Two policemen and a civilian are killed and three others injured after a grenade attack inBurundi's capitalBujumbura. The attack takes place a day after a similar incident injured three officers, and comes in the midst of intensifying protests against current presidentPierre Nkurunziza.(Al Jazeera)
The death toll from the storms has risen to six with five people dead inQueensland and a six year old boy dying after being pulled from rough seas in theNew South Wales town ofBallina.(9 News)
April 2015 Nepal earthquake: The death toll from last month's earthquake rises to 7,040 people and a total of 14,025 injured with thousands missing. Authorities in Nepal have given up hope of finding more survivors in the rubble.(Xinhua)(BBC)(CNN)
More than 2400 migrants have been rescued after boats they were travelling on were rescued off theLibyan coast.(Al Jazeera)
Health
New research has suggestedlung cancer patients could benefit from the use ofstatin drugs. Dr. Chris Cardwell, Ph.D., and researchers atQueens University Belfast inNorthern Ireland found lung cancer patients who used statins within a year of diagnosis had a reduced risk of death from the disease, theAmerican Association for Cancer Research reported. To make their finding, the research team looked at data on about 14,000 patients who were newly diagnosed with lung cancer between the years of 1998 and 2009 and were a part of the Englishcancer registry.(HNGN)(AACR)
Curtis Culwell Center attack: Two gunmen attacked the Curtis Culwell Center in the US city ofGarland, Texas, which is holding an exhibition of drawings of the ProphetMuhammad. Both gunman were shot dead by police. Their car was found to contain no explosives. One security guard was hospitalized and is expected to recover. The attacks were reminiscent of theCharlie Hebdo shootings in Paris in January 2015.ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.(CBS Dallas Fort Worth)(CNN)
One of the two attackers, Elton Simpson, had linked himself toISIL onTwitter before his attack on the exhibition of drawings of the prophetMohammed at theCurtis Culwell Center inGarland, Texas. He had been a member of a since-closed Phoenix mosque; he and his partner, 34-year-old Nadir Hamid Soofi, who had gone to college in Utah, had been known to and were investigated by law enforcement, but nevertheless, officers did not know that they were planning an imminent attack of this type, and they were not thought to be an imminent threat, despite having admired the lateAnwar al-Awlaki, and swearing loyalty toAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi, prominent figures inal-Qaeda in Iraq and in ISIL, respectively.(CNN)
Italy reports that ten people have died and 5,800 people have been rescued in theMediterranean Sea as people smugglers attempt to take advantage of calmer waters.(Reuters)
According toUniversity of Toronto researchers Donald Branch and Stephen McCarthy, a combination of three HIV drugs—lamivudine,AZT, andtenofovir—shows some promise fighting at least a lab-modified version (which could not infect humans) ofEbola.(CNN)
A French investigation finds that Andreas Lubitz, perpetrator copilot of the murder-suicide disaster ofGermanwings Flight 9525 had practised rapid descent on a previous flight.(BBC)
Bollywood starSalman Khan is convicted of culpable homicide for running over five men inBombay in 2002, causing the death of one, and is sentenced to five years imprisonment.(BBC)
Scores of flights are cancelled after a fire devastates part of terminal three atRome'sFiumicino Airport. The fire was triggered by an electrical fault.(AFP via News24)
The wreck of the migrant boat which sank in April 2015 with 700 people on board is located by theItalian Navy 136km off theLibyan coast at a depth of 375m.(AFP via News24)
TheRoyal Navy'sHMS Bulwark rescues 110 migrants from a dinghy off the coast ofLibya, the first for a British ship during 2015.(BBC)
a prison break occurred in the Iraqi town of Al Khalis. More than fifty prisoners escaped in the break, including nine who had been facing terrorism charges. An estimated fifty other prisoners and twelve police officers died in the prison break.(BBC)
Russia and China agree to a US$2 billion fund for agricultural investments in both countries.(CNBC)
Burkina Faso andNiger agree to exchange 18 towns in order to resolve a long-running border dispute with Burkina Faso receiving 14 and Niger 4.(AFP viaThe Guardian)
According to theCentre Daily Times, aPennsylvania State University undergraduate student, Jon S. Steindorf, 23, goes missing, vanishing without a trace, the day his parents had expected him to graduate from the University, only to find when they arrived at 4 PM that he had dropped out in the fall 2014 semester. He was last seen by his roommate at 11 AM; he is brown-haired and blue-eyed, and he may be toting a red backpack and riding a black bicycle.State College, Pennsylvania police have put out a missing persons alert for him.(New York Daily News via MSN)
TheConservative Party has won a majority in the 2015 general election, enabling them to lead without requiring a coalition government. TheScottish National Party claims all but three seats in Scotland.(BBC)
The President of Cuba,Raul Castro, is received in an official private audience withPope Francis, who will become the third Pope to visit the still officiallyCommunist island before visiting the U.S. this October. Some restrictions on exercise of religion, and a few restrictions on other rights, have been lifted or relaxed, especially afterPope John Paul II's historic 1998 meeting withFidel Castro,Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's trip during his reign, and especially in 2014 and earlier this year, after Raul and Francis and U.S. PresidentBarack Obama's diplomatic team dramatically improvedU.S.-Cuba relations. President Castro went there to thank Francis, whom he publicly has stated his admiration for, for his efforts, and spoke of the possibility of converting and of officially restoring the Church.(Holy See Press Office)
ATurkish-owned ship is attacked with tank fire off the coast ofTobruk inLibya, resulting in the loss of a crew member and several others being injured.(Reuters via ABC Online)
Investigators find the remains of at least seven people buried beneath a shopping centre inNew Britain, Connecticut, with the suspected killer serving time for unrelated charges.(NBC Connecticut)
The reported death toll from this earthquake is at least 66 people, including 17 in neighboringIndia and one inTibet. Many more have been injured.(NBC News)(Reuters)
Yemen crisis: A five-day truce begins in Yemen as various aid groups, including Iran, seek to gain access to the country's ports and airports. Saudi Arabia had blocked Iranian Red Crescent aids recently.(BBC)
A military reservist opens fire at a South Korean military base killing 2 and injuring 3.(Yonhap)
International conglomerateDanaher announces plans to acquire water filtration companyPall for US$13.8 billion and to split off its industrial businesses into a new company.(Bloomberg)
Discord was officially created.
Disasters and accidents
Rescue efforts resume in Nepal afteryesterday's earthquake which killed at least 63 in Nepal and 17 in northern India.(BBC)(CNN)
Major GeneralGodefroid Niyombare has declared acoup in Burundi and the establishment of a "national salvation committee". PresidentPierre Nkurunziza is attempting to return home from Tanzania.(BBC)
An Egyptian court bans hardcorefootball clubs over terrorism accusations. In 2012, over 70 football fans were killed and 500 injured in thePort Said Stadium riot.(AP)
At least 9 people are killed and 18 injured, some by law enforcement and others in gunfire exchanges, in ashootout between rivalbiker gangs inWaco, Texas, at the Twin Peaks Restaurant.(KWTX)(The Guardian)
ThePhilippines says that it is willing to accept 3,000Rohingya refugees after an accusation by a newspaper was made. Last weekIndonesia turned away boats carrying over 1,000 Rohingya refugees.(Rappler)
In practice runs for the annual auto race, driverJames Hinchcliffe crashes, suffering severe blood loss after debris punctures his legs. He is in stable condition, but not expected to return to competition in 2015.(Sporting News)
French prosecutors say the passengers onboard the Germanwings flight that crashed in southernFrance have all been identified, and their bodies can be returned home to their families.(Reuters viaDaily Mail)
At least 16 people are killed and scores are injured in a residential building fire inBaku,Azerbaijan.(Reuters UK)
An arrest warrant is issued for Daron Dylon Wint in the U.S. capitalWashington, D.C. in connection to the alleged murder of four people on May 14.(WJLA)
Islamic State fighters enter the ancient ruins ofPalmyra after capturing theSyrian city ofTadmur yesterday. A hundred pro-government fighters are believed to have died in fighting.(Reuters)
Video interviews show that twoRussians captured inUkraine have publicly admitted to being soldiers in theGRU Russian special forces. TheDonetsk People's Republic (separatists) authorities claim these men were official policemen in the self-proclaimed republic, publicized their ID badges, and claimed they retired from the Russian military last year.(AFP via Yahoo! News)
Arts and culture
Robert Gates, the President of theBoy Scouts of America, calls on the movement to end the ban on gay adult leaders and says the movement will no longer revoke the charters of chapters that accept gay male leaders.(Yahoo! News)
Mexican police find three dismembered bodies in a search for ten missing people inChilapa, a city occupied by vigilantes with alleged links to drug rings between May 9-14.(AP)
Sports
Amnesty International accusesQatar of failing to meet commitments on labor market reforms for migrant workers to be introduced before the2022 FIFA World Cup. Among other charges, Qatar uses North Korean labourers who are not paid personally but instead the money goes to their government.(AFP via Yahoo! News)
Li Hejun, formerly China's richest man, loses an estimated US$14 billion when his energy shares plunge nearly 50%.(Forbes)
Disasters and accidents
Surrounding areas ofWembley Stadium,London,UK have been evacuated following the discovery by construction crews of a still-liveWorld War II-era 50-kg (110-llb) conventional-explosivebomb, a remnant ofthe Blitz.(MSN)
Record breaking rain causesflooding in the American states ofOklahoma andTexas withOklahoma City recording record rainfall levels for the month of May.(CNN)
Nigerian drug agents arrest senator-elect Buruji Kashamu for extradition to theUnited States for his alleged involvement in a drug deal 20 years ago that is claimed to be the basis for the television showOrange is the New Black.(AP)
Peru declares a 60 day state of emergency in theTambo Valley following violent protests against a mine project which has seen four deaths.(AP via ABC News)
A pit-road collision between the vehicles ofJames Davison andPippa Mann results in the injury of two pit crew members on the team ofTristan Vautier. Greg Senerius was treated and released on-track for a foot injury, and Daniel Jang was transported to a hospital for evaluation.(ESPN)
The government ofSudan denies allegations fromSouth Sudan that it is supporting rebels threatening oil fields in its southern neighbour.(Reuters viaDaily Star)
FormerPrime Minister of IsraelEhud Olmert is sentenced to eight months in jail following a conviction on corruption charges for unlawfully accepting multiple envelopes with cash from an American supporter. There are 3 more criminals prosecutions against him.(BBC),(AP viaThe Guardian)
Flash flood warnings are now in place in eight states withflood waters causing closures of roads, rail services and buses inHouston.(NBC News)
Thirty people are reported missing in theHouston area as the flood water levels continue to rise as the death toll inTexas rises to 13.(AP via News24),(AP)
At least 12 people, associated with the Kangleyuan Rest Home in theChinese city ofPingdingshan inHenan province which was destroyed by fire with the loss of 38 lives, are detained for questioning.(AP)
The death toll from the recent storms in the American states ofTexas andOklahoma rises to 21 with 11 people missing. Fourteen more people have been killed in northernMexico.(AP via ABC News)
Dozens of people are rescued in the US state ofTexas. The death toll from floods in Texas andOklahoma has reached 24 dead with 13 missing with another 15 people dead from tornadoes in northernMexico and Texas.(NBC News)
Thailand will allow theUnited States to fly surveillance planes through their airspace, allowing the United States to identify boats carrying refugees.(ITV)
American television actorDustin Diamond is convicted of two misdemeanor charges stemming from a stabbing at aWisconsin bar last year but acquitted on felony charges.(AP)
Sepp Blatter is elected to a fifth term as president ofFIFA afterPrince Ali bin Hussein withdraws his candidacy before a second round of voting could take place. The first round of voting had ended with Blatter falling seven votes short of the 2/3 majority needed to win.(ESPN),(CNN)
Egyptian security officials report that militants have blown up anatural gas pipeline leading toIsrael outsideEl-Arish, the provincial capital ofNorth Sinai. That pipeline was attacked at least 20 times in the last 5 years.(AP via KFox)
Thousands of schools open inNepal after the devastating earthquake of April 2015 which destroyed more than 25,000 classrooms and killed more than 8,000 people.(BBC)
