Thursday, March 28, 2024

World

Four killed during stabbing spree in Illinois

Illinois, USA - Four people have been killed and at least five injured after a man armed with a knife went on a rampage in the US state of...

Disgraced ‘Crypto King’ to be sentenced

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire crypto boss who was convicted of fraud and money laundering last year, will...

Gayle and T20 trophy ‘on top of the world’!

Former West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle lit up the iconic Empire State Building in New York recently as...

Joe Lieberman, former vice presidential candidate, dies at 82

Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall,...

Haiti: US guns pour into Port-au-Prince, fuelling surge in violence

Haiti is a state out of action. More than two weeks after the country's prime minister resigned, following a...

Chancellor warns more cuts could be on the way

LONDON – Chancellor George Osborne warned that he might cut public spending more deeply than he previously planned after the country’s economic growth fell...

Irish economy frames voter debate as election kicks off

DUBLIN – Ireland's uneven recovery took centre stage on Friday as voters cast ballots in a national election, torn between the urge to oust a...

Six activists jailed in Congo

KINSHASA – Six Congolese activists were sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison, after they were arrested last week as they prepared for...

WHO: Brazil will be safe for Olympics

BRASILIA – World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan said on Tuesday Brazil is doing a good job tackling the Zika virus and...

Court investigating Rousseff’s former chief of staff

SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday authorised formal investigations into potential corruption involving President Dilma Rousseff's former chief of staff, as well...

Ahead of election, Iran’s leader warns of Western ‘plot’

TEHRAN – Iran's top leader warned voters on Wednesday the West was plotting to influence elections pitting centrists close to President Hassan Rouhani against conservative...