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32 People injured after 2 buses collide in Lincoln Tunnel

Date: 2018-05-18 18:56:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:7407080

NEW YORK, May 18 (MENA) - Fire officials said two buses have collided in the Lincoln Tunnel, injuring at least 32 people. The accident happened around 10 a.m. in the center tube of the tunnel between two New Jersey Transit buses and that most of ....

Plane crashes in Havana with more than 100 on board

Date: 2018-05-18 18:55:03 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:60 - ID:7407053

HAVANA, May 18 (MENA) - A passenger jet with more than 100 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff from Havana’s international airport Friday, according to Cuban media and witnesses. The Cuban state-run newspaper Granma reported that the ....

President Trump promises his action from his administration after Texas school shooting

Date: 2018-05-18 16:22:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:7406973

WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - In the aftermath of a shooting that left multiple people dead at a Texas high school, President Trump said Friday his administration would "do everything in our power" to protect students, The USA Today reported. "My ....

Global-PRNEwswire(3):GAC Motor sets up international company, developing overseas business platform

Date: 2018-05-18 16:17:26 GMT - China - World - SN:51 - ID:7406965

Dear subscribers, following is a global bulletin published for PR ‎Newswire:‎ GUANGZHOU, China, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GAC Motor, China's fastest-growing automaker, has announced the establishment of GAC Motor International Company (the ....

Putin, Merkel hold joint press conference in Russia's Sochi

Date: 2018-05-18 15:58:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:7406862

MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has started an official visit to Russia by meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Russian city of Sochi. The two leaders discussed the situation around the Iranian nuclear ....

Putin, Macron to discuss Iran deal, Syria and Ukraine — Kremlin

Date: 2018-05-18 15:54:58 GMT - France - World - SN:48 - ID:7406860

PARIS, May 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will discuss the situation around the Iran nuclear deal, Syria and Ukraine in St. Petersburg on May 24-25, the Kremlin press service said in a ....

8 killed in shooting at Texas' Santa Fe High School, CNN affiliates report

Date: 2018-05-18 15:54:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:7406924

WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - At least eight people have died as a result of a shooting Friday morning at a high school in the southeastern Texas city of Santa Fe, CNN affiliates are reporting. This is the third school shooting in eight days, and ....

Putin says gas may keep going via Ukraine even after launch of new Germany-bound pipeline

Date: 2018-05-18 15:38:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:7406906

MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine may continue even after the launch of a new prospective Germany-bound pipeline under the Baltic Sea. Speaking after talks in Sochi on Friday ....

Top UN rights body votes for inquiry on Gaza clashes

Date: 2018-05-18 15:29:13 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:7406833

GENEVA, May 18 (MENA) – The UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to set up a commission of inquiry to look into a deadly crackdown on protesters in Gaza by Israeli forces, the Washington Post reported. Meeting in a special session in Geneva, the ....

3 children among 4 civilians killed by Indian firing across Working Boundary: ISPR

Date: 2018-05-18 15:21:06 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:40 - ID:7406703

ISLAMABAD, May 18 (MENA) - Four people, including three children, were killed, while 10 others were injured in unprovoked ceasefire violations across the Working Boundary (WB) by India on Friday, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press ....