Friday, April 19, 2024

World

Google sacks staff protesting over Israeli contract

Google has sacked 28 workers who took part in protests against a deal the technology giant has with the Israeli government. Google has a joint contract with Amazon worth $1.2bn...

US suspends visa service in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -The US State Department has announced the suspension of routine visa services at its...

Lewis Hamilton says he plans to race ‘well into’ his 40s

Lewis Hamilton says he will join his old rival Fernando Alonso in racing in Formula 1 "well into...

Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of long-stalled Congress aid vote

Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its...

Prince of Wales returns to duties this week

The Prince of Wales is to carry out his first royal engagement since his wife revealed her cancer...

Obama says US ready to lift Myanmar sanctions after Suu Kyi’s visit

WASHINGTON – Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi called on Wednesday for the lifting of economic sanctions against her country and President Barack Obama, in...

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...