‘Angry’ Manchester United fan kills four in bus attack, police say

A man "angered" by Manchester United’s defeat to Barcelona in the final of the Champions League killed four people when he drove a minibus into a crowd celebrating the Spanish side’s victory, police in Nigeria have told CNN.

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‘Angry’ Man Utd fan kills four in bus attack

A man "angered" by Manchester United’s defeat to Barcelona in the final of the Champions League killed four people when he drove a minibus into a crowd celebrating the Spanish side’s victory, police in Nigeria have told CNN. Ten people were also injured in the incident in the town of Ogbo, where the driver was subsequently arrested, a Port Harcourt Police spokesperson said. “He was displaying his anger at his team losing the match.

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United, Barcelona set for showdown in Rome

Manchester United and Barcelona are making their final preparations for Wednesday’s Champions League final in Rome in which the English and Spanish clubs will go head to head for the biggest prize in European club football. Wednesday’s final at the 67,000-capacity Stadio Olimpico, which kicks off at 8.45 p.m. local time (1445 ET), is the most eagerly awaited match of the season, bringing together two of the continent’s best supported and most successful teams — both with reputations for attacking football

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Slain woman’s family sues alleged killer

The mother and brother of a 31-year-old woman found strangled with her two young sons in the bedrooms of their home filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the alleged killer — the husband and father of the victims. Christopher Coleman has pleaded not guilty in the triple homicide police say took place early in the morning on May 5 in the family home in the small southwestern Illinois city of Columbia.

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Iran’s Spending Spree in Afghanistan

Some locals jokingly call Herat the “Dubai of Afghanistan.” The nickname is a stretch, but the mini-boom taking place in this commercial capital is borne out by 24-hour electricity and pothole-free streets where people wander without fear of the random violence that afflicts other urban centers in the country. Who gets the credit? Much of it goes to Iran, which lies less than a hundred miles to the west and is moving closer.

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