A fan who caused outrage by appearing to taunt an alleged sexual assault victim on live television Saturday has explained his actions. The sign, which read 'Hi Lizzy Seeberg,' was held up behind the hosts of ESPN's College Gameday, called out the name of a girl who accused a Notre Dame football player of sexual assault in 2010 before committing suicide.

November marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK and an exhibition features stills taken by bystanders along with scrapbooks and souvenirs. The event was recounted mainly through photographs and television broadcasts. ICP commemorates the event-everything from the shooting of the president, to the funeral, to the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. The goal is to highlight how photography negotiates trauma and aids mourning.

Charlie Rose interviewed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Sunday morning in Damascus and will air the interview Monday night. Mr Rose has interviewed President al-Assad on two prior occasions. His televised interview comes on the same day that President Obama is set to give six television interviews himself, and a day before he addresses the nation from the Oval Office.

Terrified Christians claim Syrian rebels ordered them to convert to Islam on pain of death when they ‘liberated’ their ancient village. Opposition forces including fighters linked to Al Qaeda gained temporary control of the village of Maaloula after fighting with regime forces. The reports have reignited fears about western support for the rebel groups, which are increasingly being infiiltrated by Islamic extremists. A resident of the village said the rebels shouted 'Allahu Akbar' which means 'God is great' before attacking Christian homes and churches shortly after moving into the area.

Silicon Valley is known as the capital of the tech world but the area's homeless population has grown dramatically in recent years. The dark underbelly of one of the Golden State's wealthiest areas has been exposed in a new collection of photos shot in one of Silicon Valley's homeless camps.

Stepping out for the first time since Cleveland kidnapper (pictured bottom right) Ariel Castro's suicide last week, victim Michelle Knight (front center) beamed broadly for the cameras as she attended at Cleveland Browns football game today. Attending the opening game of the NFL season with family and friends, Knight, 32, has so far declined to comment on the death of her captor one month into his 1,000-year prison sentence for holding her, Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry as sex slaves for almost a decade.

A waitress working at a Tennessee seafood restaurant was subjected to a racist jibe as a couple wrote the words 'none ni**er' in the tip section of their bill. Toni Christina Jenkins has put the insult down to 'racists living in the Southern United States'. Despite encouragement from friends and family, a few have suggested the young woman wrote the remark on the receipt herself in an effort to get attention.

A 2001 diary belonging to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been unearthed that gives a stunning insight into the number of affairs he carried out during the same year that wife Mary, left, gave birth to their fourth child. Kennedy used a section at the back of his diary, headed 'cash accounts,' to list the first names of women he had cavorted with and gave each a mark out of ten. The journal was found at one stage by his wife who, distraught over their impending divorce and her husband's serial philandering, hanged herself in May 2012, top right. Kennedy's current girlfriend is actress Cheryl Hines, bottom right.

Washington, DC resident Bennie Coleman, 76, forgot to pay a property tax bill of $134 and was kicked out two years ago while struggling with dementia. The Washington Post published a report on the predatory auctioning of tax liens in the district and found that of the 200 foreclosed homes in recent years, one in three were debts below $1,000. They also found several cases of the elderly or the seriously ill being targeted by lien purchasers from out of state.

Retired NBA star Dennis Rodman left North Korea on Saturday after a five-day meeting with the country's autocratic leader, and his 'friend for life', Kim Jong Un (top right). On landing in Beijing (main picture), Rodman branded President Obama and Hillary Clinton 'a**holes' over U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae (bottom right) who has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea.

Hardened critics sobbed and gasped their way through the premiere of 12 Years a Slave, which stars British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (bottom right with co-star Michael Fassbender). Director Steve McQueen is tipped to score the best director Oscar for the film, which is based on the true story of African American Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped and sold into a brutal life of slavery in 1841.

The sell-out $250 kit, branded 'Bricking Bad', lets any child or adult recreate Walter White's notorious drug den. Complete with protective masks, drug parahernalia, figurines and a version of the car from the show, you can even reenact the scenes.

LA photographer Hiroshi Watanabe has captured a set of incredible portraits of Sarumawashi - a 1000-year-old Japanese tradition based on the ancient belief that monkey could protect warriors' horses. During the custom highly trained and clothed macaque monkeys perform tricks, dances, sketches and acrobatics.

The deadly riots saw Hindu and Muslim groups turn on each other with guns and knives in Kawal, Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. The clashes broke out Saturday after thousands of Hindu farmers held a meeting in Kawal to demand justice in the August 27 killing of three men who had spoken out when a woman was being verbally harassed.

Brynne Larson (centre), and sisters Tess and Savannah Scherkenback (left, right), claim British youngsters are inviting demons to possess them by reciting the spells in the Harry Potter books. The trio, from Arizona, are inspired by their religious faith and trained by Brynne's father, the Reverend Bob Larson.

DJ Victor Miller, 37, pictured left, was found 'in an area currently open to the public during the day' after scaling a fence to get into Buckingham Palace, pictured bottom right. Miller, from Bow, East London, was arrested for burglary, trespass and criminal damage and was last night held in a mental health unit where he will stay for 28 days. It has been alleged he was targeting priceless jewels on display at the Palace, including the diamond necklace the Queen wore on her coronation day, pictured top centre.

Amira Osman Hamed from Khartoum, Sudan, faces a possible whipping if convicted at a trial which could come on September 19. Under Sudanese law her hair - and that of all women - is supposed to be covered with a 'hijab' but Hamed, 35, refuses. Her case has drawn support from civil rights activists and is the latest to highlight Sudan's series of laws governing morality which took effect after the 1989 Islamist-backed coup by President Omar al-Bashir.

Herbert Chavez from the Philippines, has spent £4,400 on operations to become a Clark Kent look-a-like. The 35 year-old (right, inset) has undergone lip liposuction, has received pec implants and has had his skin whitened. He now ventures out onto the street to promote good morals to children living in his local community and helps to brighten their mood. Mr Chavez before his astonishing transformation (left).

Photographer Sharon Beals set out to catalog these works of art for her book Nests. Calling birds 'nature's most fastidious architects,' Ms Beals wanted to share her fascination with structures created 'in all shapes and sizes using a variety of materials.

'Athletes Among Us' - a new photography series by Jordan Matter - shows how professional athletes tackle the banal chores of everyday life. The project was a follow up to Matter's previous series 'Dancers Among Us'. This new series features big names like NFL safety Erik Coleman, pictured right next to a high school hockey goalie Meaghan Hearn. Matter says he took inspiration from his own life becoming a college baseball player and how the lessons he learned from the sport transferred to his life after being an athlete.

A chunk of ice fell from the sky and onto the street in a Brooklyn neighborhood last Wednesday, but it doesn't look like the usual suspect of frozen airplane waste. It was a beautiful 80-degree day when the piece of ice fell near East 36th street, close to John F Kennedy International Airport. The FAA says it will come out to investigate the incident on Monday. One neighbor has kept a piece of the ice in her freezer for them to examine.

Grown tired of climbing a 30-foot ladder to his treehouse, Ethan Schlussler decided he needed to invent something that could take him up in a fraction of the time. The inventive 22-year-old from Sandpoint, Idaho, quickly hit upon about the idea of developing a bicycle-powered 'elevator' which now allows him to pedal himself up in 30 seconds flat. Once Ethan had hit upon the ingenious idea, it took him a couple of attempts to get his unusual elevator just right.

NASA joined Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing social media network, on Friday as part of its on-going mission to keep the public engaged and informed about its work. The launch was timed to coincide with the Friday night take-off of NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer. LADEE is a robotic research mission designed to orbit the moon and obtain information about its atmosphere. Within the first 48 hours, NASA posted eight photos and attracted more than 60,000 followers.

Strikingly similar to a mop, a Komondor is Hungary's answer to a sheep dog. And it won't go anywhere near the water. These images of a herd in Bodony, 130km north of Budapest, show some delighted pups roaming around their native hills. Their cord coats, which they often shake around wildly, weighs up to 30kg - and takes several days to dry. The puppy coat sheds and twists together to form the matted dreadlocks of their adult locks. Owners are encouraged to get a professional to help with the cording process - although some dogs are 'self-cording'.

Black and white photos of 1950s and 1960s Chelsea show the now immaculate borough in complete disarray. More than a decade on from the blitz, children still played among rubble and derelict sites as the country struggled to re-find its feet. Renowned Kensington photographer John Bignell cast his forensic eye over the desolate district, which would one day resurrect itself as the most expensive in the country.