USA Indian PM Modi looks set for electoral win Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were on course to win around 300 seats of the 542 available, up from the 282 it won last time. 23/05/2019
USA Pakistan tests ballistic missile Pakistan announced that it has conducted a test of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which it claims has a range of up to 1,500 miles. 23/05/2019
USA U.S. calls for Syria ceasefire The Syrian government is waging an offensive on the last big stretch of rebel-held territory. 23/05/2019
USA 'Plug your ears and run': US police sound-cannon use challenged in U.S. court Originally developed for the military, sound cannons are now used by many police departments. 23/05/2019
USA Voting has begun in tense E.U. elections The elections have been overshadowed by the growth of nationalist, Euroskeptic parties. 23/05/2019
USA UN agency could be helping Purdue Pharma make opioid epidemic global Lawmakers say World Health Organization is helping Purdue wage a "propaganda campaign" about opioids. 23/05/2019
USA US teacher 'threatened to open fire at school' In both instances from this week, which were unrelated, the elementary school teachers were arrested. 23/05/2019
USA Michael Avenatti charged with stealing money from Stormy Daniels The money was from a publisher working with Daniels on a book deal. 22/05/2019
USA The Velvet Revolution brought democracy, but where are the voters? "My aim is to double the turnout to around 25 percent. People laugh, they don't believe it's possible." 22/05/2019
USA Iraq sending teams to Tehran, Washington seeking to calm tensions The country could "be a stabilizing factor in a turbulent region," according to the U.N.'s Iraq envoy. 22/05/2019
USA Abortion rights activists protest restrictive new laws Dozens of rallies and demonstrations were scheduled from coast to coast Tuesday afternoon. 22/05/2019
USA Theresa May offers British lawmakers a chance for a Brexit do-over British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday offered U.K. lawmakers the chance to vote on whether to hold a new referendum on the country's membership in the European Union 21/05/2019
USA Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency The insolvency put 1,300 jobs at risk and reignited worries about local retail and food outlets in Britain, which are struggling to attract customers. 21/05/2019
USA Mountaineer extends record by climbing Everest for 24th time The 49-year-old has also scaled K-2, Cho-Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse. 21/05/2019
USA The far-right to Europe's elite: 'We're coming' Polls suggest far-right politicians could control as much as 18 percent of the European Parliament after this week's elections. 21/05/2019
USA Suspect in Christchurch mosque shootings charged with terrorism The suspect is now charged with engaging in a terrorist act in the attack that killed 51 people. 21/05/2019
USA Russian documents reveal desire to sow racial discord in US The revelations come as U.S. intelligence agencies have warned of probable Russian meddling in the 2020 election. 21/05/2019
USA Sweden wants detention order for Assange Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. 20/05/2019
USA Britain's iconic red phone boxes can be adopted for just $1.30 Around 5,000 remain among the 31,000 total payphones in the U.K. 20/05/2019
USA 4 Americans, 1 Canadian die as plane crashes off Honduras The Piper Cherokee Six plummeted into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff from the popular tourist destination of Roatan en route to the port of Trujillo. 20/05/2019