New York state attorney general resigns over assault allegations

New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman resigned on Monday evening after allegations of physical abuse by four women were reported in an article in the New Yorker magazine.

Andrew Cuomo, the state's governor, called for Mr Schneiderman's resignation within hours of the article's publication.

“In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me," Mr Schneiderman said in a statement.

"While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time. I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018.”

Government 'deported 7,000 foreign students after falsely accusing them of cheating in English language tests'

The government may have mistakenly deported more than 7,000 foreign students after falsely accusing them of cheating in English language tests.

Most of the students were not allowed to appeal the Home Office decision; nor were theyt able to obtain evidence against them, or given the opportunity to prove the proficiency in English

Some were detained by immigration officials, lost their jobs, and were left homeless as a result, despite being in the UK legally, the Financial Times reported.

The best restaurants in the world, according to millionaire private jet owners

Wealth often comes along with pretty expensive taste — especially when it comes to food and drink.

In order to determine where the high net worth individuals of the world like to dine, private jet lifestyle publication Elite Traveler surveyed its database of readers — all of whom are owners or users of private jets — on their favourite fine dining destinations across all seven continents.

As of last year, the magazine's readers had a median household income of $2.28 (£1.76) million and net worth of $41 (£32) million — so it's safe to say most of them are millionaires.

6,000 readers voted in order to produce the magazine's seventh annual list of the Top 100 Restaurants in the World.

Scroll down to see the top 25, ranked in ascending order.

25. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo, Japan.

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25. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo, Japan.

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Denim brand debuts "extreme cut out" jeans for $168 –– and the internet can't believe it

  

A Los Angeles-based brand is selling jeans for $168 that leave very little for the imagination. Denim company Carmar debuted its "extreme cut out" jeans and people on social media couldn't believe how bare they are or and wondered who would even buy them.

"Extreme Cut Out Pant is a high rise pant with large statement cutouts on front and back," says Carmar's website listing of the jeans. The attention-grabbing trousers have a "relax fit" and a 10.5-inch front zipper – to cover up what's left to see.

After all, the company says, it caters to "the free-spirited generation of today."

Breaking : 'Apocalyptic' dust storm and thundershowers kill 77 people and leave 143 injured in India

An 'apocalyptic' dust storm with lightning strikes, fierce winds and heavy rain has left at least 77 people dead and 143 injured after battering parts of northern India.

Many of the victims were sleeping when homes collapsed, trees were uprooted and electricity poles were knocked down by violent weather in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh states.

The worst-hit areas included Agra, Alwar, Bharatpur and Dholpur, where most of the deaths occurred as the storm caused widespread devastation in the early hours of Thursday.

Most of the victims died when their homes collapsed or when they were crushed by falling trees, local media reported.

In Behror, a 12-year-old girl died when an iron sheet blown by strong winds hit her in the head, the Times of India reported.

Earth’s magnetic field is NOT about to reverse, scientists reassure

For years, conspiracy theorists have warned that Earth’s magnetic field could one day reverse, leading to the apocalyptic demise of our planet.

But thankfully, in a new study, researchers from the University of Liverpool have reassured that it’s very unlikely to happen.

Speculation that Earth’s magnetic field could flip have been based on a gradual weakening of the field over the last 200 years, alongside the expansion of a weak area in the field called the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), which stretches from Chile to Zimbabwe.

Struggling Russia cuts military spending — and it could weaken its forces worldwide

Russian military spending fell by a fifth last year, its first decline in nearly two decades, with tighter purse-strings likely to affect Moscow's military activity ahead.
But while global military spending rose one percent to $1,739 billion last year, Russia's fell 20 percent in real terms to $66.3 billion.
Russia's finances are still fragile following a two-year economic downturn brought on by Western sanctions and a collapse in global oil prices.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russian military spending fell by a fifth last year, its first decline in nearly two decades, with tighter purse-strings likely to affect Moscow's military activity ahead, a report by defense think-tank SIPRI showed on Wednesday.

Russia has flexed its military muscles during the last few years with its 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea and deep involvement in the Syrian conflict serving as examples of its more belligerent stance.