Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack

Palestinian toddler killed in 'Jewish settler' arson attack.

A Palestinian toddler has been killed in an arson attack in the West Bank, suspected to have been carried out by Jewish settlers, Israeli police say.

The 18-month-old boy was killed in the nighttime attack on two homes in the village of Duma. His parents and four-year-old brother were injured.

The attackers apparently sprayed the word "revenge" in Hebrew on one of the houses which were firebombed.

Israel's prime minister called the attack "reprehensible and horrific".

"This is an act of terrorism in every respect. The State of Israel takes a strong line against terrorism regardless of the perpetrators," Benjamin Netanyahu said.

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Israel readies Iron Dome

Israel readies Iron Dome on Lebanon border as Hezbollah anticipates arms from Iran

HAIFA, Israel –  One year after Israel’s vaunted Iron Dome defense system helped protect citizens from a rocket barrage launched from Gaza, the Jewish State has deployed the shield to the north, likely amid fears Lebanon-based Hezbollah could get an infusion of cash and weapons from Iran.

In an exclusive interview with FoxNews.com, Col. Yoni Saada Marom, commander of Israel’s Active Defense Air Wing, said that the military drills were not a direct reaction to recent events, but made clear that Hezbollah and other terror organizations close to Israel's borders presented a potentially heightened threat.A view to inside  Israel's Iron Dome click link her:http://video.foxnews.com/v/3952554977001

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Ex-Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson

Ex-Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson to host new car show on Amazon with Richard Hammond, James May

Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has signed a deal with Amazon to present a new motoring show alongside his former co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May.

Clarkson was fired from the BBC for physically attacking a member of Top Gear's production staff in March.

Despite being shocked at the broadcaster's decision not to renew his contract, Clarkson had said he was confident he would do another car show eventually.

Amazon said the new show, to be overseen by the trio's long-time executive producer Andy Wilman, will be available on its subscription streaming service Amazon Prime next year and will run for three seasons.

It gave no further details of the as-yet unnamed show.

Clarkson, 55, was replaced as lead presenter of the globally popular Top Gear show — aired in more than 200 countries and watched by 350 million viewers worldwide — by television presenter and DJ Chris Evans.

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Bramley apple pie

Bramley apple pie filling crowned historical delicacy

It has long had its place in the hearts of many Britons but now the traditional Bramley apple pie filling has been named a national delicacy.

A European ruling has given the Bramley apple pie filling protected status alongside several other delicacies such as Italy’s mozzarella, champagne, the Cornish pasty and Belgian beer.

The mixture has been added to the European Commission’s Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG) list which seeks to protect the reputation of regional products.

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British Airways flight forced to land

British Airways flight forced to land in Montreal, media cite bomb threat.

A British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London was diverted and landed in Montreal early on Wednesday following a bomb threat, local media reported.

British Airways did not confirm the bomb threat, but said its flight from Las Vegas to London's Heathrow airport landed safely in Montreal and passengers left the aircraft safely. Some 300 people were on the flight, according to local media.

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Pakistan Sunni militant chief killed by police

Malik Ishaq: Pakistan Sunni militant chief killed by police

Pakistani police say they have shot dead Malik Ishaq, the leader of banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.

Ishaq, who had been detained last week, was in a police convoy in Punjab province when supporters opened fire in an attempt to free him, said police.

They said Ishaq was killed in a gunfight along with his two sons and 11 militants in Muzaffargarh district.

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has been behind some of the most violent attacks on Shia Muslims in recent years.

Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada confirmed the news to AFP news agency, while a doctor at Muzaffargarh District Hospital said 14 bodies had been received there.

Six police officers were also reported injured but correspondents say the extent of their injuries is unclear.

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Cecil the lion killing

Zimbabwean pair at court over Cecil the lion killing

Two men have arrived at court in Zimbabwe facing charges over the killing of Cecil, the country's most famous lion.

Professional hunter Theo Bronkhorst and farm owner Honest Ndlovu, are charged with poaching offences for not having the required hunting permit.

US dentist Walter Palmer shot the animal with a bow and rifle.

Mr Palmer, who says he was unaware of the lion's identity, paid for the hunt and could also face poaching charges.

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Afghanistan probes

Taliban conflict: Afghanistan probes Mullah Omar 'death' claim.

The Afghan government is investigating new reports that Taliban leader Mullah Omar has died, a spokesman said.

The Taliban has yet to comment on the claim, which was made by top sources within the Afghan administration and intelligence agency.

The sources said the reclusive militant leader had died two to three years ago.

The latest claims of Mullah Omar's death are being taken more seriously than previous such reports. The Taliban is expected to issue a statement soon.

A spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday that the authorities were trying to verify the reports.

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Jessica Ennis-Hill

Jessica Ennis-Hill declares eligibility for World Championships in Beijing.

British heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill will be available for selection for the World Championships in Beijing.

Ennis-Hill confirmed on her Instagram account she was putting herself forward for a first major tournament since her return to competition after the birth of her son, Reggie.

The 29-year-old wrote: "My coach and I have made the decision that I'm going to make myself available for selection for the World Champs."

Ennis-Hill's decision comes three days after she produced her best three performances since winning gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

She recorded a long jump of 6.37 metres and a 23.49 seconds in the 200 metres to go with the 12.79 seconds she ran over the 100-metres hurdles at the Anniversary Games.

But the Sheffield athlete maintained she would only travel to China if she felt she could challenge for a medal, with defending her Olympic title in Rio de Janeiro next summer the key 

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Turkey-Syria border crisis

Nato set for emergency Turkey talks.

Envoys from all 28 Nato countries are to hold a emergency meeting to discuss Turkey's campaign against the Islamic State (IS) group and Kurdish militants.

The meeting in Brussels was called by Turkey, which has become involved in the Syrian conflict in recent days.

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Google to block

Google to block access to unofficial autocomplete API

Google has decided the autocomplete API it informally offers will no longer be available for “unauthorised” users as of August 10th.

The company says its autocomplete API has found an audience among “a number of developers” who have used its ability to predict a query before a user finishes typing for uses other than Google's intended application of predicting users' search queries. But Google says those coders did so with “a non-official, non-published API that also had no restrictions on it.” Those who used the API also did so for purposes other than Google Search.

To those developers, Google says that if you live by unpublished, unofficial APIs, you die by them as well.

Or as Google puts it:

However, there are some times when using an unsupported, unpublished API also carries the risk that the API will stop being be available. This is one of those situations.

“In the interest of maintaining the integrity of autocomplete as part of Search,” Google writes, “we will be restricting unauthorized access to the unpublished autocomplete API as of August 10th, 2015. We want to ensure that users experience autocomplete as it was designed to be used -- as a service closely tied to Search. We believe this provides the best user experience for both services.”

Those who want to retain an autocomplete feature on their sites can do so if they sign up for Google's Custom Search Engine.

The company points out that it does offer more than 80 official APIs developers are free to use.

There's irony in that position because developers reverse-engineering Google Maps to create de facto APIs were an important factor in the service's rise to popularity. Autocomplete isn't as widely applicable as a mapping service, nor as likely to build a new stream of users and revenue for Google.

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China woman

China woman dies after falling into escalator.

A woman was killed after falling into an escalator in a shopping centre in central China, local media report.

Surveillance footage from Sunday's incident shows a metal panel at the top of the escalator giving way, causing the woman and her toddler to stumble.

The woman, identified by local media as Xiang Liujuan, 30, was able to push her child to safety as she fell in.

The incident in Jingzhou, in Hubei province, has sparked widespread anger at the department store.

The woman fell into the escalator at 10:09 local time (02:09 GMT) on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV and newspaper Wuhan Evening News reported.

Employees standing at the top of the escalators tried to pull the woman to safety, but were unable to stop her from being pulled in.

It took until 14:00 for rescuers to retrieve her body, CCTV said.

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Duchess of Cambridge

Duchess of Cambridge wears large goggles for sailing simulator.

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Whitney Houston's daughter

Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, dead at 22.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of late singer Whitney Houston, died on Sunday at the age of 22, some six months after suffering irreversible brain damage in an incident at her suburban Atlanta home, her family said in a statement.

Brown, whose father is R&B singer Bobby Brown, was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her home by her partner and a friend on Jan. 31. She was moved by her family to hospice care on June 24.

"She is finally at peace in the arms of God," her family said. "We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."

As news of her death became public, media crews and some fans gathered on a darkened cul de sac in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, where ornate street lamps illuminated the ivy-covered brick nursing home where Brown died.

"We just wanted to show our respect," said Ali Joyner, 15, who persuaded her mom and a neighbour to drive the 20 miles from their home in Dacula, Ga. "I just loved her mom, Whitney. And Bobbi is part of that."

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British backpackers

British backpackers murder trial: DNA samples available for retesting

Fresh evidence from scene of murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller – including alleged murder weapon – could be used in migrant workers’ trial.

Key DNA crime scene samples, previously believed to have been destroyed, will be available for retesting in the trial of two Burmese migrants workers accused of killing two British tourists in Thailand.

Lead defence lawyer Nakhon Chompuchat said the court asked the defence team on Friday to provide a list of the evidence they want independently tested. Police say DNA from both the accused was found at the crime scene.

“Now we must decide what to retest,” Chompuchat said.

Inconsistencies over the police investigation emerged at the start of the trial earlier this month when a testifying police officer said that the sperm samples – the main evidence against the two men – had been “used up”.

But on Thursday, police forensic expert Kewalee Chanpan told the court that although the cotton buds used to take the samples were not available, the DNA extracted still existed.

Other evidence available for retesting includes blood and shoes found on the beach, and a hoe which was allegedly used to kill Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, on Sairee beach on Koh Tao island on 15 September 2014.

Andy Hall, a migrants’ rights activist from Britain who is working for the defence, said he was pleased the evidence was being made available but was still concerned about the reliability of the samples.

“We are not confident in the chain of custody of the samples,” he said, speaking from outside the court in the larger island of Koh Samui. He also complained that some CCTV footage from the night of the murders was not looked at by police.

Thai police deny any wrongdoing.

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Music streaming

Music streaming in UK passes 500m in a week for first time.

A surge in music streaming in the UK has seen it pass 500 million streams in a week for the first time.

Figures from The Official Charts Company show there were 505,849,000 audio streams in the week ending 16 July - almost double the amount of the similar period last year.

There have been 11.5 billion streams in the first half of 2015 - an increase of 80% on the similar period in 2014.

Ed Sheeran is the most streamed artist of the year so far.

Geoff Taylor, chief executive of music industry body the BPI, called the figures "remarkable".

"It demonstrates vividly just how quickly streaming is being embraced by British music fans," he said.

help our world-leading record labels invest even more into unearthing the next generation of British talent for fans here and around the world".

The figures also show 59 tracks have been streamed more than 10 million times in the UK so far this year.

The most streamed song is Mark Ronson's and Bruno Mars's Uptown Funk, which has been streamed more than 45 million times.

Ed Sheeran tops the list of the most streamed artists, with more than 170 million streams in the first six months of 2015.

Sam Smith is in second place with more than 100 million streams.

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Turkey

Turkey hits Kurdish militant.

Turkey said on Saturday that its fighter jets hit militant camps of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq overnight, and Turkish ground forces struck the PKK and Islamic State fighters in northern Syria.

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Motorola

Whoops! Motorola accidentally leaked .

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Greece

Insight - On reform,

Europe asks Greece to go where many fear to tread.

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Myanmar sentences 153 Chinese nationals

Myanmar sentences 153 Chinese nationals to life in prison for illegal logging.

Beijing has launched a diplomatic protest after Myanmar handed down more than 150 life sentences to Chinese nationals for illegal logging near the countries' shared border.

The mass sentencing, which sparked outraged editorials in the Chinese media, came after the loggers were arrested in January during a crackdown on illegal forestry activities in northern Kachin state.

For years China hoovered up Myanmar's once-abundant raw materials, spurring popular anger in the former junta-ruled country which is set for a general election later this year.

Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang had asked its smaller neighbour to "deal with this case in a lawful, reasonable and justified manner ... and return those people to China as soon as possible".

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MPs pass reforms

Greek MPs pass reforms paving way for bailout talks.

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Chainsaw Prank

Dozing Passenger Terrified by Chainsaw Prank

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Grown Men Shout Swear words:video game

Jules Bianchi:

Jules Bianchi: Tributes flood in for 25-year-old F1 driver.


Bianchi tragically died from head injuries early Saturday morning. will be missed.

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Formula One

Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died at the age of 25

Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died at the age of 25

Jules Bianchi has died of injuries sustained at last year's Japanese Grand Prix, his family has confirmed.

The Formula One driver, who was 25, had been in a coma since crashing at Suzuka last October.

A statement released by his family said: "Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but today his battle came to an end. The pain we feel is immense and indescribable."

Manor F1 team Tweeted: "We are devastated to lose Jules after such a hard-fought battle. It was a privilege to have him race for our team."

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Copying CDs and DVDs

Copying.

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Top Gear Down Under

Top Gear stars in Perth.

The TV stars will mark their first post Top Gear appearance with a 90-minute show at Perth Arena on Saturday. 

Playfully dubbed 'The Cr-Ashes' in honour of the Ashes cricket series currently underway in the United Kingdom, the shows will feature a light-hearted contest between Team England and Team Australia – actor Shane Jacobson, racing driver Steve Pizzati and Motorsport host Riana Crehan. 

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Typhoon Nangka wreaks havoc

Typhoon Nangka wreaks havoc as it crosses Japan; at least two killed, 100,000 evacuated

Typhoon Nangka has barrelled across the western end of Japan's largest main island, leaving at least two people dead and prompting authorities to advise nearly 100,000 people to evacuate.

Rivers burst their banks in the western prefecture of Wakayama after some parts of Honshu, Japan's largest main island, received more than 600 millimetres of rain since the storm began to hit the coast on Thursday.

Two men drowned, one of them a 71-year-old man who fell into a flooded ditch while repairing a window, local media reported.

At least 35 people are reported as injured.

Nangka, named after a tropical fruit, had been downgraded to a tropical storm by Friday morning (local time) but still packed sustained winds of 80 kilometres per hour, with gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour.

It is expected to dump a further 300mm of rain on parts of Japan by Saturday morning.

Authorities have advised nearly 100,000 people to evacuate across a wide swathe of western Japan due to the threat of flooding and landslides.

Texas Sheriff involved in the death

Texas Sheriff involved in the death .

Sandra Bland died in police custody.

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George Bush senior

Former US president George Bush senior breaks neck bone in fall at home.

Former US president George Bush senior has broken a bone in his neck during a fall at his home in Maine, his spokesman says.

"His condition is stable — he is fine — but he'll be in a neck brace," spokesman Jim McGrath said on Twitter.

Mr McGrath told CNN Mr Bush, 91, was being treated in a hospital in Portland, Maine.

Mr Bush was never disoriented and his stay at the facility was not expected to be long, Mr McGrath said.

Mr Bush spent Christmas Day last year in a Texas hospital after experiencing breathing problems.

The former Republican president served from 1989 to 1993. His term was defined by his aggressive response to Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

He lost the election for a second term to Bill Clinton.

The 41st US president and the oldest of the four living former US presidents, the wheelchair-bound Mr Bush appeared frail in recent public appearances.

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Computer hacking

Darkode: Computer hacking forum dismantled; 12 people charged, US authorities say

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down Darkode, an international online forum used by cybercriminals, and brought charges against 12 people linked to the site, the US justice department says.

US attorney David Hickton announced the charges in Pittsburgh and called Darkode "a cyber hornet's nest of criminal hackers".

"Of the roughly 800 criminal internet forums worldwide, Darkode represented one of the gravest threats to the integrity of data on computers in the United States," he said.

The justice department said the FBI and US attorney's office in Pittsburgh led the investigation, known as Operation Shrouded Horizon.

It included authorities from Europol and 20 countries in Europe and Latin America and included Israel, Nigeria and Australia.

The department said it was the largest coordinated international law enforcement effort ever directed at an online cybercriminal forum.

Cybercriminals used Darkode to trade stolen data as well as hacking and spam tools and services, and methods for cyberattacks on governments and companies.

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Greece bailout deal,

IMF attacks EU .

Greek public debt has become "unsustainable" .

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Thailand jail

Journalists Alan Morison, Chutima Sidasathian facing seven years in Thailand jail for online news story.

The trial of Australian journalist Alan Morison and his Thai colleague Chutima Sidasathian has begun today on the Thai island of Phuket.

The pair have been fighting against charges that relate to the publication of a story on website PhuketWan.com since December 2013.

Mr Morison, who is a former senior editor of The Age newspaper, said they were facing up to seven years in prison for simply quoting a paragraph from an award winning story by the Reuters news agency.

"I'd like to stay free. There is a prospect of jail. We don't think it's likely because we are innocent. But you know, I guess it makes us very concerned about the future," he said.

Mr Morison and his colleague are charged with defamation and violating the Computer Crimes Act.

The defamation charges relate to one paragraph published on the website which cites a Reuters investigative report alleging some navy officials "work systematically with smugglers to profit from the surge in fleeing Rohingya refugees".

The Reuters news agency was honoured with one of journalism's most coveted awards for the story, a Pulitzer prize.

But Mr Morrison said publishing the same report online has had very different consequences for those working in Thailand.

"We'd hoped that the military government might see sense in creating a better atmosphere between it and the media but they have chosen to continue the case, which indicates that the future of the Thai media is not going to be rosy," Mr Morison said.

"Unfortunately, the Thai media is also fairly subdued about these kinds of issues.

"Freedom of the media doesn't get a big run in the Thai press the way it should."

Concerns case could set a dangerous precedent

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights, and the Southeast Asian Press Alliance are just a few of more than half a dozen international organisations to have expressed outrage that Thai authorities have not dropped the charges against the journalists.

Elaine Pearson, the Australia director of Human Rights Watch, is worried this case could set a precedent.

"This is actually the first time that any of the Thai armed forces have tried to use the Computer Crimes Act against journalists, and so we're really concerned about the precedent that this sets in terms of... going after critical journalists that write stories that the military government doesn't like," she said.

"Particularly in an environment where the prime minister, General Prayut, has made statements like, 'oh it's okay to go out and shoot journalists or to execute them'."I think we're really very concerned about freedom of expression right now in Thailand."

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