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As deadly clashes between government forces and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood continued in Egypt Friday, a disturbing video has emerged that appeared to show the military firing on unarmed demonstrators. The footage clocking in at just under a minute was uploaded to YouTube August 16. The caption written in Arabic read: 'The army shoots on peaceful protesters in Ismailia.' Ismailia is a city in northeastern Egypt, where Reuters reported that four protesters were killed Friday during a 'Day of Rage.' Scroll down for videos Appalling conditions: After they were arrested at a protest in August (pictured), the pair said they were beaten and subjected to degrading treatment in the Egyptian prison @highlight YouTube clip was apparently shot Friday in Ismailia, northeastern Egypt @highlight Cell phone video shot from different angle also captured confrontation between unarmed protesters and army forces @highlight Over 90 people dead across Egypt after Friday's protests @highlight Morsi supporters and vigilante residents exchanged fire in Cairo @highlight Thousands of Brotherhood supporters converged on Ramses Square @highlight Egyptian army soldiers pictured around capital on armored vehicles @highlight Official death toll from Wednesday's massacre in Cairo come to 638

Hurt: Protesters who support the ousted @placeholder President transport injured people following the clashes in Ramses Square

Egypt

South African police are investigating President Jacob Zuma over a £14.5million taxpayer-funded refurbishment project at his rural homestead, according to parliamentary papers. In a written police response to lawmakers published Monday, police confirmed that an investigation into spending at Zuma's Nkandla home 'has been initiated.' Zuma, who was reelected in May, has insisted that he had no knowledge of the work on his home, including the construction of a swimming pool, private clinic and amphitheatre. File photo of South Africa President Jacob Zuma's private Nkandla estate in his home state of KwaZulu-Natal South African President Jacob Zuma has insisted that he had no knowledge of the work on his home, including the construction of a swimming pool, private clinic and amphitheatre @highlight Officers say probe into spending on Jacob Zuma's lavish home has begun @highlight He claims he had no knowledge about construction of pool, clinic and others @highlight Opposition leader has demanded he resign over the scandal @highlight In March he was ordered to pay some money back by corruption watchdog

However, the amphitheatre, visitors’ centre and extensive new facilities for the @placeholder family’s chickens and cattle could not.

Jacob Zuma

The father of a boy of 12 who drowned after being swept out to sea during a family holiday last night relived the desperate battle to rescue his son from the waves. Isaac Nash was swimming off the coast of Anglesey, North Wales, with his brother Xander on Friday when they got into difficulties. Their father Adam was able to swim out to save ten-year-old Xander, but Isaac was carried away. Today Isaac's mother, Zoe, 35, a teacher, paid tribute to her 'amazing, special' child who 'packed his life to the full'. Desperate: Isaac Nash was swimming off the coast of Anglesey, North Wales, with his brother Xander on Friday when they got into difficulties. His father Adam, pictured with Isaac, was able to save Xander @highlight Isaac Nash was swimming off the Anglesey coast with his brother Xander @highlight The pair got into difficulties after going further out to look at barnacles @highlight Their father Adam was able to save Xander, 10, but Isaac was carried away @highlight A huge wave pulled Isaac from his grandfather's grip as they clung to rocks @highlight His mother, Zoe, 35, said she 'thanked God' for her 'amazing, special boy'

I couldn’t even turn round to see what was going on with @placeholder.

Isaac

Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- South African leader Jacob Zuma was in neighboring Zimbabwe this week to rescue the seemingly crumbling power-sharing government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The South African president's visit Friday to the capital, Harare, follows escalating tensions between the two leaders, with Tsvangirai this week taking Mugabe to court for making unilateral decisions in the 21-month-old government. After a more than six-hour meeting with Mugabe and Tsvangirai, who have not been on speaking terms for close to a month, Zuma said he had managed to break the impasse between the two. "We have met and we have had successful consultations on a number of issues," Zuma told journalists. "They were small issues. There had been a breakdown of communication with the leaders of the government which have been resolved, and meetings will resume." @highlight President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are at odds @highlight South African President Jacob Zuma went to Zimbabwe to mediate @highlight He says he had successful consultations on a number of issues

Talk to the mediator, President Zuma," Tsvangirai told journalists about how his meeting with @placeholder and Mugabe went.

Jacob Zuma

The scene was horrifying. Gunmen stalked through the school, shooting children as they cowered under benches and booby-trapping buildings with homemade explosives. When the siege finally ended, Pakistan was left reeling and the world wondering: Who would do such a thing? And what do they hope to achieve? The identity of the group behind the massacre at the army-run school in Peshawar is no mystery. The Pakistan Taliban -- who have long conducted an insurgency against the Pakistani government as they seek to overthrow the authorities and bring in Sharia law -- were quick to claim the terror attack. And they said it was revenge for the killing of hundreds of innocent tribesmen and their children during a recent offensive by the Pakistani military. @highlight Analyst: Pakistan Taliban have an ideological agenda, are opposed to Western education @highlight The Pakistan Taliban have claimed a number of violent attacks in recent months @highlight The government suspended peace talks with the Pakistan Taliban earlier this year @highlight The military is conducting a ground offensive aimed at clearing militant strongholds

Recent @placeholder offensives had been believed to have weakened the group, but it is clearly still all too capable of a shocking attack.

Pakistan

(CNN) -- Some of the worst fighting to hit Somalia's capital city in recent months uprooted nearly 34,000 people in less than a week, according to a United Nations report released Monday. A young girl feeds her baby brother at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. Relief workers said the fighting between the Somali government and rebels over Islamic law has left Somali civilians with the choice of facing bloody battles or fleeing to squalid camps. The displaced people have found shelter in already overcrowded camps in and around Mogadishu, while others have fled into neighboring Kenya, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). @highlight Fighting in Somalia uproots 34,000 civilians in a week, report says @highlight Civilians have choice: Face bloody battles or be forced into squalid camps @highlight More than 100 have died in most recent fighting @highlight Violence stems from an interpretation of sharia, or Islamic law

"These refugees have risked everything to escape the fighting in @placeholder.

Somali

Amir Khan will give Floyd Mayweather Jnr until the end of the week to agree to fight him. The Bolton welterweight had been confident that his dominant victory over Devon Alexander last month would set him up for the Las Vegas mega-fight. But he has grown frustrated after his efforts to negotiate a deal with the best boxer in the world drew a blank. Amir Khan, pictured beating Devon Alexander, wants to fight Floyd Mayweather next Khan has given Mayweather a deadline of five days to decide if he wants to fight The pound-for-pound boxing king shakes hands with LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant @highlight Amir Khan is desperate to set up a fight with Floyd Mayweather @highlight Khan has given the American until the end of the week to decide @highlight Other options for Khan are Manny Pacquiao and Kell Brook

‘If @placeholder doesn’t take the fight then maybe the Pacquiao fight will be more interesting for me,’ Khan said.

Floyd Mayweather

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:29 EST, 14 May 2013 | UPDATED: 05:21 EST, 15 May 2013 The long-lost remains of a 16-year-old boy who vanished 41 years ago during a camping trip with his orphanage have been identified thanks to DNA testing in connection to serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Skeletal remains found in New Jersey's Bass River State Forest in 2000 have been identified as Steven Soden who was last seen running from the park with another boy in 1972, authorities announced on Tuesday. Soden's family feared that he, as well as 12-year-old Donald Caldwell who has yet to be found, may have runaway from their group that April before being murdered by Gacy. @highlight Remains identified as Steven Soden, 16, who vanished in 1972 during trip with orphanage @highlight Recovered skeleton in New Jersey forest @highlight Soden's family feared the boy fled to Chicago and was murdered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy @highlight DNA test's results reopens hunt for Donald Caldwell, 12, last seen with Soden @highlight Soden's cause of death not immediately known

@placeholder was responsible for the deaths of at least 22 teenaged boys and young men in Chicago from 1972 to 1978, the city where Soden's father lived and his family feared he may have traveled to.

Gacy

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 17:29 EST, 14 May 2013 | UPDATED: 05:21 EST, 15 May 2013 The long-lost remains of a 16-year-old boy who vanished 41 years ago during a camping trip with his orphanage have been identified thanks to DNA testing in connection to serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Skeletal remains found in New Jersey's Bass River State Forest in 2000 have been identified as Steven Soden who was last seen running from the park with another boy in 1972, authorities announced on Tuesday. Soden's family feared that he, as well as 12-year-old Donald Caldwell who has yet to be found, may have runaway from their group that April before being murdered by Gacy. @highlight Remains identified as Steven Soden, 16, who vanished in 1972 during trip with orphanage @highlight Recovered skeleton in New Jersey forest @highlight Soden's family feared the boy fled to Chicago and was murdered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy @highlight DNA test's results reopens hunt for Donald Caldwell, 12, last seen with Soden @highlight Soden's cause of death not immediately known

one of @placeholder’s victims but it did match the unidentified remains found near the New Jersey camp

Gacy

(CNN) -- Has the new president turned around America's image in other countries? You could call it step one, with many more to go. Then-candidate Barack Obama gave a major speech in Berlin, Germany, in July of 2008. In 2004, President Bush visited Canada and faced massive protests and shouts of "George Bush go home!" But on Thursday, President Obama got a different reception when he crossed the northern border: adoring throngs of Canadians shouting, "Yes we can!" The new president vowed during the campaign to remake the image of the United States in the world. Last summer, for example, candidate Obama traveled to Europe and addressed thousands in Berlin, Germany. @highlight Schneider: "The world loves Obama. But does the world love the United States?" @highlight Obama visits Canada on Thursday to throngs of cheering crowds @highlight Obama vowed during the campaign to remake the image of the United States @highlight Americans appear confident world opinion can change under Obama

Canada -- where on Thursday Obama made his first foreign trip as president -- is one country where opinion may be shifting in @placeholder's favor.

America

A British soldier surprised his bride-to-be with a wedding ring he made by hand from an old penny he found in Afghanistan. Bombardier Ben McDowell surprised his fiancee Jolene Riley with a unique wedding band that he meticulously carved while he was on tour in Afghanistan. The 19-year-old couldn’t believe it when Ben got down on one knee, after just 10-months together, and popped the question during two-weeks of leave last month. Dedication: Bombardier Ben McDowell surprised his fiancee Jolene Riley with a unique wedding band that he made himself while he was on tour in Afghanistan - from a local penny @highlight Ben McDowell, 24, spent three months beating penny into shape with rock @highlight The Bombardier then sent it to a jeweller in the UK to plate it in gold @highlight Fiancee Jolene Riley, 19, had asked him to bring her a penny back @highlight So Mr McDowell thought up the 'amazing surprise' while on tour

She added: 'It was undoubtedly love at first sight from the very first time I met @placeholder.

Ben

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- A magistrate judge on Monday granted bail for an Illinois man accused of surreptitiously taping sports reporter Erin Andrews in the nude and posting the videos on the Internet. ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was allegedly stalked by a man who posted nude videos of her on the Internet. Michael David Barrett, 48, will return to California to face a federal charge of interstate stalking. U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys agreed Barrett would be released on bail. However, Keys ordered that Barrett be confined to his home and subject to electronic monitoring, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Barrett, an insurance company employee from Westmont, Illinois, is accused of taping Andrews, an ESPN reporter, while she was nude in two hotel rooms. He then made seven videos that he posted on the Internet, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. @highlight Bail granted for man accused of secretly taping ESPN reporter Erin Andrews @highlight Authorities say Andrews was filmed through peephole in hotel rooms @highlight Videos were later posted on Internet, according to FBI @highlight Michael David Barrett faces interstate stalking charge

Authorities believe @placeholder could have recorded similar videos of other women in the same manner, the criminal complaint says.

Barrett

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- A magistrate judge on Monday granted bail for an Illinois man accused of surreptitiously taping sports reporter Erin Andrews in the nude and posting the videos on the Internet. ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was allegedly stalked by a man who posted nude videos of her on the Internet. Michael David Barrett, 48, will return to California to face a federal charge of interstate stalking. U.S. Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys agreed Barrett would be released on bail. However, Keys ordered that Barrett be confined to his home and subject to electronic monitoring, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Barrett, an insurance company employee from Westmont, Illinois, is accused of taping Andrews, an ESPN reporter, while she was nude in two hotel rooms. He then made seven videos that he posted on the Internet, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case. @highlight Bail granted for man accused of secretly taping ESPN reporter Erin Andrews @highlight Authorities say Andrews was filmed through peephole in hotel rooms @highlight Videos were later posted on Internet, according to FBI @highlight Michael David Barrett faces interstate stalking charge

However, he said, in reviewing the affidavit, @placeholder' "concern returned, unfortunately, in spades, so to speak, because of the extent of the charges as outlined by the FBI (and) the fact that this has been going on for several months in numerous locations.

Andrews

Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- A top adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad defended the regime's actions Tuesday, arguing that the government is not attacking peaceful protesters, despite widespread witness reports of a fierce crackdown against displays of dissent. "Security forces are there against armed groups," Bouthaina Shaaban told CNN in an interview, referring to the shadowy entities the regime has consistently said are responsible for the violence sweeping the Arab country since mid-March. "We're not targeting demonstrators. I think peaceful demonstrators have made their point, and they are making their point every day. We have no problem with that." Shaaban said the government would like "to talk to peaceful demonstrators" and is not opposed to peaceful protests. What it wants to do, she said, is "isolate armed militants." She and other Syrian government officials have not provided more detail about the armed groups and their financing. @highlight NEW: U.S. is pleased Syria gave the opposition some "breathing space" @highlight More than 1,300 civilians have been killed in the unrest, an activist group says @highlight Adviser: Protesters have "legitimate grievances," but there are extremists @highlight The Turkish government says 10,757 Syrians have fled across the border @highlight "We must change this tyrannical regime," a former political prisoner says

It also said 441 @placeholder had returned to Syria voluntarily in the past two days.

Syria

Sleeping peacefully in the arms of her father, this is precious baby Maya born in jail to the woman facing execution in Sudan for marrying a Christian U.S. citizen. Our exclusive picture shows father Daniel Wani holding his daughter for the first time. Daniel's wife Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to Maya five days early in the hospital wing at Omdurman Federal Women’s Prison in North Khartoum yesterday. Proud: Father Daniel Wani, a U.S. citizen, from Manchester, New Hampshire, holds Maya for the first time after being allowed to visit to his wife, Meriam Ibrahim, who was sentenced to death for marrying him, a Christian @highlight Meriam Ibrahim, 27, gave birth five days early yesterday @highlight She has spent months of her pregnancy shackled to the floor @highlight Father, U.S. citizen Daniel Wani, pictured with baby girl in Khartoum jail @highlight Meriam sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity @highlight Converted after marrying, Daniel, a Christian who lives in New Hampshire @highlight She will never see baby grow up as she refuses to renounce Christianity @highlight Lawyer told MailOnline: 'The family are taking time to enjoy the birth before they fight injustice'

biochemist returned to Sudan to marry @placeholder at a Christian service in a

Meriam

(CNN) -- Doctors in Cuba detected and removed a cancerous tumor from Hugo Chavez's body, the Venezuelan president announced in a speech broadcast on state-run VTV Thursday night. Chavez said he was continuing treatment, but did not specify what that treatment entailed, where the tumor was located or when he would return to Venezuela. The "abscessed tumor with cancerous cells" was discovered after doctors had already operated and treated a pelvic abscess, he said. Doctors operated again without any complications and removed the tumor, he said. Chavez said he was "receiving complementary treatments to combat the different types of cells found," and that his condition continued "evolving satisfactorily." @highlight "We will live and we will overcome," Chavez says in closing @highlight He says doctors found "an abscessed tumor with cancerous cells" @highlight Chavez does not reveal treatment details or when he will return to Venezuela @highlight Thursday's speech is Chavez's first on state television since his June 10 surgery

The @placeholder president's typically frequent live television appearances have been absent from the country's airwaves since doctors in Cuba first performed surgery to treat a pelvic abscess June 10.

Venezuela

Waveland, Mississippi (CNN) -- Tommy Longo has had a rough year: both hips, a femur and a knee replaced. When he hobbles out of his truck to see how the new City Hall construction is going, he looks with every step like he just needs to sit down. His face is covered with perspiration in the afternoon heat, and he always seems to be headed to the next appointment. You might think the mayor of a town that disappeared would have little to do, and yet Longo seems to never stop. "We lost our residential structures, lost our commercial structures, lost our governmental structures," he says. "Every city building was gone. Our town was obliterated. We were wiped off the face of the earth." For all the attention focused on New Orleans each time the anniversary of Katrina rolls around, it would be easy to forget that the epicenter of the storm was over on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. And no town was hit harder than Waveland. Ninety-five percent of its homes were taken by the storm; 100 percent of the town's businesses. With virtually every road either broken up or piled with mountains of debris, it was difficult for recovery teams to find a starting place. @highlight Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Waveland, Mississippi, regains what it lost @highlight Mayor: "We were wiped off the face of the earth" @highlight Town has recovered about 65 percent of lost businesses since the storm @highlight About two-thirds of the town's residents have returned

And yet, Mayor @placeholder and a core of dedicated residents began rebuilding almost as soon as the storm passed, and for the past five years they have remained steadily at it.

Longo

By Nick Pisa Last updated at 4:33 PM on 9th September 2011 Relief: Amanda Knox at her appeal court hearing in Perugia Jailed Amanda Knox today spoke of her relief that 'finally they believe me' as her hopes rose she will be cleared of the murder of Meredith Kercher. Knox, 24, is serving 26 years for the brutal killing of the 21-year-old British student, who was found semi naked and her throat slashed in her bedroom of the house they shared with two other women. Also convicted with her was her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 27, who was given 25 years. @highlight American student confident she will cleared of the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher @highlight Case 'falling apart at the seams' because of shoddy and unreliable forensic investigation @highlight 'Meredith was my friend I could never hurt her'

The experts have also questioned the reliability of DNA evidence found on @placeholder's bloodied bra clasp which was found at the scene and then 'missed' for six weeks.

Meredith

More than half of British pilots have fallen asleep in the cockpit of a passenger plane. And alarming research has revealed that one in six commercial pilots has woken up at the controls - only to see that their co-pilot is dozing too. The findings were revealed yesterday, following reports that two pilots fell asleep on a British passenger plane last month. In the air: The captain and co-pilot of the Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 blamed their long shifts for falling asleep but the CAA accepts the pair were not asleep at the same time The captain and co-pilot of the Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 blamed their long shifts. @highlight More than half of UK pilots have fallen asleep in passenger plane cockpit @highlight It follows reports of two pilots falling asleep on a British aircraft last month @highlight Captain and co-pilot of Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 blamed long shifts but the Civil Aviation Authority accepts they were not asleep at the same time

Airlines are legally obliged to report any potential safety breaches to the @placeholder while individual crew members can also report incidents.

CAA

Arsene Wenger insists Jack Wilshere silenced his critics by inspiring Arsenal's fightback against Manchester City. Former England and Manchester United star Paul Scholes has been the most outspoken in questioning why Wilshere's development has stalled since making his debut in 2008. The 22-year-old issued the perfect response against the Barclays Premier League champions, reacting to Sergio Aguero's opener by lobbing Joe Hart before teeing up a sublime volley for Alexis Sanchez. Jack Wilshere has silenced his critics according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger Martin Demichelis' late header salvaged a 2-2 draw for City, but it was the dynamic Wilshere who really caught the eye. @highlight Jack Wilshere silenced his critics says Gunners boss Arsene Wenger @highlight Arsenal midfielder scored in their match against Manchester City @highlight Wilshere was heavily criticised by Paul Scholes recently @highlight Alexis Sanchez also scored an excellent goal at The Emirates

'@placeholder finished with his right foot and chipped a goalkeeper who knows him well.

Jack Wilshere

Arsene Wenger insists Jack Wilshere silenced his critics by inspiring Arsenal's fightback against Manchester City. Former England and Manchester United star Paul Scholes has been the most outspoken in questioning why Wilshere's development has stalled since making his debut in 2008. The 22-year-old issued the perfect response against the Barclays Premier League champions, reacting to Sergio Aguero's opener by lobbing Joe Hart before teeing up a sublime volley for Alexis Sanchez. Jack Wilshere has silenced his critics according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger Martin Demichelis' late header salvaged a 2-2 draw for City, but it was the dynamic Wilshere who really caught the eye. @highlight Jack Wilshere silenced his critics says Gunners boss Arsene Wenger @highlight Arsenal midfielder scored in their match against Manchester City @highlight Wilshere was heavily criticised by Paul Scholes recently @highlight Alexis Sanchez also scored an excellent goal at The Emirates

'I want to score more goals and my goalscoring record hasn't been good enough,' @placeholder added.

Jack Wilshere

(CNN)Two purported ISIS fighters interviewed for a news agency working in ISIS-held territory have given the same reason for the militants' retreat from the Syrian city of Kobani: the constant pummeling by coalition airstrikes. On Monday, Kurdish fighters declared that they had released the city on the border to Turkey from ISIS' grip after 112 days of fighting. The efforts of the Kurdish fighters -- known as the YPG, or People's Protection Units -- on the ground were backed by an extensive campaign of airstrikes by the U.S.-led international coalition against ISIS. And according to the interviews given to ISIS-aligned Amak news agency in Syria, it was those airstrikes that won the battle for Kobani, referred to by the fighters as Ayn Al-Islam. @highlight ISIS kidnapped 15 oil workers southwest of Kirkuk, local police chief says @highlight Two purported ISIS fighters say constant coalition airstrikes in Kobani drove them out @highlight "Their planes did not leave the air, day and night," says one fighter

Another 10 airstrikes were carried out Friday against ISIS targets in @placeholder, eight of them near Kobani.

Syria

Washington (CNN) -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who led the response to the 2010 BP oil spill and administered a moratorium on offshore drilling, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down. The former Colorado lawmaker plans to return home in March after eight turbulent and busy years in Washington, four years in the U.S. Senate and four years as head of the Interior Department. President Obama nominated him for the Cabinet post four years ago and he was unanimously confirmed. He was most prominent when he spearheaded the administration reaction to the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. @highlight Salazar is a former U.S. senator from Colorado @highlight He led the administration's reaction to the 2010 Gulf spill and explosion @highlight Salazar made strides in renewable energy, forging better relations with Native Americans

@placeholder issued a six-month drilling moratorium after the April 20, 2010, explosion.

Ken Salazar

(CNN) -- While European carriers are facing turbulent times, some Asian airlines are hoping that a cut-price long-haul model will find a ready market in Asia's growing middle class. Globally, low-cost carriers have been the industry's success story over the past decade, with their market share rising from 8% of all seats sold in 2001 to nearly 26% this year, according to the Centre for Aviation. Budget airlines have largely focused on short- to medium-haul routes, with their success in winning passengers through low fares forcing many full-service "legacy carriers" to launch their own low-cost options in response. Efforts to apply the low-cost model to longer-haul travel -- most notably on trans-Atlantic routes -- have repeatedly met with failure, as witnessed in the collapse of Laker Airways in 1982, and Zoom Airlines in 2008. @highlight Four budget airlines in Asia will be flying long-haul routes by 2013 @highlight Skeptics doubt that the low-cost, long-haul model will work @highlight But backers say the formula is already proving successful, and will spread elsewhere

But now, in @placeholder, an increasing number of operators are beginning to offer long-haul air travel for low fares, opening a new frontier in the fiercely competitive aviation market.

Asia

(CNN) -- While European carriers are facing turbulent times, some Asian airlines are hoping that a cut-price long-haul model will find a ready market in Asia's growing middle class. Globally, low-cost carriers have been the industry's success story over the past decade, with their market share rising from 8% of all seats sold in 2001 to nearly 26% this year, according to the Centre for Aviation. Budget airlines have largely focused on short- to medium-haul routes, with their success in winning passengers through low fares forcing many full-service "legacy carriers" to launch their own low-cost options in response. Efforts to apply the low-cost model to longer-haul travel -- most notably on trans-Atlantic routes -- have repeatedly met with failure, as witnessed in the collapse of Laker Airways in 1982, and Zoom Airlines in 2008. @highlight Four budget airlines in Asia will be flying long-haul routes by 2013 @highlight Skeptics doubt that the low-cost, long-haul model will work @highlight But backers say the formula is already proving successful, and will spread elsewhere

"You've got an emerging and growing middle class in @placeholder, with increasing aspiration and ability to travel," said Cowen.

Asia

(CNN) -- While European carriers are facing turbulent times, some Asian airlines are hoping that a cut-price long-haul model will find a ready market in Asia's growing middle class. Globally, low-cost carriers have been the industry's success story over the past decade, with their market share rising from 8% of all seats sold in 2001 to nearly 26% this year, according to the Centre for Aviation. Budget airlines have largely focused on short- to medium-haul routes, with their success in winning passengers through low fares forcing many full-service "legacy carriers" to launch their own low-cost options in response. Efforts to apply the low-cost model to longer-haul travel -- most notably on trans-Atlantic routes -- have repeatedly met with failure, as witnessed in the collapse of Laker Airways in 1982, and Zoom Airlines in 2008. @highlight Four budget airlines in Asia will be flying long-haul routes by 2013 @highlight Skeptics doubt that the low-cost, long-haul model will work @highlight But backers say the formula is already proving successful, and will spread elsewhere

And, in a prediction likely to be welcomed by travelers the world over, he said that other low-cost, long-haul carriers were likely to follow in @placeholder, and in other regions when market conditions were right.

Asia

(CNN) -- Golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday addressed a racially-tinged remark made by his former caddy, telling reporters Steve Williams apologized and is not a racist. "It was a wrong thing to say, something that we both acknowledge," Woods said, speaking at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, site of this week's Australian Open, according to his website. Woods and Williams met earlier in the day, and shook hands after Williams apologized, the website reported. Williams -- who was fired by Woods in July -- was being presented with a satirical award Friday night at an awards dinner in Shanghai, China, for comments he made after his new boss, golfer Adam Scott, defeated Woods at the Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio in August. @highlight Tiger Woods met with Steve Williams and the two shook hands @highlight "It was a wrong thing to say," Woods said about Williams' comment @highlight Williams issued an apology shortly after the Friday night remarks

According to media reports, when asked about those comments during his acceptance speech Friday night, @placeholder said: "I wanted to shove it up that black a--."

Steve Williams

(CNN) -- Golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday addressed a racially-tinged remark made by his former caddy, telling reporters Steve Williams apologized and is not a racist. "It was a wrong thing to say, something that we both acknowledge," Woods said, speaking at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, site of this week's Australian Open, according to his website. Woods and Williams met earlier in the day, and shook hands after Williams apologized, the website reported. Williams -- who was fired by Woods in July -- was being presented with a satirical award Friday night at an awards dinner in Shanghai, China, for comments he made after his new boss, golfer Adam Scott, defeated Woods at the Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio in August. @highlight Tiger Woods met with Steve Williams and the two shook hands @highlight "It was a wrong thing to say," Woods said about Williams' comment @highlight Williams issued an apology shortly after the Friday night remarks

"I now realize how my comments could be construed as racist," @placeholder' statement said.

Steve Williams

(CNN) -- Golfer Tiger Woods Tuesday addressed a racially-tinged remark made by his former caddy, telling reporters Steve Williams apologized and is not a racist. "It was a wrong thing to say, something that we both acknowledge," Woods said, speaking at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, site of this week's Australian Open, according to his website. Woods and Williams met earlier in the day, and shook hands after Williams apologized, the website reported. Williams -- who was fired by Woods in July -- was being presented with a satirical award Friday night at an awards dinner in Shanghai, China, for comments he made after his new boss, golfer Adam Scott, defeated Woods at the Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio in August. @highlight Tiger Woods met with Steve Williams and the two shook hands @highlight "It was a wrong thing to say," Woods said about Williams' comment @highlight Williams issued an apology shortly after the Friday night remarks

I sincerely apologize to @placeholder and anyone else I have offended."

Tiger Woods

By Toni Jones Girls rock. And this season the only accessory you really need hanging off your arm is your best friend. Model mates Poppy Delevingne and Alexa Chung set out on a seriously stylish girls-only roadtrip for online fashion magazine The Edit earlier this summer. As well as posing in their classic convertible the two beautiful BFFs opened up about their ten year friendship, their wildest nights out, and why they feel it's so important to support and encourage the women in their lives. Poppy, 28, first met Alexa, 30, ten years ago at a casting call, and recalls that even then the brunette had stand out style. Poppy says: 'I remember thinking she was very beautiful, almost cat-like, but definitely a bit of a bloke. She was wearing skinny jeans that I wanted/needed in my life immediately – a feeling I had no idea would resonate every time I saw her.' @highlight Presenter Alexa Chung joins Poppy Delevingne on a road trip for The Edit @highlight Pair became friends on the fashion circuit @highlight Seen modelling Americana looks for the stylish shoot in Ibiza @highlight Poppy says Alexa is the ultimate vacation pal because she 'scoffs pasta for breakfast, sunbathes topless and is brilliant with people.' @highlight Blonde admits she doesn't compare herself to supermodel sister Cara, 21 @highlight See the full shoot and interview in this week's issue of net-a-porter.com magazine The Edit

@placeholder, pictured in a selection of Americana-inspired designer denim and dresses, also delves into her relationship with sister and model-of-the-moment, Cara Delevingne: 'When it comes to work, I’m not competitive at all.

Poppy

By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 23:10 EST, 30 September 2013 | UPDATED: 05:40 EST, 1 October 2013 The headless, handless body of a man has been found stuffed in a metal drum in northwest Pennsylvania. Police have determined the victim, whom they believe to be Gerald Paul VanDyke, 55, of Union City, Pennsylvania, died of an arrow to the heart before he was decapitated and had his hands lopped off. The grim discovery took place last Friday in Rockdale Township, less than a mile from the home of Richard Alfred Houy, 68, of Cambridge Springs, who is now being held without bond on criminal homicide and other charges. @highlight Police believe the headless, handless body discovered in a metal drum in a rural area on Friday was Gerald Paul VanDyke, 55 @highlight The grim discovery took place last Friday in Rockdale Township, in Pennsylvania less than a mile from the home of Richard Alfred Houy, 68 @highlight Houy is now being held without bond on criminal homicide and other charges @highlight Suspect is the father of VanDyke's longtime girlfriend Tina Skelton

As the body had no head and investigators couldn't use fingerprints, further DNA testing is required to confirm the victim is in fact @placeholder, who has been missing since September 14.

Gerald Paul VanDyke

By Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED: 12:09 EST, 11 January 2014 | UPDATED: 15:48 EST, 11 January 2014 A violent ex-con has been charged with multiple counts in the road rage shooting death of a 21-year-old female Georgia college student. Sparkles Lindsay, 22, followed Kimberly Kilgore, 21, into her gated apartment complex last year and shot her to death while her best friend sat in the passenger seat and watched in horror, police say. Ms Lindsay faces a charge of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. @highlight Sparkles Lindsay, 21, faces multiple counts in the shooting death of 22-year-old Kimberly Kilgore @highlight Police say a road rage incident turned into a physical altercation outside Ms Kilgore's apartment before Ms Lindsay shot her @highlight Ms Lindsay has multiple violent arrests in her past and had only been released from prison three months before Ms Kilgore's murder

Despite the complex being gated, Ms @placeholder drove into the

Lindsay

By Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED: 12:09 EST, 11 January 2014 | UPDATED: 15:48 EST, 11 January 2014 A violent ex-con has been charged with multiple counts in the road rage shooting death of a 21-year-old female Georgia college student. Sparkles Lindsay, 22, followed Kimberly Kilgore, 21, into her gated apartment complex last year and shot her to death while her best friend sat in the passenger seat and watched in horror, police say. Ms Lindsay faces a charge of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. @highlight Sparkles Lindsay, 21, faces multiple counts in the shooting death of 22-year-old Kimberly Kilgore @highlight Police say a road rage incident turned into a physical altercation outside Ms Kilgore's apartment before Ms Lindsay shot her @highlight Ms Lindsay has multiple violent arrests in her past and had only been released from prison three months before Ms Kilgore's murder

In court: Ms @placeholder appears at a court hearing last year

Lindsay

By Brian Marjoribanks At Sporting Lisbon's campus in Alcohete, south of the River Tagus, images of Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo decorate the walls. For now, at least, they serve as a reminder that success in football does not always have to be measured in league titles. When Real Madrid's Ronaldo secured his second Ballon d'Or earlier this year, it was the third time since 2000 that the World Player of the Year had been a graduate of the Portuguese club's fabled academy. Of all of Europe's talent factories, only Barcelona's famed La Masia can beat Sporting's record. Yet while the senior side have not won a Primera Liga title since 2002, there was progress last season at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Sporting's impressive, modern 50,000-capacity stadium. A second-place finish in the league represented a fair improvement on seventh the previous season. @highlight Ryan Gauld moved to Sporting Lisbon on a six-year contract @highlight Scottish teenager nicknamed 'Baby Messi' after Barcelona ace Lionel Messi @highlight Gauld left Dundee United for Portugal in a £3million move @highlight It will cost £48m to buy the 18-year-old out of his Sporting Lisbon contract

I suspect @placeholder will have a four-year plan for Ryan to improve him then sell him on for a big profit.

Sporting

By Brian Marjoribanks At Sporting Lisbon's campus in Alcohete, south of the River Tagus, images of Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo decorate the walls. For now, at least, they serve as a reminder that success in football does not always have to be measured in league titles. When Real Madrid's Ronaldo secured his second Ballon d'Or earlier this year, it was the third time since 2000 that the World Player of the Year had been a graduate of the Portuguese club's fabled academy. Of all of Europe's talent factories, only Barcelona's famed La Masia can beat Sporting's record. Yet while the senior side have not won a Primera Liga title since 2002, there was progress last season at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Sporting's impressive, modern 50,000-capacity stadium. A second-place finish in the league represented a fair improvement on seventh the previous season. @highlight Ryan Gauld moved to Sporting Lisbon on a six-year contract @highlight Scottish teenager nicknamed 'Baby Messi' after Barcelona ace Lionel Messi @highlight Gauld left Dundee United for Portugal in a £3million move @highlight It will cost £48m to buy the 18-year-old out of his Sporting Lisbon contract

'It will be hard for @placeholder, adjusting to the culture and the language, and when the league kicks off next month it will be roasting hot.

Gauld

By Brian Marjoribanks At Sporting Lisbon's campus in Alcohete, south of the River Tagus, images of Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo decorate the walls. For now, at least, they serve as a reminder that success in football does not always have to be measured in league titles. When Real Madrid's Ronaldo secured his second Ballon d'Or earlier this year, it was the third time since 2000 that the World Player of the Year had been a graduate of the Portuguese club's fabled academy. Of all of Europe's talent factories, only Barcelona's famed La Masia can beat Sporting's record. Yet while the senior side have not won a Primera Liga title since 2002, there was progress last season at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Sporting's impressive, modern 50,000-capacity stadium. A second-place finish in the league represented a fair improvement on seventh the previous season. @highlight Ryan Gauld moved to Sporting Lisbon on a six-year contract @highlight Scottish teenager nicknamed 'Baby Messi' after Barcelona ace Lionel Messi @highlight Gauld left Dundee United for Portugal in a £3million move @highlight It will cost £48m to buy the 18-year-old out of his Sporting Lisbon contract

'It's going to be very different to what @placeholder is used to.

Gauld

By Brian Marjoribanks At Sporting Lisbon's campus in Alcohete, south of the River Tagus, images of Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo decorate the walls. For now, at least, they serve as a reminder that success in football does not always have to be measured in league titles. When Real Madrid's Ronaldo secured his second Ballon d'Or earlier this year, it was the third time since 2000 that the World Player of the Year had been a graduate of the Portuguese club's fabled academy. Of all of Europe's talent factories, only Barcelona's famed La Masia can beat Sporting's record. Yet while the senior side have not won a Primera Liga title since 2002, there was progress last season at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Sporting's impressive, modern 50,000-capacity stadium. A second-place finish in the league represented a fair improvement on seventh the previous season. @highlight Ryan Gauld moved to Sporting Lisbon on a six-year contract @highlight Scottish teenager nicknamed 'Baby Messi' after Barcelona ace Lionel Messi @highlight Gauld left Dundee United for Portugal in a £3million move @highlight It will cost £48m to buy the 18-year-old out of his Sporting Lisbon contract

'My advice to @placeholder would be to enjoy the challenge and the opportunity but also try to learn the language.

Gauld

A brave Aussie nurse fighting the war against the devastating disease that is Ebola has shared her story from deep inside 'the Ebola death zone'. Anne Carey, 56, from Esperence in Western Australia has been on the front line in Africa since the outbreak of the killer virus, and has no regrets despite playing almost daily witness to suffering and fatality. She was one of the first Australians to arrive in Sierra Leone, as the disease began to take a deadly hold on the west African country, and speaking to 60 Minutes she revealed the horror and heartbreak of her work. @highlight Anne Carey has been working in Sierra Leone's Ebola hospitals for several months as part of the Red Cross @highlight The volunteer nurse was one of the first Australians to make it into the so-called 'death zone' @highlight She tells of the heartache of watching defenceless babies lose their battle against the killer @highlight At least 10,000 people have died since the 2013 outbreak in west Africa @highlight Her story featured Sunday night on 60 Minutes Australia on the Nine Network

Anne Carey is one of 27 Australian Red Cross aid workers sent to tackle Ebola, working with more than 200 international Red Cross staff members and upwards of 6,100 local volunteers in @placeholder.

Africa

(CNN) -- Security has been stepped up around a prominent Australian Muslim leader after Twitter threats from a Sydney-based militant seen in recent photos clutching severed heads in Syria. In a tweet that's since been deleted, a man believed to be Mohamed Elomar offered $1,000 for information on the whereabouts of Dr. Jamal Rifi and his five children. "Anyone in Sydney who can give me the details of Habashi dog Dr Jamal Rifi, anything, house details, wat area am willing to pay $1000," the tweet said. Rifi is a general practitioner and outspoken community leader who this week condemned shocking images posted on social media by convicted terrorist Khaled Sharrouf of his seven-year-old child holding a mutilated head. @highlight Australian tweets bounty for information on outspoken Muslim leader @highlight Mohamed Elomar is believed to be in Syria, fighting with ISIS @highlight Elomar posted photos of himself holding severed heads of fighters @highlight Sharrouf shocked world with photo of young son holding mutilated head

The senior @placeholder is currently serving a minimum 21-year sentence for the plot, which involved the manufacture of explosives for a "potentially catastrophic" attack.

Elomar

(CNN) -- Security has been stepped up around a prominent Australian Muslim leader after Twitter threats from a Sydney-based militant seen in recent photos clutching severed heads in Syria. In a tweet that's since been deleted, a man believed to be Mohamed Elomar offered $1,000 for information on the whereabouts of Dr. Jamal Rifi and his five children. "Anyone in Sydney who can give me the details of Habashi dog Dr Jamal Rifi, anything, house details, wat area am willing to pay $1000," the tweet said. Rifi is a general practitioner and outspoken community leader who this week condemned shocking images posted on social media by convicted terrorist Khaled Sharrouf of his seven-year-old child holding a mutilated head. @highlight Australian tweets bounty for information on outspoken Muslim leader @highlight Mohamed Elomar is believed to be in Syria, fighting with ISIS @highlight Elomar posted photos of himself holding severed heads of fighters @highlight Sharrouf shocked world with photo of young son holding mutilated head

The latest tweets attributed to @placeholder came from the now suspended Twitter handle @abu hafs ozzie.

Elomar

(CNN) -- Security has been stepped up around a prominent Australian Muslim leader after Twitter threats from a Sydney-based militant seen in recent photos clutching severed heads in Syria. In a tweet that's since been deleted, a man believed to be Mohamed Elomar offered $1,000 for information on the whereabouts of Dr. Jamal Rifi and his five children. "Anyone in Sydney who can give me the details of Habashi dog Dr Jamal Rifi, anything, house details, wat area am willing to pay $1000," the tweet said. Rifi is a general practitioner and outspoken community leader who this week condemned shocking images posted on social media by convicted terrorist Khaled Sharrouf of his seven-year-old child holding a mutilated head. @highlight Australian tweets bounty for information on outspoken Muslim leader @highlight Mohamed Elomar is believed to be in Syria, fighting with ISIS @highlight Elomar posted photos of himself holding severed heads of fighters @highlight Sharrouf shocked world with photo of young son holding mutilated head

@placeholder followed in the early 1980s and has become a respected member of the community for his efforts in breaking down religious barriers.

Jamal Rifi

(CNN) -- Security has been stepped up around a prominent Australian Muslim leader after Twitter threats from a Sydney-based militant seen in recent photos clutching severed heads in Syria. In a tweet that's since been deleted, a man believed to be Mohamed Elomar offered $1,000 for information on the whereabouts of Dr. Jamal Rifi and his five children. "Anyone in Sydney who can give me the details of Habashi dog Dr Jamal Rifi, anything, house details, wat area am willing to pay $1000," the tweet said. Rifi is a general practitioner and outspoken community leader who this week condemned shocking images posted on social media by convicted terrorist Khaled Sharrouf of his seven-year-old child holding a mutilated head. @highlight Australian tweets bounty for information on outspoken Muslim leader @highlight Mohamed Elomar is believed to be in Syria, fighting with ISIS @highlight Elomar posted photos of himself holding severed heads of fighters @highlight Sharrouf shocked world with photo of young son holding mutilated head

Mohamed's father would support him "100%," @placeholder said, though he added he hadn't spoken to him since the threats were made.

Jamal Rifi

Many people may feel that they have spent a great deal of time on the A1 road, which connects London and Edinburgh. But the route has been in use for a staggering 10,000 years, according to newly-discovered archaeological evidence. A Mesolithic settlement, which has been compared to a modern-day service station, has been unearthed by researchers alongside the A1 near Catterick in North Yorkshire. Scroll down for video The route, which is now the A1 between London and Edinburgh, may have been in use for a staggering 10,000 years, newly-discovered archaeological evidence suggests. Experts have discovered ancient artefacts during the widening of the road through North Yorkshire (pictured) @highlight Mesolithic settlement was unearthed near Catterick in North Yorkshire @highlight Site beside the A1 was used as an overnight shelter 10,000 years ago @highlight This means the route predates previous estimates it was built by Romans @highlight Flint tools dating back to between 6000 and 8000 BC were found at the site @highlight The dig took place at known Roman settlements before the widening of a section of the road takes place @highlight Dere Street runs alongside the modern A1 and the experts are focusing on a Roman town where they have found fragments of glass and a bowl @highlight Near Cataractonium is evidence of Iron Age settlements and cremations

‘We are still finding extremely clear evidence of how people used to live here almost 2,000 years ago during the @placeholder period.’

Roman

Many people may feel that they have spent a great deal of time on the A1 road, which connects London and Edinburgh. But the route has been in use for a staggering 10,000 years, according to newly-discovered archaeological evidence. A Mesolithic settlement, which has been compared to a modern-day service station, has been unearthed by researchers alongside the A1 near Catterick in North Yorkshire. Scroll down for video The route, which is now the A1 between London and Edinburgh, may have been in use for a staggering 10,000 years, newly-discovered archaeological evidence suggests. Experts have discovered ancient artefacts during the widening of the road through North Yorkshire (pictured) @highlight Mesolithic settlement was unearthed near Catterick in North Yorkshire @highlight Site beside the A1 was used as an overnight shelter 10,000 years ago @highlight This means the route predates previous estimates it was built by Romans @highlight Flint tools dating back to between 6000 and 8000 BC were found at the site @highlight The dig took place at known Roman settlements before the widening of a section of the road takes place @highlight Dere Street runs alongside the modern A1 and the experts are focusing on a Roman town where they have found fragments of glass and a bowl @highlight Near Cataractonium is evidence of Iron Age settlements and cremations

‘To find an Iron Age settlement with Iron Age activity and even cremations gives us an inkling again as to what life was like before the @placeholder period.’

Roman

Dublin (CNN) -- The day of the Gen. McChrystal mea culpa last week, an Afghan friend of mine, whom we can call Osman, drove from Kandahar city to his native village. A group of Taliban stopped the car and demanded to search Osman and his companions. This search has become a fact of life since the movement re-established its control over villages in Panjwai, a district in Kandahar province. The head of the armed group was the 20-year-old son of Osman's tenant farmer. Not far below a superficial politeness, the young Talib fighter deliberately humiliated someone who, according to Kandahari norms, was his senior. @highlight Michael Semple says new crop of Afghan Taliban made bold by guns, jihad authority @highlight Forces face this constant supply of fighters, he says, as well as kleptocratic government @highlight He says COIN goals of forming government and security forces won't be reached by 2011 @highlight Semple: Making common cause with reasonable parts of insurgency key to success

Osman's encounter with his tenant @placeholder gives a clue to the steady supply of insurgent fighters and commanders.

Talib

By Chris Parsons UPDATED: 11:35 EST, 6 January 2012 Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded today that the U.S. detention center at Bagram Air Base be handed over to his country's control in the next month. Karzai also demanded that all Afghan citizens held by the coalition troops across the nation should be returned. A presidential statement released today said that keeping Afghan citizens imprisoned without trial violates the country's constitution, as well as international human rights conventions. Unfair: Afghan president Hamid Karzai said keeping his country's citizens in the Bagram detention center violates Afghanistan's constitution The prison, inside the sprawling U.S. base at Bagram north of Kabul, abuts a well-known public detention center known as Parwan, which is run jointly by Afghan authorities and the U.S. military. @highlight Afghan President says holding citizens at Bagram breaches their human rights

Karzai said the work to return citizens from @placeholder, where a guard can here be seen standing by a cell, should do done within the next month (file picture)

Bagram

Hargeisa, Somaliland (CNN) -- In 1856, British explorer Richard Burton described Somalia as a nation of poets. It may seem an unlikely moniker for a country that has since become defined by piracy, state collapse, and the many horrors unleashed by Al-Shabaab -- the Islamic extremists who control much of the country. But, much has changed since then. Despite appearances, the country used to be one of East Africa's most dynamic artistic enclaves, and much of the region's cultural activity took place in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, the internationally unrecognized state that broke away from Somalia in 1991. "Hargeisa used to be the cultural hub for the Somali republic. There was a beautiful Chinese-built theater; also the main public library, at one time the biggest in Somalia," recalls Jama Muse Jama, who six years ago founded the Hargeisa Book Fair. @highlight Somaliland hosts one of the most anticipated book fair in East Africa @highlight The literary tradition is new. Somililand didn't have a standard alphabet until 1972 @highlight Now, Somali authors are hoping to nurture a new generation of authors

The city's dedication to the written word is particularly poignant, given that the @placeholder language didn't even have its own written alphabet until 1972.

Somali

Hundreds took to streets in Iraq on Thursday, castigating an inflammatory anti-Islamic video and the nation where it was produced, the United States. Angry protesters in the Sadr City district of northeast Baghdad carried banners, Iraqi flags and images of radical Shiite and anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as they railed against what they see as an insult to their faith. "America is the enemy of the people," the demonstrators shouted Thursday morning. They also yelled out, "Yes, yes to Islam. Yes, yes to Iraq. Yes, yes to Quran" -- the latter referring to the Muslim holy book. Arrest made in connection with deadly assault on U.S. consulate in Libya @highlight Hundreds of a radical Shiite cleric's supporters demonstrate in Baghdad's Sadr City @highlight "America is the enemy of the people," they chant, while railing against an anti-Islam video @highlight The controversial video was made in the U.S., but the top U.S. diplomat calls it "disgusting" @highlight Protests tied to the video are also held elsewhere in Iraq, including Najaf and Karbala

In addition to Sadr City, hundreds of Iraqis protested against the film and the @placeholder in the provinces of Najaf and Karbala, according to witnesses and local police officials.

America

As people across Australia relaxed after a day of festive over indulgence, one man was enduring perhaps the most miserable Christmas Day ever after becoming stranded on his jetski in the middle of a lake. The 28-year-old experienced jetskier had set off for a simple 4.5km ride on Lake Hume on the Victorian/New South Wales border, near his hometown of Albury, when his Christmas day went drastically wrong. The man’s friends become worried and reported him missing to police after he failed to return from the 15-minute ride by 8.00pm after setting off at 6.30pm. Lake Hume Coast Guard set out to rescue the man on Boxing Day after he was located after spending 12 hours on the lake overnight @highlight The 28-year-old experienced jetskier stayed on his vessel overnight @highlight He was found by friends at 6.40am on Boxing Day on Lake Hume on the Victorian/NSW border @highlight Police said he was not injured and is in good spirits

The local man from Albury, @placeholder, is said to be in good spirits after being rescued

NSW

HARO, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit Wednesday against the family of a teenage boy he struck and killed while driving a luxury car. Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy's parents to pay him €20,000 ($29,400) on the grounds that the collision that killed their teenage son also damaged his Audi A-8. News of the case sparked outrage in Spain and generated deep sympathy for the parents of 17-year-old Enaitz Iriondo Trinidad. He was riding his bicycle home to a campground when Delgado's car hit and killed him in August 2004. Hundreds of people descended on a courthouse in northern Spain in a show of support for the boy's parents Wednesday. They broke into applause when word came that Delgado had dropped the suit. @highlight Spaniard withdraws lawsuit against the family of a boy he struck and killed @highlight Tomas Delgado had filed a suit, saying collision had also damaged his car @highlight News of the case sparked outrage in Spain and deep sympathy for the parents

After the collision, @placeholder's insurance company paid the family €33,000 ($48,500).

Delgado

When Amer Deghayes graduated from a college in Brighton with a qualification in business studies this summer, he had his whole future ahead of him. Rather than start a career, he chose to follow in his father's footsteps and travel to Syria in order to had out aid to the needy. But once inside the country he quickly joined forces with the al-Nusra Front, and al-Queda linked group fighting against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Amer Deghayes (centre, in grey) was the first of his family to leave for Syria, telling his parents he wanted to be an aid worker. Brother Abdullah (front left) and Jaffar (front right) followed soon after @highlight Amer Deghayes left college in Brighton to fight for Syrian rebels in January @highlight Brothers Abdullah and Jaffar followed him, along with friend Ibrahim Kamara @highlight Parents say they had no idea children had been turned into Jihadi fighters @highlight Abdullah and Ibrahim have since been killed in escalating Syrian conflict @highlight Father of two remaining Deghayes boys fears he will not see sons again

But in April he learned the truth when Amer called to say @placeholder had been killed by a Syrian sniper

Abdullah

(CNN) -- A new judge was tapped Thursday to preside over the case of George Zimmerman after the original judge was forced to step down. Seminole County Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester will be replaced by Judge Debra Nelson, who was appointed to the bench in 1999. The move came one day after a Florida appeals court granted Zimmerman's request for a new judge, saying the original judge's remarks put Zimmerman in reasonable fear of an unfair trial. Zimmerman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the February 26 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. His attorneys wanted Lester removed, saying language he used in a bail order disparaged their client's character and held over his head the threat of future criminal proceedings. @highlight Seminole County Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester steps down @highlight Judge Debra Nelson is assigned to take his place @highlight An appeals court had granted George Zimmerman's request for a new judge @highlight Zimmerman's lawyers say Lester disparaged their client

"Holding this over Mr. Zimmerman creates a horrible chilling effect on this case, on the defense presentation, and cements Mr. @placeholder's fear that he will not get a fair trial from the trial court," the appeals court wrote.

George Zimmerman

(CNN) -- The United States finally claimed a gold medal in figure skating ice dance as Meryl Davis and Charlie White produced a stunning world record display in Sochi on the tenth day of action. Having taken team bronze on day two of the Games, and a silver in Vancouver four years ago, Davis and White saved the best for last as they completed their Olympic medal set. The two-time world champions scored 116.63 points for their free skate, to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Scheherazade', which created an overall total of 195.52 when added to their record display in the short dance on Sunday. @highlight Davis and White set a world record as they claim a first U.S. gold in ice dance @highlight Russia win bobsleigh gold, as Belarus celebrates double gold @highlight Germany's ski jumpers fly to success in the team event @highlight Canada and U.S. to meet in women's ice hockey final for 4th time in 5 years

The @placeholder had won 14 figure skating gold medals before, all of which came in either the men's or women's singles.

U.S.

Wolf Hall star Mark Rylance claims he has to edit Shakespeare plays to remove 'antisemitic' lines. The British actor and former artistic director at the Globe Theatre in London said he feels compelled to cut certain parts which have taken on more 'resonance' since the Holocaust. Rylance, who plays Thomas Cromwell in the hit BBC drama, was speaking at the Globe where he unveiled a copy of Shakespeare's first folio - recently found in France. Wolf Hall star Mark Rylance claims he has to edit Shakespeare plays to remove 'antisemitic' lines. He was speaking at the Globe Theatre where he unveiled a copy of Shakespeare's first folio (above), @highlight British actor speaking at Globe - where he was artistic director for 10 years @highlight Said: 'There are very unfortunate antisemitic things that characters say' @highlight Believes some statements took on more resonance after the Holocaust @highlight Made comments while unveiling Shakespeare's first folio at Globe Theatre @highlight Saint Omer folio lay undiscovered in French library for nearly 200 years

'It's useful when they tell the public what they've done, and so I welcome @placeholder's openness.'

Mark Rylance

It took just four minutes for Marouane Fellaini to serve a reminder of his worth. Thrown on with an attacking remit during Belgium’s World Cup opener against Algeria, he rose inside the penalty area, twisting his awkward frame and using his bushy barnet to flick home the equalising goal in a 2-1 victory – it was classic Fellaini, a vintage not witnessed since his time at Everton. After 10 months without a goal for club or country, perhaps this was the turning point in his faltering career. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Fellaini: I want to be a Manchester United legend @highlight New boss Van Gaal has told United to sell midfielder @highlight Fellaini has failed to make an impact since joining from Everton @highlight He has played in Belgium's last three games at World Cup 2014 and looks set to take on Argentina in Saturday's quarter-final

Fellaini made just 16 starts for @placeholder and five more from the bench, failing to score in any of those.

Manchester United

(CNN) -- Four-time grand slam champion Kim Clijsters made a successful return from injury by defeating world number one Caroline Wozniacki in an exhibition match in Antwerp, Belgium. Clijsters, U.S. Open champion in 2005, 2009 and 2010, has been out for almost four months after sustaining a stomach muscle injury in August. "So far, and today, everything felt really great," the 28-year-old said told the 10,000-strong crowd after winning 6-2 7-6 (7-5) at the Antwerp Sports Palace on Thursday. The Belgian will now focus on preparing to defend her Australian Open crown in Melbourne in January after securing victory in one hour and 35 minutes. @highlight Kim Clijsters beats world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki on her return from injury @highlight Four-time grand slam winner Clijsters scored a 6-2 7-6 (7-5) success @highlight The pair faced each other in an exhibition match in Antwerp, Belgium on Thursday @highlight Sweden's Robin Soderling will miss January's Australian Open due to long-term illness

@placeholder climbed to the top of the world rankings in February before sustaining shoulder and ankle injuries in April.

Clijsters

(CNN) -- Four-time grand slam champion Kim Clijsters made a successful return from injury by defeating world number one Caroline Wozniacki in an exhibition match in Antwerp, Belgium. Clijsters, U.S. Open champion in 2005, 2009 and 2010, has been out for almost four months after sustaining a stomach muscle injury in August. "So far, and today, everything felt really great," the 28-year-old said told the 10,000-strong crowd after winning 6-2 7-6 (7-5) at the Antwerp Sports Palace on Thursday. The Belgian will now focus on preparing to defend her Australian Open crown in Melbourne in January after securing victory in one hour and 35 minutes. @highlight Kim Clijsters beats world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki on her return from injury @highlight Four-time grand slam winner Clijsters scored a 6-2 7-6 (7-5) success @highlight The pair faced each other in an exhibition match in Antwerp, Belgium on Thursday @highlight Sweden's Robin Soderling will miss January's Australian Open due to long-term illness

@placeholder initially retired from tennis in 2007 to concentrate on raising her daughter, but in 2009 she performed a u-turn and announced she would return to sport.

Clijsters

(CNN) -- They left the field with their heads bowed. Looks of shock, anguish, disbelief spread like wildfire. It mattered little. They had blown it. As Liverpool's players walked off the turf at Selhurst Park, the remnants of their title challenge were left in tatters. In the space of nine second half minutes, Liverpool's hopes of winning a first league crown in 24 years were obliterated by a Crystal Palace side which continues to produce wonders. Leading 3-0 courtesy of goals from Joe Allen, Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez, Liverpool appeared perfectly set to take the title race down to the final day of the season. @highlight Liverpool held 3-3 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park @highlight Liverpool led 3-0 before Palace fought back @highlight Manchester City now in pole position to win title @highlight City faces Aston Villa Wednesday

"Congratulations to @placeholder, they produced a great fightback and punished our mistakes."

Crystal Palace

(CNN) -- They left the field with their heads bowed. Looks of shock, anguish, disbelief spread like wildfire. It mattered little. They had blown it. As Liverpool's players walked off the turf at Selhurst Park, the remnants of their title challenge were left in tatters. In the space of nine second half minutes, Liverpool's hopes of winning a first league crown in 24 years were obliterated by a Crystal Palace side which continues to produce wonders. Leading 3-0 courtesy of goals from Joe Allen, Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez, Liverpool appeared perfectly set to take the title race down to the final day of the season. @highlight Liverpool held 3-3 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park @highlight Liverpool led 3-0 before Palace fought back @highlight Manchester City now in pole position to win title @highlight City faces Aston Villa Wednesday

It looked as if Liverpool would simply continue to score at will, gradually chipping away at @placeholder's superior goal difference.

City

(CNN) -- In the star-studded world of supergroups, where musical acumen and bloated egos often co-exist, it's not unheard of band members to not talk to each other. But in the case of AfroCubism, the all-star band consisted of renowned Malian and Cuban musicians, the reason for the group's lack of verbal communication is much more straightforward: the band's members simply don't understand each other's language. "We cannot even speak together on stage," says kora maestro Toumani Diabate, one of Mali's premier musicians and a member of AfroCubism. "Music has created its own language -- it's the music message, and I think the message is true to the audiences [and] to the world also at the same time." @highlight Kora master Toumani Diabate is one of Africa's most famous musicians @highlight His newest band, AfroCubism, blends together the sounds of West Africa and Cuba @highlight The long-awaited band received a Grammy nomination last year for "Best World Music Album" @highlight Diabate's mission is to keep the sound of the kora alive

The old musicians from Mali, the old stars, it's like, 'OK, I'm here, I'm playing,' and the @placeholder also say the same.

Cuba

(CNN) -- In the star-studded world of supergroups, where musical acumen and bloated egos often co-exist, it's not unheard of band members to not talk to each other. But in the case of AfroCubism, the all-star band consisted of renowned Malian and Cuban musicians, the reason for the group's lack of verbal communication is much more straightforward: the band's members simply don't understand each other's language. "We cannot even speak together on stage," says kora maestro Toumani Diabate, one of Mali's premier musicians and a member of AfroCubism. "Music has created its own language -- it's the music message, and I think the message is true to the audiences [and] to the world also at the same time." @highlight Kora master Toumani Diabate is one of Africa's most famous musicians @highlight His newest band, AfroCubism, blends together the sounds of West Africa and Cuba @highlight The long-awaited band received a Grammy nomination last year for "Best World Music Album" @highlight Diabate's mission is to keep the sound of the kora alive

"In the 1960s a lot of countries in Africa got their independence and we had a very good relation with @placeholder -- musicians from Mali were taken from Mali, going to Cuba to study how to write and to read the music -- not to play the music because we already knew how to play the music -- and we still have this kind of relation still running about culture and style."

Cuba

The Pentagon said on Thursday it is too early to say that the U.S.-led coalition is 'winning' against Islamic State, pointing to the group's continued access to financing, volunteers and weapons even after being bombed in Syria and Iraq. 'Your question gets at ... How do you know you're winning? And what I'm telling you is, it's going to take us a while to be able to say that,' Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters. 'Even after the hits they've taken and they have been hit ... they still have financing at their fingertips. They still have plenty of volunteers. They still have plenty of weapons and vehicles and the ability to move around,' he said. @highlight Airstrikes focus on oil refineries, a source of revenue for ISIS @highlight U.S. thinks it has identified militant in beheading videos @highlight 113 soldiers are dead and 78 are missing following ISIS attack, officials say @highlight A military analyst and Syrian resident say ISIS is infiltrating the civilian population

But in attacking @placeholder's enemy, the United States wasn't looking to make friends with Syria.

Syria

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- An English tourist kidnapped from a remote Kenyan resort is being held by Somali pirates in a remote corner of the lawless country, according to experts and security analysts in Nairobi. "Gangs from Southern Somalia took her up the coast and then moved her several times," said Andrew Mwangura, a piracy expert and maritime editor of Somalia Report, an independent online publication. Judith Tebbutt was abducted by armed men from a remote safari lodge near to the Somali border earlier this month. Her husband, David Tebbutt, was killed in the attack when he resisted, according to Kenyan police. @highlight Judith Tebbutt was taken from a Kenyan lodge earlier this month @highlight Officials believe she is being held in a remote corner of Somalia @highlight One analyst believes this is the work of Somali pirates

The Kenyan government, prompted by their reliance on tourism for foreign exchange, says they are making every effort to secure the border with @placeholder.

Somalia

(CNN) -- If Lewis Hamilton is to win a fifth Hungarian Grand Prix, he'll need something akin to a miracle. That's because he'll start well adrift of the pack after the back of his Mercedes caught fire in qualifying -- the second consecutive Saturday he's suffered misfortune. It was on his first qualifying lap, too. Hamilton wasn't hurt but with his chassis needing replacing, it means a start from pit lane. His teammate and Championship leader Nico Rosberg had no such issues, recording the fastest time. Last week in qualifying for the German Grand Prix, a brake issue led to a Hamilton crash and meant he began 20th on the grid on race day but he put in a stellar drive to rise to third. @highlight Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second last in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying @highlight Hamilton's car catches fire to end his session early but he walked away unhurt @highlight It's the second straight week the Englishman suffers a car issue in qualifying @highlight Teammate and Championship leader Nico Rosberg records the fastest time

@placeholder's mishap gives Rosberg the chance to extend his 14-point lead over Hamilton in the individual standings.

Hamilton

(CNN) -- If Lewis Hamilton is to win a fifth Hungarian Grand Prix, he'll need something akin to a miracle. That's because he'll start well adrift of the pack after the back of his Mercedes caught fire in qualifying -- the second consecutive Saturday he's suffered misfortune. It was on his first qualifying lap, too. Hamilton wasn't hurt but with his chassis needing replacing, it means a start from pit lane. His teammate and Championship leader Nico Rosberg had no such issues, recording the fastest time. Last week in qualifying for the German Grand Prix, a brake issue led to a Hamilton crash and meant he began 20th on the grid on race day but he put in a stellar drive to rise to third. @highlight Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes second last in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying @highlight Hamilton's car catches fire to end his session early but he walked away unhurt @highlight It's the second straight week the Englishman suffers a car issue in qualifying @highlight Teammate and Championship leader Nico Rosberg records the fastest time

Hamilton's mishap gives Rosberg the chance to extend his 14-point lead over @placeholder in the individual standings.

Hamilton

By Lucy Waterlow PUBLISHED: 08:28 EST, 3 March 2014 | UPDATED: 10:20 EST, 3 March 2014 Poignant love letters a young soldier sent to his teenage sweetheart from the trenches have been revealed nearly one hundred years after they were written. Will O'Brien from Abersychan, regularly wrote to his girlfriend, Rose Nash, expressing his desire to be with her again, his longing for home and the terrible sights he had seen fighting for his country. Will was just 16 when he enlisted in 1915 and fought in the 5th Battalion of the Grenadier Guards. @highlight Will O'Brien, from Abersychan, fought in 5th Battalion of Grenadier Guards @highlight Enlisted in 1915 when he was 16 @highlight Had been dating Rose Nash for a year @highlight Sent her hundreds of letters expressing his love for her @highlight Also revealed horror of life at the front @highlight He was killed in battle in 1917 @highlight Rose kept all his letters until she died in 1982 @highlight They were discovered when her house was cleared and now made public

Insight: The soldier kept @placeholder up to date on his training and deployment

Rose

By Chris Hastings Letters between James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his friend Denis Hamilton have gone on sale for £160,000 As the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming was a master of dreaming up death-defying situations from which the super-spy only just manages to escape. But Fleming himself owed his life to the prompt actions of one of his closest friends who spotted he was having a major heart attack. In previously unseen letters, published for the first time today, Fleming also admitted his impending marriage would cause a ‘Fleet Street sensation’ – and reveals that he regards the genteel pastime of gardening as a ‘death trap’. @highlight Letters between James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his friend Denis ‘CD’ Hamilton are on sale for £160,000 @highlight They reveal Fleming had a heart attack at a Sunday Times editorial meeting @highlight He also confided his plans to marry Ann Rothermere after her divorce @highlight Fleming predicted the news would cause a 'Fleet Street sensation'

Ann had first met @placeholder in 1936, and had thought him, then aged 28, ‘a handsome, moody creature’.

Fleming

The mother of an off-duty police officer who was killed by a wrong-way illegal immigrant driver has written a furious letter to President Obama demanding to know why the man was not deported after being convicted of a crime. Mary Ann Mendoza, who lost her son Sgt. Brandon Mendoza in the horror crash in Mesa, Arizona in May, expressed her anger that the driver, Raul Silva-Corona, was not sent back to Mexico two decades ago after he carried out crimes in Colorado. 'The prosecutors were "lenient" on him and several charges were dismissed,' she wrote in the letter. 'When he was convicted of these crimes (in) 1994 and the government knew he was in the country illegally, why wasn't he deported? Why are any of these illegal criminals in this country? @highlight Raul Silva-Corona drove the wrong way along Arizona highways for 35 miles before smashing into a car driven by Brandon Mendoza, 32 @highlight Both men were killed in the fiery crash on May 12 @highlight Mendoza's mother has now written a furious letter to President Obama demanding to know why Corona had not been deported @highlight He was an illegal immigrant from Mexico but had been allowed to stay in the U.S. after pleading guilty to criminal conspiracy in 1994 in Colorado

@placeholder, a beloved 13-year veteran of the force, was taken to an area hospital in critical condition and later died.

Brandon Mendoza

By Anna Hodgekiss and Emma Innes PUBLISHED: 07:30 EST, 28 October 2013 | UPDATED: 20:22 EST, 28 October 2013 A British couple are to become parents of two sets of surrogate twin babies created from the same batch of embryos - a phenomenon known as 'twiblings'. The children, due in March next year, are being carried by two Indian women after a deal was arranged at a Mumbai clinic. The 'professional' couple, from Bedfordshire, do not want to be named. They decided to embark on fertility treatment in India after a series of failed treatments in the UK and two miscarriages, according to the BBC. @highlight The unnamed couple had IVF in India after struggling with fertility problems @highlight Six eggs were successfully fertilised and three embryos were implanted into each surrogate woman - both became pregnant with twins due in March @highlight This extremely rare phenomenon is known as 'twiblings' @highlight In the UK, embryos from same batch would not be implanted into two surrogates - guidelines recommend only one embryo is implanted at once

This means the mother's eggs were harvested from her ovaries and were then fertilised in a lab with her husband's sperm before being implanted into the @placeholder surrogates.

India

(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal claimed a seventh Barcelona Open title with a hard fought straight-set 7-6 (7-1) 7-5 victory over David Ferrer on Sunday. The world No.2 completed another convincing display on the clay to notch up a 34th consecutive win in the tournament, seven days after winning his eighth successive title in Monte Carlo. It was the fourth time the Spaniard has beaten Ferrer in the final at the Real Club de Tenis since 2008. But Nadal didn't have it all his own way. The first set lasted 93 minutes with the 10-time grand slam winner having to save five set points in the 12th game before going on to take the tie-break comfortably. @highlight Spain's Rafael Nadal wins tough battle with compatriot David Ferrer to seize seventh Barcelona title @highlight World No.2 wins 7-6 7-5 to extend his winning streak in the tournament to 34 matches @highlight Win takes Nadal's career title tally to 48

"In the second set @placeholder played very close, but I had the luck at the end.

David Ferrer

By Darren Boyle An elephant which appeared in Oliver Stone's epic movie Alexander has been killed by poachers in Thailand.. The 50-year-old elephant was poisoned by poachers who then sawed-off its tusks at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace. As well as appearing in the movie starring Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie the elephant named Klao was found dead yesterday at the nature reserve. The elephant was found on Friday at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace after it was attacked by ivory poachers The elephant was worth £70,000 according to local media reports. The Bangkok Post reported that Thai police arrested one man who is believed to be a drug addict in connection with the crime. @highlight Klao the elephant appeared in hit movie Alexander alongside Angelina Jolie @highlight The 50-year-old beast was poisoned before poachers hacked-off its tusks @highlight 13 tonnes of elephant ivory has been seized heading to Thailand since 2008 @highlight Domesticated Asian elephants can be killed legally for their tusks in Thailand

Elephants are revered in @placeholder culture and animals from the sanctuary - including Klao - are regularly used in parades and festivals honouring the country's royal family as well as being used for film and TV work

Thai

Click here for your ultimate stats guide to the game, including Neymar's heatmap More than any other teams in world football, Brazil and Argentina have come to be defined, in recent years, by their No 10s. In Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar, the South American giants have arguably the best two players in the world in that position, and both teams are built around their respective superstars. But how did the pair compare when they met in Beijing on Saturday? Barcelona striker Neymar, celebrating with goal scorer Diego Tardelli, was in fine form against Argentina INFLUENCE It might not be right to describe Brazil vs Argentina as simply Neymar vs Messi - but both teams rely so heavily on their star man that if either goes missing, the whole side can lose their way. @highlight Neymar was heavily involved as Brazil beat Argentina in a friendly 2-0 @highlight Fellow striker Diego Tardelli scored a brace to ensure Brazil victory @highlight Despite not scoring in the match in China, Neymar was the top No10 @highlight Neymar's Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi missed a penalty

@placeholder was involved in everything good that Argentina did, getting on the ball in deep areas, committing defenders and feeding his team-mates.

Lionel Messi

Click here for your ultimate stats guide to the game, including Neymar's heatmap More than any other teams in world football, Brazil and Argentina have come to be defined, in recent years, by their No 10s. In Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar, the South American giants have arguably the best two players in the world in that position, and both teams are built around their respective superstars. But how did the pair compare when they met in Beijing on Saturday? Barcelona striker Neymar, celebrating with goal scorer Diego Tardelli, was in fine form against Argentina INFLUENCE It might not be right to describe Brazil vs Argentina as simply Neymar vs Messi - but both teams rely so heavily on their star man that if either goes missing, the whole side can lose their way. @highlight Neymar was heavily involved as Brazil beat Argentina in a friendly 2-0 @highlight Fellow striker Diego Tardelli scored a brace to ensure Brazil victory @highlight Despite not scoring in the match in China, Neymar was the top No10 @highlight Neymar's Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi missed a penalty

@placeholder looks dejected after missing a chance for Argentina during the 2-0 defeat to Brazil in China

Lionel Messi

Click here for your ultimate stats guide to the game, including Neymar's heatmap More than any other teams in world football, Brazil and Argentina have come to be defined, in recent years, by their No 10s. In Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar, the South American giants have arguably the best two players in the world in that position, and both teams are built around their respective superstars. But how did the pair compare when they met in Beijing on Saturday? Barcelona striker Neymar, celebrating with goal scorer Diego Tardelli, was in fine form against Argentina INFLUENCE It might not be right to describe Brazil vs Argentina as simply Neymar vs Messi - but both teams rely so heavily on their star man that if either goes missing, the whole side can lose their way. @highlight Neymar was heavily involved as Brazil beat Argentina in a friendly 2-0 @highlight Fellow striker Diego Tardelli scored a brace to ensure Brazil victory @highlight Despite not scoring in the match in China, Neymar was the top No10 @highlight Neymar's Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi missed a penalty

@placeholder, usually so deadly, fired two free kicks against the wall and failed to manufacture any shooting opportunities from open play.

Lionel Messi

(CNN) -- Several years ago, Martha and Dennis Disberger and their three kids found themselves running desperately through a busy airport. "Mom, are we late?" asks one of the children. "I have no idea, just keep running," says Martha. "But don't lose Dad, because I have no idea what our connecting flight is!" That family story pretty much sums up the Disbergers of Morton, Illinois, who arguably rank among America's most traveling families. Over the past two decades, the Disbergers have turned the airline getaway into an art form. The three children have virtually grown up as international travelers. Joel was 5 when the family started its flying lifestyle; Kara was a year old and Monica wasn't even born yet. Seriously, how many toddlers have their own frequent flier accounts? @highlight The Disberger family of Morton, Illinois, has flown 7.5 million miles since 1990 @highlight Five-member tribe offers tips on how they pulled off 243 family trips @highlight Travel has opened their minds, widened their experience and bonded them

If anybody's to blame for all this it's @placeholder.

Dennis Disberger

(CNN) -- Several years ago, Martha and Dennis Disberger and their three kids found themselves running desperately through a busy airport. "Mom, are we late?" asks one of the children. "I have no idea, just keep running," says Martha. "But don't lose Dad, because I have no idea what our connecting flight is!" That family story pretty much sums up the Disbergers of Morton, Illinois, who arguably rank among America's most traveling families. Over the past two decades, the Disbergers have turned the airline getaway into an art form. The three children have virtually grown up as international travelers. Joel was 5 when the family started its flying lifestyle; Kara was a year old and Monica wasn't even born yet. Seriously, how many toddlers have their own frequent flier accounts? @highlight The Disberger family of Morton, Illinois, has flown 7.5 million miles since 1990 @highlight Five-member tribe offers tips on how they pulled off 243 family trips @highlight Travel has opened their minds, widened their experience and bonded them

"This is something that's within the means of a lot of folks," says @placeholder, a manager at a company that makes construction and mining equipment.

Dennis Disberger

(CNN) -- Several years ago, Martha and Dennis Disberger and their three kids found themselves running desperately through a busy airport. "Mom, are we late?" asks one of the children. "I have no idea, just keep running," says Martha. "But don't lose Dad, because I have no idea what our connecting flight is!" That family story pretty much sums up the Disbergers of Morton, Illinois, who arguably rank among America's most traveling families. Over the past two decades, the Disbergers have turned the airline getaway into an art form. The three children have virtually grown up as international travelers. Joel was 5 when the family started its flying lifestyle; Kara was a year old and Monica wasn't even born yet. Seriously, how many toddlers have their own frequent flier accounts? @highlight The Disberger family of Morton, Illinois, has flown 7.5 million miles since 1990 @highlight Five-member tribe offers tips on how they pulled off 243 family trips @highlight Travel has opened their minds, widened their experience and bonded them

These "over-the-water" gifts have become a beloved @placeholder tradition that extended from the kids' childhood into adulthood.

Dennis Disberger

Kenneth Bae's sister told CNN on Saturday that her family is "deeply concerned" after learning that the imprisoned American citizen has been moved from a North Korean hospital to a labor camp. "It's just devastating," Terri Chung said. "... We're really discouraged and concerned." Chung spoke to CNN's Don Lemon with sports agent David Sugarman, who is pushing a new social media campaign -- using #BringBaeBack -- to raise attention about Bae, 45, and increase pressure on officials in Pyongyang to release him. "We need to get the world and the American people behind us," said Sugarman, who represents retired NBA player Kenny Anderson. Anderson joined another retired player, Dennis Rodman, in his recent controversial visit to North Korea. @highlight Sports agent makes plea to North Korea, offering himself in place of Bae @highlight Rep. Rangel says public effort should focus on how Bae is father, son, brother @highlight Kenneth Bae was recently moved from a North Korean hospital to a labor camp @highlight His sister, Terri Chung, says she's "deeply concerned" about the move

"You have released prisoners before, and I'm asking you to release Kenneth Bae," @placeholder continued.

David Sugarman

(CNN) -- He began his career as a bus driver in Caracas, then rose through the ranks to become a member of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's inner circle. Now, if Chavez's health worsens, Vice President Nicolas Maduro could be the one to take the reins. Chavez, who is battling cancer, said Saturday that Maduro should replace him "if something were to happen that would incapacitate me." "My firm opinion, as clear as the full moon -- irrevocable, absolute, total -- is ... that you elect Nicolas Maduro as president," Chavez said, waving a copy of the Venezuelan Constitution as he spoke. "I ask this of you from my heart. He is one of the young leaders with the greatest ability to continue, if I cannot." @highlight NEW: Analyst: Nicolas Maduro was behind radical foreign policy decisions, but also compromises @highlight Hugo Chavez says he wants Maduro to replace him if his health worsens @highlight Maduro, 50, is Venezuela's vice president and foreign minister @highlight He started his career as a bus driver, then later become a union leader and a politician

Polls have indicated that although @placeholder still has strong backing from his supporters, other possible successors don't seem to generate that kind of enthusiasm.

Chavez

Since The Bridge disappeared from our screens in February in a flurry of betrayal, dead bodies and elaborate plot twists, it's been a frustrating time for fans of Scandi Noir. What was in the files that Danish detective Martin Rohde saw that related to the childhood of his blunt-speaking Swedish colleague Saga Noren? Is Martin himself guilty of murder? And does the temperature ever rise above freezing in this corner of Scandinavia? Scandinavian drama The Bridge takes its name from the five-mile bridge across the Oresund, linking Copenhagen in Denmark and Malmo in Sweden The good news is that we won't have to wait too much longer to find out. @highlight Tours include trips to five-mile bridge linking Copenhagen and Malmo @highlight Visitors can stay in the same Swedish hotel where The Bridge was filmed @highlight Most of The Bridge is filmed along the Swedish coast in Ystad @highlight Ystad also the setting for numerous murders in the BBC4 drama Wallander

In @placeholder, it's a symphony of misery, augmented by depressing decor, despair and Martin's haunting visions in the subterranean swimming pool.

Saga Noren

By Philip Quinn If the final dress rehearsal before the opening night of the Euro 2016 drama wasn’t worth a standing ovation, Republic of Ireland casting director Martin O’Neill will be satisfied things went to script. Seeking pointers for Georgia on a subdued evening in the Aviva Stadium, O’Neill will have noted Kevin Doyle’s well-taken header, Wes Hoolahan’s invention, Robbie Brady’s deliveries and Darron Gibson’s enthusiastic return. At one point, Gibson was a tad too enthusiastic and a crude second half lunge earned the Everton midfielder a deserved caution, and the hook ashore from O’Neill moments later. Opener: Crystal Palace striker Kevin Doyle headed The Republic of Ireland ahead after 20 minutes @highlight Robbie Brady crossed for Kevin Doyle to head in the opener on 20 minutes @highlight Doyle is currently on-loan at Crystal Palace in the Premier League @highlight Alex Pearce added a second after 81 minutes from a corner @highlight Martin O'Neill takes the Republic of Ireland for their first Euro 2016 qualifier in Georgia on Sunday

His delivery picked out @placeholder for the opener and on the half hour another, pin-point corner was met by Pearce at the far post with a thumping header.

Doyle

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A Paralympic gold medal winner will not be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics later this year after athletics' governing body ruled that his specially-designed prosthetic limbs gave him an unfair advantage over other runners. Paralympic champion Oscar Pretorius competed in two able-bodied athletics meetings in 2007. The International Association of Athletics Federations ruled that Oscar Pistorius' shock-absorbing carbon-fiber prosthetics gave him a "demonstrable mechanical advantage" compared to able-bodied athletes. Pistorius, nicknamed the "Blade Runner" because of his prosthetics, won gold in the 200 meters and a bronze medal in the 100m at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. @highlight Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius ineligible to run at Beijing Olympics @highlight IAAF rules that the South African's prosthetic blades give him unfair advantage @highlight The 21-year-old Pistorius has set three world records in Paralympic events

@placeholder is reported to be considering an appeal against the verdict.

Blade Runner

The Ocean Drive mansion where Gianni Versace lived and died is to reopen this month as luxury boutique hotel Villa by Barton G. Situated on South Beach in Miami, the five-star property is where the Italian designer was shot dead on its front steps by serial killer Andrew Cunanan in 1997. Reopening fully by the end of March, the 10-suite Villa by Barton G boasts 54-foot 'thousand mosaic' swimming pool lined in 24-carat gold, which was designed by Versace. Boutique hotel: Villa by Barton G is to reopen at Gianni Versace's former mansion on Ocean Drive in Miami Design marvel: The style of Villa by Barton G is very much in keeping with the lavish tastes of its former owner @highlight Villa by Barton G boasts 54-foot 'thousand mosaic' Versace-designed pool @highlight Prices for one night in a villa suite start at £1,315 (EXCLUDING breakfast) @highlight Guests can stay in the Italian designer's former bedroom with nine-foot bed

But locals still refer to it as 'the @placeholder mansion'.

Gianni Versace

(CNN) -- When Brazilian ace Neymar signed with Barcelona in May, observers wondered if he could develop a potent partnership with four-time player of the year Lionel Messi. So far, so good for the tandem. Neymar scored his first league goal and set up Messi as Barcelona defeated Champions League side Real Sociedad 4-1 to maintain its perfect record in Spain's La Liga through six matches. Neymar has now logged at least one assist in four straight league games -- and three times Messi has been the grateful beneficiary. Messi particularly likes playing against Sociedad, too, netting every time he has faced them at the Camp Nou since Sociedad earned promotion in 2010. @highlight Barcelona maintains its perfect record in Spain's La Liga by beating Real Sociedad 4-1 @highlight Neymar scored one and set up Lionel Messi as the dream pairing clicked at the Camp Nou @highlight Sergio Busquets and substitute Marc Bartra scored the other goals for Barcelona @highlight Borussia Dortmund needs extra time to see off second-tier 1860 Munich in the German Cup

@placeholder, now winless in the league since the opening weekend, struck the crossbar in the second minute but it was mostly one-way traffic at the other end thereafter.

Real Sociedad

Jose Mourinho believes Fernando Torres needed a 'change of scenery' from Chelsea, but the Portuguese would have preferred if the Spain striker had moved to Inter Milan rather than AC Milan. Torres agreed a two-year loan move to Milan - and not Mourinho's former team Inter - after a challenging three-and-a-half-years at Stamford Bridge following his £50million arrival from Liverpool in January 2011. 'I'm an Interista and I would have preferred if he'd gone to Inter,' Chelsea boss Mourinho told reporters at a UEFA coaching seminar in Nyon. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Fernando Torres: I left Chelsea to feel important again @highlight Fernando Torres has left Chelsea for AC Milan on a two-year loan @highlight Jose Mourinho let Torres leave Stamford Bridge after three-and-a-half years @highlight Mourinho is a former Inter Milan manager and admitted he would rather have let Torres join his former club

Upon joining @placeholder last Friday, Torres said of the move: 'I feel good, mentally strong.

AC Milan

Jose Mourinho believes Fernando Torres needed a 'change of scenery' from Chelsea, but the Portuguese would have preferred if the Spain striker had moved to Inter Milan rather than AC Milan. Torres agreed a two-year loan move to Milan - and not Mourinho's former team Inter - after a challenging three-and-a-half-years at Stamford Bridge following his £50million arrival from Liverpool in January 2011. 'I'm an Interista and I would have preferred if he'd gone to Inter,' Chelsea boss Mourinho told reporters at a UEFA coaching seminar in Nyon. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Fernando Torres: I left Chelsea to feel important again @highlight Fernando Torres has left Chelsea for AC Milan on a two-year loan @highlight Jose Mourinho let Torres leave Stamford Bridge after three-and-a-half years @highlight Mourinho is a former Inter Milan manager and admitted he would rather have let Torres join his former club

Torres will wear the number nine shirt for his new club, something the now-@placeholder man knows has a lot of history.

AC Milan

(CNN) -- Last Friday, I was in Uganda's Constitutional Court as a member of the legal team that persuaded its judges to overturn our country's inhumane anti-homosexuality law. Today, I am in Washington for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit "Investing in the Next Generation" with a message: Invest in human rights in Africa. It's hard to believe that African leaders and some development experts still debate whether human rights is a "Western concept" and whether countries can grow without human rights. African leaders have been too eager to advance their own economic and security agendas without consideration of the rights of their citizens. @highlight President Obama holds first-ever U.S.-Africa summit in Washington this week @highlight Nicholas Opiyo: African leaders often give lip service to human rights, but abuse them @highlight Opiyo: Uganda, other countries still torment gay people, jail protesters and opponents @highlight Opiyo: U.S. and African leaders must work together toward human rights in Africa

The summit's website accurately describes @placeholder as "one of the world's most dynamic and fastest growing regions."

Africa

(CNN) -- French authorities said Wednesday that they will not authorize weekend demonstrations in Paris as protests over an anti-Muslim video started to fade worldwide. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told radio station RTL that French police forces have been reinforced should protesters organize. "There is no reason to bring conflicts in our country that do not concern France," he said. Adding to the debate, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons featuring a figure resembling the Prophet Mohammed in an issue that hit newsstands Wednesday. Any depiction of Islam's prophet is considered blasphemy by many Muslims. Magazine director Stephane Charbonnier told CNN affiliate BFM-TV that his staff is trying "to comment (on) the news in a satirical way." @highlight NEW: At Hezbollah demonstration, people chant, "America is an enemy of God" @highlight NEW: Reaction in Iraq has been "muted," but precautions are being taken, U.S. official says @highlight "There is no reason to bring conflicts in our country," French prime minister says @highlight Libya has taken steps to arrest those responsible for last week's deadly consulate attack

The reaction to the video in neighboring Iraq "has been quite muted" compared with elsewhere in the region, the nominee to be the @placeholder ambassador to Iraq said Wednesday.

America

(CNN) -- Mitt Romney had another debate Saturday night in which he didn't make many mistakes, was smooth, knowledgeable, even presidential. It was his worst performance yet. The game has changed, and someone forgot to tell him. He is behind in national polls, and this time it's serious: His main rival, Newt Gingrich, is polling well not just in Iowa, but also across the country. Saturday night's debate was on a major network, with a wide audience, in the first state in the nation to hold a caucus -- and there is only one more debate before that voting. The conclusion is inescapable. Romney blew it. @highlight Todd Graham: Mitt Romney had a bad debate in Iowa, didn't seem to know he's trailing in polls @highlight He says Romney needed new strategy, but he blew chances to go after front-runner Gingrich @highlight When other candidates attacked him and Gingrich, Romney failed to differentiate himself @highlight Graham: Gingrich acted ready to take on Obama; Romney acted as if he were trying not to lose

For his part, Gingrich seemed to escape the other candidates' criticism, partly because it was split (some attacks were aimed at @placeholder), and because the discussion did not stay on one topic for long enough to make Gingrich defend his positions in depth.

Mitt Romney

(CNN) -- Long before fish swam in Macquariums, hipsters got Apple logo tattoos and thousands camped out for days to get into computer store openings, there was a machine. Danielle Brecker found this 1989 photo of friends on their Macs at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the original Macintosh, the first personal computer to draw masses, introduce the mouse and incorporate a graphical user interface, relying on images instead of text. The Apple Inc. watershed product entered American consciousness amid fanfare, with a $1.5 million commercial, made by Ridley Scott, wowing audiences during Super Bowl XVIII. The piece's title, "1984," invoked author George Orwell's message and stood as a warning against conformity. @highlight Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the first Macintosh computer @highlight Apple launched the Mac in 1984 with Ridley Scott's landmark Super Bowl XVIII ad @highlight Steve Jobs is credited for cult-like worship seen in tattoos, collections, Macquariums @highlight Fans flock to Macworld expos, Apple store openings and hoard eBay purchases

The extremes to which people have gone in their love and loyalty for @placeholder (and specifically Macs) knows no bounds.

Apple

(CNN) -- Long before fish swam in Macquariums, hipsters got Apple logo tattoos and thousands camped out for days to get into computer store openings, there was a machine. Danielle Brecker found this 1989 photo of friends on their Macs at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the original Macintosh, the first personal computer to draw masses, introduce the mouse and incorporate a graphical user interface, relying on images instead of text. The Apple Inc. watershed product entered American consciousness amid fanfare, with a $1.5 million commercial, made by Ridley Scott, wowing audiences during Super Bowl XVIII. The piece's title, "1984," invoked author George Orwell's message and stood as a warning against conformity. @highlight Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the first Macintosh computer @highlight Apple launched the Mac in 1984 with Ridley Scott's landmark Super Bowl XVIII ad @highlight Steve Jobs is credited for cult-like worship seen in tattoos, collections, Macquariums @highlight Fans flock to Macworld expos, Apple store openings and hoard eBay purchases

So he started a Web site, to help fans keep in touch, and soon other @placeholder enthusiasts began writing from across the globe, sharing tips about new stores, as well as testimonies and photos.

Apple

Istanbul (CNN) -- Syrian activists are denouncing the Turkish government in the wake of the Syrian regime's announcement that it has a deserted army officer in custody. Lt. Col. Hussein al-Harmoush defected months ago and began broadcasting video statements denouncing the Syrian government, before eventually fleeing to neighboring Turkey. News of his detention by Syria comes amid persistent international consternation with that country's regime for its fierce crackdown on anti-government protesters, a six-month outpouring that has resulted in more than 2,600 deaths. "Enough is enough," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Thursday, urging "some coherent measures" against President Bashar al-Assad's regime. @highlight NEW: In his "confession," al-Harmoush says he was not ordered to fire on civilians @highlight Lt. Col. Hussein al-Harmoush of the Syrian army defected to Turkey @highlight There's no explanation from the Turkish side about his reappearance in Syria @highlight Activists say they feel betrayed by Turkey

"The Turkish government is directly responsible for Harmoush's destiny, because @placeholder was a refugee on their territory.

Hussein al-Harmoush

(CNN) -- Formula One's new Team U.S. F1 will have the financial backing of YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley -- and the video sharing Web site's chief executive expects to make a big impact in motorsport. Chad Hurley is hoping his start-up experience can help the US F1 team become a major player. The American, who along with co-founders Steve Chen and Jawed Karim sold YouTube to internet giant Google for $1.65 billion in 2006, has faith in the team's prospects for the 2010 season. It is fronted by engineer Ken Anderson, formerly involved with NASCAR team Haas CNC Racing, and Peter Windsor, a journalist who has worked with F1's Ferrari and Williams. @highlight Formula One's new Team U.S. F1 backed by YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley @highlight Hurley primary investor in American outfit ahead of its debut season in 2010 @highlight He sold video sharing Web site to Google in 2006 but is still its chief executive @highlight Hurley hopes new American team will make a big impact in elite motorsport

Hurley started YouTube from scratch, and sees parallels with his involvement with @placeholder.

F1

By Jeff Powell George Groves is threatening to pull out of the biggest fight in this country’s boxing history if any British officials are appointed for his re-match with Carl Froch. That ultimatum ignited the first war of words between these two sworn enemies, even as the first tranche of 60,000 Wembley tickets sold out within an hour of going online. That verbal exchange was followed by a shoving match as the pair posed for photographs at the Stadium, with Froch pushing Groves in the chest. VIDEO: Scroll down to watch the press conference No love lost: Carl Froch and George Groves pose for the cameras on the side of the Wembley pitch @highlight Tickets sell out in just one hour, talks taking place to sell a further 20,000 @highlight Froch v Groves re-match set to be the biggest post-war fight held in Britain @highlight Challenger Groves insists on neutral referees and judges @highlight Pair square up beside Wembley pitch where Froch pushed Groves

counters: ‘This is a huge @placeholder fight and it makes a mockery of our

Britain

By Jeff Powell George Groves is threatening to pull out of the biggest fight in this country’s boxing history if any British officials are appointed for his re-match with Carl Froch. That ultimatum ignited the first war of words between these two sworn enemies, even as the first tranche of 60,000 Wembley tickets sold out within an hour of going online. That verbal exchange was followed by a shoving match as the pair posed for photographs at the Stadium, with Froch pushing Groves in the chest. VIDEO: Scroll down to watch the press conference No love lost: Carl Froch and George Groves pose for the cameras on the side of the Wembley pitch @highlight Tickets sell out in just one hour, talks taking place to sell a further 20,000 @highlight Froch v Groves re-match set to be the biggest post-war fight held in Britain @highlight Challenger Groves insists on neutral referees and judges @highlight Pair square up beside Wembley pitch where Froch pushed Groves

though @placeholder was ahead on the scorecards after inflicting a shock

George Groves

(CNN)Joe Paterno could soon regain his title as the winningest coach in major college football history. The 112 Penn State victories that the NCAA voided -- 111 of them Paterno's -- when it sanctioned Penn State University following the Jerry Sandusky scandal are likely being restored as part of a proposed settlement with the NCAA. Penn State's board of trustees unanimously approved it, and now the NCAA and a judge will have to accept the settlement. The settlement is part of a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania state Sen. Jake Corman. The suit began as a way to force the $60 million fine money the NCAA levied on Penn State to stay within the state of Pennsylvania, but it became a way to give Penn State supporters a place to legally challenge the validity of the sanctions. @highlight In aftermath of Jerry Sandusky scandal, NCAA voided 112 PSU wins, 111 of which were under Joe Paterno @highlight A proposed settlement would restore those wins @highlight Paterno family: "Today is a great victory for everyone who has fought for the truth in the Sandusky tragedy"

Among them, the most controversial, was the loss of @placeholder's wins between 1998, when the first report of abuse against then-assistant coach Sandusky was made, to 2011, when Sandusky was charged with abusing 10 boys, many of them on campus.

Joe Paterno

(CNN)Joe Paterno could soon regain his title as the winningest coach in major college football history. The 112 Penn State victories that the NCAA voided -- 111 of them Paterno's -- when it sanctioned Penn State University following the Jerry Sandusky scandal are likely being restored as part of a proposed settlement with the NCAA. Penn State's board of trustees unanimously approved it, and now the NCAA and a judge will have to accept the settlement. The settlement is part of a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania state Sen. Jake Corman. The suit began as a way to force the $60 million fine money the NCAA levied on Penn State to stay within the state of Pennsylvania, but it became a way to give Penn State supporters a place to legally challenge the validity of the sanctions. @highlight In aftermath of Jerry Sandusky scandal, NCAA voided 112 PSU wins, 111 of which were under Joe Paterno @highlight A proposed settlement would restore those wins @highlight Paterno family: "Today is a great victory for everyone who has fought for the truth in the Sandusky tragedy"

"I am thankful that a small but significant part of this great injustice has been rectified with the restoration of @placeholder's win record.

Joe Paterno

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- More than 1,300 pounds of explosives were packed into a construction truck that detonated outside an Islamabad hotel, killing 57 people, including two Americans and a diplomat, officials said Sunday. A truck burns at the gate to the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad before a larger, deadly explosion Saturday. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the Saturday attack at the Marriott Hotel "is the biggest attack, volume-wise" in Pakistan in seven years. Two American military personnel who worked for the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad were among those killed, the U.S. military said. A Lithuanian and the Czech Republic's ambassador to Pakistan, Ivo Zdarek, also were among the fatalities, police superintendent Sheikh Zubair said. @highlight NEW: Truck loaded with more than a half-ton of explosives, official says @highlight U.S. military says two Americans assigned to embassy among dead @highlight Pakistani president says of perpetrators: "These people are not Muslims" @highlight Police: Ivo Zdarek, Czech Republic's ambassador to Pakistan, died in hotel bombing

A @placeholder staff member of the commission was also injured, it said.

Pakistan

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt waited until closing arguments to speak in his own defense in his genocide trial in Guatemala City on Thursday. He denied he had any role as head of state in the atrocities the military carried out on indigenous Ixil Mayans during his brief rule from 1982 to 1983. "I never authorized, I never signed, I never proposed, I never ordered these attacks against a people, ethnicity or religion," Rios Montt said Thursday. Prosecutors have asked for 75-year sentences for the 86-year-old former leader and his intelligence chief, Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez. The landmark trial marks the first time a former head of state has been tried for genocide by his country's own judicial system. @highlight Efrain Rios Montt of Guatemala addresses the court for the first time Thursday @highlight He is accused of genocide and crimes against humanity @highlight Rios Montt denies he ordered atrocities against indigenous villages @highlight It is the first time a former head of state has been tried for genocide in his own country

Rios Montt came to power in a coup and led a military junta while @placeholder was in a bloody civil war between the army and leftist guerrillas.

Guatemala

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- For years, China has been pumping billions of dollars across Africa to build large-scale infrastructure projects and grant cheap loans in exchange for access to the continent's natural resources and growing markets. And lately, along with its economic and political engagements, Beijing has also been making significant strides in expanding its media engagements in Africa. In January, the Chinese Central Television (CCTV), a state-owned news behemoth with bureaus all over the world, chose the Kenyan capital of Nairobi as the location of its first broadcast hub outside its Beijing headquarters. Analysts say it's all part of efforts to win the hearts and minds of people in the continent and create a more fertile business environment. @highlight China has been stepping up its media presence in Africa @highlight The state-owned CCTV has opened a broadcast hub in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi @highlight "We tell the positive story of African people," says CCTV's managing editor @highlight Analysts say China is using media to change the narrative of its involvement in the continent

He says that @placeholder's expansion is a pioneering project worth standing up to.

CCTV