Authorities charge Brownsville driver with 8 counts of manslaughter
May 8 (UPI) -- A Brownsville, Texas man who allegedly drove his vehicle into people waiting for a bus on Sunday was charged with manslaughter…
HRW: Academic held by Egyptian authorities at risk of death | Mohamed Morsi News
Human Rights Watch joins 50 other groups to call for the release of Egyptian academic Salah Soltan, detained in Egypt. An academic detained by Egyptian…
Amid protests, authorities uphold legitimacy of Paraguay election | Elections News
The Organization of American States, as well as Paraguay officials, have affirmed the legitimacy of Sunday’s vote. An international body charged with overseeing democracy and…
Texas mass shooting suspect could be anywhere and authorities are unsure if he is armed, sheriff says
The search for a Texas gunman who allegedly murdered his neighbours after they asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard has stretched into…
Gas leak in India’s Ludhiana leaves 11 people dead and more injured as authorities evacuate residents
Eleven people have died and four more were hospitalised after a gas leak in northern India's Punjab state.Key points:Officials in the area say customers outside…
CAR authorities accuse rebels of killing nine Chinese miners | News
The government has blamed an alliance of rebel groups formed in December 2020 to overthrow President Touadéra, for the killings. A leading rebel group was…
Tunisian authorities close opposition Ennahdha party HQ | News
Move comes a day after party leader Ghannouchi was arrested in an ongoing crackdown on Tunisia’s opposition. Tunisian authorities have closed the headquarters of the…
Despite Security Risks, Nigerian Authorities Plan To Resettle IDPs To Mallam Fatori
The Borno state government in Northeast Nigeria wants to press ahead with the return of refugees to the remote town of Malam Fatori in May,…
Virginia authorities take armed woman on highway into custody
Virginia police announced early Thursday that they had taken a woman, who barricaded herself along a busy highway for more than 30 hours, into custody. According…
China authorities raid US due diligence firm, detain staff | Business and Economy
Raid on the Mintz Group office comes as China prepares to hold its annual economic forum. Chinese authorities have raided the Beijing office of US-headquarted…
Thai authorities searching for missing radioactive cylinder taken from coal power plant
Thai authorities are scrambling to find a cylinder containing dangerous radioactive material that went missing from a power station, warning of serious health risks from…
Authorities shut down Silicon Valley Bank, first such failure since 2020
The California Department of Financial Protection shut down Silicon Valley Bank on Friday. It is the first FDIC-insured institution to fail since the Almena State…
Mexican authorities find 2 abducted Americans dead, 2 alive
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced in a news conference Tuesday that the bodies of two Americans who were kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico, on…
Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade loses transmission with pico balloon after US authorities down objects
A US hobby group says it lost contact with its pico balloon, last detected flying over south-east Alaska on February 11, sparking speculation it could be…
Chile heatwave threatens to worsen wildfires, authorities warn | Weather News
A heatwave is threatening further wildfires in Chile’s south-central region, authorities have warned, as more than two dozen people have been killed due to the…
US authorities enforce evacuations after train derails in Ohio | Environment News
Authorities in the US state of Ohio have threatened to arrest anyone who does not leave an evacuation zone near the smouldering wreckage of a…
Radioactive capsule’s loss in Western Australia described as ‘highly unusual’ as authorities urge public to keep their distance
A radiation safety expert has described the loss of a tiny radioactive capsule along a 1,400-kilometre stretch of road in Western Australia as a 'bizarre, one-in-100-year event'.Key points:Authorities are searching…
The Loop live: Cyber security authorities shut down major ransomware site, triple j to kick off Hottest 200, and Succession gets a season four date
(AP: Jose Luis Magana)The FBI and international partners have at least temporarily dismantled the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year, US…
7 dead as authorities arrest suspect
Seven people were killed in two related shootings in a coastal community south of San Francisco, authorities said Monday, the latest mass shooting in California in…
Suspect in Monterey Park shooting killed himself in van: Authorities
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – The man suspected of killing 10 people in a shooting barrage amid Lunar New Year festivities in Southern California shot himself…