A video showing a shark dragged by a speeding boat sparked outrage on social media. A group of unidentified men are seen laughing while looking at the shark struggling. The video quickly went viral after being shared on Instagram. While the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says they will investigate the case, many condemned the disturbing incident.Jul 27, 2017
The Metropolitan Police has praised a victims wife who courageously fought off the attackers during an armed robbery in Leyton, London on 23 November. CCTV footage shows the moment two men wearing hi-visibility jackets approach their victims on the steps to their front door. The wife can be seen attempting to block the attackers from her husband who is later taken to the ground on the road below and shot multiple times.Jul 26, 2017
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said adding two more key players would be his preference as his team wraps up the North American leg of their pre season tour. Mourinho, speaking at the teams training venue at Georgetown University, said the teams executive vice president Ed Woodward was aware of his desire for two players but he understood the situation with elite players and sky high transfer fees.Jul 26, 2017
Two people have been found guilty of deliberately destroying a house in Lancashire as part of an elaborate insurance scam. Samuel Todd, 27, and Ryan Ibbitson, 23, both of Accrington, were convicted of pouring several gallons of petrol onto the house on Cumberland Avenue in Clayton-le-Moors in April 2014 before setting it alight in order to claim insurance money.Jul 26, 2017
Police helped clear the way for Cardinal George Pell to navigate through a pack of reporters so he could appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on July 26. A barrister for the Vatican treasurer told the court Pell would plead not guilty to historic sex offence allegations. The details of the charges facing Pell have not yet been disclosed, other than that they involve multiple complainants.Jul 26, 2017
One police officer was injured in the incident in Melilla on July 25. The man was reportedly shouting Allahu akbar and threatening police with a knife, before being arrested after an officer struck him in the head with a traffic bollard.Jul 25, 2017
CCTV footage shows a man being restrained by police shortly before passing away. The 20-year-old named as Rashan Charles was chased by police before entering a shop on Kingsland Road in Dalston, east London around 1.45am. He then tried to swallow an object before he was taken ill.Police officers and paramedics provided first aid but Charles died shortly after in hospital. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has launched an investigation into the incident.Jul 24, 2017
A video shows the collapse of a Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar. Visitors gasped as they saw the structure slide into the Ayeyarwaddy River. The Thiri Yadana Pyilone Chantha Pagoda was destroyed around 4:30pm. According to officials, continuous heavy rain caused the river to rise. The water may then have weakened the base of the pagoda.Jul 23, 2017
Authorities in Texas are hunting for a human-trafficking gang after eight people were found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer parked at a Walmart lot in San Antonio on early Sunday (23 July).Jul 23, 2017
Three Israelis were stabbed to death in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. A fourth victim was wounded in the attack.The attacker was shot but his condition is unknown. The attack came three hours after three Palestinians were killed in violence sparked by the installation of metal detectors at the Noble Sanctuary-Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem.Jul 22, 2017
Following the announcement of Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteaus resignation protesters called for Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges to step down as well. Harteau resigned after a police officer fatally shot 40-year-old Australian Justine Damond. Damond had called the police herself to report a possible sexual assault in her neighbourhood.Jul 22, 2017
A group of minors in Cocoa, Florida, filmed and jeered at a man while he was drowning in a lake on July 9.The victim, a 32-year-old disabled man named Jamel Dunn, wandered into a pond near Cocoas Plaza Parkway after an argument with his fiancee, according to reports by Florida Today.He began calling for help, and his calls were heard by a group of unidentified teenagers aged 14 to 16 who filmed his last moments and called him a junkie, yelling that they werent going to enter the pond to help him.This footage was shared on the Facebook by Simone Scott, a woman who identifies herself as Dunns sister.Police found Dunns decomposed body three days later , on July 12, and questioned the teens heard in the video. The minors are not expected to face charges because they were not directly involved in Dunns death, and do not appear to have violated any Good Samaritan laws.Jul 21, 2017
Ex-football star OJ Simpson is a free man. He was granted parole by a Nevada board on 20 July. Simpson was arrested in 2007 for stealing sports memorabilia at gunpoint. He was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping in 2008, and was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison. His bid for a new trial was rejected in 2013, but he was granted parole due to good behaviour. Simpson was not released due to other sentences. He has now been granted parole.Jul 21, 2017
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau said on Thursday (20 July) that the fatal shooting of an Australian bride-to-be should not have happened and that Justine Damond didnt have to die. Damond was shot when she approached a police car after calling 911 to get help over a possible sexual assault in her neighbourhood just before midnight on Saturday (15 July). She succumbed to a single gunshot wound to her abdomen. Speaking to the media for the first time since the incident, Harteau said Police Officer Mohamed Noor, who fired the fatal shot, should have had the body cameras turned on. She called the shooting of the Australian the actions and judgement of one individual as she distanced her department from the incident. Harteau said she would be looking into strengthening department policy following the incident to ensure that all police officers have body cameras on when they interact with the public.Jul 21, 2017
Ex-football star OJ Simpson is a free man. He was granted parole by a Nevada board on 20 July. Simpson was arrested in 2007 for stealing sports memorabilia at gunpoint. He was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping in 2008, and was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison. His bid for a new trial was rejected in 2013, but he was granted parole due to good behaviour. Simpson was not released due to other sentences. He has now been granted parole.Jul 21, 2017
