WORLD MONDAY: Top 100 Breaking News, Headlines & Stories Worthy to Read/Watch & Share
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GAZA CITY — Day 13 was the bloodiest so far. More than 100 Palestinians were killed in heavy bombardment and street battles in Gaza on Sunday and 13 Israeli soldiers were slain in the most intense day of fighting in Israel’s current offe...
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Gerry McIlroy bet about $350 in 2004 on long odds that his then-15-year-old son would win the British Open before he turned 26
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Did a change of tactics in Ukrainian conflict lead to the MH17 tragedy?
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US Embassy apologizes to Ghana president after staff member accidentally sends critical tweet
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EU extends Iran sanctions hold-off November as talks on nuclear program continue
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Flight 17 a tragic end for 19-year-old Malaysian student and his family on their return home
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A television news program said it had captured footage of workers at a meat processing facility using out-of-date chicken and beef to make burger patties and chicken products for the fast-food outlets.
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Fighting raged in Ukraine’s Donetsk region Monday, bringing further unrest following the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane Thursday that left 298 people dead.
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TOREZ, Ukraine — Four days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine, three Dutch forensics experts finally arrived Monday in this rundown mining town, where five gray Soviet-era refrigerator cars wer...
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Ukraine's conflict: despite hopes for a turning point, change could be elusive
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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) on Monday called on the United States and Europe to impose sanctions on Russia that would bring President Vladimir Putin "to his knees."Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, blamed Putin for the...
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Jenson Button may have hit out at Lewis Hamilton after Sunday's German Grand Prix, but he admitted to overreacting following the former teammates' collision at Hockenheim.
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Confronted by police trying to arrest him for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes, Eric Garner raised both hands in the air and, with passive defiance, told the officers not to touch him. Seconds later, a video shows the officer behind ...
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PM Benjamin Netanyahu talks about the fighting between Israel and Gaza and explains what it will take for it to stop.
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DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Fighting flared in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Monday as investigators began to inspect the bodies of victims of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 last week.
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Ukrainian forces have taken full control of Donetsk airport as they continue to fight pro-Russian rebels in the eastern Ukraine city, a Ukrainian military spokesman says.
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There's no shortage of evidence that shows pro-Russian rebels shot down a Malaysian jet in Ukraine last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.
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For a brief moment in Gaza the guns went silent allowing the dead and wounded to be removed. Ben Wedeman reports.
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In this week's Barron's cover story , Reshma Kapadia highlights six stocks that are set to benefit from a global economic recovery. Kapadia's picks come from four of the market's most under-loved sectors this year: technology, energy, in...
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Smartphones are the most personal of consumer electronics devices, and yet they aren't actually all that great at helping users find what they're looking for. The devices are often cluttered with apps, difficult to navigate, and not part...
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Most towns call it Main Street, but in New York City, it's Broadway. Spanning 33 miles, it's a mash-up of cultures, commerce and fantasy.
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4-year-old boy dies after being dragged from stolen vehicle in South Africa
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South Africa's Kruger park considers plan to evacuate some rhinos targeted by poachers
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Putin took a big risk when he backed Ukrainian separatists; now he faces a choice.
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// <div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div> As more and more people move into cities , the demand for access to fresher, more nutritious foods continues to rise. Brooklyn-based Gotham Greens build...
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The U.K. is set to be the fastest growing economy among the world's seven leading industrialized nations this year, according to a leading economic think tank.
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During the Cold War, the tireless and tiresome Soviet propaganda machine constantly flung the epithet "revanchist" at West Germany, while everyone else knew that the country had turned deeply anti-militarist or, as the former American Am...
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Banana Republic is trying to class up Silicon Valley with a new line of clothing called, "The Startup Guy," VentureBeat reports. You won't find hoodies, T-shirts and flip-flops though. Instead, Banana Republic thinks startup guys wear wo...
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House prices in the U.K. fell for the first time this year in July, but 2014 still remains the "year to move", according to Rightmove.
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I spent last week in Israel on a rabbinic mission sponsored by AIPAC's Educational Foundation. This trip was planned months before three Israeli boys were kidnapped and murdered and one Palestinian boy was burnt alive. That the mission b...
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Business is improving under CEO Nadella, Now is strategy is likely to face closer scrutiny
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Kevin Knight, the founder and CEO of Knight Solutions , was honorably discharged from the Army due to a training injury, but he's found another way to serve his country: by employing veterans to maintain military cemeteries. E...
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If we're being honest, London hasn't always been known for its five-star dining options. But a recent culinary revolution has made it a standout destination for gourmands everywhere. We've come up with this ultimate list of the best rest...
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We recently released our list of the Best Restaurants In London . To create this list, we looked at seven notable restaurant rankings compiled by food critics, diners, and experts. The rankings we used were the National Resta...
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A Minnesota man lost his brother and sister-in-law on the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down in Ukraine. He says they were best remembered by family for their love of their children and five grandkids. ...
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Four young boys running on the beach one moment and then they are lying lifeless on the sand. The next day, three children playing on a rooftop are killed by a "warning" missile. Elsewhere, at least 18 students who recently passed the un...
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VIENNA (Reuters) - Major powers appear to have made only limited headway in making sure Iran will not be able to build an atomic bomb any time soon, underlining the uphill task they face after talks that began in February were extended b...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The medical examiner's office has not yet determined what caused the death of a New York City man who appeared to be held in a chokehold as police attempted to arrest him.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to designing the highly coveted collectible toys for sale at Comic-Con, the annual celebration of pop culture lifting off Thursday in San Diego, the sky's the limit for the designers at Mattel. Fittingly,...
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U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a demand for international access to the crash site.
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Apple is looking for a new head of communications, and one name that has popped up is Jay Carney, the former White House spokesperson. We can say fairly definitively that's not going to be taking the job. We base this on talking to someo...
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BANNU Pakistan (Reuters) - Some tribal elders in a city in northwest Pakistan have decreed that families fleeing a military offensive should not allow women to collect food aid, an elder said on Monday after Reuters saw him attacking women.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal workers and contractors who are gay and transgender are getting new protections from President Barack Obama.
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Karl Albrecht, the man credited with bringing discount stores to Europe with the no-frills Aldi supermarket chain, died aged 94 last Wednesday, Aldi said in a statement.
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LONDON (AP) — The drug trial of a British celebrity has collapsed after the judge said an undercover reporter known as the "Fake Sheikh" probably lied under oath.
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An activist fund says it will push to break up EMC, sending shares sharply higher. BB&T sinks on earnings.
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Iconic tech company is expected to garner a great deal of attention when it reports quarterly profit and sales on Tuesday.
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A campaign aiming to deter a mass protest by those who favor a more direct election of Hong Kong’s top leader collected 380,000 signatures in its first two days.
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Devastated Dutch families demand Russian President Vladimir Putin help them get their loved ones' remains home from eastern Ukraine
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U.S. stocks begin the week on a sour note as investors turned risk-averse with headlines from Gaza and Russia weighing on markets.
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By using the mini Lego figurine as a source of inspiration, costume king, Keith Sheppard, 41, from Ontario, has been able to replicate the iconic character with incredible accuracy.
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Perry is expected to announce this afternoon that he's done waiting for the federal government to act, and he'll deploy 1,000 state National Guard troops to the border on his own.
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Dr Ian Lamond, 51, an events management lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University, pulled the bizarre student in front of his first-year students.
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Marterrance Albury is believed to have been either dropped off or thrown out of a SUV at around 9.45pm in Tampa, Florida.
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The sandstone four-bedroom home built in 1881 in Vaucluse in Sydney's affluent eastern suburbs has been put on the market for $5.6 million.
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The military said 10 infiltrators were killed after being detected and targeted by Israeli aircraft. Gaza health officials say the death toll among Palestinians from the Israeli offensive in the coastal strip has reached 501 as the two s...
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A suspected drunk driver traveling the wrong way down a California freeway collided head-on with a car carrying a family-of-four on Sunday, killing two and himself.
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The former prime minister gave a major speech in London to mark 20 years since he became Labour leader, and insisted he was focussed on 'making a difference', not making millions.
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The bodies of almost 200 victims of the MH17 plane disaster were today decaying for a fourth day in a refrigerated train, as the Russian president back at his critics.
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Michael Griffin has underscored that the U.S, since it cancelled its Shuttle program, relies on Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft to get its astronauts to the Space Station.
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Former X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been cleared of supplying cocaine after a judge threw out the case against her at Southwark Crown Court. She had been accused of brokering a deal to supply £820 of the drug to an undercover r...
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Charles Okonkwo Jr., 18, has been charged with assaulting his mother Chinwe Okonkwo, 52, in Dix Hill, New York. His brother Bradley was also found dead.
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U.S Executive Producer Al Jean said during a Television Critics Association panel on Sunday on Fox that the character that dies will do so on an episode called Clown In The Dumps.
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The video shows the shocking moment a police officer punches a man in the face while struggling to handcuff him in Freshbrook, Swindon.
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Three spaces in a car park on Park Lane in Mayfair, central London, have been put on the market on century-long leases for a combined £255,000.
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It has been reported the Formula 1 legend has been getting better since he was transferred from a hospital in Grenoble, France, to a unit near his Swiss home.
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Wheelchair-bound Jerome Mapp allegedly killed his brother John Mapp, 40 (pictured) who was attacking their sister Deena Mapp, 38, in a Philadelphia home about 3.40am Sunday. He has not yet been charged.
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Hoffman, who died of a drugs overdose in New York in February, wanted his estimated $35 million fortune to go his longtime partner and the children's mother, Mimi O'Donnell.
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Kierstin Eaddy, an experienced go kart driver, was taking part in a race in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday when she lost control of the vehicle and smashed into a fence.
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To many around the world, the upturned hulk was seen as something of an eyesore... but for those who lived on Giglio, it 'put the island on the map'.
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Dale Bolinger, 58, arranged to meet the girl via a fetish website after telling her he would kill her with an axe and then eat her.
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BBC director general Tony Hall said that Davis, best known for his role on Dragons’ Den and BBC Radio 4 presenter, would do an 'outstanding' job.
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MPs from all political parties have approached the National Special Surveillance Devices Oversight Office, according to the director of the unit. Boyko Rashkov, as cited by the Bulgarian National Radio, presented Monday a report on the a...
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The Labour leader is in Washington today hoping for a 'brush by' meeting with the US President to bolster his image as a Prime Minister-in-waiting.
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Dashboard footage captured in Russia shows the unidentified pedestrian being hit head-on when she casually crosses the road just after 6am in the morning.
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Mahmoud Bazzi, who makes his living as an ice cream vendor, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customes Enforcement on Tuesday at his home in Dearborn, a suburb in Detroit.
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A leopard seal has taken a break from the serious swell pounding off the New South Wales coast and instead opted to get some shut eye on Avalon Beach, on Sydney's northern beaches.
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It is believed to be the first college or university in the nation to receive a trademark for its cheer and actually covers the cheer's sounds, not words.
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Authorities are planning to resettle two thousands of people who have been granted refugee or humanitarian status until the end of 2014, a Bulgarian daily writes. Citing the 2014 draft strategy on refugee integration, the newspaper Sega ...
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Prime Minister David Cameron tells MPs the Malaysian Airlines crash in east Ukraine is a "defining moment" for Russia.
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Dutch investigators examine bodies from the crashed Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine, amid reports of heavy fighting in Donetsk.
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Declan McNulty suffered damage to his stomach, liver and pancreas after the attack in Marmaris, Turkey, and was left in intensive care after receiving several pints of blood during a ten-hour operation.
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England captain Steven Gerrard retires from international football after winning 114 caps.
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The woman was looking after her baby step-grandson at her Dayton, Ohio home on Sunday when her dog, a Staffordshire Terrier, killed the boy.
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The man recorded every response from his other half and collated the information into an Excel document, which his angry wife then posted online (picture posed by actors)
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The BBC Trust said there had been successes, highlighting shows like Call The Midwife and Rev, but acting chairman Diane Coyle added: 'There have also been some high-profile failures.'
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The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launches a criminal investigation into allegations of price rigging in the foreign exchange market.
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At least four killed in attack on al-Asqa martyrs hospital Obama adds to international pressure on Israel Dozens killed in single attack as deathtoll tops 500 Kerry's slip: 'it's a hell of a pinpoint operation' 13 Israeli soldiers killed...
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The 30-year-old instructor was arrested yesterday over the assault, which is alleged to have taken place at the school in Bangalore earlier this month, police have said.
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Elsemiek de Borst, 17, was killed alongside her mother when the Boeing 777 passenger plane they travelling on was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile last Thursday.
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St Matthias Anglican Church in Paddington, Sydney, has been targeted by property magnate Max Raine who believes the site is being 'under-used'.
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Ian Jordan, 60, of Botley, Hampshire, was found dead at his £130,000 semi-detached home one week after he was last seen, after his doctor raised the alarm.
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The strike injures a further 60 people including 30 medical staff, say doctors, as the aerial bombardment of Gaza continues.
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Philip Clarke will step down on October 1 to be replaced by Unilever executive Dave Lewis, after a 3.7% drop in the store's like-for-like quarterly sales.
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Moscow hits back at claims it was involved in the downing of MH17 and says it has evidence Ukraine's government was responsible.
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Moderators of French websites have been overwhelmed by a storm of hatred over the Israeli incursion into Gaza. The latest conflict has triggered outbreaks of violence in France between the country’s Jewish and Muslim populations.
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Swedish mental health charities want the government to create an official agency to reduce the high number of suicides in the country. Experts argue the issue has been swept under the carpet at the expense of human suffering.
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Singer and TV star Tulisa Contostavlos's trial over drugs allegations collapses as the judge accuses a prosecution witness of perjury.
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Barry Sweeney, 52, said he and his family were struggling to understand what had happened to the 28-year-old and were 'in bits'.
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Thousands of pounds raised on JustGiving account in aid of Nepalese children since Briton died in Malaysia Airlines disaster Continue reading...
