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By Claire Bates PUBLISHED: 06:45 EST, 11 July 2012 | UPDATED: 06:49 EST, 11 July 2012 A baby was baptised at birth because doctors gave her such a low chance of survival has made a full recovery. Mother Kellie Burville, 27, developed a rare condition during pregnancy that caused her body to attack her unborn baby. Doctors said there was a high risk that her daughter would be so severely brain damaged she wouldn't survive and she was given the option of having a termination. But Kellie, who was nearly full-term, decided to continue with her pregnancy. Proud parents: Kellie Burville and partner Callum Campbell with daughter Logan who is hitting all the normal milestones @highlight Logan's parents refused to have a termination despite their daughter having a greater than 50% risk of severe handicap @highlight Despite having a brain bleed Logan is hitting all the usual milestones at four months @highlight Logan diagnosed with Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia after aunt searched symptoms on the internet

Logan's father, 23, said: 'I was scared but I didn't want to express how I felt because I had to be there for @placeholder.

Kellie

One child was killed and two others were wounded when a rocket landed on their home in an Egyptian town near the border with Gaza, security and medical sources said tonight. Sara Salama, 13, died in el-Mattallah, south of Rafah, while her eight-year-old brother Khaled and two-year-old sister Rahaf sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital. The rocket impact is the third to hit the area in recent weeks, security sources said, adding that Egyptian authorities were investigating the incident. Also tonight, a Hamas official said the group had agreed to extend its temporary truce with Israel for another 72 hours. @highlight Sara Salama, 13, died in el-Mattallah, Egypt, after rocket landed on home @highlight Her brother Khaled, 8, and sister Rahaf, 2, sustained serious injuries @highlight Rocket impact is third to hit area in recent weeks, security sources say @highlight Meanwhile Italian journalist Simone Camilli is killed alongside his translator @highlight Palestinian bomb disposal experts also killed as they defused Israeli missile @highlight Original 72-hour ceasefire between Israel & Hamas ended at 10pm BST @highlight But negotiations to make it more permanent result in 72-hour extension

Meanwhile, @placeholder police said a rocket fired from Gaza landed in Israel this evening.

Israel

They were facing a long, tiring coach journey but they left with smiles on their faces. Bulgarians and Romanians were pictured boarding buses to Britain today as restrictions on Eastern European immigrants working in the UK were lifted. Many of the migrants departing from the capital Sofia were carrying all the luggage they will need for a new life in Britain. Tens of thousands of people from Romania and Bulgaria are forecast to come to Britain following the introduction of new rules allowing them to work and study anywhere in the EU. Excitement: A Bulgarian man on his way to Britain carries a Union Jack bag in honour of his new home @highlight Bus left Sofia for journey through Western Europe towards London @highlight Dozens of Bulgarians queued up to begin their new life abroad @highlight Restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians working in EU have been lifted

Luggage: Potential migrants pile their bags onto the bus for the 48-hour journey to @placeholder

Britain

Income inequality is going up, up, up in America. In Brazil, meanwhile, it's been dropping for years. The likely outcome? "Perhaps both countries will meet halfway," said Pedro Ferreira de Souza, a researcher at Brazil's Institute for Applied Economic Research. Brazil, while still incredibly unequal, has realized something the United States hasn't: That wealth and income inequality are threats to democracy, and that smart policies can help narrow the gap between rich and poor. We would be wise to adopt the cash transfer programs and minimum wage policies that economists say have helped Brazil reduce its income inequality. But many U.S. politicians are reluctant to deal with this issue. @highlight America has a higher level of income inequality than any developed country @highlight The income gap is also wider than Iran's or Nigeria's @highlight John Sutter: The U.S. should take cues from other places @highlight Brazil, Iceland, Australia and Scandinavia offer important lessons, he says

Reinstating some of those policies might stop @placeholder from becoming more unequal than it already is.

America

By Will Stewart Last updated at 1:57 PM on 22nd November 2011 Days of luxury over: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi seen sitting in a plane in Zintan after his capture A woman claiming to be the ex-wife of Colonel Gaddafi's captured son Saif al-Islam has emerged in Ukraine with extraordinary stories alleging domestic violence and womanising. Nadia, a blue-eyed brunette claims to have met him when she worked as a stripper in a top Moscow nightclub, and says she is currently in hiding, fearing for her life. She claimed that as she prepared for marriage to Saif, she had to fly to Paris to have an operation to 'restore' her virginity. ' @highlight Nadia hoped for family but he wanted 'lovers and orgies' @highlight She embraced Islam but wasn't treated as mistress of house @highlight Claims he put her in a coma by throwing her from window during row

tried to have a normal family, but @placeholder wanted to live as a single man

Saif

(CNN) -- Both President Obama and Mitt Romney flubbed the big question on jobs at Tuesday night's debate. Moderator Candy Crowley noted that Apple makes its iPhones and iPads in China and asked, "How do you convince a great American company to bring that manufacturing back here?" Romney talked about reducing corporate taxes, getting tough with China by making it "play by the rules," and stopping its currency manipulation. Obama said that some jobs are just never going to come back because the labor wages abroad are so much lower than in America. What the president wants to do is to double U.S. exports and create new high-wage jobs to replace the low-wage jobs that have been sent offshore. @highlight Clyde Prestowitz: Debate shows neither candidate understands details of global trade dynamics @highlight Prestowitz: The major value of iPhones is in the semiconductors and other key parts @highlight He says U.S. producers don't know how to make these key components anymore @highlight Prestowitz: If we want high-wage jobs in the U.S., we need a competitive strategy

It is not written that @placeholder must suffer a drain of ever more highly skilled jobs to overseas locations.

America

By Lee Moran Updated: 16:42 GMT, 26 January 2012 Ireland has admitted for the first time that its 'morally bankrupt' regime of the 1930s denied visas to desperate Jews trying to escape from Nazi persecution. Justice Minister Alan Shatter said that, following Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Ireland's anti-semitic Berlin ambassador Charles Bewley ensured 'the doors to this state were kept firmly closed to German Jewish families trying to flee'. The admission came as he apologised for the way brave soldiers who 'deserted' the Irish Army to fight with the Allies during the Second World War were treated. Denied: Jewish families, such as the ones pictured in this 1943 photo being rounded up in the Warsaw Ghetto, were denied entry to Ireland in the 1930s @highlight Justice Minister Alan Shatter says 'doors to state were kept firmly closed to Jews fleeing Hitler' while UK took thousands @highlight Sorry for way 'deserter' Irish soldiers fighting for allies were treated @highlight They were barred from jobs and state pensions on their return @highlight Links two issues and hints at upcoming official pardon

'Many @placeholder people supported the war effort not in uniform.

Ireland

By Barbara Davies for the Daily Mail Updated: 02:20 EST, 29 July 2011 The guest list of old boys who gathered earlier this month for the bicentenary of The Eton Society read like a Who's Who of some of the most illustrious and wealthy members of British society. Mingling in a marquee on the lawn known as Fellows' Eyot, they shared anecdotes about their membership of the school's most prestigious club, known as 'Pop', a self-electing group of the most popular and sporty sixth-formers. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, was there, along with Douglas Hurd and William Waldegrave, Jonathan Aitken, Lord Vestey, racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks and Sir William Gladstone - great-grandson of the Prime Minister whose name he bears. @highlight 'I lived in the shadow of my older brother ' Mr Cameron admitted @highlight Alexander Cameron is one of Britain's top barristers @highlight He has worked on some of the most high-profile legal cases of recent years

The family resemblance is also unmistakable, although @placeholder is silver-haired and a little fuller-figured.

Alexander Cameron

(CNN) -- The violence and bloodshed on the streets of Kiev has left Ukraine on the "brink of catastrophe," according to one of the nation's most famous sons. Sergey Bubka, a man known across the world for his record-breaking exploits as a pole vault champion, has been left shellshocked by the scenes in his home country. From Sochi, where he is trying to salvage the spirit of Ukraine's athletes at the Winter Olympics, Bubka has watched on in horror as anti-government protestors clash with police. "I couldn't believe that has happened in my country," the 50-year-old, who is head of Ukraine's Olympic Committee, told CNN in Sochi Thursday. @highlight Sergey Bubka tells CNN he wants the violence in Ukraine to stop @highlight Former Olympic champion wants government and protesters to "start dialogue again" @highlight CNN told at least 100 people have died and 500 injured since Thursday morning @highlight Two members of Ukraine Winter Olympics team withdraw from Sochi Games

But he is adamant that Ukraine can be brought together by success in Sochi and through "sporting and @placeholder values."

Olympic

Manchester United: £228.8million. Chelsea: £186m. Manchester City: £154.95m. At a combined cost of half a billion pounds, this trio had the most expensive starting XIs over the weekend's fixtures. Yet Aston Villa downed Liverpool on Saturday with a starting side which was compiled spending an astonishingly low £13.6m, less than 10 times the amount of those Premier League superpowers (and less than Mario Balotelli). Sat in second place behind leaders Chelsea, Villa are becoming the Robin Hood of the Premier League, stealing points from the rich clubs and keeping them for the poor. Aston Villa are currently second in the table despite manager Paul Lambert's shoe-string budget @highlight Manchester City starting XI at weekend cost £154.95 , United £228.8m @highlight Chelsea's cost £186m while Swansea's was just £24.18m @highlight Arsenal £131.7m, Liverpool £144.5m and Tottenham's cost £98.8m @highlight But Aston Villa line-up cost just £13.6m @highlight Paul Lambert's side currently second in Premier League

Liverpool paid £16m for Mario Balotelli, making him more expensive than @placeholder's starting XI

Aston Villa

By Lydia Warren Raffaele Sollecito has said he has unanswered questions about Amanda Knox's behavior after the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in 2007. In an interview that aired on Italian television, Sollecito said that Knox left his house the morning before Kercher's body was found and when she returned hours later, she seemed 'very agitated'. She said her front door had been broken into and that she had found spots of blood in the bathroom. 'Certainly I asked her questions,' Sollecito said in the interview, which aired in part on the Today show on Monday. 'Why did you take a shower? Why did she spent so much time there?' @highlight In an interview in Italy, Sollecito said he asked his then-girlfriend why she had spent so much time at her apartment after it had been broken into @highlight He said he still did not have answers to his questions @highlight Sollecito and Knox were reconvicted of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in January but Knox has refused to return to Italy @highlight Earlier this month, Knox released a photo of her holding a sign that reads 'SIAMO INNOCENTI' - which means 'We are innocent'

ignored for far too long: @placeholder is not a slave.'

Raffaele Sollecito

Remedios, Cuba (CNN) -- For 200 years, folks in Remedios, a small town in the Cuban countryside, have shared the legendary tale of Father Francisco Vigil de Quiñones. As the story goes, Father Vigil was annoyed that so few of his parishioners were attending his church's Christmas Eve midnight Mass. So the Catholic priest had an idea. He employed a few of the town's children to create a ruckus that would get people out of bed and into the pews. They threw rocks, beat sticks and awoke the town, prompting them to fill the church. Two centuries later, on Christmas Eve 2010, the ruckus remains, but the worshippers have disappeared. The town's current priest, Father Agustin Ibarra Diaz, stood overlooking the same house of worship -- gazing at a sanctuary completely empty of parishioners. Outside the colonial-era church, salsa music blared. @highlight Huge 200 year-old Christmas Eve fireworks fest ignites joy in Remedios, Cuba @highlight Originally, event attracted worshippers, but now church closes for safety @highlight "We're afraid that rockets will fly into the church and kill someone." @highlight Someone gets burned every year, say locals, but there are few serious injuries

Some of the firework specialists use @placeholder cigars to ignite the fireworks.

Cuba

(CNN) -- Two former Blackwater employees have made statements against Blackwater Worldwide and its founder Erik Prince, accusing the security company and its former CEO of murder and other serious crimes in Iraq, according to court documents filed this week. Blackwater founder Erik Prince, shown here before a congressional panel in 2007, recently left the company. The sworn affidavits by an ex-Marine who joined Blackwater and another employee -- listed in the documents as "John Doe No. 1" and "John Doe No. 2" -- are part of a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Virginia against Prince on behalf of Iraqi families who say they lost loved ones at the hands of his company. @highlight Statements are part of civil suit brought by Iraqi families who've lost loved ones @highlight The witnesses -- "John Doe No. 1" and "John Doe No. 2" -- fear retaliatory "violence" @highlight Affidavits say founder Erik Prince "views himself as a Christian crusader" @highlight Company statement says plaintiffs ignore "actual facts" and "slander" Prince

Blackwater, recently renamed @placeholder, issued a statement Tuesday, saying it would respond "to the anonymous unsubstantiated and offensive assertions put forward by the plaintiffs," in a brief to be filed August 17.

Blackwater

The wife of the Phoenix Nights star who collapsed while clutching his chest during the first night of a revival show has revealed a doctor ran on stage from the audience and saved her husband's life. Ted Robbins was in the middle of a solo section when he stumbled to the ground - prompting the curtain to be closed immediately and the show to be cancelled at the Manchester Arena. Today his wife Judy took to Facebook to thank fans for their outpouring of support and also to appeal for help in finding the doctor who charged from the crowd to give the actor CPR. @highlight Ted Robbins who plays Den Perry collapsed at Manchester show last night @highlight Curtain was closed immediately as staff rushed to the stage to help him @highlight At first, some audience members thought it was part of the script @highlight Then a doctor in the crowd charged on to the stage to save actor's life @highlight His wife has appealed to the medic to come forward so she can thank him @highlight Robbins, 59, has also appeared in Holby City and Coronation Street @highlight Actor being cared for at Wythenshawe Hospital and condition is unknown @highlight His sister tweeted: 'Thank you for all your good wishes. He's a fighter'

First night: The Phoenix Nights (cast pictured) show in Manchester ended abruptly last night after actor @placeholder collapsed on stage clutching his chest

Robbins

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:58 PM on 16th November 2011 France and Germany, Europe's two central powers, clashed today over whether the European Central Bank should intervene to halt the eurozone's accelerating debt crisis - as modest bond purchases failed to stop the rout. Facing rising borrowing costs as its AAA credit rating comes under threat, France appeared to plead for stronger ECB action, adding to mounting global pressure spelled out by U.S. President Barack Obama. Bond market contagion is spreading across Europe. Italian 10-year bond yields have risen above 7 per cent, unaffordable in the long term. @highlight Bond sell-off panic takes in healthy countries such as Netherlands, Finland and Austria @highlight FTSE closes 0.09% down; CAC 40 up 0.47%, DAX down 0.05% @highlight Obama turns up heat on Europe during visit to Australia @highlight Italian yields go above 7 per cent AGAIN prompting fresh bailout fears

@placeholder policymakers continue to reject international calls to intervene decisively as Europe's lender of last resort, stressing it is up to governments to resolve the debt crisis through austerity measures and reforms.

ECB

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:58 PM on 16th November 2011 France and Germany, Europe's two central powers, clashed today over whether the European Central Bank should intervene to halt the eurozone's accelerating debt crisis - as modest bond purchases failed to stop the rout. Facing rising borrowing costs as its AAA credit rating comes under threat, France appeared to plead for stronger ECB action, adding to mounting global pressure spelled out by U.S. President Barack Obama. Bond market contagion is spreading across Europe. Italian 10-year bond yields have risen above 7 per cent, unaffordable in the long term. @highlight Bond sell-off panic takes in healthy countries such as Netherlands, Finland and Austria @highlight FTSE closes 0.09% down; CAC 40 up 0.47%, DAX down 0.05% @highlight Obama turns up heat on Europe during visit to Australia @highlight Italian yields go above 7 per cent AGAIN prompting fresh bailout fears

Banks in the eurozone face increasing difficulties in obtaining dollar funding, and while the stresses are nowhere near as acute as they were in the 2008 financial crisis, they have continued to mount despite @placeholder moves to provide unlimited liquidity to banks.

ECB

(CNN) -- Calling it "a stark wake-up call to everyone involved in college sports," the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced a $60 million fine against Penn State University on Monday and stripped 14 seasons of football victories from the late head coach Joe Paterno. NCAA President Mark Emmert said the unprecedented fine will be paid over five years to fund programs that serve the victims of child sexual abuse. The NCAA also banned Penn State from postseason play for four years and took away 20 football scholarships a year for four seasons, he said. The sanctions are part of the continued fallout from the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted in late June of 45 of the 48 counts he faced involving 10 young victims. They're a blow to one of college football's traditional powers, a two-time national champion. @highlight The university says it agrees to sanctions and needs to change its culture @highlight The fine will be used to help victims of child sexual abuse @highlight The Paterno family says the ruling defames the legacy "of a great coach and educator" @highlight The attorney for a sex abuse victim criticizes the process

Read more: Sculptor of @placeholder statue questions fate of his work

Joe Paterno

The biological family of US aid worker Peter Kassig, who was beheaded by ISIS militants have claimed they were let down by the FBI who did not tell them he was missing or support them. Last week Kassig's parents revealed on Twitter he has been adopted as a newborn and thanked his birthmother, Rhonda Schwindt, that she chose them to be his parents. But now Rhonda says the FBI has not supported her and her two children because they do not meet the agency's legal definition of next of kin. Scroll down for videos Peter Kassig with his biological mother Rhonda Schwindt, who put him up for adoption when he was a baby. She says her family were let down by the FBI @highlight Peter Kassig's parents revealed on Twitter he was adopted as a newborn @highlight Rhonda Schwindt gave him up for adoption when she was 25, but they later rekindled a relationship @highlight Kassig, was an only child so became close to siblings, Jana, 20 and Sam, 18 @highlight The family did not know he had disappeared for 5.5 months @highlight They say the FBI has not helped though their grief or provided support

In 2006, when was 17, Kassig went to visit @placeholder and meet his siblings, 12-year-old Jana and hugged 10-year-old Sam and their relationship continued from there.

Rhonda

Washington (CNN) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up his U.S. visit Friday with a trip to Chicago, the hometown of his counterpart, U.S. President Barack Obama. He visited a Chinese-owned auto parts firm, a Chinese wind energy company and the Confucius Institute -- a Chinese language and cultural education center housed at Walter Payton College Preparatory High School. Hu wrapped up his three-day visit to the U.S. capital Thursday, telling an audience of American business leaders that Beijing is seeking closer ties and greater trust with the United States on a range of issues. He sought to assuage concerns about China's rising economic and military power, declaring that his country "will never seek hegemony or pursue an expansionist policy." @highlight Chinese leader ends visit with a stop at a Chinese language and cultural center in Chicago @highlight Hu Jintao told business leaders China is not pursuing an expansionist policy @highlight Congressional leaders discussed human rights and economic issues with Hu @highlight The session followed Hu's meeting Wednesday with President Obama

During a news conference with reporters Wednesday, Obama said he had received a promise from Hu to establish a more "level playing field" for @placeholder trade.

American

Washington (CNN) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up his U.S. visit Friday with a trip to Chicago, the hometown of his counterpart, U.S. President Barack Obama. He visited a Chinese-owned auto parts firm, a Chinese wind energy company and the Confucius Institute -- a Chinese language and cultural education center housed at Walter Payton College Preparatory High School. Hu wrapped up his three-day visit to the U.S. capital Thursday, telling an audience of American business leaders that Beijing is seeking closer ties and greater trust with the United States on a range of issues. He sought to assuage concerns about China's rising economic and military power, declaring that his country "will never seek hegemony or pursue an expansionist policy." @highlight Chinese leader ends visit with a stop at a Chinese language and cultural center in Chicago @highlight Hu Jintao told business leaders China is not pursuing an expansionist policy @highlight Congressional leaders discussed human rights and economic issues with Hu @highlight The session followed Hu's meeting Wednesday with President Obama

China's currency, Obama said, remains undervalued -- a key factor in @placeholder's trade imbalance with Beijing.

American

Dandong, China (CNN) -- The sun is rising over the Yalu River and North Korea. Revolutionary music pumped through loudspeakers wafts over to China. Back across the river, work groups can be seen stirring for a day's toil in the fields. Over here in China, a tourist tout is trying to sell us North Korean currency. "Good price!" he shouts. This is daily life in Dandong, China -- a thriving border town within throwing distance of the Hermit Kingdom. Tourists often do just that when they go right up to the fence that separates the two countries and leave cigarettes, old watches and other goodies for the North Korean border guards. @highlight Dandong is a thriving Chinese border town within throwing distance of North Korea @highlight Much trade -- legal and illegal -- is done between the two countries @highlight One smuggler talks to CNN about the business he does with N. Korean soldiers @highlight But he claims Dandong is crawling with North Korean spies

If refugees are caught trying to escape from @placeholder, they are shot, but in restaurants like this gaudy two-story tourist trap, North Koreans are allowed to work in China on special three-year permits.

Korean

President Barack Obama tossed aside a long-standing 'special relationship' between the U.S. and Great Britain on Tuesday, telling reporters that choosing a 'best ally' between France and the UK would be like choosing his favorite daughter. 'I have two daughters,' the president said, referring to Sasha and Malia. 'And they are both gorgeous and wonderful, and I would never choose between them.' 'And that's how I feel about my outstanding European partners. All of them are wonderful in their own ways.' Obama was speaking during a joint press conference with French President Francois Hollande, on the occasion of the first State Visit by a French head of state since 1976. @highlight Obama and Francois Hollande took turns saying they couldn't declare a 'varotie' ally any more than they could choose a favorite child @highlight A snub of Britain was in the air during the Tuesday White House press conference, as reporters asked about the two nations' new friendship @highlight Secretary of State John Kerry famously thumbed his nose at London during a speech praising nations committed to military action against Syria

Even then, a terse White House statement said the Obama administration would 'continue to consult' with @placeholder, 'one of our closest allies and friends.'

Britain

By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 16:08 EST, 26 August 2013 | UPDATED: 04:25 EST, 27 August 2013 A high school football coach has been suspended after he was caught on tape smacking the helmet of a student player. Mark Guandolo, who coaches the team at Cypress Bay High School in Miami, Florida, was seen hitting quarterback Lucas Tellefsen during a televised Sunday night game. Cypress Bay High played American Heritage from Plantation in a game that was broadcast on ESPN’s High School Football Kickoff. Scroll down for video Suspended: Cypress Bay High's football coach Mark Guandolo was suspended today after he slapped student player Lucas Tellefsen's helmet on Sunday @highlight Mark Guandol, who coaches the team at Cypress Bay High School in Miami, was seen hitting smacking quarterback Lucas Tellefsen's helmet

However the school saw fit to suspend the long-time coach and the district's superintendent released this statement on Monday: 'Upon becoming aware of the incident during the @placeholder football game, I immediately directed staff to look into the situation.

Cypress Bay High

By Andrew Roberts PUBLISHED: 17:02 EST, 23 February 2013 | UPDATED: 17:02 EST, 23 February 2013 David Cameron, pictured at the Golden temple in Amritsar, described the killings as 'monstrous' but did not make a formal apology It is 5.15pm on Sunday, April 13, 1919, in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in the Punjab. An open-topped motorcar pulls up near the Jallianwala Bagh, a seven-acre area of waste ground, and Brigadier Reginald ‘Rex’ Dyer steps out. He then attempts to bring an armoured car, with its machine gun, into the area, but is foiled because the street is too narrow. No matter, he orders his force of Indian and Gurkha troops to open fire into a peaceful crowd of local men, women and children who are listening to Gandhian speeches about non-violence. @highlight Brigadier Reginald Dyer ordered troops to fire on a crowd of 25,000 in Amritsar, Punjab, on April 13, 1919 @highlight British maintain 379 were killed - lower than the 1000 stated by India @highlight Anti-British feeling was at its highest since the Indian Mutiny in 1857 @highlight A revolt in the Punjab would have led to tens of thousands of deaths

how @placeholder ‘was unnerved and deeply upset about what had happened’.

Reginald Dyer

He grew up a child of two nations -- the United States and Pakistan -- with a parent from each. He was born Daood Gilani, the son of a prominent Pakistani broadcaster, but in 2006 he changed his name to David Headley. In a federal courtroom in Chicago on Thursday, he was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed 164 people, including six U.S. citizens. Headley has admitted conducting advance surveillance for the operation in India. Although Headley, 52, was facing up to life in prison, the Justice Department recommended that the judge sentence him to the term he eventually got after the defendant cooperated with U.S. authorities. @highlight David Headley receives sentence that prosecutors recommended @highlight He faced up to a life sentence for conviction related to the deadly 2008 Mumbai attack @highlight Prosecutors say Headley has cooperated with government efforts to combat terrorism @highlight Headley is accused of attending terrorism training camps and plotting attacks

He signed that agreement in 2010 and promised to cooperate with @placeholder authorities.

U.S.

Roy Hodgson's row with Brendan Rodgers escalated when England’s head coach claimed Daniel Sturridge wanted to train on the day he picked up his thigh injury. Sturridge, who has been left out of England’s squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against San Marino and Estonia, has not played since picking up the injury after England’s 1-0 win over Norway. Rodgers claims the Liverpool forward is instructed not to train for 48 hours after a match, but Hodgson offered a very different version of events on Thursday. Daniel Sturridge is still sidelined after getting injured on international duty Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is battling to overcome a thigh problem @highlight Three Lions chief says Liverpool striker was keen to take part in session @highlight Sturridge has not featured since picking up a thigh injury four weeks ago @highlight Reds boss Brendan Rodgers was furious the frontman was risked

We could have done a completely different training session or Daniel could have done a recovery session which @placeholder might have thought was more suitable but I still couldn’t guarantee there wouldn’t have been an injury.’

Brendan Rodgers

Roy Hodgson's row with Brendan Rodgers escalated when England’s head coach claimed Daniel Sturridge wanted to train on the day he picked up his thigh injury. Sturridge, who has been left out of England’s squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against San Marino and Estonia, has not played since picking up the injury after England’s 1-0 win over Norway. Rodgers claims the Liverpool forward is instructed not to train for 48 hours after a match, but Hodgson offered a very different version of events on Thursday. Daniel Sturridge is still sidelined after getting injured on international duty Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is battling to overcome a thigh problem @highlight Three Lions chief says Liverpool striker was keen to take part in session @highlight Sturridge has not featured since picking up a thigh injury four weeks ago @highlight Reds boss Brendan Rodgers was furious the frontman was risked

Hodgson insists he will not be dictated to by club managers over which players he can select for international duty, but @placeholder appears to have outmanoeuvred the England boss.

Brendan Rodgers

(EW.com) -- EW has confirmed that "American Idol" winner Phillip Phillips underwent a six and a half hour surgery yesterday to remove several kidney stones, which TMZ (who first reported the news) says "were so huge there was no chance he could've passed them on his own." Phillips' longtime kidney issues plagued his run on "Idol," causing him excruciating pain and preventing him from participating in various "Idol" duties, like the weekly Ford music video shoots. "The surgery went well," says a source close to the show. "He's doing well and looking forward to starting the Idol tour in July." (The "Idols Live" tour kicks off July 6 in Detroit.) @highlight Phillip Phillips' longtime kidney issues plagued his run on "American Idol" @highlight He underwent a six and a half hour surgery yesterday to remove several kidney stones @highlight "The surgery went well," says a source close to the show

Our get-well-soon wishes go out to @placeholder; he's got a whole lot of fans hoping to hear him sing again soon.

Phillip Phillips

By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 11:51 EST, 18 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:31 EST, 24 September 2013 Republicans hope to eliminate the roughly 20,000 pages of regulations that the federal government has published under the Obamacare law. House Speaker John Boehner reportedly favors a 'repeal and replace' approach A group that represents more than 190 conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives will unveil a plan on Wednesday to replace the Affordable Care Act with a radically different approach to eliminating America's health care gap. The Republican Study Committee (RSC), an informal caucus that provides research and writes legislation for conservative partisans, plans to offer a 200-page bill that would repeal President Obama's 900-page health care overhaul and its 20,000 pages of related federal regulations. @highlight Plan would completely replace Obamacare with tax deductions of up to $20,000 @highlight Republicans' aim is to cut bureaucrats out of the process and give taxpayers 'all the choices and none of the grief' @highlight Obama administration has criticized the GOP for seeking a repeal without proposing its own solution to America's health insurance gap @highlight Polls show the president's signature health care overhaul law is wildly unpopular as its first hard deadline approaches on Oct. 1

'Basically, we've had it up to here with voters telling us to kill @placeholder before it kills them.'

Affordable Care Act

By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 11:51 EST, 18 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:31 EST, 24 September 2013 Republicans hope to eliminate the roughly 20,000 pages of regulations that the federal government has published under the Obamacare law. House Speaker John Boehner reportedly favors a 'repeal and replace' approach A group that represents more than 190 conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives will unveil a plan on Wednesday to replace the Affordable Care Act with a radically different approach to eliminating America's health care gap. The Republican Study Committee (RSC), an informal caucus that provides research and writes legislation for conservative partisans, plans to offer a 200-page bill that would repeal President Obama's 900-page health care overhaul and its 20,000 pages of related federal regulations. @highlight Plan would completely replace Obamacare with tax deductions of up to $20,000 @highlight Republicans' aim is to cut bureaucrats out of the process and give taxpayers 'all the choices and none of the grief' @highlight Obama administration has criticized the GOP for seeking a repeal without proposing its own solution to America's health insurance gap @highlight Polls show the president's signature health care overhaul law is wildly unpopular as its first hard deadline approaches on Oct. 1

The president engaged @placeholder directly on Monday, saying that he is 'more than willing to work with them where they've got specific suggestions that they can show will make our health care system work better.'

GOP

By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 11:51 EST, 18 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:31 EST, 24 September 2013 Republicans hope to eliminate the roughly 20,000 pages of regulations that the federal government has published under the Obamacare law. House Speaker John Boehner reportedly favors a 'repeal and replace' approach A group that represents more than 190 conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives will unveil a plan on Wednesday to replace the Affordable Care Act with a radically different approach to eliminating America's health care gap. The Republican Study Committee (RSC), an informal caucus that provides research and writes legislation for conservative partisans, plans to offer a 200-page bill that would repeal President Obama's 900-page health care overhaul and its 20,000 pages of related federal regulations. @highlight Plan would completely replace Obamacare with tax deductions of up to $20,000 @highlight Republicans' aim is to cut bureaucrats out of the process and give taxpayers 'all the choices and none of the grief' @highlight Obama administration has criticized the GOP for seeking a repeal without proposing its own solution to America's health insurance gap @highlight Polls show the president's signature health care overhaul law is wildly unpopular as its first hard deadline approaches on Oct. 1

President Obama has also complained this week about reports that the @placeholder plans to use the Obamacare law as a bargaining chip in an upcoming federal budget fight.

GOP

By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor PUBLISHED: 11:51 EST, 18 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:31 EST, 24 September 2013 Republicans hope to eliminate the roughly 20,000 pages of regulations that the federal government has published under the Obamacare law. House Speaker John Boehner reportedly favors a 'repeal and replace' approach A group that represents more than 190 conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives will unveil a plan on Wednesday to replace the Affordable Care Act with a radically different approach to eliminating America's health care gap. The Republican Study Committee (RSC), an informal caucus that provides research and writes legislation for conservative partisans, plans to offer a 200-page bill that would repeal President Obama's 900-page health care overhaul and its 20,000 pages of related federal regulations. @highlight Plan would completely replace Obamacare with tax deductions of up to $20,000 @highlight Republicans' aim is to cut bureaucrats out of the process and give taxpayers 'all the choices and none of the grief' @highlight Obama administration has criticized the GOP for seeking a repeal without proposing its own solution to America's health insurance gap @highlight Polls show the president's signature health care overhaul law is wildly unpopular as its first hard deadline approaches on Oct. 1

Republican moderates have resisted, citing fears that Americans would hold the @placeholder responsible for any government shutdown.

GOP

(CNN) -- A former professional football player and his ex-girlfriend have been charged in the killing of her wealthy boyfriend for money, a breakthrough in a cold case dating to 1994. Eric Naposki, a former football player, has been charged in the killing of an ex-lover's boyfriend. Eric Naposki and Nanette Packard McNeal face the possibility of life sentences over the shooting of Bill McLaughlin, according to the Orange County, California, district attorney. Authorities said Packard McNeal persuaded her ex-boyfriend to kill McLaughlin so she could claim a $1 million life insurance policy, inherit $150,000 and get the right to live in his beach house for a year. @highlight Former player Eric Naposki and Nanette Packard McNeal could face life sentences @highlight DA says Packard McNeal persuaded Naposki to kill her wealthy boyfriend @highlight Motive was money, authorities say: $1 million insurance policy and $150,000 in will @highlight She's due in court Friday; Naposki may be sent to California from Connecticut

She gave @placeholder a key to McLaughlin's house and information about when he would be home, officials said Wednesday.

Eric Naposki

By Harriet Arkell Royal Naval Air Service pilot William Sambrook, 22, told in his diary how German pilots helped the British in WW1 British and German airmen went to astonishing lengths to help each other in the First World War, warning each other where they were about to drop bombs and sending photographs of graves when they buried the other side's dead. The extraordinary level of cooperation has been uncovered during research for an exhibition commemorating the conflict’s outbreak. Diaries kept by a young pilot from Pembrokeshire reveal how camaraderie sometimes took precedence over hostilities, particularly amongst British and German pilots. @highlight Diaries written by young pilot from Pembrokeshire give insight into the war @highlight Royal Naval Air Service pilot William Sambrook, 22, wrote diary in 1916 @highlight Tells how Germans let British know when one of their pilots was shot down @highlight Mr Sambrook says the Germans dropped message about deceased Brit @highlight War historian says cooperation more common among pilots than infantry @highlight Imperial War Museum's Alan Wakefield also said Germans once warned of impending bomb attack

Mr Wakefield said: 'I think it’s more likely to have been an example of @placeholder humour - they wouldn’t have expected the British to take them up on it.'

German

(CNN) -- Like so many Americans across the country, I was shocked when I heard of the attacks at the Boston Marathon. A part of me immediately traveled back to when I was cheering runners myself as a student at Wellesley College, the midpoint for the marathon, a time when such dangers as bombings never crossed our minds. Boston is an indelible part in the personal history and identity of those who have lived or attended school in the city. That someone had detonated bombs at an event that symbolized unity in a place known for its rich diversity and as a birthplace of our nation's freedom was heartbreaking. @highlight Farhana Khera loves Boston, went to Wellesley College, halfway point of marathon @highlight After bombings, people were united in helping others and came together, she says @highlight Khera: Sadly, some American Muslims were targeted after the attacks @highlight She says Americans of every faith, culture are united against terror

As we learn more about the two brothers who are suspected of these horrific crimes, @placeholder should not let anyone, especially those who seek to instill fear, tear our nation apart.

American

(CNN) -- Like so many Americans across the country, I was shocked when I heard of the attacks at the Boston Marathon. A part of me immediately traveled back to when I was cheering runners myself as a student at Wellesley College, the midpoint for the marathon, a time when such dangers as bombings never crossed our minds. Boston is an indelible part in the personal history and identity of those who have lived or attended school in the city. That someone had detonated bombs at an event that symbolized unity in a place known for its rich diversity and as a birthplace of our nation's freedom was heartbreaking. @highlight Farhana Khera loves Boston, went to Wellesley College, halfway point of marathon @highlight After bombings, people were united in helping others and came together, she says @highlight Khera: Sadly, some American Muslims were targeted after the attacks @highlight She says Americans of every faith, culture are united against terror

As @placeholder, we were all proud of the way most citizens in this tragedy responded.

American

(CNN)Call it "The War of the Rose." Amber Rose and Khloe Kardashian had it out on social media Monday, and it was something to behold. It all appears to have started when model Rose appeared on New York's Power 105.1 morning show and was asked about a reported relationship between reality star Kardashian's younger sister Kylie Jenner and rapper Tyga. Rose, who is the ex-girlfriend of Kardashian's now-brother-in-law Kanye West, said she believes Jenner, 17, is too young for the 25-year-old rapper. "She's a baby. She needs to go to bed at 7 o'clock and relax," said Rose, who is also good friends with the mother of Tyga's infant son. "That's ridiculous. (Tyga) should be ashamed of himself." @highlight Model Amber Rose talked about the Kardashian/Jenners during an interview @highlight Khloe Kardashian responded @highlight But Rose had the last word

@placeholder captioned it "Yo @khloekardashian I'm really happy for u and I'm gonna let u finish but I have the best leaked nude pics of all time!

Amber Rose

By Arthur Martin Coy: Irish model Nadia Forde, who is friends with Rory McIlroy Sinking a simple putt may have won him the Open – but was there a greater driving force behind Rory McIlroy’s triumph yesterday? A budding romance, perhaps? The victory – and spectacular return to form – meant the 25-year-old golf star became the third youngest player to win three major championships. It all coincides with his blossoming friendship with Irish lingerie model Nadia Forde. After being introduced by mutual friends last year, the pair have remained tight-lipped about the nature of their relationship. Meanwhile McIlroy’s ex-fiancee, Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, 24, seems to be thriving on being a single woman after winning the Istanbul Cup yesterday – her first title of the year. @highlight Open champion's incredible victory coincides with growing friendship @highlight Nadia Forde and the Northern Irish golfer have been coy over relationship @highlight She was not at McIlroy's historic win, despite speculation she would attend

After the crash, @placeholder said: ‘If anyone is involved in a car crash you are glad to see they are OK but yeah, obviously, it was a pretty scary incident.’

McIlroy

By Daily Mail Reporter and Heidi Parker PUBLISHED: 12:08 EST, 4 October 2013 | UPDATED: 14:00 EST, 4 October 2013 It's not just Lindsey Vonn's red wellingtons making a splash at the President's Cup - a sneaky squirrel has stolen the show at Muirfield Village. Sammy the squirrel has become the U.S. team's mascot after co-captain Davis Love III took a shining to him during a rain delay yesterday. And the furry critter has been doing the rounds, with Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn sneakily placing it on boyfriend Tiger Woods' shoulder in a funny prank. Scroll down for video @highlight Lindsey Vonn surprised boyfriend Tiger Woods by putting a squirrel on his shoulder @highlight Woods was initially rattled, but eventually warmed to the furry creature @highlight Vonn got Sammy the squirrel from golfer David Love III who had carried it around all day

Animal lover: David Love III, far left, found the squirrel earlier in the day and kept it in his pocket before handing it to @placeholder beside him

Lindsey Vonn

By Tamara Cohen PUBLISHED: 03:41 EST, 19 July 2013 | UPDATED: 19:11 EST, 19 July 2013 The Olympics have already given a £10billion boost to the British economy, ministers claimed yesterday. In a glossy 70-page brochure, ministers put the trade boom from the Games slightly higher than the cost of staging them last summer. But the figures were immediately met with scepticism as the report directly linked the Olympics effect to building projects that included a shopping centre in Croydon, South London. Boom: As the anniversary of the Opening Ceremony approaches, the government claims the London 2012 Games brought a £9.9billion boost to the UK economy @highlight Report boasts of £9.9bn trade boost from Olympic and Paralympic Games @highlight Every trade deal done since August has been linked to London 2012 @highlight Business Secretary Vince Cable admits claiming credit for some jobs and investment which would have happened regardless @highlight Small businesses say they did not see boom for areas outside London

the Mayor of @placeholder, it was claimed that the Games had already generated

London

By Tamara Cohen PUBLISHED: 03:41 EST, 19 July 2013 | UPDATED: 19:11 EST, 19 July 2013 The Olympics have already given a £10billion boost to the British economy, ministers claimed yesterday. In a glossy 70-page brochure, ministers put the trade boom from the Games slightly higher than the cost of staging them last summer. But the figures were immediately met with scepticism as the report directly linked the Olympics effect to building projects that included a shopping centre in Croydon, South London. Boom: As the anniversary of the Opening Ceremony approaches, the government claims the London 2012 Games brought a £9.9billion boost to the UK economy @highlight Report boasts of £9.9bn trade boost from Olympic and Paralympic Games @highlight Every trade deal done since August has been linked to London 2012 @highlight Business Secretary Vince Cable admits claiming credit for some jobs and investment which would have happened regardless @highlight Small businesses say they did not see boom for areas outside London

the Mayor of London, it was claimed that the @placeholder had already generated

Games

By Bianca London PUBLISHED: 06:55 EST, 7 October 2013 | UPDATED: 07:47 EST, 7 October 2013 Many people covet a celebrity body but one woman was shocked rather than flattered when she was likened to Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus. Being told she was the spitting image of the singer gave Katie Lawton, 22, from Stoke-on-Trent, the motivation she needed to lose weight. Her step-sister, Stacey Wisdom, also from Stoke-on-Trent, agreed to join her on her weightloss programme and between them they shed 12 stone. Slimming sisters: Katie Lawton (L) and Stacey Wisdom lost twelve stone between them after Katie was compared to Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus @highlight Katie Lawton and Stacey Wisdom lost 12 stone between them @highlight Joined weight loss programme and ditched fast food @highlight Katie went from 19st to 11st 7lbs @highlight Stacey, who weighed almost 13st, is now 8st 9lbs

We wouldn't have last as long as we have without each other - especially at the beginning, @placeholder really kept me going.

Stacey

Wales host England at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night in what is sure to be a thrilling start to the Six Nations. Here, Sportsmail's NIK SIMON looks at the form of each player ahead of the crunch clash. FULL BACK WALES Leigh Halfpenny 7.5 Age: 26 Caps: 55 Found his rhythm again after an injury-plagued start to life in Toulon. A wonderful goal-kicker and a key defensive pin. ENGLAND Mike Brown 7 Age: 29 Caps: 33 Claims to have cut out the ‘flashy stuff’ to create more opportunities for team-mates. Form has dropped since last year's competition Leigh Halfpenny (left) has found his rhythm again while Mike Brown's form has dropped slightly @highlight Wales take on England in the Six Nations opener on Friday night @highlight The Millennium Stadium roof will be open for the crunch clash @highlight Wales are the favourites after beating England 30-3 two years ago

His small stature will be targeted by @placeholder’s physical runners.

WALES

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet insists he is ready to step back into the firing line after making an unexpected return to the team. A thigh injury to Brad Jones just 15 minutes into the 1-0 Boxing Day victory at Burnley meant the Belgium international's exile was ended sooner than he could have anticipated. Having been dropped a fortnight ago because of poor form, and missing the last three matches, his comeback was not all plain sailing. And, while he made one good save from Ashley Barnes in the first half, he was far from convincing, and allowing a Mamadou Sakho backpass to go out of play before he kicked it still requires some explaining. @highlight Simon Mignolet was dropped a fortnight ago because of poor form @highlight Brad Jones injured his thigh after 15 minutes of Liverpool's game on Friday @highlight Mignolet came on and says he is ready to step back in the firing line @highlight The 26-year-old says he will work hard and keep his head down

@placeholder was playing his first game back after being sidelined for three, but it wasn't all plain sailing

Mignolet

Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- The Iranian judiciary said Wednesday it is considering a request for setting bail in the case of two American hikers convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison. "The two U.S. nationals accused of spying have not been released and their attorneys' requests for setting bail is being considered," the judiciary said. The statement, posted on the judiciary's website, seems to contradict accounts previously given by the hikers' attorney and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Attorney Masoud Shafiee said Tuesday his clients, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, would be released from Tehran's Evin prison after a $500,000 bail was paid for each of them. @highlight An Omani official is en route to Tehran, a Western diplomat says @highlight The judiciary seems to contradict a Tuesday statement by the hikers' lawyer @highlight The contradictory information may point to rifts in Iran's government @highlight Human rights groups criticize Ahmadinejad for using the hikers for political gain

"Rather, it appears they were probably held in order to try to gain political concessions from the @placeholder."

American

(CNN) -- The United States and Israel are on the same side when it comes to Iran, but you might not know it watching the bitter public disagreement that has broken out between the two allies over negotiations with the Islamic Republic. Is this a way for friends to handle their differences? The talks with Iran present enormous challenges for Washington. One of those challenges is to move through the process without damaging existing alliances or weakening America's already diminished standing in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that he thinks the U.S. is falling into an Iranian trap. The White House says it is moving cautiously in the interest of peace and security. The disagreement is tearing at the alliance. @highlight Frida Ghitis: U.S., Israel on same side on Iran but are at bitter odds on nuclear negotiations @highlight She says Netanyahu says U.S. falling into trap; Obama says U.S. trying for peace, security @highlight She says Israel has legitimate existential concerns over nukes in Iran, wants strong deal @highlight Ghitis: Lest they strengthen their enemies, U.S., Israel need to defend their alliance

The notion that Netanyahu, that @placeholder, want war with Iran is patently absurd.

Israel

(CNN) -- The United States and Israel are on the same side when it comes to Iran, but you might not know it watching the bitter public disagreement that has broken out between the two allies over negotiations with the Islamic Republic. Is this a way for friends to handle their differences? The talks with Iran present enormous challenges for Washington. One of those challenges is to move through the process without damaging existing alliances or weakening America's already diminished standing in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that he thinks the U.S. is falling into an Iranian trap. The White House says it is moving cautiously in the interest of peace and security. The disagreement is tearing at the alliance. @highlight Frida Ghitis: U.S., Israel on same side on Iran but are at bitter odds on nuclear negotiations @highlight She says Netanyahu says U.S. falling into trap; Obama says U.S. trying for peace, security @highlight She says Israel has legitimate existential concerns over nukes in Iran, wants strong deal @highlight Ghitis: Lest they strengthen their enemies, U.S., Israel need to defend their alliance

Many @placeholder dislike Netanyahu's style, but they share his concern.

Israel

(CNN) -- The United States and Israel are on the same side when it comes to Iran, but you might not know it watching the bitter public disagreement that has broken out between the two allies over negotiations with the Islamic Republic. Is this a way for friends to handle their differences? The talks with Iran present enormous challenges for Washington. One of those challenges is to move through the process without damaging existing alliances or weakening America's already diminished standing in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that he thinks the U.S. is falling into an Iranian trap. The White House says it is moving cautiously in the interest of peace and security. The disagreement is tearing at the alliance. @highlight Frida Ghitis: U.S., Israel on same side on Iran but are at bitter odds on nuclear negotiations @highlight She says Netanyahu says U.S. falling into trap; Obama says U.S. trying for peace, security @highlight She says Israel has legitimate existential concerns over nukes in Iran, wants strong deal @highlight Ghitis: Lest they strengthen their enemies, U.S., Israel need to defend their alliance

Today, only 31% of @placeholder think Israel can rely on the U.S. on talks with Iran.

Israel

(CNN) -- The United States and Israel are on the same side when it comes to Iran, but you might not know it watching the bitter public disagreement that has broken out between the two allies over negotiations with the Islamic Republic. Is this a way for friends to handle their differences? The talks with Iran present enormous challenges for Washington. One of those challenges is to move through the process without damaging existing alliances or weakening America's already diminished standing in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that he thinks the U.S. is falling into an Iranian trap. The White House says it is moving cautiously in the interest of peace and security. The disagreement is tearing at the alliance. @highlight Frida Ghitis: U.S., Israel on same side on Iran but are at bitter odds on nuclear negotiations @highlight She says Netanyahu says U.S. falling into trap; Obama says U.S. trying for peace, security @highlight She says Israel has legitimate existential concerns over nukes in Iran, wants strong deal @highlight Ghitis: Lest they strengthen their enemies, U.S., Israel need to defend their alliance

@placeholder sees Iran and its nuclear program as a challenge to global stability, to the regional balance of power, to nuclear nonproliferation.

America

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A Lebanese man who had been condemned by a court in Saudi Arabia to die last week for "sorcery" has not been executed, his lawyer said Monday. May El Khansa told CNN that she got confirmation from Ibrahim Najjar, Lebanon's justice minister, that her client, Ali Hussain Sibat, was still alive. She added that she had heard Saturday from sources in Saudi Arabia with knowledge of the case that the beheading had not been carried out Friday, as originally planned. Also Saturday, she said, she sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking him to pardon her client. @highlight Lawyer said Lebanon's justice minister confirmed Ali Hussain Sibat was still alive @highlight Sibat's lawyer has also sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking for pardon @highlight Sibat used to offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network @highlight Sibat arrested, tried and sentenced during pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia

She said she would send more letters of appeal Tuesday to @placeholder government officials asking them to intervene.

Lebanese

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A Lebanese man who had been condemned by a court in Saudi Arabia to die last week for "sorcery" has not been executed, his lawyer said Monday. May El Khansa told CNN that she got confirmation from Ibrahim Najjar, Lebanon's justice minister, that her client, Ali Hussain Sibat, was still alive. She added that she had heard Saturday from sources in Saudi Arabia with knowledge of the case that the beheading had not been carried out Friday, as originally planned. Also Saturday, she said, she sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking him to pardon her client. @highlight Lawyer said Lebanon's justice minister confirmed Ali Hussain Sibat was still alive @highlight Sibat's lawyer has also sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking for pardon @highlight Sibat used to offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network @highlight Sibat arrested, tried and sentenced during pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia

@placeholder's government said it had no confirmation that his execution had been set, but Najjar called the sentence "disproportionate."

Lebanese

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A Lebanese man who had been condemned by a court in Saudi Arabia to die last week for "sorcery" has not been executed, his lawyer said Monday. May El Khansa told CNN that she got confirmation from Ibrahim Najjar, Lebanon's justice minister, that her client, Ali Hussain Sibat, was still alive. She added that she had heard Saturday from sources in Saudi Arabia with knowledge of the case that the beheading had not been carried out Friday, as originally planned. Also Saturday, she said, she sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking him to pardon her client. @highlight Lawyer said Lebanon's justice minister confirmed Ali Hussain Sibat was still alive @highlight Sibat's lawyer has also sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking for pardon @highlight Sibat used to offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network @highlight Sibat arrested, tried and sentenced during pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia

A law against witchcraft remains on the books in @placeholder, but is the equivalent of a misdemeanor, Najjar said.

Lebanese

Pentagon officials are finding it difficult determining how effective US airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria are because of 'significant gaps in intelligence'. Senior current and former US officials have told the Associated Press that American aircraft are running under less restrictive rules than those governing drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen. Despite this, they are having difficulties determining the effectiveness of the bombing missions targeting Al-Qaeda and ISIS due the lack of intelligence assets on the ground. These assets identify targets before an airstrike and conduct an after action battle damage assessment. Scroll down for video US President Barack Obama has reduced the restrictions on US airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria @highlight President Obama has loosened the rule of engagement for bombing ISIS @highlight Air Force Major General Jeffrey L Harrigan said: 'They're a smart adversary' @highlight Human rights activists claim US airstrikes have already claimed civilian lives @highlight Pentagon officials admit they are hampered by the lack local intelligence @highlight US aircraft are relying on target information from drones and satellites @highlight Officials unsure whether ISIS buildings still occupied at the time of a mission

In Iraq, the @placeholder is relying for ground reports on the Iraqi military and intelligence services, whose insights into ISIS controlled territory are limited.

American

Pentagon officials are finding it difficult determining how effective US airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria are because of 'significant gaps in intelligence'. Senior current and former US officials have told the Associated Press that American aircraft are running under less restrictive rules than those governing drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen. Despite this, they are having difficulties determining the effectiveness of the bombing missions targeting Al-Qaeda and ISIS due the lack of intelligence assets on the ground. These assets identify targets before an airstrike and conduct an after action battle damage assessment. Scroll down for video US President Barack Obama has reduced the restrictions on US airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria @highlight President Obama has loosened the rule of engagement for bombing ISIS @highlight Air Force Major General Jeffrey L Harrigan said: 'They're a smart adversary' @highlight Human rights activists claim US airstrikes have already claimed civilian lives @highlight Pentagon officials admit they are hampered by the lack local intelligence @highlight US aircraft are relying on target information from drones and satellites @highlight Officials unsure whether ISIS buildings still occupied at the time of a mission

Under rules @placeholder announced in May 2013, no drone strike would occur without a 'near certainty' that civilians would not be harmed.

Barack Obama

Palo Alto, California (CNN) -- President Obama began his "town hall" event at Facebook's offices on Wednesday with an anecdote. "I hate to tell stories about Mark," Obama said, referring to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who was moderating the session. As if the two former Harvard students were old friends, Obama then launched into a brief retelling of a dinner party he atttended in February with the 26-year-old computer whiz and about a dozen other tech-industry elites. There, Zuckerberg sat to the president's immediate right. "I'm the guy who got Mark to wear a jacket and tie," Obama said, referring to Zuckerberg, who abandoned his usual T-shirt and hoodie ensemble that day. "Halfway through dinner, he's starting to sweat a bit. It's really uncomfortable for him. I helped him out of his jacket. @highlight At a Facebook event, President Obama repeatedly poked fun at Facebook's founder @highlight The pair had met before at a dinner for the president and Silicon Valley elite @highlight Mark Zuckerberg praised Obama's efforts in education reform

"Yeah, you're a lot better at this than me," @placeholder joked.

Mark

Palo Alto, California (CNN) -- President Obama began his "town hall" event at Facebook's offices on Wednesday with an anecdote. "I hate to tell stories about Mark," Obama said, referring to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who was moderating the session. As if the two former Harvard students were old friends, Obama then launched into a brief retelling of a dinner party he atttended in February with the 26-year-old computer whiz and about a dozen other tech-industry elites. There, Zuckerberg sat to the president's immediate right. "I'm the guy who got Mark to wear a jacket and tie," Obama said, referring to Zuckerberg, who abandoned his usual T-shirt and hoodie ensemble that day. "Halfway through dinner, he's starting to sweat a bit. It's really uncomfortable for him. I helped him out of his jacket. @highlight At a Facebook event, President Obama repeatedly poked fun at Facebook's founder @highlight The pair had met before at a dinner for the president and Silicon Valley elite @highlight Mark Zuckerberg praised Obama's efforts in education reform

@placeholder has already proven himself to 500 million people who use the service and to wealthy investors.

Mark

(CNN) -- Czech tennis fans are enjoying an uplift in fortunes not seen since before the Velvet Revolution more than 30 years ago. The Czech Republic's women's team lifted the Fed Cup title for the second year in a row on Sunday -- echoing the achievements of the all-conquering Czechoslovakia team led by Martina Navratilova in the 1980s. Lucie Safarova clinched the winning point against Serbia to spark joyous scenes in Prague, beating former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic 6-1 6-1 to establish an unassailable 3-1 lead in the final. "Here at home in this type of crowd, it's indescribable, it's an amazing feeling," said Safarova, ranked 17th in the world. @highlight Czech Republic women's team wins Fed Cup final for second successive year @highlight Lucie Safarova clinches an unassailable 3-1 lead with win over Ana Ivanovic @highlight The former Czechoslovakia won the title five times up until 1988 @highlight David Ferrer wins his first ATP Masters title with Sunday's victory in Paris final

The @placeholder had led 2-0 after Saturday's opening rubbers, but the Serbs stayed in the match when Ana Ivanovic -- another former No.

Czech

Thousands of children across the country were left devastated after hackers took down the PlayStation and Xbox online networks on Christmas Day. While children were reduced to tears during the 'worst Christmas ever', parents fumed about paying hundreds of pounds for games consoles that could not be used. In furious internet posts they demanded that console manufacturers Sony and Microsoft pay compensation for the worldwide fault and asked why it took so long for the problems to be corrected. Mark Haynes said there had been 'tantrums, tears and everything else' after attempts to set up the Xbox One console he had bought for his children Archie (pictured), 13, and Olivia, 11, kept failing @highlight Hackers took down PlayStation and Xbox networks on Christmas Day @highlight Left children in tears and parents furious after spending money on gifts @highlight Demanded manufacturers Sony and Microsoft pay compensation @highlight Wrote angry messages on Twitter with the hashtag #christmasruined @highlight Group of hackers called Lizard Squad said it carried out hack 'for laughs'

Sony's entertainment division produced the movie, and Microsoft made it available to stream on its @placeholder film service.

Xbox

Mitt Romney picked up a highly prized endorsement Wednesday from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush after a convincing victory the night before in the Illinois primary but then saw a top adviser's televised comment provide new ammunition to his trailing rivals in the Republican presidential race. Eric Fehrnstrom, Romney's senior campaign adviser, was asked in a CNN interview Wednesday morning whether the former Massachusetts governor had been forced to adopt conservative positions in the rugged race that could hurt his standing with moderates in November's general election. "I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes," Fehrnstrom responded. "It's almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up, and we start all over again." @highlight Mitt Romney responds to Etch A Sketch comment by affirming his conservatism @highlight Rivals jump on Romney aide's remark that his campaign can reset like an Etch A Sketch @highlight Jeb Bush endorses Romney and calls for Republican unity @highlight The Louisiana primary Saturday is the next contest in the Republican presidential race

@placeholder later said he was referring to the campaign as a whole, and Romney spoke to reporters after an afternoon event to try to exercise some damage control.

Eric Fehrnstrom

(CNN) -- The fight boxing fans have long been clamoring for has moved a step closer, with undefeated Floyd Mayweather challenging Manny Pacquiao to a showdown on May 5 -- but will it happen? Hopes of the much-anticipated bout dimmed in December when Mayweather, the WBC welterweight champion, was sentenced to a 90-day prison term after being found guilty of domestic violence. However, a Nevada judge ruled last week that the American, who has won all 42 of his professional fights (26 by knockout), could delay reporting to jail until June because he had already lined up a fight in May. @highlight Floyd Mayweather has challenged Manny Pacquiao to a fight on May 5 @highlight Mayweather was sentenced to three months in jail for domestic violence in December @highlight The American received permission to delay reporting to jail in order to fight in May @highlight But Pacquiao says he would prefer to finally face his rival at the end of the month

@placeholder has an impressive record, with 54 wins from 59 bouts -- 38 by knockout -- plus three losses and two draws.

Manny Pacquiao

(CNN) -- In the NFL, controlled violence is, and always will be, an essential part of the sport. As fans, we have no problem with coaches telling players to run hard, hit hard and tackle hard, because we know that we can't take that kind of contact and tough physicality out of football. However, as a long-time fan of the NFL, when I heard the audio of former New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams instructing his team to injure members of the San Francisco 49ers before their playoff game in January, I was really bothered. Williams explicitly commanded his defense to target particular players with the intent of injuring them and taking them out of the game. Talking about 49ers star running back Frank Gore, Williams said, "We've got to do everything in the world to make sure we kill Frank Gore's head. We want him running sideways. We want his head sideways." @highlight NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell turns down appeals of bounty punishments @highlight New Orleans Saints coordinator had told players to target opponents for specific injuries @highlight Bill Bennett says such behavior goes way beyond the normal physicality of football @highlight He says Goodell needs to respond to the evidence of harm from concussions in football

@placeholder was not just talking about tackling; he targeted specific players and specific parts of their bodies.

Gregg Williams

(CNN) -- In the NFL, controlled violence is, and always will be, an essential part of the sport. As fans, we have no problem with coaches telling players to run hard, hit hard and tackle hard, because we know that we can't take that kind of contact and tough physicality out of football. However, as a long-time fan of the NFL, when I heard the audio of former New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams instructing his team to injure members of the San Francisco 49ers before their playoff game in January, I was really bothered. Williams explicitly commanded his defense to target particular players with the intent of injuring them and taking them out of the game. Talking about 49ers star running back Frank Gore, Williams said, "We've got to do everything in the world to make sure we kill Frank Gore's head. We want him running sideways. We want his head sideways." @highlight NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell turns down appeals of bounty punishments @highlight New Orleans Saints coordinator had told players to target opponents for specific injuries @highlight Bill Bennett says such behavior goes way beyond the normal physicality of football @highlight He says Goodell needs to respond to the evidence of harm from concussions in football

The NFL is a valuable institution that has done much good for our youth and @placeholder has done a fine, exemplary job so far.

Goodell

There was an undeniable connection between two-year-old Zackary Walton and his idol Jono Lancaster when they first met on Monday. Zackary, who has Treacher Collins syndrome, had the opportunity of a lifetime to spend three days with his hero - a one of the world's most recognised individual who suffers from the same genetic disorder. Mother Sarah Walton, who contacted Mr Lancaster and asked him to spend time with her son during his nation-wide tour to educate schools about Treacher Collins syndrome, says the 30-year-old of West Yorkshire has left a huge impact on her family. The rare genetic disorder - which affects one child in every 50,000 - prevents the skull, cheek and jawbones from developing properly. @highlight Zackary Walton, 2, suffers from Treacher Collins syndrome @highlight He met with his hero Jono Lancaster in Adelaide on Monday @highlight Mr Lancaster, of the UK, is touring Australia to visit schools and educate them about the genetic disorder @highlight Sarah Walton lives with her son Zac and four other children in rural SA @highlight Zackary has a tracheostomy, which means his airway is compromised @highlight He needs to be monitored around the clock so that he can breathe

'His visit and how completely fine is after everything he has been through has given us hope for @placeholder.

Zackary

(CNN) -- South Korea will attempt a second time to send a group of North Koreans back to the communist North on Monday, according to the Red Cross. The effort comes three days after North Korea refused accept the same group. The North rejected the first attempt by the South to repatriate 27 of the North Koreans over four defectors, who decided remain behind in South Korea. The North has demanded the return of the whole group of 31 -- including the defectors, according to South Korea's official news agency Yonhap. The North Koreans accidentally crossed over into South Korean waters on a fishing boat in early February. @highlight Four members of a group of 31 North Koreans have defected to the South @highlight North Korea is demanding the return of the whole group, including the defectors @highlight The South Korean government firmly refuses to return the four defectors

@placeholder on Monday proposed working-level Red Cross talks regarding repatriation, according to a South Korean Red Cross news release.

North Korea

More first-year students from China have enrolled at UK universities than those from the whole of the EU put together. Last year, 58,810 Chinese undergraduates started their study here, while students from the continent, excluding those from the UK itself, totalled 57,190. However numbers of students from India and Pakistan have dropped by more than a thousand, official figures show, suggesting the Government's attempts to restrict student visas has put undergraduates off studying in Britain. More first-year students from China have enrolled at UK universities than the whole of the EU put together (file picture) The number of Chinese first-years coming to the UK has increased by 59 per cent since 2009/10, when 36,950 new students enrolled, figures revealed by the Higher Educations Statistics Agency show. @highlight More first-year Chinese students in the UK than from the whole of the EU @highlight Last year 58,810 Chinese undergraduates moved to the UK for their studies @highlight Total of 57,190 came from EU countries, not including British students @highlight Meanwhile official figures show decline in Indian and Pakistani students @highlight But there was still a total of 310,000 non-EU students last year - up 3%

'But this headline figure does disguise one worrying trend: the decrease of students coming from @placeholder by 12 per cent and Pakistan by seven per cent, while demographic trends suggest these should be sources of growth for the UK.

India

By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 07:44 EST, 5 April 2013 | UPDATED: 10:58 EST, 5 April 2013 James Lohr, 47, was captured early Friday morning, though it's unclear whether he's been formally charged in connection to Clements' death Authorities have arrested a member of a white supremacist gang linked to the killing Colorado's prisons chief, who was shot answering the door of his home last month. El Paso County sheriff's spokesman Jeff Kramer says James Lohr was taken into custody early Friday. Lohr was wanted for questioning in the murder of Colorado Corrections Director Tom Clements. It's unclear if Lohr has been charged. @highlight White supremacist gang member James Lohr was taken into custody early Friday @highlight Authorities believe Lohr is linked to the killing of Colorado Corrections Director Tom Clements @highlight Clements was murdered on the steps of his own home on March 19 by gang associate Evan Ebel @highlight Ebel was killed in a shootout with authorities on March 21

@placeholder joined the 211 Crew after he entered prison in 2005 for a string of assault and menacing charges that combined for an eight-year sentence.

Ebel

By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 07:44 EST, 5 April 2013 | UPDATED: 10:58 EST, 5 April 2013 James Lohr, 47, was captured early Friday morning, though it's unclear whether he's been formally charged in connection to Clements' death Authorities have arrested a member of a white supremacist gang linked to the killing Colorado's prisons chief, who was shot answering the door of his home last month. El Paso County sheriff's spokesman Jeff Kramer says James Lohr was taken into custody early Friday. Lohr was wanted for questioning in the murder of Colorado Corrections Director Tom Clements. It's unclear if Lohr has been charged. @highlight White supremacist gang member James Lohr was taken into custody early Friday @highlight Authorities believe Lohr is linked to the killing of Colorado Corrections Director Tom Clements @highlight Clements was murdered on the steps of his own home on March 19 by gang associate Evan Ebel @highlight Ebel was killed in a shootout with authorities on March 21

Records show that the vendor operating the electronic monitoring bracelet that @placeholder wore noted a 'tamper alert' March 14. Corrections officials left a message for Ebel telling him to report in two days and have the bracelet repaired, records show.

Ebel

New Delhi, India (CNN) -- A verdict on a holy site claimed by both Hindus and Muslims will not be delivered Friday, as was previously expected. India's Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily stayed the verdict. The order postpones a judgment that will decide ownership of long-disputed land in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya. Supreme court lawyer Mukul Rohatgi told reporters that the hearing on the petition would resume Tuesday. India stepped up security ahead of the anticipated decision and on Wednesday, temporarily banned mass text messages over fears that the ruling might spark sectarian passions. The order came from the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Home Affairs to telecommunications companies, instructing them not to deliver bulk text messages "in all service areas with immediate effect for the next 72 hours." @highlight Both Hindus and Muslims claim rights to land in Ayodhya @highlight The ancient town has been a religious flashpoint for 400 years @highlight Hindu mobs razed a 16th-century mosque that once stood there @highlight The government braced for more Hindu-Muslim violence and banned text messaging

Hindu groups have pushed to build a temple in Ayodhya, to replace a @placeholder mosque razed by a Hindu extremists 1992.

Muslim

Irbil, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi President Fuad Masum nominated a new Prime Minister on Monday, further complicating the country's intense power struggle amid a dire humanitarian crisis and a militant threat strong enough to draw U.S. air power back to the fray. In a ceremony attended by key members of the main Shiite bloc in Parliament, Masum nominated Haider al-Abadi to succeed a defiant Nuri al-Maliki, who had earlier vowed to hang on to power. It wasn't clear what impact the situation would have on the country, which is already torn by a threat from Islamist militants so brutal that they crucify people and brag about it online. @highlight NEW: United States carries out airstrikes on ISIS checkpoints, vehicles @highlight U.S. President Barack Obama calls for an inclusive government @highlight Nuri al-Maliki slams the political appointment as "null and void" @highlight Iraqi President nominates Haider al-Abadi to replace the defiant al-Maliki

But some believe the beefed-up military presence was part of a power struggle between al-Maliki and @placeholder.

Fuad Masum

Irbil, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi President Fuad Masum nominated a new Prime Minister on Monday, further complicating the country's intense power struggle amid a dire humanitarian crisis and a militant threat strong enough to draw U.S. air power back to the fray. In a ceremony attended by key members of the main Shiite bloc in Parliament, Masum nominated Haider al-Abadi to succeed a defiant Nuri al-Maliki, who had earlier vowed to hang on to power. It wasn't clear what impact the situation would have on the country, which is already torn by a threat from Islamist militants so brutal that they crucify people and brag about it online. @highlight NEW: United States carries out airstrikes on ISIS checkpoints, vehicles @highlight U.S. President Barack Obama calls for an inclusive government @highlight Nuri al-Maliki slams the political appointment as "null and void" @highlight Iraqi President nominates Haider al-Abadi to replace the defiant al-Maliki

"The United States applauds President @placeholder's fulfillment of his constitutional duties and urges the Prime Minister-designate to form a government that is representative of the Iraqi people and inclusive of Iraq's religious and ethnic identities," it read.

Fuad Masum

Irbil, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi President Fuad Masum nominated a new Prime Minister on Monday, further complicating the country's intense power struggle amid a dire humanitarian crisis and a militant threat strong enough to draw U.S. air power back to the fray. In a ceremony attended by key members of the main Shiite bloc in Parliament, Masum nominated Haider al-Abadi to succeed a defiant Nuri al-Maliki, who had earlier vowed to hang on to power. It wasn't clear what impact the situation would have on the country, which is already torn by a threat from Islamist militants so brutal that they crucify people and brag about it online. @highlight NEW: United States carries out airstrikes on ISIS checkpoints, vehicles @highlight U.S. President Barack Obama calls for an inclusive government @highlight Nuri al-Maliki slams the political appointment as "null and void" @highlight Iraqi President nominates Haider al-Abadi to replace the defiant al-Maliki

U.S. airstrikes against ISIS targets have dispersed the group's fighters and forced them to travel more discreetly, a @placeholder official who was not authorized to speak publicly told CNN the same day.

U.S.

Irbil, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi President Fuad Masum nominated a new Prime Minister on Monday, further complicating the country's intense power struggle amid a dire humanitarian crisis and a militant threat strong enough to draw U.S. air power back to the fray. In a ceremony attended by key members of the main Shiite bloc in Parliament, Masum nominated Haider al-Abadi to succeed a defiant Nuri al-Maliki, who had earlier vowed to hang on to power. It wasn't clear what impact the situation would have on the country, which is already torn by a threat from Islamist militants so brutal that they crucify people and brag about it online. @highlight NEW: United States carries out airstrikes on ISIS checkpoints, vehicles @highlight U.S. President Barack Obama calls for an inclusive government @highlight Nuri al-Maliki slams the political appointment as "null and void" @highlight Iraqi President nominates Haider al-Abadi to replace the defiant al-Maliki

The airstrikes -- authorized by President Obama last week to protect @placeholder minorities as well as U.S. personnel aiding the Iraqi army -- also appear to have at least temporarily stopped the militant advance on Irbil, the official said.

Iraq

The 71-year-old ex-police officer accused of shooting dead a man inside a Florida movie theater won't get the chance to go home -- at least for now -- after a judge Friday decided not to grant him bail. Judge Pat Siracusa made his decision after two days of wrenching, evocative, at times seemingly contradictory testimony inside a Dade City, Florida, courtroom. "The state did, in fact, meet their standard," Siracusa said of prosecutors argument that Curtis Reeves shouldn't be allowed to post bond. "And I am going to detain Mr. Reeves, pretrial. He will remain in custody." Reeves' lawyer signaled his intention to appeal a decision that -- while not unexpected, given this is a homicide case -- he believes is unwarranted. The attorney, Richard Escobar, said that he's optimistic about not only the appeal on bail, but that a jury of six citizens will side with his client. @highlight Lawyer: Curtis Reeves will appeal bail ruling, looks forward to trial @highlight Chad Oulson's wife says she's "very happy and relieved" @highlight Judge Pat Siracusa sides with prosecutors, who said Reeves shouldn't be allowed bail @highlight Reeves is charged with murder in the shooting of a man who allegedly texted in a theater

"I see that he's very explosive, unnecessarily," @placeholder told police.

Curtis Reeves

By Ellie Zolfagharifard PUBLISHED: 09:30 EST, 18 December 2013 | UPDATED: 09:37 EST, 18 December 2013 Forget pairing the right wine with the right meal - what you should be doing is pairing your tipple to the TV show you’re watching. This is according to latest research that suggests tuning into a certain programme this Christmas can change the way a festive drink tastes. According to the study, Cabernet Sauvignon should be paired with Downton Abbey while Chardonnay tastes better with the Eastenders Christmas special. Latest research suggests tuning into certain TV programmes this Christmas can change and enhance the way a festive drink tastes @highlight When watching Strictly Come Dancing, drinks were more often rated as fun @highlight During Only Fools and Horses, people were more likely to rate drinks as light @highlight Cognac should be paired with Downton and Chardonnay with Eastenders @highlight Earlier research found the room you're in can also change flavour of drinks

@placeholder seemed to produce the strongest response, with people rating the drinks as more elegant and refined when watching the popular period drama.

Downton

CLICK HERE to read how the German plans to pip Lewis Hamilton to the post in Abu Dhabi Nico Rosberg offered Lewis Hamilton his hand, and he stared at it as if it had come from Mars, not from the friend of his racing youth. At least boxers look each other in the eye at the weigh-in, even if they are chewing and snarling. But Hamilton found it hard even to meet Rosberg’s gaze when they came together for the traditional handshake of title contenders ahead of Thursday’s press conference. Rosberg was the more chipper of the pair. Shoulders back, a swagger in his step. He took the initiative in putting out his paw. He has nothing to lose. He is already second in the table, 17 points behind his Mercedes colleague going into Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. @highlight F1 drivers' championship will be decided in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix @highlight Lewis Hamilton leads his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 17 points @highlight Brit must finish second if Rosberg wins due to double points on offer

And @placeholder, headstrong though he can be, does not have a Machiavellian mind.

Hamilton

By Snejana Farberov Family man: Charles Davis, 41, who had served 15 years in prison for a murder, shot dead his estranged wife and her 20-year-old son before turning the gun on himself A Florida woman and her 20-year-old son have been gunned down by the mother's third husband, who then turned the gun on himself after sparing the life of his teenage stepdaughter. Police in northwest Miami-Dade believe that 41-year-old Charles Davis opened fire on 44-year-old Valerie Davis and her son, Jeffrey Eskridge Jr, at around 3am Tuesday inside their home on 55th Court Street. When officers arrived on the scene, they forced their way inside the residence and discovered the bodies of the parents and the son. @highlight Police in Miami-Dade County found the bodies of Charles Davis, 41, Valerie Davis, 44, and the woman's 20-year-old son, Jeffrey Eskridge Jr @highlight Valerie Davis' 16-year-old daughter, Tyria Poole, hid in the closet and was spared by her stepfather @highlight Mr Davis served 15 years in prison for second-degree murder and was released in 2006 @highlight Valerie Davis split up with Charles last week after eight years of marriage

week before the double murder-suicide, Valerie and @placeholder had

Charles

Lawmakers are fuming over President Barack Obama's admission on Thursday that his White House lacks a strategy for dealing with the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria, with one congressman comparing his performance to the bumbling sheriff's deputy Barney Fife from 'The Andy Griffith Show.' And as House and Senate members piled on with sharp criticism, a former senior aide to a retired defense secretary told MailOnline that the Joint Chiefs of Staff are 'seeing red' and 'spitting nails' following Obama's candid admission. 'They're losing confidence in their mission,' said the long-time Pentagon insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity. 'When the president doesn't know what direction to point people in, all his advisers can do is guess at what he wants. That's not good.' @highlight Texas congressman compares Obama to bumbling deputy Barney Fife from 'The Andy Griffith Show' @highlight Pentagon insider says Joint Chiefs of Staff are 'seeing red' and 'spitting nails' following Obama's candid admission @highlight Generals are 'losing confidence in their mission,' said a former senior aide to a retired defense secretary @highlight House Intel Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said Obama's performance was 'really shocking given the severity of the threat' @highlight White House press secretary said the administration isn't concerned about the comment, but about the 'way it was being reported'

'We can rout @placeholder on the ground and keep a lid on things temporarily, he insisted, referring to ISIS by the White House's preferred name.

ISIS

By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 00:59 EST, 15 August 2012 | UPDATED: 00:59 EST, 15 August 2012 Accused: Drew Peterson, 58, pictured in 2009, has been imprisoned for the past three years awaiting trial for the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio The judge at Drew Peterson's murder trial on Tuesday lambasted prosecutors who for the third time in as many weeks broached a subject they were told not to mention in front of jurors -- again raising the possibility that the case could end with the judge letting the former police officer go free. @highlight Drew Peterson pleaded not guilty to murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004 @highlight Only charged with Savio's murder after his fourth wife went missing @highlight Judge Edward Burmila told prosecutors not to ask witnesses about whether Savio sought an order of protection against Peterson @highlight Prosecution asked this question and defense have asked for 'mistrial with prejudice' @highlight If 'mistrial with prejudice' is granted Peterson cannot be charged with Savio's murder again @highlight Burmila could just issue a standard mistrial, allowing Peterson to be tried again

'There was one thing I told you not to go into and that's exactly what you did,' @placeholder told her.

Burmila

Ronnie O’Sullivan made light of his broken ankle to clinch a 6-3 win over Peter Lines and book his place in the last 32 of the Coral UK Championship. Sullivan was far from his fluent best at the York Barbican Centre, but still knocked in a highest break of 106 as he proved too good for his 44-year-old opponent. His participation had been in doubt after he suggested after a first-round win over Daniel Wells that he might have to withdraw from the tournament. Ronnie O'Sullivan battled through an ankle injury to defeat Peter Lines 6-3 at the York Barbican Centre @highlight Ronnie O’Sullivan played through the game with a broken ankle @highlight O'Sullivan defeated Peter Lines 6-3 to reach last 32 @highlight The Englishman will face Ben Woollaston in the next round

Next up for @placeholder is a meeting with Ben Woollaston.

O'Sullivan

By Lucy Waterlow PUBLISHED: 10:36 EST, 11 March 2013 | UPDATED: 05:26 EST, 12 March 2013 Survivor: After becoming free of a violent relationship, Nikki Howes has trained to be a counsellor so she can help others When Nikki Howes attended art college when she was 18 with a black eye, her alarmed friends asked her what had happened. 'I was mugged,' she told them - one of the many lies she told during a terrifying two-and-a-half-year period when she was in fact being attacked by her boyfriend. Nikki had met her abusive ex, David, when she started at university in Brighton and had no idea how violent he would become. @highlight Nikki Howes started a relationship with 'charming' David when she was 18 and had no idea of the monster he would become @highlight He would drink excessively and violently attack her @highlight Abuse would be prompted by smallest thing such as what clothes she wore @highlight He would always beg for forgiveness and she had nobody to turn to @highlight After more than two years, she eventually escaped after calling her father when she feared David would kill her @highlight Now she works as a counsellor to help others

After one particularly violent episode where he repeatedly bashed her head against the floor, @placeholder ended up in hospital.

Nikki

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thousands of Americans learn a painful lesson in banking every day: Waiting for a check to clear and then getting access to the money from a bank doesn't mean the check has really cleared. When Harry Smith, of New York, responded to an ad on Craigslist for an office assistant, a woman e-mailed him and said her British company was starting to sell its product in the United States, but was having trouble with dealing with checks from customers. Smith said the woman needed someone to collect the checks and then send the money to her company. It was a commission job -- deposit the checks, wait for the funds to become available at his bank, then send cash to her, minus 10 percent for Smith. @highlight More than 1 million Americans have been victim of fake check scams, study finds @highlight Experts warn not to accept checks from someone seeking money in return @highlight Survey: Most American consumers unfamiliar with time needed to process checks

But after a few weeks, @placeholder's bank notified him the checks he had deposited had actually been returned, and that he owed the bank all the money he had withdrawn.

Harry Smith

By Ashley Collman The high school friend of a missing Colorado teen who gave a television interview begging for help in the search, was arrested for the 19-year-old woman's murder on Thursday. Lea Chali Porter, 19, of Pueblo was reported missing by her mother on June 5 and was last seen driving to 23-year-old friend Christopher Waide's apartment after getting into a fight with her boyfriend. In the wake of her disappearance, Waide gave a television interview saying Porter left his house in the middle of the night and he hadn't seen her since, though her car never left his apartment's parking lot. @highlight Lea Chali Porter, 19, was reported missing June 5 by her mother @highlight She was last reported visiting high school acquaintance Christopher Waide, 23, at his apartment @highlight He says she left his apartment in the middle of the night after they got into a fight @highlight In the days after her disappearance, police interviewed Waide and searched his home but didn't find cause to make an arrest @highlight On Thursday, Porter's brother and boyfriend confronted Waide and he confessed to killing her and disposing her body @highlight He has since been arrested and charged with sexual assault and first-degree murder @highlight Police say Waide is cooperating and helping investigators find Porter's body

But @placeholder said she left after that and hadn't heard from her.

Christopher Waide

The mother of Sandy Hook Elementary gunman Adam Lanza has been remembered at a small family-only gathering at the Kingston, New Hampshire home where she grew up. Nancy Lanza, who was shot by her 20-year-old son as she lay in bed in their Connecticut home last Friday, lived in the 1760s-era home where her brother James Champion, a policeman, now lives. On Thursday, around two dozen relatives and friends in dark clothing attended the home for the service, but it is not known whether the memorial also served as a funeral or if she has been buried. While authorities said her body had been claimed and released to a funeral home - without providing further details - they have not said whether Adam's body has been claimed. @highlight Nancy Lanza, 52, mother of the Sandy Hook gunman Adam Lanza, was remembered in Kingston, New Hampshire, where her brother still lives @highlight Not clear whether there was also a funeral or if she has been buried @highlight Peter Lanza, Adam's father, is believed to be in hiding @highlight He and Adam's brother had not been in contact with Adam for several years

@placeholder cut off contact with his father after he remarried, according to sources.

Adam

(CNN) -- Despite everyone talking about Arizona's new immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, no one has asked if it was Arizona's best option. Was there no other approach to address immigration without undermining the state's economy or shredding our social fabric? Nobody had a better idea for balancing security with the draw and demand of American jobs? What about an offer to work with Congress? Was the only solution to blow up the place? It should concern everyone that no one asked these questions. If you watch the SB1070 hearings here, not a single legislator asks about or offers alternatives, although a few express "concerns." One legislator, Daniel Patterson, strongly challenged the law's sponsor, state Sen. Russell Pearce, on his immigration claims. Patterson's courage was rewarded with the loss of his committee assignment. @highlight Todd Landfried: Nobody considered an alternative to Arizona's SB1070 @highlight Kicking 300,000 out, loss of businesses could cost $29 billion annually, he writes @highlight He says law has already created far more job, economic, social problems than it solves @highlight Landfried proposes Ellis Island-type centers on the borders that channel job seekers into U.S.

@placeholder doesn't secure the border and the unemployment figures don't indicate any improvement.

SB1070

(CNN) -- Despite everyone talking about Arizona's new immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, no one has asked if it was Arizona's best option. Was there no other approach to address immigration without undermining the state's economy or shredding our social fabric? Nobody had a better idea for balancing security with the draw and demand of American jobs? What about an offer to work with Congress? Was the only solution to blow up the place? It should concern everyone that no one asked these questions. If you watch the SB1070 hearings here, not a single legislator asks about or offers alternatives, although a few express "concerns." One legislator, Daniel Patterson, strongly challenged the law's sponsor, state Sen. Russell Pearce, on his immigration claims. Patterson's courage was rewarded with the loss of his committee assignment. @highlight Todd Landfried: Nobody considered an alternative to Arizona's SB1070 @highlight Kicking 300,000 out, loss of businesses could cost $29 billion annually, he writes @highlight He says law has already created far more job, economic, social problems than it solves @highlight Landfried proposes Ellis Island-type centers on the borders that channel job seekers into U.S.

Think of something else, because @placeholder isn't worth the economic and social trouble.

SB1070

(CNN) -- Politicians and historians love to use the word "crossroads." It's become as American, and cliched, as "Mom's apple pie." The historian Shelby Foote, wrote, "The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. ... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads." I have been thinking about the word, because this year's Black History Month theme is "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington." Two pivotal events that shaped modern American history. @highlight Donna Brazile: Black History Month themed crossroads, "tied to two pivotal U.S. events @highlight Emancipation Proclamation, March on Washington were crossroads, she says @highlight She says crossroad decisions are threaded along U.S. road to post-racial society @highlight Brazile: We're not there yet, but re-election of Obama a harbinger

It echoes through the years in the heartbeats of @placeholder.

American

(CNN) -- A San Francisco Giants fan who threw a banana that landed near Baltimore Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones during a weekend game said the incident was not racially motivated, but an act of frustration at his team's poor performance. Alexander Poulides told the San Jose Mercury News that he's embarrassed and shocked, but most of all apologetic for his "indiscretion." Poulides said he was unaware of the uproar until Monday morning when he turned on the news. His heart sank when heard the outcry over an unidentified Giants fan who threw a banana at Jones, who is African-American. "Oh, my God,'' Poulides said. "I threw a banana on my way out." @highlight MLB to investigate incident at Orioles-Giants game Sunday @highlight Orioles centerfield Adam Jones angry after claiming a fan threw a banana at him @highlight Jones took to Twitter to voice his displeasure @highlight The Giants apologize for the incident

@placeholder grabbed the banana from a catering cart, tossing it on the field, he said.

Alexander Poulides

(CNN) -- Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled U.S. surveillance secrets to the world, is a "free man" biding his time in a Moscow airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Tuesday. Putin said Snowden -- who flew to Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday -- is in the "transit area" of Sheremetyevo International Airport, the zone between arrival gates and Russia's passport control checkpoints. While he said Russia won't hand Snowden over to the United States, he seemed eager to have the focus of international intrigue off his hands. "The sooner he selects his final destination point, the better both for us and for himself," Putin said from Finland of Snowden, who is wanted by U.S. officials on espionage charges for disclosing classified details of U.S. surveillance programs. @highlight NEW: Snowden is safe and "possibly simply relaxing," WikiLeaks spokesman says @highlight NEW: Venezuela hasn't gotten asylum request but would consider it, leader says @highlight Vladimir Putin says Russia won't hand Snowden over to U.S. authorities @highlight U.S. is asking for help in detaining former NSA contractor accused of spilling secrets

"We're simply requesting under a very normal procedure for the transfer of somebody, just as we transferred to @placeholder seven people in the last two years that they requested, that we did without any clamor, without any rancor, without any argument and according to our sense of the appropriateness of meeting their request."

Russia

(CNN) -- Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled U.S. surveillance secrets to the world, is a "free man" biding his time in a Moscow airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Tuesday. Putin said Snowden -- who flew to Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday -- is in the "transit area" of Sheremetyevo International Airport, the zone between arrival gates and Russia's passport control checkpoints. While he said Russia won't hand Snowden over to the United States, he seemed eager to have the focus of international intrigue off his hands. "The sooner he selects his final destination point, the better both for us and for himself," Putin said from Finland of Snowden, who is wanted by U.S. officials on espionage charges for disclosing classified details of U.S. surveillance programs. @highlight NEW: Snowden is safe and "possibly simply relaxing," WikiLeaks spokesman says @highlight NEW: Venezuela hasn't gotten asylum request but would consider it, leader says @highlight Vladimir Putin says Russia won't hand Snowden over to U.S. authorities @highlight U.S. is asking for help in detaining former NSA contractor accused of spilling secrets

Lawmakers say tenuous ties shaken further as @placeholder lands in Russia

Edward Snowden

(CNN) -- Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled U.S. surveillance secrets to the world, is a "free man" biding his time in a Moscow airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Tuesday. Putin said Snowden -- who flew to Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday -- is in the "transit area" of Sheremetyevo International Airport, the zone between arrival gates and Russia's passport control checkpoints. While he said Russia won't hand Snowden over to the United States, he seemed eager to have the focus of international intrigue off his hands. "The sooner he selects his final destination point, the better both for us and for himself," Putin said from Finland of Snowden, who is wanted by U.S. officials on espionage charges for disclosing classified details of U.S. surveillance programs. @highlight NEW: Snowden is safe and "possibly simply relaxing," WikiLeaks spokesman says @highlight NEW: Venezuela hasn't gotten asylum request but would consider it, leader says @highlight Vladimir Putin says Russia won't hand Snowden over to U.S. authorities @highlight U.S. is asking for help in detaining former NSA contractor accused of spilling secrets

In its quest to get @placeholder, the United States has limited options.

Edward Snowden

(CNN) -- Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled U.S. surveillance secrets to the world, is a "free man" biding his time in a Moscow airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Tuesday. Putin said Snowden -- who flew to Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday -- is in the "transit area" of Sheremetyevo International Airport, the zone between arrival gates and Russia's passport control checkpoints. While he said Russia won't hand Snowden over to the United States, he seemed eager to have the focus of international intrigue off his hands. "The sooner he selects his final destination point, the better both for us and for himself," Putin said from Finland of Snowden, who is wanted by U.S. officials on espionage charges for disclosing classified details of U.S. surveillance programs. @highlight NEW: Snowden is safe and "possibly simply relaxing," WikiLeaks spokesman says @highlight NEW: Venezuela hasn't gotten asylum request but would consider it, leader says @highlight Vladimir Putin says Russia won't hand Snowden over to U.S. authorities @highlight U.S. is asking for help in detaining former NSA contractor accused of spilling secrets

The disclosures shook the @placeholder intelligence community and raised questions about whether the NSA is eroding American civil liberties.

U.S.

(CNN) -- Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled U.S. surveillance secrets to the world, is a "free man" biding his time in a Moscow airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Tuesday. Putin said Snowden -- who flew to Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday -- is in the "transit area" of Sheremetyevo International Airport, the zone between arrival gates and Russia's passport control checkpoints. While he said Russia won't hand Snowden over to the United States, he seemed eager to have the focus of international intrigue off his hands. "The sooner he selects his final destination point, the better both for us and for himself," Putin said from Finland of Snowden, who is wanted by U.S. officials on espionage charges for disclosing classified details of U.S. surveillance programs. @highlight NEW: Snowden is safe and "possibly simply relaxing," WikiLeaks spokesman says @highlight NEW: Venezuela hasn't gotten asylum request but would consider it, leader says @highlight Vladimir Putin says Russia won't hand Snowden over to U.S. authorities @highlight U.S. is asking for help in detaining former NSA contractor accused of spilling secrets

The disclosures shook the U.S. intelligence community and raised questions about whether the @placeholder is eroding American civil liberties.

NSA

When the most decorated Argentinian footballer in history makes a beeline for you to praise your side’s performance, you are generally on to a good thing. Ronald Koeman was delighted to be congratulated by Esteban Cambiasso after Southampton extended their best ever start to a top-flight season by inflicting another defeat on struggling Leicester. ‘Cambiasso came to me after the game and said, “What a good team you have”. That’s a big compliment from a great player and it’s very important,’ said Koeman. VIDEO Scroll down for Sportsmail's Big Match Stats: Southampton vs Leicester City Shane Long (centre) proved Southampton's matchwinner against Leicester scoring both their goals in a 2-0 win @highlight Shane Long broke the deadlock on 75 minutes with a low left-footed strike at St Mary's @highlight Long doubled Southampton's advantage five minutes later scoring a low right-footed effort @highlight Sadio Mane thought he had given Southampton the lead earlier in the second half but saw his goal disallowed

Sometimes @placeholder is not happy [when he does not start], sometimes Sadio is not, but I like that in a player.

Long

A suicide attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday morning killed five people and wounded 33 others, including at least four children, said Hashmat Stanikzai, a police spokesman said. An explosive-laden car was detonated as a foreign embassy convoy was passing in the 9th District police zone, said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi. The UK Foreign Office said two of those killed worked for the British Embassy. One of the dead was a British national, a civilian security team member, and the second was an Afghan national working for the embassy, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in a statement. @highlight In a separate incident, insurgents attacked a nonprofit organization in Kabul @highlight Security firm G4S says Briton killed in the blast was one of its staff @highlight Another victim was an Afghan national working at the British Embassy, UK says @highlight The Taliban claim responsibility for the suicide attack

A second @placeholder member of the security team was injured, he said.

British

The French Football League (LFP) is yet to decide whether or not former Newcastle playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa can sign for Nice. The 27-year-old is keen to join the Ligue 1 club as a free agent after his Newcastle contract was cancelled earlier this month, but could be prevented by FIFA rules which state a player cannot play for more than two clubs in the same season. Ben Arfa's appearance for Newcastle Under-21s on August 25, before moving on loan to Hull, was considered an official match by FIFA. Hatem Ben Arfa remains in limbo over his Nice debut with the French Football League stalling on a decision @highlight Hatem Ben Arfa continues to wait for clearance to play for Nice @highlight The midfielder was released from his contract at Newastle United @highlight FIFA do not allow players to play for more than two clubs in a season @highlight Ben Arfa has played for Newcastle Under-21s and Hull City this term @highlight The French Football League are yet to approve Ben Arfa's Nice debut

Ben Arfa played for @placeholder during an ill-fated loan spell earlier this season as well as Newcastle Under-21s

Hull

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Monday approved an agreement granting Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, permanent custody of his children. Katherine Jackson has accused the executors of her son Michael's estate of "keeping her in the dark." A hearing is scheduled for October to look at some remaining issues. An agreement between Katherine Jackson, 79, and Debbie Rowe, mother of Jackson's two eldest children, cleared the way for an uncontested custody hearing. Rowe, who was briefly married to Michael Jackson, agreed not to fight for custody in exchange for visits with the children. @highlight Katherine Jackson named permanent guardian of Michael Jackson's kids @highlight She will be given copies of Michael Jackson AEG contracts @highlight Lawyers' petition accuses executors of keeping singer's mother "in the dark"

The custody agreement does not involve any financial payments to @placeholder "apart from the continuation of spousal support payments" that Michael Jackson personally agreed to make to Rowe after the divorce, their lawyers said in a joint statement.

Debbie Rowe

By Joe Bernstein It’s the toughest and most exclusive Double in world football – winning the Champions League and World Cup in the same year. Since 1992 when the European Cup changed to its current format, only two players have achieved it out of thousands who have tried. Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid and France 1998) and Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid and Brazil, 2002) are the pair who made history, but others will try to take the first step to joining them when Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid play in the Champions League final in Lisbon on May 24. Path to glory: Christian Karembeu was part of the France side that beat Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 World Cup final @highlight Only two players have won the UEFA Champions League and World Cup in the same year @highlight The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Costa and Xabi Alonso will have the chance to do so this year @highlight Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid play in the Champions League final @highlight The Brazil World Cup starts on Thursday June 12

THE ODDS ON WINNING THE WORLD CUP AND @placeholder

Champions League

Duncan, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Justin Boyles lay in bed, exhausted and depressed. His 385-pound body sank into the mattress with each breath he took. I have diabetes, he thought in disbelief. His 6-year-old daughter, Autumn, crawled on top of the king-sized comforter and stared at him with bright blue eyes. "Daddy, will you get up and play?" "No, baby, I'm tired." She sat back to think. Her mom had tried to explain why Justin was so sad, but Autumn didn't really understand diabetes or its dangerous implications. "Daddy, are you ever going to be healthy enough to ride a bike with me?" @highlight Justin Boyles learned he had type 2 diabetes in March 2011 @highlight Since making a promise to his daughter, Boyles has lost more than 65 pounds @highlight Boyles raised $7,500 for the American Diabetes Association's "Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes"

For example, at dinner @placeholder usually eats a spinach leaf salad with tuna or baked chicken with broccoli.

Boyles

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A frenzy of diplomatic activity was underway around the tense Korean peninsula Thursday, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly traveling through China, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter visiting Pyongyang, and the Chinese envoy to six-party denuclearization talks landing in Seoul. "We detected Kim Jong-il's train heading towards China, over the border, at midnight Wednesday," a source at South Korea's presidential office said. "We assume that Kim is aboard the train, and are trying to find out his destination and the purpose of his visit." As is common with the secretive state, the visit was unannounced and no agenda has been released. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to questions regarding Kim Jong-il's visit. The North Korean Embassy in Beijing said it had no information regarding the visit. @highlight Kim Jong-il may be in China @highlight Jimmy Carter is in Pyongyang @highlight Chinese diplomat is in Seoul

Experts do not, however, expect @placeholder to place his son before the Beijing leadership, and suggested that a China trip is more likely to be economically motivated.

Kim

(CNN) -- Most of us haven't partied with the bunnies at "The Playboy Club," or fought crime like "Charlie's Angels." And with the NBC and ABC programs canceled after just a few episodes, we'll never have the chance. But in the time it took for one alphabet network drama to get the axe, another garnered 8 million viewers and a full season pickup. After all, "Revenge" is a language we all understand. The modern day "Count of Monte Cristo" reels audiences in with characters viewers seem to love -- and love to hate. Not to mention plot twists to die for. Still, the primetime soap doesn't venture into campy territory. Not even while playing with traded identities and crimes of passion. @highlight Modern day "Count of Monte Cristo" reels audiences in with love/hate characters @highlight Amanda Clarke, disguised as Emily Thorne, returns to the Hamptons to take revenge @highlight ABC was lucky to find a new female-driven drama that resonates with viewers

Now nine episodes in, the series began in a predictable fashion -- with @placeholder targeting and conquering one victim every week.

Amanda Clarke