Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica

Commonwealth Games: Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica to 4x100m relay title in the rain

 Usain Bolt added Commonwealth gold to his many accolades on Saturday when he anchored the Jamaican team to victory in the men's 4x100m relay on Sunday morning.

 Usain Boltng end to the track and field program at Hampden Park, Jason Livermore, 100m gold medallist Kemar Bailey-Cole and bronze medallist Nickel Ashmeade all safely negotiated their legs before the baton was passed on to the towering figure of Bolt.

The 27-year-old, who has won six Olympic gold medals and eight world titles but was making his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow, made no mistake with his anchor run in light drizzle on a soaked track, charging through the line in a Games record of 37.58 seconds.

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Rolf Harris

 Rolf Harris Spat At During Prison Scuffle.
Rolf Harris was targeted during the incident at HMP Bullingdon, after he launched an appeal against his conviction.

 Rolf Harris who is serving a jail sentence for sex abuse has been spat at in prison.

The 84-year-old was targeted during an incident at HMP Bullingdon in Oxfordshire.

A source said that there was a scuffle and the artist and musician was nearby.

"Someone did aim a spit at him, but he was not spat on, and was not physically hurt," the source added.

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Amazon Tribe

Amazon Tribe in brazil Making First Contact With The World

Amazon men come from a previously uncontacted tribe and met a group of researchers in the Brazilian rainforest.

A group of indigenous Amazon people has been filmed emerging from the Brazilian rainforest and making contact with the outside world.

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UK:Body Parts Found

UK:Body Parts Found At Waste Recycling Plant

UK. investigation is underway after employees made the grim discovery at a Biffa waste management site in Bristol.

Police say human remains found at a waste recycling plant in Bristol may have got there after being chucked in.

Officers were called to the site in Avonmouth after staff at the Biffa depot made the discovery yesterday.

A police spokeswoman said: "Employees at the site were concerned at what they thought were remains at one of the units.

"We cordoned the site off and are continuing our inquiries. I can confirm that it is believed to be a body of a man."

She said it was too early to say how long the body parts had been dismembered and the victim has yet to be identified.

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MH17 Crash Pictures (shocking)

MH17 Crash Pictures (shocking, please do not watch if you're under 18) 

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Ukraine crisis:

Ukraine crisis: Rebel adviser 'admits executions'

A Ukraine senior adviser to rebels in eastern Ukraine has confirmed that extrajudicial killings have been carried out "to prevent chaos".

Ukraine Igor Druz told the BBC such "executions" sent an important signal to the rest of the rebel forces.

He also said Ukraine's government was a "terrorist" organisation, committing war crimes against civilians.

Meanwhile, forensic experts are carrying out a second day of work at the site of a crashed Malaysian plane.

Some 70 Dutch and Australian experts are scouring the vast crash site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed after reportedly being brought down by a missile.

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Israeli and Palestine Conflict

Gaza conflict: New exchanges amid Israeli soldier hunt

Gaza conflict, Israel has carried out fresh attacks on Gaza and militants have launched more rockets into Israel as a hunt continues for a missing Israeli soldier.

Palestinian officials said 50 people died overnight in Israeli strikes, most of them in Rafah, where the soldier, Hadar Goldin, went missing.

A series of rocket attacks into Israel was reported on Saturday morning.

At least 1,650 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 63 Israelis, mainly soldiers, have died in the conflict.

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House Republicans,

House Republicans pass $694m border bill

House Republicans bill to strengthen the US border with Mexico amid a surge in arrivals from Central America  has been passed by the House of Representatives.

The $694m (£412m) bill would deploy National Guard troops at the southern border and speed up deportations.

President Barack Obama, who asked for $3.7bn, described the Republican package as "extreme" and "unworkable".

The bill will not go before the Senate, which was unable to agree a bill itself and is in recess until September.

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David Cameron calls on Nato

David Cameron calls on Nato to rethink Russia relationship

David cameron, Nato needs to rethink its long-term relationship with Russia, which views the alliance as "an adversary", Prime Minister David Cameron has warned.

He said there has to be a "robust presence" in eastern Europe because of Russia's "illegal" actions in Ukraine.

In a letter to other Nato leaders ahead of a UK summit, he said Russia had to be sent a message that "neither Nato nor its members will be intimidated".

Plans suggested by Mr Cameron include a new schedule of military exercises.

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GUNS:Switzerland Armed

46 guns for every 100 people

 Guns owned is unclear because many are undeclared. Switzerland also has no national centralized register, with records kept only by the 26 cantons. The Small Arm Survey published by Geneva’s Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS), estimates it at 3.4 million firearms for a population of nearly 8 million.

This staggering figure is partly explained by Switzerland’s unusual national defense system, which relies mostly on a citizen militia.

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Putin tells Obama

Putin tells Obama that latest sanctions against Russia are counterproductive

Putin on Obama voiced deep concerns in a telephone conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday about increased support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, the White House said.

Days after Washington introduced the most robust sanctions yet against Russia for its role in the Ukraine crisis, Putin told Obama that the measures were “counterproductive”.

“The Russian leader described Washington’s course of ramping up sanctions pressure as counterproductive, causing serious damage to bilateral relations and international stability in general,” the Kremlin statement said.

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Pistorius sells house

Pistorius sells house where he shot Reeva Steenkamp to pay for murder trial

Pistorius South African Paralympian  has sold his Pretoria home where he killed his girlfriend last year for less than he hoped, to help pay legal fees for his ongoing murder trial.

The athlete had hoped to raise at least five million rand (around $502,000) when he put the small villa in a gated community on the market in March, said estate agent Ansie Louw, who is the wife of Pistorius's coach.

The buyer ended up paying 4.5 million rand (around $452,000), significantly less than the price paid for similar properties in the same neighbourhood. Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has sold his Pretoria home where he killed his girlfriend last year for less than he hoped, to help pay legal fees for his ongoing murder trial.

The athlete had hoped to raise at least five million rand (around $502,000) when he put the small villa in a gated community on the market in March, said estate agent Ansie Louw, who is the wife of Pistorius's coach.

The buyer ended up paying 4.5 million rand (around $452,000), significantly less than the price paid for similar properties in the same neighbourhood.

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Chiana:explosion at a factory

China factory explosion kills 65, injures 100

Chiana,An explosion at a factory in eastern China has killed 65 people and injured 100, state media says.

The explosion "has resulted in 65 deaths," state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said in an online post.

The blast occurred on Saturday morning at a facility run by a metals factory, it added.

More than 100 people were injured in the explosion, China's official Xinhua news agency said.

Pictures posted online showed a charred body being wheeled on a stretcher, and people with burned clothing sitting on the ground outside a factory complex that was billowing black smoke.

"The scene is a mess, it's unrecognisable,"

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Michael Jackson's Neverland

Michael Jackson's Neverland Prepared For Sale

Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch which had its own amusement park and zoo is being prepared for sale in California.

The sprawling estate, named after JM Barrie's island for the Lost Boys in Peter Pan, was where the singer held lavish parties and played with his chimpanzee Bubbles.

But Jackson moved out of the property in 2005 when he was tried and acquitted of child molestation charges.

Neverland is now owned by a private investment firm called Colony Capital which bought it from Jackson in 2008 for $23.5m when he was heavily in debt.

Mr Barrack would not say what the asking price is but real estate agents have said Neverland could sell for $50m.

UK:Rain And Thunder

UK:Rain And Thunder To End Scorching Sunshine

UK:The glorious sunshine and sizzling temperatures of the past few weeks are about to come to an abrupt end, giving way to heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Much of Britain this weekend is expected to be lashed with downpours, creating a risk of flash flooding, particularly in the west of Britain.

Athletes and fans in Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games have been warned to pack their umbrellas and waterproofs, as forecasters warn that Scotland will endure the worst of the deluge.

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Medical Examiner Rules On Death

Chokehold Man's Death 'Was Homicide'

 Medical examiner has ruled the death of a New York City man last month was a homicide after he was captured on video being restrained by police.

Eric Garner's death was caused by "the compression of his chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police", medical examiner spokeswoman Julie Bolcer said on Friday. 

She added asthma and heart disease also contributed to the July 17 fatality.

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Goats up a tree

Goat Tree

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Russia spar over soccer

Ukraine, Russia spar over soccer in Crimea

Russia — Five months after the annexation of Crimea, Russia and Ukraine are now squabbling over soccer clubs in the region.

Defying authorities in Ukraine, Russia is incorporating three Crimean teams into its own leagues — a move that could strain relations between the host country of the 2018 World Cup and the sport's world governing body.

The three Crimean clubs — SKChF Sevastopol, Zhemchuzhina Yalta and Tavria Simferopol — will leave Ukrainian soccer and play in the second division south, part of the Russian league system's third tier, the Russian Football Union said in a statement.

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ReDefying authorities in Ukraine, Russia is incorporating three Crimean teams into its own leagues — a move that could strain relations between the host country of the 2018 World Cup and the sport's world governing body.

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Obam: We tortured

Obama: 'We tortured some folks'

Obama in a startlingly blunt phrasing, President Obama on Friday acknowledged the CIA’s use of brutal interrogation tactics in the years after the Sept. 11 attack, even as he defended the agency’s top spy, who is a veteran of the era.

“We tortured some folks,” Obama said to reporters during a news conference Friday. “We did some things that were contrary to our values.”

Obama has used the word "torture" before to describe the harsh interrogation tactics used at CIA-run secret prisons during the Bush administration. But his words at a White House news conference were notably more direct than previous statements.

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UK JEWISH COMMUNITY.

UK Jews feel anti-Semitic backlash

Jewish Community Security Trust warns that situation could deteriorate significantly; Large pro-Palestinian demo held outside Downing street

LONDON – Britain’s Jewish community has seen an almost unprecedented doubling of anti-Semitic incidents over the last few weeks, the Jewish Community Trust reported.

While incidents were not as violent as those on continental Europe, the CST advised Jewish leaders to ensure the community takes extra security precautions in the face of growing anti-Israel demonstrations.

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Sports:Usain Bolt

Commonwealth Games: Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica to 4x100m relay heat win

sports superstar Usain Bolt made his long-anticipated track appearance at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday morning, sending a raucous crowd into a frenzy as he anchored his Jamaican sprint team to victory in a relay heat.

Bolt, arguably the biggest name in world sport, ran the fourth leg of 4x100m relay, the Caribbean island's quartet winning the heat in 38.98 seconds to advance to the final.

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