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Islamic State torches oil field near Tikrit as militia advance
By Saif Hameed and Dominic Evans BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have set fire to oil wells northeast of the city of Tikrit to obstruct an assault by Shi'ite militiamen and Iraqi soldiers trying to drive them from the Sunni Muslim city and surrounding towns, a witness said. The witness…
Reuters
Forget 'Googling' Your Name, This Site Has It All!
A new site has made it easy to find out the truth about the people you already know and people you meet! Simply type in a name and select a state!
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5 Ways To Throw The Most Amazingly Fun Holi Party At Home
No Holi party can be complete without Rang Barse playing in the background! Compile some all-time favourite Holi songs from classics, like Holi Ke Din (Sholay) to Holi Khele Raghuveera (Baghban), Ang Se Ang Lagana (Darr) to the latest ones like Do Me A Favour Let’s Play Holi (Waqt- The Race Against…
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Pop icon Madonna announces dates for 'Rebel Heart' tour
Madonna will begin an international tour to promote her new album "Rebel Heart" with a concert at the American Airlines Arena in Miami in August, her promoters, Live Nation, said on Monday. The Aug. 29 show will kick-start the North American leg of the tour that will include appearances in New…
Reuters
Man follows air hostess to flat, attempts to rape her
Investigations into an attempted rape complaint lodged by an East European air hostess have led the police to a suspect who was wanted in a similar crime reported by another woman. Chilling details have emerged from the investigation carried out by the Dubai Police, in which an African was arrested…
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Saudi king keeps close hand on oil in remodelling strategic team
By Rania El Gamal and Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's subtle change of energy policymaker line-up since the accession of new King Salman in late January appears to give the monarch's inner circle a firmer hand on the kingdom's oil strategy than previous rulers have enjoyed. The…
Reuters
10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000
Entry-priced new cars have never been so desirable! Can you guess which car made the number 1 spot on this year's list of coolest cars? Find out now!
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A man was found hiding in the cockpit of a Jetblue Airways plane in New York
(Flickr/Bill Abbott) A man was found hiding in the cockpit of a Jetblue Airways plane early Tuesday morning in New York. Port Authority officials told NBC New York that Jetblue ground crew found a New Jersey man sitting in the cockpit of a jet that had just arrived from the Dominican Republic. The…
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When in Paris: Kim Kardashian and Jared Leto go platinum
Kim Kardashian made a fashion statement of her own at Balmain's show Thursday, showing off newly platinum locks. Actor Jared Leto turned up at the same show, debuting his new white-blond hair too. Here are the highlights of Thursday's ready-to-wear fall-winter 2015 shows, including reports for…
Associated Press
#360fit: Twerk like Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus in Dubai
Well it seems the fascination with twerking is going beyond Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus and music videos. It is now a fully fledged fitness craze which, sure enough, has arrived in Dubai. Twerking, for those blissfully unaware, is the "rhythmic gyrating of the lower fleshy extremities", according to…
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Afghan leader orders graft review for all army supply contracts
By Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered a review of all military logistics contracts after cancelling a $280 million fuel supply deal over allegations the bidding process was rigged, officials said. Ghani, who was sworn in as president last year to replace…
Reuters
(2015's) Best SUV Unveiled
2015's hottest suv revealed. This left crowds stunned!
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UAE expat faces trial over Facebook post criticising employer
An American citizen arrested in Abu Dhabi after he posted a Facebook post criticising his employers and made derogatory comment toward Arabs has been freed on bail pending a trial on March 17. Ryan Pate, a civilian helicopter mechanic, returned to the UAE last month and received a call from Abu…
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US billionaire says WWII Japanese ship found in Philippines
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found the Japanese Navy's biggest warship at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines, 70 years after US forces sank it. Allen posted a photo on Twitter on Tuesday of the World War II battleship Musashi's rusty bow, which bore the Japanese empire's…
AFP
The real story of how a Dallas nurse got Ebola could be worse than we ever imagined
On October 16, Texas Health Resources released a grainy video of Nina Pham, a nurse at one of the company's Dallas hospitals who had contracted Ebola while caring for the first person to receive a diagnosis of the virus in the US. In the video, Pham, 26, is sitting up in a hospital bed, quiet at…
Business Insider
4 Easy And Effective Expert Tips To Remove Holi Colours Naturally
Almost all of us love the festival of colours. Holi without colours, water balloons, pichkari, etc., is just no fun. You may buy natural and herbal colours, but other people around you may not be so conscious about the quality of colours they use. Synthetic
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Knife-wielding attacker slashes face of U.S. ambassador in South Korea
By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert underwent two-and-a-half hours of surgery after he was slashed in the face by a Korean nationalist in an attack at a breakfast forum in Seoul on Thursday to discuss Korean reunification. Doctors said…
Reuters
The woman who runs the SI swimsuit issue started as an assistant who spent 8 hours a day organizing bikinis
MJ Day, the editor of Sports Illustrated's...
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Real Madrid defends its league lead against Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao's challenge, as usual, will be to stop Cristiano Ronaldo. Only a few days after reaching the Copa del Rey final, Athletic will host Real Madrid and the winger in the Spanish league on Saturday. Ronaldo has 39 goals in 36 games this season, including the team's lone goal in a 1-1…
Associated Press
Alien abduction? Stolen by Russia? MH370 theories keep coming
By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - A year on from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, an extraordinary amount of key data remains unknown - fuelling conspiracy theories and heated online debate about one of aviation's biggest mysteries. The resulting theories range from the wild -…
Reuters
22 Mind-Blowing Machines
To start here, you're looking at a dual jet-engine-water-gun-tank for putting out oil fires. Crazy.
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Monica Lewinsky is giving a TED talk
Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is...
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Huma Qureshi: Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Parineeti Chopra have rubbished size-zero bakwaas
Actresses shedding kilos is passe. Being voluptuous, comfortable and natural is the in thing.
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Passengers should declare medical concerns before flying
When travelling 10,000 feet (3,048 metres) in the air, the human physiology tends to change due to the reduced level of oxygen concentration. This is why passengers must declare their health concerns and take proper precautions before air travel, a practice that is, however, still uncommon in the…
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