Salman Abedi (inset) killed 22 people and injured at least 119 more when he detonated a bomb at Manchester Arena on Monday night as children were piling out of the venue having watched Ariana Grande. But this afternoon the father of the attacker, Ramadan Abedi (right), said: 'We don't believe in killing innocents. This is not us.' He said he had spoken to his 22-year-old son five days ago and that he sounded 'normal' and was getting ready to visit Saudi Arabia. Earlier, pictures emerged showing Abedi lounging on the beach in Libya (circled, left) with friends and hanging out with his mates in Manchester as a teenager. There is no suggestion any of the people he was pictured with have been involved in any wrongdoing.

Kohey Nishi (pictured), who has an incurable disease called mucopolysaccharidosis, earns a living by having sex with women (top and bottom right) who look old enough to be his mother. He admitted that he finds it hard to sustain an erection in front of crew but added that his condition does not bother him as most porn shoots are done on a bed. Mr Nishi was introduced to the adult film industry by his 'drinking buddy', porn mogul Ganari Takahashi, and hopes to 'prevent children from being sexually abused' through his work.

More than 200 people without life jackets were thrown from their rickety boat and into the Mediterranean moments before they could be hauled into waiting rescue vessels. 'At least 20 dead bodies were spotted in the water,' said Italian Coast Guard commander Cosimo Nicastro. Another rescue group which happened to have a ship nearby said it recovered more than 30 bodies, most of which were toddlers. More than 1,300 people have died this year on the world's most dangerous crossing for migrants fleeing poverty and war across Africa and the Middle East.

Mount Sinabung, in Indonesia, sat dormant for an estimated 400 years before it roared back into life in 2010, and has been erupting regularly ever since, forcing thousands from their homes. The last major eruption was in 2014 (centre), when a quick-moving stream of ash, rock and steam killed 16 people and cut a swathe through the surrounding countryside. Despite an evacuation zone being in place, daredevil adventurers managed to find their way inside and capture these images.

Lyudmila Fursova (pictured), 21, was sent to a grim Russian orphanage after her negligent, alcoholic parents allowed her to live in a kennel aged just three. She was later transferred to a grim orphanage where she would beg for food at the institution's fence. Tatiana Demihova adopted the young girl who studied hard to get a scholarship to a prestigious law school. But now, in her third year, she has been thrown out of the academy and can no longer look forward to a police career. Her adoptive mother says the decision came after her police chiefs found out about her biological mother's neglect including her conviction for murder and Lyudmila's feral upbringing.

While they are bitter enemies today, America and Iran shared a strong alliance during the Second World War as the Allies used the country as a supply route to help Russia battle Hitler. The so-called Persian Corridor, established by the newly-installed and pro-American Mohammed Reza Shah, was used to transport millions of tonnes of food, equipment and weapons to the Red Army in order to help defeat Hitler's forces (left). Hundreds of American troops were also stationed in the country (top left) and helped the new Shah stabilise his rule (top right). The country even accepted refugees from Europe who were fleeing the conflict (bottom right, Polish refugees in Tehran). Cooperation between Iran and America continued for decades afterward, until the Shah was deposed in 1979 and replaced with Ayatollah Khomeini, who branded the US 'Great Satan'.