(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: May 25, 2010) Fighting and gunfire continue in the Jamaican capital, marking the third day of clashes between government troops and a drug lord. North Korea has announced it has cut off all relations with the South, after South Korea accused the North of sinking a warship. Queen Elizabeth II has given a speech at the state opening of Britain's new parliament. Oil company BP continues to try to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as it faces fines of up to $10 billion. A Thai court has issued a warrant for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, accusing him of masterminding recent anti-government protests. Stocks in Asia have sunk to a six-month low, and investors remained jittery throughout the world on worries that the European debt crisis could weigh on the global economic recovery.

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: May 25, 2010) Fighting and gunfire continue in the Jamaican capital, marking the third day of clashes between government troops and a drug lord. North Korea has announced it has cut off all relations with the South, after South Korea accused the North of sinking a warship. Queen Elizabeth II has given a speech at the state opening of Britain's new parliament. Oil company BP continues to try to stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as it faces fines of up to $10 billion. A Thai court has issued a warrant for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, accusing him of masterminding recent anti-government protests. Stocks in Asia have sunk to a six-month low, and investors remained jittery throughout the world on worries that the European debt crisis could weigh on the global economic recovery.