Explanation

 The new name of British Guiana is Guyana.

It became independent under this name on May 26, 1966

Capital: Georgetown

Common languages: English

Explanation

 Brontophobia is the irrational and intense fear of thunder.

 The term comes from the Greek words "bronte" (thunder) and "phobos" (fear). 

Astraphobia, also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia

 Ergophobia: Fear of work

“Heliophobia” is the fear of Sunlight

Cibophobia is the fear of Food

Xenophobia is the fear of Stranger or Foreigner

“Agoraphobia” is the fear of Public Place

“Musophobia” is the fear of Rats

“Achluophobia” is the fear of Darkness

“Dendrophobia” is the fear of Trees

Explanation

 The United States has the largest Gross National Product (GNP) among all countries

 GNP measures the total value of goods and services produced by a country's residents and businesses

Explanation

 Emirates News Agency, also known as WAM 

The WAM was established in November 1976

It started an Arabic service on 18 June 1977,

And an English service was established by Peter Hellyer in December 1978.

It is headquartered in Abu Dhabi 

Explanation

Brussels is situated on the banks of the Senne River

It is also known as Zenne in Dutch

It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community

Explanation

 The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day

Explanation

 "Ad libitum" is a Latin phrase meaning "at one's pleasure" or "as you desire." 

Explanation

 The Third Israeli aggression against Lebanon, also known as the 2006 Lebanon War,

Began on 12 July 2006

When Hezbollah launched rockets at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an anti-tank missile attack on two armored Humvees patrolling the Israeli side of the border.

Explanation

 The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) river

That mostly flows through eastern New York in the United States from north to south.

Explanation

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were presented in France.

They were intended as a basis for the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed in Versailles, France.

They were outlined in a speech to the United States Congress on January 8, 1918. 

The Fourteen Points were a set of peace principles intended to guide negotiations to end World War I