Assange jailed for 50 weeks for UK bail breach

May 2,2019
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced Wednesday to 50 weeks in jail for breaching a British court order seven years ago, when he took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden.
Airstrikes kill 4 militants in S. Afghanistan
May 02
At least four militants have been killed and three others injured as the security forces' fighting aircraft targeted Taliban hideouts outside Tirin Kot city,
Cyclone Kenneth kills 41 in Mozambique: UN
May 02
Cyclone Kenneth has killed 41 people in Mozambique, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday. The fatalities came about a month after Cyclone Idai killed more than 600 people in the southern Africa country.
Putin congratulates Japan's new emperor
May 02
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a celebratory telegram to Japan's new Emperor Naruhito.
India braces for cyclone, puts navy on alert
May 02
India deployed emergency personnel Wednesday and ordered the navy on standby as it braced for an extremely severe cyclonic storm barrelling towards the eastern coast.
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne
May 01
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito pledged Wednesday to stand by the Japanese people as he formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, the day after his father's historic abdication ushered in a new imperial era.
Dutch police arrest terror suspect in Heerlen
May 01
Dutch police have arrested a man suspected of being involved in terrorism last Friday in Heerlen in the southern Dutch province of Limburg, the Dutch public prosecutor announced on Tuesday.