2 gasoline thieves blow themselves up while trying to repair puncture holes in fuel tanker with blow torch

Two thieves who have made millions of dollars by stealing gasoline from fuel tankers ended up in the hospital after blowing themselves up during a robbery, according to police in India. Hyderabad police said that they have filed charges against two brothers, Raju and Jagdeep Kulal, after being accused of sparking a huge explosion while pilfering fuel from a tanker. They are both facing charges of theft, arson, and criminal damage.

Duterte offers '42 virgins' to visitors of Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a group of Indian and Filipino business leaders in New Delhi that he would like to attract visitors to his country by offering "42 virgins". In a speech on Friday aimed at luring investors to the Philippines, Duterte also said Indian businessmen should "avoid Mindanao" because "there's still martial law there", referring to the southern Philippine island, where armed Muslim rebels and fighters continue to battle government forces.

Brad Pitt wins in custody dispute with Angelina Jolie

A year-and-a-half after Angelina Jolie  shockingly filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, the duo has finally found some middle ground when it comes to their custody battle — which is a win for the dad-of-six, given that his ex previously fought for full physical custody.  A source tells Life & Style that the former couple is actually close to finalising their divorce.
"Brad and Angelina are near an amiable agreement on the kids," the source reveals. "They're in a better place than they have been in a long time and should be settling their divorce and custody agreement by sometime in February."

Police rescues boy chained by grandmother, mother for months

Ogun State Police Command, Nigeria rescued 12 years old, Segun Azeez, who was locked down with big chain and padlocked for three months by his grandmother, Mrs Yemi Kazeem. It was learnt that Segun’s  mother, Yomi Kazeem (Maiden name), an auxiliary nurse, and who had parted ways with his father, allegedly provided the chain and padlock with which he was tied to a spot at home for over two months. According to mother and grandmother, the motive is to prevent the boy from fleeing home. The Police Commissioner, Ahmed Illiyasu,  led over a dozen armed policemen and Operatives of the Federal Anti – Robbery Squad (FSARS), to a bland bungalow on Ife – Lagba, Obada town, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State and set the boy free from the forced incarceration around 4: 48pm on Wednesday.

Boy, 3, strangled to death by own T-shirt

A toddler was strangled by his own T-shirt after it got caught at the top of slide he was playing on in his back garden. Blake William Graves, three, died in hospital the day after the accident at his family home in Crook, Co Durham. An inquest heard how his T-Shirt snagged on a screw that was protruding just 6mm after it had been used to fix a handle. As the toddler tried to slide down his top caught and put pressure on his neck which stopped him breathing.

Woman attacks 3 Jehovah's Witnesses with hammer as they knock on her door

A woman beat three Jehovah's Witnesses with a hammer when they knocked on her door to talk about the bible. During her vicious attack Kerry Mitchell, 44, hit one in the face and another on the shoulder after they chapped on her door in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She now faces jail after pleading guilty to three counts of assault by beating, one count of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and one count of racially or religiously aggravated harassment.

Floyd Mayweather shows off $100million cheque he earned after beating Conor McGregor

Retired flamboyant boxer, Floyd Mayweather has taken to social media to brag about one of his remarkable achievements in boxing. In August 2017, Mayweather who's now retired defeated Irish UFC star Conor McGregor in Las Vegas, taking his all-time boxing career record to 50 wins and zero defeats. Last night, he posted an image of the cheque for $100million he earned from the fight and wrote:

Piers Morgan presents Donald Trump with an Arsenal jersey, says he needs to replace Arsene Wenger

Controversial British journalist, Piers Morgan has called for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to be ousted and be replaced by no other person but President Donald Trump. According to the TV presenter, he wants Wenger who has not won a Premier League title for 14 years to be replaced by Trump because he would build a 'strong defensive wall'

Three boys killed as car crashes into London bus stop

Three teenage boys have died after a car crashed into them at a bus stop in west London. The three, all believed to be 16, were pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics. Police said all of the next of kin had been informed. Floral tributes were left at the scene to boys named George, Josh and Harry.  Police were called to Shepiston Lane, Hayes, at 8.41pm on Friday night. A 28-year-old man who was inside the vehicle – a black Audi – was arrested and taken to a west London hospital for treatment before being taken into custody for questioning.

Saudi billionaire prince Al-Waleed freed from detention in corruption crackdown

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, the Saudi billionaire who invested in Twitter and Rupert Murdoch's news empire, was released from detention Saturday at a plush Riyadh hotel where he and other princes were held as part of anti-corruption crackdown, according to media reports. Several princes, ministers and former ministers have been released since their arrest in November and detention in the Ritz-Carlton hotel.
On Friday, another major media player, Waleed al-Ibrahim, owner of the influential Arab satellite network MBC, was also freed, according to AFP news agency. Some 350 suspects, including princes, were rounded up Nov. 4 in a purported crackdown on corruption spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 32-year-old son of the king and heir apparent.

Nearly 100 killed in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul

A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded about 158 in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint in a busy part of the city that was crowded with pedestrians at the time of the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide blast, a week after they claimed an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in which more than 20 people were killed.
An interior ministry spokesman blamed the Haqqani network, a militant group affiliated with the Taliban which Afghan and Western officials consider to be behind many of the biggest attacks on urban targets in Afghanistan. As medical teams struggled to handle the casualties pouring in, some of the wounded were laid out in the open, with intravenous drips set up next to them in hospital gardens.

New Google Chrome update will allow you to mute sites that have annoying auto-play ads - and block those that 'follow you' around the web

Few things are as rage-inducing as a website that suddenly begins blaring a noisy, full-page advertisement that you can't close out of.  Luckily, Google announced Thursday that it's releasing a new version of Chrome to users this week, called Chrome 64, that works to help solve that issue.   Users can just right-click any offending tab and select 'mute site.'
Prior to the update, a tab would un-mute every time the user would return to the window.  Now, the updated mute feature lets you mute the website for good.  The fix also eliminates the issue of 'reminder ads' or advertisements that stalk you around the web.

Doctors extract LED bulb from 7-month-old’s lung

Doctors at Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital in Parel have extracted a LED bulb from the lung of a seven-month-old girl who had swallowed it while playing with a toy mobile phone. The bulb was two-centimetre in diameter. Ariba Khan, whose family is from Chiplun in Ratnagiri district, had to wait for a week before the doctors could perform a bronchoscopy to remove the object as physicians in Ratnagiri couldn’t diagnose why she had persistent cough and fever. Unaware of the incident, her parents took her to doctors in Ratnagiri to treat the cough and fever.

Harvey Weinstein's ex-assistant sues claiming he 'regularly dictated emails naked and she had to clean up his semen after his many sex sessions'

Harvey Weinstein's former personal assistant has filed a lawsuit against him claiming he would dictate emails to her while he was nude and that she allegedly had to clean up his semen from his office couch. Sandeep Rehal was 26 when she started working for Weinstein as his personal assistant at The Weinstein Company in 2013, according to the lawsuit filed in New York on Thursday.  Rehal claims she was forced to work in a 'pervasive and severe sexually hostile' environment for two years until she quit in 2015.
The lawsuit alleges that Rehal had to make preparations for and clean up after Weintein's 'extremely prolific sexual encounters.'

Cristiano Ronaldo to open hotel in 3 new countries

World footballer of the year Cristiano Ronaldo is expanding his 'CR7' hotel portfolio by opening new franchises in New York, Madrid and Marrakech, his associate said today. Real Madrid star Ronaldo has already opened CR7 hotels, alongside Portuguese hotel group Pestana, in Lisbon and Funchal in his homeland.
The first new hotel to open, within 18 months, will be in Marrakech, site of a bizarre story a couple of years ago where Ronaldo was said to regularly visit a Dutch kick-boxing friend. CR7 hotels offer guests the chance to sip a Ballon d'Or cocktail and pose for pictures with a hologram of the Portugal captain. Ronaldo's CR7 marque also includes clothing and footwear lines.

Doomsday Clock advances to 11:58 P.M., closest since 1950s

The Doomsday Clock, a potent symbol of scientific concerns about humanity’s possible annihilation, was advanced by 30 seconds on Thursday, to 2 minutes to midnight, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced in Washington. The last time the clock was moved so close to midnight was in 1953, during the Cold War.
“In 2017, world leaders failed to respond effectively to the looming threats of nuclear war and climate change, making the world security situation more dangerous than it was a year ago — and as dangerous as it has been since World War II,” the bulletin’s science and security board, which oversees the clock, said in a statement.

Liberia imposes a year ban on Female Genital Mutilation

Liberia has imposed a one-year ban on female genital mutilation - a highly contentious issue in the country. But campaigners said on Thursday it may not be enforceable and urged new president George Weah to push for a permanent law. The ban came into force after former leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed an executive order late last week before stepping down.
But the move received little publicity, overshadowed by this week’s inauguration of Johnson Sirleaf’s successor, former soccer star George Weah. The ban makes it an offence to perform FGM on anyone under 18 but it can still be carried out on adults with their consent. Campaigners said FGM should be banned outright as even women who gave consent often did so under pressure.

Country singer Lari White dies at 52

Lari White, a soulful singer who made her presence known in the Country Music industry as a singer, songwriter and also as a producer is dead. She passed away Tuesday (Jan. 23) after a brief battle with cancer.
Born May 13, 1965 in Dunedin, Florid, she began her musical journey performing in her family’s Gospel band, and eventually studied vocals and music engineering at the University of Miami before becoming really famous. She was 52 years old.

One dead, two wounded in Amsterdam shooting

A shooting in downtown Amsterdam on Friday night left one person dead and two injured, Dutch police said.
"One person has died and two wounded, a man and a young woman, were taken to hospital after a shooting on Grote Wittenburgerstraat, in the city centre," Amsterdam police spokesman Leo Dortland told AFP.
While police refused to name the victim, Dutch media reported that he was a 17-year-old boy of Moroccan origin. He was reportedly shot near a children's playground in front of a community centre where children were taking cookery and kickboxing classes.
A wave of fear spread quickly throughout the Dutch capital, very popular with tourists, but Dortland said: "This is clearly not a terror attack, but a criminal incident."
Shots were fired from an automatic weapon, according to shocked witnesses who said they saw a hooded man run away after his victim fell to the ground, Dutch media reported.
"Many rumours are circulating, we must be very careful what people say, and not give in to the emotion," the police spokesman added.

Second-hand toys could harm children, scientists discover

Plastic used in some second-hand toys could pose a health risk for children as they don't meet the most up-to-date safety guidelines, a study has found. Scientists tested 200 used plastic toys they found in nurseries, thrift shops and homes across England's south-west for nine hazardous elements. Twenty toys had traces of all nine elements, with some concentrations high enough to fail European standards. But experts said it would be difficult to quantify the risk.
"Lego bricks from the 70s and 80s are the big fail," said Dr Andrew Turner, of the University of Plymouth, who conducted the study. "Toys in those days weren't tested and now we're using them and handing them down."