Saudi king names Salman as crown prince: state TV

Saudi King Abdullah passed away January 23, 2015 at around 1:00AM (Arab Standard Time), the Royal Court announced in a statement read on official Saudi TV early Friday. Prince Salman was named the new King of Saudi Arabia and Prince Muqrin as Crown Prince.

The family's Allegiance Council paid allegiance to Salman and Prince Muqrin as his crown prince and heir, the statement said.

Abdullah, 90, had ruled Saudi Arabia as king since 2006, but had run the country as de facto regent for a decade before that after his predecessor King Fahd suffered a debilitating stroke.

King Salman, 79, has been crown prince and defence minister since 2012. He was governor of Riyadh province for five decades before that.

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Watch Mark Zuckerberg getting drenched in cold water while accepting the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge!

“Yesterday, Governor Chris Christie challenged me to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. I accepted his challenge, and now I’m challenging Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg and Reed Hastings next,” He added, “You guys have 24 hours to complete the challenge or you have to donate to the ALS foundation — or both.”

Post by Mark Zuckerberg.

The “Ice Bucket Challenge” is a public awareness campaign for the degenerative disease ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in which people- including many politicians and celebrities, have soaked themselves with very cold water.

Christie, a Republican posted video on his Facebook page Tuesday evening , and he challenged Booker, late night TV show host Jimmy Fallon and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Robin Williams died on Monday morning inside his residence in Tiburon, California, according to his wife and publicist.

A statement issued by Williams’ publicist confirmed the news: “Robin Williams passed away this morning. He has been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time”.

Williams' wife, Susan Schneider, issued the following statement: "This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken. On behalf of Robin's family, we are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief. As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions."

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia.

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Uploaded just 2 days ago, this video has quickly gone viral, a pet dog's reaction to a family member returning home after 2 years... which in dog years is equivalent to 14 years.


Rebecca Ehalt's mini Schnauzer Casey was so overjoyed to see her that she passed out with excitement at their reunion.

Accroding to Rebecca, “Casey was taken to the vet, the vet saw the video, and everything is fine,”. “No worries.”

The family member was living and working in Slovenia, and didn't return home to Murrysville, PA last year, because her whole family (except Casey) came to Bled for her wedding.


Source: life with dogs

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Watch this 14-second video inside the flight MH17, it was uploaded to the passenger's Instagram account before take off, the video taken by Md Ali, a psychology Ph.D. student at Erasmus University Rotterdam, showed other passengers stowing their luggage in the overhead compartment, the Malaysian Star reported.

In the caption of the Instagram video, the 30-year-old seemed to have expressed his jitters before flying home.

"Bismillah... #hatiadasikitgentar (In the name of God... feeling a little bit nervous)", read the caption.


An announcement, believed to be the voice of the pilot, can be heard in the background of the video.
"At the moment, we are on the final stages of boarding and cargo loading. Once again, please ensure all your phones are off," the pilot said before the video ended.

The Kuala Lumpur-bound Malaysia Airlines MH17 passenger plane crashed Thursday near the Russian border, in eastern Ukraine's Donestsk region, with all the 298 passengers and crew members on board reportedly killed.

The flight took off from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.

(Source: GulfNews)

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Automatic Cancellation or Suspension of Classes and Work in Government Offices, The following guidelines shall be followed for the automatic cancellation or suspension of classes in all public and private elementary, secondary and tertiary schools, as well as work in all government offices:

a. When Signal No. 1 is raised by PAGASA, classes at the pre-school level, in the affected area, shall be automatically cancelled or suspended.

b. When Signal No. 2 is raised by PAGASA, classes at the pre-school, elementary and secondary levels, in the affected area, shall be automatically cancelled or suspended,

c. When Signal No. 3 or higher is raised by PAGASA, classes at pre-school, elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels, in the affected area, including graduate school, as well as work in all government offices, shall be automatically cancelled or suspended.

The PAGASA shall issue weather forecasts through various media outlets (radio and television), and the NDRRMC, not later than 10:00 PM of the previous day and 4:30 AM of the day of the intended cancellation of classes and work. In cases where there are classes and work in the morning and suspension of classes and work is only effective in the afternoon, PAGASA should issue the forecast not later than 11:00 AM of the said day.

For complete guidelines, you can check the Philippines' Official Gazette (Executive Order No. 66, s. 2012)

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The video of the priest who humiliated the unmarried 17-year old mother during the baptism of her baby went viral on social media. Fr. Romeo Obach issued the "public heartfelt apology" on Tuesday to the mother and her immediate family for his words and "rude attitude" before performing the rite of baptism.

"The words I said and the rude attitude that I showed before I performed the rite of Baptism last Sunday, July 6, 2014 at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Jagobiao, Mandaue City, was indeed unbecoming. I deeply regret that I have done this," he said in a statement, which was posted on the Facebook page of GMA Cebu's "Buena Mano Balita!"

The video showing Fr. Romeo Obach giving harsh sermon before the mother and its relatives went viral on social media.

“Makauulaw. Magpabunyag ka og walay bana. Nakig dug ka og laki nga dili nimo bana. Wala ma mauwaw Naka dungog ba na nako, dai? Wala ka mauwaw? (How shameful. You come here to have your child baptized without a husband. You slept with a man who is not your husband. Do you hear me, girl? Aren’t you ashamed?)” said the priest.

The girl, a college student, softly replied “Mauwaw” (I’m ashamed).

Post by Jieve Daitol Frias.

The video was taken by her sister and then posted by the baby’s grandmother Jieve in her Facebook account to express personal rage.

In an official statement of apology, Fr. Romeo Obach said he realized only later how cruel his ways were to "educate and impart lessons" for that event.



He apologized also to those who heard or saw his sermon through the media and the Internet.

"I am deeply sorry to the mother of the child, her relatives, the sponsors and the witnesses of the incident. I am sorry to the Internet viewers, to media listeners and viewers for this mistake I personally admit. I am deeply sorry and I humbly ask your forgiveness," he said.

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