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Mastermind Of The Paris Terrorist Attacks Has Been Killed In A Police Raid

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Abdelhamid Abaaoud

The mastermind behind last Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 129 people has been killed in a police raid in France, police say.

French police have been on a merciless streak since the attacks, hunting down the suspects. A raid on a house in Saint Denis is believed to have yielded fruitful results.

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120 Killed As Terrorist Attacks Rock France

France President Francois Hollande has declared a state of emergency in the country as they struggle to deal with waves of terror attack that hit the country Friday night. The attackers hit multiple venues in the capital of Paris, most notably the Bataclan concert hall where a performance was ongoing. Other venues attacked included the … Read more

Cargo Plane Crash In South Sudan Kills Over Thirty People

Site of the crash
Site of the crash

Yet another aviation disaster, as a Ukrainian cargo plane crashed in South Sudan shortly after take-off.

A Soviet-era Antonov-12 transport plane crashed near the International airport in the South Sudan capital of Juba on Wednesday shortly after taking off. The plane crashed into a nearby farming community, killing at least three dozen people.

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Oscar Pistorius Could Be Sent Back To Prison As Prosecutors Back In Court Seeking Murder Charge

Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius might no longer be in prison as he’s currently under house arrest– but if prosecutors would have their way, the athlete would spend much more time in prison.

Oscar was jailed in October last year for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He shot her through the bathroom door, claiming he thought burglars had burst into the house.

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Russian Plane Which Crashed In Egypt Broke Up In The Air

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part of the broken plane

Efforts to decipher what actually happened to the Russian airplane which crashed in Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board; continues unabated as Russia mourns the people lost.

And preliminary findings indicate the plane seems to have broken up mid flight- plunging it to the ground in Sinai and killing all on board.

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China Gets Rid Of One Child Policy- Raising The Cap To Two Children

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With a population of around 1.4bn, China has been fighting the rapid population growth for decades now. The law prohibiting couples to have more than one child has been around since 1979.

However, to combat the dangers of an ailing population and gender imbalance- couples invariably prefer boys if they are going to have only one child- China’s government has decided to lift the policy and allow for couples to have two children.

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Titanic Memorabilia Auction: Cup Sells For $200,000 Whilst A Biscuit That Survived The Tragedy Sold For $23,000

10 Apr 1912, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK --- Original caption: The Titanic, a ship of the Cunard White Star Line, made her maiden voyage from Southampton on April 10, and wrecked off Cape Race, April 15, 1912. --- Image by © Corbis
RMS Titanic

The auctioneers world is a strange one, as rich guys bid to buy the ‘rarest’ of items. Maybe one can only appreciate a collector’s joy when one has boatloads of money to, you know- collect.

An auction of Titanic memorabilia held recently saw some items off the legendary ship selling off for impressive amounts.

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Earthquake Kills Hundreds In Afghanistan And Pakistan

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building destroyed by the quake

A 7.5 magnitude quake that struck Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday has killed more than two hundred people in the two countries, with the death toll expected to rise higher as more information comes in.

The after affects of the quake were mostly felt in the northern mountainous areas of Pakistan, with the tremors being felt as far northern India and Tajikistan- the 7.5 magnitude quake however, originating from Afghanistan.

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[BREAKING NEWS] – ANOTHER ONE; Three People Wounded In Shooting At Tennessee State University

Police respond to a shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina June 17, 2015. A gunman opened fire on Wednesday evening at the historic African-American church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, and was still at large, a U.S. police official said. REUTERS/Randall Hill
Police respond to a shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina June 17, 2015.

Every other week this country (USA) has to deal with a shooting incident, where people are mowed down for no sensible reason; yet somehow nothing ever gets done and everyone puts their hands in their laps to wait for the next one.

A shooting on the campus of Tennessee State University occurred on Thursday night. According to reports, the shooter managed to shoot three people, with one of them said to be in critical condition.

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New Study Says One in Three Women Watch P*rn at Least Once A Week

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Recently, a research from University of Western Ontario found that female p**n watchers are more likely to be feminists—and today, a new survey is says one in thrree women watch p*rnography at least once a week.

Contrary to popular misconceptions that women do not mostly want to have anything to do with the adult movie industry, we are being told by several surveys that, women take enough interest just as men when it comes to p*rn.

The 1 in 3 research by Typeform for Marie Claire also shows “how the digital age has made p*rn more accessible: 90 per cent of the 3,000 female respondents said they watched it online and two-thirds said they watched it on their smartphones,” reports The Independent.

According to the survey,  31 per cent of the women said they watched p*rn every week and another 30 per cent said they did so a few times a month.

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Woman Who Gave Birth on A Plane to USA Deported Home Without Her Baby

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Plane baby

A woman who gave birth in the skies with the video of the delivery (below) having gone viral is facing the downside of the story: she has been deported back to Taiwan by US officials without her baby, claims Chinese and Taiwanese media.

And that’s not all, reports say she may be ordered to pay 30,000 dollars for diverting the flight that she was on and causing delays with her delivery.

The woman known by only her surname- Jian who was on board China Airlines flight, from Bali to Los Angeles forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Alaska after the her waters broke six hours into the 19-hour flight.

Reports say US officials have accused her of intentionally flying around the due stage of her baby—so that she could just claim citizenship for her baby, popularly known as the Anchor baby scheme.

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Kanye West Donates To Hilary Clinton’s Campaign

Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye West might be interested in making a Presidential run in 2020, but he sure seems intent on helping someone out this cycle.

Kanye West made a donation to the Hilary Clinton campaign towards the 2016 Presidential elections. Mrs Clinton is running for the Democratic party nomination, after losing the 2008 primary to the hitherto unfancied Barack Obama.

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New York Mother Throws Her Six Month Old Baby Out Her Sixth Floor Apartment In Apparent Psychotic Episode

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WTF

It seems that the only reason a loving mother like this one was described as being would intentionally harm her child must be in the grips of a mental breakdown she had no control over.

Because otherwise; this incredibly disturbing story becomes even worse to digest, that the mother did it intentionally.

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