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Monthly Archives: May 2015

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A Chinese zoo has shot dead a lion after it killed one of its keepers and escaped its enclosure. The incident took place on May...

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Iran-backed Shia militias have been sent by the Iraqi government to Ramadi to recapture the city seized by Islamic State (ISIS) militants on May...

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Prince Harry had a Cinderella moment with a little girl during his visit to New Zealand on May 15. Kensington Palace shared on Instagram the...

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Daredevil Dean Potter has died while attempting a wingsuit flight from the 7,500 ft Taft Point promontory in California’s Yosemite National Park on May...

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A new therapy could profoundly improve cystic fibrosis patients' quality of life, say doctors. Patients suffering from cystic fibrosis often die before their 40s as...

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Nine people have been killed in a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco, Texas police officials say. The incident happened at the Twin Peaks...

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The Islamic State (ISIS) has seized the Iraqi city of Ramadi after government forces abandoned their positions, officials say. The police and military made a...

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Carol movie is being tipped for this year’s Cannes Film Festival glory in France. The film, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, tells the story...

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Vladimir Putin has played hockey at a gala match with retired NHL players in Sochi. The Russian president scored eight goals - with a little...

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Two 19th Century nuns, who lived in what was then Ottoman-ruled Palestine and were native Arabic speakers, will be canonized by Pope Francis on...

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Senior ISIS member Abu Sayyaf and captured his wife in a rare US special forces ground raid in eastern Syria. According to a US Department...

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Blind pole vaulter Charlotte Brown has won a bronze medal in the Texas state high school championships on May 16. For three years, 17-year-old Charlotte...

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Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 other people have been sentenced to death over a mass prison break in 2011. Mohamed Morsi...

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Australia's agriculture conditions for dogs: A dog can be taken to Australia, but only if it came from an approved country, is not pregnant and...

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Johnny Depp’s Yorkshire Terriers Boo and Pistol have been flown out of Australia after facing being put down, the country's agriculture minister has said. Barnaby...

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Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death by lethal injection. Three people were killed and 260 were injured when Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and...

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Luxembourg's PM Xavier Bettel married his partner Gauthier Destenay on May 15 in a private ceremony at the capital's town hall. Xavier Bettel has become...

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Piet Mondrian’s 1929 oil painting Composition No III, with Red, Blue, Yellow and Black has sold for $50.6 million at a New York auction. The...

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The Edge fell off stage during the opening night of U2's world tour. The rock band’s guitarist, real name David Howell Evans, has said he...

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Osama bin Laden’s former aide Khalid Abdulrahman al-Fawwaz has been sentenced to life in jail for aiding in the bombing of US embassies in...

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King Digital shares fell as much as over 14% in after hours trading after it warned of weaker profits. Candy Crush maker said it expects...

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Tammy Rivera has launched ZelByTrivera, the official website for her highly anticipated hair and product line on May 13. Waka Flocka Flame’s wife wrote on...

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Tammy Rivera has announced she will be in Oakland on May 22 as the guest star of a Love & HipHop show. Waka Flocka Flame’s...

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Three Burundian generals, who launched a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza, have been arrested, reports say. Their leader, General Godefroid Niyombare, is still "on...

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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...