May 16, 2023 Worldwide executions increased by 53% in 2022, rose in Iran, Saudi Arabia Amnesty International says executions worldwide increased by 53% in 2022 from a year earlier, with a significant rise in Iran and Saudi Arabia. Numbers in Saudi Arabia have tripled.
May 16, 2023 School bus and truck collision in Australia leaves 6 children seriously injured A school bus and truck collision in Australia left six children seriously injured on Tuesday. Police said the bus was carrying as many as 45 children when it tipped over after being hit.
May 16, 2023 Burma recovering after deadly Cyclone Mocha; at least 21 dead, hundreds believed missing At least 21 are dead and hundreds believed to be missing in Burma on Tuesday after Cyclone Mocha barreled into the coastline with 130 mph winds on Sunday.
May 15, 2023 Pacific Island leaders urge rich countries to do more to help control climate change Leaders and representatives from Pacific Island nations criticized the leaders of rich countries who aren't doing enough to control climate change.
May 15, 2023 Powerful cyclone along Burma's western coast injures hundreds, at least 6 dead At least six people have been confirmed dead, and hundreds of people were injured after a powerful cyclone swept along Burma's western coast. Rescuers evacuated over 1,000 people.
May 15, 2023 Israel, Cyprus working on deal to build natural gas processing plant, pipeline in Cyprus Cypriot Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou announced that his country was working with Israel to build a natural gas pipeline and processing plant in Cyprus.
May 15, 2023 Take that! Philippines sends China message on contested islands as tussle brews The Philippines have placed buoys around the Spratly Islands to counter Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. Beijing is accused of aggressively sending its ships into contested parts of the South China Sea.
May 14, 2023 Out of Africa: Vet groups come to rescue of Afghans on Taliban kill list Last of three American handlers has returned to the U.S. safely after facing 22 charges of human trafficking in Zimbabwe for rushing to the aid of Afghan allies left behind by U.S. withdrawal.
May 14, 2023 Deadly storm Cyclone Mocha hits Burma, Bangladesh Costal cities in Burma and Bangladesh were left reeling Sunday as Cyclone Mocha made landfall, displacing some 500,000 people and killing at least three.
May 13, 2023 American arrested in Philippines after police find his girlfriend inside water drum: report American William Thomas Worth is facing murder charges in the death of his girlfriend, Mila Loslos, in the Philippines, whose body was found in a water drum.