Tuesday, May 7, 2024

World

Madonna makes waves in Brazil with free concert gathering 1.6 million people

Talk about a grand finale. Madonna transformed Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro into a sea of her fans on Saturday for the closing show of her latest world tour,...

Qantas agrees payouts over ‘ghost flights’

Australia's biggest airline, Qantas, has agreed to pay a A$100 million ($66.1m, £52.7m) penalty to settle a legal...

Israel orders Rafah evacuation as Gaza truce talks stall

The Israeli army appears set to launch its long-threatened assault on Rafah as it instructs Palestinians to leave...

Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies

Actor Bernard Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died aged 79. He...

Israeli government blocks Al Jazeera from broadcasting

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Al Jazeera is to be shut down in Israel. Mr Netanyahu...

Obama campaigns for sick Hillary

PHILADELPHIA – With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, President Barack Obama took up the Democrats’ fight against Donald Trump on Tuesday, trying to quash...

Ex-PM Cameron resigns as an MP

Former Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he was resigning from his seat in parliament to avoid becoming a distraction for his successor,...

Chinese gay activist challenges homosexuality ‘disorder’ textbooks

BEIJING – A gay Chinese student activist on Monday lodged a suit against the Ministry of Education over school textbooks describing homosexuality as a...

Clinton’s bout of pneumonia raises worries for Democrats

WASHINGTON – Democrat Hillary Clinton's bout of pneumonia, kept secret until she nearly collapsed on Sunday, has raised an element of uncertainty about her...

Victims remembered 15 years after 9/11

NEW YORK – Americans commemorated the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on Sunday with the recital of the names of the...

Brits file major suit against Mastercard

LONDON – Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought against Mastercard demanding £14 billion (US $19 billion)...