Berlin manhunt: Police tracking Tunisian suspect

The German police are looking for a Tunisian man after finding an identity document under the driver's seat of the truck that ploughed into a Christmas market on Monday, killing 12 people,according to Der Spiegel.

Der Spiegel, a German news magazine, said the document was in the name of Anis A, born in Tataouine in 1992. The suspect is also believed to go by two false names, it added.

The daily newspaper Bild reported that Anis A was known to the police as a possibly dangerous individual and part of a large Islamist network, according to Reuters.

Bild, which is owned by Business Insider's parent company Axel Springer, has published a photo of the suspect, who is said to be between 21 and 23 years old.

Michael Phelps releases photos of his super secret Mexico wedding to Nicole Johnson in October

Olympics legend Michael Phelps, 31, has finally released photos of his super secret October wedding to Nicole Johnson, 31, in October at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

In the cute photos they both can be seen kissing, while another photo shows them carrying their young son Boomer as they prepare to wed.

 23-time Olympic Gold medalist, Phelps, who released the photos to Brides.com, revealed to the website that he cried 'tears of happiness' when he saw Nicole walking down the aisle and that he and Nicole partied with their guests until close to 3am after the ceremony. The pair got legally married in June in a ceremony that had only 5 people in attendance at their backyard.

 More photos from the wedding below...

'The internet will shut down for 24 hours next year

It’s December — that time of the year when many industry experts make all sorts of predictions for the year ahead. But one prophecy caught Business Insider’s eye: the whole internet will shut down for 24 hours.

The dire forecast comes from US technology security vendor LogRhythm. According to the company’s chief information security officer and vice president James Carder, it won’t just be a technical issue stopping people from uploading their selfies on Instagram.

"In 2017, we’re going to see it hit big sometime, somewhere. If the internet goes down, financial markets will tank," he said.

The security expert told Business Insider that all the signs were there this year, with criminals "testing missiles by shooting them into the ocean".

DEA: Heroin Haul Largest Ever in Afghanistan, 'if Not the World'

A joint U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, American Special Forces and Afghan counternarcotics operation in October resulted in an eye-popping seizure of 20 tons of drugs, which officials said was the "largest known seizure of heroin in Afghanistan, if not the world."

The operation was kept under wraps until today, when a DEA official confirmed the contents of a field intelligence report obtained by ABC News but did not explain why a successful "superlab" takedown — which agency veterans agreed is an unprecedented narcotics haul — was not officially announced.

"This drug seizure alone prevented not only a massive amount of heroin hitting the streets throughout the world but also denied the Taliban money that would have been used to fund insurgent activities in and around the region," DEA spokesman Steven Bell told ABC News yesterday.

He said a conservative estimated street value was about $60 million for the 12.5 tons of morphine base, 6.4 tons of heroin base, 134 kilograms of opium, 129 kilograms of crystal heroin and 12 kilograms of hashish seized in the Oct. 17 raid, which took place in the western Afghan province of Farah, on the border with Iran.

"If that was Pablo Escobar's stash, that would be considered a lot of frickin' heroin," said one combat veteran of the DEA's 11-year counternarcotics mission to blunt the country's heroin trade, referring to the Medellin, Colombia, narcotics kingpin killed two decades ago. "That's going to make a dent in the European market."

The operation's success is all the more extraordinary, given that the footprint of the U.S. military in Afghanistan is now below 10,000 service members and the DEA's numbers have diminished to a handful in-country, sources said. This downsizing has eliminated the DEA's Foreign-Deployed Advisory Support Teams (FAST) in Afghanistan, which target drug traffickers.

A Green Beret A-team aided the agents in executing a warrant search in the western Afghanistan province. After a brief gunfight with insurgents near the compound outside a remote village, the teams also found tons of chemicals in what one report called a "superlab" used to process the poppy into heroin base.

Obama warns Russia on hacking: ‘We can do stuff to you’

President Obama warned Russia on Friday not to wage cyberwarfare against the United States, saying, “We can do stuff to you” as he defended his handling of Moscow’s alleged hacking of Democrats’ emails to influence the 2016 election.

“Our goal continues to be to send a clear message to Russia or others not to do this to us, because we can do stuff to you,” Obama told reporters at his final press conference of 2016.

His comments came shortly after it was disclosed that the FBI agrees with the CIA’s conclusions that Russia targeted Democrats with the aim of helping President-elect Donald Trump win on Nov. 8.

Obama promised that any U.S. retaliation against Russia would come “in a thoughtful, methodical way” that might be hidden from the U.S. public.

“Some of it we do publicly, some of it we will do in a way that they know but not everybody will,” he said. “The message will be directly received by the Russians and not publicized.”

Obama defended his response to Moscow’s alleged intrusion, saying, “We handled it the way it should have been handled.”

Dumped boyfriend, 20, found dead left heartbreaking last Facebook post telling ex-girlfriend where to find Christmas presents

A young man was found dead just hours after writing a heartbreaking last Facebook post saying "I don't know what to do anymore".

Kieran Lister, from Leeds, told friends and family he had recently split with his girlfriend of two years but stressed 'this isn't her fault'.

The 20-year-old's final message told his ex-partner where to find her Christmas presents and asked his family to sell his belongings and give the money 'to someone else that's in need'.

Kieran also asked Facebook not to remove his message in the hope it will be an "eye opener to the people that are looking for happiness".

Thick fog across the UK causes chaos at UK airports leaving thousands of passengers stranded

Thick fog has sparked chaos at some of the country's busiest airports.

London's Heathrow , London City and Gatwick were all affected after the south east became covered in a thick blanket of heavy fog.

Pilots were forced to land in shockingly poor conditions, with visibility in some areas down to just 100m.

Passengers found themselves stuck on runways or facing hours of delays at airports, as some inbound flights were diverted or cancelled.

London City airport diverted all inbound flights, while 50 flights at Heathrow were cancelled.

DENNIS RODMAN EX-BIZ MANAGER ARRESTED FOR FRAUD

Dennis Rodman's former business manager was busted for allegedly defrauding several pro athletes out of millions of dollars.

According to the Houston prosecutor's office ... Peggy Ann "King" Fulford was taken into custody Friday in New Orleans and charged with 8 criminal counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property and money laundering.

Soldiers revolt against their superiors in Borno state

Aggrieved soldiers at the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army are currently on rampage over allegations of mistreatment and insincerity on the part of some of their senior officers.

According to Premium Times, the soldiers this morning began to shoot indiscriminately into the air and even threatened to kill any senior officer who comes out to stop them. A military source in Borno who spoke on condition of anonymity said;

“The brigade is based in Bama but is currently deployed at Bula Bello in Sambisa for Operation Rescue Final. But suddenly soldiers started mutinying at 6AM today, firing in all directions and threatening to pull out of the operation. As some of them fire gunshots, some started preparing vehicles to move out of location. They also warned officers to steer clear or they would be shot dead. They are saying their commanders have been treating them badly and telling them lies. As I speak to you, the firing is still going on, and there is confusion everywhere.”

This is not the first time soldiers are revolting against their superiors. In May 2014, angry soldiers at the newly formed 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri revolted against their boss, Major General Abubakar Mohammed, shooting sporadically.

Expert who has interviewed billionaires reveal their secret to their success and they're very simple

Vikas Shah, a Professor of Entrepreneurship has interviewed the likes of Sir Richard Branson, Sir James Dyson, and Steve Ballmer and here he reveals their simple secrets. Their secret formula is captured in these ten points and unsurprisingly, passion is a vital ingredient. These people set out to pursue something they love doing and make a change without intending to make crazy money in the first place.

1. Find your passion: The vast majority of people who have made their billions didn’t intend to make that money; they found something they were unbelievably passionate about, and made it their life. It just so happened their timing was perfect, and it became a huge wealth generator – but that passion was the starting point.

2. Be resilient: The overwhelming majority of billionaires I’ve met advise me that you have be resilient. You have to be able to get back up after the knocks, you have to be prepared to fail and to embrace that, and you have to be prepared to operate outside the comfort zone of your normal life.

3. Don’t chase wealth: Without exception, every single billionaire I’ve met has told me that starting a business for them was never about the money – it was about making a big change in the world, whether that’s revolutionising technology, solving a problem, improving lives, or creating something. That was the driver.

Yahoo says 1 billion user accounts stolen in what could be biggest hack ever

More than 1 billion Yahoo user accounts — including phone numbers, birthdates, and security questions — may have been stolen by hackers during an attack that took place in August 2013, the company revealed on Wednesday.

The announcement of what could represent the largest hack of all time is a separate incident than the one Yahoo disclosed back in September. In that hack, Yahoo said that at least 500 million user accounts were compromised.

"The company has not been able to identify the intrusion associated with this theft," Yahoo said on Wednesday about the new incident.

News of the breach sent Yahoo shares sliding about 2.5% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

The revelation of the hack could have implications for the $4.8 billion sale of Yahoo to Verizon, which has yet to close. Yahoo disclosed the previous hack to Verizon only after agreeing to the deal, and Verizon has since said that it considers the hack a material event that could affect the terms and price of the acquisition.

"As we’ve said all along, we will evaluate the situation as Yahoo continues its investigation," Verizon told CNBC on Wednesday, regarding the latest hack.

Ex-soldier, 7 others, given a total of 104 years jail sentence for kidnapping Delta Speaker

The Delta State High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced an ex-soldier and seven others to 104 years in prison for kidnapping the current speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Monday Igbuya.
The kidnap, which occurred in May 2009 in Sapele, was allegedly carried out by Godspower Omoniyi, an ex-soldier; Godspower Ikoro; Ernest Atteh; John Adapamu; Ife Freedom; Sunday Uba Tiemo; Kemi Koinyan; and Isaiah Mumbor. Mr Igbuya was released by the kidnappers after six days.
The presiding Judge, Justice O. Jaloggo-Williams, in his judgement, found all eight accused persons guilty on two-count charges of kidnapping and demanding property with menace and sentenced them to ten years in prison each for the kidnapping and three years each for demanding N100,000 with menace.

A robbery charge was also brought against them, however, that was dismissed based on insufficient evidence. The sentences will run concurrently

Cancer sufferer Bradley Lowery enjoys night to remember as he smashes penalty past Chelsea goalkeeper before kick-off

He was playing at the Stadium of Light, but it was five-year-old Bradley Lowery's smile that lit up the night.

The Sunderland fan, who is fighting terminal cancer, enjoyed a night to remember as he smashed a penalty past Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic in the warm up to last night's Premier League match.The bravery of young Bradley, from Hartlepool, who has been struck down by neuroblastoma for a second time has struck a chord across the country.

How Obama warned Putin face-to-face to stop hacking the election - but is now under fire for botching response from intelligence experts

 

A detailed reconstruction of Russian-directed hacking during the U.S. elections has revealed how the White House rejected robust responses that might have gotten Moscow's attention, along with a series of party missteps that allowed the intrusion to proliferate unabated.

The White House did not hold the first Situation Room meetings about the hack until July, the New York Times revealed in a detailed report on how the hack unfolded. That was several months after the initial intrusion into the computers of the Democratic National Committee, which is believed to have occurred in April.

Ultimately, that hack would result in the release of thousands of embarrassing documents in the midst of a heated political campaign – and forcing the resignation of the DNC chair on the eve of the Democratic National Convention. 

As the scope and origins of the cyber attack became more clear, the White House considered, but rejected the most robust responses that would have sent a strong signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

'Possible' counterstrikes that were 'reportedly included,' according to the paper, were going after Putin, a former KGB agent, to expose his financial links to wealthy oligarchs, and punching holes in the Russian internet to let dissidents spread their views.

'Pentagon officials judged the measures too unsubtle and ordered up their own set of options,' according to the paper. None of those ideas were 'formally presented' to President Obama.

Top security officials who met in the White House about the intrusion that roiled Hillary Clinton's campaign feared an overreaction by the U.S. might actually help Putin. 

'If we went to Defcon 4,' said one government official, using the nuclear warning code, 'we would be saying to the public that we didn't have confidence in the integrity of our voting system.'

The White House wouldn't say Wednesday if it had taken action since.

'I'm not in a position to confirm whether or not that response has been initiated or not,' press secretary Josh Earnest said. 'I'm also not in a position to confirm that we won't ever in the future discuss what that response is or what that response may be.

Kanye West Meets With President-Elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in NYC

Donald Trump and Kanye West on Dec. 13. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

It seems there’s much more to Kanye West’s NYC visit than meetings about his fashion line — and showing off that blond hair. The rapper paid a visit to Trump Tower on Tuesday to get together with President-elect Donald Trump.

The “Famous” singer, who has expressed his own presidential ambitions, strode into the midtown Manhattan skyscraper, with an entourage, early in the morning. Kanye, who was without wife Kim Kardashian, walked by reporters on the way to Trump’s personal elevator, uttering only a “hey.”