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Amir Khan says Manchester attack was the total opposite of Islam

The British boxer condemned the Manchester bombing, which killed 22 people and injured many more on May 22.

May 25, 2017

Jose Mourinho and Ander Herrera speak about Manchester attack after Europa League triumph

Manchester United defeated Ajax in the Europa League final on May 24, just two days after 22 people were killed in a suicide attack at the Manchester Arena. United midfielder Ander Herrera said the squad were devastated by the attack, and that training for the final was difficult.

May 25, 2017

Mosque that Manchester bomber Salman Abedi attended condemns horrific suicide attack

Fawzi Haffar from the Didsbury Mosque described the bombing, which left 22 dead, as a horrific atrocity that has no place in our religion.

May 25, 2017

Footage released by the Detriot Police Department of the man and boy

Footage released by the Detriot Police Department allegedly shows an older man directing a developmentally challenged teen to steal from the store.

May 25, 2017

DJI launches tiny Spark selfie drone controlled by the wave of your hand

Spark is a mini camera drone that follows you around, allowing you to take selfies using gestures alone.

May 25, 2017

Police officer among those killed in Manchester suicide bombing

Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins has confirmed that an off-duty serving police officer was among those killed in Mondays attack.

May 25, 2017

Melania Trump takes selfies with children at Vatican hospital

The Trumps arrived in Italy on May 23 as part of the presidents four-nation foreign trip that started in Saudi Arabia.

May 24, 2017

Boca Raton teacher pleads guilty to kissing student

A teacher at Somerset Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty on 16 May to kissing a student on the lips. The teacher, Brian Kornbluth, was recorded kissing the student in February, after the schools principal had the camera in Kornbluths classroom repositioned so that it faced the teachers desk, after another teacher reported a number of unusual requests by Kornbluth to have certain students moved to his class.

May 24, 2017

The Shell Eco-Marathon: Where students race against the fuel gauge, not the stopwatch

Over 170 student teams come to Londons Olympic Park to compete not for lap times or race position, but to be the most fuel efficient.

May 24, 2017

Donald Trump meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican

Pope Francis met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Vatican on Wednesday (May 24), speaking in private before exchanging gifts. The meeting comes a year after the pope and Donald Trump exchanged unfriendly words over Trumps pledge to build a wall on the Mexican border.

May 24, 2017

Donald Trumps budget cuts

US President Donald Trump wants to save $26.7bn in his first budget proposal, by scrapping 66 federal programs. But Trump has made sure that the Department of Defense will have an increased budget, as defense spending will reach a total of $54bn.

May 24, 2017

Donald Trumps budget cuts

May 24, 2017

What does a critical terror threat mean for the UK?

In the wake of the attack in Manchester that left 22 people dead and many more injured, U.K. authorities have raised the terror threat level to critical.

May 24, 2017

London Mayor Sadiq Khan gives statement on increased terror threat level

Sadiq Khan has said security will be reviewed in London after 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured in an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. The mayor said extra police and armed military would be deployed on the streets of London in the wake of the terror attack. Khan added that the capital stands united with Manchester.

May 24, 2017

Theresa May increases UK terror threat level from severe to critical

British Prime Minister Theresa May increased the countrys security level to critical from severe after a suicide attack in Manchester that killed 22 people.

May 24, 2017

Philippine President Duterte: Martial law will be harsh

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte promised army rule would be harsh after imposing martial law on 23 May in the southern island of Mindano, following clashes between Islamic militants and the security forces in Marawi City. Duterte imposed martial law after announcing his official visit to Russia would be cut short and he would return to the Philippines.

May 24, 2017

Manchester shows solidarity at Albert Square vigil for victims of arena attack

Around 6,000 people gathered in Albert Square to unite and remember the victims of the Arena attack on 22 May.

May 24, 2017

Disabled man removed from seat on Asiana flight due to prosthetic leg

A disabled passenger was asked to leave his exit row seat due to his prosthetic leg on an Asiana Airlines flight from Beijing, China, to Seoul in South Korea on May 21.

May 24, 2017

Watch rare footage of a blue whale feeding in the Pacific Ocean

Blue whales can grow up to about 30 metres long and weigh 140,000 kg. To maintain their bulk, they have to eat about 40 million krill a day. Whales only evolved such massive body sizes in the past few million years, a new study reveals.

May 24, 2017

Two men publicly caned in Aceh for having gay sex

The punishment, condemned by rights groups, marked the first application of anti-homosexuality laws introduced in the province in 2014.

May 23, 2017

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