Video shows Damascus airport explosion blamed on Israeli air raid

Video shows Damascus airport explosion blamed on Israeli air raid

A massive blast was reported at Damascus airport in the Syrian capital in the early hours of the morning on 27 April. Local reports suggest that the blast could be a result of an Israeli air strike, although the claim could not be independently verified. Apr 27, 2017
Boris Johnson defends calling Jeremy Corbyn a mugwump

Boris Johnson defends calling Jeremy Corbyn a mugwump

Boris Johnson MP has defended his attack on Jeremy Corbyn MP, after referring to him as a mutton-headed mugwump. The Foreign Secretary accused the Labour leader of being wedded to old fashioned policies on nuclear disarmament and NATO, and said voters need to know he poses a very real threat to the UK in a world that is uncertain and unstable. Apr 27, 2017
Emmanuel Macron booed by crowd and upstaged by Marine Le Pen over Whirlpool factory closure

Emmanuel Macron booed by crowd and upstaged by Marine Le Pen over Whirlpool factory closure

French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was booed by employees at a factory slated for closure on 26 April, after being upstaged by political opponent Marine Le Pen. Macrons diary had included a meeting in the chamber of commerce with union representatives from the Whirlpool plant, but Le Pen pulled off a surprise campaign stunt by meeting the picketing workers at the same time. When Macron later went to the factory, he was greeted by boos and chants of President Marine by some in the crowd. Apr 27, 2017
Caltrans workers run to avoid dramatic landslide

Caltrans workers run to avoid dramatic landslide

Wendy Kornberg was waiting in traffic and started filming as Caltrans workers ran to avoid a dramatic landslide on 25 April. The hillside gave way above U.S. Highway 101 north of Laytonville, near Leggett, California. Apr 27, 2017
Wheelchair user shares video of harassment: ‘If you was in my shoes you’d be laughing now’

Wheelchair user shares video of harassment: ‘If you was in my shoes you’d be laughing now’

Wheelchair user Becca shared a video on Twitter which showed a man harassing her on the street after claiming he could heal her. The man apparently approached her in the car park of a leisure centre in Gloucester on 25 April and asked her what was wrong before claiming he could heal her. The pair then engaged in a heated argument, which ended with the man telling Becca “you can swear all you want to, that’s just the devil. Apr 27, 2017
Missing hiker found alive after 47 days lost in Himalayas

Missing hiker found alive after 47 days lost in Himalayas

A 21-year-old hiker from Taiwan has been found alive after being missing in the Himalayas for 47 days. Liang Sheng Yueh was hiking in heavy snow with his 19-year-old girlfriend Liu Chen Chun when they slipped over a waterfall and got stuck on a ridge.Liu died three days before rescuers hired by their families found the pair. Yueh stayed beside her body. Apr 27, 2017