Satellite Photo Shows New Island Rising from Earth's Red Sea

The Red Sea has a new inhabitant: a smoking island.The island was created by a wild eruption that occurred in the Red Sea earlier this month. It is made of loose volcanic debris from the eruption, so it may not stick around long.According to news reports, fishermen witnessed lava fountains reaching up to 90 feet (30 meters) tall on Dec. 19, which is probably the day the eruption began, said Erik Klemetti,...

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Florida Marine Veteran Shot in Craigslist Robbery Used Fingers to Plug Bullet Wounds

A U.S. Marine veteran is recovering from a Craigslist transaction gone bad in which he was shot and then forced to plug the wounds with this fingers, benefiting from a military background that police say possibly saved his life."Thank God that I'm here," Lt. Col. Karl Trenker told ABC News' Miami affiliate WPLG-TV from his hospital bed in Florida. "I could very easily not have survived this."Trenker, 48, had arranged to meet...

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North Korea Restores Order to Kim Funeral With Photoshop

The funeral procession for Kim Jong-Il was carried out with military precision and when a handful of dawdlers messed up those regimented lines, they were eliminated. From the photo, that is.A photo released by the North Korea's state news agency and transmitted by the Germany-based European Pressphoto Agency is slightly different from a photo taken at nearly the identical moment and released by Japanese agency Kyodo News.The...

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Lawrence Jury Beratungen weiter

30. Dezember 2011 Last updated at 10:06 ETA-Level Student Stephen Lawrence wurde tödlich im Südosten Londons im Jahr 1993 erstochen.Die Jury in der Stephen Lawrence Mord Studie baut sein Urteil im Old Bailey betrachten.Die Jury, die zunächst am Donnerstag verschickt wurde, wurde die Berechtigung zum Anzeigen von video-Beweise als Teil ihrer...

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150 Offizieren warnte über Facebook

30. Dezember 2011 Last updated at 07:07 ETSieben Offiziere trat nach Beschwerden über Facebook Beiträge zwischen 2008 und 2010Ein Polizist wurde geplündert und mehr als 150 konfrontiert Disziplinarmaßnahmen über ihr Verhalten auf Facebook in einem Drei-Jahres-Zeitraum Zahlen gezeigt haben.Einige verwendet der social networking Site zu belästigen,...

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Spanien legt neue Ausgabenkürzungen

30. Dezember 2011 Last updated at 10:23 ETSpanien hat eine Reihe von großen Protesten gegen die Regierung Sparmaßnahmen gesehenSpaniens neue konservative Regierung hat 8,9 Euro ($11 Mrd., £ 7 Mrd.) in neuen Ausgabenkürzungen und Steuern steigt um des Landes Kreditaufnahme zu senken.Die Ankündigung ist das erste in einer Welle von Sparmaßnahmen,...

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Drei gerettet über Student Mord

30. Dezember 2011 Last updated at 10:36 ETLancaster University Student, die Anuj Bidve beschossen wurde NäheDrei Jugendliche über den Mord an einem indischen Studenten erschossen tot in Salford verhaftet haben gegen Kaution freigelassen worden.Anuj Bidve, 23, wurde um 01:35 GMT am Weihnachtstag im Nahbereich in Ordsall Lane in den Kopf geschossen.Großraum...

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Anstieg der Sozialfürsorge Gebühren "Steuer"

30. Dezember 2011Last updated at02:10 ET Von Nick TriggleGesundheit Korrespondent der BBC News Minister sind auf der Suche, Sozialfürsorge Reformpläne im Frühjahr zu veröffentlichenHat es ein starken Anstieg der Kosten von des Rates für ältere und behinderte Menschen, hat Labour gewarnt.Daten aus 93 von 153 Räte in England zeigte Gebühren...

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Mann verhaftet, nachdem Tod von baby

30. Dezember 2011 Last updated at 06:19 ETEin Mann nach dem ungeklärten Tod ein Baby Girl in Devon verhaftet wurde, teilte die Polizei mit.Die 10-Monate-alten Ottery St Mary am Montag ins Krankenhaus Exeter Devon Royal entnommen.Das Mädchen, das Krankenhaus unbewussten gebracht wurde, wurde am Donnerstag starb aber versetzt Frenchay Krankenhaus in Bristol.Eine 28 Jahre alte Mann wegen des Verdachts der schwere Körperverletzung...

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Thatcher told 'abandon Liverpool'

30 December 2011 Last updated at 08:43 ETSending more money to Liverpool was like making "water flow uphill", the chancellor had saidMargaret Thatcher was urged to abandon Liverpool to "managed decline" by her chancellor, newly-released National Archives files have revealed.The confidential government documents, made available under the...

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2011 'zweiter wärmste' Jahr in Großbritannien

30. Dezember 2011 Last updated at 10:42 ET In diesem Jahr sah den zweite wärmsten Herbst auf PlatteDie zweite wärmsten auf Datensatz für das Vereinigte Königreich in diesem Jahr war, sagt der Met Office.Vorläufige Zahlen zeigen, dass nur 2006, mit einer Durchschnittstemperatur von 9.73 C (49.5F), wärmer als 2011 die Durchschnittstemperatur...

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Gestörte Barratts schneidet 1.610 Arbeitsplätze

30. Dezember 2011 Last updated at 10:16 ETBarratts unbezahlbar Geschäfte stehen SchließungDer Administrator der unruhigen Schuh Kette Barratts unbezahlbar sagte, dass es 1.610 Mitarbeiter entlassen hat.Der Verlust von Arbeitsplätzen sind die Händler Zugeständnisse in anderen Geschäften im Vereinigten Königreich und der Republik Irland.Verkauf...

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Masse Syrien Rallyes prompte Auseinandersetzungen

30. Dezember 2011 Last updated at 09:51 ETBitte aktivieren Sie JavaScript. Medien erfordert JavaScript, um zu spielen. Aktivist Omar al-Khani sagt, dass syrische Truppen angegriffen Demonstranten vor der BeobachterSyrische Sicherheit, die Kräfte angeblich mit Demonstranten, wobei mindestens 10 starb, als Zehntausende stießen haben gingen...

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Father of slain girl says he's overcome with grief

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Police: NJ educator videotaped boys in shower

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Russia slams US for its human rights record

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry has attacked America's human rights record in its first report on injustice elsewhere in the world, offering examples such as the Guantanamo Bay prison and wrongful death row convictions to paint the U.S. as hypocritical for lecturing other nations on the subject of rights."The situation in the United States is a far cry from the ideals that Washington proclaims," says the report released...

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Head of 'Blondies' cartel arrested in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal police say one of the United States' most-wanted drug traffickers has been arrested at Mexico City's airport.U.S. authorities offered a reward of up to $5 million for Luis Rodriguez Olivera, or "Whitey." Olivera and his brother Esteban are accused of smuggling tons of cocaine and methamphetamine into Europe and the U.S.Luis Olivera was indicted in U.S. federal court in 2009 on cocaine-smuggling conspiracy...

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Did Cheetah from 1930s Tarzan flicks die?

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah, the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s, has died at 80. But other accounts call that claim into question.Debbie Cobb, outreach director at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, said Wednesday that her grandparents acquired Cheetah around 1960 from "Tarzan" star Johnny Weissmuller and that the chimp appeared in Tarzan films between...

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Cranky croc steals Aussie zoo worker's lawn mower

SYDNEY (AP) — A giant saltwater crocodile named Elvis with an apparent affinity for household machinery charged at an Australian reptile park worker Wednesday before stealing his lawn mower . Tim Faulkner , operations manager at the Australian Reptile Park, north of Sydney, was one of three workers tending to the lawn in Elvis' enclosure when he heard reptile keeper Billy Collett yelp. Faulkner looked up to see the 16-foot (5-meter),...

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Gov't to pay family $17.8M for military jet crash

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Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws

Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, some employers in Alabama must verify new workers' U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under state laws set to take effect at the start of 2012.Many laws reflect the nation's concerns over immigration, the cost of government and the best...

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US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The U.S. warned Iran Wednesday that it will not tolerate any disruption of naval traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's navy chief said the Islamic Republic is capable of closing the vital oil route if the West imposes new sanctions targeting Tehran's oil exports.Iran's Adm. Habibollah Sayyari told state-run Press TV that closing the strait, which is the only sea outlet for the crucial oil fields...

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Spain's royals reveal salaries for first time

Spain's scandal-hit royals revealed their detailed income for the first time Wednesday, showing King Juan Carlos received a salary plus expenses of 292,752 euros ($382,600) in 2011.The 73-year-old king's state grant of 140,519 euros was supplemented by 152,233 euros to cover expenses for official duties, said the accounts, published on the royals' website http://www.casareal.com.Prince Felipe, 43, who is married to former television...

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US pop artist James Rizzi dies

29 December 2011 Last updated at 05:15 ETTimes Square - Everyone Should Go There is a typical example of Rizzi's brightly coloured workUS pop artist James Rizzi, best known for his bright, cartoon-like drawings and 3D constructions, has died aged 61.Alexander Lieventhal, from Art 28 GmbH & Co in Stuttgart, Germany - which exhibits and...

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Charity rehouses last battery hen

29 December 2011 Last updated at 05:58 ETAn EU ban on battery cages comes in to effect on 1 January 2012A chicken - being described as "Britain's last battery hen" - is to be given a new home in Devon later.The hen, named Liberty, is being re-housed in time for the EU-wide ban on small, cramped cages.From 1 January, cages will have to provide...

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Syria observers visit more cities

29 December 2011 Last updated at 07:51 ETAnti-government protests continue across Syria despite the crackdownArab League monitors are visiting three more troubled Syrian cities to check if government forces are complying with a peace plan.The observers, split into teams of about 10, travelled to Hama, Idlib and Deraa, where anti-government...

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Miliband: We'll rise to challenge

29 December 2011 Last updated at 08:36 ETPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Labour's highlights of 2011Labour leader Ed Miliband has used his new year message to say that the Labour Party must convince people in 2012 that "optimism can defeat despair".He said there was an alternative to rising unemployment and years of falling living standards for families.He said people must not be persuaded "in hard...

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Turkey raid kills 35 in Kurd area

29 December 2011 Last updated at 06:49 ETPlease turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's David O'Byrne says the Turkish army claims PKK rebels were the intended targetAn air strike by Turkish warplanes near a Kurdish village close to the border with Iraq has left 35 people dead, officials say.One report said that...

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Lawrence judge continues summary

29 December 2011 Last updated at 08:00 ETStephen Lawrence was attacked by a group of white youths in south-east LondonThe judge at the Stephen Lawrence murder trial is continuing to sum up the case at the Old Bailey.Mr Justice Treacy has warned jurors to set aside any emotion as they consider their verdicts. They are expected to start this...

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Rental deals 'morally bankrupt'

29 December 2011 Last updated at 04:29 ETBarnardo's said appliances such as fridge freezers cost up to 150% more through rent-to-own dealsFamilies on low incomes are being exploited by so-called rent-to-own suppliers of household appliances, a children's charity has warned.Barnardo's said rent-to-own lenders should be forced to display the...

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