News Headlines - 18 May 2016

New Austrian centre-left leader will not rule out ties to far-right | Reuters

Austria's new chancellor said on Tuesday his Social Democrats (SPO) prefer to keep governing with conservatives and will not sell their souls just to remain in power, but he did not rule out joining forces one day with the far-right Freedom Party (FPO).

Sun's Queen Brexit headline ruled 'misleading' - BBC News

The Sun breached press regulations with its front page headline suggesting the Queen was in favour of the UK leaving the EU, the press watchdog has ruled.

Queen gives autonomous cars the green light | Top Gear

In a speech read out at Parliament today, Britain’s longest reigning monarch mentioned a new transport bill that will eventually allow drivers to legally insure self-driving vehicles.

Reuters - German top court to rule on ECB's OMT programme on June 21

Germany’s Constitutional Court will on June 21 give its verdict in a long-running case brought by a group of Germans against the European Central Bank’s bond-buying scheme, it said on Wednesday.

North Korea flooded South without notice - UPI.com

North Korea discharged water from a border dam without prior notice, as a forest fire from the North traveled into the South across the demilitarized zone.