2,500 US clowns aren’t feeling very happy. Should we be scared?
Russia Launches New Intermediate-Range Missile at Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said the attack was in response to Ukraine’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. Source link
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military commander.A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military has said he was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July.The judges said there were “reasonable grounds” the three men bore "criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war between Israel and Hamas. Both Israel…
She Moved to New Delhi for a Fresh Start, but the Air Made Her Sick
new video loaded: She Moved to New Delhi for a Fresh Start, but the Air Made Her SicktranscriptBacktranscriptShe Moved to New Delhi for a Fresh Start, but the Air Made Her SickSince moving to New Delhi, which had the world’s worst air quality on Monday, Ameesha Munjal hasn’t been able to exercise or see friends. She has been on several medications to battle sickness caused by the pollution.The pollution was so bad that I went to the doctor, and he just said that, ‘you should move out of the city. You won’t be able to survive in this air.’ There’s…
Shire AbbVie: AbbVie board tells shareholders to abandon deal
AbbVie’s board tells shareholders to vote down the £32bn takeover of Shire
‘Clipboard man’ spotted not wearing Ebola suit near patient at Dallas airport
Viewers watching a nurse infected with Ebola being helped onto a plane by workers in protective suits were shocked to see one man ignoring all precautions
Markets in turmoil as Europe stocks drop again
European stocks dropped for an eighth day in the longest rout since 2003, oil fell toward $80 a barrel
Self-confessed killer insults Oscar Pistorius’ family
Mikey Schultz, a known South African murderer, causes a row in court as Kim Martin, Reeva Steenkamp’s eldest cousin, says the Paralympian “needs to pay for what he has done”
McDonald’s customer ‘finds dead mouse in coffee’
A McDonald’s customer was not ‘loving it’ after apparently finding a dead mouse in his cup of coffee
Vladimir Putin issues new ‘large nuclear power’ warning to West
Russia’s president says “attempts to blackmail Russia” are “imprudent” and claims neo-Nazism on the rise in Baltics in comments ahead of Italy summit
Violent husband ‘fitted tracker inside his wife’
A Pakistani woman was drugged and surgically fitted with a tracking device by her jealous and abusive husband, she has told a court.
Pictures of the day: 16 October 2014
Amy Childs crash, Emma Stone in Cabaret and autumn colours
Suspected Ebola case on Air France flight in Madrid
Air France plane evacuated in Madrid after passenger on flight suspected of having Ebola
Snakes on a subway train stun New York commuters
They have taken over planes and now snakes are making their way on to subway trains
Hairy Holdup: ‘Bearded Bandit’ Hits Another Bank
The FBI says he is responsible for two bank heists in the San Diego area.
How Bad Will Ebola Get? Even the Experts Don’t Know
Health officials who have been trying to project the path of the epidemic are armed with incomplete information and facing a moving target.
‘Yes Means Yes’: Can Teaching Good Sex Stop Campus Rape?
A seminar at Colgate University teaches students that consent is a bare-minimum requirement for sex.
Breakthrough? Hong Kong Leader Is Ready to Talk
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said officials have been negotiating with the students through middlemen.
Ebola Fears Grip Cleveland, Shutter Schools
Two Cleveland schools were shut and some nurses were ordered to stay home Thursday amid fears of contact with the Ebola-infected Dallas nurse.
Pistorius ‘Needs to Pay’ for Killing Reeva: Cousin
Oscar Pistorius “needs to pay for what he has done,” Reeva Steenkamp’s cousin said Thursday at the athlete’s sentencing hearing.
Thursday’s Top 7 News Stories
Ebola fears in Cleveland, a hurricane headed for Bermuda and worries on Wall Street top the news.