'A human catastrophe is unfolding in Fallujah'

Islamic State fighters halted an Iraqi army assault on the city of Fallujah with a counterattack at its southern gates on Tuesday, while the United Nations warned of peril for civilians trapped in the city and used by militants as human shields.

The Iraqi army's assault on Fallujah has begun what is expected to be one of the biggest battles ever fought against Islamic State, the militant group also known as ISIS, ISIL or Daesh. The government, backed by world powers including the US and Iran, is determined to win back the first major Iraqi city that fell to the group in 2014.

A week after Baghdad announced the start of the assault, its troops advanced in large numbers into the city limits for the first time Monday, pouring into rural territory on its southern outskirts but stopping short of the main built-up area.

How a 16-year-old kid built his dream video game company with no money

David Eisman is a 16-year-old high school sophomore and the founder CEO of video game company Pixelman Productions, which was founded in January.

He's not the typical kid programmer. In fact, he's barely a programmer at all, he says (he knows some C#). He considers himself a businessman.

But that hasn't stopped him from going after his dream: to work in the video game industry.

"I always wanted an internship at a video game company, but no one would ever hire me. They said I needed experience and I had to have built a video game already. So I decided to skip that step entirely of trying to get into a company and just make my own," he said.

EX Miss Turkey sentenced to 14-months in jail for insulting the country's President on Instagram

A court in Istabul today, Tuesday 31, convicted a former Miss Turkey of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan through social media postings and gave her a 14-month suspended sentence.

27-year-old Merve Buyuksarac was found guilty of insulting a public official but immediately suspended the sentence on condition that she does not reoffend within the next five years.

Teen girl gets murdered over FB arguement...her female killer then confesses on FB

An 18 year old teen mum (pictured above) was murdered in Pennsylvania by a 16 year old girl after the two argued over the 18yr old's boyfriend. Read the story below from MediaTakeOut

A shocking crime has the entire town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, scratching their heads. An 18-year-old new mom named  Kayla VanWert died at the hospital Sunday night from stab wounds.

The Migaloo Private Submersible Yacht: Luxury 20,000 leagues under the sea

The Migaloo Private Submersible Yacht offers all the luxury of a superyacht above and below the ocean's surface

Complaining Is Terrible for You, According to Science

Why do people complain? Not to torture others with their negativity, surely. When most of us indulge in a bit of a moan, the idea is to "vent." By getting our emotions out, we reason, we'll feel better.

But science suggests there are a few serious flaws in that reasoning. One, not only does expressing negativity tend not to make us feel better, it's also catching, making listeners feel worse. "People don't break wind in elevators more than they have to. Venting anger is...similar to emotional farting in a closed area. It sounds like a good idea, but it's dead wrong," psychologist Jeffrey Lohr, who has studied venting, memorably explained.

OK, so complaining is bad for your mood and the mood of your friends and colleagues, but that's not all that's wrong with frequent negativity. Apparently, it's also bad for your brain and your health. Yes, really.

They don't call me a striker for nothing! Kidnapper is pictured on a stretcher after being beaten unconscious by a Mexican footballer during player’s daring escape

Alan Pulido has been rescued safe and sound after being kidnapped
The Olympiacos man was said to have been taken away by masked men
Pulido beat up his captor and forced him to reveal their current location 

Police arrested Daniel Hernandez Morales at the scene of the kidnapping 

These are the shocking photographs showing star Mexican footballers moments after he managed to free himself from an armed kidnapper. 

Olympiakos striker Alan Pulido, 25, was kidnapped after he attended a party in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas. 

One member of the gang was guarding Pulido when he managed to free himself and tied his captor to a chair and beat the criminal until he revealed the location of the