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Racism Oscars? Cameron, Katie Hopkins & Met up for ‘Islamophobia awards’
Columnist Katie Hopkins, Prime Minister David Cameron and the Metropolitan Police are all up for unwelcome gongs at the 2016 Islamophobia Awards. Members of the public have been asked to vote on who the worst purveyors of anti-Muslim prejudice are ahead of the satirical awards ceremony, which is to be held by the Islamic Human...
Bikram yoga founder to pay over $7mn in damages following sexual assault trial
Bikram Choudhury, founder of “hot yoga,” has been ordered to pay more than $7 million in damages by a Los Angeles, California court for the sexual assault of a former employee. Choudhury was sued by his former legal advisor, Minakshi Jafa-Bodden, who told the court that the 69-year-old sexually assaulted her while...
Kevin de Bruyne: Man City midfielder set for six weeks out
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is likely to be out for around six weeks after injuring his right knee in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final win over Everton. The Belgian international, 24, changed the game from the bench but fell awkwardly in injury time. There were fears he could be out for the rest of the...
Islamic State claims Aden suicide car bombing that kills seven
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing on Thursday that killed seven people outside Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Rabbu Hadi's residence in the southern city of Aden. Local officials and eyewitnesses reported the death toll and said 10 other people were injured. Officials said Hadi was...
Gaza: Hamas militants die in tunnel collapse
Palestinian militant group Hamas says seven of its fighters have died after an attack tunnel they were working on in north-east Gaza collapsed. The tunnel near the Israeli border collapsed after heavy rain, it said. Palestinian militants have used tunnels on Gaza's borders with Israel and Egypt to launch attacks on Israel,...
Powerful blast outside presidential residence in Aden, Yemen
A powerful explosion has been reported outside the residence of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Rabbu Hadi in the southern city of Aden. The blast in Aden “targeted a security checkpoint that leads to the entrance of the presidential palace," the official told Reuters by telephone. Al Arabiya cited reports of six...
Monster mommy: Woman brutally beats 6yo in bank card rage, flings several feet away (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Social media is aghast over a recent video of a Russian woman brutally beating her little son after she checked her bank account. The mother throws the boy to the floor, then kicks him in the stomach. Outside, she hurls him into the snow. The shocking incident took place in the town of Labytnangi, in the northern Urals, in...
Up to 80,000 migrants to be expelled
AS Europe grapples with the wave of migrants, one country expects to expel up to 80,000 migrants whose asylum requests will likely be rejected. Sweden said it expects to expel up to 80,000 migrants as another dozen people including children drowned off Greece in a desperate bid to reach Europe. As the continent grapples with...
Doggie style: Aussie rugby league star Pearce probed for simulating sex with mutt
One of the biggest names in Australia’s National Rugby League is under investigation after he was filmed simulating sex with a dog while at a house party for Australia (aka Invasion) Day. Mitchell Pearce, co-captain of the Sydney Roosters — one of the highest-profile clubs in the country — appears intoxicated...
Mass grave found in Iraq
IRAQI forces have found more than 40 bodies, including those of women and children, in a mass grave in the city of Ramadi west of Baghdad, which they recently retook from Islamic State militants. Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan said the grave in central Ramadi contained the bodies of civilians as well as...
Sexual assault victim faces police fine in Denmark
A TEENAGER who was brutally sexually assaulted in Denmark will be prosecuted for using pepper spray to fight off her attacker. The 17-year-old told police that she was attacked near a migrant asylum centre in the coastal town of Sønderborg by an English-speaking man who knocked her to the ground, unbuttoned her pants and...
Is this the world’s most photogenic potato? Photo sells for $1.08m
What's more lucrative than Johnny Depp or Yoko Ono? A photogenic potato, at least for renowned celebrity photographer Kevin Abosch. His "Potato #345" — a simple portrait of an organic Irish spud — reportedly sold for €1 million ($1.08 million) last year to a European businessman, who saw it while...