North Korea Agree to send Delegates to South Korea for the olympics

North and South Korea will hold "military talks" in order "to relieve military tensions," the two countries said in a joint statement today after nearly 12 hours of highly anticipated negotiations on their border.

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North Korea will also send athletes and a high-level delegation to the Winter Olympics next month in Pyeongchang, South Korea, they said.

Cheerleaders, artists, spectators, a taekwondo demonstration and members of the North Korean news media will also attend the Games, according to the statement. The two sides said they would negotiate over whether their cheerleading groups would perform as one.

South Korea "will guarantee convenience" and "working level meetings will follow," while a "date will be decided later," the countries said.

The two countries also pledged to resolve "national problems on our own," a possible nod to those who believe the Korean conflict should be resolved by the two Koreas, without the United States and other outside actors.

South Korea had previously invited the North to send a team, and the talks today came after a New Year's speech by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in which he brought up the idea of sending a delegation.

South Korea proposed the two countries march together in the Opening Ceremonies, but that offer has yet to be accepted.

In its opening statement, South Korea mentioned further denuclearization talks between the two countries. In the joint closing statement, the head of North Korea's delegation, Ri Son-gwon, expressed "strong discontent" at the mention of denuclearization.

Earlier, South Korea's vice unification minister, Chun Hae-Sung, said the South's negotiating team brought up topics beyond the Olympics, with Opening Ceremonies Feb. 9. "We proposed resuming temporary reunions of families separated by war and holding inter-Korean Red Cross talks to discuss this," Chun said after talks in the morning.

“Along with this, we also proposed holding inter-Korean military talks designed to reduce animosities in frontline areas."

Five representatives from the highest levels of both governments -- including South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and Ri, North Korea's chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country -- kicked off by meeting with a symbolic crossing by the northern delegation into the South-controlled building called House of Peace.

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Cho Myoung-gyon, Ri Son Gwon

The two top leaders of the delegation were not involved in afternoon talks as the sides ironed out the details of the agreement.

Neither president was in attendance, but the South's leader, President Moon Jae-in, had planned to watch the talks on CCTV live with audio. His counterpart, Kim, could only listen and not watch.

Journalists from both countries reported on the meeting by the minute, and described the mood as "good." At 10 a.m. South Korean time, the officials shook hands and took their seats.

In his opening remarks, Ri made the surprising suggestion to broadcast the talks live to show how they are "efforting to work" on the talks "in a transparent manner."

"We want to give the entire nation a New Year's present with a precious conclusion," he said, referring to both countries.

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End Time Gist! Blood Sucker Set Ablaze by Angry Mob

A young man in Malawi suspected of vampirism or blood sucking has been beaten up, set alight and killed by a mob near Blantyre, journalist Lucy Ashton has told the BBC.

He had been found by a graveyard near a main road outside the city of Blantyre and taken to a police station on Thursday.


His death brings the number of those killed for being suspected “vampires” to eight since September.
Clinical psychologist Chiwoza Bandawe, from the University of Malawi, explained further:

‘Given the fact that we’re conservative and generally superstitious or a culture that believes in mysterious magical explanations for things then people will tend to attribute their difficulty on what they call blood suckers. It’s almost a symbolic representation of the life, their blood, their hope being drawn out of them, being sucked out of them’.

He said that tragically it was people with mental health problems who were often tar

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VIEWS ON PREMARITAL SEX. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? COMMENT BELOW

Premarital Sex

Premarital Sex - Positives and Negatives
"Is it ok to have premarital sex?" That is a common question among teens and engaged couples. Perhaps you are in a relationship that is progressing in that direction, but you're not sure what to do. In your mind, you are probably weighing the pros and cons of premarital sex. On the positive side of the scale, there is acceptance from your peers, hope for pleasure, and the fulfillment of sexual desires. The negative side of the scale carries the weights of morals, fear of pregnancy or disease, and guilt. How do these scales balance? What is the right decision? Let's take a look at some of the facts.

Premarital Sex - Is it Moral?
Morality is a factor for many people when deciding whether or not to have premarital sex. Is it a factor for you? After all, the messages we receive from most TV shows and movies these days tells us "everyone is doing it." In light of today's permissive attitude, your peers may think you're weird to even question it.

But maybe there is something inside you, like a voice in your head, that is making you uncertain about whether or not sex before marriage is a right or wrong action. Many people refer to this voice as their conscience. How can you know if your "conscience" is right? People all around the world look to the Bible as a moral or religious book, so let's see what it says about premarital sex.

The Bible refers to premarital sex as fornication. That's a word we don't hear much these days, so what does it mean? Fornication is sexual intercourse between people who are not married to each other. The only distinction the Bible makes between premarital sex and adultery is that adultery involves married persons while fornication involves those who are unmarried. Premarital sex is just as much of a sin as adultery and all other forms of sexual immorality. They all involve having sexual relations with someone you are not married to.

The Bible explains, "…The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body" (1 Corinthians 6:13). Verse 18 of this chapter goes on to say, "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body." Galatians 5:19 speaks the same, "The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity…" Ephesians 5:3 says it most plainly, "But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people." From these verses, we see that the Bible promotes complete and total abstinence from premarital sex.

Premarital Sex - Is it Safe Physically and Emotionally?
Another consideration when deciding about premarital sex is safety. Did you know that 50% of the people who currently have HIV are between the ages of 15 and 24?¹ Using a condom only reduces the risk of contracting HIV by 85%. Condoms do not significantly reduce the risk of contracting other sexually transmitted diseases.² Take these statistics into consideration when making your decision.

Most people don't consider the emotional effects of premarital sex. You see, sex is an emotional experience and it affects our lives in ways we don't understand. After engaging in premarital sex, many people express feelings of guilt, embarrassment, distrust, resentment, lack of respect, tension, and so much more. As you read the next section, consider God's love for you as a primary reason for sexual purity. God does not want you to experience unnecessary emotional pain!

Premarital Sex - Recreation or Re-creation?
In discussing premarital sex, we often focus on the "recreation" aspect of it. Yes, sex is pleasurable. God, our Creator, designed it that way. It may be hard to think of God creating sex, but He did! In God's plan, sex was designed for married couples to enjoy the pleasure and excitement of sexual relations. The Bible talks about this in Hebrews 13:4, "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." God created sex to be fun, exciting, and pleasurable. At the same time, though, it is clear in the Bible that God restricts sexual activity to married couples.

Why is this? Yes, sex is pleasurable, but in God's view, the primary purpose of sex is not recreation, but rather re-creation. In other words, sex is for reproduction. God does not limit sex to married couples to rob pleasure from those who are unmarried. Rather, God commands against premarital sex in order to protect unmarried people from unwanted pregnancies, from children born to parents who do not want them, and to protect children from parents who are not prepared for them. Imagine, for a moment, a world without premarital sex. There would be no sexually-transmitted diseases, there would be no un-wed mothers, there would be no unwanted pregnancies, there would be no abortions, etc. According to the Bible, abstinence is God's only policy when it comes to premarital sex. Abstinence saves lives, protects babies, gives sexual relations the proper value, and most importantly abstinence honors God.

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5 reasons you should never give up

1. There’s Always Someone Working Harder Than You Are.

Even if you think you’ve done all you can, you’re wrong. Everyone has a dream, goal and motivation. It just depends how far you’re willing to go to get what you want.

Success comes from being unique and standing out among the crowd. If you settle for good enough, that’s all you will be and someone will surpass you.

2. Nobody’s Perfect.

We are all human. Realizing that it's okay to make a mistake is only part of the battle to that ultimate goal. Learning and moving forward comes from doing something wrong and being told how to do it right.

Riding a bike without training wheels isn’t an easy feat, but once we learned the rhythm and how to be in control, it became a skill we wouldn't forget. If we throw in the towel after the first mishap or the first time we hear people criticize how we handle ourselves, we are letting go of what could have been.

3. Success Isn’t Rewarding If It’s Easy.

Reaching that ultimate goal should be a special moment. If it wasn’t the hardest thing of our lives, then we didn’t achieve it. Knowing that we did everything we could for ourselves and others to earn that goal should be more rewarding than the actual honor itself.

Behind every successful person, there is a story and a long-fought journey for him or her to get to where he or she is today.

4. Prove Others Wrong.

When someone says you can’t do something, show that you can. Read more, write more, know more and work harder than the person next to you.

If he or she runs two miles, run three. If he or she spends four hours working on a project, spend eight. Actions speak a lot louder than words, so instead of complaining and sulking about others perceptions of us, make them choke on and spit up their words.

5. Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day.

This is the most important saying to remember when giving up becomes a legitimate thought. Nobody can create an empire in a day; no business can become a multi-billion-dollar venture in one day, and no idea is worth throwing in the garbage if all the stops haven’t been pulled out yet.

There is a lot to say about rewriting drafts in our lives, and sometimes they need to be revised and edited multiple times before the finished copy can be published and celebrated.

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BRAZIL LECTURER SLAMMED FOR SIMULATING AN ACT OF BLOWJOB ON LIVE TV

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U.N. TELLS LIBYA TO SOLVE SLAVERY EPIDEMIC

The United Nations urged Libya to "take urgent action" to end the trade in enslaved people, a practice exposed by CNN's exclusive reporting that showed human slave auctions in the country.

In a written statement released on Thursday from a panel of UN experts including Urmila Bhoola, special rapporteur on contemporary slavery, and Felipe Gonzalez Morales, special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, the panel said it was "extremely disturbed" by the images.

"It is now clear that slavery is an outrageous reality in Libya. The auctions are reminiscent of one of the darkest chapters in human history, when millions of Africans were uprooted, enslaved, trafficked and auctioned to the highest bidder."

People for sale: Where lives are auctioned for $400

The slave trade was brought to the United Nations' attention after undercover CNN reporters witnessed a dozen men being sold at auction outside Libya's capital of Tripoli.

Many of those being sold are migrants like Victory, a 21-year-old man who fled Nigeria and spent his life savings in hopes of reaching Europe. He made it as far as Libya when he ran out of funds, he told CNN, and smugglers sold him as a day laborer to make back a profit.

Victory was sold as a slave several times; the smugglers also demanded ransom payments from his family before they eventually released him.

The report has caused a harsh backlash across Africa and Europe, led to protests outside the Libyan Embassy in Paris and sparked calls for a deeper investigation. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was horrified by the reports and said they may amount to crimes against humanity.

A woman holds a flag of Cameroon during a march against "slavery in Libya" on November 18 in Paris.

The UN panel on Thursday called on the international community, in particular the European Union and European states, to address the issue, saying that present policies cause a "dangerous trade," because they prevent a safe rite of passage for migrants and refugees.

"The government and the international community, particularly the EU, which is the destination of most of the migrants, must take immediate and decisive action to ensure that this crime does not continue. They must also urgently prioritize the release of all those people who have been enslaved. Enslavement is most often an extreme form of racial discrimination," the panel added.

"It is a dangerous trend that European states are shifting responsibility for migrants to African countries instead of creating regular, safe, affordable and accessible channels for them," the panel said. "Any agreement reached with the Libyan authorities needs to be in line with international human rights standards. European states can be held accountable for any human rights violations migrants are subject to."

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TOP 12 GHOST AND HAUNTED HOUSES IN AMERICA

 

Villisca Axe Murder House, Villisca, IA

On June 10, 1912, Josiah and Sarah Moore, their four children and two visiting guests were bludgeoned to death inside this quiet Iowa home. The crime remains unsolved and much of the home is still intact from that fateful night, with no running water or electricity, which provides that special ‘ambiance’ for the many who have shelled out $400-plus to stay a night. But visit the Villisca Axe Murder House at own risk: In 2014, a paranormal investigator who booked a room wound up stabbing himself by morning.
508 E 2nd Street, Villisca, Iowa
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The Sallie House, Atchison, KS

Legend has it that the cause of all the mayhem at one of the most disturbing haunted houses in America stems from a little girl who was the victim of a botched appendectomy during a house call at the turn of the century. A family who lived in the Sallie House in the '90s documented their experience on the TV show Sightings, which talked of flying objects, frequent apparitions and scratching, gouging and shoving, mainly directed at the male owner. The home is now vacant but is a popular pick for paranormal researchers who have been asking if additional malevolent spirits have since moved in.
508 N Second Street, Atchison, KS
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LaLaurie House, New Orleans, LA

American Horror Story: Coven has reignited interest in this famous French Quarter haunt. In the series, Kathy Bates plays real-life socialite and serial killer Madame Delphine LaLaurie, who orchestrated a torture chamber for slaves at the Royal Street mansion from 1831 until 1834, when responders to a fire uncovered her dark secret. LaLaurie's victims are said to haunt the property to this day—passersby say they can hear shouts, moans and weeping, and some say they have seen ghostly faces from the upstairs windows. Yet, the house's ghastly history hasn't stopped wealthy buyers. Before losing the home to foreclosure in 2009, actor Nicolas Cage owned the house and today a wealthy oil tycoon is said to hold the deed.
1140 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA
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Bell Witch Farm, Adams, TN

It's the age-old tale of neighbors at war: A woman named Kate Batts believed her neighbor John Bell cheated her out of some land, and so, lying on her deathbed in the early 19th century, she swore she would haunt him forever. The Bell family said they experienced physical attacks, heard chains dragged across floors, noises in the walls and saw odd-looking animals on their farm, including a dog with a rabbit's head. Today you can tour the property's cave and reconstructed cabin and stop by for the annual Bell Witch Festival.
430 Keysburg Road, Adams, TN
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House of Death, New York, NY

The city that never sleeps is probably just too afraid of the House of Death to close its eyes—the famous brownstone off of Fifth Avenue that is reportedly terrorized by a whopping total of 22 ghosts. The most famous is writer Mark Twain, who lived here from 1900-1901; the most heartbreaking is the six-year-old girl beaten to death by her father, criminal prosecutor Joel Steinberg, in 1987. In addition to sightings of Twain and the young girl, residents say they have seen visions of a lady in white and a gray cat.
14 W 10th Street, New York, NY
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Lizzie Borden House, Fall River, MA

Lizzie Borden is still laughing about getting away with murder—according to some. Late at night she can be heard cackling at the top of the stairs near where she gave her stepmother "forty whacks." But she's not the only spirit who haunts the scene of the 1892 crime. Both of her axed parents are said to stalk the grounds, as does a maid screaming for help, according to guests of the now museum and B&B. Lizzie Borden House attracts guests from all over the world, especially for the anniversary re-enactment every August.
230 2nd Street, Fall River, MA
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Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA

Her husband developed the "gun that won the west"—which came back to bite Sarah Winchester in the butt. After losing her husband and a young daughter, the widow Winchester consulted a spiritualist who alleged the family was being haunted by American Indians, Civil War soldiers and others killed by the famous rifle. It was recommended that Winchester move west and use her $20 million inheritance to continuously build a home to appease the spirits. What was erected between 1884 and 1922—now known as the Winchester Mystery House—was a sprawling 160-room mansion with haphazard architecture that leads touring guests to nowhere, though there are spirit guides.
525 S Winchester Boulevard, San Jose, CA
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Joshua Ward House, Salem, MA

This brick mansion, built for a prominent merchant in 1784, is at the exact site where Sherriff George Corwin—a major figure in the Salem Witch Trials—lived, died and was buried in 1697 (though later exhumed). Corwin was known as "the strangler" for the 19 men and women executed for witchcraft under his watch. He is said to still creep around the grounds, with some visitors claiming they have been "choked" by him, and he's apparently not alone: One of his victims was famously captured in all her disheveled glory by a realtor taking photos of the property.
148 Washington Street, Salem, MA
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Lemp Mansion, St. Louis, MO

Even all the beer in the world won't necessarily lead to happiness. Case in point: The Lemp family, purveyors of Lemp Brewing Company, a stalwart in St. Louis before prohibition hit. Four members of the family killed themselves between 1904 and 1949, three of them inside the 33-room Victorian mansion where they allegedly still reside, haunting guests of the converted restaurant and inn. It has been listed by Travel Channel as one of the most terrifying real haunted houses in America.
3322 Demenil Place, St. Louis, MO
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‘Haunting In Connecticut’ House, Southington, CT

The drama the Snedeker family experienced in the ’80s living in this haunted house (and former funeral home) was crazy enough to be turned into a popular horror flick in 2009 (that pic is of the movie house—the real house, a private residence, remains shrouded in mystery). During a two-year span, both of the Snedeker parents claimed to have been physically assaulted and sodomized by demonic spirits, and said their son Philip was often visited by a creepy man with long black hair. A new family claims the home is spirit-free and “normal”, except for the routine drive-bys, which have often forced police to add backup patrols.
208 Meriden Avenue, Southington, CT

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Los Feliz Murder Mansion, Los Angeles, CA

Goths love to picnic in the backyard here and several major news publications have written about the hauntings experienced by trespassers to this mysterious murder house. In 1959, Dr. Harold Perelson beat his wife to death with a hammer in the mansion, severely wounded his daughter and then drank a glass of acid to off himself. The Enriquez family bought the dilapidated structure at auction years ago and used it only for storage purposes. In the spring of 2016, the house was finally cleared of the clutter—much of it dating back to the mid-20th century—and put up for auction, but that hasn’t culled locals’ interest in it.
2475 Glendower Place, Los Angeles, CA
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Franklin Castle, Cleveland, OH

On Cleveland's Franklin Boulevard, locals still whisper rumors about the original owner of the 20-room-plus 19th century dwelling. In just a few short years in the 1890s, the mansion became the place of death of four of Hannes Tiedemann's adolescent children and his wife. Though Tiedemann was never found guilty of any wrongdoing, today some people claim he hung his 13-year-old illegitimate daughter and made it appear like a suicide and that he killed his mistress in a secret passage. Known as "the most haunted house in Ohio," the castle is rumored to be visited by ghosts.

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MEET THE FORMER HEAVIEST GUY IN THE WORLD

The heaviest person in medical history was Jon Brower Minnoch (USA)(1941–83), who had suffered from obesity since childhood. He was 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighed 178 kg (392 lb or 28 st) in 1963, 317 kg (700 lb or 50 st) in 1966 and 442 kg (975 lb or 69 st 9 lb) in September 1976. In March 1978, Minnoch was admitted to University Hospital, Seattle, where consultant endocrinologist Dr Robert Schwartz calculated that Minnoch must have weighed more than 635 kg (1,400 lb or 100 st), a great deal of which was water accumulation due to his congestive heart failure.
In order to get to University Hospital, Seattle, it took a dozen firemen and an improvized stretcher to move him from his home to a ferry-boat. When he arrived at the hospital, saturated with fluid and suffering from heart and respiratory failure, he was put in two beds lashed together. It took 13 people just to roll him over.
After nearly two years on a diet of 1,200 calories per day, he was discharged at 216 kg (476 lb or 34 st).
In October 1981 he had to be readmitted, after putting on over 89 kg (197 lb or 34 st).
When he died on 10 September 1983 he weighed more than 362 kg (798 lb or 57 st).

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STORY OF A NATIVE GIRL MURDERED IN CANADA

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - More than a year after a Native American girl was killed and her tribe was criticized for not having an alert system in place when children go missing, the Navajo Nation has signed a contract to purchase the software it needed to get the notification system running by the end of this month.
The tribe, whose reservation is the largest in the U.S. and spans three western states, came under fierce criticism in 2016 after 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike was reported missing. She never made it home from her school bus stop and was found dead the next day, killed by a stranger who sexually assaulted her and struck her twice in the head with a crowbar.
An Amber Alert that would have sent information about her via cellphone messages and information to the media did not go out until the day she was found. The case raised questions about gaps in communication and co-ordination between tribal and local law enforcement.
Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye said Wednesday that the new notification system will help make life safer on the vast reservation.
"We always pray that we will never have another abduction, but we need this in place so that the whole nation can be alert and help make sure that a child is recovered safely and quickly," he said in a statement.
The tribe has relied on New Mexico, Arizona and Utah to activate Amber Alerts. Before an alert is issued, officers must go through a list of requirements to establish a case. If they meet the criteria, they can start the process of asking the states to issue an Amber Alert.
That procedure was used during Ashlynne's abduction. Ashlynne's father, Gary Mike, has sued the tribe, claiming it failed to send the alert about his daughter in a timely manner.
Prosecutors have said Ashlynne and her younger brother were lured into a van after the pair got off the bus and started walking home. The boy was left in the desert and later found his way to a highway, where he was picked up and authorities were notified.
The man convicted of the crime — Tom Begaye, no relation to Russell Begaye — was sentenced in October to life in prison.
After the abduction, Navajo officials began working on getting federal approvals and training for an alert system. It then took several months to acquire funding to purchase the software.
Once the new system is installed, it will be managed by the Navajo Department of Emergency Management.
The tribe will be able to push alerts over radio, television and text messaging to 11 counties within the reservation's borders.
Ashlynne's case drew the attention of elected officials, including U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, who sponsored legislation to expand the Amber Alert system in Native American communities across the nation.
McCain has called the case devastating, saying that FBI data shows more than 7,500 Native American children have been listed as missing in the U.S.
The measure is pending in the House after getting Senate approval two weeks ago. It has the bipartisan support of lawmakers from Montana, New Mexico and North Dakota.
"This is part of a broader effort raise awareness and bring better systems of justice to Indian Country and to give law enforcement agencies at all levels the tools they need to prevent crime and bring criminals to justice," said Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat from North Dakota and a co-sponsor of the bill.

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MEET THE INDIAN BOY WORSHIPED AS A GOD

A SIX-YEAR-OLD Indian boy is worshipped by locals who believe he is the reincarnation of the Hindu god Ganesha.

Pranshu, from Jalandhar in the Indian state of Punjab, was born with a mystery medical condition that has left him with a swollen forehead and deep set, narrow eyes.
Although he is unable to walk, villagers believe Pranshu is a divine child and have nicknamed him ‘Lord Ganesha’.
Every Thursday, Pranshu meets worshippers outside a mosque near his village, as his father has decided not to let devotees enter the family home due to their ever-increasing numbers.
Jaswinder, a local villager who comes to see Pranshu, said: “People come to see Pranshu as they believe he is the reincarnation of the Ganesha.
“People bow down their heads in front of him, I also do the same.” Pranshu’s dad Kamlesh also believes that his son is not like other children.
“He is a God. I also worship him like the other villagers. His whole body is like the Lord Ganesha.”

Indian boy is worshipped as a God

A girl touches and kisses the feet of Pranshu to seek blessings from him on October 27, 2016 in Jalandhar, India. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

A woman asks her daughter to bend down to seek blessings from Pranshu on October 27, 2016 in Jalandhar, India. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu poses for a photo. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

A woman bends down to seek blessings from Pranshu on October 27, 2016 in Jalandhar, India. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu is seen walking near his house on October 27, 2016. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu poses for a picture on October 27, 2016. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

People sit around Pranshu to seek blessings from him. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu with his friends in his school on October 27, 2016 in Jalandhar, India. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu is seen studying in his school on October 27, 2016 in Jalandhar, India. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu and his family pose for a photo on October 27, 2016Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Worshipers are seen touching and kissing the feet of Pranshu to seek blessings from him on October 27, 2016 in Jalandhar, India. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu poses for a picture on October 27, 2016 in Jalandhar, India. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu poses for a photo with his friends on October 27, 2016 in Jalandhar, India. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

A man bends to touch the feet of Pranshu to seek blessings from him. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu travels on bycycle with his father to the mosque where people come to visit him. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu’s family members help him getting ready to put Lord Ganesha attire on. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

Pranshu shakes hands with his other school children. Picture: Barcroft Images/Getty Images

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“He gives blessings to everyone. Villagers who meet him get their whishes fulfilled.
“He goes to school everyday and when people see my son, they welcome him with flowers.”
According to his father Kamlesh, the resemblance to Ganesha was visible as soon as his son was born.
“His eyes were like Lord Ganesha. He was born with a big head and even now the size of his head is growing,” he said.
And little Pranshu has embraced his position as a religious icon to his adoring flock.
“I look like Ganesha Ji and people don’t even know my real name. My teachers also worship me at the school. My friends don’t bully me at all as they believe I am Lord Ganesha,” Pranshu said.
“I am happy when people call me Ganesha Ji. It makes me happy. I want to be like this only. I am happy with my big head and face.”
Pranshu was taken to a local doctor a year after his birth but the were unable to offer a definitive diagnosis or offer any treatment.
“I also took him to a doctor when was born. The doctors failed to cure him and said it was due to the pollution,” his father said.

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JEALOUS LADY MURDER HER BOYFRIEND

Hasna Begum (pictured in her police mugshot) started stalking Pietro Sanna, 23, on social media after they broke up

A jealous Clintons shop assistant who donned a blonde wig and black leather gloves before stabbing her ex-lover 36 times was jailed for at least 20 years today.

Hasna Begum, 25, started stalking Italian part-time DJ Pietro Sanna, 23, on social media after they broke up last December.

When Begum found out a woman called Giulia Consonni - who Mr Sanna had met on Tinder - was following her ex-boyfriend on Instagram, she called her an 'ugly b****' and sent threatening messages.

The 4ft 11in Begum made her way to Mr Sanna's home in Canning Town, east London on June 23 and knifed him 36 times.

She made off with his mobile phone and 'rubbed out' his social media profiles in the days after the killing.

The shop worker said that she was 'accessorising' when she put on a blonde wig and gloves before making her way to Mr Sanna's house.

Begum claimed she was defending herself after Mr Sanna kicked her in the chest, then grabbed a knife which he held towards her.

But a jury at Inner London Crown Court took two hours to convict her of murder today.

Sentencing her to life imprisonment and ordering she serve at least 20 years before she can be considered for parole, Judge Jeremy Donne, QC, told her: 'You were seen by a witness to be angry.

'You had certainly behaved in an angry way in the days leading up to the 21st June, as evidenced by your threatening messages to Giulia Consonni, who had done little more than follow your former boyfriend on Instagram.

'Having gone to Pietro Sanna's address, having a some point armed yourself with at least one knife - I say at least one knife because two knifes were found to be missing from the address afterwards - the number and direction of knife wounds, particularly to the back which tend to point from the extremes of the body towards the centre, either demonstrate a complete change in position or the simultaneous infliction of wounds with knifes in both hands.

Before killing Pietro Sanna (pictured), Begum was seen climbing out of her kitchen window shortly after 6am on June 23 wearing a blonde wig and black leather gloves

'Whether the wounds to the lower body were caused as he kicked out from the ground or by you when he was prone on the ground, simply to inflict further damage to him is again not to the point - what is relevant is that you continued to attack, causing a total of 36 wounds to his body, the overwhelming majority of which would have caused profuse blood loss and two of which puncturing his lungs.

'After the attack you remained in his room and while he was dying or when he was dead, you helped yourself to some of his clothing and left the address, taking with you the knife or knifes and Pietro Sanna's telephone.

'Why you did this is not entirely clear but the indication is that you had an unhealthy obsession with Pietro Sanna.

'What you did was a terribly wicked thing, it has had the damaging effect of depriving a family a son, it has also had the damaging effect of depriving your family from you.

'All murders are completely senseless, this is both tragic and senseless.'

The pair had met in Canary Wharf where Begum worked at Clinton Cards and Mr Sanna worked at sandwich chain Birley's.

Begum came from a traditionalist Muslim background and said her Bangladeshi parents would not consent to her drinking and having boyfriends, so they would meet secretly at his home during the year long relationship.

When quizzed by police following her arrest on June 28, Begum said she had not seen or spoken to Mr Sanna (pictured) in months

Giving evidence she said wearing a wig was 'normal for her and she wore the gloves 'to accessorise' her outfit.

She said she believed he was cheating on her as she received texts 'not meant for her' and noticed a full packet of condoms had emptied during her visits to his home.

Begum was seen climbing out of her kitchen window shortly after 6am on June 23 wearing a blonde wig and black leather gloves.

CCTV cameras caught her jumping into a taxi and making her way to Mr Sanna's home in Ravenscroft Grove and was seen by a neighbour banging loudly on his front door.

Just over an hour later, neighbours reported hearing a male voice shouting 'I'm dying, I'm dying' before his lifeless body was finally discovered three days later.

Begum fled the scene with his mobile phone, calling a taxi from the car park outside to get treatment for a cut on her finger.

She then returned hom to wash her blood-soaked clothes.

Begum had Mr Sanna's phone in her possession after the killing but called it on 24, 25 and 26 June.

When quizzed by police following her arrest on June 28, she said she had not seen or spoken to Mr Sanna in months.

Prosecutor Duncan Penny QC said Mr Sanna's mobile was found inside the pocket of a grey hoodie found in Begum's wardrobe alongside some hair extensions.

Police also discovered that Begum had used the phone to change Mr Sanna's Instagram username - from Pieztek to Sarah654ty - and profile picture.

Mr Penny said this was an attempt to 'scrub out' the 23-year-old digitally, as well as physically, after the stabbing.

A black ladies left-hand leather glove was recovered from a bin on the first-floor bathroom in her home bearing damage to the undersides of the fingers.

An expert was able to determine that the slash which penetrated the fabric lining matched the location of Begum's cut.

Begum claimed Mr Sanna had bombarded her with prank calls after they broke up and invited her to his house that morning to talk about the relationship.

She insisted he threatened her with a kitchen knife when she grabbed his phone to look for evidence he was unfaithful.

Begum, of Millwall, Isle of Dogs, denied but was convicted of murder. She was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 20 years.

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MAN WITH TREE DISEASE CURED.

Tree man disease - or Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis - is a rare condition that can be contracted by those infected by HPV.

It's physically painful and visually distressing, with sufferers exhibiting reddish-brown warts all over their bodies that resemble tree bark.

When untreated, the lesions can develop into malignant skin cancers.

Now a 42-year-old patient has been cured of the illness, after spending 10 years seeking medical treatment.

Mohammed Taluli, from Gaza, became a social recluse after contracting a severe case of the condition which left him without any skin in his right hand.

The illness is typically treated with antibiotics, however, surgery can be required when a weak immune system can’t protect the body against the virus.

Doctors at Jerusalem’s Hadassah University Medical Centre carefully operated on Taluli to remove the lesions, grafting skin from other parts of his body to mask the wounds and restore the hand.

“(Taluli) eventually couldn’t move the hand. He had become withdrawn and fearful of any possible situation that could cause him to show the hand to other people. He kept the hand covered all the time and life was very hard for him,” the hand specialist explained.“Aside from the pain, the disease is very dangerous and could easily develop into cancer,” Taluli’s surgeon told the Jewish Press.

The operation left Taluli with surgery wounds that currently resemble severe burns, however, these are expected to heal over the next few weeks.

He was thrilled with the results, telling the Jewish Press that he finally has hope of regaining a normal life, after spending a decade hiding away in his home, ashamed to go out.

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