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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

By Staff Reporter

In pictures: Gay couple in Indonesia caned 83 times in public

Eight others were also punished under the sharia codes that apply in Indonesia's Aceh province.

May 24, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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

By Staff Reporter

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

By Staff Reporter

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

By Staff Reporter

Thousands flee amidst military claim of stability in Philippines

One of those moving out of Marawi says they decided to move out Marawi after hearing loud sporadic exchanges of gunfire on Wednesday morning.

May 24, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

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

By Staff Reporter

Singapore: Police arrests woman over serial rental scams in Toa Payoh

Singapore: Woman arrested for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Universal Studios online ticket scam

The police say if convicted of cheating, she could be jailed for up to 10 years and is also liable to a fine.

May 24, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Duterte declares martial law in southern Philippines

The announcement of martial law comes after security forces battled dozens of IS-linked gunmen in a Marawi, a city of about 200,000 people in Mindanao.

May 24, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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

By Staff Reporter

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

By Staff Reporter

Manchester attacker was sick says tearful mother in plea for missing daughter

Hundreds of people are desperately searching for loved ones in the aftermath of a terror attack at Manchester Arena which left 22 dead and almost 60 injured. Among those searching for children was Charlotte Campbell, who has not heard from her 15-year-old daughter Olivia since the attack.

May 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Manchesters Arndale shopping centre evacuated

Panic has struck Manchester following the evacuation of the Arndale Centre, where a man has been arrested.

May 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter

UK Prime Minister Theresa May condemns callous terrorist attack in Manchester

UK Prime minister Theresa May addresses Media about the attack in Manchester which she calls callous, and one of the worst terrorist incidents Britain has suffered.

May 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Teenagers describe chaos, say bags were not checked at Manchester concert

Teenagers who attended a concert in Manchester described on Tuesday (May 23) the chaos that followed an explosion and say their bags had not been checked before they entered the concert venue.

May 23, 2017

By Staff Reporter