Monthly Archives: February 2017

(CNN)A Chinese billionaire with Canadian citizenship has been seized from his apartment at the Four Seasons hotel in Hong Kong and taken to mainland China, a source familiar with the situation told CNN Wednesday. Hong Kong police said they were investigating the disappearance of Xiao Jianhua, who was reported missing Friday. Police added that they […]

“I sorted out my room already and I can’t find it. It’s massive,” he added. Image copyright PA Image caption The eviction from the Grade II-listed Eaton Square mansion took about 15 minutes on Wednesday morning “We’ll just walk around – they’ll be in doorways or somewhere. It’s a room to stay in isn’t it? […]

Berkeley, California (CNN)Protests that erupted at UC Berkeley ahead of a planned Wednesday appearance by right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos caused $100,000 worth of damage to the campus, the school said Thursday. The university blamed “150 masked agitators” for the unrest, saying they had come to campus to disturb an otherwise peaceful protest. Two Berkeley College […]

Rise in incidents is blamed on factors including Labour party antisemitism row and rise in xenophobia after Brexit vote The number of antisemitic incidents in the UK rose by more than a third to record levels in 2016, according to data released by the Community Security Trust. The CST, which monitors antisemitism and provides security […]

A private development close to Beiruts last remaining public beach is sparking anger among residents who fear companies will leave nothing for the poor and middle classes encroaching further into a city that already lacks public space Take a stroll down the golden sands of Ramlet al-Baida, Beiruts last public beach, and youll see families […]

(CNN)What do you do if you find a snake in your toilet? If you’re Isac Mcfadden, you go get your mom. The young boy from Abilene, Texas, woke up Tuesday morning and headed to the bathroom. To his surprise, he found a rattlesnake slithering up his toilet bowl, KXVA reports. “I found this big clump, […]

Since the inauguration, the White House has taken several ham-handed escalatory steps that bring into question whether Trump and his most radical advisors are begging for war with Iran. This would be a disaster of epic scale, perhaps eclipsing the nightmare of the Iraq War. Republicans and Democrats need to start viewing President Trumps actions […]

OMG, it’s every parent’s nightmare! Actually, it’s EVERYBODY’s nightmare! A young boy was trying to use the bathroom at his home in Abilene, Texas on January 26 when a rattlesnake slithered up from inside the toilet! We don’t know the boy’s exact age, but that could ruin potty training for an adult! The child tried […]

Snapchat founders Reggie Brown, Bobby Murphy and Evan SpiegelImage: snapchat You can’t make 500 million friends without making a few enemies. So goes the tagline of the The Social Network, summing up the tension between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his cofounder (and at one point, close friend) Eduardo Saverin, who got booted from the […]

Media captionNorma Bell murder: Gareth Dack jailed for life A cocaine addict who strangled a foster mother and then tried to cause an explosion to hide evidence has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years. Norma Bell, 79, who had fostered more than 50 children, was found in her burning home in Westbourne Road, […]