Ronney Defends His Withdrawal From World Cup Qualifiers

Wayne Rooney has defended his withdrawal from the upcoming World Cup qualifiers by posting a picture of his head injury on Facebook.

Rooney missed Manchester United's 1-0 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday after manager David Moyes confirmed he had suffered an injury in a collision with team-mate Phil Jones in training.

In his facebook post Rooney wrote: "Some people seem to be questioning my commitment to the England squad and the fact I had to pull out of the 2 games.

Amanpour To Syrian Ambassador: How Do You Sleep

                                                                             

Syria’s ambassador to the UN said his country was “fed up with wars” and called any allegations of using chemical weapons “false and unfounded” in an exclusive and combative interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.

“We haven't declared war to the United States or to any of our neighbors,” Bashar Ja’afari said from the United Nations. “We are not war mongers. We are not war advocates. We are a peaceful nation, a small nation, and we don’t pretend to be equally strong enough to confront the United States military.”
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Diana the Hunter:Female Revenge Killer Attacks Bus Drivers Mexico

Mexican prosecutors said Monday they are investigating claims that a woman who killed two bus drivers last week in this northern border city was seeking revenge for alleged sexual abuse of female passengers.

The claims made in an email from the self-styled 'bus driver hunter' echoed deeply in Ciudad Juarez, which has a grim history of sexual violence against women aboard buses.

A woman wearing a blond wig - or dyed hair - boarded one of the school bus-style vehicles that serve as transport in Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday morning.

She approached the driver, took out a pistol, shot him in the head and left the bus. The next day, apparently the same woman did exactly the same thing to another driver on the same route.

Over the weekend, media outlets began receiving emails from the address 'Diana the hunter of bus drivers.'

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Clitoral Surgery for victims of Female Circumscision

Campaigners and doctors today called for more research into a controversial procedure that it is claimed could help victims of female genital mutilation enjoy sex for the first time.

Normally women are only offered surgery to reduce pain or life-threatening complications caused by FGM, but one London surgeon is attempting to restore sexual sensation as well. The technique is already being used in Spain, France and America, and there are calls for it to be more widely available in Britain.

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