Deaths and destruction in the United Arab Emirates

2 May 2024 - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday as talks continue in Cairo to resolve details of an elusive bid for a cease-fire in Israel’s war with Hamas militants in Gaza.

2 May 2024 - Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country.

2 May 2024 - East African Community, ASALs, and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza has urged Kenyans to avoid politicizing the current floods which have led to the deaths of hundreds of people countrywide.

2 May 2024 - Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record as a heatwave scorched parts of the country amid a general election, killing at least nine people, and the weather office on Wednesday forecasted above-normal temperatures for May too.

2 May 2024 - Harvey Weinstein is due to appear in state court in Manhattan on Wednesday for the first time since New York's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction last week.

2 May 2024 - Three managers at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) will face charges in connection with the fake fertiliser scandal that has been in the country for about two months.

2 May 2024 - Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while New York's mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University broken up by police had been led by outsiders.

2 May 2024 - In a solemn funeral service marked by both tears and fond memories, friends, family, and colleagues gathered today at All Saints Cathedral Church in Nairobi to bid farewell to Michael Oyier, a beloved figure in the world of journalism.

2 May 2024 - Public hearings on controversial tobacco packaging rules kick off

2 May 2024 - EAPCC roars back to life after one-month hiatus for renovations