Companies now liable for oil spill damages: Guyana
Georgetown [Guyana], May 18: Guyana's parliament passed an oil pollution bill late on Friday that holds parties liable for damages caused by oil spills, including...
Severe floods hit Argentina farm region
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 18: Thousands of residents evacuated on Saturday as rains lashed the north of Argentina's Buenos Aires province, a vital agricultural hub,...
Severe US storms kill at least 21 in Kentucky, Missouri
Washington [US], May 18: Severe storms have claimed the lives of at least 21 people in the US states of Missouri and Kentucky, authorities there...
Trump to call Putin and Zelensky as Russia kills 9 bus riders...
Kiev [Ukraine] / Washington [US], May 18: US President Donald Trump said he will speak with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr...
Lufthansa jet flown by autopilot after pilot faints in cockpit
Madrid [Spain], May 18: A Lufthansa flight was flown by autopilot when the copilot, alone in the cockpit as the pilot had stepped away to...
Two helicopters crash in south-western Finland; several people killed
Helsinki [Finland], May 18: Several people were killed on Saturday when two helicopters crashed in Eura in south-western Finland, the police said.
Iran's leaders slam Trump for 'disgraceful' remarks during Middle East tour
Tehran [Iran], May 18: Iran's political and military leaders are pointing the finger back at Donald Trump after the United States president sharpened his rhetoric...
Hamas says new Gaza truce talks under way as Israel expands ground...
Gaza [Palestine], May 18: Israel and Hamas have confirmed a new round of Gaza truce talks is under way in Qatar as the Israeli military...
Ex-FBI head probed for alleged threat to Trump on Instagram
Washington [US], May 18: US authorities are investigating former FBI director, James Comey, for an Instagram post that officials say contained an alleged threat against...
Over 230 firefighters battle large fire at German scrap metal yard
Berlin [Germany], May 18: More than 230 firefighters were battling a large fire at a scrap metal yard near Oldenburg in north-western Germany on Saturday,...
More than 150 delegations registered for Pope Leo XIV's inauguration
Rome [Italy], May 18: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has registered to attend the official inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, along with more...
Taiwan shuts down last nuclear reactor
Taipei [Taiwan], May 18: Taiwan on Saturday began to shut down its last active nuclear reactor, officially marking its departure from atomic power.
At least 8 dead in traffic accident in south Peru
Lima [Peru], May 17: At least eight people died due to the collision of a minibus with a truck on a road in the city...
Compete for US citizenship on TV?
New York [USA], May 17: Asked to comment on the program, which rewards US citizenship , the US Department of Homeland Security said the idea...
Trump says former FBI director 'called for assassination' using number 8647
New York [US], May 17: US President Donald Trump said he thought the photo posted on Instagram by former FBI Director James Comey of the...
Trump warns of sanctions against Russia if peace talks collapse
New York [US], May 17: US President Donald Trump believes Russia wants to reach a deal to end the conflict with Ukraine but warned that...
Group of dangerous prisoners escaped from prison in American tourist city
Washington [US], May 17: A total of 10 inmates escaped from a prison in New Orleans (Louisiana, USA) in the early morning of May 16...
Lightning strikes Angkor Wat temple, injuring many tourists
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 17: A lightning strike at the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia's Siem Reap province has left several people injured, according...
Swedish PM says jailed reporter on his way home
Stockholm [Sweden], May 17: Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was jailed in March in Turkey on terrorism and insult charges, is on his way home,...
U.S. developing plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
New York [US], May 17: The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate as much as one million Palestinians from the Gaza...
Israel blasts UN aid chief
Jerusalem [Israel], May 17: Israel on Friday blasted the United Nations aid chief for asking the U.N. Security Council if it would act to "prevent...
Bird flu in top chicken exporter triggers trade bans
Brasilia [Brazil], May 17: Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm on Friday, triggering a...
Fear and anger in France's crypto community after spate of kidnappings
Paris [France], May 17: After watching frightening images of a prominent French crypto boss' daughter being attacked on a Paris street during a botched kidnapping,...
Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], May 17: Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed more than 250 people since Thursday morning, local health authorities said on Friday, one of...
US aid cuts leave food mouldering in storage
Washington [US], may 17: Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S....
Ukraine calls on allies to keep pressure on Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], may 17: Ukraine rallied support from its Western allies on Friday after Kyiv and Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire at their...
93 Palestinians martyred in Israeli shelling of Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], May 17: Ninety-three Palestinians were martyred Friday in Israeli shelling of various areas across the Gaza Strip.