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...

DiCaprio to be deposed over film

NEW YORK – A federal judge has ordered actor Leonardo DiCaprio to be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by a former Stratton Oakmont...

Cameron gets boost in fight against leaving EU

LONDON – The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union (EU) regained its lead in two opinion polls published on Saturday, giving a...

Obama and Biden visit Orlando victims

ORLANDO – President Barack Obama on Thursday met survivors of a massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub and relatives of the 49 people killed...

British MP shot and killed

BIRSTALL – A British member of parliament was shot dead in the street on Thursday, causing deep shock across Britain and the suspension of...

Led Zeppelin trial starts

LOS ANGELES – A musical riff Led Zeppelin is accused of stealing from another band for its 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven was not...

Lyrics to Canadian anthem now gender neutral

OTTAWA – Canadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to alter the country’s national anthem to make the lyrics gender neutral, a move that comes as...