JanteChai: Oct 7, 2015

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Nato weighs Russia air campaign

Nato defence ministers are due to hold talks in Brussels, with Russia's growing military involvement in Syria high on the agenda.

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US journalist guilty in hacking case

An American journalist is found guilty of helping hacktivist group Anonymous deface the website of the Los Angeles Times.

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De-radicalisation referrals on rise

Eight people a day were referred to the government's de-radicalisation scheme known as "Channel" this summer.

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US commerce secretary visits Cuba

US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrives in Havana for two days of talks focusing on measures to ease the impact of the US embargo.

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Deutsche Bank warns of €6.2bn loss

Deutsche Bank has warned investors it will post a net loss of €6.2bn (£4.5bn) for the third quarter.

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Originals star Phoebe Tonkin previews Hayley's revenge, wolf-spooning with Jackson

What is wolf-spooning? Well, it’s one of the few ways that Jackson and Hayley have probably been communicating lately. At least, that’s according...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 04:18AM

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Lady Gaga is ready for the American Horror Story: Hotel premiere

American Horror Story: Hotel, the fifth season of Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology, premieres Wednesday, and Lady Gaga, who stars as the Countess, is...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 04:18AM

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See legendary Star Wars artist Drew Struzan's poster for 'Tales of Halloween'

The horror anthology Tales of Halloween boasts contributions from a small army of well-regarded genre directors, an even larger number of terror...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 04:18AM

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Lance Bass says someone 'inappropriately' touched him during early *NSYNC days

Lance Bass appeared on The Meredith Viera Show Wednesday, and revealed that he was “inappropriately” touched in his early days as a member of ...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 02:42AM

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VW boss told of emissions cheat in 2014

Volkswagen's US boss has admitted he was aware of the emissions issue affecting millions of the company's vehicles early last year.

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Harvard debate team loses to inmates

A group of New York inmates out debate Harvard University's team - the top-ranked club in the world.

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US commerce secretary visits Cuba

US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrives in Havana for two days of talks focusing on measures to ease the impact of the US embargo.

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Fuel crisis threatens Nepal's forests

Nepal's world-renowned community forests are threatened by a sudden rise in demand for firewood following a fuel crisis, officials say.

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EU launches anti-smuggler operation

Six warships are launching a new EU operation to seize boats smuggling migrants across the southern Mediterranean to Europe.

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Clinton opposes Pacific trade deal

US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has come out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement championed by Barack Obama.

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Sherlock and Watson go back in time in Victorian special trailer

frameborder=”0” allowFullScreen> “The stage is set, the curtain rises: We are ready to begin.” Good to have you back, Holmes. Sherlock fans who can...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 03:19AM

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Kevin Corcoran, Old Yeller actor and Sons of Anarchy producer, dies at 66

Kevin Corcoran, the former child star who played the youngest son in Old Yeller and went on to work as a producer on such TV series as Sons of...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 02:58AM

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Watch Mike Portnoy play Slayer on Hello Kitty drum kit

Over decades of playing in both Dream Theater and various other side projects, Mike Portnoy has established himself as one of metal’s foremost...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 01:48AM

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IS 'used mustard gas' against peshmerga

Islamic State militants fired mortar rounds containing mustard agent at Kurdish peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq, Kurdish officials say.

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Man charged with murder of PC Phillips

One man is charged with the murder of PC Dave Phillips, who died after being struck by a vehicle during a pursuit on Merseyside.

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Rick Moranis passed on Ghostbusters reboot cameo

Rick Moranis is one of the few living actors from the original 1984 Ghostbusters film who will not cameo in Paul Feig’s forthcoming reboot. The...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 01:30AM

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First week with no new Ebola cases

The three West African countries at the heart of the Ebola epidemic record their first week with no new cases since the outbreak began in March 2014.

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Video urges Joe Biden to make 2016 run

A group pushing for vice-president Joe Biden to enter the US presidential race releases its first advertisement.

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US arrests Honduras football boss

The president of Marathon football club, Yankel Rosenthal, a former government minister, is arrested in Miami on money-laundering charges.

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Life and Death fails in its reimagining of Twilight gender roles

Ten years after the emergence of Twilight and the vampire frenzy that has since plagued entertainment outlets, Stephenie Meyer needs no...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 01:02AM

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5 things you'll see in the American Horror Story: Hotel premiere

It’s finally time to check into the Hotel Cortez! American Horror Story: Hotel — the fifth season of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s horror opus...

Published on October 8, 2015 at 01:02AM

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'Family Ties': Where Are They Now?

Catch up with the stars of the 1980s classic.

Published on October 8, 2015 at 12:30AM

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Obama apologises to MSF president

US President Barack Obama has apologised to the president of aid agency Medecins San Frontieres for a bombing that killed at least 22 people.

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Sri Lankan soldiers convicted of rape

Four Sri Lankan soldiers are sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping a Tamil woman in 2010 in the aftermath of the civil war's end.

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Albania drone arrest before Serbia game

A man who flew a drone into a football stadium in Serbia during a Euro 2016 qualifier last October is arrested ahead of the return leg in Albania.

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Hey, Tom Hanks: Lauren from Fordham University has been found

The search for Lauren from Fordham University is over, and Tom Hanks, if you’re listening: She’d really like her ID back. On Tuesday, the Oscar...

Published on October 7, 2015 at 10:34PM

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Strong return for The Flash, female teens still dig Scream Queens

It’s a battle of the hot dudes in the 8 o’clock hour! The return of CW’s The Flash and star Grant Gustin on Tuesday went up against – and...

Published on October 7, 2015 at 11:17PM

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Blatter provisionally suspended by Fifa

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is provisionally suspended for 90 days after an investigation by its ethics committee.

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Czech police in huge explosives swoop

Czech police say they have carried out one of the biggest seizures of illegal explosives and other dangerous substances in the country's history.

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French channel's 'sexist' ad backfires

French TV station pulls an advert boasting about the number of women among its presenters after it is widely criticised as sexist.

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Search on for US ship's black box

Authorities look for the sunken ship El Faro's data recorder to shed light on why it sailed into a hurricane, with 33 lives lost.

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Burundi expels Rwandan envoy

Burundi expels a Rwandan diplomat, whom it accuses of destabilising the country, a Burundian official tells the BBC Great Lakes service.

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Nepalese 'donate' fuel to India embassy

About 200 Twitter users in Nepal gather outside the Indian embassy in Kathmandu to "donate" oil as fuel shortages become more acute.

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