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At least nine people have died in clashes between protesters and police Turkey as demonstrations against ISIS's advance on a town on the Syrian-Turkish border turned violent. Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party had called for citizens to protest the assault on Kobane, where the situation turned 'extremely cr... | At least nine people dead in protests across Turkey on Tuesday . Demonstrators clash with police in violent anti-ISIS protests . Protesters attacked police, throwing rocks and fireworks . Police in turn used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters . Activists are demanding more support for Turkish fighters i... | ea29ceee5783a1f7686ad6184e75465003abfba0 |
A group of dancers move with perfect grace and precision, their beautiful diaphanous gowns catching the light with every pirouette and leap. The English National Ballet's new production of Swan Lake, seen here in final dress rehearsal before opening tonight, is bringing the magic of the classic Tchaikovsky work back to... | Ballet company stages Tchaikovsky piece tonight at the Coliseum . Production goes back to classical roots . Prima ballerinas Alina Cojocaru and Tamara Rojo to perform . | be4860a7420a016b8dc84b7b09e5dd16181f6d48 |
By . Alexander Armstrong . and Richard Osman . Alexander Armstrong (left) and Richard Osman share some of their most Pointless facts . People with cats are more likely to have university degrees than those with dogs, according to a survey. Some famous people apparently had ailurophobia - a fear of cats: Alexander the G... | Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman have released two books . The 100 Most Pointless Things In The World and The 100 Most Pointless Arguments In The World share the pair's most Pointless knowledge . Here they share some of the best picks with you . | dae9fd37abf7e9236213e950eda76bef6166cd6c |
Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Hundreds of runners braved their luck Wednesday on the first day of the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona -- but just two men, an Australian and a Spaniard, were taken to hospital afterward with injuries, the Navarra regional government said. It was considered a thrilling but safe start to ... | 1 Austrialian, 1 Spaniard taken to hospital . Run lasts 2 minutes 23 seconds . TV images show many runners making hard falls . Daily run continues until July 14 . | 6c2c6826a83145ffd45eb59c02943475882d5abb |
Ed Miliband was facing a backbench revolt last night over Labour’s failure to support a judge-led inquiry into British complicity in torture. The party’s high command still insists a Westminster committee should investigate even though it presided over an alleged whitewash in the extraordinary rendition affair. A strin... | Labour high command insists Westminster committee should investigate . But string of MPs say only a judge's probe can clear up torture questions . Miliband's brother David could be called to give evidence to any inquiry . He is accused of trying to cover up UK's part in CIA wrongdoing . Other Labour figures facing que... | 8020087c06177d3a24b568628434c3c9b87c1d29 |
Stevie Ray faces Curt Warburton for the third time - and you can watch it live with Mail Online. As part of our exciting new partnership with Cage Warriors, we will bring you full coverage from Newcastle. Watch all the action from the second half of the show from 9pm. | Stevie Ray takes on Curt Warburton for the third time at Newcastle's Metro Arena on Saturday . The lightweight champion is defending the belt he won against Warburton in June . Warburton won the pair's first fight last year and is bidding for revenge . | 2baafe477a782db6fb1e9d435f80a0cb22ed83e9 |
By . James Rush . PUBLISHED: . 21:58 EST, 14 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:06 EST, 15 January 2013 . The grandmother of eight-year-old Imani Green, who was shot dead in a Jamaican grocery store while on holiday, has described finding her granddaughter in a 'pool of blood'. Sandra Fisher, who lives in the northern Ja... | Sandra Fisher describes moment she found murdered Imani Green . Eight-year-old is thought to be innocent victim of gang turf war . Another man killed yesterday in village where the schoolgirl was shot . Police are investigating whether the two incidents are connected . | fc2eb738c87fdf534eb7568c1b8ea83137fd1fdd |
(CNN) -- Davy Jones, whose charming grin and British accent won the hearts of millions of fans on the 1960s television series "The Monkees," died Wednesday, according to the Martin County, Florida, sheriff's office. He was 66. A witness told authorities he was with Jones in Indiantown, Florida, when Jones "began to com... | Davy Jones sang lead on several of The Monkees' hits . Source: Jones suffered an apparent heart attack . "The Monkees" television series premiered in 1966 and lasted for two seasons . | dd160437bfa070878de91ccafd29cd174dc0fca1 |
Opinion: Seth Rogen caused a Twitter storm with a tweet about American Sniper . Hollywood actors continue to fire Twitter salvos at each other over actor Seth Rogen’s controversial tweet about movie American Sniper, based on Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s experiences in Iraq. He wrote that the movie reminded him of a Nazi prop... | Seth Rogen caused a Twitter storm with a tweet about American Sniper . He wrote that it reminded him of a Nazi sniper film in Inglorious Basterds . Dean Cain tweeted 'Seth, I wanna kick your ass. Go to war, then we'll talk' Alex Baldwin defended Rogen, asking in shock if Cain had threatened him . Rogen, star of The Int... | 488fbe65cba76750424ab47e53d69c1a109facd5 |
By . Arthur Martin . PUBLISHED: . 04:54 EST, 10 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:04 EST, 11 September 2013 . Travellers were arrested in dawn swoops across the country yesterday on suspicion of stealing more than £20million of jade artefacts and rhino horns from museums. Police believe the items may have been stole... | Four men arrested this morning at Smithy Fen travellers' site in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire . Total of 17 men and 2 women arrested from across London, Cambridgeshire, Sussex, Essex, West Midlands and Nottingham . Police from 26 forces and Serious Organised Crime Agency execute dawn raids as part of Operation Elven into ... | 63ebd97cd897ddada1e39d35ca778c3254872749 |
Wisconsin Gov. and rising Republican star Scott Walker refused on Wednesday to say whether he believes in evolution during a Q and A at a London think tank. After declining to answer numerous questions related to foreign policy, out of respect for the sitting President of the United States, the likely presidential cand... | 'That's a question a politician shouldn't be involved in one way or the other,' Walker said during an appearance at Chatham House . He also declined to answer numerous questions related to foreign policy; 'I don't think it's wise to undermine your own president' on foreign soil . Officially on a taxpayer-funded trade m... | e5e0ac9d431b1e5e57d62f8c5882e9d904a645ee |
Shedding light on the woes of the upper middle, the 'Overheard in Waitrose' Facebook page took the internet by storm. Infants were heard pining for star fruit and lychees, as mothers barked: 'Noah! You've had enough Manchego for one day!' But now, as hard-up families turn to budget rivals, a version has been made for t... | Overheard in Aldi page on Facebook follows hit version made for Waitrose . Waitrose shoppers were 'heard' saying: 'Orlando! Put down the papaya!' Posts on the Aldi page include: 'I got a trolley outside for £1. Bargain' One child asks his father for cigarettes. Fathers says: 'Nah forgot fake ID' | f38a7acd49084e50ad065c5a9eb35b01d8ba10cc |
Immigration minister Scott Morrison said the four brothers who slipped out of the country to join the fight with the Islamic State in the Middle East are now enemies of Australia. The western Sydney siblings - aged 17, 23, 25 and 28 made their way to Syria after they told their parents they won a trip to Thailand when ... | Four brothers from Sydney's south-west left Australia, reports suggest . All four - aged 17, 23, 25 and 28 made their way to Syria in late October . It's believed the boys have made their way to the Middle East to join ISIS . Boys' family is thought to be distraught after learning of their decision . Their mother has p... | 5994a7a26e577432577983c527291f6b8a7c8831 |
(CNN) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry's suggestion that the United States may send troops to fight Mexican drug cartels riled officials and spurred debate from analysts on both sides of the border Monday. Mexico's top representative in the United States rejected the idea, which the Republican presidential candidate mentioned ... | The Texas governor says fighting the drug trade "may require our military in Mexico" Mexico's ambassador says the presence of U.S. troops "is not on the table" The idea could have serious political and security consequences, analysts say . Analyst: Sending troops could undermine cooperation between the neighboring coun... | 99870ff73dd967dadb72e9a3de80e9286b7c717a |
(CNN) -- You can draw your own conclusions about why Jill Abramson was fired, but as we look at the history of her tenure as executive editor of The New York Times, the world's most prestigious and influential newspaper, and learn details about how it came to an end, women everywhere are shaking their heads. Any woman ... | Jill Abramson, top editor at The New York Times, was fired by the paper's publisher . Frida Ghitis: Abramson's ouster raises questions about pay equity, gender issues . She says men get praised for being strong, but women are criticized for being pushy . Ghitis: Navigating corporate ladder for women is paved with uncer... | de504468c8ae0214ab059610b8ac86f45d5c3c8d |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:30 EST, 16 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:46 EST, 16 April 2012 . An Austrian millionaire who claimed he had given everything he owned to the poor because it never made him happy, has been exposed as a conman who simply wanted to get publicity to sell his house and cover his d... | 'Struggling businessman' Karl Rabeder, 49, said he invested £3m to help people in developing countries . Raised over £1.7m selling his house though 'Win a Dream Villa and at the Same Time Do Something Good' raffle . But Der Spiegel magazine claims entire scheme was just a PR stunt designed so he can pay off debts . | fc643e12957f156e508ec61bd22e19ab33766e40 |
This is the dramatic moment that a Syrian warplane exploded after being shot down by a Syrian fighter plane in a move sure to increase tensions between the two countries. The attack on the plane - from which the pilot ejected - happened in a border region where Syrian rebels have been battling President Bashar al-Assad... | Attack in border region where Syrian rebels are battling Assad's forces . Turkish PM: 'If you violate my airspace, our slap after this will be hard' Rebels have been fighting for control of Kasab crossing since Friday . | b6eea38586ae143bac6458edd40fd35b732c6fb7 |
Paul Scholes is set to turn down the opportunity to become the new manager of Oldham Athletic. As revealed by Sportsmail on Wednesday, officials at the League One club were keen to make a stunning move for the 40-year-old Manchester United legend after Lee Johnson was poached by rivals Barnsley. Contact was made and ta... | Oldham wanted Paul Scholes to replace Lee Johnson as their manager . Scholes does not feel the time is right for him to run the League One side . Scholes, an Oldham fan, has not ruled out being manager in the future . | 63374d32a570f76734e2212b238609e6aed6c746 |
(CNN) -- This week, 37-year-old Marissa Mayer became CEO of Yahoo, an internet provider with many problems, although an audience isn't one of them -- the company claims more than half a billion people currently access its products a month, and Mayer told the New York Times she considers it "one of the best brands on th... | Yahoo's new CEO Marissa Mayer spent 13 years at Google . We've collected some of the career and life philosophies that have helped Mayer to the top . Having hobbies and imposing constraints can encourage creativity, she says . Mayer: "I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow." | 43108c8d28228d783d73266c99ade51c0f139365 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A sister of a 17-year-old girl whose body was found this week two miles from her home in southern California said Friday she would not rest until the killer is apprehended. "I will not have peace until this this person is found," Elizabeth Lopez, 18, said about the killer of her younger... | Sister "will not have peace until this person is found" Norma Lopez's body was discovered Tuesday . Norma dreamed of being a fashion designer, makeup artist or model . Authorities believe teen was taking a shortcut home when abducted . | be8c99849d3d8c80596b3b8f52fc81dbc185739a |
(CNN) -- An Arizona man lay handcuffed and non-responsive on the floor of a Walmart on Black Friday, as his emotional grandson stood nearby. Jerald Newman, 54, spent Friday night in a Maricopa County jail hours after being arrested for allegedly resisting arrest and shoplifting, according to the county sheriff's depart... | NEW: A witness says the man's head hit the ground "like a bowling ball" Jerald Newman, 54, is charged with resisting arrest and shoplifting . His grandson says he tried to hide a video game from jostling shoppers . Video shows the man later bloodied and unconscious on a Walmart floor . | 4ced277dc09cdfb8eff60daa85412efa24dd17bb |
Hairy Biker Si King has spoken for the first time of a ‘life or death’ dash to surgery after suffering a serious brain aneurysm. King, who presents the popular food show with Dave Myers, said he had battled severe headaches for four days before seeing a doctor three months ago. And the TV chef, 46, found himself being ... | Si King was rushed to hospital after suffering from severe headaches . Had surgery to operate on a brain aneurysm and is now recovering . Says he is not quite ready to resume TV work with Hairy Bikers partner Dave Myers . | 48a5fb11ea8be339362230710d48734c28701ed5 |
Manuel Pellegrini has admitted Eliaquim Mangala's £32m move to Manchester City has not yet been completed. The Porto defender completed his medical in Manchester and toured the club's Carrington training complex two weeks ago before going on holiday. Mangala, 23, was even filmed on a leaked video saying he wanted to he... | Porto defender Mangala completed his medical at City a fortnight ago but the deal hasn't yet been finalised . Frenchman was even filmed saying he wanted to help City retain the title and win Champions League . But move still hasn't been '100 per cent' finalised . Stevan Jovetic scored twice as City thrashed Milan 5-1 i... | a37517597bcf5d9781f4ff4a8e8e9672d3254d98 |
By . Ap . PUBLISHED: . 18:06 EST, 26 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:16 EST, 26 May 2013 . It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, . gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as . LA's traffic arteries seize up during e... | Los Angeles became a worldwide leader by synchronizing all of . its nearly 4,400 stoplights, making it the world's first major city to . do so. With all the signals . synchronized, if you drive down a street at the posted speed limit you . should be able to make every green light - from one end of this . sprawling city... | 247aed5ec7362023689d81d80231d17ff1f2fb6c |
Vladimir Putin has offered to have a replica Super Bowl ring made for Robert Kraft after the Russian President was accused of stealing it. In his first official statement about the ring allegations, the Russian leader told Petersburg Economic Forum he did not remember Mr Kraft or the ring, but seeing as it was so valua... | Russian President says he cannot recall meeting Kraft or seeing ring . Copy of Patriots' Super Bowl ring will 'solve international problem' | dcfe64d047a4e3f0c689c837d5eae19bc4f8420b |
(CNN) -- Wael Ghonim, a Google executive who has been missing for more than a week following his purported arrest in Cairo, is to be released Monday, according to two Egyptian television news networks. Telecom executive Naguib Sawiris announced on OTV Sunday that Ghonim would be released at 4 p.m. Monday. Sawiris told ... | Egyptian authorities to let Google executive go, executive says . Wael Ghonim missing since January 28 . Amnesty International protests holding of Dubai native . | a86eeb6289d54a599554c066bd303b0425d69170 |
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- High tide on Friday sent some water pouring into the Bangkok's Chinatown area, but it receded within a few hours, while the commercial district remained largely dry. Those who have stayed in the city despite the government's pleas to leave are waiting to see if the highest tide, forecast to c... | NEW: High tide sends water pouring into Bangkok's Chinatown area . The prime minister says Bangkok is entering a critical stage . A holiday was declared so that residents could flee to safer ground . Flooding has killed 373 people and affected more than 9.5 million . | 104c81d860d8cb0274b2e7b6dd1c21bd2efe59ec |
Ed Miliband, pictured here with his wife Justine, has been challenged by MPs to prove that he did not try to avoid tax in relation to his property dealings . Ed Miliband faced calls last night to publish full details of his tax affairs. The Labour leader’s family affairs have come under the spotlight after he spent muc... | MPs want Ed Miliband to explain his family's complicated property history . Mr Miliband and his now wife both sold their separate flats in 2008/9 . Mr Miliband and Justine did not pay any capital gains tax on either deal . He sold his flat five months after they bought their £1.6m family home . | 3c97081fc7fb0c09787ce3b8554386c16c432000 |
(CNN) -- The family of Kendrick Johnson has sued a south Georgia school district claiming it was negligent in protecting their son from harassment and bullying, which they contend led to his death. Johnson's body was found in a rolled-up mat in the Lowndes High School gymnasium on January 11, 2013. The lawsuit was file... | School district failed to protect Kendrick Johnson from bullying, lawsuit claims . The teen was found dead in January 2013 in a rolled-up mat in his high school gym . A sheriff's office investigation ruled the death accidental . An independent pathologist hired by Johnson's parents ruled it a homicide . | 264e6285453d651a86d1c5a4bbd69f3f0d72e380 |
Smoking cannabis every day warps key structures of the brain, a scientific study suggests. Regular use of the drug seems to shrink the brain’s ‘grey matter’ - the cells that crunch information - according to head scans of heavy drug users. The wiring of the brain – the ‘white matter’ that connects different parts - gro... | Scientists at the universities of Texas and New Mexico found the drug does warp key structures in the brain . Regular use shrank 'grey matter' - the cells that process information . 'White matter' that connects different parts of the brain, grows to compensate but also breaks down impairing ability to react to informat... | 0a36d1f80e8bb898aa46415b029f62a44eadc9cf |
(CNN) -- Fashion lovers crowded into a limestone townhouse on the prestigious Upper East Side of New York City on Wednesday night for an exclusive designer showcase. The house didn't belong to posh members of the high fashion elite, but to the Consulate General of the Russian Federation. The Russian Fashion Industry Sh... | Nations are sponsoring Fashion Week events to gain attention for textiles, designers . At Russian showcase a model wore her hair mussed into a babushka headpiece . Concept Korea is a collaborative show organized by the Ministry of Culture . Organizers say New York Fashion Week is the ideal setting to showcase innovativ... | c7c781c463987fbc65d58615ef8a4351a8568c8d |
Never taking the people you love for granted could be the key to a happy life according to pensioners wishing to dispense their wisdom to their grandchildren. Three sets of pensioners, including centenarians Maurice and Helen Kaye, have recording a video featuring their advice for future generations. And the key to be... | Three sets of pensioners have revealed what has made them happiest . Couples advise on future happiness, such as not taking people for granted . Helen Kaye, 101, fondly remembers her husband of 80 years walking into her family's shop for the first time and staying three hours as they talked . Maureen Norman, 80, said w... | 0a0815b0e81b05851a0bb1febf226d791b948af4 |
By . Rebecca Seales . PUBLISHED: . 06:12 EST, 8 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:46 EST, 8 April 2012 . Trapped: Mrs Shah - who has adopted a pseudonym for her own protection - was forced into marriage at just five years old, despite living in an ordinary British town (picture posed by model) A successful businesswoman h... | Victim tells how her childhood was shockingly ended by the ceremony she mistook for a birthday party . Forced abroad to live with her husband in Pakistan, she suffered years of abuse before finally finding the strength to seek a divorce . Now a successful entrepreneur, she wants to show girls in her position there is l... | 81d86508caa50b7cbc4629a7e59939f3aefefe75 |
London (CNN) -- Britain has some of the best journalism in the world. A number of institutions with noble traditions -- the London Times, the BBC, the Guardian and others -- foster reporting that challenges vested interests and informs citizens in exactly the way that journalism is supposed to do. But the British press... | Phone-hacking revelations revealed problems into UK press, says Brian Cathcart . Cathcart argues Leveson inquiry is historic opportunity to clean things up . He wants scrutiny independent of politicians instead of industry's "self-regulation" Newspapers must be more accountable for errors and failures, Cathcart says . | 52c4aba28cbb48d8675aaf0abf23e24c53aa7460 |
By . Dan Bloom . World football's top 25 officials have had their salaries doubled after a new ethics committee promised to stamp out their bonuses, an investigation has claimed. It is alleged that Fifa - which faces corruption claims over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar - also offered to pay its executive ... | 'All 25 members' of world football's governing body received pay rise . Their annual salaries allegedly shot from £59,000 to £118,000 this year . It comes after audit and compliance body said bonuses would be ditched . Allegations by The Sunday Times are the latest scandal to engulf Fifa . | 021973ff187c0d4a052b06c290409eab652f1d0f |
(CNN)Some of the U.S. military personnel being deployed to Liberia to help tackle the Ebola crisis may come into contact with the virus, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, the head of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. David Rodriguez, said that while the majority of U.S. troops involved in the mi... | Some U.S. personnel could be in contact with Ebola in West Africa, Pentagon official says . Personnel are trained at "very high level" for such contact, official says . Official: Any U.S. personnel infected would be evacuated in specially equipped plane . | 554af1c3fc7aac71c149c8c7bea223d691eee9a5 |
By . Nikki Murfitt . Supermarkets losing £100million a year propping up their online delivery services. Experts say that while supermarkets often charge £3 or £4 for each home delivery, the actual cost to them is £20. As a result, they are effectively paying customers to shop with them. Retail analyst Dave McCarthy sai... | Customers pay £3 for delivery but price to shops is actually £20 . Double loss for supermarkets when customer decides to shop online . Retailer incurs extra costs for packing the products, paying transportation costs, wages, fuel and for the cost of the vehicle . Supermarket Wars will be shown on Channel 4 at 8pm tomor... | 0a1e545a43c7704acb0cced6cb8ad0c28a4073c5 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . A mystery benefactor tweeting clues to hidden cash sparked a frenzy in Los Angeles last night, with hundreds of people swarming the area searching for dollar bills. Throngs of people scavenged through garden beds, searched under bus stops and, police say, caused a traffic nightmare, in Burban... | A wealthy real estate investor is anonymously stashing cash around California . Using the Twitter handle @HiddenCash, the benefactor tweets clues about where to find the money . The scavenger hunt began in San Francisco on May 22 and hit LA this week . Last night, huge crowds swarmed Burbank looking for crash . Police ... | ada33612f6343c751bce0519a7e38a1ec3074f89 |
By . Erin Clements for MailOnline . An iPad app that launched today allows brides-to-be to try on up to 300 different wedding gowns without setting foot in a store. First, users must upload a full-body shot to the Wedding Dress Studio app, which is free to download, and adjust their shoulder and hip points. Then they c... | Users upload a full-body photo to the Wedding Dress Studio app, which overlays the wedding gown of their choice on the picture . | 21167716521c18d45c79fa21a2a2a18e63fdbdc4 |
Bachmann's New Hampshire team claim they were 'treated as second class citizens' by 'rude' campaign . Bachmann spokesman hit back, saying: 'They want to call names, that's their prerogative' By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 15:54 EST, 26 October 2011 . Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann registered by mail for... | Bachmann's New Hampshire team claim they were 'treated as second class citizens' by 'rude' campaign . Bachmann spokesman hit back, saying: 'They want to call names, that's their prerogative' | 7cf277f5e193839c3fcdc26fc9c2448bfff0d566 |
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