May 18, 2013 by The Master Chief At least 50 to 60 people were injured after a car plowed through a group of hikers at a parade at a small town in Virginia. Among the injured were at least...
Father of Assad spokesman kidnapped
Faisal Mekdad is deputy foreign minister Gunmen in Syria have abducted the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, one of the most powerful voices in the government. The man was seized in the southern province of Daraa,...
Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast
In April 2011, the ICRC's Kelnor Panglung described the aftermath of the massacre in Duekoue for BBC News The authorities in Ivory Coast have arrested a militia leader suspected of a role in one of the worst massacres during...
Pakistani politician is shot dead
Imran Khan's party alleged widespread vote rigging in Karachi A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the city of Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party (PTI), led by...
Something Looks Different About Ja Rule
May 18, 2013 by GOT Staff Fresh off of an early release from 28-month prison bid, Ja Rule has recently been updating his Instagram with a ton of new pictures, but this one particular picture stands out the most....
Bashar al-Assad says Syria peace talks doomed
A micro industry has grown up around the desert town of Al Mansura in rebel held Northern Sryia, small stills burn oil that is trucked in by the barrel load from the oil fields of Al Hasakah. Each still...
Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
Former centrist Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni holds a news conference in Tel Aviv November 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Nir Elias By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM | Sat May 18, 2013 2:58pm EDT (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced...
Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence
Tribal men pose with their weapons as they patrol a road north of Ramadi, 100 km (62 miles) west of Baghdad, May 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ali al-Mashhadani RAMADI, Iraq | Sat May 18, 2013 2:29pm EDT (Reuters) - Suspected...
Kanye West Debuts “New Slaves” Song with Video Projections on Buildings All Over the World
May 18, 2013 by GOT Staff Kanye West might be two steps away from being admitted to the loony bin, but one thing you can’t say is that the man isn’t something like a marketing genius. West has been...
Nigeria army imposes curfew on city
Nigerian troops have been trying to flush out militants from their strongholds Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri as its offensive against militants continues. A statement named 11 areas of...
Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi
Members of the military police and security gather at the scene of an explosion in front of the Greek embassy (R) in Tripoli May 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ismail Zitouny BENGHAZI | Sat May 18, 2013 1:55pm EDT (Reuters) -...
Britain must succumb to EU’s new olive oil diktat, say officials
The association of agricultural producers Coldiretti called the new regulations ''a barrier against fraud and tricks'' Photo: ALAMY A European ruling that olive oil must be presented in sealed, tamper-proof packaging was today lambasted by family-owed producers and...
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri: the King of Clubs is back, and he may yet prove to be Saddam Hussein’s trump card
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Photo: REUTERS By Colin Freeman 4:25PM BST 18 May 2013 Now, after a decade as a fugitive, and believed by many to be dead, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri - one of the late Iraqi dictator's most...
Minister heckled by head teachers
By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter in Birmingham Michael Gove: "If Ofsted is a cause of fear then I'm grateful for your candour, but I'm afraid we are going have to part company" The education secretary met...
No 10 issues ‘loon slur’ denial
Some Conservative activists are unhappy with the party's direction under David Cameron No 10 has denied that "anyone in Downing Street" made comments reported in several newspapers describing Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons". The reports suggested a figure...
Moon Rocked By Biggest Meteorite Explosion
A meteorite has slammed into the surface of the Moon, creating a flash of light so bright it could be seen without a telescope. Scientists say the space rock was travelling at around 56,000mph when it crashed into the...
Funds misuse school ‘must act now’
Jo Shuter was named Head Teacher of the Year at the 2007 Teaching Awards Governors at a school accused of inappropriate use of public money have been urged to "take action" by Westminster Council. A Department for Education report...
24-hour curfew in Nigeria’s Maiduguri
AFP This still image, captured from a video released on YouTube, reportedly shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau. Picture: AFP and YouTube Nigeria - Nigeria's military on Saturday imposed a round-the-clock curfew in parts of the northeastern city of...
North Korea fires three short-range missiles
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang March 31, 2013 in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on April 1,...
Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts
The rally was led by the metalworkers' union FIOM Thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government. Wielding red flags and placards, they urged the...
Gay Marriage Legal In France Despite Protest
Timeline: Gay Marriage Globally Updated: 12:36pm UK, Saturday 18 May 2013 France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage. Here is a breakdown of nations with similar laws on the statute books: :: Netherlands - On April 1,...
Protesters Square Off In Kyiv; Opposition Joins Forces For 2015 Vote
KYIV -- Pro- and antigovernment protesters have squared off in rival demonstrations in the Ukrainian capital, with some people requiring medical treatment after tempers flared at one event. Police told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that "several people" had been injured on...
Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border
CAIRO | Sat May 18, 2013 9:55am EDT (Reuters) - Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travelers, witnesses...
Afghanistan Blocks Law Protecting Women
Afghanistan's parliament has blocked a law banning violence against women in what is being seen as a serious blow to the progress of women's rights. President Hamid Karzai approved the legislation by decree in 2009 but the country's politicians...
Police clash with youth in Cairo after anti-Mursi protest
CAIRO | Sat May 18, 2013 9:53am EDT (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces clashed with young men in central Cairo after a protest by several thousand opponents of President Mohamed Mursi, state news agency MENA reported. The forces fired...
British holidaymaker drowns in front of wife in sea off Italy coast
The coastal town of Sperlonga Photo: ALAMY By Josie Ensor, and agencies 2:53PM BST 18 May 2013 Brian Kent, 46, is said to have been dragged under the water by strong currents when he went for a dip...
Plane makes emergency belly-landing at Newark airport
By Jon Swaine, New York and agencies 2:47PM BST 18 May 2013 Sparks flew from the runway as the turboprop twin-engine plane touched down without its landing gear, which had failed to deploy despite repeated attempts by the pilot,...
Why Spain’s Costa del Crime is now the worst place to go on the run
By Colin Freeman, Calpe 2:44PM BST 18 May 2013 Since he last gained fame as a brief item in the "Crimewatch" slot of his local television news, a lot has changed for Manchester armed robber Jason Coghlan. Having broken...
British girl dies at Egyptian hotel
A British child who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt has been named as five-year-old Chloe Johnson from Forest Hill, south London. First Choice holidays said she died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld...
Iran dispatches warship to shadow Gulf exercises
A 50cal gunner aboard a US Navy Riverine Patrol Boat during joint naval exercises in the Persian Gulf north of Bahrain Photo: HEALTHCLIFF O'MALLEY By Ben Farmer in the Gulf 2:20PM BST 18 May 2013 The frigate...
Heidi Klum Reveals Bare Backside on Stage
Heidi Klum and Martin Short took the stage Thursday night at the Toys R Us Children’s Gala in New York. The former Victoria’s Secret model was dressed in a black-sequined Kaufman Franco gown that was slit clear up to...
Jailed for calling Mugabe ‘a rotten old donkey’
REUTERS Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. Photo: Philimon Bulawayo Harare - A lecturer at a government university in Zimbabwe has been jailed for three months for labelling veteran President Robert Mugabe “a rotten old donkey,” in the latest such case,...
Germany’s Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY | Sat May 18, 2013 8:41am EDT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger...
Afghan Lawmakers Halt Debate On Women’s Rights Law
Lawmakers in the Afghan parliament have halted a debate on a law aimed at preventing violence against women. Just minutes into the debate on May 18, the parliament’s speaker ended proceedings amid strong opposition from legislators who called the...
Toronto Mayor Denies Cocaine Video Claims
Toronto's mayor has denied allegations he has been caught on video smoking crack cocaine. Rob Ford called the claims "ridiculous" as he addressed a swarm of reporters outside his house in Canada's biggest city. The denial came after gossip...
