How Mexican officials worked alongside the world's most powerful drug lord

Courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing

In this excerpt from El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency, journalist Ioan Grillo explains Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" or "Shorty" Guzmán Loera's relationship with federal agents.

fire outbreak at The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas

There was a fire incident at the pool side in Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas hours ago. Here are some pictures from before & after the incident. More when you continue...

Shark kills diver while daughter watches in horror

A large shark attacked and killed a man who was diving with his daughter off the coast of Maria Island in Tasmania, Australia. The man, who was in his late 40s and his daughter, who is in her 20s, were diving for scallops from a small dinghy Saturday morning when the fatal attack took place, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

Artists known for using DEAD BABIES and human fat in their creations have unveiled shockingly realistic fallen angel installation

• Artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu are famous for their controversial artwork
• They use unusual materials for art including baby cadavers and human fat
• 'Angel' depicting old woman with wings and has shocked many art lovers
• Their work has previously featured at the Saatchi Gallery in London

Art lovers were shocked by a 'fallen angel' installation that was unveiled in Beijing this week.

The extremely realistic work was created by Chinese artists, Sun Yuan and Peng Yu.

Keith Richards from the rolling stones still enjoys a cannabis joint for breakfast at the age of 71

Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones

Hellraiser Keith Richards has revealed he still often kickstarts his day smoking cannabis – aged 71.

The Rolling Stones legend told how he has been unable to kick his weed habit despite giving up his other vices.

He admitted: “I smoke regularly, an early morning joint. Strictly Californian.”

Man writes bounced check to his client, then kills her in LA after she complains

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of a Hollywood production assistant and police say the killing had to do with a dispute over money.

Ezeoma Obioha, 31, was arrested on Friday night and remains in jail where he is being held on a $1million bail.

Bobbi Kristina Brown dead: Whitney Houston's daughter tragically passes away aged 22

What happened to Bobbi Kristina Brown?

Bobbi succumbed to injuries she suffered six months ago, on January 31, after being found face down in a bathtub.

A lawsuit that has come to light claims her boyfriend Nick Gordon violently assaulted her just hours before she was discovered unresponsive – in a chilling mirror of her mother’s death.

Bobbi’s father, Bobby Brown, has vowed to get justice for his 22-year-old daughter.

But what exactly happened to Bobbi?