Horrific injuries of dad left fighting for life after attack by two brothers

Fighting for life: James Martin suffered horrific injuries

A dad was left fighting for life after being brutally attacked by two brothers in front of his teenage son.

James Martin, 38, suffered horrific injuries when he was set upon by Grant and Graham Murray.

Mr Martin's wife Laurette, 38, posted the shocking images of her husband's injuries on Facebook after the attack in a bid to help catch the thugs, the Daily Record reported.

Grant Murray, 20, was found guilty of attempted murder after repeatedly kicking Mr Martin and stamping on him as he lay motionless on the ground.

His victim’s jaw was split in two by the force of the blows, a court heard.

German Cold War leader Helmut Schmidt dies

Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who led the country for eight years at the height of the Cold War, died on Tuesday at the age of 96, his office said.

Schmidt was West Germany's second centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) chancellor from 1974 to 1982 and a leading proponent of European integration.

He became chancellor at a time of crisis for West Germany, replacing Willy Brandt, who had been forced to resign when his close assistant Guenter Guillaume was uncovered as a Stasi agency spying for the East German intelligence agency.

At the same time, Schmidt had to deal with the consequences of the 1973-74 oil crisis.

German media reported that Schmidt caught an infection after having surgery to remove a blood clot from his leg about two months ago. He died on Tuesday in his hometown of Hamburg.

Man kills, dismembers and burns love rival after he discovers he was seeing one of his girl friends

A man is accused of shooting , dismembering and then burning a love rival after he allegedly discovered he was seeing one of his girlfriends.
Richard Darling allegedly snapped when he found out about the man was sexually involved with his partner, police said.
Officers in Colorado have now revealed in gruesome detail how they believe Darling carried out the alleged murder . 

Couple fatally shot in Philly while having sex in SUV

A man and woman found in a Philadelphia park fatally shot in an SUV were having sex in the back seat and their killer sought the couple out, police said.

Homicide Capt. James Clark said Monday that Shakoor Arline, 25, and Lisa Smith, 32, were together in the SUV early Friday when someone opened the rear door and fired nine times, shooting both multiple times in the head.

Maintenance workers found their bodies around 2 p.m. Friday near Lemon Hill Mansion, a historic building in the city's Fairmount Park. Clark said the shootings happened between midnight and 5 a.m.

Arline and Smith met at work at a previous job and had been seeing each other on and off for several years, Clark said. Both were also in relationships with other people.

Artist arrested for setting fire to Russian secret service HQ

A performance artist managed to strike at the heart of Russia's security establishment this week. Petr Pavlensky set fire to the doors of Russia’s secret service headquarters (the FSB) and even had time to pose for a photo with a petrol canister before he was arrested on Sunday night. Our Observer says the artist was trying to denounce the FSB's increasing encroachment on Russian society.

The Loubianka is the historic headquarters of the Russian secret service. Once known as the KGB, it was renamed the FSB after the fall of the Soviet Union. According to Pavlensky, the infamous spy service is responsible for depriving Russians of their freedom: "The threat of immediate reprisals hovers over citizens who know that they risk being spied on, having their phone calls recorded, or even being eavesdropped on." The commentary accompanies a video showing Pavlensky's latest exploit, uploaded to a Vimeo account in his name created barely hours before he set fire to the door. The account appears to have been taken offline since then. The artist accuses the Russian secret service of using "unending terror" to "hold power over 146 million people."

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2015: Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Candice Swanepoel and more rule the runway

Strutting their stuff: The VS models dazzled in New York

The 2015 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show saw the world’s most beautiful models take to the runway in New York on Tuesday in a blaze of bright colours, racy outfits, elaborate wings and other fabulous props.

Behati Prinsloo, Adam Levine’s other half, opened the show dressed in a pair of dazzling wings, while VS veteran Alessandra Ambrosio followed close behind in an equally show-stopping outfit.

Kendall Jenner was a total natural as she made her show debut. With her never ending legs on display as well as her trim tummy in a variety lace lingerie looks, the reality star looked simply stunning.

Hollywood superstar with 'long list of famous exes diagnosed with HIV'

The actor reportedly has a long list of famous exes

A high-profile Hollywood star has been diagnosed with HIV, it has been claimed.

The unnamed actor reportedly has a long list of exes who include a TV star, a glamour model, an award-winning actress, a religious movie star, a top Hollywood personality and more.

His lawyers are said to be preparing for a handful of potential legal claims from these previous lovers after being made aware of the situation, according to The Sun.

A source told the newspaper: “It has now become common knowledge that this star is HIV positive, something he has known for a number of years. His lawyers are bracing for the threat of potential action.

“The reality is that if he’s knowingly put women at risk then that’s disgusting and it’s only a matter of time before that becomes public.”

France foils terror attack on Toulon naval base

Authorities in France have arrested a man with links to an Islamic State group jihadist in Syria over a plot to attack military personnel at a major naval base, police and judicial sources said on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old, whom sources said had been monitored by intelligence agencies after trying unsuccessfully twice last year to travel to Syria, was held late last month and charged on November 2.

The interior ministry said in a statement that the man had been under surveillance “because of his radicalisation and public support for jihadist ideology” and had “attempted to acquire material to carry out a violent attack on Navy personnel in Toulon”.

While he was being monitored, he had a parcel delivered by the post office which was found to contain a combat knife and a mask.

Central America: where wearing the wrong sneakers can be fatal

© AFP / by Carlos Marquez, with AFP bureaux in Guatemala and Honduras | Wearing a particular brand of sneakers or a certain haircut can be a fatal style decision in Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras

SAN SALVADOR (AFP) - 

Wearing a particular brand of sneakers or a certain haircut can be a fatal style decision in Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras -- three Central American nations struggling with a vicious gang pandemic.

Looks that would be ordinary elsewhere have been appropriated by the criminal gangs as their signs on the streets, where armed turf battles have made these countries some of the deadliest places in the world, outside of actual war zones.

That means the 6.5 million youths aged 15-24 living in the so-called Northern Triangle formed by the three nations have to think twice about everyday apparel lest they be mistaken for enemy targets or usurpers by gang members, or even suspected criminals by the police.

Driver of car that flipped onto Brooklyn sidewalk, killing 1, arrested for driving without license: cops

The 58-year-old driver of a sedan that flipped onto a Brooklyn sidewalk — killing a bystander — was arrested Tuesday for driving without a license, police said.

Witnesses said Paul Omoregie, who was driving a Nissan Sedan, tried to stop another car from passing him on Flatbush Ave. near Abermarle Rd. in Flatbush around 5:30 p.m. Monday when he lost control and slammed into a bus stop stand and a tree, before striking Charles Kinyeti, 50, of Flatbush, who was on his way home from work.

Alabama 8-year-old murdered girl while mom was clubbing, police say

An 8-year-old Alabama boy was charged with murder after police revealed Tuesday that he killed a 1-year-old girl while her mother partied at a nightclub,Fox 6 reports.

The girl was killed on Oct. 11 in Birmingham. Investigators say the boy "viciously attacked" the toddler after she wouldn't stop crying.

Several children were left home alone at the time, according to police. They say the girl's mother, 26-year-old Katerra Lewis, had gone to the nightclub with a friend.

Showdown looms for parents, principal after school casts wide net in sexting scandal

A sexting scandal at a Long Island high school that led to the arrest of two students and the suspension of about 20 others resulted in a showdown between parents and the school principal, who had vowed to arrest students trying to defy their suspensions Tuesday.

At least one of the suspended students attempted to attend class at Kings Park High School on Tuesday morning, but school officials called his father and told him the boy would need to be removed, Newsday reported. The father reluctantly consented and, shortly after 9 a.m., two police officers escorted the boy off the premises.

The suspensions at Kings Park High School and William T. Rogers Middle School arose from a cellphone video that allegedly spread among some students showing a sexual encounter between a 14-year-old Smithtown boy and an underage girl. That boy, along with another 14-year-old male who allegedly filmed the off-campus incident, was arrested and charged with promoting a sexual performance by a child and disseminating indecent material to minors, Newsday reported. The two boys, who are not being identified because they are minors, are set to appear in Family Court at a future date.

At least 2 killed after plane crashes in residential area of Ohio

At least two people were killed after a small jet clipped an apartment building as it crashed in a residential section of Ohio on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

The Hawker 25 was on approach to Akron Fulton Airport when it crashed, an FAA spokesman said.

Investigators were trying to determine how many people were on the 10-seater Hawker H25 jet, but they confirmed two deaths, according to Lt. Sierjie Lash, an Akron fire department spokeswoman.

Nine people were on board at the time of the crash

Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Haymaker said the jet clipped a utility wire on the way down Tuesday afternoon and crashed into the building, which was destroyed by a subsequent fire. The plane then hit an embankment beyond the building, causing a nearby house to also burn.

Man accused of killing NYPD Officer Randolph Holder greeted by angry family, cops at arraignment

The man accused of gunning down a NYPD officer during an East Harlem crime spree couldn't stand to face the sea of cops and furious family who packed a Manhattan courtroom for his arraignment.

Tyrone Howard, wearing a white Tyvek jumpsuit while shackled and handcuffed, collapsed to his knees and refused to get up during the brief proceeding Wednesday night.

Howard, 30, did not enter a plea and was held without bail on first degree murder and robbery charges in the death of Officer Randolph Holder."As you can see, Mr. Howard has had medical treatment," said his court-appointed attorney, Brian Kennedy. "He has been complaining of certain chest pains."

Officer Holder's sister, standing feet away from the man accused of killing her brother could barely contain her anger.

"Kill his f---ing ass!" Sherry Holder shouted.

Vietnam Woman sentenced to jail for kicking and stomping her husband to death

Le Thi Thuy was today Tuesday, November 10, sentenced to seven and a half years in jail by a court in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, for kicking and stomping her husband to death. The 40-year-old, who cried through out the trial admitted during her testimony to the violent act that claimed her husband's life. According to the indictment, Thuy suspected that her ailing husband Vo Hong Son had stolen VND10,000 (US$0.45), which was half of her daily income, to buy some wine on July 1.

She pushed him, and after he fell down, she repeatedly kicked and stomped him in his head and belly.