Obama warns Putin on intervening in Syria's civil war

President Barack Obama warned his Russian counterpart Tuesday against intervening in Syria's civil war, suggesting that Vladimir Putin is aware of the dangers his country faces by entering the bloody conflict.

"I think Mr. Putin understands that ... with Afghanistan fresh in the memory, for him to simply get bogged down in an inconclusive and paralyzing civil conflict is not the outcome that he's looking for," Obama said at a news conference in Paris.

Obama said he does not disagree with Putin -- with whom he met on Monday -- on the necessity of a political resolution to Syria's conflict. But he said there remains discord over the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who the United States insists must leave power as part of a political transition. But he said the reality on the ground in Syria could change Putin's calculus.

6-year-old boy dies after he was allegedly raped

The six-year-old boy whose name has been withheld, died on Saturday at the Dong Nai Children's Hospital, Vietnam. Although Police in the southern province of Dong Nai,on Monday, November 30, said the little boy died after being inside a car for too long, his parents insists their child was sexually abused before his death. 

 

"Our autopsy has found that the cause of death was suffocation," Colonel Nguyen Van Tho, spokesperson of the provincial police department, told local media.

Pro-Biafra protest in Onitsha this morning

Photos of the protest going on right now at the Onitsha bridgehead. Soldiers placed barricade on the road, disrupting the agitators from crossing the bridge. The River Niger bridge is totally blocked. Vehicles coming from Onitsha and Asaba axes are on stand still also. More photos after the cut...

Mum killed on way home from son's wedding after taxi hit by car involved in police chase

A mum was killed in a car crash on the way home from her son's wedding after her taxi was smashed into by a vehicle in a police chase.

Tragic Mary Laurie, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash in Glasgow in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Her husband Jamie, 52 - who was travelling alongside her - is in a serious condition in hospital.

Nigerian Preacher arrested after being accused of beating, robbing and raping escorts he met online

A Nigerian man who claimed to be a preacher has been arrested after being accused of beating, robbing and raping escorts in hotels across Washington DC. Gabriel Omogbo of Hyattsville, Maryland, is charged with attempted first degree murder, armed robbery, first degree assault and reckless endangerment.

Police believe that the 33-year-old used the website Backpage.com to find female escorts & arranged to meet up with them.

One of adult film's most famous stars, James Deen, accused of sexual assault by multiple women

Over the weekend, adult film star and writer Stoya took to Twitter to detail an alleged rape at the hands of fellow adult film star and former boyfriend James Deen. "James Deen held me down and f****d me while I said no, stop, used my safe word," Stoya tweeted. "I just can't nod and smile when people bring him up anymore." Deen wasted little time delivering his response via Instagram, insisting that he respects women and all associated limits "both professionally and privately."

Prison pageant: Maximum security jail crowns Miss Criminal 2015

Inmates at one of Rio de Janeiro's most notorious prisons got glammed up for their annual Miss Criminal 2015 beauty contest, at the weekend. 

Once notorious for riots and rowdiness, the Talavera Bruce women’s prison was transformed into a stage for the glitzy criminals.

The beauty contest came complete with armed guards, watch towers and barbed wire fences.

Ugandan rebel attack in eastern DR Congo leaves 24 dead, UN says

An attack by Ugandan rebels overnight in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo left at least 24 people dead, including a United Nations peacekeeper, the UN said Monday.

Felix-Prosper Basse, spokesman for the UN mission in DR Congo said in addition to the peacekeeper, 12 rebels were killed, along with four Congolese soldiers and seven civilians hacked to death with machetes.

Local officials had earlier given a toll of 13 dead, including a Malawian peacekeeper.

Putin's latest message to Turkey could 'spin any future incident beyond control'

Russia has reportedly equipped its warplanes flying in Syria with air-to-air missiles for self-defense for the first time, Reuters reported on Monday, citing Russian news agencies.

The move comes one week after aRussian Su-34 fighter bomber was shot down by Turkish F-16 jets, in an incident that has heightened tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan. 

The missiles, which are reportedly capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 37 miles, will supplement the state-of-the-art S-400 missile systems Russia says it has deployed to the Russian Hemeimeem air base near Latakia, Syria — about 30 miles south of the Turkish border.

World leaders launch bid for climate breakthrough in Paris

World leaders launched an ambitious attempt on Monday to hold back the earth's rising temperatures, with French President François Hollande saying the world was at "breaking point" in the fight against global warming.

Some 150 heads of state and government, including US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, urged each other to find common cause in two weeks of bargaining to steer the global economy away from its dependence on fossil fuels.

They arrived at United Nations climate change talks in Paris accompanied by high expectations and armed with promises to act. After decades of struggling negotiations and the failure of a summit in Copenhagen six years ago, some form of landmark agreement appears all but assured by mid-December.

Justin Theroux: 9/11 was the best thing to happen to New Yorkers

An extra on the set of HBO’s “The Leftovers” was offended by an off-handed remark Justin Theroux made about 9/11.

We’re told the hunky actor, who is married to Jennifer Aniston, was overheard saying in front of others on the show: “9/11 was the best thing that happened to NYers,” followed by a story about getting a deal on rent.

“He said at the end of the process, the landlord was so mad, they threw the keys at him,” said our tipster.

But a rep for Theroux, whose Greenwich Village apartment was profiled in the NY Times in 2003 for its eclectic décor made up of things he’d found in the trash, told us: “As a New Yorker and someone who has lived downtown for over 20 years, Justin would not make jest of 9/11.”

I Have Surrendered My Life to Jesus – Actor Sylvester Stallone

Popular American actor, Sylvester Stallone recently made a very important decision in his life. And it's not another blockbuster film. He announced that he "has surrendered his life to the Lord Jesus Christ."


Stallone made this life-changing announcement before releasing his latest ROCKY movie. However, his "public announcement" was not covered by the news media. If he had announced he was GAY, all the media, TV shows and newspapers would have given it full coverage.

Meet Burna Boy, The Nigerian Singer Putting Africa First

By the time we get to Burna Boy’s house in Lagos on the night of Halloween, it’s around 11:30 pm and the noise from a nearby generator is buzzing against the soft sound of falling rain. Two armed soldiers follow Burna Boy wherever he goes and, tonight, he’s just getting in from a show in Ikeja, a neighborhood on the other side of the sprawling city. Many of Nigeria’s major pop stars were enlisted to perform at an event sponsored by a telecoms company, but instead of sticking around to mingle with elder statesmen like P-Square, Burna leaves right away.

Teenager killed trying to protect 2-year-old brother from stepfather

Georgia Police are searching for a man accused of killing his stepson after a Thanksgiving Day argument. Authorities say Cristino Ramos-Santos shot 16-year-old Andres Arias in an apartment complex parking lot Thursday night.

Andres' sister, Fabiola Arias, said their stepfather was drunk and tried to take their 2-year-old brother (Ramos-Santos son with their mum) from their mother during a family party. Family members, including the mother and Andres, confronted Ramos-Santos in the parking lot.

Singer Sinead O'Connor attempts suicide, says 'my family betrayed me' in suicide note

Popular 90s singer Sinead O'Connor reportedly took an overdose of pills earlier today after leaving a suicide note saying her family does not care, have betrayed her so much, and blamed them for her suicide attempt. TMZ reports below...

The note, posted Sunday morning, alleges "appalling cruelty" on the part of her husband, her children and even her son's girlfriend -- and she says it all started when she had a hysterectomy in August. Sinead claims they've been keeping her babies from her, and she just couldn't take it anymore.

The 48-year-old singer wrote, "I have taken an overdose. There is no other way to get respect. I am not at home. I'm at a hotel, somewhere in Ireland, under another name. I've been howling crying for weeks. And been told by them all to go f*** myself. I'm invisible. I don't matter a shred to anyone."

Sinead has four children, ranging in age from 9 to 28. She's currently married to Barry Herridge -- the therapist she married in Las Vegas after meeting on the Internet.

She has since been found safe and sound in a hotel in Dublin and she's currently getting medical attention