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| May.1 |
 Baltimore |
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Freddie Gray: Baltimore police to face criminal charges 
Map of Baltimore| State prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has announced criminal charges against six officers in the case of Freddie Gray who died in police custody | |
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Northern Nigeria |
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Nigerian army frees another 234 women and children |
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 Nepal |
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Nepal quake: 'No chance' to find more survivors Slowly, life edged back toward a semblance of normal in Nepal's quake-hit capital Friday as residents packed up tents and moved indoors
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Baltimore |
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Baltimore police officers 'did nothing wrong' |
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| May.2 |
 London |
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Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to daughter Map of St Mary%27s Hospital London United Kingdom The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announced. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth
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 Mosul |
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Islamic State: Militants 'kill 300 Yazidi captives' Several hundred Yazidi captives have been killed in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants west of Mosul, Yazidi and Iraqi officials say
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Nepal |
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Nepal quake: Airport customs holding up aid relief
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Nevada |
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Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas Floyd Mayweather emerged victorious from the most lucrative fight in history, beating Manny Pacquiao via a wide unanimous decision
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| May.3 |
London |
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Chelsea clinches EPL title |
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Baltimore |
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Freddie Gray: Baltimore lifts overnight curfew |
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Nepal |
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US aid planes arrive in Kathmandu |
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Libya |
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Nearly 3,700 migrants were rescued off Libya |
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Northern Nigeria |
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Boko Haram freed women tell of captivity horror |
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Dallas |
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Gunmen shot dead outside conference on Prophet cartoons Map of Garland USA| Two gunmen have been shot dead after they opened fire outside a conference on cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a suburb of Dallas | |
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Manila |
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Pacquiao fans call for rematch against Mayweather |
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| May.4 |
Arizona |
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Prophet cartoon attack: Gunman was previous terror suspect |
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| May.5 |
ISIS |
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IS says it was behind US Prophet cartoon attack
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Sicily |
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'Dozens die' as migrant boat sinks in Mediterranean |
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London |
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Election 2015: Leaders in last-ditch bid for votes |
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Turin |
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Real Madrid stunned by Juventus in semifinal |
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| May.6 |
France |
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Co-pilot Lubitz 'practised rapid descent'
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Barcelona |
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Champions League: Messi thrills in Guardiola's return |
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United Kingdom |
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Election 2015: Millions due to cast their vote |
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| May.7 |
United Kingdom |
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Millions vote in UK general election |
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London |
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Exit poll puts Tories close to majority |
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Yemen |
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Top al-Qaeda militant Nasser al-Ansi 'killed' in Yemen |
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London |
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Tories closing in on a majority| David Cameron says he hopes to govern for all of the UK as a forecast gives the Tories 325 seats - enough to form a majority in the Commons | |
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Oceania |
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Rogue Russian spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere |
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| May.8 |
London |
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Cameron mulls make-up of new cabinet
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Melbourne |
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Australian police hold youth on terror charges |
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| May.9 |
 Moscow |
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Russia stages massive WWII parade Map of Red Square Moscow Russia| Russia has staged its biggest military parade, marking 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Thousands of troops marched across Red Square, ... | |
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Spain |
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Airbus military plane crashes near Seville airport
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Sunni Triangle |
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'Dozens dead' and many escape in Iraq prison break |
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 Yemen |
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Civilians 'struggle to flee' Saada strikes Civilians in the city of Saada in northern Yemen are struggling to flee Saudi-led coalition air strikes targeting Houthi rebels
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Macedonia |
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Macedonia police killed in clashes with 'terrorists' |
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Colombia |
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Colombia to ban coca spraying herbicide glyphosate |
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Yemen |
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Yemen conflict: UN criticises Saudi civilian bombings |
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| May.10 |
Vatican |
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Pope Francis inspires Cuba's Raul Castro towards Church |
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Philippines |
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Super Typhoon Noul makes landfall in northeastern Philippines |
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Macedonia |
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Macedonia blames Kosovans for deadly clashes
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 Brussels |
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Migrant crisis: EU refugee quotas to be proposed Map of Brussels| The European Commission will make the controversial proposal that EU member countries should take in refugees under a quota scheme | |
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| May.11 |
Boston |
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Tom Brady suspended 4 games in wake of Deflategate
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Manhattan |
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Picasso painting sets world record for art at auction $179M |
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Greece |
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Greece two weeks from cash crisis - Yanis Varoufakis |
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| May.12 |
 North Korea |
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North Korea Defence Chief Hyon Yong-chol 'executed'| Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol has been executed, South Korea's spy agency has told parliament, according to media reports | |
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Nepal |
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Rescue to resume after latest deadly tremor Map of Namche Bazaar Nepal| At least 48 people died in Nepal and 1,100 were hurt in Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude quake, with fears the figures could rise. 17 died in India | |
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Munich |
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Neymar double helps put Barcelona in final over Bayern |
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Philadelphia |
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US Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, 8 killed Map of Frankford Philadelphia USA| Up to 10 carriages of the Washington-New York train reportedly went of the track and a number of people have been reported injured | |
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| May.13 |
Northern Iraq |
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Islamic State deputy leader 'killed in Iraq air strike' |
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Karachi |
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Pakistan gunmen kill 45 on Karachi Ismaili Shia bus |
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 Burundi |
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Burundi coup bid: President Nkurunziza's return 'thwarted' | Pierre Nkurunziza's attempt to return home to tackle a coup has failed and he has returned to Tanzania where he was attending a summit | |
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Philadelphia |
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Derailed Philadelphia Amtrak train 'was speeding'
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Madrid |
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Juventus into final after Madrid draw |
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Colombia |
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Rescue workers search for 15 gold miners missing after mine floods |
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Manila |
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72 dead in Philippines slipper factory fire Map of Valanezuela Philippines| The bodies had been recovered from inside the Kentex Manufacturing Corp. factory. At least 30 people had been injured | |
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| May.14 |
Southern Thailand |
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Thailand moves away stranded migrant boat
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Burundi |
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Burundi coup bid: Mutineer general says plot has failed |
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| May.15 |
Western Iraq |
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Militants seize Ramadi stronghold Map of Ramadi Iraq| Islamic State militants have seized the main government building in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's largest province | |
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Nevada |
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BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89 Map of Las Vegas Nevada| The guitarist and singer BB King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas aged 89 | |
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Nepal |
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Helicopter carrying U.S. Marines found |
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Boston |
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Death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev A US jury has sentenced Boston bomber to death by lethal injection. Three people were killed and 260 were injured when Tsarnaev, now 21
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| May.16 |
 Northern Syria |
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Top ISIS commander taken out by US Special Forces in Syria The US says its special forces have killed Abu Sayyaf who helped direct oil, gas and financial operations
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 Cairo |
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Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011
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Siberia |
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Russian rocket carrying satellite burns up over Siberia |
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| May.17 |
Vatican |
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Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns |
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Texas |
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Texas bikers in deadly shootout at Waco restaurant Map of Central Texas Market Place Waco TX Texas| Police in the US state of Texas say nine people have been killed in a shootout between rival biker gangs in the city of Waco | |
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Madrid |
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Barcelona defeat Atletico Madrid to claim La Liga title |
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| May.18 |
Bangkok |
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Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra arrives for trial
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Colombia |
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Colombia landslide kills dozens |
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Texas |
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Waco biker shoot-out: 170 face charges in Texas |
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| May.19 |
Malaysia |
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Asia boat migrants: Nations hold emergency meeting
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Baghdad |
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Iraq calls for volunteers for IS fight |
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Aceh |
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More than 430 migrants have been rescued and taken to Indonesia |
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| May.20 |
Syria |
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Islamic State 'in control' of Syria's Palmyra Map of Palmyra Syria| Islamic State militants have taken near complete control of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, home to some of the world's most magnificent ruins | |
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Malaysia |
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Malaysia orders search and rescue for boats |
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Southern California |
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California oil spill sparks state of emergency
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| May.21 |
Syria |
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Palmyra: Syrian forces trapped civilians |
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Syria |
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Islamic State 'seizes last Syria-Iraq border crossing' Islamic State militants have seized the last Syrian government-controlled border crossing between Syria and Iraq, a monitoring group says
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| May.22 |
 Mexico |
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Mexico gang shoot-out leaves 40 dead Friday's gunfight between security forces and an armed gang took place in Tanhuato near the Jalisco state border
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Saudi Arabia |
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Islamic State claims Shia mosque bombing The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind a suicide bombing on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 21 people
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Colombia |
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FARC suspends truce after Colombia army attack |
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Washington |
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Police arrest suspect in quadruple mansion murder case |
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| May.23 |
 Ireland |
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Ireland same-sex referendum to approve gay marriage | Figures suggest the Republic of Ireland has voted to legalise same-sex marriage in a historic referendum | |
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El Salvador |
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Romero beatification draws huge El Salvador crowds
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Ireland |
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Church needs 'reality check' after Ireland's gay vote |
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Austria |
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Eurovision Song Contest: Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow wins |
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| May.24 |
Washington |
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Iraqi forces lack will to fight - Ashton Carter
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Malaysia |
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Malaysia finds mass graves of suspected trafficking victims |
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Poland |
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President Komorowski concedes to rival Duda
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| May.25 |
North Mexico |
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Tornado kills 13 in Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna Hundreds of homes have been damaged or destroyed in the city, in Coahuila state, just across the border from Del Rio, Texas
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Texas |
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Texas and Oklahoma flooding: Three dead
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Moscow |
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Russia begins massive air force exercise |
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Nepal |
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Nepal one month on: UN calls for more aid |
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China |
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At least 38 killed in fire at China rest home |
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| May.26 |
Northern Nigeria |
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Boko Haram kills at least 43 people in the town of Gubio |
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Ohio |
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Cleveland Cavaliers win the Eastern Conference |
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| May.27 |
 Switzerland |
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6 FIFA officials detained for extradition to U.S. Map of FIFA Zurich Switzerland Six FIFA officials are detained in Switzerland in relation to allegations of corruption between the 1990s and now
| Those arrested include Jeffrey Webb, Jack Warner, Eduardo Li, Eugenio Figueredo and Jose Maria Marin. Swiss federal prosecutors open criminal procedures in relation to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.
FIFA suspends eleven people from involvement in football over the scandal
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Warriors win Western Conference |
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| May.28 |
FBI |
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Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted
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| May.29 |
Switzerland |
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Sepp Blatter elected to 5th term as president of FIFA Map of FIFA Zurich Switzerland| Prince Ali bin Hussein withdraws his candidacy before a second round of voting could take place. The first round of voting had ended with Blatter falli... | |
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Dallas |
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Death toll from floods in Texas and Oklahoma reached 24 Map of Dallas| Dozens of people are rescued in the state of Texas. 3 missing with another 15 people dead from tornadoes in northern Mexico and Texas. The Governor of Texas Greg Abbott asks for a Presidential declaration of a disaster t... | |
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| May.31 |
China |
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Solar Impulse plane begins marathon Pacific flight
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Washington |
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Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer, aged 46
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Southern France |
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John Kerry breaks leg in bicycle crash in France |
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U.S. Senate |
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US surveillance powers expire as Senate deal fails US anti-terror provisions that allow security services to bulk collect phone data have expired after the Senate failed to reach a deal
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| 2015 |
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| May.1 |
Northern Nigeria |
Nigerian army frees another 234 women and children |
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| May.2 |
Mosul |
Islamic State: Militants 'kill 300 Yazidi captives' Several hundred Yazidi captives have been killed in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants west of Mosul, Yazidi and Iraqi officials say
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| May.7 |
Yemen |
Top al-Qaeda militant Nasser al-Ansi 'killed' in Yemen |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
Russia stages massive WWII parade Map of Red Square Moscow Russia| Russia has staged its biggest military parade, marking 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Thousands of troops marched across Red Square, ... | |
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| May.9 |
Spain |
Airbus military plane crashes near Seville airport
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| May.9 |
Yemen |
Civilians 'struggle to flee' Saada strikes Civilians in the city of Saada in northern Yemen are struggling to flee Saudi-led coalition air strikes targeting Houthi rebels
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| May.9 |
Macedonia |
Macedonia police killed in clashes with 'terrorists' |
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| May.9 |
Yemen |
Yemen conflict: UN criticises Saudi civilian bombings |
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| May.10 |
Macedonia |
Macedonia blames Kosovans for deadly clashes
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| May.12 |
North Korea |
North Korea Defence Chief Hyon Yong-chol 'executed'| Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol has been executed, South Korea's spy agency has told parliament, according to media reports | |
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| May.13 |
Northern Iraq |
Islamic State deputy leader 'killed in Iraq air strike' |
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| May.13 |
Burundi |
Burundi coup bid: President Nkurunziza's return 'thwarted' | Pierre Nkurunziza's attempt to return home to tackle a coup has failed and he has returned to Tanzania where he was attending a summit | |
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| May.14 |
Burundi |
Burundi coup bid: Mutineer general says plot has failed |
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| May.15 |
Western Iraq |
Militants seize Ramadi stronghold Map of Ramadi Iraq| Islamic State militants have seized the main government building in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's largest province | |
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| May.15 |
Nepal |
Helicopter carrying U.S. Marines found |
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| May.16 |
Northern Syria |
Top ISIS commander taken out by US Special Forces in Syria The US says its special forces have killed Abu Sayyaf who helped direct oil, gas and financial operations
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| May.19 |
Baghdad |
Iraq calls for volunteers for IS fight |
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| May.20 |
Syria |
Islamic State 'in control' of Syria's Palmyra Map of Palmyra Syria| Islamic State militants have taken near complete control of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, home to some of the world's most magnificent ruins | |
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| May.21 |
Syria |
Palmyra: Syrian forces trapped civilians |
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| May.21 |
Syria |
Islamic State 'seizes last Syria-Iraq border crossing' Islamic State militants have seized the last Syrian government-controlled border crossing between Syria and Iraq, a monitoring group says
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| May.22 |
Colombia |
FARC suspends truce after Colombia army attack |
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| May.24 |
Washington |
Iraqi forces lack will to fight - Ashton Carter
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| May.25 |
Moscow |
Russia begins massive air force exercise |
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| May.26 |
Northern Nigeria |
Boko Haram kills at least 43 people in the town of Gubio |
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| 2015 |
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| May.1 |
Nepal |
Nepal quake: 'No chance' to find more survivors Slowly, life edged back toward a semblance of normal in Nepal's quake-hit capital Friday as residents packed up tents and moved indoors
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| May.2 |
Nepal |
Nepal quake: Airport customs holding up aid relief
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| May.3 |
Nepal |
US aid planes arrive in Kathmandu |
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| May.3 |
Libya |
Nearly 3,700 migrants were rescued off Libya |
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| May.5 |
Sicily |
'Dozens die' as migrant boat sinks in Mediterranean |
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| May.6 |
France |
Co-pilot Lubitz 'practised rapid descent'
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| May.7 |
Oceania |
Rogue Russian spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere |
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| May.9 |
Spain |
Airbus military plane crashes near Seville airport
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| May.10 |
Philippines |
Super Typhoon Noul makes landfall in northeastern Philippines |
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| May.12 |
Nepal |
Rescue to resume after latest deadly tremor Map of Namche Bazaar Nepal| At least 48 people died in Nepal and 1,100 were hurt in Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude quake, with fears the figures could rise. 17 died in India | |
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| May.12 |
Philadelphia |
US Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, 8 killed Map of Frankford Philadelphia USA| Up to 10 carriages of the Washington-New York train reportedly went of the track and a number of people have been reported injured | |
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| May.13 |
Philadelphia |
Derailed Philadelphia Amtrak train 'was speeding'
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| May.13 |
Colombia |
Rescue workers search for 15 gold miners missing after mine floods |
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| May.13 |
Manila |
72 dead in Philippines slipper factory fire Map of Valanezuela Philippines| The bodies had been recovered from inside the Kentex Manufacturing Corp. factory. At least 30 people had been injured | |
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| May.14 |
Southern Thailand |
Thailand moves away stranded migrant boat
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| May.15 |
Nepal |
Helicopter carrying U.S. Marines found |
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| May.16 |
Siberia |
Russian rocket carrying satellite burns up over Siberia |
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| May.18 |
Colombia |
Colombia landslide kills dozens |
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| May.19 |
Malaysia |
Asia boat migrants: Nations hold emergency meeting
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| May.19 |
Aceh |
More than 430 migrants have been rescued and taken to Indonesia |
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| May.20 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia orders search and rescue for boats |
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| May.20 |
Southern California |
California oil spill sparks state of emergency
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| May.25 |
North Mexico |
Tornado kills 13 in Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna Hundreds of homes have been damaged or destroyed in the city, in Coahuila state, just across the border from Del Rio, Texas
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| May.25 |
Texas |
Texas and Oklahoma flooding: Three dead
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| May.25 |
Nepal |
Nepal one month on: UN calls for more aid |
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| May.25 |
China |
At least 38 killed in fire at China rest home |
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| May.29 |
Dallas |
Death toll from floods in Texas and Oklahoma reached 24 Map of Dallas| Dozens of people are rescued in the state of Texas. 3 missing with another 15 people dead from tornadoes in northern Mexico and Texas. The Governor of Texas Greg Abbott asks for a Presidential declaration of a disaster t... | |
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| May.31 |
Southern France |
John Kerry breaks leg in bicycle crash in France |
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| 2015 |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
Russia stages massive WWII parade Map of Red Square Moscow Russia| Russia has staged its biggest military parade, marking 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Thousands of troops marched across Red Square, ... | |
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| May.11 |
Manhattan |
Picasso painting sets world record for art at auction $179M |
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| May.11 |
Greece |
Greece two weeks from cash crisis - Yanis Varoufakis |
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| May.15 |
Nevada |
BB King, the King of Blues, dies at 89 Map of Las Vegas Nevada| The guitarist and singer BB King, known for his hits My Lucille, Sweet Little Angel and Rock Me Baby, died in his sleep in Las Vegas aged 89 | |
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| May.23 |
Austria |
Eurovision Song Contest: Sweden's Mans Zelmerlow wins |
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| May.31 |
China |
Solar Impulse plane begins marathon Pacific flight
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| 2015 |
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| May.2 |
Nevada |
Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas Floyd Mayweather emerged victorious from the most lucrative fight in history, beating Manny Pacquiao via a wide unanimous decision
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| May.3 |
London |
Chelsea clinches EPL title |
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| May.3 |
Manila |
Pacquiao fans call for rematch against Mayweather |
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| May.5 |
Turin |
Real Madrid stunned by Juventus in semifinal |
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| May.6 |
Barcelona |
Champions League: Messi thrills in Guardiola's return |
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| May.11 |
Boston |
Tom Brady suspended 4 games in wake of Deflategate
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| May.12 |
Munich |
Neymar double helps put Barcelona in final over Bayern |
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| May.13 |
Madrid |
Juventus into final after Madrid draw |
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| May.17 |
Madrid |
Barcelona defeat Atletico Madrid to claim La Liga title |
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| May.26 |
Ohio |
Cleveland Cavaliers win the Eastern Conference |
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| May.27 |
Switzerland |
6 FIFA officials detained for extradition to U.S. Map of FIFA Zurich Switzerland Six FIFA officials are detained in Switzerland in relation to allegations of corruption between the 1990s and now
| Those arrested include Jeffrey Webb, Jack Warner, Eduardo Li, Eugenio Figueredo and Jose Maria Marin. Swiss federal prosecutors open criminal procedures in relation to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.
FIFA suspends eleven people from involvement in football over the scandal
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| May.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Warriors win Western Conference |
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| May.29 |
Switzerland |
Sepp Blatter elected to 5th term as president of FIFA Map of FIFA Zurich Switzerland| Prince Ali bin Hussein withdraws his candidacy before a second round of voting could take place. The first round of voting had ended with Blatter falli... | |
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| 2015 |
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| May.1 |
Baltimore |
Freddie Gray: Baltimore police to face criminal charges Map of Baltimore| State prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has announced criminal charges against six officers in the case of Freddie Gray who died in police custody | |
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| May.1 |
Northern Nigeria |
Nigerian army frees another 234 women and children |
|
| May.1 |
Baltimore |
Baltimore police officers 'did nothing wrong' |
|
| May.2 |
Mosul |
Islamic State: Militants 'kill 300 Yazidi captives' Several hundred Yazidi captives have been killed in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants west of Mosul, Yazidi and Iraqi officials say
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| May.3 |
Northern Nigeria |
Boko Haram freed women tell of captivity horror |
|
| May.3 |
Dallas |
Gunmen shot dead outside conference on Prophet cartoons Map of Garland USA| Two gunmen have been shot dead after they opened fire outside a conference on cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a suburb of Dallas | |
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| May.4 |
Arizona |
Prophet cartoon attack: Gunman was previous terror suspect |
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| May.5 |
ISIS |
IS says it was behind US Prophet cartoon attack
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| May.6 |
France |
Co-pilot Lubitz 'practised rapid descent'
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| May.7 |
Yemen |
Top al-Qaeda militant Nasser al-Ansi 'killed' in Yemen |
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| May.8 |
Melbourne |
Australian police hold youth on terror charges |
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| May.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
'Dozens dead' and many escape in Iraq prison break |
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| May.9 |
Colombia |
Colombia to ban coca spraying herbicide glyphosate |
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| May.12 |
North Korea |
North Korea Defence Chief Hyon Yong-chol 'executed'| Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol has been executed, South Korea's spy agency has told parliament, according to media reports | |
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| May.13 |
Northern Iraq |
Islamic State deputy leader 'killed in Iraq air strike' |
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| May.13 |
Karachi |
Pakistan gunmen kill 45 on Karachi Ismaili Shia bus |
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| May.15 |
Boston |
Death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev A US jury has sentenced Boston bomber to death by lethal injection. Three people were killed and 260 were injured when Tsarnaev, now 21
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| May.16 |
Northern Syria |
Top ISIS commander taken out by US Special Forces in Syria The US says its special forces have killed Abu Sayyaf who helped direct oil, gas and financial operations
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| May.16 |
Cairo |
Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011
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| May.17 |
Texas |
Texas bikers in deadly shootout at Waco restaurant Map of Central Texas Market Place Waco TX Texas| Police in the US state of Texas say nine people have been killed in a shootout between rival biker gangs in the city of Waco | |
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| May.18 |
Bangkok |
Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra arrives for trial
|
| May.18 |
Texas |
Waco biker shoot-out: 170 face charges in Texas |
|
| May.22 |
Mexico |
Mexico gang shoot-out leaves 40 dead Friday's gunfight between security forces and an armed gang took place in Tanhuato near the Jalisco state border
|
| May.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
Islamic State claims Shia mosque bombing The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind a suicide bombing on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 21 people
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| May.22 |
Washington |
Police arrest suspect in quadruple mansion murder case |
|
| May.23 |
El Salvador |
Romero beatification draws huge El Salvador crowds
|
| May.24 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia finds mass graves of suspected trafficking victims |
|
| May.27 |
Switzerland |
6 FIFA officials detained for extradition to U.S. Map of FIFA Zurich Switzerland Six FIFA officials are detained in Switzerland in relation to allegations of corruption between the 1990s and now
| Those arrested include Jeffrey Webb, Jack Warner, Eduardo Li, Eugenio Figueredo and Jose Maria Marin. Swiss federal prosecutors open criminal procedures in relation to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.
FIFA suspends eleven people from involvement in football over the scandal
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| May.28 |
FBI |
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted
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| 2015 |
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| May.1 |
Baltimore |
Baltimore police officers 'did nothing wrong' |
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| May.2 |
London |
Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to daughter Map of St Mary%27s Hospital London United Kingdom The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announced. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth
| The princess - who is 4th in line to the throne - was 'safely delivered' at 08:34 BST
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| May.2 |
Nepal |
Nepal quake: Airport customs holding up aid relief
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| May.3 |
Baltimore |
Freddie Gray: Baltimore lifts overnight curfew |
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| May.3 |
Nepal |
US aid planes arrive in Kathmandu |
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| May.5 |
London |
Election 2015: Leaders in last-ditch bid for votes |
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| May.6 |
United Kingdom |
Election 2015: Millions due to cast their vote |
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| May.7 |
United Kingdom |
Millions vote in UK general election |
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| May.7 |
London |
Exit poll puts Tories close to majority |
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| May.7 |
London |
Tories closing in on a majority| David Cameron says he hopes to govern for all of the UK as a forecast gives the Tories 325 seats - enough to form a majority in the Commons | |
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| May.8 |
London |
Cameron mulls make-up of new cabinet
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
Russia stages massive WWII parade Map of Red Square Moscow Russia| Russia has staged its biggest military parade, marking 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Thousands of troops marched across Red Square, ... | |
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| May.9 |
Colombia |
Colombia to ban coca spraying herbicide glyphosate |
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| May.9 |
Yemen |
Yemen conflict: UN criticises Saudi civilian bombings |
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| May.10 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis inspires Cuba's Raul Castro towards Church |
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| May.10 |
Brussels |
Migrant crisis: EU refugee quotas to be proposed Map of Brussels| The European Commission will make the controversial proposal that EU member countries should take in refugees under a quota scheme | |
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| May.11 |
Greece |
Greece two weeks from cash crisis - Yanis Varoufakis |
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| May.12 |
North Korea |
North Korea Defence Chief Hyon Yong-chol 'executed'| Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol has been executed, South Korea's spy agency has told parliament, according to media reports | |
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| May.13 |
Burundi |
Burundi coup bid: President Nkurunziza's return 'thwarted' | Pierre Nkurunziza's attempt to return home to tackle a coup has failed and he has returned to Tanzania where he was attending a summit | |
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| May.16 |
Cairo |
Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011
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| May.17 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns |
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| May.18 |
Bangkok |
Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra arrives for trial
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| May.19 |
Malaysia |
Asia boat migrants: Nations hold emergency meeting
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| May.20 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia orders search and rescue for boats |
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| May.23 |
Ireland |
Ireland same-sex referendum to approve gay marriage | Figures suggest the Republic of Ireland has voted to legalise same-sex marriage in a historic referendum | |
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| May.23 |
El Salvador |
Romero beatification draws huge El Salvador crowds
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| May.23 |
Ireland |
Church needs 'reality check' after Ireland's gay vote |
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| May.24 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia finds mass graves of suspected trafficking victims |
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| May.24 |
Poland |
President Komorowski concedes to rival Duda
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| May.25 |
Nepal |
Nepal one month on: UN calls for more aid |
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| May.28 |
FBI |
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert indicted
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| May.31 |
Washington |
Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer, aged 46
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| May.31 |
Southern France |
John Kerry breaks leg in bicycle crash in France |
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| May.31 |
U.S. Senate |
US surveillance powers expire as Senate deal fails US anti-terror provisions that allow security services to bulk collect phone data have expired after the Senate failed to reach a deal
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