Two officers from Scotland Yard investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have flown to Spain as part of a review into the case. Detectives travelled to Barcelona two weeks ago to liaise with officers as part of a review of the whole investigation. Officers would not confirm their specific reasons for travelling to Barcelona, however it is thought they might be looking into reports the…
Justin Bieber’s monkey was seized by customs officials after the singer demanded Mally accompany him on a long-haul flight to Germany. Justin Bieber’s increasingly bizarre behavior is concerning aides after he insisted Mally travelled on his private jet – even though he had no paperwork to show to customs officials in Munich. According to sources, Justin Bieber, 19, who had travelled…
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Prince Philip appeared to be in good spirits as he attended the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in honor of Queen Elizabeth’s official birthday. The Duke of Edinburgh, who has resumed official duties after recovering from a bladder infection, attended the parade in London with the Queen. Thousands of people watched the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge ride to the ceremony at Ho…
Lucy Challenger from London travelled all the way to New York to finish a tattoo that has taken two years to complete. The tattoo tourist flew to the New York City Tattoo Convention so a famed artist could put the finishing touches on a huge phoenix design on her left buttock, at a cost of $1,000. Lucy Challenger’s love of inkwork should come as no surprise, as growing numbers of women are gettin…
A torchbearer has proposed to his eight-month pregnant girlfriend during day 31 of the Olympic torch relay from Middlesbrough to Hull. David State, 25, from Redcar, who works with the Scout movement and raises money for charity, knelt as he asked Christine Langham, 27, to marry him. She accepted and David State then had to carry on his stint in Loftus, Teesside. He described the moment as “…
Jun 18 2012 | Posted in
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Young Iranians must adopt complicated and creative behavior to navigate around restrictions on their private lives, says journalist Kamin Mohammadi, writer, journalist and broadcaster specializing in Iran. Iran, in her long history, has been no stranger to repression and dictatorship, mostly from invaders. Iranians quickly developed the habit of thriving when times are tough, of somehow finding a…
Olympic flame which will be used for the London 2012 torch relay has been lit during a ceremony in Olympia, Greece. The flame was kindled by a “high priestess” who captured the morning sun’s rays in a parabolic mirror. The ceremony came amid political and economic turmoil in Greece, the home of the Ancient Olympics, where a week-long leg of the relay will be held. The flame flie…
Millionairess widow Christine Ince was trying to find love again when she started dating younger Gambian man, Mustapha Jabbai. Christine Ince, 59, spent a year getting to know Mustapha Jabbai, 36, before agreeing to marry him. The woman, who is a mother of three, believed Mustapha Jabbai intentions were honourable because he had a permanent job in the UK and had never asked her about her wealth….
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A new team of detectives has been set up by the Portuguese police to review the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. An outside squad of officers has been brought in to re-examine the case of Madeleine McCann almost four years after the police probe was formally archived. The new team, from the northern city of Porto, has been instructed to go over the thousands of pages of c…
Mar 9 2012 | Posted in
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Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most travelled monarchs ever, has been to 116 countries on official state visits as Queen, but not Greece. Queen Elizabeth II has travelled from the tiny island nation of Tuvalu in the Pacific, to Russia, China, Chile, Ghana, Australia and almost everywhere in between. So it may seem surprising that the Queen has never made the relatively short hop over to the birth…
British rock band Genesis has been honored at the first Progressive Music Awards held in London, alongside other bands including Pink Floyd and Rush. Genesis members Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at Kew Gardens last night (September 5). Keyboard legend and ex-Yes member Rick Wakeman was given the Prog God Award. The awards, created by Prog M…
Sep 6 2012 | Posted in
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Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has visited an emergency centre in hurricane-damaged Louisiana, a day after accepting the Republican nomination for US president. Mitt Romney attended a Friday rally with running mate Paul Ryan in Florida before cancelling a campaign stop in Virginia and diverting to the South. Hurricane Isaac caused heavy flooding in areas around New Orleans and damage across t…
In the upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna opens up about her relationship with Chris Brown. And what Rihanna has to say about her ex-boyfriend, who was convicted of assaulting her three years ago, in the prerecorded interview will come as a surprise to some. Rihanna, 24, tells Oprah Winfrey: “I felt like the only person they hate right now is him. It was a weird, confusing space to be…
Aug 16 2012 | Posted in
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For almost ten years Denise Scott believed her husband Randy had been killed on impact when United Airlines Flight 175 smashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. But last year, just weeks before the 10-year anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attack, she received a call that changed her life – and the story of her husband’s death. A note in his handwriting and with a smu…
Sep 10 2012 | Posted in
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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing after taking refuge there for a week and Chinese officials have accused the US of breaking the law and demanded an apology. Why? Chen Guangcheng left the embassy on Wednesday and went from there to hospital for a check-up. His lawyer said that he was now “free” – while previously he had been under house arrest….
Aug 19 2012 | Posted in
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A Haifa court has ruled that the state of Israel was not responsible for the death of US activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003. Rachel Corrie’s family had brought a civil claim for negligence against the Israeli ministry of defence. The judge said the 23-year-old’s death was a “regrettable accident” and that the state…
Aug 28 2012 | Posted in
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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has begun his defence at his war crimes trial at The Hague court by denying the charges and saying he should instead be rewarded for reducing suffering. Radovan Karadzic told court in The Hague he was a “tolerant man” who had sought peace. He was arrested in Belgrade in 2008 after almost 13 years on the run. Radovan Karadzic faces 10 charges…
…bladder infection The duke has been seen at public engagements in Cowes over the last few days. Michael Dunkason, from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, saw him come ashore from the Galatea to Cowes at about 09:00 BST on Wednesday morning. He said Philip was “steadily walking up the steps and walked briskly along the jetty”. He said: “The duke seemed in very good spirits and gave a fina…
Aug 15 2012 | Posted in
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Read More » Eight people have been arrested in Houston, Texas, on charges of illegally exporting hi-tech components to Russian security bodies. Alexander Fishenko, who owns companies in Texas and Moscow, was charged with operating in the US as an unregistered agent of the Russian government. The indictment names 11 suspects, all of whom are due in court in Houston except for three who are in Russia. There wa…
Oct 4 2012 | Posted in
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Fox News has apologized for showing a man fatally shooting himself in the head on live television. Fox News on Friday was covering a high-speed chase that began in Phoenix, Arizona, using a live helicopter shot. After driving for dozens of miles into the desert, the motorist stopped and ran on to a dirt road. He then put a handgun to his head and fired. TV anchor Shepard Smith later apologized to…
Sep 29 2012 | Posted in
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Read More » Prince William and Kate Middleton’s lawyers are expected in court in Paris later to try to restrict publication of pictures of the duchess topless. The royal couple will seek to have French magazine Closer withdrawn from sale after it printed the images. The photographs have also appeared on several foreign websites and in the Irish Daily Star. The lawyers will also ask French prosecutors t…
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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Hundreds of thousands of worshippers have attended a seafront Mass in Beirut on the concluding day of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Lebanon. Pope Benedict XVI appealed for leaders in the Middle East to work for peace and reconciliation and urged those at the service to “be peacemakers”. The pontiff also renewed his call for a end to the violence in Syria. He later left Lebanon, a…
X-ray has identified a Norwegian tourist sleeping on a moving baggage belt at Rome’s Fiumicino airport. The unnamed 36 year-old man reportedly climbed over one of the check-in desks and fell asleep on the belt that takes luggage to be loaded on to planes. When the belt started moving, he travelled for around 50m curled up in the foetal position. X-ray has identified a Norwegian tourist sle…
Aug 11 2012 | Posted in
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Russell Brand introduced the Dalai Lama during a youth event in Manchester yesterday and admitted he was finding the experience somewhat surreal. Acting as master of ceremonies for his holiness’s Century of Dialogue – Stand Up and Be The Change talk, Russell Brand, 37, was praised by the spiritual leader for his “openness”. Introducing the free event at Manchester Arena, which was att…
Jun 18 2012 | Posted in
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Turkey begins rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns deployment along its border with Syria after last week’s downing of a fighter jet. Columns of military vehicles have been seen moving from military bases to the border, close to where the jet crashed. The F-4 Phantom went down in the sea after entering Syrian airspace and being hit by a missile. The pilots are missing. Meanwhile, explosi…
