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Who is Tennessee church shooting suspect Emanuel Samson

Who is Tennessee church shooting suspect Emanuel Samson

Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, has been charged with murder and attempted murder…after opening fire at Burnetts Chapel Church of Christ Antioch in Tennessee. A 39-year-old woman, Melanie Smith, was killed in the church parking lot. Six others were wounded inside the church after Samson entered through the back entrance. Robert Engle, a church usher, interfered quickly, resulting in Samson being shot in the left pectoral. Police said Samson had previously attended the church within last two years. The shooting is still under investigation and it is unknown if Samson has a criminal record. He is scheduled to appear in court on 27 September. Sep 25, 2017
UK footballers are conditioned not to speak out like Collin Kaepernick

UK footballers are conditioned not to speak out like Collin Kaepernick

US sports stars across the country took to one knee during the national anthem recently as a form of protest. The move has ignited a huge row in the US, with even President Donald Trump weighing in on the issue. However, despite this high profile demonstration, some do not think this trend will become international. Paul Mortimer, from anti-racism group Kick It Out, claims that British footballers are conditioned not to speak about national issues. He said, At the moment we have cultures and societies where fear seems to be the main thing, people are frightened to talk because there are no procedures in place that will protect them when they do talk. Sep 25, 2017
Hundreds of anti-brexit protesters march on Labour party conference

Hundreds of anti-brexit protesters march on Labour party conference

Hundreds of anti-brexit protesters descended on the first day of Labours annual party conference in Brighton on Sunday. Protesters are calling for a u-turn on the referendum decision to leave the European Union. They chanted Exit Brexit outside the venue where the four day Labour party conference is being held. Leader of the Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has said he will listen Labour members who wish to remain in the single market. Meanwhile 40 senior Labour figures have signed an open letter calling for Jeremy Corbyn to commit to staying in the custom union and single market once Britain has left the EU. Sep 25, 2017
Pilot dies in Italian airshow horror crash

Pilot dies in Italian airshow horror crash

A pilot died when attempting a high-altitude loop during an airshow in Terracina, Italy. The Itallian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon crashed into the sea, killing the pilot on impact. Sep 25, 2017
Stevie Wonder takes a knee for America

Stevie Wonder takes a knee for America

Musician Stevie Wonder said he was taking a knee for America during an appearance in New York on 23 September, in an apparent reference to a controversy involving US President Donald Trumps comments a day earlier about protests by NFL players. Sep 25, 2017
Secret of how Great Pyramid of Giza was built revealed

Secret of how Great Pyramid of Giza was built revealed

Archaeologists have discovered new information on the 481-ft Great Pyramid of Giza, showing where the 2½-ton blocks came from. They discovered that the blocks of limestone and granite came from 500 miles away, and were transported to the biggest pyramid in the world.  The new discoveries are revealed in 25 September Channel 4 documentary Egypts Great Pyramid: The New Evidence. Sep 25, 2017
Milo Yiannopoulos prays amid protests during heated UC Berkley visit

Milo Yiannopoulos prays amid protests during heated UC Berkley visit

The controversial political commentator finally visited the Berkley campus, after mass protests caused his speech at the university to be cancelled in February. Yiannopoulos could be seen sporting an American flag hoodie and praying amidst the protesters with supporters, during the visit on 24 September. Sep 25, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel re-elected for fourth term in office

German Chancellor Angela Merkel re-elected for fourth term in office

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term in office on 24 September. Polling data from public broadcaster ARD / infratest-dimap said Merkel and amp;#39;s centre right CDU / CSU alliance won 32.5% of the vote, ahead of the centre-left Social Democratic Party on 20% and the AfD. Sep 25, 2017
Saudi-led air strike kills driver in Yemen

Saudi-led air strike kills driver in Yemen

A Saudi-led air strike targeted a bridge and hit a dairy product truck in the northwest of Yemen, killing the driver and causing serious damages to the bridge, according to local witnesses. Sep 25, 2017
Mexico shaken by another earthquake

Mexico shaken by another earthquake

Mexico was hit by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, while still recovering from the 2 previous earthquakes which killed 384 people this month. Sep 25, 2017
Atlas V NROL-42 launch highlights

Atlas V NROL-42 launch highlights

America successfully launched a secret spy satellite on 24 September. The NROL-42 satellite was carried into space by an Atlas V rocket. The spy satellite is the latest addition to the fleet of satellites developed and operated by the NRO (National Reconnaissance Office). The NROs mission patch for the spy satellite displays a grizzly bear, ten stars and an impression of the Atlas V rocket ascending to orbit. The spy satellite marked the third NRO payload to be launched in 2017. Two more NRO missions are reportedly slated to be launched by the end of this year, with yet another satellite, NROL-52 expected to be launched via an Atlas V rocket in October Sep 25, 2017
NFL mascot rappels down from roof of Wembley stadium

NFL mascot rappels down from roof of Wembley stadium

The Jacksonville Jaguars team mascot, Jaxson de Ville, jumped from the roof of Londons Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 24 September, as the National Football League celebrated its 10th year hosting games in the United Kingdom capital city. Fans cheered and dramatic music played as the character, a humanized version of a jaguar, jumped from the ceiling and rappelled down to the field. Sep 25, 2017
Man on train

Man on train

Man clings to the back of a train in Perth. The train was travelling at around 110km/hr. Sep 25, 2017
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