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‘How I lost my confidence when I lost my face’
When Tammy Saunders lost part of her face her confidence died. But getting back into the world of dating has helped her re-find her self-confidence, she writes. I don't think there is anyone who could honestly say that they are 100% confident. We all have those aspects of our appearance, personality or abilities that cause...
Helicopter crashes just metres from Australian holidaying on Treasure Island in Fiji
AN Australian man was among tourists who watched in horror as a helicopter spun out of control while trying to land on a Fiji island. Bob Carroll was dining only 50 metres from the Treasure Island helipad when a Eurocopter AS350 trying to land was pushed into a tree by a powerful gust. Video captured by another tourist shows...
F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashes in Iran, 2 killed
Two soldiers died when a military jet crashed in a south-eastern Iranian city while on a training mission, local media reported. The jet is thought to be an F-4 Phantom II bought by Tehran from the US before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A military plane on a training mission crashed near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday,...
Mystery as locals race to rescue 100+ beached whales found on Indian shoreline
Locals are alarmed after more than 100 short-finned pilot whales washed up on Indian shores, less than 400 miles from the southern city of Chennai. Fishermen and authorities are working together to slowly return each surviving animal to the water. The operation on Tuesday morning had rescuers trying to resuscitate the whales,...
Video shows chaos after explosion in Istanbul square
Footage shows the aftermath of an explosion in Sultanahmet square in central Istanbul, Turkey An explosion at Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district, which is popular with tourists, has injured several people on Tuesday, Turkish media reports said.The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Private NTV...
Highlights: Explosion In Central Istanbul (Photos)
At least 10 people have been killed and 15 injured on a historic central square in Istanbul, Turkish authorities said. Local media reported that a suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of...
Iced in: Car ‘frozen solid’ after being parked by Lake Erie in Buffalo, NY (PHOTO)
A car parked by Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York has unwittingly become the latest ice sculpture in the area, as severe winter weather continues to freeze the area. The car, which was frozen solid in recent snowy conditions, will need more than an ice scraper and antifreeze to get moving again.The picture of the vehicle went...
At least 10 killed, 15 wounded in suicide bombing near tourists on central Istanbul square – media
At least 10 people have been killed and 15 injured on a historic central square in Istanbul, Turkish authorities said. Local media reported that a suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of tourists. Dogan reported that one of three injured foreigners is from Germany and the two others are from Norway. #Sultanahmet meydan...
Real-time takedown: Helmet cam shows blasts & gunshots in blockbuster-style El Chapo police raid
It doesn’t get much more dramatic than this: the operation to recapture notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been caught on police bodycam Hollywood-style – complete with plumes of smoke, gunshots and heavily armed men everywhere. The raid, dubbed "Operation Black Swan,”...
Over 100 arrested, shops vandalized in Leipzig amid LEGIDA birthday demonstrations (VIDEO)
Demonstrations attended by hundreds of people celebrating the one-year anniversary of right-wing PEGIDA’s local Leipzig branch were marred by violence, as dozens of hooligans thrashed foreign-owned shops, while massive counter-protests were staged nearby. Dozens of “neo-nationalist” rioters were arrested by...
Outrages of migrants in Germany: published resonant video
Police in Germany are investigating an alarming series of sexual assaults on women trying to celebrate the New Year by large groups of single men “of Arab or North African appearance”. Authorities in the city of Cologne are to hold a crisis meeting on Tuesday after police described a group of some 1,000 men who took...
North Korea claims it detonated a hydrogen bomb, but experts question the force of the blast (VIDEO)
North Korea claims it detonated a hydrogen bomb, but experts question the force of the blast North Korea's announcement that it successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb this week has provoked outrage virtually everywhere else in the world, but there's also considerable doubt as to whether the claims are legitimate. The...