Day to Day Headaches : Eva Peron (July 26, 2016)

Today's World News

To Start off 

Priest killed in hostage-taking near Rouen : A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France.

The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Know more

19 dead and 45 wounded as knifeman goes on rampage at building for disabled in Japan

Police say they have arrested a 26-year-old man who was a former staff member and that he has confessed to the stabbings but details of the motive have not yet been released. Know more

Gunman shoots doctor at Berlin clinic, not terrorist related : A doctor is in critical condition after being shot by a gunman who subsequently killed himself at a university clinic in Berlin. Police say the situation at the Benjamin Franklin clinic in the southwest of the capital is now under control.

The incident happened at the Benjamin Franklin Clinic, located in the Steglitz district, at around 11:00 GMT.

It emerged that the doctor was shot by the gunman, who later turned the gun on himself. Police say the physician is critically injured and is currently being treated in intensive care. Know more

Canadian Oil Spill Threatens Drinking Water : The water supply for communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is threatened by an oil spill that dumped an estimated 66,000 gallons of heavy oil, along with natural gas used to dilute it, into a major river.

The pipeline that broke is owned by Husky Energy Inc. The site of last Thursday's leak is within 1,000 feet of the North Saskatchewan River. Know more

Kiwis in Rio harassed by alleged kidnappers again : A Kiwi couple in Rio have been forced to hole up inside their apartment, after the police behind an alleged kidnapping returned.

Jiu-jitsu champion Jason Lee took to Twitter yesterday, saying he'd been abducted by military police, who then extorted a large sum of money from him.

He and his journalist girlfriend Laura McQuillan have posted on social media that they're currently talking with civil police, after getting in touch with the New Zealand Ambassador. Know more

Russia denies it was behind the hacking of DNC emails while Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims the scandal was just a 'diversion' by Hillary Clinton : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has brushed aside accusations that Moscow was behind the hacking of Democratic Party emails.

He denied the Kremlin's involvement in the scandal, as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange insisted that the release of the messages was a 'diversion' being pushed by Hillary Clinton.

The latest twists in the saga come just 24 hours after Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she was resigning after the convention. Know more

F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law 'kidnapped in Sao Paulo' : The mother-in-law of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped in Brazil with criminals demanding a ransom of $36.5m (£28m), reports say.

Aparecida Schunck, the 67-year-old mother of Mr Ecclestone's wife Fabiana Flosi, was seized in Sao Paulo on Friday night, Veja and Globo reported. Know more

Iran Reportedly Destroys 100,000 Satellite Dishes, Saying They Cause Divorce and Addiction : 'Most satellite channels... deviate the society's morality and culture,' says General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, head of Iran's Basij militia.

Iran has wrecked 100,000 "morally harmful" satellite dishes and receivers, AFP reported Sunday, citing an Iranian news agency.

"The truth is that most satellite channels... deviate the society's morality and culture," General Mohammad Reza Naghdi, the head of Iran's Basij militia was quoted as saying. Know more

There you have it our Top News of the day. 


Here's Our Top 5 Most funniest image of the day.

"You know how when you buy a shirt and it's typically folded"

"Everything is terrible"

"It makes me feel better about myself"

"Give reddit what it wants"

"I've been a vegan for one week, is this normal?"

There you have it our Top 5 Most funniest image of the day.



Today's Historic Event

26th of July 1952

Argentina Eva Peron

Eva Peron, died today of a prolonged illness she was known as Evita (Little Eva) to the people of Argentina,

That's all for today, Thank you.