Three lions rescued and then protected a 12-year-old Ethiopian girl from men who had abducted and beaten her in order to force her into marriage. The girl had been missing for a week when she was found with the lions by police and relatives, Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo told AP from the provincial capital of Bita Genet. She had been beaten repeatedly and it is believed the lions chased the men off ... ....
The RussianDefense Ministry has announced the deployment of Iskander-M missile systems in Russia’s westernmost region of Kaliningrad, near its border with the Baltic countries and NATO member states... The Russian official also condemned the hype ignited by Western media and NATO member states over the missile deployment, saying the concern over the move was baseless since it was part of regular military maneuvers in the region ... ....
Nearly 900 people are known to have been killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, with aid officials saying up to 90% of some areas has been destroyed. Some of the hardest-hit towns are yet to be reached by land, and there are fears more bodies will be found. Parts of Haiti's south had faced "complete destruction", aid workers told the BBC... At least 877 people were confirmed dead late on Friday, local officials said ... ....
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are being accused of fabricating Kim's Paris robbery. According to Digital MusicNews, French officials are questioning whether Kim Kardashian and Kanye West made up the entire story of Kim's robbery involving five people due to a lack of evidence and things not adding up ... One security camera reportedly shows no activity at all on the night of the incident ... ....
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New York, Oct 8 (IANS) In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, NASA said ... The longest-active rover on Mars also will, for the first time, visit the interior of the crater it has worked beside for the last five years ... It is about as long as two football fields ... --IANS. gb/py/. ....
The Rangers knew they would have some tough decisions to make, and two veteran forwards ended up being the casualties. Both Tanner Glass and Nathan Gerbe were placed on waivers Friday, and both cleared and were assigned to AHLHartford on Saturday ... “Tanner brings us a different element, an element of toughness ... He played 57 games for the Rangers this past season, when he did spend some time in the AHL before being recalled ... ....
Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen returned to practice on Saturday wearing an orange non-contact jersey. With Rantanen close to returning, it's worth questioning whether or not he'd be better off starting in the AHL.Colorado Avalanche fans have been lauding Mikko Rantanen's ... ....
Jean Ratelle will not be at the Garden in body for the Rangers’ opener against the Islanders on Thursday, but the fabled No ...There is no breach between the parties ... A time when, once and for all, Jean Ratelle gets his due with a number retirement that is long past due ... AP ... Reinhart was dispatched to the AHL this week ... That gift of Joseph Blandisi that Lou Lamoriello left for Ray Shero in New Jersey? It was returned last week (to the AHL)....
AL-LITH ... Saher Al-Harbi was quoted as saying by Al-Hayat newspaper. “A boat was identified and followed when it entered Saudi waters, and the people on board threw plastic bags into the water near the beach, northeast of Duba,” Al-Harbi said ... on Friday fished out the body of two people, who drowned in the sea near Al-Lith, after a prolonged search....
AL-LITH ... Saher Al-Harbi was quoted as saying by Al-Hayat newspaper. “A boat was identified and followed when it entered Saudi waters, and the people on board threw plastic bags into the water near the beach, northeast of Duba,” Al-Harbi said ... on Friday fished out the body of two people, who drowned in the sea near Al-Lith, after a prolonged search....
Title contenders Petrochimi, Al Riyadi and Xinjiang all netted victories, while UAE's Al Ahli also impressed behind the 50 points of Samuel Young... That tends to happen when someone scores 50 points, and that is exactly what Young did in the very first game of the tournament, leading Al Ahli past Barsy Atyrau ... Senegalese center Cheikh Samb also impressed on opening day with a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double for Al Ahli....
Nasseral-Argaly, the Health Ministry's undersecretary, told a news conference earlier that the Saudi-led coalition was responsible for the airstrike, which one rescuer said turned the site into a "lake of blood." At the time, al-Argaly said at least 82 people were killed and 534 wounded, but cautioned that the casualty figures were not final ... Galal Al-Rishwan was seriously wounded in the attack....
Nasseral-Argaly, the Health Ministry’s undersecretary, told a news conference earlier that the Saudi-led coalition was responsible for the airstrike, which one rescuer said turned the site into a “lake of blood.” At the time, al-Argaly said at least 82 people were killed and 534 wounded, but cautioned that the casualty figures were not final ... Galal Al-Rishwan was seriously wounded in the attack....
Al-Jawhara is getting ready to host a range of family shows to be performed by iLuminate, a New York-based entertainment group, in Jeddah... The event will be attended by AhmadAl-Khateeb, chairman of the General Authority for Entertainment (GAE), as well as the British envoy, and other diplomats....
With the2016-17 regular season is just weeks away, it's time for a final goodbye to Al Horford.Why Now?This may be seen as a tad overdue. While the loss of All-Star center Al Horford came when we were still hanging out in the water and eating food off the grill, a need to look back has ar... ....
Banaal-Abed, 7, has been tweeting videos and pictures from her family's ordeal in the besieged al-Shaar neighborhood of eastern Aleppo. Elizabeth Palmer has more ... ....