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Shaming People for Being Fat Does Not Help Them Lose Weight: Study

By Staff Reporter - Sep 12, 2014 07:11 AM EDT

Criticizing and making feel conscious about their flabby body will not encourage them to lose weight, according to a study.

Ohio Man Sleepwalks Over 60 Ft. High Cliff

By Staff Reporter - Sep 12, 2014 07:04 AM EDT

An Ohio man fell off a 60 ft. high cliff while sleepwalking in Kentucky's national forest, but escaped with only minor injuries, officials said Wednesday.

Half of Americans Polled Do Not Think US a Safe Place

By Staff Reporter - Sep 12, 2014 04:51 AM EDT

Nearly 47 percent Americans believe the United States is not a safe place to stay in, more so than before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The number is up from 28 percent last year, according to a poll conducted by NBC and the Wall Street Journal.

Australia Raises Terror Threat Level to High For the First Time in a Decade

By Staff Reporter - Sep 12, 2014 03:31 AM EDT

Australia raised its terror threat level from "medium" to "high" for the first time in a decade, in the wake of Australians fighting with the Islamic State (IS) and the possibility of the country to take part in the U.S.-led coalition against the Sunni militant group in Iraq and Syria.

Number of IS Fighters is Three Times More than Previous Estimates: CIA

By Staff Reporter - Sep 12, 2014 02:58 AM EDT

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said Thursday that the number of Islamic State (IS) fighters has almost tripled than previous estimates.

Man wakes up from surgery and flirts with his wife after forgetting who she is: VIDEO

By Staff Reporter - Sep 11, 2014 05:30 PM EDT

A Utah man woke up from surgery to find a beautiful woman recording him. He went on to hit on her, not knowing that she is actually his wife.

Florida burglary suspect photographed sleeping with a bag of stolen jewels

By Staff Reporter - Sep 11, 2014 03:25 PM EDT

It's never a good idea to sleep on the job, especially if you're a thief. A Florida burglary suspect is facing charges after police found him asleep in the bedroom of a home he was allegedly trying to rob, reports CBS affiliate WTEV.

Thai Junta Swoops down On Drug Users in Bangkok

By Staff Reporter - Sep 11, 2014 09:40 AM EDT

The Thai Junta came down heavily on drug use in Bangkok Tuesday, with urine tests and house-to-house searches for drug users, police said.

Pistorius Escapes Serious Charge of Murder of Girlfriend

By Staff Reporter - Sep 11, 2014 08:44 AM EDT

Oscar Pistorius, the paralympian accused of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was found not guilty of the most serious charge of murder by the judge, Thursday.

Can You Leave Your Husband Forever to Settle in Mars? She Can!

By Staff Reporter - Sep 11, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

An "aspiring Martian" from Austin, Texas, is ready to abandon family and friends, only to fulfil her wish of being one of the first humans on the red planet 10 years from now.

Rights Groups Urge Gambia's President to Reject Anti-Gay Bill

By Staff Reporter - Sep 11, 2014 07:54 AM EDT

Top rights groups have urged Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh to not approve the new tough anti-gay legislation - the Criminal Code (Amendment) Act 2014 - passed by the Members of Parliament on August 25.

Hollande Condemns Ex-Girlfriend's Claims That He "Doesn't Like the Poor" (UPDATE)

By Staff Reporter - Sep 11, 2014 05:31 AM EDT

France's President Francois Hollande hit back at ex-girlfriend Valerie Trierweiler's claims in the kiss-and-tell book based on the couple's break-up that published last week.

This house shows what it's really like to live on the edge: The Cliff House

By Staff Reporter - Sep 10, 2014 05:23 PM EDT

Some people say they like to "live on the edge" but would they literally like to live on the edge? An Australian architecture firm created what might be one of the most scariest homes in the world.

Volunteers in Illinois grill 100-foot-long bratwurst

By Staff Reporter - Sep 10, 2014 05:14 PM EDT

How many people does it take to grill 100-foot bratwurst without burning or breaking it? Fifty people, according to a practice run held Tuesday to prepare for an upcoming festival in Illinois.

Blast Kills Head, Top Leaders of Rebel Group in Syria

By Staff Reporter - Sep 10, 2014 12:47 PM EDT

Hassan Abboud, the leader of an ultraconservative Syrian Islamic rebel group Ahrar al-Sham, was killed Tuesday along with other of its top commanders in a suicide bombing.

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