1,000 athletes compete in Games of the Small States of Europe in Malta

May 30,2023
Roughly 1,000 athletes from nine European countries have congregated in Malta for the 19th edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE), commencing with a vibrant opening ceremony on Monday.
Five killed in jailbreak attempt in northern Ethiopia
May 30
A prison break attempt in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region has left four inmates and one guard dead, local officials said Monday.
Rainstorms, floods kill 42, destroy 20,000 acres of land in Afghanistan
May 30
Torrential rains and flooding have claimed the lives of 42 people and injured 45 others over the past month in Afghanistan, a spokesman for National Disaster Management Authority, Shafiullah Rahimi, said.
4 teenagers die, another seriously injured in car crash in Australia
May 29
Four teenager girls were killed and another one in serious condition in a fatal car crash on Saturday in Australia's state of Victoria.
Typhoon Mawar weakens, heavy rain to persist in Philippines
May 29
Typhoon Mawar slightly weakened as it moved towards the Philippines, but heavy rain will still threaten some parts of the country in the next three days, the state weather bureau warned on Sunday.
10 killed, 10 injured as avalanche hits northern Pakistan
May 29
Ten people were killed and ten others injured when an avalanche hit a convoy of nomads in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Saturday, an official confirmed.
China on alert as it faces new wave of coronavirus infections
May 26
China appears to be bracing for a fresh wave of coronavirus cases, with an infectious disease expert saying weekly numbers could hit 65 million at the end of June.