Your Best mistake: Getting married at 28 years- Usher

Usher has opened up about his divorce for an interview with the September issue of O magazine.

The 35-year-old singer, who was married to stylist Tameka Foster from 2007 to 2009, reflects that the ending of his marriage was something beneficial.

When asked about his best mistakes, Usher replied, 'Getting married at 28.'

He continued: 'Most people probably think I regret it because I ended up getting divorced, but it helped me learn that sometimes I think I know more than I actually do'.

Usher has since battled with his former spouse over custody of their two children, six-year-old Usher 'Cinco' Raymond V and five-year-old Naviyd Ely Raymond.

In 2012, a judge awarded the singer primary custody of the two boys.

Going through the divorce and custody experiences has resulted in some deeper wisdom for the star.

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Manchester United ban fans from the use of tablets and laptops in Old Trafford

Manchester United has banned fans from bringing tablets and laptops to football matches at its stadium.

The club said it was reacting to "security intelligence", adding the restriction was in line with new checks on electronic equipment at airports.

It said that unlike at airports, it would be "impractical" at the stadium to check the devices were genuine by asking for them to be powered up.

Greater Manchester Police said it was not involved with the ban "in any way".

A statement on the club's site says the ban extends to large and small tablets "including iPad minis", as well as larger electronic devices.

Smartphones are still permitted as long as their dimensions are smaller than 15cm by 10cm (5.9in by 3.9in).

"The regulations at each stadium are a matter for the relevant stadium management authorities, however, the scale of Old Trafford and profile of Manchester United mean that the risk at this venue is unique," it adds.

A spokesman for the club said it had made the move after receiving "advice", but would not say from whom this had come.

He added the action was unrelated to concerns about fans using tablets to record video of matches, potentially blocking the view of others, as had been reported elsewhere.

A spokesman for the Premier League said: "This is not something we are responsible for or involved in."

A spokesman for the Football Association was unable to provide comment.

But Manchester United's rival Arsenal issued a statement: "Our ground regulations haven't changed. Our stadium management team are happy with our procedures."

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The World's smallest woman 'Jyoti Amge' has joined the cast for 'American Horror story' fourth season

The World's Smallest Woman Jyoti Amge is the latest addition to "American Horror Story: Freak Show". The 20-year-old resident of Nagpur, India has joined the cast for the fourth season of the FX anthology series.

Series co-creator Ryan Murphy announced the news on Twitter, posting a photo of Jessica Lange with her new co-star on Wednesday, August 13. "Jessica and our newest cast member Jyoti Amge...the world's smallest woman," he captioned the pic. Amge's role is not revealed yet.

Amge was officially declared the world's smallest woman by Guinness Book of Records with a height of 2 ft 0.6 in (62.8 cm) on her 18th birthday, December 16, 2011. Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called achondroplasia. She has appeared on "Chelsea Lately" and was featured in 2009's documentary "Body Shock: Two Foot High Teen".

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France: Franck Ribery Bow-out of International football

Franck Ribery has retired from international duty, the 31-year-old Frenchman told kicker.

Ribery, who missed this summer's World Cup with a back injury, said he would stop playing for France to concentrate on his club career and spend more time with his family.

He called the reasons for his retirement "purely personal."

Ribery earned 81 caps with France, scoring 16 times, and played at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. He was missed in Brazil, where France reached the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champions Germany.

France host the 2016 European Championship, but Ribery said that would not sway him to continue playing for Les Bleus.

"There were ups and downs, but now the time has come for a new chapter in my life," Ribery said.

Ribery is the second France player to announce his international retirement this week after Samir Nasri said he saw little future for himself with the national team.

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Ebola Won: As Spain buries its first Ebola victim

A funeral has been held in Madrid for the Spanish missionary priest who became Ebola's first European victim as it emerged another leading physician has been claimed by the disease.

Miguel Pajares, 75, died five days after being airlifted from Liberia - where he was involved in treating patients suffering from the disease - to receive expert care in the Spanish capital.

It comes as reports emerge that the chief doctor treating Ebola in Sierra Leone, Sheik Humarr Khan, had come down with the disease but colleagues decided against giving him the treatment ZMapp. He died days later.

The current epidemic has so far killed more than 1,000 people - including several leading physicians - and has hit Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, as well as Liberia.

Now experts warn Kenya is the next country in danger of an outbreak.

The country has been placed on the World Health Organization's list of countries considered at 'high risk' of an Ebola outbreak.

Kenya is considered to be at particular risk because it is a major transport, with a large number of flights from West Africa arriving in the country every day, a WHO official said.

The warning is the most serious yet that the deadly disease could spread to East Africa.

News that Kenya is now considered at 'high risk' of an Ebola outbreak came as a top African doctor suffering from the disease had been considered for an experimental drug treatment, but did not receive it before he died.

Despite the huge number of Ebola deaths and infections in West Africa, only Mr Parajes and two Americans have so-far received an experimental anti-Ebola medication called ZMapp.

Although the drug did not save Mr Parajes' life, it has been credited with the 'miraculous' recovery of two American aid workers.

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Premier League chief Richard Scudamore: Luis Suarez was an accident waiting to happen

Premier League chief Richard Scudamore has admitted he is relieved bad boy Luis Suarez has departed English football.

The Uruguay striker left Liverpool for Barcelona earlier this summer in a £75million deal, bringing an end to his eventful three-year spell on these shores.

Suarez established a reputation as one of the Barclays Premier League’s best-ever strikers while at Anfield but several flashpoints overshadowed his performances.

A taste from Ivanovic in the Premier League

The South American was found guilty of racially abusing then-Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, banned for 10 matches after biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and was regularly accused of diving.

A taste of Giorgio Chiellini in the World Cup

The ugly side of his game reared its head again during the World Cup when he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini — the third time in his career he has been found guilty of such an offence. 

Suarez will find out on Thursday whether his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against his four-month football ban for biting Chiellini’s shoulder is successful. Whatever the outcome, the top-flight’s chief executive is glad to see the back of the striker.

‘I don’t think his departure hurts the Premier League,’ said Scudamore.

‘He is an undeniable, world-class talent, but there comes a point when you just can’t go on defending the indefensible. 

‘Therefore the risk of something happening, whether it be this season or next season, is so high that you just say: “Actually, thank you very much. It was great to have you while we had you. But you’re not worth the risk”.

‘He’s great to have but an accident waiting to happen. He’s done his time here, but I can’t say I’m sorry to see him go.

‘We won’t miss him because there is only so long we can go on defending the indefensible.’

A taste of Bakkal

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Rob Kardashian Emailed Kim Before Skipping her Wedding to West

Kim Kardashian opened up about why her brother, Rob Kardashian, skipped her wedding to Kanye West in Florence, Italy back in May. At that time, Rob flew out to Florence with his family to attend his sister's nuptials but then flew home to Los Angeles before the wedding ever happened.

In an interview with Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" on Tuesday, August 12, Kim revealed, "He sent me a long email the morning of that he was gonna leave and there was no fight. I just thought, 'You know what? This is my day. I'm not even gonna worry about it. I hope he's OK. I totally understand that he wouldn't want to see a lot of people if he was feeling uncomfortable.' "

The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star continued, "You know, you can only pray and wish that someone would not wish out on more memories in life 'cause life's about memories. So, fix the problem. That's just how I am, but we didn't even have a conversation about it."

Earlier on the show, Kim revealed that she wasn't "non-emphatic" over Rob's issues. "My brother and I are so close, he's one of my best friends," she said, "I'm definitely a tough-love kind of person. If I don't like something that's going on in my life, I change it, and I don't sit and complain about it for a year."

"I try to encourage him and once you don't make that change for so long, and it's not happening, I get frustrated. My patience runs out," she added.

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