David Cameron was caught on camera telling the Queen that leaders of some "fantastically corrupt" countries, including Nigeria and Afghanistan, were due to attend his anti-corruption summit.
German police say several people have been stabbed at a station near Munich.
The sight of cars thundering down Paris's most famous boulevard was replaced by people strolling, cycling and taking selfies in the sun as the Champs-Elysees went traffic-free.
Mercury passes between the Sun and the Earth just 13 times a century. For the first time since 2006 the transit was observed 10 May 2016
his man jokes about wanting to gang-rape a woman. He vows to kill all drug addicts within six months of his election. If Congress opposes him, he will abolish it. He says he's a scourge of the elite, and excuses his crass humor because he is "not the son of a konyo" - a colloquial Filipino term for the upper classes (in fact, he's the son of a governor). When asked about actual policies, he says they are "secret, secret." His funders remain veiled in gossip: Jailed oligarchs are rumored to have him in their pockets. He gleefully announces he'd like to burn the flag of Singapore, expel the Australian Embassy, and show people his penis. He says of Ferdinand Marcos, who brutally ruled the country from 1965 to 1986, that "if only he had not stayed so long, becoming a dictator, he is the best president."
Source: TODAY/NBC Prince Harry was given an awkward TV moment when he was asked whether he would like to marry George W Bush's daughter Barbara. Jenna Bush Hager told the Prince that her twin sister was "available" if he wanted to date her. Jenna said that, like the Prince, her sister wanted children and was currently single - and jokingly called him "brother-in-law".
Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump attacked both Bill and Hillary Clinton during a rally Saturday, calling Bill Clinton "the worst abuser in the history of politics," and saying Hillary Clinton is 'an enabler." (May 7)
WARNING: Distressing details. Two young children found chained and leashed outside a Texas home had suffered hundreds of scars and injuries from months, perhaps years, of abuse, a sheriff's official said. Doctors who treated the children after they were found April 29 determined they had old injuries indicating a long period of abuse. One of them also was suffering from hypothermia and had a broken arm resulting from the way she was tied to a garage door using a dog leash, Bexar County sheriff's spokesman James Keith said.
A ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada doubled in size and officials warned that the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was "unpredictable and dangerous."
Fire aboard a cruise ship on Halong Bay Vietnam forces passengers to jump for their lives
The Ark of Noah founders want to sail the ship to the Rio Olympics.
Sadiq Khan became London's first Muslim mayor, as voters rejected attempts to taint him with links to extremism and handed a decisive victory to the bus driver's son from south London.
The bobbies have become the latest police force to take up the Running Man dance challenge sparked by Kiwi cops.
President Obama and his wife Michelle were pictured dancing with Stormtroopers and R2-D2 at the White House on Wednesday to mark May the 4th, known as 'Star Wars Day'.
More than 1,000 firefighters and 100 helicopters are battling the huge fire that forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray in western Canada. But officials say they need rain to make real progress.
A bomb protection suit, Segways, crocodiles and bicycles have all featured in various Aussie police force's takes on the 'running man' dance challenge which is sweeping emergency services across the world.
Australia's cops have hit back with their first Running Man video - and it features synchronised baton dancing.
They've pressed the flesh and worn the hard hats. Now London is on track to become the first European capital to elect a Muslim mayor in a day of elections dubbed "Super Thursday" across the United Kingdom.
Source: MSNBC MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews landed himself in hot water during the network's live coverage of the Indiana primary on Tuesday, all thanks to a pesky hot mic. The veteran political talk show host was caught commenting on Melania Trump's "runway walk" while the GOP frontrunner Donald Trump was walking to the podium to deliver his victory speech, accompanied by his former model wife. "Did you see her walk? Runway walk. My God, is that good," the 70-year-old anchor remarked. "I could watch that runway show," he added, seemingly unaware that his commentary was being picked up on the broadcast.
Donald Trump's last Republican foe, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, ended his presidential campaign Wednesday, cementing Trump's remarkable triumph as his party's presumptive nominee, while some reluctant Republicans considered how to move forward. (May 4)
Researchers say they believe the ship that 18th century explorer Capt. James Cook used to sail around the world is still submerged somewhere in Rhode Island's Newport Harbor, but it'll take a lot of work and money to identify it.
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Thirty-one passengers and a crew member aboard an Etihad Airways flight were injured Wednesday when their plane ran into sudden turbulence as it prepared to land in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
New Yorkers react to the news that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for president. (May 4)
Twitter and Instagram users lampooned Ted Cruz today for accidentally elbowing his wife Heidi in the face, moments after dropping out of the presidential race.