Breaking News from U.K: Priest found guilty of sex abuse

A Catholic priest has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy at a children's home in west London. Father Anthony McSweeney, 68, abused the teenager while working at Grafton Close Children's Home in Hounslow. McSweeney, from West Sussex, was also found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of making indecent images of children. He was investigated as part of a police probe into allegations of a paedophile ring at Grafton Close and Elm Guest House in Barnes, west London.  Judge Alistair McCreath warned McSweeney he would …

#Business : Why Ericsson Wants to Stop You From Buying an iPhone

Why This Company Wants to Stop You From Buying an   iPhone  A fight between heavyweights Ericsson AB has asked US regulators to block all domestic sales of Apple products as part of an escalating patent dispute between the two tech giants. The request came as Ericsson filed seven separate lawsuits against Apple, alleging that Apple’s highly popular devices infringed on upwards of 41 patents,  Bloomberg News  reports. Apple suspended royalty payments to Ericsson in January, after the two companies failed to renew an agreement over …

Top Story:New York Man to Celebrate 108th Birthday With Wife, 104, After 82 Years of Marriage

New York Man to Celebrate 108th Birthday With Wife, 104, After 82 Years of Marriage. A Spring Valley, N.Y. man celebrates his 108th birthday on Saturday with his wife of 82 years. And on her birthday in May, she’ll turn 105. Duranord and Jeanne Veillard were married in Haiti in 1932 and moved to the U.S. in the late ’60s. The couple raised five children and live at home with a daughter. They are grandparents to 12 and great-grandparents to 14. USA Today  reports that the birthday boy starts each day with oatmeal, fruit and a cup of tea, an…

Late update:Missouri police say 7 fatally shot, gunman dead

8 dead in rural Missouri shooting . Eight people were found dead overnight in an apparent mass murder and suicide and one person was shot and wounded in rural southern Missouri, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said on Friday. All seven people were believed shot by one man, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a statement by the highway patrol. One elderly woman was found dead of what appeared to be natural causes during the investigation. The events unfolded around 10 p.m. Thursday night when the Texas County Sheriff'…

Top story from South Africa: Girl reunited with parents 17 years after hospital kidnapping

Girl reunited with parents 17 years after hospital kidnapping. Abducted girl was living just a few kilometres from her biological parents. A newborn was kidnapped from a Cape Town hospital in 1997 but her parents never gave up hope and now, 17 years later, they have found her. The family had always celebrated their missing daughter's birthday on April 28, and following her remarkable discovery the girls' biological family is planning a festive celebration for her first birthday with them. "We have to plan something very big,"…

Harrison Ford returns to Blade Runner sequel

Harrison Ford back for Blade Runner. Harrison Ford will reprise his role as police officer Rick Deckard in the forthcoming Blade Runner sequel, it has been confirmed. Denis Villeneuve, who directed Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in kidnap drama Prisoners, is in talks to direct. The story takes place several decades after the conclusion of the 1982 film, which was based on Philip K Dick novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? The film is scheduled to start shooting in the summer of 2016. The cult 1982 film, directed by Sir Ridley Scott, sa…

Gunman kills three in South Korea

kills three in South Korea. A gunman has killed three people and then himself at an apartment in the South Korean city of Hwaseong, reports say. An elderly couple were among the dead, and the gunman was the brother of the husband, the reports said. A local policeman who reportedly was the first to respond to a call for help was also killed. The shooting, just south of Seoul, comes just days after a similar incident in Sejong city on Tuesday. Three people were killed there when a gunman opened fire at a convenience store. The gunman - who was l…

Blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh capital

Blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh capital. Writer's wife seriously wounded as pair attacked after attending book fair at Dhaka University. Police say unidentified attackers have hacked a prominent US blogger to death in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka. Police on Friday said that Avijit Roy, a Bangladesh-born US citizen, known for this writing against religious fundamentalism, and wife Rafida Ahmed, were attacked after a visit to a book fair at Dhaka University. Ahmed, also a blogger, sustained severe injuries in Thursday's…

Adozioni: comprano bimbo romeno, 8 fermi a Messina

Adozioni: comprano bimbo romeno, 8 fermi a Messina (AGI) - Messina, 26 feb. - Sei italiani sono stati fermati dai carabinieri di Messina assieme a due romeni nell'ambito dell'indagine sulla compravendita di un bambino. Nei provvedimenti la Dda contesta il reato di riduzione in schiavitu'. La complessa e delicata indagine si e' dipanata tra la Sicilia, la Toscana, ove uno dei fermati godeva di appoggi, e la Romania, e ha permesso di sventare il tentativo di alcuni pregiudicati della provincia di Messina di vendere, dopo averlo a…

India, 926 morti per virus H1N1

India, 926 morti per virus H1N1 NEW DELHI - Il numero delle vittime in India del virus H1N1 (febbre o influenza suina) ha raggiunto dall'1 gennaio a martedi' scorso quota 926, mentre sono 16.235 i contagiati. Lo scrive l'agenzia di stampa Pti. Il problema e' stato ieri al centro di un dibattito in Parlamento, con il governo che ha definito "seria" la situazione ma ha chiesto di non provocare allarmismo, mentre le opposizioni guidate dal Congresso di Sonia Gandhi hanno bollato di "casuale" l'approccio gov…

Oscars 2015: Winners list

Best picture Winner: Birdman Best director Winner: Alejandro G Inarritu, Birdman Best actor Winner: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything Best actress Winner: Julianne Moore, Still Alice Best supporting actor Winner: JK Simmons, Whiplash Best supporting actress Winner: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood Best adapted screenplay Winner: The Imitation Game Best original screenplay Winner: Birdman Best animated feature Winner: Big Hero 6 Best animated short Winner: Feast Best cinematography Winner: Birdman…

Oscars 2015: The best nominee for Best supporting actor,Robert Duvall

Age:  84 Nominated for:  The Judge The character : Robert Duvall plays a town judge accused of murder, whose big city lawyer son, played by Robert Downey Jr, returns to defend. Oscar record:  He won the best actor Oscar in 1984. He has been nominated a further five times: for best supporting actor in The Godfather (in 1973), for Apocalypse Now (1980) and for A Civil Action (1999). He was nominated for best actor in 1981, for The Great Santini, and in 1998, for The Apostle. This nomination makes Duvall the oldest Oscar nominee in t…

Oscars 2015: Best supporting actress is Patricia Arquette

Best supporting actress is Patricia Arquette. Age:  46 Nominated for:  Boyhood The character : Arquette plays Olivia Evans, the struggling, yet deeply loving mother to Mason, played by Ellar Coltrane, and Samantha, played by Lorelei Linklater. Oscar record:  This is Arquette's first Oscar nomination. The critics said:  "The performances are nicely understated. Coltrane's laid back acting style contributed greatly to the film's truthfulness. Arquette's naturalistic approach gave the movie its heart and soul.…

Julianne Moore won the best actress award for her role in Still Alice

Moore shared her delight with journalists in the press room Moore used her speech to raise awareness for Alzheimer's disease - in Still Alice, she plays a 50-year-old who has early on-set Alzheimer's. "I'm so happy, I'm thrilled that we were able to shine a light on Alzheimer's disease," she said. "So many people who have this disease feel marginalised. People who have Alzheimer's disease deserve to be seen so we can find a cure."

Eddie Redmayne wins best actor Oscar

Eddie Redmayne wins best actor Oscar. British actor Eddie Redmayne has won the best actor Oscar for The Theory of Everything, while Julianne Moore picked up best actress for Still Alice. Redmayne thanked his "staggering partner in crime", co-star Felicity Jones, and his "ferocious but incredibly kind director James Marsh". Dark comedy Birdman won best film and best director for Mexican film-maker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. It also won best cinematography and best original screenplay. The film sees Michael Keaton play a fo…

Presidency says Zuma poison report is gossip

Presidency says Zuma poison report is gossip President Jacob Zuma's office has dismissed as gossip a Sunday Times report that his wife Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma poisoned him. "It's based on total speculation and gossip," presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said. "I'm not commenting any further... I don't comment on gossip." The Sunday Times reported that three sources, which it did not name, had confirmed that Zuma fell ill and was hospitalised in June last year. During a trip to the US two months later he le…

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Wisconsin Governor Won’t Say if Obama Loves America

Wisconsin Governor Won’t Say if Obama Loves America. "I've never had that conversation with the president," Scott Walker says (WASHINGTON) —   Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a leading Republican contender for the White House in 2016, said Saturday he doesn’t know whether President Barack Obama loves his country. “You should ask the president what he thinks about America,” Walker told The Associated Press while in Washington for a weekend meeting of governors. “I’ve never asked him so I don’t know.” Earlier in the week, former …

Late Update: Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap dozens of prisoners

Ukrainian prisoners of war get ready to be exchanged for members of pro-Russian separatists near the village of Zholobok in Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, February 21, 2015.  Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swap dozens of prisoners. (Reuters) - Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners in east  Ukraine , a Ukrainian Security Council aide confirmed on Sunday, a step toward implementing an internationally brokered peace deal. Reuters reporters in the village of Zholobok, 20 km (12 miles) west of t…

#Business : U.S. refinery strike spreads to one-fifth of national capacity

The largest US refinery strike in 35 years entered its fourth week as workers at 12 refineries accounting for one-fifth of national production capacity were walking picket lines as of 12 a.m. on Sunday, according to union officials.  A total of 6,550 members of the United Steelworkers union at 15 plants, including the 12 refineries, are involved in the work stoppage that began on February 1 when talks for a new three-year contract between the USW and lead oil company negotiator Shell Oil Co stopped. Talks were resumed but have h…

Authorities 'failed' over Syria girls

From left: Kadiza Sultana, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum flew to Turkey on Tuesday Authorities 'failed' over Syria girls. he family of a Glasgow woman suspected of encouraging three London girls to join Islamic State (IS) say officials "failed" to stop them leaving the UK. Aqsa Mahmood, 20, who went to Syria to be a "jihadi bride" in 2013, reportedly had online contact with one of the girls who left London last week. It is feared that Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, 15, may try to join extr…

Turkish Military Enters Syria to Evacuate Soldiers and Move Tomb, Reports Say

ISTANBUL — The Turkish Army launched a military operation into Syria to evacuate soldiers guarding the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, which has been besieged by Islamic State militants, and moved the tomb across the border into Turkey, an official and Turkish news media reported on Sunday. The military then destroyed what was left of the site to prevent the militants from using the enclave, and one soldier was killed by accident during the operation, CNN Turk said Sunday, citing military officials. The operation, called “Sah Firat,” began on Sa…

‘Revenge-Porn King’ to Plead Guilty and Face Imprisonment

‘Revenge-Porn King’ to Plead Guilty and Face Imprisonment. Hunter Moore is charged with hacking into victims' email accounts and posting their nude photos on his website The owner of a “revenge porn” website, accused of  posting stolen nude photos of women online, has agreed to plead guilty to federal computer-hacking and identity-theft charges, prosecutors announced Wednesday. The Los Angeles  Times  reports that Hunter Moore was dubbed the “king of revenge porn” for running a website called IsAnyoneUp.com, on which explicit photos of wom…

India 'man-eating' tiger shot dead

The tiger was shot dead when it attempted to attack the guards, officials say India 'man-eating' tiger shot dead. Forest guards in southern India say they have shot dead a tiger blamed for killing a man and a woman. The authorities say the tiger, aged between 10 and 12 years, killed a farmer in Kerala state and a woman in neighbouring Tamil Nadu state last week, and had attacked another man. It was killed in the Gudalur forest on the state border on Wednesday evening. India's tiger population has grown rapidly with 2,226 tigers …