May 06 Russian plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing By Jim Heintz, Associated Press The plane had taken off from Sheremetyevo but turned back within minutes, asking for an emergency landing. Continue reading
May 06 Prince Harry and Meghan have a baby boy By Associated Press The baby, who has not yet been named, is seventh in line for the British throne. Continue reading
May 06 Biodiversity loss accelerates with 1 million species at risk of extinction, UN report finds By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Species loss is accelerating to a rate tens or hundreds of times faster than in the past, according to the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity. Continue reading
May 06 U.S. dispatches aircraft carrier to send message to Iran By Robert Burns, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The dispatch came after "clear indications" that Iranian forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, a defense official told the Associated Press. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 4:08 Ebola outbreak grows in Congo after health clinic attacks By PBS NewsHour More than 1,000 people have died from an Ebola outbreak that began in August in Democratic Republic of Congo. The country's government is working with international aid organizations to contain the deadly disease but their efforts have been challenged by… Continue watching
May 05 Warplanes strike hospital in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Warplanes struck a hospital in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Sunday, knocking it out of service, as government forces continued to bombard the rebel-held region following insurgent attacks last week. Continue reading
May 05 At least 40 dead in Russian plane’s fiery emergency landing By Jim Heintz, Associated Press A Russian airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport Sunday evening, and at least 40 people died, officials said. Continue reading
May 05 Kim oversees missile firing drills, tells troops to be alert By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ballistic missile. Continue reading
May 05 Palestinians, Israelis amid deadliest fight since 2014 war By Aron Heller, Associated Press Gaza militants on Sunday intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities and killing at least three people in one of the bloodiest rounds of fighting since the 2014 war. At least nine Palestinians, including… Continue reading
May 04 Cyclone Fani kills at least 15 as it moves to Bangladesh By Julhas Alam, Associated Press A mammoth preparation exercise that included the evacuation of more than 1 million people appears to have spared India a devastating death toll from one of the biggest storms in decades, though the full extent of the damage was yet… Continue reading