Sunday, May 5, 2024

World

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 played Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Oscar-winning film and King...

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...

Russia puts Ukraine’s Zelenskiy on wanted list

MOSCOW - Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a...

Canada police charge three with murder of Sikh leader Nijjar, probe India link

OTTAWA - Canadian police on Friday arrested and charged three Indian men with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep...

Apple sales fall in nearly all countries

Apple sales have fallen in almost every market across the globe, according to the latest results from the...

Hollande, Merkel decide on Brexit strategy

PARIS – French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a half-hour phone conversation on Sunday how to handle the aftermath...

Hawaii to monitor firearm owners

HONOLULU – Hawaii’s governor signed a bill making it the first state to place its residents who own firearms in a federal criminal record...

50 Cent arrested in St Kitts

BASSETERRE – America rapper 50 Cent was arrested here early Sunday following his performance at the St Kitts Music Festival late Saturday.The police report...

Scotland making moves to stay in EU

EDINBURGH – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon vowed on Saturday to protect Scotland’s European Union (EU) membership and said a fresh independence referendum was possible...

EU statement on British Referendum

Joint statement by Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, Mark Rutte, holder of the rotating Presidency...

Cameron to leave by October

LONDON – David Cameron said he would resign as prime minister by October, after Britons ignored his plea to stay in the European Union...