Monday, May 6, 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...

Police break up Olympic ticket scam

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police broke up a black-market ring that tried to illegally sell over 700 Olympic tickets at exorbitant prices, authorities...

Cruz, Sanders win in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE – Republican Ted Cruz easily won the Wisconsin presidential primary on Tuesday, dealing a blow to front-runner Donald Trump’s hopes of amassing enough...

Ted Cruz looks to emerge from Wisconsin as the alternative to Trump

MILWAUKEE – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz appears poised for victory over Donald Trump in Wisconsin on Tuesday, presenting himself as a uniter for...

Panama Papers probes opened, China limits access to news on leaks

BEIJING/HONG KONG – Authorities across the globe have opened investigations into the activities of the world's rich and powerful after a cache of leaked documents...

Migrants sent back from Greece arrive in Turkey under EU deal

DIKILI, Turkey/LESBOS, Greece – The first migrants deported from Greek islands under a disputed EU-Turkey deal were shipped back to Turkey on Monday in a...

Tax evasion probes underway after Panama Papers leak

SYDNEY/PANAMA CITY – Tax authorities in Australia and New Zealand are probing local clients of a Panama-based law firm at the centre of a massive...