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A lifeboat from a British-operated cruise ship fell upside down the sea at port in Spain's Canary Islands during a safety drill, killing five crew members and injuring three others Sunday, officials said.

On Saturday, a Cairo court ordered the government to block access to YouTube for 30 days. The court - and much of the Arab world- remain irate with Google-owned YouTube for carrying the satirical anti-Muhammad film "Innocence of Muslims" last year.

Embattled former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., of Illinois, who resigned last November in the midst of a criminal investigation, has agreed to a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to Chicago media reports and reported on politico.com.