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Amtrak Train Derails in Philadelphia; At Least 5 Dead

Amtrak said there were 238 passengers and five crew members aboard.

May 13, 2015

Japan Hit by 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake; No Tsunami Warning

The quake was centred 74 miles (119 km) southeast of Morioka, Japan.

May 13, 2015

After Earthquake, Nepal Runs the Risk of More Landslides and Floods

The second earthquake hit the Himalayan nation even before it could recover from the first massive disaster.

May 13, 2015

Yaya Toure: Not enough is being done to punish racism in football

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure believes tougher sanctions should be placed on anybody found guilty of racism.

May 12, 2015

Jetmen duo use carbon fibre wings to fly over Dubai

With jet powered carbon fibre wings strapped to their backs, Jetmen Yves Rossy and Vince Reffett, soared over the skies of Dubai in what the daring duo have described as the first ever twin human formation above the citys famous palm shaped island on Tuesday (12 May).

May 12, 2015

Nepal: Frightened evacuees run out of camp after 7.4 magnitude quake

Quake evacuees in Kathmandu who have been staying in temporary housing and tents, ran out into open ground on Tuesday (12 May) as another earthquake struck Nepal.

May 12, 2015

Picasso painting smashes art auction record in $179.4m sale

A Picasso oil painting from 1955 smashed the record for the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction on Monday (11 May) when it soared to $179.4m (£115.2m) at Christies.

May 12, 2015

Video shows French police using violence against migrants in Calais

A pro-migrant organisation released amateur videos on Tuesday (12 May) showing migrants being brutalised by police on the motorway branch leading to the French ferry port of Calais.

May 12, 2015

David Cameron holds first all-Tory cabinet meeting since election triumph

Prime Minister says they are the party of working people in video of cabinet meeting.

May 12, 2015

Expo Milano 2015: Inside the supermarket of the future

The Expo 2015 Future Food District shows how new technologies can be applied at each step of the food chain

May 12, 2015

A report has found that Isis supporters have been using passports stolen from Westerners with no links to Isis, to travel into Syria.

Isis Jihadis using Passports Stolen from Westerners to Travel to Syria: Report

An Illinois woman, whose passport was stolen in Paris was found in an Isis safehouse in Syria along with dozens of other passports belonging to other Westerners.

May 12, 2015

Nepal Earthquake: Tremors Rattled Delhi for over 30 Seconds

Residents rushed out into streets after tremors jolted the national capital on Tuesday.

May 12, 2015

George Osborne: Britain will be constructive but firm with EU

British Finance Minister George Osborne said on Tuesday (12 May) that the new British government would be constructive but firm in negotiations with other EU partners to reform the European Union before a British referendum on its membership of the bloc.

May 12, 2015

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and wife at the White House on 5 August, 2014.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh Threatens to Slit Throats of Gay Men in the Country

'If you are a man and want to marry another man in this country and we catch you, no one will ever set eyes on you again,' says Gambian dictator Jammeh.

May 12, 2015