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Text: (CNN) -- Lori Berenson, an American activist convicted of aiding Peruvian terrorists, returned to Peru after spending the holidays with her family in New York, family members said. Berenson is on parole in Peru through 2015 but was given permission to leave the country to be with her family. The move was controve...	Lori Berenson had permission to be in the United States until January 11 . She returned to Peru Thursday . Her family says they enjoyed her visit . Berenson is on parole until the completion of her sentence in 2015 .
Text: By . Dave Wood . Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off after just eight minutes of Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Real Valladolid with a hamstring injury. The Real Madrid star had been pictured holding his left leg and talking to boss Carlo Ancelotti during a training session on Tuesday. VIDEO Scroll down for CR7 at his ...	Real Madrid star forced off after just eight minutes of Wednesday's clash . Ronaldo had been pictured holding his left leg during training on Tuesday . Gareth Bale had earlier been ruled out of the match by injury . Ronaldo blow comes just 17 days before Champions League final .
Text: Chelsea Clinton is waiting to find out the gender of her baby because, as she told CNN's Fareed Zakaria, "there are so few mysteries in life... in which any answer is a happy one." Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, announced in April they were expecting their first child. But no other details were given --...	Chelsea Clinton: "There are so few mysteries in life... in which any answer is a happy one" Clinton and husband Marc Mezvinsky announced in April they were expecting . Attention on the child -- Bill and Hillary Clinton's first grandchild -- has been intense . Bill Clinton told CNN earlier this week that the baby is due...
Text: (CNN) -- Avalanches have blocked the only highway to Valdez, Alaska, cutting off all motor traffic to the coastal town of about 4,000 and leading town officials to urge voluntary evacuations of residences. The Richardson Highway will probably remain closed for about a week, officials said on the town website. The...	Officials urge evacuations after only highway is shut down . Water has begun to accumulate behind the snow and debris created by the avalanches . The Richardson Highway is expected to remain closed for about a week . A shelter has been established in a high school and teen center for people who evacuated .
Text: Arjen Robben deserves his reputation as a diver and he added to his collection of tumbles shortly after coming on as a substitute for Bayern. With the teams deadlocked it was clear that Bayern were getting more and more desperate for a goal – hence the call for Robben to enter the pitch. Whilst Fernandinho may ha...	Arjen Robben dived to try and win a penalty towards the end of Bayern Munich's match with Manchester City in the Champions League . Dutchman tumbled to the ground under the faintest of contact from Fernandinho as he ran into the box . Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco was unimpressed and waved play on . The additional a...
Text: By . Sami Mokbel . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . Newcastle are interested in taking Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry on loan. The Germany Under 21 forward could find first team chances hard to come by next season, particularly after the arrival of Alexis Sanchez. And Magpies chief Alan Pardew wants to test the water with...	Serge Gnabry is wanted by Newcastle on loan . German forward is highly rated by Arsene Wenger but is experienced in the Premier League . Arsenal could send youngster out on temporary deal . Southampton are also in running for Gnabry .
Text: By . Martin Domin . Follow @@martin_domin . Kell Brook’s world title fight with Shawn Porter has been scheduled for August 16 at the StubHub Centre in California. The Sheffield welterweight has been the mandatory challenger for the IBF belt for more than 18 months but injury has prevented him from taking his chan...	Sheffield fighter faces American at the StubHub Centre in California . Brook has been mandatory challenger for more than 18 months . Special K is undefeated in 32 fights ahead of world title fight .
Text: (CNN)You "Better Call Saul," but only if you know what you're getting into. The premiere of the new AMC series about Saul Goodman, the frenetic attorney from "Breaking Bad," is fast approaching. It will air on February 8 following the midseason premiere of "The Walking Dead." To get fans primed, the network unvei...	"Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul" gets a full-length trailer . AMC also announces the final premiere date for "Mad Men"
Text: An elderly man deployed six homemade cannons around his home to prevent it from being demolished. Zhou Jianbang set the dummy weapons up after watching neighbours’ houses torn down allegedly without consent. Mr Zhou insisted his cannons would not have caused any harm and civil police in Xingyang, Henan, central C...	Zhou Jianbang set the dummy weapons up after watching neighbours' houses torn down by officials - allegedly without consent . He insisted the 100 yuan (£10) cannons would not have caused any harm . Civil police in China confirmed he had not broken the law setting them up .
Text: Nottingham Forest are on the verge on signing Todd Kane on loan from Chelsea. The 21-year-old defender has performed well for Bristol City in the first half of this season and is making the step up to Championship level with Forest keen to strengthen their full-back areas. Chelsea's Todd Kane has impressed over a...	Nottingham Forest are set to sign Todd Kane from Chelsea on loan . Kane has spent the first half of this season on loan at Bristol City . Chelsea are keen for Kane to gain more experience above League One . He spent last season on loan at Blackburn Rovers .
Text: By . Jennifer Newton . A tide of litter which was thrown into the sea 50 years ago has been washed back up on some of Britain's beaches. Crisp packets from Golden Wonder ready salted and salt and vinegar varieties dating back to the 1960s were among the rubbish plucked from the sand, with their colouful packaging...	Rubbish left strewn on beaches and in the sea up to five decades ago is washing up on British beaches . Haul of litter includes two Golden Wonder crisp packets that date back to the 1960s . Other old packaging included Revels from 1983 and pieces of Lego from 1997 . Conservationists say it shows why we shouldn't throw ...
Text: Norwich defender Sebastien Bassong has finally secured a loan move to Watford. The 28-year-old's switch to Vicarage Road was held up after the managerial turmoil to engulf the Hornets as Billy McKinlay left the club earlier this week. But they have come to an agreement and he is in line to debut next week after t...	Sebastien Bassong was captain for Norwich under Chris Hughton . He has fallen out of favour with current manager Neil Adams . Bassong gone on loan to Watford for three months . Cameroon international has made 141 Premier League appearances .
Text: A catch on the run is hard enough but try holding on when falling through a gate. Well Birmingham Barons left fielder Michael Earley managed just that on Monday night. He took a fantastic catch but then stumbled into the visitor bullpen door and flipped over. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Michael Earley make a drama...	Left fielder took fine catch but then fell through the visitor bullpen . The catch contributed to the Barons win over the Chattanooga Lookouts .
Text: (CNN) -- Chinese tennis star Zheng Jie will miss January's Australian Open due to a persistent wrist injury. The 27-year-old has not played since she reached the second round of the U.S. Open in September due to the problem. "It's a hard decision for me to make," she wrote on social networking website Twitter. "B...	Zheng Jie will not play in January's Australian Open due to a persistent wrist injury . The world No. 26, who has not played since September, made announcement on Twitter . Jie reached the semifinals in this year's tournament, losing to runner-up Justine Henin .
Text: New Land Rover Discovery Sport . HSE Luxury 2.2L SD4 diesel . On sale: early 2015 Price: £41,195 . GOOD . Ray Massey (pictured) tests the features on the new seven-seater Land Rover Discovery Sport in Iceland . BAD . Summary:	The fantastic flexibility of features makes this car great for families . The car is highly rated with more emergency braking and stability control . Only the 2.2 litre SD4 diesel version will be on sale in the UK . Just in time for the Christmas break, I took the handsome new seven-seater Discovery Sport to Iceland — ...
Text: (CNN) -- The body of a crime reporter who had been abducted Thursday in northwest Sonora State was found Friday inside a plastic bag south of Sonora, Notimex reported. Marco Antonio Avila Garcia's body, which bore signs of torture and carried a message related to drug trafficking, was discovered south of the muni...	Marco Antonio Avila Garcia, 39, had been abducted Thursday from a car wash . His body was found Friday in a plastic bag . It bore signs of torture and a message related to drug trafficking .
Text: By . Zoe Szathmary . A married Mississippi teacher was sentenced to 25 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual battery. Nolana Griffin, a 40-year-old teacher at Walthall County's Salem Attendance Center, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual battery of a person under 18 by an authority...	Nolana Griffin, 40, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual battery of a person under 18 by an authority figure . Was sentenced to 25 years in prison by Judge Michael Taylor and ordered to receive a mental evaluation . Charges stemmed from allegations she had sexual relations with four students, ages 15 - 17, between O...
Text: Editor's note: Campbell Brown anchors CNN's "Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull" at 8 p.m. ET Mondays through Fridays. She delivered this commentary during the "Cutting through the Bull" segment of Wednesday night's broadcast. CNN's Campbell Brown says The Huffington Post has audio of an executive talking about the...	Brown: Banks reportedly giving "retention awards" to employees . She says awards are bonuses, given by firms accepting bailout money . Brown says that's wrong, to the tune of up to $3 billion in bonuses .
Text: A man jumped a fence at the White House late Friday and made it through the North Portico doors into the building before he was captured, Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary told CNN. Part of the White House was evacuated after a disturbance was initially detected on the North Lawn, according to a CNN reporter w...	White House fence jumper made into the building . A man was seen running across property . The incident occurred after Obama and his daughters had left the grounds . It's unclear how the man made his way onto the property .
Text: CLICK HERE to read former referee Graham Poll's view on the sending off . Aston Villa have appealed against Gabriel Agbonlahor's red card against Manchester United. Manager Paul Lambert admitted after the 1-1 draw on Saturday the club were likely to contest the decision and an official appeal has now been lodged....	Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Manchester United in the Premier League . Gabriel Agbonlahor was sent off after a 50-50 challenge with Ashley Young . Villa should find outcome of official appeal before the game with Swansea .
Text: By . Ryan Gorman . A Utah man known to be a white supremacist will go to jail for kidnapping, tying up and tattooing a woman against her will, authorities announced. Robert Calder, 40, was sentenced Monday to one year behind bars after pleading guilty to felony kidnapping. An aggravated assault charge against him...	Robert Calder hogtied the woman and stuffed a sock in her mouth . He forcibly tattooed 'RATTA 100%' across her stomach and beat repeatedly beat her during the eight hours she was held hostage . Calder goes by the gang name 'Stinger'
Text: (CNN) -- A motorcycle competitor has died the first stage of this year's Dakar Rally in Argentina Sunday. Jorge Martinez Boero was only two kilometers from the finish of the 57km special from Mar del Plata to Santa Rosa when he came off his Beta bike with tragic results. Organizers said the 38-year-old from Argen...	Motorcyclist killed on first stage of Dakar Rally . Argentine competitor Jorge Martinez Boero dies after fall . Organizers say he suffered a cardiac arrest . Boero 21st competitor to die on the rally since 1979 .
Text: Rangers insist they have not made an approach to Valencia to speak to assistant coach Ian Cathro. A club spokeswoman says there is no truth in rumours suggesting the Ibrox outfit had made an offer to the Spanish giants for the 28-year-old former Dundee United youth coach. Kenny McDowall is in charge of the Light ...	Rangers were rumoured to be interested in bringing Ian Cathro to Ibrox . Scottish club have rubbished reports and say no approach has been made . Kenny McDowall was placed in charge after Ally McCoist's resignation .
Text: By . Alex Gore . PUBLISHED: . 05:28 EST, 19 January 2013 . \| . UPDATED: . 05:33 EST, 19 January 2013 . A British paedophile who paid impoverished parents in Bulgaria £60,000 to sexually abuse their young sons has been jailed for four years. Paul Renouf's victims were just 11-years-old and were handed over to him ...	Ex-pat Paul Renouf's two victims were just 11-years-old . Their parents increasingly relied on his money for food . He was caught in a sex act with one boy by police . Divorced dad-of-three Renouf was jailed for four years . He left Britain after serving three years behind bars .
Text: (CNN) -- The Boston Bruins put down their hockey sticks on Monday and got decked out "Frozen"-style for a good cause. Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton would never have been Disney's first choice for Elsa, the cartoon star of the hit "Frozen" movie. But he and forward Matt Fraser (now known as Elsa's sister, Anna...	Boston Bruins hockey players dress up "Frozen"-style for Halloween . The team made their annual visit to Boston Children's Hospital . Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton was decked out as Elsa . A few players knew the words to the movie's hit song, "Let It Go"
Text: Former Nottingham Forest midfielder Guy Moussi is set to sign a short term contract with Birmingham City - and will donate his wages to charity. The defensive midfielder has been on trial at St Andrews, with manager Gary Rowett keen to sign the 29-year-old. Moussi is expected to put pen to paper on a contract unt...	Former Nottingham Forest man Guy Moussi is set to sign for Birmingham . The French midfielder will put pen to paper on a short-term deal . Moussi will donate a percentage of his wages to charity . The charity will be one of Birmingham City's official partners .
Text: There was no time to wallow in a disappointing defeat to Real Sociedad for the Barcelona squad, as they visited sick children in eight separate hospitals on Monday afternoon. Every year, Barcelona treat injured and sick children to a visit from their star players for the 'Dream for a Gift' campaign, created by th...	Barcelona hosted an open training session at Miniestadi on Monday . Afterwards, players headed out to local hospitals to see sick children . It is an annual occurrence, taking place on the day before King's Day . Barcelona lost to David Moyes' Real Sociedad 1-0 on Sunday night .
Text: By . Mario Ledwith . 'Frightened': Sir Michael Gambon collapsed while rehearsing at the National Theatre . Sir Michael Gambon’s memory has deteriorated to such an extent that he was twice rushed to hospital from theatres after forgetting his lines. The 72-year-old actor revealed that he collapsed while rehearsing...	Rushed to St Thomas' Hospital in London . But doctors found nothing wrong with the 72-year-old . 'I think it's linked to the memory,' he says .
Text: Happier and healthier: children with same-sex parents experience higher levels of family cohesion than those in traditional families, study shows. Children of same-sex couples experience higher levels of general health and family cohesion than those from traditional families, a study shows. But the researchers wa...	University of Melbourne study questioned 315 same-sex parents . They found stigma attached to parents' sexual orientation is a major challenge for children . Children's temperament and mental health is equivalent to those with traditional parents . Same-sex couples more likely to share child-care and work responsibilit...
Text: A Gael Kakuta impersonator has racked up almost £15,000 worth of bills at luxury hotels and nightclubs across the country by pretending to be the Chelsea loanee. Medi Abalimba, 25, posed as the French winger while booking into the five-star Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hyde Park, but was subsequently caught by poli...	Kakuta imposter blags £15,000 worth of freebies across the country . Medi Abalimba was caught by cops after posing as the Frenchman after they found his fingertips on a pair of shoes he attempted to give as a tip . The conman admitted five counts of fraud . In custody in Manchester awaiting sentencing . Kakuta on his s...
Text: Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt's administrative court suspended the country's 100-member constitutional assembly on Tuesday delaying the drafting of the new constitution. The move stalls Egypt's attempt to rebuild after the revolt that toppled longtime strongman Hosni Mubarak last year. The court order stated that p...	The new constitution was to be completed before the presidential elections on May 23 . Critics said the constitutional assembly was not diverse . The move stalls Egypt's attempt to rebuild after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak .
Text: President Barack Obama praised the sportsmanship of the San Antonio Spurs as 'a great metaphor for what America should be all about' when the NBA champions visited the White House. Obama hosted the Spurs on Monday in the nation's capital to celebrate their victory in the 2014 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Th...	San Antonio Spurs visited the White House and met President Obama . Spurs won their fifth NBA championship last season after beating Miami . The President praised San Antonio's sportsmanship as 'a great metaphor for what America should be all about'
Text: A cache of weapons seized from a ship off the coast of Yemen had markings that indicate they came from Iran, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The markings on those weapons -- which included surface-to-air missiles, potent explosives and rocket-propelled grenades -- indicate they came from Iranian Revolutionary Guard...	The weapons may have been headed for Yemeni Shiite rebels, a U.S. official says . Yemen has accused Iran of supporting an earlier Shiite revolt . Iran has denied the allegations .
Text: Yaya Toure has expressed remorse for the victims and their families of last week's Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. Manchester City midfielder Toure, a practising Muslim, apologised on behalf of his religion and admitted he was 'afraid of what is going to happen.' Twelve people were killed when two gunmen entered ...	Twelve people were killed when two gunmen entered French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's offices in Paris . Yaya Toure is a practising Muslim . Toure is on duty with the Ivory Coast at the African Cup of Nations . The City midfielders has scored nine goals in 26 appearances this season .
Text: By . Mark Duell . For many of us, a car journey means one inevitable thing – at some point you’ll have a row with the other occupants. And it seems that just about anything can set us off. Now a survey has revealed the biggest causes of in-car friction and, perhaps unsurprisingly, rows over which route to take to...	Not asking for directions is also on list compiled by the AA and Populus . Survey found those aged 18 to 24 more likely to row than the over-65s . People in Northern Ireland get hottest under the collar while in the car . AA president Edmund King: 'Long journeys often get fraught at times'
Text: Los Angeles (CNN) -- Los Angeles detectives have vastly expanded their investigation into the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer case and are now looking at whether any of 230 murders are connected to the alleged slayer, police said Wednesday. In April, police were investigating the Grim Sleeper's connection to 55 unid...	Lonnie David Franklin Jr. is accused of being the "Grim Sleeper" He is charged with 10 murders and one attempted murder . Police are looking at 230 slayings that occurred near where Franklin lived . Police had been investigating photos of 55 unidentified women found in Franklin's home .
Text: By . Associated Press . and Alexandra Klausner . [publistyhed] \| . Updated: . 17:20 EST, 29 April 2014 . Three women were arrested after twerking at an impromptu dance party in the Beaverton City Hall parking lot. Police say Coura Valazquez, 20, of Vancouver, Washington went to municipal court with two friends Br...	Police say Coura Valazquez, 20, of Vancouver, Washington went to municipal court with two friends so she could pay a fine . One friend named Brittany Medak, 20, allegedly lifted her skirt and urinated between two vehicles . Another friend Leokham Yothsombath, 22, apparently filmed the event . The women were charged wit...
Text: Vice President Joe Biden called on Native American leaders to continue fighting what he called an "epidemic" of domestic violence on tribal lands and throughout the United States. Biden tailored the message of the White House's "It's On Us" campaign against sexual assault to address the disproportionately high ra...	Vice President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday at the White House Tribal Nations Conference . He highlighted the high rates of domestic violence among Native Americans . Biden's messaged tied into the White House's 'It's on us' campaign .
Text: Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor's loan switch to West Ham fell through on transfer deadline day. The 30-year-old has failed to hold down a regular place under Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino, and has scored just two goals in 15 appearances this season. West Ham had been willing to offer the Togo striker a rout...	Emmanuel Adebayor could join West Ham on loan . The Tottenham striker has fallen out of favour at White Hart Lane . Adebayor was also linked with QPR and West Brom .
Text: A New Jersey man had his left leg amputated after a drunk driver struck him and dragged him over a mile with his body protruding through the windshield, officials said. Kenneth C Moeller, 61, of Lanoka Harbor was on life support at Jersey Shore University Medical Center after the operation, following a grisly car...	Kenneth C Moeller was on life support at Jersey Shore University Medical Center after the operation . Marcos Ortega, 33, allegedly struck Moeller with his car while driving drunk . He continued driving after the crash with Moeller hanging off the car, stuck in the windshield .
Text: Arsenal are preparing to go back to Sporting Lisbon with a £20million offer for Portugal holding midfielder William Carvalho. Talks between the two clubs broke down in the autumn after Carvalho was valued at £30m by his Portuguese team. But with Arsene Wenger taking Arsenal through to the Champions League knockou...	Arsene Wenger set to offer £20m for Portugal international William Carvalho . Talks between Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon broke down in the autumn . Sporting could cash in on their star player after being knocked out of the Champions League .
Text: Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has won a non-binding vote that could influence the decision on who will be the country's next prime minister, an official in the office of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Wednesday. Tens of thousands took part in the vote last week ...	Unofficial vote called by radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr . He wanted his followers to designate a prime minister of their choosing . Ibrahim al-Jaafari won 24 percent of the votes in last week's balloting . The results play no official role in deciding who governs Iraq .
Text: Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration has selected 43 more technology specialists as Presidential Innovation Fellows to help the government devise new ways to operate better and save money, President Barack Obama announced Monday. The new fellows follow an initial group of 18 chosen last year who came up w...	President Obama announces 43 new innovation fellows to improve government efficiency . White House budget director will oversee the effort . Obama also calls on his Cabinet to come up with better technology management strategies . One idea would track federal benefit applicants like a package being delivered .
Text: (CNN) -- Inter Milan's defense of their Serie A title may have taken a fatal blow with a 1-0 defeat at arch-rivals Juventus Sunday night. It left Leonardo's men eight points adrift of city rivals AC Milan, who romped to a 4-0 home win over Parma 24 hours earlier, but they still have a game in hand. Alessandro M...	Juventus beat Italian champions Inter Milan 1-0 in Serie A clash . Alessandro Mati heads winning goal on the half hour mark . Lazio stay third after a 2-0 win at Brescia but seven points behind leaders AC Milan .
Text: Washington (CNN) -- The United States will ease some restrictions on defense sales to Vietnam, the State Department announced Thursday, following a meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and his Vietnamese counterpart. While this change is limited to maritime security-related sales, it is a significant ste...	U.S. will ease restrictions on defense sales related to maritime security . The United States has previously maintained a full arms embargo on Vietnam . The policy shift follows aggressive Chinese drilling efforts in disputed seas .
Text: A daddy and his three-year-old daughter decided to spend the extra time they had in the car singing an impressive duet of the song 'Let it Go' from Disney's Frozen. Dad Billy and daughter Blakely, 3, know the words to Elsa's 'Let It Go' by heart and decided to sing their own version of the song and post adorable ...	Dad Billy and daughter Blakely, 3, know the words to Elsa's 'Let It Go' by heart and decided to sing their own version of the song . Since being posted to YouTube by Blakely's mother Britny Pittman, the video has over 13 million views . '3 year old, Blakely puts her heart and soul into this performance while dad, Billy...
Text: By . Emma Thomas . A cunning farmer managed to catch a runaway bull by getting it drunk on vodka mixed in with his feed. The animal escaped from the farm in Kallmünz near Regensburg, Germany, in the summer and the farmer had been trying to catch it ever since. It had been evading capture by hiding in the Bavarian...	The animal escaped from the farm in Kallmünz near Regensburg, Germany . It had been evading capture by hiding in the Bavarian woods . Finally caught after downing two bottles of vodka mixed with its feed .
Text: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:20 EST, 24 October 2013 . \| . UPDATED: . 05:39 EST, 31 October 2013 . The diamond is dazzling and so is the price. This flawless 59.60-carat gem, known as the Pink Star, is expected to go for more than £40million at auction next month. That will make the huge diamond, on...	The 59.60-carat Pink Star will go on sale at Sotheby's in Geneva next month . The Pink Star is expected to smash the current £29million record set by the Graff Pink diamond in 2010 .
Text: Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban has killed four members of an international landmine clearing agency working in western Afghanistan, an official with the group said Monday. "The Taliban killed four demining staff of the Demining Agency for Afghanistan, including two team leaders, a paramedic and a section...	The four worked for an international landmine clearing group . The Taliban releases the others with a warning . The Taliban tells deminers not to work for any domestic or foreign organization in the future .
Text: New York (CNN) -- Engineers have determined a storm-battered crane that is dangling over Midtown Manhattan is securely fastened to a high-rise building under construction, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday. Crews will "have to construct another crane on top of it in order to take down this one," the mayor to...	Since Tuesday, engineers have been inside the One57 building on West 57th . High winds toppled a crane boom some 90 stories above New York City . Bloomberg said engineers will be "tying the boom to the building so that they can then work around the top of it" The whole process could take weeks, the mayor said .
Text: Sydney, Australia (CNN) -- More than 4,000 people were isolated by flood waters and as many as 1,800 have been evacuated in the Australian state of New South Wales after a week of heavy rains, the government said Monday. As a result of this week's rains, the government has so far issued disaster declarations in 1...	Heavy rains this week have resulted in major flooding in parts of New South Wales . More than 4,000 people remained isolated by flood waters . Additional rain is expected to renew the threat mid-week .
Text: Napoli players made the most of the awful conditions at their training session on Thursday by sliding through a huge puddle. The Serie A side played 6 vs 6 in the pouring Naples rain ahead of their home clash against Empoli, but at the end of the session the six winners linked hands to do a Jurgen Klinsmann-esque...	Napoli made the most of the awful conditions at their training session . The Serie A side played a 6 v 6 game, and the victors took a slide through a huge puddle at the training ground . Napoli sit third in Serie A, 11 points behind leaders Juventus .
Text: By . Tara Brady . An amateur athlete has died in hospital in Argentina after injecting Vaseline into her breasts in an attempt to make them bigger. Sonia Perez Llanzon, 39, suffered a fatal blood clot in her lung a month after being admitted to hospital with breathing problems following the dangerous procedure. P...	Sonia Perez Llanzon, 39, suffered a fatal blood clot in her lung . Police cadet son Kevin Berazategui, 20, wrote on his Facebook page: 'I will love you for ever' An unnamed friend said: 'She was obsessed with her appearance'
Text: (CNN) -- Pirates attacked a Japanese cargo ship off the coast of Somalia on Sunday, a Japanese Transportation Ministry official said. A french navy helicopter watches over a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden earlier this year. A pair of small pirate vessels fired on a ship operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines about 4 p...	Pirates attack Japanese cargo ship off the coast of Somalia . A pair of small pirate vessels fire on ship operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines . Front of ship damaged but not seriously; There are no injuries . In 2008, pirates attacked nearly 100 vessels and hijacked as many as 40 off Somalia .
Text: Berlin (CNN) -- Germany's government formally approved a plan Monday to close all the country's nuclear power plants by 2022. The plan was announced last month, after the government rethought Germany's nuclear strategy in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown triggered by an earthquake and tsunami. Parliamen...	The cabinet votes to shut down all nuclear power plants by 2022 . Germany rethought its nuclear strategy after the nuclear catastrophe in Japan in March . Parliament must still approve the bill . Germany will rely on natural gas among other resources for the time being .
Text: Los Angeles (CNN) -- Bobby Brown "is innocent until proven guilty" on a drunken driving charge that followed a traffic stop this week in California, his lawyer said. "Mr. Brown has not been convicted of anything associated with this incident," attorney Tiffany Feder said Tuesday night. "Mr. Brown is taking this m...	The singer "was not driving erratically," his lawyer says . Brown showed signs of intoxication and failed a field sobriety test, police say . Brown is Whitney Houston's ex-husband .
Text: A burglar has been caught red-handed after accidentally filming a break-in on his mobile phone. Emmanuel Jerome, 23, from Newsome, thought he had switched on a torch on his iPhone during the night-time burglary. Instead, he mistakenly recorded the raid on its camera device. Emmanuel Jerome, 23, from Newsome, was ...	Emmanuel Jerome, 23, has been sentenced to 44 weeks in prison after he mistook a video camera for a torch and filmed a raid . Police arrested the burglar after he tried to break into three other properties . Bradford Crown Court heard he still protested his innocence .
Text: Garry Monk insists Swansea are 'always looking to push forward' as he celebrated one year in charge of the club with a message on Twitter. The former Swans defender took control of the club after Michael Laudrup was sacked amid a poor run of form in South Wales. Monk has impressed in charge, bringing in several k...	Garry Monk took over at Swansea after Michael Laudrup was sacked . Monk's side have been praised this season with their impressive football . Wilfried Bony, pictured in Monk's photo, recently joined Manchester City .
Text: (CNN) -- Everton scored twice late on and goalkeeper Tim Howard saved an injury-time penalty as they fought back to secure a 2-2 Premier League home draw with Tottenham on Sunday. Jermain Defoe gave the visitors the lead soon after the interval when nipping in front of Tony Hibbert to convert Aaron Lennon's cross...	Everton recover from 2-0 behind to earn a 2-2 Premier League draw with Tottenham . Jermain Defoe misses an injury time penalty to give the visitors all three points . Bobby Zamora scores the only goal to give Fulham a 1-0 victory at home to Sunderland .
Text: Inter Milan are stepping up their interest in want-away Arsenal forward Joel Campbell. The Serie A club have held initial talks with the Costa Rica international's representatives about a potential £5million January move. Inter - and Benfica - tried to sign him in the summer, but Arsene Wenger wanted to keep Camp...	Joel Campbell has made just one start for Arsenal so far this season . Costa Rica striker believes his future lies away from Emirates Stadium . Inter Milan have held initial talks about a £5million January move . Campbell, 22, starred for Costa Rica at World Cup in Brazil .
Text: By . Tara Brady . Three people have been accused of kidnapping and torturing a woman for human trafficking in Orange County, California. The victim, 26, had a black eye, bruises and burns on her body according to police. Reports claim she was tied up, blindfolded, beaten and burn with an electric clothing iron an...	Renice Davis, 26, Oscar Gonzalez-Salinas, 33, Cierra Thompson, 27, arrested . The victim, 26, had a black eye, bruises and burns on her body . She was 'tied up, beaten and burnt with glass pipe used to smoke drugs' Police found the woman in the Days Inn, in Newport Boulevard, Westminster . Tipped off by a person who re...
Text: (CNN) -- A 17-year-old Connecticut high school student pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the slashing death of a classmate in a school stairwell in April, a court official said. Christopher Plaskon appeared in Milford Superior Court, where he waived his right to a probable cause hearing and elected to be tried by a...	Christopher Plaskon, 17, was charged with murder as an adult in the slaying of a classmate . Maren Sanchez, 16, died after being stabbed in a school stairwell on April 25 . Plaskon's lawyer says his client is considering a possible mental health defense .
Text: (CNN) -- One-time Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole has his candidate for 2016: Mitt Romney. Dole, a 91-year-old former Senate majority leader and 1996 GOP presidential nominee, said as he introduced Romney, the party's 2012 nominee, during a campaign rally Monday: "I want him to run again." Dole and Romne...	Dole and Romney are campaigning for Senate candidate in Kansas . Dole introduces Romney with a 2016 endorsement . Romney: "You never know what a 90-year-old is going to say, do you?"
Text: Tokyo (CNN) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to move forward swiftly with his plans to revive Japan's staggering economy after weekend elections gave his Liberal Democratic Party control of the upper house of parliament. The conservative LDP and its coalition partner together won 76 of the 121 seats in the Ho...	"Our policies are the only way to go," Abe says . His ruling Liberal Democrats won control of Japan's upper house on Sunday . He has launched an ambitious plan to revive Japan's economy .
Text: Buyers of these apartments might need to offer prior warning to guests before inviting them to a pool party - especially if they are troubled by vertigo. The building, planned for Lima, Peru is the concept of DCPP Arquitectos and offers owners the chance of a home with their very own swimming pool. The pools hav...	Building project scheduled for affluent neighborhood in Lima, Peru .
Text: By . Emily Crane . A plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Perth Airport this morning after one of its engines caught fire shortly after take-off. The Cobham Aviation flight had just left Perth Domestic Airport around 10.45am when a passenger saw sparks and smoke billowing from an engine. Passengers al...	Aircraft makes emergency landing at Perth Domestic Airport this morning . Passengers saw flames billowing from one of the engines after take-off .
Text: Look away Paul Robinson and Gary Neville, unless you want flashbacks of a certain night in Zagreb, Croatia, on October 11, 2006. There in the Euro 2008 qualifying match, a bobble at the Maksimir Stadium caused England defender Neville's back-pass to outwit goalkeeper Robinson for an own goal in the 2-0 defeat. B...	Gary Neville scored an own goal in 2006 through Paul Robison's air-kick . A bobble meant the England goalkeeper missed the ball completely . Olimpija left-back Matic Fink and goalkeeper Aleksander Seliga copy trick . A rough patch in front of the goal forces ball to bounce over Seliga's foot .
Text: By . Jonny Singer for MailOnline . Follow @@Jonny_Singer . Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic says the Premier League can play a big part in Serbia qualifying for Euro 2016. The 30-year-old is one of six Serbians plying their trade in England's top league, after Lazar Markovic joined Liverpool and Dusan Tadic mo...	Six Serbians playing in English top flight . Lazar Markovic and Dusan Tadic arrived this summer . Serbia face France in friendly on Sunday . Ivanovic says Serbia must qualify for the tournament and Premier League experience will help them .
Text: (CNN) -- Wimbledon organizers have increased prize money for the men's and women's champions to £1 million ($1.53 million). The All England Club has sanctioned the £150,000 rise to offset the effects of the falling value of the British pound against the US dollar and euro. The total prize money for the event will...	Wimbledon men and womens' champions to receive £1 million prize money. The figure is £150,000 higher than last year's total. Wimbledon championships to be a "World Cup-free zone" Rafael Nadal pulls out of Barcelona Open to rest knee injury.
Text: By . Lee Moran . PUBLISHED: . 19:14 EST, 8 May 2013 . \| . UPDATED: . 03:17 EST, 9 May 2013 . An escaped Colombian convict got breast implants and dressed as a woman to avoid being sent back to jail, police said. Giovanni Rebolledo - sentenced in 2012 to 60 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and extortion - u...	Giovanni Rebolledo jailed last year for his involvement in the Los Topos gang . He was sentenced to 60 years for kidnapping, robbery and extortion . He escaped and underwent surgery to become 'Rosalinda' Arrested working as a prostitute in the northern coastal city of Barranquilla .
Text: (CNN) -- Two armed groups raped more than 150 women in a village in the volatile North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a four-day spree, a United Nations official said Monday. The attacks happened last month and members of a U.N. human rights team said it confirmed the attacks. "Victims of t...	Rape spree lasts four days, group says . U.N. says militants loyal to Hutu militia group committed the attacks . In some cases, the women are assaulted in front of children .
Text: By . Mike Dawes . Liverpool middleweight Antony Fowler is relishing his role as public enemy number one after ending the hopes of home favourite Kieran Smith at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The former world bronze medallist, who is the cousin of Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler, proved too strong for the game...	Antony Fowler beats Scotland's Kieran Smith at Commonwealth Games . English fighter now progresses through to quarter-finals of middleweights . He is the cousin of Livepool legend Robbie Fowler .
Text: Manchester United are closing on Juventus' Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal, who is valued at £35m. Vidal has insisted he would love to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world and will sort his future when he arrives back from his holidays. Patrice Evra has already agreed to move in the other direction. VID...	Louis van Gaal getting close to his top midfield target . Arturo Vidal has told Chilean press he will sort his future after his holidays amid interest from Manchester United . The Juventus midfielder starred for Chile at 2014 World Cup and is valued at £35m . Man United flop Bebe has emerged as a target for Benfica .
Text: Freeze, don't move! This is the moment a very disciplined dog balances 50 biscuits on his nose. Alton Bollom from Texas filmed the moment he built a Jenga tower out of bite-size bones on his Golden Retriever, Carson's, snout. The very patient pooch appears completely frozen and merely blinks as the last 'brick' i...	Carson the Golden Retriever currently holds the record for the Most Treats Balanced On A Dog's Nose on the website recordsetter.com . His owner Alton Bollom filmed the record-setting moment . Carson is seen sitting patiently with the treats on the bridge of his nose . The pet pooch was rewarded with the treats after hi...
Text: Gerard Pique celebrated Barcelona's 2-0 win over Rayo Vallecano by going mushroom picking with Shakira. The South American star posted a photo on her Instagram account of the two of them picking mushrooms with friends. The 37-year-old singer wrote: 'Día de setas,' or 'Mushroom day.' Barcelona star Gerard Pique an...	Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 . Goals scored by Lionel Messi and Neymar . Gerard Pique and Shakira went mushroom picking .
Text: (CNN) -- NASA scientists say new data provided by twin spacecraft analyzing the sun will help them more accurately predict how so-called solar tsunamis wreak havoc on our planet. NASA says new data on so-called solar tsunamis will help predict how they will affect our planet. The tsunamis -- powerful explosions k...	NASA says new data will enable scientists to map solar tsunamis in 3D . Solar ejections can wreak havoc on Earth, causing power and radio blackouts . New data could help predict what effects the phenomena will have, NASA says .
Text: A British woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in a lift by a worker at Dubai Airport. The 24-year-old woman from Glasgow, Scotland, had arrived at the airport and asked a worker for directions, before being instructed to use an elevator. The worker, a 24-year-old man of Pakistani origin, followed the woman int...	The 24-year-old woman from Glasgow was sexually assaulted . After asking Pakistani worker for directions, he followed her into elevator . Following assault, woman ran to police and man was later identified .
Text: (CNN) -- Watch out for the latest scam targeting veterans and their credit card numbers, the Department of Veterans Affairs warns. Scam artists are calling veterans and posing as VA workers who need credit card information. Scam artists are calling veterans and posing as VA workers who need credit card informatio...	Scam artists are calling veterans and posing as VA workers . They say they need credit card information to update prescription information . Official: VA does not call vets and ask them to disclose financial information . Scam "dishonors their service and misrepresents the department," official says .
Text: By . Tara Brady . A wooden boat carrying 97 people from Indonesia has sunk off the western coast of Malaysia and 66 of the passengers are missing. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said passengers included women and children suspected of trying to reach Malaysia illegally. This was an illegal boat and all...	Passengers included women and children trying to reach Malaysia illegally . Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency sent a boat to look for survivors . The boat was carrying 97 people but 66 are still missing and 31 were rescued .
Text: By . Daily Mail Reporter . A new poll says Bill Clinton is the most admired president of the last 25 years by a wide margin. In a Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Annenberg Survey Clinton was named most admired by 42 per cent of respondents. Coming in second with 18 per cent was Barack Obama, followed by George W. Bu...	Clinton took 42 per cent of the vote in poll among more than 1,000 Americans . Barack Obama named second at 18 per cent, followed by George W. Bush at 17 per cent and George H.W. Bush at 16 per cent .
Text: (CNN) -- The 9-year-old boy who sneaked onto a plane for a trip to Las Vegas is back in his hometown of Minneapolis, a family spokesman said Saturday night. Spokesman V. J. Smith would not provide details. He said he would speak with the boy's father Sunday. Crew members aboard a Delta Air Lines flight October 3 ...	Boy sneaked past TSA and Delta agents on October 3 . Family spokesman provides no details on his return . Boy was placed in a foster home while he was in Las Vegas .
Text: He might be a monkey, but Dr Dolittle star Wilson is clearly used to getting his own way. When KHOU-TV host Deborah Duncan teased the hungry primate with a grape on live television - holding it out and pulling it back briefly - he wasn't impressed. After snatching the fruit from her hands, the capuchin monkey sla...	'Great Day Houston' host Deborah Duncan withheld a grape from Wilson . He took it back, then slapped her face as payback . The capuchin monkey has starred in 'Dr Dolittle'
Text: Great Britain claimed three medals on the second day of the UEC Elite Track European Championships in Guadeloupe. Ed Clancy, Jon Dibben, Owain Doull and Andy Tennant beat Germany’s men by almost a second in the team pursuit to clinch gold, while Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott defea...	Great Britain claimed three medals on the second day in Guadeloupe . Ed Clancy, Jon Dibben, Owain Doull and Andy Tennant clinched gold for the men's squad . Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott also had success in the women's final .
Text: By . Simon Jones . Manchester City will complete a £14.5million deal for FC Porto’s defensive midfielder Fernando this week. City are also expected to confirm the signing of France right-back Bacary Sagna once his contract at Arsenal officially expires. The 26-year-old Fernando was the subject of a failed bid by ...	Manchester City hope to tie up £14.5m deal for Fernando this week . Premier League winners also expected to confirm Bacary Sagna signing . City still interested in Eliaquim Mangala .
Text: The death toll from this month's Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has spiked to 5,235, a national agency reported early Saturday. That figure -- posted at 6 a.m. (5 p.m. ET Friday) on the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's website -- marks a significant increase from counts earlier in the ...	The death toll rises yet again; it stood at just over 4,000 on Thursday . 23,501 were injured, while 1,613 have been reported missing, a Philippines agency reports .
Text: Wales will have far more players fit and fresh to start Six Nations training next week compared with first opponents England, whose leading men are involved in fierce club combat this weekend. Warren Gatland, the Wales head coach, would have viewed the raft of team announcements for the final round of European Ch...	Six Nations training begins next week ahead of England's clash with Wales . Thirteen of England's likely XI are in Champions Cup action this weekend . However, seven of Wales' likely XI are out of the firing line . England coaches will be hoping to avoid any further injury setbacks .
Text: Real Madrid galactico Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first athlete to have 100 million Facebook followers after passing the landmark number on Tuesday. This puts him nearly 30m fans in front of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, his rival for world No 1 footballer. The commercial power of Ronaldo, who also has 30.5m Twi...	Ronaldo most followed athlete on Facebook and Twitter . Six of his posts generated more than £300,000 for watchmakers Tag Heuer . Wayne Rooney is leading Premier League footballer on Twitter .
Text: (CNN) -- A body has been discovered in the charred remains of a three-story apartment building in Minneapolis where an explosion and fire injured at least 14 people, fire officials said Thursday. Firefighters discovered the body, which has not been publicly identified, while removing debris from Wednesday's fire,...	Firefighters discover body while removing debris from an apartment fire, officials say . The body has been turned over to Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office . At least 14 people are injured in the fire that began Wednesday .
Text: It is extraordinary to me that, after Jos Buttler had graced Lord’s with a quite magnificent century, England captain Alastair Cook should dampen it all down by saying that he’s not ready for Test cricket. I would have no hesitation in throwing Buttler into the first Test at Lord’s next week. This is yet another ...	Jos Buttler scored stunning century against Sri Lanka at Lord's . Alastair Cook had played down talk that Buttler could make Test team . Peter Moores says Buttler is in the mix for Test squad against Sri Lanka . England and Sri Lanka play one-day series decider at Edgbaston on Tuesday .
Text: Penis-shaped lollies have been taken off the shelves in New Zealand after a local father complained that they were 'offensive'. Barrie Aburn, from Dunedin on the South Island, was surprised when the mixed bag of lollies his young daughters bought him as a birthday present contained the lewd confectionery. Mr Abur...	Penis-shaped lollies have been taken off the shelves in the South Island . Barrie Aburn, from Dunedin, was surprised when a bag of lollies his young daughters bought him for his birthday contained the lewd confectionery . 7200 bags have been recalled and the company has apologised .
Text: By . Simon Jones for MailOnline . Fulham have made moves to sign Mark Hudson and Matt Smith from Championshp rivals Cardiff and Leeds. Manager Felix Magath is keen to strengthen his squad before the close of the transfer window after a disastrous start to life in the second tier. The Cottagers find themselves sec...	Fulham have had a disastrous start to their Championship season . Cardiff's Mark Hudson and Leeds' Matt Smith are targets for Magath's side . Hudson did not play for Cardiff in their draw against Fulham on Saturday . Smith was an unused substitute for Leeds in their 1-0 at home to Bolton .
Text: PUBLISHED: . 08:02 EST, 15 March 2013 . \| . UPDATED: . 10:28 EST, 15 March 2013 . Circling an alleged child kidnapper lying bloodied on the concrete, this photograph shows the moment people in a Mexican town decided to take justice into their own hands. The man, who is suspected of being involved in the disappear...	Photograph shows man lying on street surrounded by locals wielding sticks . Held by crowd in Chiconautla, Mexico, for three hours before being rescued . Suspected of being involved in disappearance of several children .
Text: (CNN) -- It was a record some thought would never be broken: Sergey Bubka's mark in the pole vault. But Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie -- with Bubka cheering him on -- did the almost unthinkable by bettering Bubka in the latter's hometown of Donetsk in Ukraine. Lavillenie cleared a height of 6.16 meters, surpassing ...	France's Renaud Lavillenie sets a new world record in the pole vault . He breaks the longstanding mark of Ukrainian legend Sergey Bubka . Bubka was in attendance for Lavillenie's feat in Bubka's hometown .
Text: (CNN) -- German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement. Merckle, 74, was hit by a train in the southwestern town of Ulm, poli...	Adolf Merckle was No. 94 on Forbes list of world's richest people . Merckle's net worth estimated to be $9.2 billion . Billionaire was killed by a train in German town of Ulm . Family says financial woes "broke the passionate family business man"
Text: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 02:17 EST, 7 November 2012 . \| . UPDATED: . 03:03 EST, 7 November 2012 . About a dozen Sandy victims taking shelter in a Brooklyn high school came down with a contagious stomach virus. Mayor Bloomberg said John Jay High School will be closed on Wednesday as the school is sh...	Storm refugees taking shelter at John Jay High School in Brooklyn came down with a contagious stomach virus . The school will be closed on Wednesday for precautionary cleaning . An additional 47 New York City schools will remain closed to students on Wednesday .
Text: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 10:40 EST, 20 August 2013 . \| . UPDATED: . 12:29 EST, 20 August 2013 . Many blushing brides would undoubtedly agree, it's nice to be surrounded by friends and family on the big day. But for these newlyweds, there was safety in numbers as they got hitched in mass cycling wed...	There was safety in numbers as these newly-weds got hitched in a mass cycling wedding in Beijing, China .
Text: (CNN) -- A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador late Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported . The epicenter of the quake was about 177 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of the capital, San Salvador, and took place nearly 33 miles underground. Some minor shaking was reported. T...	NEW: A small wave of about 10 centimeters (4 inches) was recorded at Acajutla, El Salvador . The earthquake took place nearly 53 kilometers (33 miles) underground . There were reports of minor shaking, but no damage or injuries . The region is prone to earthquakes .
Text: Noxious: Emergency crews descended on a house in Leatherhead after fumes produced from cooking with chilli oil almost made neighbours sick . Nearly 20 firefighters with three engines, plus two ambulances and a hazardous area response team, swarmed to a Leatherhead street in Surrey after residents said they could ...	Emergency crews descended on house in Surrey after a worried call . The building was evacuated along with neighboring properties . Woman who called fire brigade said fumes were 'so bad she was nearly sick'
Text: (CNN) -- On the road for 300 days a year, a Cirque du Soleil touring troupe of 175 relies on the same precise planning for its travel arrangements as it does for its acrobatic moves and dare devil routines. "Right now, we're in London, in the U.K., and we're working on making sure we have documents ready for Spai...	Cirque du Soleil's Kooza show is on the road for 300 days a year . A large part of the planning is making sure everyone's documents are in order . Each person is allowed three suitcases and must pack for all seasons . Young performers receive schooling on the road .
Text: (CNN) -- Hollywood's newest slate of projects is being sourced directly from '80s cartoons. The "Care Bears" are making a return over on Netflix, "Jem" is being turned into a live-action movie, and now Rainbow Brite, the spunky animated savior of all things colorful, is making her own comeback. The on-demand subs...	Rainbow Brite is the latest '80s cartoon to make a comeback . The animated heroine will star in a new series on Feeln . The subscription service caters to a family-friendly demographic .

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