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London Mayor Boris Johnson visits the scene of the gruesome attack that has shocked the city. He tried to reassure citizens after a British soldier was hacked to death in Woolwich by two men shouting Islamic slogans. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LONDON MAYOR BORIS JOHNSON SPEAKING TO JOURNALISTS, SAYING: "… those guilty will be brought speedily to justice. And second, I have absolutely no doubt that Londoners can go about their lives in the normal way today." London newspapers were filled with images of the killer, hands bloodied, saying the attack was in retaliation for Britain's killing of Muslims abroad. On his way to an emergency meeting of senior officials, Johnson appealed for calm. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LONDON MAYOR, BORIS JOHNSON, SAYING: "It is completely wrong to blame this killing on the religion of Islam. But it also equally wrong to try to draw any link between this murder and British foreign policy, or the action of British forces who ar

The U.N.'s special envoy to Syria arrives at the Arab League in Cairo as the international community struggles to come together to end a civil war. Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Tuesday that both the Syrian government and the opposition were preparing to take part in the internationally-sponsored conference over Syria's civil war. But during a meeting in Istanbul Thursday, the Syrian National Coalition was still deciding whether to participate. The coalition is also choosing a new president after Moaz Alkhatib resigned in March. Alkhatib, who had offered President Bashar al-Assad a negotiated exit, has been meeting with coalition leadership. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SYRIAN NATIONAL COALITION SPOKESPERSON KHALED SALEH SAYING: "… what matters to us most is to elect somebody who will be able to face the massacres Assad has committed on a daily basis." Russia and the U.S. are pushing to hold the peace conference by the end of the month amid increasing re

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS PROFANITY All smiles off the screen but few on it in Ryan Gosling's new movie "Only God Forgives", premiered at Cannes on Tuesday. The A-list actor notable by his absence on the red carpet, instead in the U.S. directing his first movie. Director Nicolas Winding Refn and Gosling had previously teamed up for the 2011 hit 'Drive'. But despite winning the best director award two years ago, Refn is still having to defend the bloody nature of his tales. SOUNDBITE: Director Nicolas Winding Refn, saying (English): "I have surely a fetish for violent emotions, violent images, and I just can't explain where it comes from but I do believe through art it's a way to exorcise certain things in you." Only God Forgives is a story of revenge. Set in the haunting neon streets of Bangkok, it describes the tale of two brothers running a boxing club as a front for a drugs ring. Gosling's character must battle his own demons

An appeals court in Russia is holding a parole hearing for Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina in her absence. She has began a hunger strike in protest against the judge's decision to prevent her from attending her hearing in person. She is one of two Pussy Riot members jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral. The judge presiding over the case appeared puzzled on Thursday after a prison guard appeared on screen via video link from the penal colony, announcing Alyokhina's refusal to take part in the proceedings. The case has sparked renewed global interest. On Wednesday former Beatles member Paul McCartney wrote a letter to Russian authorities in support of the punk rock activism group. McCartney published the letter on his website asking Russian authorities to consider releasing two band members still serving two-year terms. The songwriter remains popular in Russia, and is well-remembered for his performance o

An appeals court in Russia is holding a parole hearing for Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina in her absence. She has began a hunger strike in protest against the judge's decision to prevent her from attending her hearing in person. She is one of two Pussy Riot members jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral. The judge presiding over the case appeared puzzled on Thursday after a prison guard appeared on screen via video link from the penal colony, announcing Alyokhina's refusal to take part in the proceedings. The case has sparked renewed global interest. On Wednesday former Beatles member Paul McCartney wrote a letter to Russian authorities in support of the punk rock activism group. McCartney published the letter on his website asking Russian authorities to consider releasing two band members still serving two-year terms. The songwriter remains popular in Russia, and is well-remembered for his performance o

Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that Britain would be resolute in its "stand against violence extremism", speaking after two Islamists hacked a soldier to death with meat cleavers on a south London street the day before. The British leader spoke after he convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence chiefs. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, DAVID CAMERON, SAYING: "Good morning. What happened yesterday in Woolwich has sickened us all. On our televisions last night and in our newspapers this morning we have all seen images that are deeply shocking. The people who did this are trying to divide us. They should know, something like this will only bring us together and make us stronger." (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, DAVID CAMERON, SAYING: "This country will be absolutely resolute in its stand against violent extremism and terror. We will never give in to terror, or terrorism in any of its forms. Second, this view is

PLEASE NOTE THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3 Films may be the currency of Cannes but 2013 has seen sporting stars in the spotlight. Footballing legend Pele, Formula One great Jackie Stewart and boxing champion Muhammad Ali are all the subjects of cinema at this year's festival. Just days before the Monaco Grand Prix, racing great Jackie Stewart is the focus of "Weekend of a Champion", directed by Oscar-winner Roman Polanski. The film follows Stewart and his wife over a weekend as they prepare for the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, which was won by Stewart. Polanski, one of the world's most respected and controversial directors -- also showcasing "Venus in Fur" at Cannes -- said it showed how racing had changed. SOUNDBITE: Film Director and Formula One Enthusiast, Roman Polanski, saying (French): "Back in the day, it was much freer. People could practically, or almost, walk onto the track. It was more accessible and seemed more human

Thirteen people were killed when a bomb blew up here on the side of a road in Pakistan's city of Quetta. Eleven of the dead were security personnel and two of them were civilians. Another 16 people were wounded, and authorities say the death toll could rise. Police said the bomb contained around 100 kilograms of explosives and was apparently planted in a parked vehicle and remotely detonated. UPSOT SOLDIER CRYING The wounded were rushed to hospital where relatives and colleagues mourned the loss of their loved ones. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bomb. However, separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the region's natural gas and other resources in Pakistan's southwest. It was the second major attack since Pakistan's elections, which marked the first transition between civilian governments in the country's turbulent history.

UPSOT WEINER SPEAKING DURING NEWS CONFERENCE Two years ago Representative Anthony Weiner left Congress in disgrace. The New York Democrat stepped down after accidentally posting a close-up of his underwear on Twitter. He initially denied that the photo was intended for a young woman, but admitted to lying after several women said they had shared exchanges with the married congressman. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ANTHONY WEINER SAYING "I had hoped to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district elected me to do: to fight for the middle class and those struggling to make it. Unfortunately, the distraction that I have created has made that impossible, so today I'm announcing my resignation from Congress. [CROWD CHEERING] After avoiding the spotlight, the former representative is getting back into politics. In a video message released Wednesday, the 48-year-old said he is running for New York City Mayor. UPSOT o

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) U.S. President Barack Obama awarded singer-songwriter Carole King the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Wednesday (May 22) night at the White House. King is the first female to be handed the award since the prize was first conceived in 2007. Obama pointed to her 400 compositions that have been recorded by over 1,000 artists throughout her career. Previous winners of the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize include Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder. The White House concert airs on PBS on May 28.

ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3 A roadside bomb killed at least 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday (May 23) in south-western Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the region's natural gas and other resources. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bomb in the city of Quetta. It was planted in a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw and blew up as a truck carrying the security men passed by. Sixteen people were wounded and the death toll could rise, police said. Ethnic Baluch separatists opposed Pakistan's May 11 general election. They have fought a low-key insurgency for decades against what they say is the unfair exploitation of their province's resources by richer and more powerful provinces. The rebels attacks gas pipelines, infrastructure and the security forces. They have no connection with Islamist militants al

This is all that remains of the school in Oklahoma where nine-year-old Garret Hunnan was a student. Briarwood elementary was one of the casualties of the massive tornado that brought devastation to the town of Moore. Garret's unlikely to forget the moment the powerful twister hit. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GARRET HUNNAN, NINE YEAR OLD STUDENT FROM BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SAYING: "My teacher said, 'everything was going to be all right.' I didn't believe her. I was just really scared. I was scared. And then the tornado hit. I just let everything hit me. I got a little bump in the back of my head. I'm just fine, and so, I got out. We went through the bathrooms, and then, there's this open window. Our reading teacher found us a little desk, and there's a pile of rubble coming right up to it, so we can get out." The tornado killed 24 people and injured about ten times as many more. It swept in on Monday packing winds up to 200 miles an hour (320 kilometr

The FBI says one of its agents shot dead a man being questioned over links to one of the Boston marathon bomb suspects because he turned violent. The shooting happened at an apartment complex in Florida. Ibragim Todashev was being interviewed about links to Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Todashev was of Chechen origin like the Tsarnaev brothers who are suspected of carrying out the bombings. A friend of Todashev said he knew Tsarnaev but wasn't involved in the attack and had wanted to leave the country. (SOUNDBITE)(English) KHUSN TARAMIV, FRIEND OF IBRAGIM TODASHEV, SAYING: "He cancelled the tickets because the FBI had been like, I don't know, they'd been pushing him, you know what I'm saying, they'd been pushing him. They said 'don't leave, don't leave' so he decided to stay. But we had a feeling, worst case scenario, that something like that's going to happen, you know what I mean? And it happened eventually and we tried to avoid it." Three people were

ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the colossal twister that devastated an Oklahoma town and killed 24 people, an astonishingly low toll given the extent of destruction. Outside the wreckage where Briarwood Elementary School once stood in Moore, Oklahoma, nine-year-old Garret Hunnan said his teachers helped him survive the monster storm. "I was - my teacher said, 'everything was going to be all right.' I didn't believe her. I was just really scared. I was scared. And then the tornado hit. I just let everything hit me. I got a little bump in the back of my head. I'm just fine, and so, I got out. We went through the bathrooms, and then, there's this open window. Our reading teacher found us a little desk, and there's a pile of rubble coming right up to it, so we can get out," Hunnan said Wednesday (May 22). The tornado which struck Monday (May 20) packed winds exceeding 200

Prime Minister David Cameron cut short a visit to France as news broke of the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London in broad daylight. The soldier was hit by a car then hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON SAYING: "It is the most appalling crime. We obviously are urgently seeking - and the police are urgently seeking - the full facts about this case but there are strong indications that it is a terrorist incident." Emergency national security meetings have been taking place in the wake of the attack. Home Secretary Theresa May said it was an assault on the whole nation. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BRITISH HOME SECRETARY THERESA MAY SAYING: "This attack was an attack on everyone in the United Kingdom and it will be condemned by people from every community." London Mayor Boris Johnson described the killing as barbaric. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BORIS JOHNS