Daily Archives: January 11, 2014

Ukraine: Opposition Leader Injured in Clashes

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kiev-protestUkraine’s ex-interior minister turned opposition leader has been injured in a scuffle between police and anti-government activists in the nation’s capital.

Yuri Lutsenko, a top organizer of the mass protests that have gripped Kiev for weeks, was injured in the early hours of Saturday when he tried to intervene in a confrontation between riot police and opposition activists. The clashes erupted outside a Kiev court had set long prison terms for three ultra-nationalist activists convicted of planning to blow up a statue in 2011.

Ukraine’s top human rights official said 11 people were hospitalized after the clashes.

Italian boy, five, reports father to police for forcing him to become a Juventus fan by having a priest exorcise their house when he discovered his son supported Milan

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JuventusItalian football fans are known for their passion and fierce loyalty to their local teams.

But one supporter appears to have taken the beautiful game a little too seriously.

Arturo Verratti’s five-year-old son has reported him to police for trying to force him to support Juventus football team.

The 38-year-old even called in a the local priest, Don Cesare, to exorcise the devil from his son who had committed the cardinal sin of supporting hated rival team Milan.

 

His father feared that only Satan could have been to blame for persuading his son to pledge allegiance to any team other than his beloved Juventus.
In an extraordinary attempt to change his son’s mind, his father dreamed up a few techniques to break his spirits.

The boy told police he was being forced to sing Juventus’ chants and wear their black and white jersey day and night to indoctrinate him into being a supporter.

Neighbours confirmed they have often heard the boy loudly singing Juventus chants under the urging of his dad.

 

Case cracked: Justin Bieber ‘heard swearing at neighbour on video after pelting his home with 20 eggs in vicious attack’

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Justin Bieber's neighbour's house 1Chart-topping superstar Justin Bieber could face misdemeanor vandalism charges as he is named a suspect in a police investigation after he reportedly launched a vicious attack on a neighbour’s home – by pelting it with eggs.

The neighbour ‘heard something banging against his house in Calabasas around 7:30 PM Thursday, and when he stepped on to a 2nd floor balcony … he says he saw Justin down below hurling eggs at his front door,’ TMZ reports.

The neighbour’s daughter, who TMZ reports is 13 years old, then calls the police upon instruction from her father – and sounds clearly panicked.

It is claimed the alleged attack involved around 20 eggs, while the ‘victim’ has told TMZ that the damage caused ‘far exceeds $400’.

The 19-year-old has reportedly frequently upset neighbours with noisy house parties and speeding in recent months.

Night Fire Destroys Ancient Tibetan Town in China

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unnamedA 10-hour inferno has razed an ancient Tibetan town in China’s southwest Yunnan province that’s popular with tourists.

There is no immediate report of casualties, and the cause of the fire is unclear.

The Deqen prefecture government said the fire broke out at 1:27 a.m. Saturday in the ancient Tibetan town of Dukezong. It says more than 1,000 firefighters responded to the blaze and brought it under control after 11 a.m.

The official Xinhua News Agency says more than 100 houses were destroyed. The state-run China Central Television says most structures in Dukezong are made of wood and the fire spread easily because of dry weather.