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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Poland elects Andrzej Duda president in major upset

Poland Presidential Election

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski conceded defeat in the county’s presidential election Sunday after an exit poll showed him trailing Andrzej Duda, a previously little-known right-wing politician.

2 dead, thousands flee as storms ravage Texas, Oklahoma

Severe-Weather

Record rainfall was wreaking havoc across a swath of the U.S. Midwest on Sunday, causing flash floods in normally dry riverbeds, spawning tornadoes and forcing at least 2,000 people to flee.

Roger Federer upset by fan's selfie attempt

Selfie kid- Federer

Roger Federer is fuming that a kid got on centre court to snap selfies with him on Sunday at the French Open and is demanding better security. “This should never happen on the Philippe Chatrier court,” the 2009 French Open champion said. “I’m not happy about it. Obviously not one second I’m happy about it.”


California woman with extreme anorexia turns to crowdfunding for help

Anorexia Rachael Farrokh and Rob Edmondson

A California woman suffering from an extreme case of anorexia has turned to crowdfunding to pay the medical bills required to save her life.

Canadian diplomat's son set to seek bail in Florida double-murder case

Consul Son Bail 20150524

A Canadian teenager caught up in a double killing in Florida will ask a judge on Wednesday to grant him bail pending a trial that could lead to his life-long imprisonment.

Mathematician who inspired the film A Beautiful Mind dead after car crash

John Nash

Mathematician John Nash, the Nobel Prize winner who inspired the film A Beautiful Mind, has been killed in a car accident along with his wife in New Jersey. He was 86.

Nepal landslide blocks river, thousands evacuated from nearby towns, villages

Nepal landslide

Thousands of people fled villages and towns along a mountain river in northwest Nepal on Sunday after it was blocked by a landslide that could burst and cause flash floods, officials said.