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New Delhi orders Uber cease operation following alle...
Following Friday's alleged rape of a woman in New Delhi by an Uber taxi driver, the city administration has directed Ub...

Small plane crashes near Maryland airport, killing six
A small jet has crashed in Gaithersburg, Maryland near Montgomery County Airpark yesterday (Monday) at about 10:45 am l...

French National Assembly acknowledges Palestinian State
With a majority of 339 supporters against 151 opposers, France's lower house of Parliament voted yesterday for French recognition of a Palestinian State. The non-binding vote calls on the French government “to recognize the state of Palestine in view of reaching a definitive settlement to the conflict“. French MP Élisabeth Guigou, who drafted the motion,...

Trial for Texas lawyer accused of murder enters thir...
The trial of a former Texas justice of the peace, accused of killing three people in Kaufman county in early 2013, entered its third day this morning. The defendant, Eric Williams, is being tried for one of the three murders, specifically involving the death of Cynthia McClelland. Media reports indicate the prosecution in the case intends to rest its case t...

Finland passes law allowing same-sex marriage
The Parliament of Finland has voted 105 to 92 today to approve a citizen's initiative to legalize same-sex marriage. The law now makes marriage gender neutral and extends adoption rights and the right to use the same surname to same-sex couples. Prime Minister Alexander Stubb supported the change to the law. Before the vote, he wrote: "Finland should strive...

Australian cricketer dies after being struck in neck
Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has died in St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney today (Thursday, local time). Hughes was playing a Sheffield Shield match for South Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground when he was struck in the neck by a bouncer. "It is my sad duty to inform you that a short time ago Phillip Hughs passed away," said Australian national team ...

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Five jailed in Tyler, Texas following robbery and scam
Police alleged Alneisha Butler originated a scheme to lure a 25-year-old man to an apartment complex in Tyler late Tuesday night, where he was accosted at gunpoint by four men. Butler and the man had been corresponding online for a few weeks, when she told him she wanted him to meet some friends of hers, according to police. When the two met at the complex,...

Michael Schumacher has woken up from 7 month coma!
Michael Schumacher has pulled through from the coma which has kept him in a deep slumber since December last year. Sabine Kehm said: "Michael has left the CHU Grenoble to continue his long phase of rehabilitation. He is not in a coma anymore." Michael had been in an induced coma in Grenoble, France since a skiing accident on December 29 in the French Alp...

Iconic Sci-Fi Artist H.R. Giger Dies at 74
Swiss artist H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic Alien, has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall. Sandra Mivelaz, administrator of the H.R. Giger Museum in Gruyeres, western Switzerland, told the AP that Mr.Giger died in a hospital on Monday. Giger's works, often showing macabre scenes of humans and m...

Schumacher showing signs of "awakening"
Former Formula One racer Michael Schumacher is showing signs of consciousness and awakening according to his agent Sabine Kehm. Schumacher has been in an induced coma since his skiing accident in the French Alps last December. Doctors began reducing the sedatives that had been keeping the legendary Michael Schumacher in an induced coma at the end of Jan...

Michael Schumacher responding to simple instructions
Doctors are currently working to bring Michael Schumacher slowly out of the induced coma, but it is estimated it could take several weeks for him to fully wake up. His manager stated "Michael's sedation is being reduced in order to allow the start of the waking-up process, which may take a long time." Schumacher will require careful monitoring and therap...

F1 legend remains in an induced coma
The F1 legend Michael Schumacher remains in an induced coma 1 month from today after a skiing accident that left him fighting for his life. Schumacher hit his head on a rock while skiing off-piste in the French Alps on December 29, 2013. Fans worldwide are still in shock over the incident and can only hope that he can make a recovery, unfortunately some ...

Romanian who entered Britain, filled the job no one ...
Dumitrita Tudorache, aged 27 from Snagov, Romania arrived in UK earlier this month to start her job as a knife thrower’s assistant. "Two people have been hit in 20 years... my odds are good. I even keep my eyes open." Ms Tuorache said. Dumitrita who previously worked as a housekeeper and babysitter in Romania said she has always had an interest in perfo...

Maisha Najeeb, a 10-year-old girl whose brain was "a...
Maisha Najeeb, a 10-year-old girl whose brain was "accidentally" injected with GLUE will receive a pay-out of up to £24 million. The 10 year old suffered catastrophic and permanent brain damage after a mix-up at Great Ormond Street Hospital in June 2010. According to the solicitor Edwina Rawson from Field Fisher Waterhouse, there were no systems in place fo...

Has the Bieber hate gone too far?
For the past several years, Justin Bieber has been often under fire from the public, some going as far as wishing him dead without even thinking of the psychological damage it could do to the 19 year-old teen. The hatred towards Bieber and nasty comments worldwide can be compared with a bully in the schoolyard, but on a much larger scale. Millions of people...

João, the real life Luffy?
A 56-year-old woman and her five-year-old grandson from Anápolis in the state of Goias, Brazil were involved in a car accident that would have in most cases been fatal. A parked car which was involved in the accident rolled back over young João Pedro Nascimento and his grandmother Vilma do Nascimento, crushing both of them under the wheels of the car. João'...

No English, No Benefits!
David Cameron, the Prime Minister of Great Britain has said he plans to stop immigrants that...

Tyrese's first interview since Paul Walker's passing
After the untimely passing of Paul Walker on the 30th of November in 2013, Tyrese had tweeted his love and respect for Mr Walker. In a recent interview on The Arsenio Hall Show, Tyrese spoke about his trip to Dubai and how it got him through the pain. "I found my smile again in Dubai" - Tyrese Gibson Tyrese Gibson had went to Dubai to celebrate his 35th ...

New 10 euro notes due this September
European Central Bank announced today the new look of the ten euro notes. In September the ...

Three vessel collision in the English Channel
Three vessels have collided in the English Channel causing "serious damage", the coastguard ...

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