel... beats from the best trap producers around (Metro Boomin, Mike Will Made It, Lex Luger), and featuring some stellar guests (Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa, Migos's Offset), it has plenty of anthems for grinding in the club. The puerile misogyny is unfortunate (Drop a Bag ends by shaming women who post suggestive photos on social media), but this is largely a straightforward collection of bold, egotistical hip-hop tunes. Luke Jennings's best dance of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Ballet felt a little flatfooted as contemporary dance caught the shape-shifting spirit of our times• Observer critics' reviews of the year in full In 2017, the best dance asked the hardest... questions. Who are we, and what kind of world do we want to live in? Issues of loss, displacement and fractured identity were central to Boy Blue Entertainment's powerful hip-hop work Blak Whyte Gray, which launched in January, and these themes were echoed by dance makers in the months that followed. Shobana Jeyasingh's scintillating Material Men Redux examined the ancestral journeys of a breakdancer and a bharatnatyam performer, and Crystal Pite's Flight Pattern (for the Royal) laid bare the suffering of refugees through choreography that engaged the eye, the heart and the mind in equal measure. In...Laura Cumming's best art of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
There was revolutionary fervour from Russia, dazzling critiques of the American dream, and unforgettable faces... • Observer critics' reviews of the year in full The highest price for the ugliest... painting: that was the supposed Leonardo sold for $450m last month. Does anyone really want to look at this monstrous Jesus, a heavily restored hippy scarcely anybody believes in? This was an alarming low point, where art sank from mere investment to cultural boast: Abu Dhabi buying a surprisingly un-Islamic painting for its new Louvre, all sides presumably insured against the future discovery that the painting is no better than it looks. A shameful year for the art trade, then, but a golden year for art. 2017 gave us Russia and America as never before. A tremendous succession of masterpieces...Miranda Sawyer's best radio of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Podcasts moved the dial, from life in prison to politics, while Ed Miliband, Hilary Mantel and the dying Steve Hewlett shone • Observer critics' reviews of the year in full This year felt different.... For the first time, I found myself reviewing more podcasts than radio programmes. S Town grabbed multiple headlines for its sophisticated take on the popular real-life whodunnit genre. Remainiacs in the UK and Pod Save America in the US, both firmly partisan in political outlook, proved more agile at explaining our ever-changing governmental hoopla than the carefully unbiased BBC. Audible brought out some ambitious new podcasts; Spotify tried a couple of homegrown efforts. Radiotopia, the home of so many wonderful podcasts, went on a proper fundraising drive. Gimlet, another podcasting...FRASER REPORT: Reading, writing, math... and geography
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
It shouldn’t matter where a child goes to school in Ontario, but it does. The annual Fraser Institute school rankings exposes significant differences in average student outcomes in standardized... testing across the province. For example, EQAO outcomes in Toronto area Catholic and public schools are higher on average than everywhere else. Northern and central schools, […]FRASER: Calculators, smartphones banned at Brampton private school
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
BRAMPTON-There are two things that are banned at Guru Tegh Bahadur International School - calculators in math classes and smartphones. Tucked away in the corner of a Sandalwood Pkwy. strip plaza near... a Metro grocer is one of the top scoring school's on this year's Fraser Institute Elementary School Report Card, which opened its doors […]LEVY: EQAO, school rankings make educators go nuts...why is that so?
Toronto Sun - 10 Dec 2017 10:00Sadly but predictably, all too many Ontario educators -- starting with the teachers’ unions -- have been consistent about one thing over the past 20 years: They hate standardized testing and... despise school rankings even more. Peter Cowley, director of school performance studies and the man behind the Fraser Institute’s school rankings, said for two decades […]
Aussies refuse to have a 'chuckle' about Duckett suspension
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 10:00Australia coach Darren Lehmann insists he is not amused by England's discipline issues following the suspension of fringe player Ben Duckett for reportedly pouring a beer over senior teammate James... Anderson.
Johanna Konta: BBC Sports Personality 2017 contender
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 10:00
Tennis player reached the Wimbledon semi-finals and won in Miami - profile of Sports Personality nominee.A sacred Japanese island juggles secrecy and survival
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 10:00Okinoshima is a sacred island in the Sea of Japan, shrouded in mystery and strewn with ancient treasures. For centuries, the island was forbidden to all but about 200 men, …
Q&A: What will US foreign aid look like in the age of Trump?
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 10:00As the Trump administration slashes the State Department's payroll and turns U.S. foreign policy inward, worries have spread through the U.S. Agency for International Development, which directs most... of the …
Stronger review - Jake Gyllenhaal plays the big-eyed hero
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:59
This Boston Marathon drama attempts to portray a survivor's difficult emotional journey even as it waves Old Glory The story of a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing who became a symbol of the... indomitable spirit of the city, Stronger is a film that tries to have it both ways. On the one hand, the picture explores the emotional toll on everyman Jeff Bauman (Jake Gyllenhaal), who finds himself celebrated as a figure of hope, simply by virtue of having survived. On the other, with its swelling score and obligatory shots of noble, fluttering US flags, the film buys into the hero narrative wholesale. With his huge haunted eyes, Gyllenhaal does a decent job of capturing the conflict of a man who can't admit that he is struggling for fear of letting down his family and the city that supports...Puerto Rico's Maria death toll climbs to 64, as FEMA assistance tops $1 billion
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 09:59
FEMA also announced that its assistance has topped $1 billion.Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain get back to winning ways with comfortable victory over managerless Lille
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 09:57Runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain shook off the absence of the suspended Neymar on Saturday to end their recent wobble with a 3-1 win over managerless Lille in Ligue 1. The post Ligue 1: Paris... Saint-Germain get back to winning ways with comfortable victory over managerless Lille appeared first on Firstpost.
Prince William, Prince Harry Name Sculptor Who Will Create Princess Diana Statue
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 09:57Prince William and Prince Harry have selected a sculptor who will create a massive Princess Diana statue to commemorate their mom's 20th death anniversary. The siblings revealed that they have... commissioned Ian Rank-Broadley for the job. Rank-Broadley also happens to be the one responsible for creating the effigy of Queen Elizabeth that is found on all British coins since 1998. Prince William and Prince Harry also released a joint statement expressing their gratitude to the successful commemoration of their mom for the past couple of months.
2 dead after small plane crashes into house in San Diego
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 09:53
The San Diego Union-Tribunereportsthe pilot and a passenger were taken to a hospital with burns, and two passengers died at the scene. De-listed Fremantle defender Sam Collins signs with VFL side Werribee
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 09:53De-listed Fremantle defender Sam Collins has signed with a state-league club after being overlooked in the draft.
'Charmed' Alums Rose McGowan, Alyssa Milano Feuding Over Harvey Weinstein's Wife?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 09:52Rose McGowan has just started a fight with her "Charmed" co-star Alyssa Milano.
Daisy Ridley leads The Last Jedi premiere in Hollywood
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 09:52
The trailers make it look like she might take a dark turn. The 25-year-old looked magnificent in a black and white floor-length sequinned gown adorned with stars.Thousands of Indonesians rally at US Embassy over Jerusalem
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 09:51About 10,000 Indonesians have rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta in support of Palestinians and denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The... protesters are …
The science of capturing carbon
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 09:51Scientists are fighting to curtail the dangerous effects of climate change by capturing carbon dioxide.
Bull suffers 'catastrophic injury' at Adelaide rodeo
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 09:51Graphic video emerges of a bull suffering a leg break at an event in Adelaide, prompting the RSPCA to repeat its call to ban rodeos.
Thousands of Indonesians rally at US Embassy over Jerusalem
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 09:50About 10,000 Indonesians have rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta in support of Palestinians and denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
#FNBGoldenClassics lights up Golden Gate Highlands National Park
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 09:48Very cold weather, coupled with incessant rain, failed to dampen the mood of an animated crowd of revellers.
Singer Chris Rea collapses on stage
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 09:47
The 66-year-old singer-songwriter, whose hits include Driving Home for Christmas, is in hospital.2 killed, 2 injured after small plane crashes into house
New York Post - 10 Dec 2017 09:43
SAN DIEGO -- Authorities in southern California say at least two people are dead after a small plane crashed into a home in San Diego. Local news media report the plane crashed into the house in San... Diego's Clairemont neighborhood about 4:40 p.m. Saturday. The single-engine, six-seat Beech BE36 Bonanza had taken off from Montgomery...I've already made history‚ says NDZ
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 09:43ANC presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told supporters at a party rally in Durban on Saturday that‚ win or lose‚ she's already a history-maker.
Riversdale resident drowns in Still Bay
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 09:41It's understood the 39-year-old man was on a church outing when the incident happened yesterday.
Chiefs staff revolt over Xmas bonuses
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 09:41Club refuses to hike salaries, pay perks
Israeli defense chief calls for Arab boycott after protests
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 09:40Israel's defense minister is calling for a boycott of Arab businesses where residents carried out violent protests against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.... Avigdor Lieberman tells …
Israeli defense chief calls for Arab boycott after protests
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 09:38Israel's defense minister is calling for a boycott of Arab businesses where residents carried out violent protests against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Abbas snubs US Vice President Pence over Jerusalem move
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 09:38Palestinian president will not meet with Vice President Pence during his upcoming Middle East visit, PA official says.
Villarreal v Barcelona
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 09:38
Sixth-placed Villarreal face a stiff test on Sunday night when they face dominant La Liga leaders Barcelona at the Estadio de la Ceramica in the province of Castellon.Who Is Todd Kohlhepp? South Carolina Serial Killer Claims Having More Victims
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 09:36A South Carolina man, Todd Kohlhepp, who was convicted of killing seven people earlier this year, said Saturday there are more victims whose remains have not been discovered yet. In an eight-page... letter to Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Kohlhepp wrote that he attempted to tell investigators and informed the FBI, however, "it was blown off." "At this point, I really don't see reason to give numbers or locations," he wrote.
Gauteng cops arrest alleged fraudster
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 09:34Police on the West Rand have arrested an alleged fraudster and money launderer, Gauteng police said.
Bozak scores twice, Maple Leafs jump Pens early in 4-3 win
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 09:33
Bozak scores twice, Maple Leafs jump Pens early in 4-3 win Bathabile Dlamini lashes out at Ramaphosa over his support for Khwezi
Sowetan LIVE - 10 Dec 2017 09:32ANC Women's League president Bathabile Dlamini has made a veiled accusation that deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has "the experience" of woman abuse.
Three nabbed, illegal AK47 and 260 rounds of ammunition seized
IOL - 10 Dec 2017 09:30Collaboration between police and the community led to the recovery of an illegal AK47 rifle, four magazines and 260 rounds of ammunition.
ANC in Mpumalanga denies delegate bribe allegations
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 09:29Despite that, some delegates have come out to say they have been offered bribes to vote in favour of presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
A-League live: City and Mariners wrap up round 10
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 09:24Melbourne City play host to the Central Coast Mariners in Sunday's only A-League game. Get your live scores, stats and streams in our ScoreCentre.
Melbourne City claims A-League win as post-Tim Cahill life begins
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 09:24Ross McCormack scores the only goal in Melbourne City's 1-0 defeat of Central Coast Mariners in its first match since the exit of Socceroos great Tim Cahill.
Cabinet tensions loom over Brexit trade deal
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 09:23Theresa May is poised for Brexiteers in her Cabinet to demand an ambitious trade deal in which Britain would refuse to accept EU regulations.
Defeating ISIL
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 09:19An animated timeline of how ISIL captured and lost key cities in Syria and Iraq.
NYC Ballet names interim leadership during sexual harassment probe
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 09:19
Jonathan Stafford will oversee artistic management of the company during an investigation into a sexual harassment accusation against Peter Martins. UN envoy on N Korea: 'Time is of the essence'
CNN - 10 Dec 2017 09:05Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are the world's most dangerous security issue, and must be resolved fast and diplomatically to avoid war, a top United Nations envoy said after a rare visit to North... Korea.
Catalonia's media drop impartiality for independence
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
The starkly divergent news agendas promoted in Madrid and Barcelona expose the crisis that state-funded journalism can face when the political stakes rise Some fundamental media questions can never be... definitively answered. One is: who should be allowed to own a newspaper or news organisation? Another - a core problem as those crucial Catalonian regional elections near - is who controls the public service apparatus that supposedly delivers independent but state-sanctified journalism? Hollow laugh. You might have hoped that the high-profile role of Catalan-language, regionally subsidised TV and radio would be muted during a campaign that will help decide Catalonia's future. No such luck. TV3 and the radio channels are as independence-enthused as ever - and in frequent debate with the...All credit to the owners of the far-seeing i
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
Johnston Press raised the price of their cheap and independent acquisition, and it looked like a bad move. But now they report profits of £1m a month Contrition corner: when the i newspaper shoved... its weekday cover price up to 60p (and to 80p on Saturdays) in August, I wondered how long Johnston Press could go on milking a product founded on being cheap, cheap, cheap (and independent). Answer: for some time yet. Johnston says that it's making a £1m-a-month profit on the i with continuing sales-plus-distribution of 266,000. Hail to the group's strategy of "investing in improved content", with staffing numbers up to 66 (from 50 in 2016, when Johnston bought the paper). Excellent stuff: though if "significant investment in editorial teams" is the key to success, you can't quite see why...A battle for public opinion: Trump goes to war over Mueller and Russia
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
In recent days, the rightwing media and Trump loyalists have been scrambling to discredit the special counsel and smear his Russia inquiry as a liberal plot Illegitimate and corrupt. Using the FBI as... a political weapon and America's secret police. "Secret surveillance, wiretapping, intimidation, harassment and threats. It's like the old KGB that comes for you in the dark of the night, banging through your door." This is special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, as seen through the eyes of news anchor and analyst Gregg Jarrett this week. Anyone expecting him to be challenged live on air was destined for disappointment. If Disney buys Fox, could Sky News survive for long?
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
Disney ownership of 21st Century Fox would put the future of less lucrative parts of Rupert Murdoch's empire, including News Corp, in jeopardy The prospect of Disney swallowing 21st Century Fox (AKA... Mickey Mouse swallowing Rupert Bear) is real. Talks between the two giants are on again. Price alignment is being pursued. There are even tales that James Murdoch may emerge as Disney chief executive if the price match becomes a corporate love match. Related: Rupert Murdoch says his newspapers are struggling in digital age Mark Kermode's best films of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
Cannibalism in France, a latterday Our Gang in Florida, three women in Tel Aviv, and - at last! - a Blade Runner sequel are among the year's must-sees• Observer critics' reviews of the year in full... To get a sense of how many great movies played UK cinemas in 2017, just look at some of the outstanding titles that didn't make my top 10 list. From Park Chan-wook's The Handmaiden (brilliantly adapted from Sarah Waters's novel Fingersmith) to Anocha Suwichakornpong's dazzling By the Time It Gets Dark, Paul Verhoeven's Elle (featuring an Oscar-nominated Isabelle Huppert) and Kleber Mendonça Filho's Aquarius (with Sônia Braga in breathtaking form), there was a dizzying array of delights on offer. Even so-called mainstream cinema seemed particularly adventurous this year, ranging from Patty...The brothers, the board, and £11m in back pay at Sports Direct
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
Shareholders are poised to vote on whether John Ashley, brother of Mike, will receive payments frozen over PR concerns All the talk is about back pay in the Shirebrook offices of Sports Direct at the... moment. This week, the independent shareholders of the Derbyshire-based company will vote on whether to pay the older brother of founder Mike Ashley £11m in back pay. Related: Sports Direct criticised over plan to pay £11m to Mike Ashley's brother Who'd want to be the big man or woman at the 'behemoth' BBC?
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
In the face of relentless pressure from the right and disgruntlement from the left, it's no wonder some of the corporation's senior staff are restless Ah! Forget goodwill and Mrs M's supposed triumphs... in Brussels. It's almost Christmas - almost time for another ritual onslaught on that "statist behemoth" we call the BBC as it drones along oozing "monotonous soft-left bias". That was the Daily Mail in the summer, but the Sun and Telegraph do their Little Sir Echoes pat on cue. No one on the Brexit right loves the Beeb these days. But the funny thing, after a double dose of Farage and Mogg on Marr last week, is that nobody on the Remaining left loves much Broadcasting House either. And this time around, the ancient mantras of fairness and balance provide no defence. Data-hungry Facebook seeks younger recruits | John Naughton
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
The social network's new Messenger Kids app is doubtless well intentioned - but also helps to get the under-13s hooked by the Facebook habit In one of those coincidences that give irony a bad name,... Facebook launched a new service for children at the same time that a moral panic was sweeping the UK about the dangers of children using live-streaming apps that enable anyone to broadcast video directly from a smartphone or a tablet. The BBC showed a scary example of what can happen. A young woman who works as an internet safety campaigner posed as a 14-year-old girl to find out what occurs when a young female goes online using one of these streaming services. You can imagine what happened and if you can't, go to the BBC site and search for "posing as a schoolgirl to expose online groomers". No...Susannah Clapp's best theatre of 2017
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 09:00
Hot-off-the-press plays thrust the personal and the political centre stage, while Bob Dylan had a moment• Observer critics' reviews of the year in full What a terrific turnaround year. At the end of... 2016, I was struck by how unpolitical the theatre had become. Not any more. In 2017, James Graham displayed the dramatic possibilities of UK politics in quick-fire plays: Ink, Labour of Love and Quiz. Worldwide disasters - sexual abuse and bullying, the terrors faced by those escaping perils in their homelands - commanded the stage in The Suppliant Women (Young Vic), Flight (Edinburgh festival) and The Welcoming Pary (Manchester international festival). At the Dorfman, Inua Ellams's Barber Shop Chronicles - skidding from continent to continent on song and caster chairs - combined personal...Motlanthe condemns young ANC members for missing a chance to learn from Chiba
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 08:57Motlanthe says that the ANC has a barrier of arrogance and complacency making it difficult to learn from stalwarts.
Stormtroopers march at Star Wars premiere
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 08:53
Celebrities and a host of Stormtroopers marched the red carpet as Star Wars fans cheered in the world premiere of the popular series' latest instalment.Man dies after brawl in Adelaide's party precinct on Hindley Street
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 08:53A 22-year-old man has died following a brawl in the early hours of this morning on Hindley Street - a popular party destination in Adelaide.
Iran says 'good relations' possible if Saudis change
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 08:50President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is ready to restore ties with Saudi Arabia if it stops bombing Yemen and cuts its alleged ties with Israel. In a speech broadcast Sunday, …
From silver jubilees to opening weekend: The changing face of superstardom in Bollywood
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:49Ever wondered why the three Khans - Aamir, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh -- Akshay Kumar or Hrithik Roshan are considered the last bastion of superstardom? The post From silver jubilees to opening weekend:... The changing face of superstardom in Bollywood appeared first on Firstpost.
Iran says 'good relations' possible if Saudis change
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 08:49President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is ready to restore ties with Saudi Arabia if it stops bombing Yemen and cuts its alleged ties with Israel.
Nobel Prize 2017 Live Stream: Laureates To Receive Awards In Sweden, Norway
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 08:48The Nobel Prize 2017 awarding ceremony will be taking place in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday. At first there will be numerous presentations which will describe the work done by this year's winners... after which they will be presented with a diploma and a medal by the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf. The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 will be taking place in Oslo, Norway, at Oslo City Hall where this year's winners will be presented with the award by the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in the presence of the king and queen of Norway and members of the Norwegian government.
Cost of Apple's 'spaceship' campus may be $5BILLION
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 08:45
Apple's new 'spaceship' campus might have cost as much as $5billion, according to Santa Clara County's tax assessor. Pictured is Apple CEO Tim Cook.Zimbabwe names diplomat Isaac Moyo as top spy
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 08:43Isaac Moyo, who was serving as an ambassador to neighbouring South Africa and Lesotho, replaces retired army general Happyton Bonyongwe.
Rajasthan hacking: Over 300 activists protest in Delhi against the killing of Muslim labourer
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:41New Delhi: Academics and social activists formed a silent human chain on Saturday protesting the brutal murder of Muslim labourer Mohammed Afrazul, who was brutally murdered and burned by accused... Shambhulal Raigar in Rajsamand in Rajasthan earlier in the week. Protesters stood holding hands outside the Central Park in Connaught Place during their demonstration, which […] The post Rajasthan hacking: Over 300 activists protest in Delhi against the killing of Muslim labourer appeared first on Firstpost.
Police pursuit through Sydney's west ends in tragedy as driver dies after ploughing into a tree
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 08:41The chase started late last night after the driver failed to stop for a random breath test. During the pursuit the car left the road and hit a tree.
'SNL': Mall Santa peppered with kids' questions about Al Franken, Roy Moore, Matt Lauer
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 08:39
If this year's mall Santas are drinking, this is probably why. Francesco Rocca: No one can prepare for nuclear war
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 08:39New International Red Cross Federation president vows to denounce those who target humanitarian workers and facilities.
App Weekly: 7 best games for this week
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:36Breakneck becomes one of the must-try games of the week, being a gorgeous runner where users control a sleek craft gliding a few feet off the ground. The post App Weekly: 7 best games for this week... appeared first on Firstpost.
Gujarat Election: Congress' confusion becomes apparent as Narendra Modi swings poll debate to emotive issues
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:34As Gujarat election moves to the second phase of polling, Narendra Modi's last few speeches seems to have switched the poll debate to emotive issues The post Gujarat Election: Congress’ confusion... becomes apparent as Narendra Modi swings poll debate to emotive issues appeared first on Firstpost.
Mars atmosphere safe from solar wind despite absence of magnetic dipole: Study
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:32Present-day Mars is a cold and dry planet with less than one per of Earth's atmospheric pressure at the surface. However many geological features indicate the planet had an active hydrological cycle... about 3-4 billion years ago. The post Mars atmosphere safe from solar wind despite absence of magnetic dipole: Study appeared first on Firstpost.
Omar Abdullah calls for legal action against unidentified man accused of molesting Zaira Wasim in flight
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:32Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday demanded legal action against an unidentified man accused of molesting Dangal actress Zaira Wasim on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight. The... post Omar Abdullah calls for legal action against unidentified man accused of molesting Zaira Wasim in flight appeared first on Firstpost.
Manchester Derby: Pep Guardiola's system at City is nearing perfection, but United could break it down
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:31Manchester United and Manchester City meet in a six-pointer at Old Trafford on Sunday where it could all come down to Paul Pogba's absence. The post Manchester Derby: Pep Guardiola’s system at City... is nearing perfection, but United could break it down appeared first on Firstpost.
Body of CT girl who died on Vietnam school trip coming home
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 08:30Shannen Rustin, a grade 11 learner at Westerford High School, died while the group was hiking in Sapa Valley.
Premier League: Pep Guardiola says he chose Manchester City despite Sir Alex Ferguson's attempt to lure him to United
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:29Pep Guardiola says Manchester City were always his first-choice club when he decided to come to the Premier League, despite Alex Ferguson's attempt to lure him to Manchester United. The post Premier... League: Pep Guardiola says he chose Manchester City despite Sir Alex Ferguson’s attempt to lure him to United appeared first on Firstpost.
Narendra Modi in Gujarat LIVE updates: Prime minister's Palanpur rally begins, to address the gathering shortly
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:28Campaigning for the phase two of the Gujarat election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing rallies in Palanpur, Sanand, Kalol and Vadodara on Sunday The post Narendra Modi in Gujarat LIVE... updates: Prime minister’s Palanpur rally begins, to address the gathering shortly appeared first on Firstpost.
With Gandhian heritage, campus in shambles, what is Bihar Vidyapeeth's future?
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 08:25Set up by Mahatma Gandhi in 1921, the Bihar Vidyapeeth lies abandoned | #FWeekend The post With Gandhian heritage, campus in shambles, what is Bihar Vidyapeeth’s future? appeared first on Firstpost.
Model Edyn Mackney on life working in the industry
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 08:20
Forget glitzy catwalks, jet-set lifestyles and glamorous photo shoots, Edyn Mackney, from the Gold Coast, has revealed the brutal reality behind the modelling industry.Three ingredient chocolate recipes for Christmas
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 08:16
With Christmas comes an onslaught of desserts and luckily for those novices in the kitchen, they don't all have to be complicated. FEMAIL has rounded up three foolproof chocolate dessert recipes.Bryce Cotton sinks 36 points in Perth Wildcats' 99-91 win over the Illawarra Hawks
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 08:10Perth claimed their fourth straight road win against the Hawks on Sunday, thanks in no small part to Bryce Cotton.
Laura Mazza husband why she doesn't want to be touched
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 08:06
A mother from Melbourne (pictured left and right) has written a letter to her husband about why she's not always in the mood. The Facebook post is proving a hit among mothers everywhere.Trump Slammed For Demanding Washington Post Reporter's Firing After Apology Over Photo
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 08:02After President Donald Trump called for the firing of Washington Post reporter named Dave Weigel, Saturday, for tweeting out a misleading photo on one of his rallies, Twitter tore into the president... immediately for posing a "public threat to the First Amendment."
Meals on pedestals: art gallery restaurants
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 08:00
A new wave of caterers is changing the way we eat in galleries by creating their own visual feasts for visitors Expectations of gallery food are constantly changing, from fine dining to a Benugo... brownie. This year saw a wave of museum and gallery restaurateurs, whose modern food - seasonal, hearty, delicious - reflects the contemporary art around them. Simpson's in the Strand: 'I can't love it any more' - restaurant review | Jay Rayner
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 08:00
After serving Londoners for 189 years, Simpson's needed a makeover. But did they have to change the menu, too? Simpson's in the Strand, 100 Strand, London WC2R 0EW (020 7420 2111). Meal for two,... including drinks and service: £200 There is a great difference between wanting to love something, and genuinely loving it. I want to love Simpson's in the Strand. I want to adore it, in the way I once did; as you might a dotty elderly relative who can be infuriating, but is still a wonderful person to have in the world. I last ate here a few years ago, when it was firmly set in its ways. The huge, high-ceilinged room - the Grand Divan - smelled like a stately home, on the edge of having to let the National Trust in to make ends meet. It was that intoxicating mixture of boiled cabbage, damp dog and...I love my girlfriend, but I want to have a threesome | Dear Mariella
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 08:00
A man in a happy relationship says he's repressing his promiscuous side. Mariella Frostrup says he may be with the wrong woman The dilemma I'm in a sweet, monogamous relationship with my girlfriend.... We're in our early 40s. She's beautiful and we have a happy sex life. But I'm also fascinated by her friend, who leads a libertine lifestyle. I keep thinking about threesomes and other kinky games. I love my girlfriend, but I find other women attractive, too. I'm loyal and I'd never cheat, but my promiscuous imagination is hard to repress - it comes out in pillow talk and in jokes and innuendos. My girlfriend has a good sense of humour and says it's just the nature of my sexuality, the same way it would be if I was gay. But it hurts her feelings and it's coming between us. My old Catholic...Following Theresa May's great escape, Brexiters plan their final battle for Britain
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 08:00
As the smoke clears on the prime minister's 11th-hour EU deal, it is becoming apparent that there are still more questions than answers 'They can smell a rat. But they are keeping quiet for now... because they are not yet sure which rat it is they can smell." At the end of a week that began with humiliation for Theresa May but ended with much of the British press hailing her as a hero, this was how one UK diplomat summed up the muted reactions of Brexit-supporting MPs to the deal struck by the prime minister on Friday. Was it the triumph that rightwing papers and cabinet ministers were claiming? Or was it, as they suspected, a sell-out that would be exposed as such in the coming days and weeks? No one was quite sure. Bring back conversation... by shutting up and listening | Celeste Headlee
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 08:00
Face-to-face conversation reaps rich rewards, but it's a dying art. Here's how to revive it It seems that we're talking more than ever. And it's true that we have more platforms for connection and... communication than ever before. But what feels like conversation is actually just talking. Conversation - the exchange of ideas and thoughts between two people in which both understand one another and respond to each other - is disappearing underneath the mountains of tweets and posts, texts and emojis. It's that conversation I want to revive, the kind that stimulates critical thought and increases empathy. That's the kind of bond that builds bridges and crosses the political divides splitting us apart. The afternoon I met Princess Diana in the ladies' loo at Le Caprice
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 08:00
It's 1990, Mayfair, and a starstruck journalist finds herself having a girly chat with the people's princess It was the summer of 1990 and I'd been having a dispiriting lunch with a publisher in Le... Caprice, the classic restaurant round the corner from the Ritz in London. We'd been perched at the bar, so it wasn't until after he left that I looked round and there, sitting discreetly in the corner, was Princess Diana. I watched, transfixed, as she stood up and made her way towards the stairs down to the ladies' loo. Like the rest of the world I'd been entranced with her from her Shy Di days, but had never seen her in the flesh and, without pausing for breath, I followed. Nigel Slater's steamed pudding and chocolate biscuits recipes
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 08:00
Sugar and spice and all things sweet and comforting... a pudding and biscuits to make your home smell of happiness There is a little wooden cupboard in the kitchen we refer to as "the baking... cupboard". The door sticks. You gain entry only with a firm punch from the side of your clenched fist. As the door springs open you are greeted by a whiff of vanilla and sweet spice, and the sight of white shelves stained with the tell tale rings from where the black treacle has sat. There is a shelf for flour: plain, self-raising, rye, baking powder and rice flour; and another with vanilla pods and a bottle of extract, candied peel, crystallised roses and violet petals. Then there are the tightly stopped jars of "bun spices" - cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and half a nutmeg that smells warm and old...The eco guide to Christmas trees
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 08:00
Do you keep it real or try and fake it? When it comes to Christmas trees try and find an organic one and, if possible, a living one so you can dust off the tinsel and keep it going for next year This... year I'm going real. Given the plastic pandemic, my goodwill doesn't extend to manufacturers of oil-based fake trees shipped across the globe. From an ecological point of view, all cut trees are imperfect. Three-quarters of the trees put up this Christmas in the UK will be grown here (this at least cuts down on tree miles). But these trees are raised on plantations that are as quick growing as possible. They are not carefully calibrated forests for the benefit of the future. 'SNL': Mall Santa peppered with kids' questions about Al Franken, Roy Moore, Donald Trump
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 07:55
If mall Santas drink, this is probably why. 'I'm here to answer journalists': Transport Minister shuts down angry retailers
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 07:46The State Government is celebrating the re-opening of part of Sydney's CBD where light rail has been finished, but the Transport Minister was not interested in hearing from affected retailers who say... they feel like "collateral damage".
'Saturday Night Live': Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Steve Martin show up to heckle James Franco
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 07:43
Did you know only one stoner can host per season? Apparently, that's a thing, according to Franco. Stride for Good march organisers reveal they have more plans
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 07:40The striding men rally was held yesterday where the women's department in government handed over cheques to various NGO's to support their causes.
Bushfire danger for homes in Great Southern
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 07:37Lives and homes are in danger from an accidentally lit bushfire in the Shire of Lake Grace.
Your 10,000 packages arrived -- and they're causing all kinds of problems
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 07:34
Package theft in her Chicago apartment building is so rampant, Sara Costello says, that she has begun rerouting all of her online orders to work: potting soil, knitting kits, glittered wigs and the... occasional bottle of sage-scented spray. It's secure -- and practical, the actor and comedian says --...How corrupt is Ukraine?
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2017 07:33Anti-corruption campaigner Mikheil Saakashvili is back in police custody for the second time this week.
Bathabile Dlamini threatens to air Ramaphosa's dirty laundry
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 07:27Dlamini dropped a bombshell accusing the deputy president of also being responsible for violence against women.
Justin Bieber's Mom Pattie Mallette Approves Of Selena Gomez: 'I Love Her'
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 07:20Justin Bieber's mom, Pattie Mallette, had nothing but good things to say about her son's on again off again girlfriend, Selena Gomez. While speaking with People at the Justin Speaks Holiday Benefit... Luncheon in Los Angeles on Saturday, Mallette admitted that Bieber doesn't share a lot of personal things about him and Gomez.
California could still be fighting fires at CHRISTMAS
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 07:16
Southern California's firefighters could be battling blazes right into Christmas Day, experts have warned, as the wildfire-stricken state faces at least 16 days without rain.Firefighters rush to Applecross house to tackle flames
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 07:13Three Department of Fire and Emergency Services crews were called to the home about 9am.
UK singer Chris Rea collapses mid-show
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 07:07Singer and guitarist Chris Rea has collapsed mid-performance in England, but is believed to be in a "stable" condition.
How to get rich off bitcoin -- or lose it all while trying
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 07:07
To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, "Here we go again." Bitcoin is on everyone's lips this week and the price has gone nuts -- shooting past $17,000 per bitcoin in Thursday's trading. It has rocketed up... $5,000 in less than a week, prompting wall-to-wall news coverage that is giving Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn.,...Venezuela's mayoral elections reveal opposition turmoil
Miami Herald - 10 Dec 2017 07:05Venezuelans will choose hundreds of mayors on Sunday in elections pitting candidates backed by President Nicolas Maduro against a fractured opposition still bruised by a poor showing in recent... gubernatorial …
Picture 'that proves Dustin Hoffman is a sex predator'
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 07:05
Kathryn Rossetter claimed Dustin Hoffman grabbed her breast during a 1983 Broadway revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of A Salesman.Johnson to meet Iranian president on second day of talks
BBC - 10 Dec 2017 07:05
The foreign secretary will continue to call for British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release.Venezuela's mayoral elections reveal opposition turmoil
Fox News - 10 Dec 2017 07:04Venezuelans will choose hundreds of mayors on Sunday in elections pitting candidates backed by President Nicolas Maduro against a fractured opposition still bruised by a poor showing in recent... gubernatorial voting.
Woman accused of defrauding NGO due in Pretoria court
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 07:04The Gauteng provincial investigating unit arrested the suspect following the disappearance of R5 million from the books of an NGO in the West Rand.
Vasyl Lomachenko makes Guillermo Rigondeaux quit in much-fancied bout
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 07:00
Lomachenko stops Rigondeaux to defend WBO junior lightweight title Cuban fighter quit after sixth round citing a left hand and wrist injury Vasyl Lomachenko beat Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday night... when Rigondeaux's corner stopped the fight after six rounds because the boxer was complaining of pain in his left hand. Lomachenko was easily winning boxing's first pro match between two-time Olympic gold medalists when Rigondeaux's trainers called for the match to be stopped. Israel Detains French Human Rights Worker Without Charge
Human Rights Watch - 10 Dec 2017 07:00When French President Emmanuel Macron sits down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this Sunday - International Human Rights Day - French-Palestinian binational Salah Hamouri will enter his... 111th day in Israeli administrative detention - detention without charge or trial. Expand Salah Hamouri. © 2012 Alain Bachellier Israeli authorities detained the 32-year-old researcher, who works for the Palestinian human rights group Addameer, after raiding his home in East Jerusalem in late August. At the time of his arrest, Hamouri had been preparing to visit his wife and toddler son in Paris. The family had been forced to live separately ever since Israeli authorities deported Hamouri's wife, a French national, last year citing "security reasons." Hamouri never did make his family...
As California fires rage, people unite to save horses from dying in blazes
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 06:58
As firefighters continue their push against the wildfires engulfing southern California, volunteers across the region Steenberg CPF says recent shootings are gang related
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 06:55Steenberg CPF chairperson Gavin Walbrugh says this shooting could be linked to another gang-related incident that happened two weeks ago.
Prince Harry quits smoking for Meghan Markle
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 06:55
Officially, smoking is outlawed at Nottingham Cottage but Harry tended to relax the rules when a dinner party was in full swing.Fake Botox doctor sentenced to prison in Arizona
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 06:53
Craig Allen Scherf misrepresented himself to his victims as a doctor licensed to perform cosmetic injections and laser treatments, prosecutors say. Unites States, China warn their citizens in Pakistan of possible terror attacks, sectarian violence
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:53United States and China have issued advisories for their citizens in Pakistan to be on alert after receiving intelligence reports about possible attacks The post Unites States, China warn their... citizens in Pakistan of possible terror attacks, sectarian violence appeared first on Firstpost.
La Liga: Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta to miss Villarreal clash after failing to recover from muscle strain
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:52La Liga leaders Barcelona will be without their captain Andres Iniesta for Sunday's trip to Villarreal after the midfielder failed to recover from a muscle strain. The post La Liga: Barcelona captain... Andres Iniesta to miss Villarreal clash after failing to recover from muscle strain appeared first on Firstpost.
Storm dumps snow in parts of Deep South, marches toward Northeast
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2017 06:51
A pre-winter storm that roared through the Deep South and coated half of North Carolina and portions of Virginia in snow pushed northward on Saturday, leaving motorists to brave potentially icy roads... and utility crews trying to restore heat and light to thousands. Forecasters were warning that...Palestine snubs US over recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital, President Mahmoud Abbas won't meet Mike Pence
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:48Palestine's president Mahmoud Abbas will not meet US vice president Mike Pence during Pence's visit to the region this month in a snub over the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital The post... Palestine snubs US over recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital, President Mahmoud Abbas won’t meet Mike Pence appeared first on Firstpost.
Bigg Boss, Weekend Ka Vaar, 9 December 2017: Salman pulls up Arshi Khan
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:47TV celebs Karan Patel, Rohan Mehra, Karishma Tanna enter the Bigg Boss house. The post Bigg Boss, Weekend Ka Vaar, 9 December 2017: Salman pulls up Arshi Khan appeared first on Firstpost.
Dangal actress Zaira Wasim alleges sexual harassment on Delhi-Mumbai flight, shares experience on Instagram
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:47On a flight from Delhi to Mumbai, a "middle-aged man" reportedly brushed his feet repeatedly against Zaira Wasim's back and neck while she was asleep The post Dangal actress Zaira Wasim alleges sexual... harassment on Delhi-Mumbai flight, shares experience on Instagram appeared first on Firstpost.
Courtois hands Chelsea contract boost
SA Breaking News - 10 Dec 2017 06:47
Thibaut Courtois has handed Chelsea a major boost after declaring that he expects to pen a new contract at Stamford Bridge.Laloo Chiba wanted Zuma to step down - family
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 06:43In a letter his family says was written by the Robben Island prisoner last year, Chiba details how Zuma's leadership has demoralized ANC members.
Hikers missing for seven days are rescued by helicopters
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 06:42
Ryan Crowder (right) and Tom Rieker (left) lost the trail they intended to take in the Big Cypress National Preserve on December 1 - forcing them to walk 32 miles in waist-deep water, according to... Wink News.Premier League: Manchester City's Pep Guardiola fears Jose Mourinho's ability to roll with the punches
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:39Guardiola's City are gunning for a 14th successive league win and can put a huge 11 points between themselves and second-place United if they prevail. The post Premier League: Manchester City’s Pep... Guardiola fears Jose Mourinho’s ability to roll with the punches appeared first on Firstpost.
Google Doodle celebrates 1905 Nobel Prize winner Robert Koch for his research on tubercolosis
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:38The Google Doodle features potato slices which Koch used for his experiment until the Petri dish was invented by his assistant at the time, Julius Petri. The post Google Doodle celebrates 1905 Nobel... Prize winner Robert Koch for his research on tubercolosis appeared first on Firstpost.
Chelsea Handler posts video of Sarah Sanders impersonater
Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2017 06:36
The video shows Emily Fortune Feimster pretending to be Sarah Huckabee Sanders and applying heavy layers of makeup - apparently impersonating the Trump employee.Arab League slams Trump over Jerusalem move
Sky News - 10 Dec 2017 06:34The Arab League has slammed Donald Trump over his decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, calling it a "dangerous violation of international law".
Fadnavis govt junks Aadhaar, dines with the devil (banks), gets loan waiver Assembly-ready, but crisis far from over
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:33The green list of beneficiaries grew from 69,832 to 13.25 lakh to 17.49 lakh and then 41 lakh in all of ten days. It was as if the government had found a magic formula to identify correct... beneficiaries. The post Fadnavis govt junks Aadhaar, dines with the devil (banks), gets loan waiver Assembly-ready, but crisis far from over appeared first on Firstpost.
Cameroon MP injured by flying debris in parliament amid anglophone crisis
The Guardian - 10 Dec 2017 06:31
Budget debate disrupted by vuvuzela horns as resentment grows among English-speaking minority over discrimination A politician was hurt by an object thrown by another MP during chaotic scenes in... Cameroon's parliament in which vuvuzela horns were blown to drown out a budget debate, sources said on Saturday. Related: Cameroon soldiers shoot independence activists dead How To Answer Ten Common Interview Questions -- With Confidence
Forbes - 10 Dec 2017 06:31
Here are sample answers to ten common job interview questions -- to inspire you for your next job interview!Grand Canyon beats Grambling State 87-53
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 06:30Keonta Vernon made all eight of his shots from the field and finished with 19 points in 23 minutes to help Grand Canyon beat Grambling State 87-53
Security beefed up at shopping malls ahead of Christmas
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 06:30In Gauteng, some malls have intensified their security measures by working with the police.
Justin Bieber Says He's 'Using My Resources For Restoration After California Wildfire'
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 06:29Justin Bieber took to social media to announce that he is extending a helping hand to the victims of the California wildfires. Selena Gomez's boyfriend right away received support from former One... Direction member Niall Horan. On Friday, Bieber shared on Instagram a black and white clip of him talking to the camera about what he plans to do to help the people suffering in the wake of the wildfires that consumed numerous property and houses in California.
Manohar Parrikar hails Rafale deal for giving India air superiority over Pakistan, slams AK Antony for delay
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:28Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday accused former defence minister AK Antony of creating a "logjam" over the Rafale fighter jet deal and asserted that the acquisition of the French... aircraft has given India a superiority over Pakistan in terms of air power. The post Manohar Parrikar hails Rafale deal for giving India air superiority over Pakistan, slams AK Antony for delay appeared first on Firstpost.
Juice, Chutney, and other popular short films of 2017 show how the format is a fount of creativity
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:28For filmmakers, short films build a direct connect with people who like their work and gives them a platform to express freely. The post Juice, Chutney, and other popular short films of 2017 show how... the format is a fount of creativity appeared first on Firstpost.
Ireland launches out-of-this-world Star Wars billboard
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 06:25Tourism chiefs in Ireland have launched a stratospheric ad campaign to highlight the island's key role in the latest Star Wars film.
ANC Mpumalanga delegates get 'pocket money' ahead of conference
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 06:25Mpumalanga delegates received the money as a measure of assuring that they are not vulnerable to taking bribes ahead of the elective conference.
Nic Naitanui to join main group at West Coast's pre-season training
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 06:24The West Coast ruckman will take another step in his recovery this week as he aims at a return after a long sideline stint.
Premier League: Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson says Christian Benteke shouldn't have taken missed penalty
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:19Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson said Christian Benteke was not supposed to take the stoppage-time penalty he squandered in his side's draw with Bournemouth. The post Premier League: Crystal Palace... boss Roy Hodgson says Christian Benteke shouldn’t have taken missed penalty appeared first on Firstpost.
'The Mayor' Spoilers: Will Lea Michele Sing In Season 1, Episode 9?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 06:18It looks like Lea Michele's Valentina is going to show off her singing chops in next week's installment of "The Mayor." In a couple of promo photos from Season 1, episode 9 of the ABC comedy, Val... appears to be belting out a tune in front of Courtney (Brandon Micheal Hall), Dina (Yvette Nicole Brown), Jermaine (Bernard David Jones), and T.K. (Marcel Spears).
Gujarat Election: EC records 68% turnout in first phase; opinions on BJP appear sharply divided
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:13Gujarat is halfway close to deciding the fate of its 22-year-long relationship with the Bharatiya Janata Party. While there is discontent in tribal areas and some rural areas, the BJP appears stronger... in urban centres. The post Gujarat Election: EC records 68% turnout in first phase; opinions on BJP appear sharply divided appeared first on Firstpost.
Arab foreign ministers demand reversal of Donald Trump Jerusalem decision, call it a 'grave' development
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:12Arab foreign ministers on Sunday demanded that the United States rescind President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital The post Arab foreign ministers demand reversal of... Donald Trump Jerusalem decision, call it a ‘grave’ development appeared first on Firstpost.
Simmons can't halt James's Cavs in NBA
The West Australian - 10 Dec 2017 06:12Philadelphia's Ben Simmons added another double-double to his rookie NBA season but it was LeBron James's 58th NBA triple-double that saw Cleveland home.
Jana Kramer On Miscarriage: 'I Don't Want Sympathy'
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 06:11Jana Kramer just took to social media to reveal to her fans that she recently suffered a miscarriage. However, the country music singer maintained that she does not want sympathy amid her struggle to... get over the heartbreaking incident.
Hockey World League Final: Superstitious Belgium players try sneaking into Kalinga Stadium at midnight
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:11There was a security scare at the ongoing Hockey World League (HWL) Final when some players of the Belgium team, their faces splashed with black war-paint, tried to sneak into the Kalinga Stadium at... the dead of night and have a look at the two goalposts. The post Hockey World League Final: Superstitious Belgium players try sneaking into Kalinga Stadium at midnight appeared first on Firstpost.
Jammu and Kashmir: Restrictions imposed in Srinagar ahead of protest against human rights violations
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:08Restrictions were imposed in many parts of Srinagar on Sunday to prevent a separatist-called protest march, police said. The post Jammu and Kashmir: Restrictions imposed in Srinagar ahead of protest... against human rights violations appeared first on Firstpost.
'Kevin (Probably) Saves The World' Season 1, Episode 9 Synopsis, Trailer Released
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2017 06:08Kevin goes out of the country in next week's winter finale of "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World." According to the synopsis for Season 1, episode 9 of the ABC series, Kevin (Jason Ritter) heads to... Laos with Tyler (Dustin Ybarra) in search of the first righteous soul. While Kevin is confident that the universe is leading him to the right path, Yvette (Kimberly Hebert Gregory) has doubts about the mission.
Arab ministers demand reversal of Trump Jerusalem decision
ABC News - 10 Dec 2017 06:08
Arab foreign ministers kick off emergency meeting with criticism of Trump.Dlamini Zuma calls on ANC members to speak out against corruption
Eyewitness News - 10 Dec 2017 06:02Dlamini Zuma called for discipline and reiterated that delegates must accept the outcome of the elective conference.
Sri Lanka formally hands over Hambantota port to China on 99-year lease, opposition dubs it as a sell-out
Firstpost - 10 Dec 2017 06:01Sri Lanka formally handed over the strategic southern port of Hambantota to China on a 99-year lease, in a deal dubbed by the opposition as a sell-out The post Sri Lanka formally hands over Hambantota... port to China on 99-year lease, opposition dubs it as a sell-out appeared first on Firstpost.
Bibbins scores 16 as Utah beats Utah State 77-67
USA Today - 10 Dec 2017 05:54