Teen livestreamed friend's rape 'for likes' and other top stories.

• Teen livestreamed friend's rape 'for likes'

  Teen charged with live streaming rape on Periscope0:38Teen Marina Lonina pleads not guilty to live streaming rape on Periscope. Courtesy: AP Marina Lonina, 18, and Raymond Gates, 29, have pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the broadcasted rape of a 17-year-old girl.A TEENAGER who livestreamed the rape of her 17-year-old friend has had her defence of broadcasting the assault online shut down by a prosecutor.Marina Lonina, 18, appeared in an Ohio court on Friday alongside accused rapist Ra..

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• Mexico oil plant explosion: Three dead, dozens injured as blast rocks Coatzacoalcos facility

  

  Mexico oil plant explosion: Three dead, dozens injured as blast rocks Coatzacoalcos facility Posted April 21, 2016 13:25:10 An explosion at an oil facility in south-eastern Mexico has killed at least three workers, injured 30 more and triggered a mass evacuation, officials and state-run energy giant Pemex said. A huge plume of toxic grey smoke could be seen spewing from the plant known as Pajaritos, in the city of Coatzacoalcos. The blast, which was felt from as far ..

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• Police officer faces sack after topless selfie in patrol car with semiautomatic on her lap

  

  Nildo Garcia was put on gardening leave after the saucy snap ended up on Facebook.A MEXICAN police officer is facing the sack after taking a topless selfie in her patrol car with a semiautomatic on her lap.Nildo Garcia was put on gardening leave after the saucy snap ended up on Facebook.Bosses identified her by the badge on the right sleeve of her uniform after being alerted to the outrageous snap of her reclining on the back seat of her official vehicle with her breasts exposed and her gun on h..

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• India ranked low in Press Freedom Index

  

  India ranks an abysmally low at 133 among 180 countries in the latest annual World Press Freedom Index, which says Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems “indifferent” to the threats against journalists.The 2016 ‘World Press Freedom Index’ released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is led by Finland, which retained its top spot for the sixth consecutive year, followed by the Netherlands and Norway.India jumped three spots from the 136th position it had in 2015.“Journalists and bloggers are attac..

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• Brazil court delays ruling on Lula's cabinet job

  

  AFP on April 21, 2016, 6:47 am Brazil Supreme Court delays decision on Lula government post Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's Supreme Court dealt a new blow to embattled President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, postponing a decision on whether to let her influential predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, join her government.The latest delay leaves Lula, who was named chief of staff last month, in limbo while Rousseff's own job hangs by a thread, amid an impeachment fight that could force he..

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• Army of support lands in Fiji to rebuild communities battered by Cyclone Winston

  

  Helping hand: Engineers from the Australian Army 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment helping to repair damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston. Photo: Department of DefenceBRISBANE-based army engineers have returned from cyclone-ravaged Fiji after a crucial role in the humanitarian and recovery effort operation, Fiji Assist.More than 200 engineers from the Australian Army 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (2CER) have completed a six-week deployment during which they helped rebuild entire, battered commun..

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• Princess Charlotte grins on the Queen's lap beside Prince George

  

  The Queen with her five great-grandchildren and her two youngest grandchildren at Windsor Castle. From left James, eight, Lady Louise, 12, (children of The Earl and Countess of Wessex) Mia Tindall, two, the Queen, Princess Charlotte, 11 month olds, Savannah Phillips, five, Prince George, two, and Isla Phillips, three. Photo: Annie Leibovitz To mark her 90th birthday today, the Queen has shown her softer side in three newly released images by Buckingham Palac..

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• Global temperatures: hottest March in modern history, says NOAA

  

  Global temperatures: hottest March in modern history, says NOAAAFPApril 21, 2016 12:00AMSavePrint Last month was the 11th consecutive month in which a monthly global temperature record was broken.Last month marked the hottest March in modern history and the 11th consecutive month in which a monthly global temperature record was broken, US officials said yesterday.Officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the string of record-setting months was the longest in its 137-..

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• Le Pen prepares to cross channel and join push for Brexit

  

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