A member of staff at a Chinese restaurant in north Belfast is struck in the face with a gun during an armed robbery.

Originally posted here:
Man hit with gun during robbery

Europe’s leaders are battling to keep the eurozone and the wider European Union together in the face of a financial crisis that threatens to split partnerships forged over more than half a century.

Go here to see the original:
Why is unity so important to Europe?

In the face of sexual harassment allegations.

Continue reading here:
Gloria Cain To Speak Publicly

European leaders, in a significant step toward resolving the euro zone financial crisis, early Thursday won an agreement from banks to take a 50 percent loss on the face value of their Greek debt.

Here is the original post:
Europe in Accord on Basics of Plan to Save the Euro

Fresh shelling is heard in the Libyan city of Sirte as interim authority forces prepare to renew their offensive in the face of fierce resistance.

Here is the original post:
Libya troops renew Sirte assault

Yes, yes, they did say that it would be hot in Florence . But nobody said this hot. This, I think as I navigate the 463 steps you must climb to explore the mammoth cupola crowning the city’s famous Duomo, is not just heat. This is an inferno, a body-melting ordeal: Look at the streams of sweat pouring down my face and neck. And I’m going down the stairs, not up. Read full article > >

Read more from the original source:
Beating the heat in Florence, no sweat

If there’s one thing the Internet has given us, it’s a treasure trove of data about ourselves. We now have access to terabytes of information on the way we interact with our favorite brands. All this information is crunchable in countless ways — and, for better or for worse, collected automatically. For years, few people cared, aside from marketers and advertisers. But that may be changing, as U.S. officials shift gears to a digital-first diplomatic strategy in the face of rising anti-Americanism worldwide. Read full article > >

Follow this link:
U.S. diplomacy in the digital age

If there’s one thing the Internet has given us, it’s a treasure trove of data about ourselves. We now have access to terabytes of information on the way we interact with our favorite brands. All this information is crunchable in countless ways — and, for better or for worse, collected automatically. For years, few people cared, aside from marketers and advertisers. But that may be changing, as U.S. officials shift gears to a digital-first diplomatic strategy in the face of rising anti-Americanism worldwide. Read full article > >

View post:
U.S. diplomacy in the digital age

Sirens urged residents of Minot, North Dakota, to evacuate in the face of major flooding as water began flowing over the city’s dikes, which are leaking in places.

Excerpt from:
Sirens sound as water tops N.D. dikes

Embarrassed at how my Spanish had deteriorated over the years, I recently decided to download a few translator apps for iPad and iPod Touch before a trip to Spain. I browsed around the App Store, downloading English-Spanish editions of Google Translate , SpeechTrans and Jibbigo , three of the most popular apps. I briefly considered iLingual, the one where you take a photo of your mouth and then hold the iPhone or iPod Touch up to your face while the screen animates your lips in the foreign language. Thankfully, for my dignity’s sake, I couldn’t find iLingual for Spanish — only French, German and Arabic. Read full article > >

See original here:
Misadventures with translator apps

A 36-year-old cyclist from Brighton who punched a man in the face after he opened a car door in his path is jailed for 18 months.

See original here:
Cyclist jailed for grocer killing

Anne Sinclair, wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has joined the unhappy club of wives standing by their man in the face of a crescendo of tales of sexual betrayal.

Go here to read the rest:
The Saturday Profile: Backing Her Man With Impressive Resources

Did she or didn’t she? For a week, gossips have been closely scrutinizing recent photos of a streamlined Bristol Palin : Did she simply lose weight, or get a something little extra done to the face? On Wednesday she acknowledged to US Weekly that yes, she had work done on her jaw. But “it’s not plastic surgery,” she maintains. She was just following doctor’s orders, really. Palin explains that back in December 2010 (i.e. after you saw her in “Dancing With the Stars”), she had a corrective jaw surgery. “It improved the way I look, but this surgery was necessary for medical reasons…so my jaw and teeth could properly realign…I don’t obsess over my face,” she explains. Read full article > >

Original post:
Bristol Palin explains new face: jaw surgery not cosmetic

Parents at a Borders primary school consider paying for a teacher out of their own pockets in the face of anticipated cuts.

Read this article:
Parents ponder paying for teacher

Parents at a Borders primary school consider paying for a teacher out of their own pockets in the face of anticipated cuts.

Original post:
Parents ponder paying for teacher