Zimbabwe's Mister Ugly pageant has record number of entries

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The man who reigns as Zimbabwe's Mister Ugly has tough competition in this year's pageant, with organizers saying they received a record number of entries for this beauty contest with a twist.

Alaska troopers: Woman raped over 5 weeks at rural cabin

 Alaska troopers: Woman raped over 5 weeks at rural cabin

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman told police an abductor raped her up to six times a day while she was held captive over a five-week period in rural Alaska, with the last attack committed as she heard a military evacuation helicopter landing near the man's remote cabin to take her to a hospital.

ISIS defector describes how 'Jihadi John' ran executions

 

A US airstrike might have taken out the notorious ISIS terrorist known as Jihadi John, who beheaded hostages in gruesome propaganda videos.

Orangutan mother and baby escape forest fires, stoning by villagers

 

A photo of an endangered orangutan and her baby after they survived forest fires and stoning by villagers in Indonesia has gone viral, racking up more than 18,000 shares on Facebook.

These Magical Street Murals Appear Only When It Rains

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Rainy days would be a lot more cheerful with a pop of color. A group of designers from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) decided to fix that problem with a special type of paint.

'A bunch of lies': Ben Carson blasts CNN during CNN interview

 

 Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson unloaded on a recent CNN investigation into his past during an interview Friday morning on the same network.

Designer cells reverse baby girl's cancer in world first

London (AFP) - A one-year-old girl in Britain has become the first in the world to be treated with "designer" immune cells genetically engineered to reverse her cancer, doctors said.

Nigeria's Buhari takes ministers on retreat, still no news on their jobs

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari took his ministers-in-waiting on a surprise two-day retreat on Thursday, extending an already long-delayed process of swearing in a cabinet in a country facing its worst economic crisis in years.

I was in a committed relationship with two people—and then I got pregnant.

The night I found out I was going to be a mom I sat down next to my husband Kevin, clutching the pregnancy test in one hand and holding his hand with the other, the three minutes waiting for the test results felt like forever. I think in that span of time I felt every emotion known to man: happy at the possibilities, mad that I had thrown up the steak and cheese I made for myself earlier that day, anxious to know the results, and of course scared beyond belief. My husband has always been someone I could see myself building a family with. We were together for three years, but I knew on our first date this was a man I could spend the rest of my life with.

Teen Discovers He Was Kidnapped as a Child When Applying For College 13 Years Later

When he was just five years old, Julian Hernandez disappeared.

His mother had reported him missing in August 2002 from Alabama, where it was suspected that his father, Bobby Hernandez, took him as part of a noncustodial parental abduction, the Vestavia Hills Police Department said.

Obama says bomb may have caused Egypt plane crash

London (AFP) - US President Barack Obama raised the possibility that a bomb brought down a Russian plane that crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, undermining efforts by Cairo and Moscow to downplay the suggestion of an attack.

Meet the Nigerian woman taking on Boko Haram

On a long, barren road in northeastern Nigeria, Hafsat Mohammed, squeezed into a public minibus, saw the gunmen materialise from the bush like a mirage.

Nigeria to sell, buy oil directly, cut out middlemen

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria will start selling and buying oil and gasoline directly to cut out middlemen and curb graft, the new managers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. announced Tuesday night.

The day my daughter realized she isn’t white

“Mama,” my 4-year-old daughter said. “Did you know that darks and lights didn’t used to be able to go to the same places?”
“What?” I asked. It was bedtime, and I was tired. I wondered vaguely how Zara knew so much about laundry.

Illinois School District Must Give Locker Room Access to Transgender Student, U.S. Says

“All students deserve the opportunity to participate equally in school programs and activities — this is a basic civil right.” 

Miraculous Photos of Devastating Crash Show How Car Seats Save Lives

A Florida mom and her two small children are lucky to be alive after a major car crash on Halloween. Despite the fact that the backseat was nearly demolished in the accident, the car seats managed to save the lives of the 1- and 3-year-old children.

Afghan woman stoned to death for 'adultery'

 

Kabul (AFP) - A young Afghan woman was stoned to death after being accused of adultery, officials said Tuesday, a medieval punishment apparently recorded in a video that harks back to the dark days of Taliban rule.

QUESTION OF THE DAY.

 

if you are to lick this finger for a whole day  and in return you will be given 1MILLION DOLLAR.

ARE YOU GOING TO LICK OR NOT ?

Months After He Died, an 8-Year-Old Son's Photo Is Added to Mom's Wedding Image

 

Eight-year-old Lake Bozman did not live to see his mother get married, but he was there in spirit - and now in a wedding photo as well, thanks to an ephemeral image of him that was edited into the picture.

Stealthy F-15 Silent Eagle May Get A Reprieve As Israel Requests More Eagles

states that Israel is requesting a batch of F-15s as part of a compensation program for the U.S. making a deal with Iran over its nuclear program. According to the report, not just any F-15 was requested, but the F-15SE Silent Eagle.