Sources: BBC
Two people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The perpetrator is found dead at the scene. 2024-12-16
The United Kingdom and Mauritius jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the Chagos Archipelago, with sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory being handed over to Mauritius in exchange for the United Kingdom and the United States retaining control of the military base on Diego Garcia for the next 99 years. 2024-10-3
Seven volunteers from the World Central Kitchen, including six British, Polish, Australian and Palestinian nationals and a dual American-Canadian citizen, are killed in an Israeli airstrike south of Deir el-Balah. 2024-04-1
The Government of Haiti requests security and investigative assistance from the United States. 2021-07-9
The first of five Iranian tankers en route to Venezuela to deliver fuel enters Venezuelan territorial waters, after being escorted by the Venezuelan Air Force and Navy. Both Iran and Venezuela warned the United States not to interfere with the delivery. 2020-05-24
A U.S. official says Iranian Navy gunboats are preventing the damaged Norwegian-owned "Front Altair" oil tanker from being towed away by two private tugboats in the Gulf of Oman. 2019-06-14
United States President Barack Obama ends the American arms embargo with Vietnam during his visit in the country. 2016-05-23
Four people are wounded after a shooting in Bourbon Street, New Orleans, United States, while it was crowded with party-goers and people setting up for Mardi Gras parades. 2013-02-9
Credit rating agency Moody's downgrades the ratings of France's three biggest banks, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Société Générale. 2011-12-9
Almazbek Atambayev, the newly elected President of Kyrgyzstan, states that a lease for a United States air base in Manas will not be renewed when it expires in 2014. 2011-11-1