New York woman became so enraged at the glare from her neighbour's television that she bought Broadway spotlights to shine into his apartment in revenge, a court in Manhattan has heard. A judge has ordered Suellen Epstein to stop shining lights directly into Rich Miele's flat, ahead of a hearing scheduled for Friday.
4 September 11 families can sue
The US Senate passed legislation that would allow families of September 11 victims to sue the Government of Saudi Arabia, rejecting the fierce objections of a US ally and setting Congress on a collision course with the Obama Administration.
5 In the pink
A vivid, pearl-shaped 15.38-carat pink diamond said to be the largest of its kind to go under the hammer has sold at auction for 27.3 million Swiss francs (US$28 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva. The buyer wasn't identified. The "Unique Pink" was mined near the Kimberley area of South Africa.
6 Girls can be better
Eighth-grade girls in the US are not only as skilled as boys at thinking through problems and using technology to solve them, they may even be a little better, a study suggests. The findings come from a first-of-its-kind assessment of technology and engineering literacy by the Nation's Report Card. When asked to tackle real-life scenarios such as designing a safe bicycle lane or improving a pet iguana's habitat, 45 per cent of girls and 42 per cent of boys showed proficiency at understanding and using technology, the computer-based assessment found.
7 Support for same-sex marriage
Mexico's President has proposed allowing same-sex marriage nationally, the latest in a series of progressive policies in a traditionally conservative country. The announcement comes just weeks after President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed relaxing laws on marijuana.
8 Landslide buries villages
A landslide in Sri Lanka, triggered by more than three days of rain, has buried three villages in a central district. The death toll is yet to be determined. Torrential rains have forced more than 137,000 people from their homes so far and killed at least 11.
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