Fugitive radical Sunni preacher attempted to enter Nigeria through Cairo

According to reports, fugitive Sunni preacher, Ahmed al-Assir was trying to leave Lebanon to Nigeria through Cairo using fake Palestinian travel documents. Above is a photo of him as he was arrested by Lebanese authorities at Beirut International Airport, Lebanon.

The militant cleric had been on the run since June 2013, after he and his supporters engaged in a deadly two-day battle with the Lebanese army in the southern city of Sidon. He is being accused of having formed armed groups that attacked an institution of the state, the army, killed officers and soldiers, took explosive materials and light and heavy weapons and used them against the army.

A new enzyme that eats up nicotine in the bloodstream could help smokers quit

In the struggle to help people give up cigarettes, scientists have tried everything from slow-release nicotine patches and gums to nicotine vaccines. But now researchers in the US have found a bacterial enzyme that devours nicotine in the bloodstream, and it could be the tool that helps people quit for good. 

David Beckham is now second on the list of the world's highest earning former athletes - but who's No.1?

Michael Jordan has been revealed as the world's highest earning former athlete.

The basketball legend retired (for the final time) 12 years ago, but that hasn't diminished his earning power.

Jordan pocketed $100million (£63.9m) in 2014 from commercial deals, largely involving sportswear giant Nike.

In a recent court case it was revealed that Jordan received $480m (£306.8m) from Nike between 2000 and 2012.

Bill Maher and activist/musician Talib Kweli discuss the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Hip hop artist and activist Talib Kweli defended protesters Mara Jacqueline Willaford and Marissa Johnson during a conversation withBill Maher on HBO’s Real Time, saying that “the job of activism is not to be liked, not to be polite.”

Maher and Kweli were discussing the actions of Willaford and Johnson, who had taken over a rally for Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders in an attempt to draw attention to the Black Lives Matter movement. Maher pointed out that Sanders has a strong record for civil rights and that therefore he might not have been the proper target for the protesters. But Kweli countered, saying that Sanders “is somebody who — just because someone has a record of civil rights doesn’t mean they are automatically entitled to the black vote.”

Son Of Magic Johnson( EJ Johnson) suffers wardrobe malfunction (photos)

EJ Johnson, the 23-year-old son of Magic Johnson, who is also a star on the Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills flaunted his new slimmer body in a revealing shirt dress on Saturday night but had a wardrobe malfunction. Another photo after the cut..

'She chewed me up and spat me out': Ex-boyfriend of Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro lifts the lid on their feisty 15-month relationship

The ex-boyfriend of Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro says his life has been 'ruined' after dating the glamorous medic.

Rupert Patterson-Ward said he wanted to start a family with Ms Carneiro but that the tumultuous relationship came to a bitter end when he claims she 'chewed me up and spat me out'.

The commercial manager also said he was constantly intimated by the 41-year-old's popularity among the Chelsea players.

Indonesia plane carrying 54 people goes missing

An Indonesian domestic flight carrying 54 passengers and crew has gone missing. The plane, said to be about 27 years old, lost contact with air traffic control in Papua province around 2.55pm local time

The Trigana Air Service flight carrying 44 adult passengers, five children and five crew members, left Sentani Airport at 2:22 p.m. and was supposed to land at Oksibil airport at about 3:05 p.m but disappeared 10 minutes before it was due to land. Indonesia Transport ministry said no distress call was made from the plane.

Search and rescue have begun though it has since been called off because of bad weather. Search for the plane, believed to have crashed in the steep mountains, will continue tomorrow. 

Taking students' virginity, earning $10,000 in days and seeing seven clients a night: Sex worker's confessions about what life in a legal brothel is REALLY like

it's an industry where everything happens behind closed doors but one sex worker has revealed what really happens in a legal brothel.

Sarah Greenmore, from Nevada, US, has answered a Reddit Ask Me Anything thread with eye-opening answers about everything from coping with seven clients a night to earning nearly $10,000 (more than £6,000) in 13 days.

Following the announcement that Amnesty International support the decriminalisation of prostitution, Sarah said she hoped that sharing her firsthand experience would help combat 'false information' about the industry.

9 Success Habits of Wealthy People That Cost Nothing

Have you ever you wondered how certain people have gotten so successful? Sure you have. A great idea, motivation, persistence, and a little luck helps, but most successful people share certain habits. Here are nine habits that have helped place them on the top:

Dream beach holiday ends in tragedy as 7 students drown in the Indian Ocean

 

Tragedy struck on Wednesday afternoon August 12th when 7 students of St Martin Boys’ Boarding Primary School in Kahuro, Murang’a County, Kenya drowned in the Indian Ocean while on school holiday. The students, aged between 13 and 15, met their deaths while swimming at the Pavilion Beach, Diani, in Kwale.

More than 40 Libyans suffocate to death on overcrowded boat carrying 400 desperate migrants across the Mediterranean

More than 40 migrants have died in the Mediterranean after suffocating below the deck of an overcrowded boat, the Italian navy said.

'Operation underway... many migrants saved. At least 40 dead,' it said through its Twitter account.

The boat was carrying around 400 people - of whom 320 have been saved -  when it was intercepted south of the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Footage of the rescue shows two navy vessels helping men, women and children - presumably fleeing war and persecution - off the dangerously overcrowded blue ship. 

Tragedy: More than 40 migrants have died in the Mediterranean after suffocating below the deck of an overcrowded boat (pictured)

Kendrick Lamar Interviews N.W.A. For Billboard’s Latest Cover Story [PHOTOS]

If you’re looking for life this morning, here it is; Compton, old and new. In their recent cover story, Billboard called on Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar to sit down with Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella. #DOPE.

Although he was somewhat star-struck, K. Dot was able to discuss with N.W.A., the highs and lows of hip-hop, music as an art, the group’s favorite artists – of course Kendrick himself was on that list, but MC Ren is also feeling Pusha T – as well as how N.W.A. changed the history of the rap game.

Hit the jump for more details and see photos..

Terrence Howard cries as he testifies in court

Terrence Howard broke down on the stand yesterday when he testified he signed a settlement agreement with his wife because she threatened to release medical information that would make it impossible for him to ever work in Hollywood again.
Howard was referring to a conversation he taped when Michelle Ghent was on the phone threatening to telling various people he had an STD.

Braless Rihanna rocks tight vest and tiny mini-skirt as she heads to ANOTHER rendezvous with rumoured love interest Lewis Hamilton at New York club

They've been romantically linked since they were spotted flirting at the annual Crop Over festival in Barbados last week.

And on Friday night. Rihanna and Lewis Hamilton added fuel to the fire as they were spotted arriving at a nightclub in New York City within minutes of each other.

Rihanna, 27, and Lewis, 30, attempted to go incognito in contrasting outfits as they stepped out to The Griffin in The MeatPacking District.

Jose Mourinho FINALLY speaks out about Eva Carneiro incident

Jose Mourinho has stood by his criticism of Eva Carneiro in his pre-match press conference ahead of the sides tough away trip to Manchester City.

In light of the recent criticism from Premier League managers and doctors alike, the Chelsea boss addressed the issue during his pre-match press conference.

‘First of all I want to say I have a fantastic medical department led by Dr Paco Biosca, I have a good relationship with them.‘ Mourinho said as he was reading out a ready prepared statement.

'I am the most hated mother in the world!' Mum who took picture of her Down's Syndrome son in a washing machine speaks out and reveals she's been forced to flee her home

The young mother of a little boy with Down’s syndrome claims she has become ‘the world’s most hated mum’ after she innocently posted a photo of him inside a washing machine on Facebook.

Last month Courtney Stewart’s inquisitive toddler climbed into the unplugged appliance and, in a game of peek-a-boo, pulled the door to.

Miss Stewart, 21, snapped a photo of two-year-old Caleb inside and immediately uploaded it as an example of how mischievous he had become. 

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Before her death earlier this year, 26-year-old Kayla Mueller was a sex slave for the top leader of the Islamic State, the American aid worker's parents have revealed. 

In a Friday interview with ABC on what would have been Kayla's 27th birthday, her parents said that they were informed by government officials that their daughter was repeatedly raped by the caliph of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

ISIS announced Kayla's death on February 10, claiming that the aid worker from Prescott, Arizona had been killed in an coalition airstrike.

However, ISIS was aware

US Navy: Asbestos found at Guantánamo’s Camp Justice, but it’s safe for occupancy

The flag flying over a portion of the war court complex, Camp Justice, as seen through a broken abandoned air hangar window at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Feb. 28, 2015, in an image approved for release by the U.S. military. The military currently forbids photography of vast portions of the complex, but lets journalists photograph the hilltop building, a former air control tower that currently has offices for court personnel and a currently disused medium security courtroom CAROL ROSENBERG

Revealed... how watching porn really affects your BRAIN

Teenagers as young as 13 regularly watch it, and for millions of adults it is their guilty pleasure.

Pornography offers men and women alike a chance to explore their sexual fantasies.

But while X-rated images and films can help boost your libido, and many report it improves relationships, there is another side affecting your health.  

From releasing mood-boosting hormones to triggering addictive tendencies, porn can have a sinister effect on our brains.

Young EMT dies trying to save woman's life after severing her own artery and suffering four strokes after frantically performing CPR

A young EMT has died from a series of strokes she suffered after trying to save another woman's life.

Samantha Agins, 22, started to perform CPR on the patient at the New Jersey summer camp Jaycee on Sunday after she suffered a heart attack.

The 22-year-old aspiring physician's assistant from Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, hooked her up to a defibrillator and, despite her best efforts, the woman didn't make it.

Oklahoma woman has all of her limbs amputated after contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever from one tick bite

An Oklahoma woman has lost all of her limbs after being bitten by a tick and developing a deadly illness. 

Jo Rogers, 40, of Shawnee, has been put into a medical coma after contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever on lake vacation in the northeast of the state this July.

The mother of two originally thought she had the flu, but doctor's ended up having to amputate her arms at the elbows and both of her legs to prevent vital organs from being affected.

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photo Abobaku, the man earmarked to be buried alive with late Ooni of Ife

Abubakar Attahiru

This is Abobaku, the man earmarked to be buried alive with late Ooni of Ife today Friday as a mark of respect to the monarch and in consonance with the culture there.

Well, its amazing that all these so-called human rights activists are quite over this seemingly barbaric and archaic tradition which dehumanizes humans and devoid of any rational reasoning.

China explosions: thousands seek refuge after 55 killed in Tianjin blasts

Rescuers discovered the 19-year-old survivor – a firefighter named as Zhou Ti – at 7.05am on Friday morning, according to Xinhua, China’s official news agency.

Zhou was taken to Tianjin’s Teda hospital and is in a stable condition, according to The Paper, a Shanghai-based news website.

The discovery offered a rare glimmer of hope as authorities battled to help those left injured or homeless when a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals caught fire and exploded on Wednesday sending a mushroom cloud rising into the night sky.

Man Allegedly Cuts Off Wife's Lover's Penis with Garden Shears and Flushes It Down Toilet

A Japanese university student was arrested in Tokyo on Thursday for allegedly cutting off a man's genitals. 
Ikki Kotsugai, 24, went to a Tokyo law office at about 7:40 a.m. where he apparently confronted a 42-year-old attorney and began repeatedly punching the man in the face, 3m360 reports.