The US just issued a 'remarkable' warning to Turkey amid its post-coup crackdown

Tension between the US and Turkey has escalated dramatically in the wake of Ankara's far-reaching crackdown on those suspected to have been involved in Friday's failed military coup.

In addition to more than 2,000 members of the Turkish armed forces, Ankara has ordered that at least 50 high-level civil servants, 8,000 police officers, and 30 regional governors with alleged ties to the coup plotters be either arrested or fired, according to Reuters.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also told a crowd of supporters Saturday night that the country would look into reinstating the death penalty for the "traitors" who plotted to overthrow his government.

On Monday, US Secretary of State John Kerry cautioned Turkey against abandoning due process in its crackdown, implying that Turkey's NATO membership would be scrutinized if the country began to "backslide" away from its democratic principles.

"NATO also has a requirement with respect to democracy," Kerry told reporters in Brussels on Monday. "Obviously a lot of people have been arrested, and arrested very quickly. The level of vigilance and scrutiny is obviously going to be significant in the days ahead. Hopefully we can work in a constructive way that prevents a backsliding."

Scam Alert: EFCC on the trail of suspected ATM fraudster Akinade Tofunmi (photos)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday released a statement addressing the rise of identity theft in Nigeria. Photos of a suspected female fraudster on the run was also shared. Read below.

The much talked about ATM fraudsters are not resting on the oars. They are all over the place laying siege to any susceptible victim. These criminals go about fleecing unwary members of the public with their ingenious, ever-changing modes of operations. The latest being the infamous identity theft. 

Actor Kevin Hart Robbed And Beaten Outside Miami Night Club

Witness told police that Kevin was drunk and cracking jokes and ended up getting into a altercation with a group of guys at the night club he attended.

Apparently he cracked a joke about someones girl saying she would end up going home with him.

The man then started getting very aggressive towards Kevin Hart, he starting calling Kevin a “Pussy” and to go outside and fight him. Security kicked him and his friends out before he could do anything.

30 Minutes later when Kevin left the night club He was jumped in the parking lot by a group of 4 men

After they beat him they took his jordans and his wallet also a $5,000 Rolex.

The police are still looking for the suspects.

Kevin was taking to the emergency for his wounds but released a couple hours later.

N-DELTA: Itsekiri Group Sends Warning Signal to FG

Sapele—The Iwere Peoples’ Congress, aka, Agbukumasa, the self defence arm of the Itsekiri ethnic nationality, which came into existence during the Ijaw and Itsekiri communal crisis between 1997-2003, yesterday, warned that the fact that the Itsekiri people were not known for violence should not mean that they cannot carry out violence.

It subsequently called on the Federal Government and oil companies in Itsekiri land to stop divide and rule antics and modern day slavery of the people, or be prepared to face their wrath.

The group, through its National Coordinator, Prince Ekwejunor-Etchie Okorodudun, said:

“The Nigerian State and its administrative component called Delta State have abandoned their constitutional role towards an ethnic nationality that is part of their geographical and constitutional authority – the Itsekiri nation.”

“Successive governments have failed the Itsekiri nation as they could not provide the necessary security, protection of the Itsekiri people, land and property during the crisis. We are accusing the government of lack-lustre and lackadaisical behaviour.

Bentley Adds Even More Power to the 2017 Continental GT Speed

An upgrade to the model-year 2017 Bentley Continental GT Speed (bentleymotors.com) has increased the horsepower of the brand’s fastest (206 mph) production car to 633 and the torque to 620 ft lbs. Maximum torque from the car’s 6-liter W-12 engine is now available at 2,000 to 5,000 rpm, enabling a zero-to-60-mph time of 3.9 seconds. Prices are expected to start at $240,300, and deliveries will begin this summer. Bentley has also introduced a Continental GT Speed Black Edition, which features a high-gloss black finish to the exterior brightwork and contrast colors (including the Cyber Yellow shown here) for the front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser, and door mirrors.

Lagos Police & vigilante foil attempted kidnap of NUPENG chairman in Agbede, Ikorodu

The swift response of men of Lagos Police Command and vigilante foiled an  attempt to kidnap NUPENG PTD chairman in Agbede, Ikorodu, on Saturday, this is according to RRS who shared photos..

17-year-old Nigerian girl who was tricked into prostitution in Russia then abandoned when she fell sick

Anti-Trafficking activists were recently honoured in Washington, D.C. at an event marking the release of the State Department's 2016 Trafficking in Persons report.

The U.S. State Department's Anti-Trafficking Heroes came from very different corners of the world: Nigeria, Cyprus, Pakistan, Russia, Senegal and they all carry same thing in their pocket or purse: photos of the victims they had rescued from human trafficking, stored in their mobile phones.

Goats and Soda spoke to some of the honorees at NPR's headquarters, including a Nigerian activist Oluremi Kehinde, who each shared a story about a trafficked victim they have rescued. They 've been asked not to give the full names of the trafficking victims to protect their identities.

Oluremi Kehinde works with Africans who have been trafficked for sex work in Russia. He shared a photo of an 18-year-old Nigerian girl brought to Russia with what she thought was a student visa, then forced into prostitution.(pictured showing a photo of the Nigerian teen forced to work as a prostitute in Russia. She was hospitalized because of internal injuries) Below is his story:

Turkey's 'cleansing' begins

• 3,000 soldiers detained
• Arrest warrants out for more than 2,700 judges and prosecutors
• Strains on Turkey/US relations
• "The cleansing is continuing," Bekir Bozdag, Turkish justice minister, says 

Turkish authorities on Sunday began rounding up dozens of generals as well as senior judges and prosecutors accused of supporting a failed military coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The government has already said that almost 3,000 soldiers had been detained on suspicion of involvement in the putsch, which began on Friday night but faltered in the early hours of Saturday.

NTV television said that 34 generals of various grades had been detained so far. They include senior figures like Erdal Ozturk, commander of the third army and the commander of the Malatya-based second army, Adem Huduti.

Three Baton Rouge cops shot and killed in shooting by lone gunman

A lone gunman wearing all black and toting a rifle shot and killed three cops in Baton Rouge and wounded three more Sunday, authorities said.

Cops killed the shooter in a wild shootout around 8:40 a.m. local time on a main thoroughfare in the Louisiana capitol.

Authorities said there was not an “active shooter situation” in the city, indicating there were not two other suspects in the attack, as they’d said earlier. 

Police were used a robot to check the body of the dead suspect for explosives.

Dispatch audio obtained by The Advocate revealed that cops responded to a call before 9 a.m. local time about a man armed with an assault rifle near a B-Quik convenience store on Airline Highway. The store is across from a shopping center, Hammond Aire Plaza.

Cristiano Ronaldo Scores a Bugatti Veyron after European Championship Victory

Along with the UEFA European Championship trophy, Cristiano Ronaldo seems to have brought back another souvenir from France this week, reportedly a brand new Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. After captaining Portugal’s national team to a 1-0 victory over the French squad in the finals of the continent’s most prestigious soccer tournament, the highest paid athlete in the world (for 2016) awarded himself the French marque’s mercury-quick machine priced at about $1.7 million. The famed footballer posted two pictures of his latest automotive acquisition with the caption: “The animal arrive.”

Pokémon GO servers down AGAIN as gamers around the world vent fury on social media

Pokémon GO servers appear to have crashed AGAIN as gamers from around the world went into a social media meltdown.

Hundreds of users have vented their fury on social media.

Earlier today, the game's official Twitter account posted: "The issues causing the server problems have been identified.

"Trainers should once again be able to search for Pokémon in the real world."

However many users on Twitter are being greeted with "failed login" messages.

And those who can access the app are also experiencing errors while exploring the game's world.

The reasons for the regular server outages are unclear at this time.

Mirrorpix

The augmented reality app only launched in the UK this week but it's already crashed for users across the globe for the past few hours, with users met with a message saying: "We are working to resolve the issue. Please try again soon!"

Man dead in police-involved shooting after cops respond to robbery in Brooklyn

A man died following a police-involved shooting in Brooklyn Sunday, sources said, after cops responded to a gunpoint robbery.

The man was shot on Debevoise Ave. at Jackson St. near the Cooper Park houses in East Williamsburg around 7:45 a. m., police said.

He was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where he later died, sources said. A gun was recovered at the scene.

Officers were responding to reports of a gunpoint robbery when the shooting occurred, according to police. No officers were shot.

Turkey coup: Disturbing picture shows soldiers 'bound naked' as Turkish President is warned over 'purges'

These soldiers were stripped of their uniforms and made to lie next to each other after being arrested

This disturbing picture shows dozens of Turkish soldiers bound together after being stripped of their uniforms following their arrest.

Dozens of soldiers lie naked and handcuffed after being arrested following Friday night's coup attempt in Turkey.

The picture shows how the soldiers were stripped after being arrested in Sirnak, eastern Turkey.

They were then made to lie next to each other. It comes after a Turkish soldier was reportedly beheaded on Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge by a pro-government mob yesterday.

Nelly Furtado’s New Album Due Out November

Nelly Furtado’s sixth album — and first full-length in four years — will soon arrive. She tells The Times Colonistthat her follow-up to 2012’s The Spirit Indestructible this November.

The new album will be of songs Nelly wrote on the guitar, as she did with her 2000 debut Whoa, Nelly!, making The Spirit Indestructible her “final pop album.” (Translation: Don’t expect another Loose, either.)

“It’s like when you squeeze a lemon, and you really want to get out that last bit of juice,” Nelly said of the approach to her latest material. “I have shed another layer of skin.”

One song featured on Nelly’s new album is called “Phoenix,” a title she also borrowed for her July 25 concert with the Victoria Symphony benefitting Syrian refugees. “Behind Your Back,” released July 13, won’t be included. “It’s a palette cleanse…an appetizer,” she says.

Justin Bieber To Fan Throwing Gift Onstage: “I Don’t Want That Shit”

Justin Bieber had choice words for a fan during one ofhis recent concerts.

During his July 15 show in Atlantic City, someone threw him a gift onto the stage, which Justin tossed back. He wasn’t having it, not during his on-stage banter.

“Take this moment to listen. And try not to give me a hat or whatever you’re trying to throw onto the stage right now, because I probably don’t want that shit,” Justin said. The crowd cheered — never mind whoever tried to give him a present. “Sorry, that was mean.”

Justin didn’t want to be interrupted was because he wanted to stress that “we all have a purpose.” Read: he wanted to segue into the title track of his new album Purpose, which we’re sure he’s done before. “Sorry for throwing your hat,” Justin continued, “but you ruined the moment.” 

Killer brother's chilling confession why he strangled feminist model sister for racy social media selfies

An evil brother who strangled his social media queen sister to death has explained why he killed her in cold blood.

The murder of Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old Instagram model and women's rights activist, sent shockwaves through Pakistan yesterday.

In Facebook posts, Baloch spoke of trying to change "the typical orthodox mindset" of people in the conservative country.

She faced frequent misogynist abuse and death threats but continued to post provocative pictures and videos.

Instagram/qandeelbalochofficial

Samuel Eto'o cancels charity match following coup attempt in Turkey + photos of the players there

A lot of playing and retired footballers are currently in Antalya, Turkey. Most arrived yesterday and were scheduled to leave tomorrow after playing in Eto'o's charity match scheduled to take place today July 16th in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his foundation. Unfortunately, you all know what happened in the country last night; a coup attempt that resulted in the death of over 90 people...

The dinner night held last night, but the charity football match scheduled for today has been cancelled. Some guests are even stranded in Turkey following the lockdown of their major airports.

Hazard Eden, Puyol, Michael Essien, Kolo Toure, Kanu Nwankwo, JJ Okocha, AY Comedian, Paw Paw and many others are currently in Turkey. Eto'o spent millions on first class tickets and five star hotels for his guests...unfortunately all wasted.

Why Turkish soldiers staged a coup — and ultimately failed

An anti-military protester blocks a Turkish military tank outside of Ataturk airport in Istanbul.

An anti-military protester blocks a Turkish military tank outside of Ataturk airport in Istanbul.

An attempted military coup by a faction within the Turkish armed forces calling itself the"Peace at Home Council" was stifled in less than 24 hours after Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on his supporters to take to the streets and repel the uprising.

Earlier Friday night, the soldiers stormed Turkey's state-run broadcaster and said they had seized power, taken over the government, and declared martial law. They deployed forces onto the streets of Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey's largest city and capital, respectively, and closed two major bridges leading into Istanbul.

At least256 people were killed in the clashes, according to Turkey's prime minister. But the uprising itself was repelled rather quickly. Many soldiers were either arrested, had been brutally beaten by protesters, or surrendered by early Saturday morning, allowing the Turkish government to regain almost complete control within 24 hours.

"I predicted this would fail from early on, because all of Turkey's opposition parties came out against the coup from the beginning," Aykan Erdemir, a former member of Turkish parliament and senior fellow at the Washington, DC-based think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Business Insider on Saturday.

Turkey has seen several military coups over the last 50 years, but this latest attempt is different

Turkish military block access to the Bosporus bridge, which links the city's European and Asian sides, in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Turkish military apparently staged a coup on Friday night, deploying military into the streets of Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey's largest city and capital, respectively.

"Turkish Armed Forces have completely taken over the administration of the country to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law, and the general security that was damaged," a statement, published by a group calling itself the "Peace at Home Council" on TRT, Turkey's state-run broadcaster, read.

But Turkish citizens began flooding the streets in support of President Tayyip Recep Erdogan after he called for citizens to gather and repel the coup.

The military in Turkey has forced out four civilian governments since 1960.

Here's a brief outline, with information collected from Wikipedia, Al Jazeera,Foreign Affairs, and The Wall Street Journal:

India's 'gold man' beaten to death at a birthday party

An Indian businessman, Datta Phuge  who made headlines in 2013 for buying one of the world's most expensive shirts, a customised gold shirt worth 12.7 million rupees, around $240,000 dollars at the time, which was made entirely of gold has been beaten to death in western India, according to a report Friday.

90 people dead, 1154 injured and 1563 soldiers arrested during the failed military coup attempt in Turkey

At least 90 people were killed during overnight clashes in capital Ankara following an attempted coup in Turkey. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said a new acting army chief of staff has been appointed after an attempted coup to topple the democratically elected government.

Turkish President Erdorgan has urged supporters to remain in public squares until situation returns to normal and has informed them that his govt. is still in charge.

He added that there is still a small disturbance in Ankara, hopefully it will be overcome soon, says Erdogan.

Defiant Turkish civilians were captured climbing on to tanks and yanking soldiers from their vehicles during the failed coup attempt by the nation's armed forces.

Stephen King shades the heck out of Donald Trump: "an idiot who can't find his own ass with both hands and a flashlight"

Bestselling international author, Stephen King has described U.S Presidential Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump as "an idiot who can't find his own ass with both hands and a flashlight" He stated this in a tweet posted yesterday.

It wasn't the first time the author has made his dislike for the business mogul known. In an interview with Rolling Stone last month, he said: 

"I think that he's sort of the last stand of the sort of American male who feels like women have gotten out of their place and they're letting in all these people that have the wrong skin colours. Trump is extremely popular because people would like to have a world where you just didn't question that the white American was at the top of the pecking order"

On Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, King said:

"Of all the candidates who ran this year, the only one remotely qualified to do the job is Hillary Clinton. There's a lot of prejudice against her, just because she's a woman. Having been raised by a woman and lived in a family where my wife has, like, six sisters, I hate that."

Gun and truck attack leaves 84 dead in Nice: Men, women and kids strewn across road after lorry speeds for a MILE through holiday crowd watching fireworks, before gunman opens fire

A terrorist gunman has killed 84 people and seriously injured 50 more after he used a 25-tonne lorry to go on a mile-long killing spree by mounting pavements at high speed and ploughing through crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice last night.

The killer, a 31-year-old French Tunisian who was known to police, then got out and sprayed fleeing revellers with bullets before being shot dead by police. 

The truck driver was said to have shouted 'Allahu Akbar' – God is greatest – before being killed. Pro-ISIS groups have been celebrating the attack, orchestrated to coincide with France's most important national holiday. 

One eyewitness described seeing 'bodies flying like bowling pins' and others 'jammed' under its wheels as the horror unfolded.

Other brave victims were seen clinging to the doors of the lorry to try to stop the terrorist before being thrown under its wheels on the packed streets at around 10.30pm local time last night. Dead bodies remain strewn across the Promenade de Anglais today.

Some of the victims were children, with one young girl lying dead covered in a blanket with her pink toy doll lying on the floor next to her.

Identity documents belonging to the gunman, more guns and grenades were later found in the bullet-riddled truck after the gunman at the wheel was shot dead by police marksmen, security sources said.

The gunman is believed to be from Nice and was known to police for crimes of theft and violence, but not intelligence services, a police source said. A suspected accomplice is on the run. 

A huge cache of guns, grenades and 'larger weapons' were later found inside the lorry, which mounted the pavement at approximately 40mph and steered directly towards hundreds of people watching a fireworks display.

French President Francois Hollande today pledged to 'hit' ISIS in Syria and Iraq 'even harder' after the devastating attack, saying: 'France is in tears, it is hurting but it is strong and she will be stronger - always stronger than the fanatics who wish to hurt us.' 

Here's the Definitive, Science-Approved List of the Most Difficult Sex Acts in Music

It's time to call bullshit. 

Yes, music is full of sexually suggestive missives, coy repartee and downright lascivious references. But when you dig through the annals of musical sexuality, most of the acts suggested are exceptionally vanilla. Even some of the steamiest songs of the last couple years feature moves that just aren't logistically complicated.

The most X-rated part of Trey Songz' "Slow Motion" is the line "put this tongue on you." Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love": bathtub sex. Even Ariana Grande's "Dangerous Woman," with its potential as an ode to the taboo act of pegging, is logistically pretty tame. (Hey, with the right tools, most anyone can peg.)

It's the physically demanding and complex moves that deserve attention. They require strength, ingenuity and, occasionally, aliens. 

So here are some explicit lyrics ranked by difficulty and impossibility. All you have to do is interpret lines like "How I make a Sprite can disappear in my mouth" 100% literally.

#ObamaJAMA: Obama Just Became the First Sitting President to Publish an Academic Paper

Barack Obama just became the first sitting president to publish a scholarly article.

The article, titled "United States Health Care Reform: Progress to Date and Next Steps," with "Barack Obama, JD" listed as the author, was published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (known as JAMA) on July 11. 

It's a pretty badass move for a president, and he got a lot of love on Twitter with the hashtag #ObamaJAMA.