17:16:00

US special forces have rescued 70 Kurds held captive by Isis in an overnight raid on a militant-run prison near the northern ISIS stronghold of Hawija. One soldier was killed and several senior ISIS militants were also seized during the ‘successful’ operation, it has been reported.

Airstrikes were used to destroy roads leading to the site, to prevent militants making an escape. The raid reportedly involved American helicopters, Kurdish and American Special Operations forces and airstrikes.

11:43:00

Indonesia's president will soon sign a decree authorising the use of chemical castration to punish paedophiles in an effort to combat an alarming rate of child sex abuse.
"It has been agreed that there will be additional punishment in order to make people think a thousand times before committing such crimes," Attorney-General Muhammad Prasetyo said late on Tuesday after the move was agreed at a cabinet meeting led by President Joko Widodo. "We are very concerned about child molestation abuse cases. This crime is extraordinary and there have been so many victims," Prasetyo added.
Government data show that child abuse cases had jumped from 2,178 cases in 2011 to 5,066 cases in 2014.

11:34:00

How can grown men be this irresponsible? The police are investigating a video uploaded on Facebook by user Tecu in Romania in which two men are seen making a toddler smoke and drink. "That’s what being a real man is all about," one of the men can be heard saying in Romanian.

It’s been circulated widely and has left viewers outraged. The people involved have not yet been identified, but it is believed the incident took place in Spain. More photos after the cut...

10:16:00

Jaden Smith in an interview with GQ magazine says that he doesn't care that people think he's craxzy, he said that he embraces the criticism.
"People think you're crazy, I feel like it's an honor, actually, for people to think I'm crazy. Because they thought Galileo was crazy, too, you know what I'm saying?" the 17-year-old star explained to GQ staff writer, Zach Baron. "I don't think I'm as revolutionary as Galileo, but I don't think I'm not as revolutionary as Galileo."
His comparison of himself to the renowned astronomer is just one of several bizarre quotes that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's son told the men's magazine.
Here are five of the more notable point of views that eccentric star shared:

10:10:00

A woman who was away from home shared these photos of herself in her underwear on snapchat, and when her husband saw the pics, he had absolutely no doubt that she was cheating on him. Looking at the photos, can you see why the man was convinced? See the conversation between the now ex-couple after the cut in case you still haven't spotted it...

09:54:00

Police are investigating after a 16-year old was hit and killed by a vehicle as he tried to cross a road in Jacksonville, Florida late on Sunday. The driver who apparently fled the scene made social media posts giving away his crime. "I just killed a man," he tweeted immediately after the collision and shared images of the boy, Trevius Williams, lying in the pool of his blood.

In a separate tweet he wrote: "Worst night of my life." The victim's mother is distraught, she says she finds it difficult coming to terms with the fact she'll never see him again.

09:51:00

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in the UK on a state visit and he was accompanied by cultural icon Jackie Chan. The pair met with British leaders and royalty including the duchess of Cambridge and wife to prince William Kate Middleton who wowed in a £1850 Dolce and Gabbana dress and was very happy to meet the legendary movie actor. See more photos after the cut..

15:51:00

Next month, marks exactly a year since Ines Antonio (before & after), 23, sustained severe burns to her face, arms, chest and back after her ex-boyfriend and father of her child, Jan Pieterse threw acid at her during a heated argument about their child. Pieterse is charged with attempted murder.

During the trial, he told the court heard he'd grabbed the wrong tin and never intended to hurt her. He added that he had to throw something at Antonio to “calm her down” after she became aggressive.

15:31:00

That is a dead man you are looking at in that blue track suit. A man who was shot dead days after his 23rd birthday attended his wake keep dressed in blue tracksuit, baseball cap and sunglasses. He was shot in his mother's bar in Puerto Rico so she decided to give him a fitting send off. His body was dressed and propped up on a table in his favorite corner and made to look like he was playing cards and drinking as normal. More photos after the cut...

15:14:00

A jihadi who appears to stand no more than three-foot tall has been pictured posing with machine guns in Syria. The 'little person', nicknamed by a journalist as 'Al-Chihuahua' is understood to have joined terror group Jabhat Al-Nusra which has links to Al Qaeda.

11:13:00


Journalists have been barred from covering the resumed hearing of the 13-count charge false asset declaration case against Senate President Bukola Saraki happening today October 21st. Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, gave instructions to security personnel at the court to ensure that no camera is allowed into the court. Saraki is expected to be present at the hearing which is to commence by 10am.

14:53:00

Catrina Raiford was at one point the world's fattest woman and was bedridden for five years. The 38-year-old from Florida immediately embarked on a strict diet when medics had to bulldoze the side of her house to treat her breathing problems. Her diet consist only of lean meat, fruit and vegetables, and a light exercise regime. Catrina has lost 36 stone so far.
"I’m so much happier now and feel so confident. I was in bed for so long that now I’ve lost the weight I just want to be free. I love running around, going to the gym three or four times a week and keeping fit." she said
See what she used to look like after the cut...

10:20:00

Ashley Hallstrom, a 26-year-old transgender woman from Logan, Utah, Ashley Hallstrom posted a plea on Facebook on Wednesday, October 14, calling for people to help change the stigma surrounding transgender communities. She then took her own life by stepping into the path of an oncoming dump truck on a highway. Logan, Utah police said they believe that the act was intentional.
"According to witnesses and information that we gathered on the scene, it appears that the pedestrian had jumped in front of that northbound vehicle," Capt. Tyson Budge said in a statement. "Evidence at the scene gave every indication that the driver had attempted to swerve and brake, to avoid the collision but was unable to do so" Budge added.
See the suicide note Hallstrom wrote on her Facebook wall before killing herself, after the cut...

10:17:00

The bride Brelyn Freeman - Bowman shared this photo of herself and her dad dancing at her wedding on instagram and wrote that she presented a 'certificate of virginity' to him, basically proving that she was a virgin on her wedding day. The groom, Tim Bowman Jr, and Brelyn are devout Christians. The bride's father is Pastor Michael Freeman, founder and pastor of Spirit of Faith Christian Center (SOFCC) in Maryland. Do you think it's weird or cool? See pics from their wedding after the cut...

09:54:00

Ashley Hallstrom, a 26-year-old transgender woman from Logan, Utah, Ashley Hallstrom posted a plea on Facebook on Wednesday, October 14, calling for people to help change the stigma surrounding transgender communities. She then took her own life by stepping into the path of an oncoming dump truck on a highway. Logan, Utah police said they believe that the act was intentional.
"According to witnesses and information that we gathered on the scene, it appears that the pedestrian had jumped in front of that northbound vehicle," Capt. Tyson Budge said in a statement. "Evidence at the scene gave every indication that the driver had attempted to swerve and brake, to avoid the collision but was unable to do so" Budge added.
See the suicide note Hallstrom wrote on her Facebook wall before killing herself, after the cut...

09:40:00


Oscar Pistorius was released from prison in South Africa Monday and placed under house arrest, Correctional Services spokesman Manelisi Wolela said.

The former Olympic athlete had been in prison since October last year, when a judge sentenced him to five years for culpable homicide in the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013. He said he mistook her for an intruder. Last week a South African parole board said it had approved his placement under house arrest and correctional supervision for four years.

07:52:00

A 14-year-old boy has been left with the body of a 110-year-old in India because he has a rare disease which makes him age eight times faster than normal.
Ali Hussain has seen five of his siblings die from the same condition called Progeria which is known to affect just 80 people worldwide.
Two of his brothers and three of his sisters have died from the disease in Bihar, the poorest state in India.

Ali’s parents Nabi Hussain Khan, 50, and Razia, 46, are first cousins and were the product of an arranged marriage 32 years ago. When they were 18 and 14 years old respectively.

15:43:00

In a new episode of their reality show, Kris Jenner ranted against her ex-husband for what he said about her in a Vanity Fair interview about their marriage and how miserable she made him feel.
"He can go f*** himself! I honestly wish I never met this man. I mean, just f*** you Bruce'’ Kris sobbed to Kim K in a phone call after they first read the interview. "I’m just having a really tough time,’ Kris told Kim. ‘I’m just so disappointed - I just need to get away from the negative energy." she said with tears

09:24:00

Major General Yusuf Abubakar made the statement on Sunday, October 4, while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri. Reacting to the recent spate of suicide bombings by suspected insurgents in some parts of the country, the Theater Commander, Operation 'Layiya Dole" pointed out that the bombings were aimed at diverting the attention of the military from achieving its target in the ongoing anti-terrorism war.

"I want to assure all that for every second that passes, we get more committed to fighting the insurgents; we cannot be deterred. We are doing as much as we could to ensure that we completely eradicate the insurgents as quickly as possible because we are aware of the timeline within which to complete the task", he said.
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