May2017
-
Venus set for French Open 20th anniversary
May 28, 2017Serena Williams may be missing from this year’s French Open, but big sister Venus is still going strong and marks her Roland Garros 20th anniversary on Sunday. Three weeks shy of her 37th birthday, the American... -
Southern rock trailblazer Gregg Allman dead at 69
May 28, 2017News Hour: Gregg Allman, the powerfully bluesy and hard-jamming singer and songwriter who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and emerged as a pioneer of Southern rock, has died at the age of 69. Allman died peacefully... -
Canada’s Conservative party selects new leader
May 28, 2017News Hour: Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party elected Andrew Scheer as its leader Saturday to take on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the next election, expected in 2019. Scheer, 38, is a lawmaker from western Saskatchewan... -
Messi magic inspires Barcelona to retain Copa del Rey
May 28, 2017News Hour: A Lionel Messi masterclass salvaged some silverware to end Barcelona’s season and gave coach Luis Enrique a victorious send-off as the Catalans retained the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 win over Alaves on... -
Myanmar must investigate ‘army beating’ video: rights groups
May 28, 2017News Hour: Myanmar authorities must investigate a video showing men in military uniforms viciously beating handcuffed detainees suspected of being ethnic rebel fighters, rights groups said Sunday. The video’s emergence comes as negotiators from the civilian-led... -
Sri Lankan people are recovering from devastating floods
May 28, 2017News Hour: Sri Lankans recovering from devastating floods are bracing themselves for more rain as emergency teams rush to deliver aid. Floodwaters receded on Sunday but many villages were still inundated. At least 151 people have... -
Islamist militants killed 19 civilians in a southern Philippine city
May 28, 2017News Hour: Islamist militants locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city have killed 19 civilians, the military said Sunday, bringing the official death toll from nearly a week of fighting to... -
China’s national observatory issued a yellow alert for high temperatures
May 28, 2017News Hour: China’s national observatory issued a yellow alert on Sunday for high temperatures, the least serious in a three-tier warning system, with some northern provinces expected to see temperatures of up to 39 degrees Celsius.... -
A strike at Alitalia grounded 200 flights
May 28, 2017News Hour: A strike at Italian carrier Alitalia, placed into administration earlier this month, grounded 200 flights on Sunday, the airline said, adding it managed to reassign some 80 percent of passengers affected. Alitalia, which has... -
Problems at one of the suppliers has forced BMW to halt production in Leipzig
May 28, 2017News Hour: Problems at one of its suppliers has forced German carmaker BMW to halt production in Leipzig and could hit its plants in China and South Africa. The magazine said problems at one of BMW’s...
