Friday, April 26, 2024

World

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned in New York

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York has been overturned, on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. The New York Court of...

Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov accused of taking bribes

A Russian deputy defence minister has been accused of taking bribes and remanded in custody by a court...

Fashion designer Nancy Gonzalez jailed for smuggling crocodile handbags into US

A celebrity handbag designer whose products have been used by Britney Spears and on Sex And The City...

TikTok faces US ban as bill set to be signed by Biden

The US Senate has approved a controversial landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It gives TikTok's...

Prince Louis photo released to mark sixth birthday

Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have released a new photo of Prince Louis to mark his sixth birthday...

Health workers rush to contain fresh Ebola outbreak in Guinea

DAKAR - Health workers are rushing to the site of a fresh Ebola outbreak in Guinea to bolster efforts to contain the virus and...

Sanders calls notion he should quit Democratic race ‘absurd’

WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, responding to reports President Barack Obama called on Democrats to rally around Hillary Clinton as the likely...

South Africa’s Zuma denies outside influence in his cabinet appointments

CAPE TOWN – South African President Jacob Zuma denied being influenced by anyone in the appointment of cabinet ministers, responding to allegations by his...

Hallowed leader’s name behind US student’s jailing in North Korea

SEOUL – The US student sentenced to 15 years of hard labour by North Korea's supreme court was convicted for trying to steal a...

Trump warns of riots if denied Republican presidential nomination

PALM BEACH, FLA. – US Republican front-runner Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of riots if he is denied the party's presidential nomination after a...

North Korea sentences US student to 15 years hard labour

SEOUL – North Korea's supreme court sentenced American student Otto Warmbier, who was arrested while visiting the country, to 15 years of hard labour on...