Craig Taylor

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter says the rout of Iraqi forces at Ramadi showed they lacked the will to fight against Islamic State.
BBC News – Middle East

Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez announces on a leaked video he has gone on hunger strike demanding “freedom for political prisoners”.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski concedes the election to challenger Andrzej Duda after exit polls suggest he has lost the run-off vote.
BBC News – Europe

EU citizens living in the UK will not be eligible to vote in the “in/out” referendum on Europe, except those from Ireland, Malta and Gibraltar, the government says.
BBC News – UK

Renowned mathematician John Nash, subject of the film A Beautiful Mind, dies in a New Jersey taxi crash with his wife.
BBC News – US & Canada

Ethiopians vote in the first elections since the 2012 death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, with predictions his successor will retain power.
BBC News – Africa

NEW YORK CITY — After spending five straight years in Oklahoma City in the thick of postseason battles, the Thunder fin
Oklahoma City Thunder

The Bank of England confirms it is researching the financial risks of the UK leaving the EU after it “inadvertently” sent details of the project to the Guardian newspaper.
BBC News – Business

About 3,000 militia members in Iraq begin moving against Islamic State militants after the fall of the city of Ramadi last week, officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

Huge crowds in El Salvador attend the beatification of Oscar Romero – the Roman Catholic archbishop murdered during the 1980-92 civil war.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Figures suggest the Republic of Ireland has voted to legalise same-sex marriage in a historic referendum.
BBC News – Europe

Councils across England and Wales call on the government to introduce a ban on the sale of legal highs.
BBC News – UK

The US Senate blocks a bill that would have ended bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency.
BBC News – US & Canada

Tens of thousands of Catholic pilgrims attend the beatification in Kenya of Italian-born nun Irene Stefani, taking her a step closer to sainthood.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 21, 2015 – Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook was named to the All-NBA Second Team for the
Oklahoma City Thunder

Nationwide building society reports a 54% rise in annual pre-tax profit to £1.04bn as it regains its position as the UK’s second-largest mortgage lender.
BBC News – Business

Islamic State militants reportedly seize the last government-controlled border crossing between Syria and Iraq, after taking over ancient Palmyra.
BBC News – Middle East

Mexican investigators are probing the disappearance of at least 15 people in Chilapa, Guerrero state, after it was overrun in early May by gunmen.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Two men captured by Ukrainian troops confess to being members of the Russian armed forces, according to European mediators.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron says he is determined to reform Britain’s relationship with the EU as he begins discussions with other European leaders on his plans.
BBC News – UK