Seven cases of deadly hantavirus confirmed or suspected on stranded cruise ship
May 5 – Two cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five more are suspected among people who were on a luxury cruise ship now held in the…
Russian attack kills five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas production facilities, officials say
May 5 – A Russian overnight missile and drone attack on gas production facilities in Ukraine’s Poltava and Kharkiv regions killed five people, including two rescue workers, while cutting gas…
Britain’s ruling Labour party faces bruising losses in local polls
British voters head to the polls on May 7 for local elections. Read More
Nine workers die in Colombia coal mine explosion
BOGOTA, May 4 – A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and left six others injured, the national mining agency said on Monday, several weeks after…
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship off Cape Verde widens to 7 cases: WHO
2 crew members are also suspected to be infected; outbreak has already claimed 3 lives. Read More
Colorado firebomb suspect to plead guilty to all state charges, defense says
DENVER, May 4 – The man accused of lobbing gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado last year, killing one person and injuring about two dozen others, will plead…
Secret Service says it exchanged gunfire with armed suspect near White House
WASHINGTON, May 4 – The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday its officers confronted an armed and “suspicious individual” near the White House who later fired at them before fleeing…
12 trapped after central Colombia mine explosion
Three of the 15 miners had managed to escape. Read More
Armed man shot by US Secret Service near White House; teen bystander wounded
The shooting occurred shortly after a motorcade carrying US V-P Vance passed by the area. Read More
Britain condemns Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
May 4 – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned the Iranian drone and missile strikes targeting the United Arab Emirates. Read More