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...

China to put on huge show of force for World War Two anniversary

BEIJING - China will put on a huge show of force on Thursday with goose-stepping troops and nuclear-capable missiles parading through Beijing, marking 70...

Obama visits Arctic community to discuss Native issues

ANCHORAGE/JUNEAU ALASKA – President Barack Obama on Wednesday will become the first sitting US president to visit a community north of the Arctic Circle,...

Obama undecided on post-White House plans

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has made no final decisions about what he will do after leaving office, the White House said on Monday,...

Lagarde says restructuring should suffice for Greek debt

ZURICH – A form of debt restructuring rather than outright forgiveness should enable Greece to handle its "unviable" debt burden, the head of the...

Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera journalists to prison

CAIRO – An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for operating without a press license...

Ten years later, resilient New Orleans reflects on Katrina

NEW ORLEANS – From the Lower Ninth Ward to the Super Dome, New Orleans launched a day of events on Saturday to commemorate the...