Terrence Howard says estranged wife is racist

Consider the race card played.

Two weeks after getting restrained by his estranged wife, Terrence Howard is firing back, accusing Michelle Ghent of hurling racial slurs at him at various times during their short-lived and apparently tumultuous union.

Here's what we know.

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According to court docs filed Friday and obtained by E! news, the 42-year-old thesp claimed his erstwhile missus (whom he notes is not African-American) often referred to him using the N-word and screamed other racist names at him like "monkey."

MORE: View the court documents

The former "Crash" star (who, ironically, played Nelson Mandela in the movie "Winnie" earlier this year) asserted that his 34-year-old spouse, whom he married in secret in January 2010, once yelled that she "never wanted to marry a n----- in the first place" and "didn't want to be the stepmother of some n----- kids."

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He also claimed Ghent once said had "a lot of Russian friends" who would have him "clipped" if he ever went to authorities.

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Ghent filed for divorce last February after only a year of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

But it wasn't obvious just how ugly things had gotten between the two until Ghent took out a temporary restraining order on Dec. 6, claiming Howrard had routinely abused her and threatened to kill her.

Howard, who's not allowed to go within 100 yards of Ghent until their next court hearing on Jan. 17, rebutted the charges in court papers, denying he ever laid a hand on her and contending blackmail, saying she threatened to go public with "private materials" unless he paid her money.

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The actor does have a history of violence, however. He was arrested in 2001 on charges that he attacked his then-wife, Lori McCommas. He later pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace, and the couple divorced.

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Emmer flap at Hamline is a lesson about bias (Star Tribune)

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Sarkozy: Paris, Berlin to push for treaty changes (AP)

PARIS ? French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he and the German chancellor will push for European treaty changes to "rethink the organization of Europe" in order to protect the euro.

Sarkozy said in a speech on Thursday that he and Angela Merkel would unveil proposals at a meeting on Monday in Paris.

But he provided few details about what the changes would entail.

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PARIS (AP) ? French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he and the German chancellor will meet in Paris on Monday to unveil proposals that he said will "guarantee the future of Europe."

Sarkozy, who was speaking in Toulon in southern France on Thursday, did not specify what he and Angela Merkel might propose to help alleviate Europe's financial crisis.

The two countries are the powerhouses of the European economy.

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Dry months raise drought concern

30 November 2011 Last updated at 21:36 ET By Daniel Boettcher Environment Correspondent

The drought that has affected parts of England since June could last into next summer if there is insufficient winter rain, the Environment Agency has said.

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman says water companies need to prepare now for the possibility.

Anglian Water has been granted a permit to pump water from the River Nene into one of its reservoirs on Thursday.

A lack of rainfall over the past few months means that groundwater levels are still falling in many areas.

The Environment Agency says that even if there is average rainfall over the winter and spring, parts of central, eastern and south-eastern England are unlikely to see a full recovery from drought conditions in 2012.

Trevor Bishop, head of water resources at the Environment Agency, told BBC News: "There are people putting up Christmas decorations in homes and businesses down the road and we're standing here in December talking about drought and that's an unusual situation.

"The ground below our feet is still dry, and at this time of year we would expect it to be fully saturated and the rainfall helping to replenish supplies, ready for next year."

Water companies in the worst-affected areas are having to use more river water to top up reservoirs that should really be seeing far more rain at the moment.

Anglian Water has been granted permission to pump up to seven million litres a day until next March into its Pitsford Reservoir, which supplies around 600,000 customers in the Northampton area.

South East Water has applied to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to increase the amount of water it abstracts from the River Ouse.

It says it has carried out comprehensive environmental studies to make sure any impacts on the river are minimised.

Lee Dance from South East water said: "Faced with a worsening drought situation, and with no sign of significant rainfall, and customer demand for water continuing - it is vital we take immediate steps to protect Ardingly Reservoir and our customers' water supplies."

The government says water companies, businesses, farmers and the public in the areas that have seen the driest conditions need to plan now for next summer.

"This is a signal for everyone to get prepared, that if we don't get good rainfall this winter it will be a challenge next spring and summer," warned Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.

The Environment Agency will carry out a further assessment on the likelihood of a continuing drought early next year.

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India says breaks up militant cell, arrests Pakistani (Reuters)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) ? Police on Wednesday arrested six alleged members of a banned militant group, including one Pakistani man, in connection with three bomb blasts and a shootout last year.

Enemies for years, neighbours India and Pakistan have been working hard to repair ties after an attack on Mumbai in 2008 -- blamed by New Delhi on Pakistan-based militants working in collusion with Pakistan's spy agency -- derailed peace talks. Islamabad has denied involvement in the attacks.

The government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been criticised for not sufficiently stepping up security after the Mumbai attacks, where gunmen armed with bombs went on a rampage for nearly three days killing 166 people.

The arrested suspects belonged to militant group the Indian Mujahiddin (Mujahideen) and were involved in a series of bomb blasts and a shooting near Delhi's largest mosque last year, Delhi police said in a statement.

"All the members of the Indian Mujahiddin terrorist module were subjected to intensive interrogation," the statement said, adding that the suspects had admitted involvement in a blast at a bakery in Pune city last year that killed eight and another at a stadium in Bangalore.

The arrests were made across the country and police also seized automatic weapons, handguns and explosive material in the raids.

A number of smaller attacks have hit the country since the Mumbai attack, but very few of the cases have been solved.

(Reporting By Frank Jack Daniel; Editing by Matthias Williams and Yoko Nishikawa)

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How good is Diego Brandao? He once knocked out lightweight Brian Foster

Each year, it's a tough to get a strong read on just how good the finalists are at the Ultimate Fighter Finale. The competition on the show can be shaky and we only have a little tape to judge.

Featherweight Diego Brandao looked like a complete beast in running through Jesse Newell, Steven Siler and Brian Caraway in the less than six minutes combined. He's got massive power.

Before his appearance on Season 14, his most impressive win came against UFC veteran Brian Foster up at 155 pounds. Brandao crushed Foster, who's got UFC wins over Matt Brown, Forrest Petz and Brock Larson, with a nasty uppercut.

Brandao will face Dennis Bermudez on Saturday night for the Season 14 featherweight title and a six-figure contract with the UFC.

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