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B.B. King Dead: Blues Legend Dies in Las Vegas Aged 89
B.B. King has died in Las Vegas aged 89, his lawyer Brent Bryson announces. Attorney Brent Bryson told The Associated Press that B.B. King died...
Burundi Coup: President Pierre Nkurunziza Unable to Return from Tanzania
A coup took place in Burundi while President Pierre Nkurunziza was out of the country. Pierre Nkurunziza flew back from a summit in Tanzania, but...
Abu Alaa al-Afri: ISIS Deputy Leader Killed in Iraq
ISIS deputy leader Abdul Rahman Mustafa Mohammed, also known as Abu Alaa al-Afri, has been killed in a US-led coalition air strike in northern...
Karachi Attack: 43 Shia Muslims Killed as Gunmen Open Fire on Bus
Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 43 and injuring other 20, police say. According...
Philadelphia: Amtrak Train Crash Kills at Least Five
An Amtrak train has derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least five people and injuring dozens of others. Up to 10 carriages of the Washington-New York...
Ananta Bijoy Das: Third Secular Blogger Killed in Bangladesh
Secular blogger Ananta Bijoy Das has been killed in north-eastern Bangladesh in the country's third such deadly attack since the beginning of 2015. Ananta Bijoy...
New Nepal Earthquake Strikes Near Mount Everest
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, killing at least four people. The new tremor hit the country two weeks after more...
Greece Makes €750 Million Debt Interest Payment to IMF
The Greek government has started the transfer of €750 million ($834 million) in debt interest to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The move was carried...
General Kenan Evren Dies in Ankara Hospital Aged 97
Turkey ex-president, General Kenan Evren, has died on May 9 at the age of 97. On September 12, 1980, General Kenan Evren launched a coup...
Ebola Outbreak 2015: Liberia Declared Virus-Free After 42 Days of No Cases
Liberia is Ebola-free, the World Health Organization (WHO) announces confirming the African country has had no new cases in 42 days. More than 4,700 deaths...
Hosni Mubarak Sentenced to Three Years in Jail
Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to 3 years in prison on corruption charges after a retrial in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. The former Egyptian president’s sons,...
Plane Crashes into Atlanta I-285 Killing Four People
A single engine plane has crashed onto a metro Atlanta interstate shortly after takeoff, killing all four people onboard. The aircraft burst into flames, but...
Pakistan Helicopter Crashes in Gilgit Killing Norway and Philippines Ambassadors
A Pakistani military helicopter crashed during an emergency landing in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan territory killing at least six people. The ambassadors of Norway and the...
Salman Khan Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail for Homeless Hit and Run
Salman Khan has been sentenced to 5 years in jail for killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai. The man...
Salman Khan Guilty in Hit and Run Case
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been found guilty of killing a homeless man in a 2002 hit-and-run driving incident in Mumbai, an Indian court...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Dallas Prophet Cartoon Attack
ISIS claims it was behind the attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in the Dallas suburb of Garland. The Islamic State militant group said...
King Salman of Saudi Arabia Fires Head of Royal Protocol After Slapping Photojournalist
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has fired the head of royal protocol, Mohammed al-Tobayshi, days after he was filmed slapping a photographer. In a decree...
Royal Baby Name: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Prince William and Kate Middleton have named their newborn princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Kensington Palace has announced. Prince George’s little sister, the fourth in line...
Garland Shooting: Two Gunmen Shot Dead at Prophet Muhammad Art Exhibit
Two gunmen who opened fire on a security officer outside of a contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) have been shot...
Maya Plisetskaya Dies of Heart Attack Aged 89
Legendary ballerina Maya Plisetskaya has died of a heart attack at the age of 89, Bolshoi Theatre director Vladimir Urin announces. The Russian ballet legend...
Dave Goldberg Dead: SurveyMonkey CEO Dies Suddenly at 47
SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg has died suddenly at the age of 47, his family announced. A Silicon Valley entrepreneur and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl...
Royal Baby Girl: Kate Middleton and Prince William Present Princess to World
Kate Middleton and Prince William have presented their newborn daughter to the world as they left St Mary’s Hospital in London. The princess is the...
Royal Baby Is a Girl! Kate Middleton Gives Birth to Daughter
Kate Middleton has given birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announced on May 2nd. The newborn - who is fourth in line to the...
Kate Middleton Labor: Duchess of Cambridge Admitted to Hospital for Birth
Kate Middleton has been admitted to a London hospital and is in the early stages of labor, the Kensington Palace has announced. The Duchess of...
Freddie Gray’s Death: State Attorney Marilyn Mosby Files Criminal Charges Against Cops
Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby has filed criminal charges against six officers in the case of Freddie Gray who died in police custody on...
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