May 03 Singapore's long-ruling party wins another election landslide in boost for new prime minister By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Singapore's long-ruling People’s Action Party won another landslide in Saturday’s general elections, extending its 66-year unbroken rule in a huge boost for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong who took power a year ago. Continue reading
May 03 Pakistan test fires ballistic missile amid high tensions with India after Kashmir gun massacre By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan test fired a ballistic missile Saturday as tensions with India spiked over last month's deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region. Continue reading
May 03 Woman dies when bomb she was carrying explodes in Greek city of Thessaloniki, police say By Costas Kantouris, Associated Press A woman was killed early Saturday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki when a bomb she was carrying exploded in her hands, police said. Continue reading
May 03 South Korea's main conservative party nominates Kim Moon Soo as its presidential candidate By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Former Labor Minister and staunch conservative Kim Moon Soo won the presidential nomination of South Korea’s main conservative party, facing an uphill battle against liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung for the June 3 election. Continue reading
May 03 Workers install stove at Sistine Chapel where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any electronic interference with their deliberations, as jockeying continued Saturday outside over who… Continue reading
May 03 Australian Prime Minister Albanese wins election for second 3-year term By Rod McGuirk, Tristan Lavalette, Associated Press Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday and suggested his government had increased its majority by not modeling itself on U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Army plans 250th anniversary parade on Trump's birthday In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Army plans to host a massive parade for its 250th anniversary that happens to be on President Trump's birthday, organizers of an aid shipment bound for Gaza say drones attacked their vessel in… Continue watching
May 02 Russell Brand gets conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape, assault charges By Brian Melley, Pan Pylas, Associated Press The actor-comedian was charged last month with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He didn’t enter a plea, and has previously denied the allegations made against him. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 9:33 Top Yemeni official visits Washington seeking more U.S. support in fighting Houthis By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The Houthis are an Iranian-backed rebel group that controls parts of western Yemen. Most of the rest of the country is controlled by the internationally recognized government, which has fought the Houthis with support from a Saudi-led coalition. In March,… Continue watching
May 02 Israeli military launches airstrike on Syria after warning over sectarian attacks By Ghaith Alsayed, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria. Continue reading