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House Speaker Paul Ryan (inset) took the lead in slamming the Obama administration on Sunday for the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to deny easement for the Dakota Access pipeline. The Wisconsin Republican tweeted Sunday night that he looks 'forward to putting this anti-energy presidency behind us.' Another Republican, House Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, said that the move was a 'chilling signal to others who want to build infrastructure in this country.' The decision was met with jubilation by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their supporters (seen above).

As he took in one of the world's most spectacular sights, he may have wished someone special was there to share the view. But Prince Harry's girlfriend Meghan Markle, was thousands of miles away and instead of enjoying breathtaking scenery, had to make do with more simple entertainment. While her boyfriend was teetering on the edge of Guyana's Kaieteur Falls, which are 820ft high, Miss Markle, 35, was playing dress up with her dog and picking fresh bouquets of flowers (right). And just in case Harry, 32, had forgotten her, the American actress chose a Union Jack themed coat for her pet Guy (inset).

Dog owners have been sharing pictures of their pets causing mischief, from getting tangled up in the fairy lights to chewing the decorations and leaving 'presents' on the carpet. Clockwise from top left: Sporting a necklace made from LED lights, getting all wrapped up in the decorations, wearing a santa outfit, looking far from impressed in a 'Christmas hat', posing beside his very own miniature tree, and showing off their festive knitwear.

The identified victims are (clockwise from L:) Nex Iuguolo, 32, Travis Hough, 35, Donna Kellogg, 32, Draven McGill, 17, Nick Gomez-Hall, 25, Barrett Clark, Cash Askew, 22, Ara Jo, Pete Wadsworth, David Cline, 24, Jonathan Bernbaum and Sara Hoda, 30. Askew, Iuguolo, and Hough were well-known musicians in Oakland's tight-knit artistic community. Bernbaum was an esteemed visual artist for EDM act Knife Party while McGill was a junior at the  competitive Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in SF. Hoda was a Montessori school teacher known for her love of children and Jo was the co-director of art gallery Sgraffito and helped was a co-organizer of the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest.

Greig Tonkin, the man who heroically punched a kangaroo to save his pet dog, was out on a special pig hunt with a dying friend when the marsupial attack his beloved pet dog. Mr Tonkin, 34 has attracted international attention when the Daily Mail first published the footage of him saving 'Max' in southern NSW in mid-June. The man - who is more than 200 centimetres tall - stood toe to toe with the huge marsupial in the footage viewed by millions.

UPDATED Donald Trump had not spoken to the US State Department before taking calls from world leaders such as Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen, according to Secretary of State John Kerry. Trump's decision to speak directly with the Taiwanese leadership has created a diplomatic storm with China. The Chinese media claim it is due to the businessman's lack of experience with foreign affairs.

The Kennedy Center Honors were awarded to Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, James Taylor, Martha Argerich, and the Eagles band members Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Timothy Schmit. The award is considered one of the country's most prestigious honors for performing artists. Stephen Colbert hosted the star-studded gala in Washington DC on Saturday. Obama gave a short speech before the event, telling the crowd how the arts both 'help us celebrate our triumphs, but also hold up a mirror to our flaws'.

Prominent personal injury lawyer, Brian Loncar (left), 56, was found dead near his law firm (inset) just two days after his daughter's funeral. A Dallas County Medical Examiner's office spokesman said the cause of death will be released later this week. The spokesman was unable to confirm whether or not it was a possible suicide or homicide. Loncar's youngest daughter, Grace (right), 16, committed suicide on November 26 after battling depression. Her funeral was held on December 2, according to her obituary. Loncar's stepson, David Long, said that a team at Baylor University Medical Center had notified the family that Loncar's death was probably caused by a heart attack, but the medical examiner's office has not confirmed that.

A pregnant woman was shot dead while on stage when she refused to dance with a stranger during a wedding in India. Kulvinder Kaur, (inset), was shot with a 12-bore double barrel shotgun as she was performing with her dance troupe at the wedding in the Punjab. A video of the incident, taken on a mobile phone, shows the long barrel of the gun being produced (circled, left) as Kulvinder dances in a white dress. The gun was pointed at her and she suddenly collapsed, sparking panic (right). Superintendent Swapan Sharma said: 'Raids are being conducted to find the shooter and the close family members are being interrogated.'

The picture, taken just three days before D-Day, shows the Nazi dictator (top right) congratulating SS officer Hermann Fegelein (top left) and bride Gretl Braun (top centre) at a reception in Salzburg, Austria. Just 11 months later, and with the Second World War turning against him, Hitler ordered the execution of the groom for the crime of deserting his post during the Allied invasion of Europe. The photo was found in an album of 12 black and white snaps of the wedding reception that lasted for three days and was organised by Eva Braun (bottom centre), the elder sister of Gretl (bottom right resting her head on her husband's shoulder) and Hitler's mistress. Many high ranking Nazi officials attended the celebration (bottom left).

An 18-year-old woman (inset) thought to be from America has taken the Internet by storm after sharing the hilarious exchange between herself and her noisy neighbors. The woman, who goes by Morgxmarie on Twitter, penned a scathing note (left) to her upstairs neighbors who were thumping around late at night. She also sarcastically requested tickets to their '2am basketball game.' But the raucous neighbors hit back with their own letter (right) and attached mockup tickets inviting her to the 'a**hole basketball championship.' 'It's game time,' they wrote. 'That was just a practice last night.'

South Korean officials already know about four tunnels under the border between the two countries - but they fear there could be as many as 16 more. It raises fears Pyongyang is plotting to invade the south and comes just two months after the secretive nation carried out nuclear bomb tests. South Korean authorities are still believed to be searching for tunnels under the demilitarised zone between the two countries. But the last one to be discovered was in 1990. The first was found a mile into South Korean territory in November 1974. An American officer and South Korean soldier were killed while investigating the tunnel when a bomb went off. Pictured: Some of the passages already known to South Korean authorities.

On November 8, 1965, newspaper columnist and TV game show star Dorothy Kilgallen (left) was found dead of an alleged drug overdose in her Manhattan townhouse. Her death reportedly came just weeks before a trip she had planned to New Orleans to meet with a secret informant relating to an 18-month investigation she was conducting about John F Kennedy's assassination for a tell-all book. A medical examiner at the time ruled her death accidental, caused by a combination of sleeping pills and alcohol, and the case was closed. But lawyer and author Mark Shaw believes Kilgallen was the victim of foul play orchestrated by a mobster (Mafia Don Carlos Marcello pictured right) who feared her tell-all book would accuse him of being the mastermind behind Kennedy's assassination (pictured inset center). Shaw, author of The Reporter Who Knew Too Much (inset bottom left), is calling for a full investigation into Kilgallen's death, charging that her death was a homicide and was covered up, and that the main suspect still remains at large. The book is out on December 6.

This video was made by two-time Dutch champion B-Art Beatbox showing him trying to get his niece to copy him as he spits out rhythms. In the first attempt he spits out a slow beat. She attempts to mimic the sounds he is making, but ends up just sticking her tongue out and making a noise that somewhat resembles the Crazy Frog. When he tries again, she gets a little closer, but ultimately just smacks her lips together a couple of times.

Horrifying footage has emerged from Argentina showing a child coming with inches of death after her mother helped her down onto the tracks to avoid paying, but failed to spot a train coming the other way. CCTV shows other commuters queuing up to buy their tickets at a station in Buenos Aires, but the negligent parent ushers her daughter onto the railroad. She goes to climb down herself in order to dodge the fare, but suddenly spots the train pulling into the station. She scrambles back up but there is no time for her daughter to follow.

NEW Bombastic tobacco tycoon Travers Beynon aka 'The Candyman' (pictured main) threw his lavish annual party on the weekend but it wasn't just partygoers that were kept busy. Paramedics were claimed to have treated six people between 7.40pm and just after 11pm starting with two females, aged 23 and 19, and a 20-year-old male who were rushed to hospital suffering from drugs or alcohol. Paramedics also found a 19-year-old female wandering around outside the Seven Deadly Sins party on the Gold Coast. Finally a 27-year-old male and a 23-year-old female refused to go to hospital for treatment despite the male cutting his arm on window glass and the female believed to be suffering from a spider bite. The Candyman's luxurious celebration involved bikini-clad women (pictured right) flocking to his side at the soiree held at his palatial Gold Coast home, nicknamed 'The Candyshop Mansion'. There is no suggestion the people in these images have taken illegal drugs.

AirlineRatings.com has scoured the skies to assess the best seats in economy, premium economy, business and first class. Passengers can enjoy seven course tasting menus, fully flat beds and 1,000 channels with some of the world's best carriers. Etihad Airways, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines all scored highly. Pictured clockwise from top left: Etihad's first class, Qantas' first class, Emirates' first class, Singapore Airline's first class and inset, British Airways' first class.

Mother-of-three Natalie Wilson, 43, of Ajax, Ontario,has been diagnosed with breast cancer three times and had 13 reconstructive procedures - with some using cadaver tissue. When she first found a grape-sized lump in her right breast, she thought it was a blocked milk duct. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, she needed 13 reconstructive operations, as her body repeatedly rejected the implants.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom I (top right), built in 1926 for American businessman and Woolworths' financial director Clarence Gasque as a gift for his wife Maude (together inset), was one of the star lots at Bonhams Bond Street Sale in London yesterday. Inspired by Marie Antoinette, the one-of-a-kind vintage car - known as the 'Phantom of Love' - had been expected to sell for up to £700,000, but in the end was snapped up for £561,500. Maude Gasque had a passion for French 18th century history and design and her husband wanted the car's interior to have a French theme. He also stipulated that it should be grander and more lavish than the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost made for his Woolworths colleague Surefire Snow. It was filled with fine art (left) and tapestries 'resembling the throne room at Versailles' (bottom right).

A United Express plane was forced to make an emergency landing at San Antonio International Airport on Sunday after the crew reported landing gear issues. When the plane landed Sunday afternoon its nose gear collapsed and bystanders took photos of the aircraft's nose resting on the tarmac. The 55 passengers on board had to be evacuated from the plane via emergency slides on the runway.

The woman, who looks rather happy considering the weather, can be seen talking to the camera during extremely windy conditions in Sochi. She shouts out as a big wave approaches, before being taken out as the water sweeps over her. The woman, who is left completely drenched, manages to cling on to the camera as she gets up from the water.

Dashcam footage shows how the tiny cat almost got squashed beneath the back wheel of a car as it suddenly started moving forward during a traffic jam in Russia. A passer-by runs out and grabs the kitten, taking it away from further danger. The kind-hearted man is then left standing with the kitten, seemingly unsure what to do with it.