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...

Bill Cosby files suit against seven accusers

BOSTON – Actor and comedian Bill Cosby on Monday sued seven women who had accused him of defaming them, saying they lied when they...

Obama says may visit Cuba in 2016 if citizens enjoy more freedoms

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama is open to visiting to Cuba in 2016 but first wants to see ordinary citizens there enjoy more...

Assange to be questioned at London embassy

QUITO – Ecuador and Sweden have signed a pact that would allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned at Ecuador’s embassy in London...

Zuma denies affair

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma on Saturday denied rumours he had an affair with the chairwoman of state-owned airline amid media speculation...

Climate deal sealed

PARIS – The global climate summit in Paris forged a landmark agreement on Saturday, setting the course for a historic transformation of the world's...

Tougher times ahead for Venezuela

CARACAS – Smarting from last weekend’s election defeat, President Nicolas Maduro warned on Saturday of a “large-scale crisis” in Venezuela as a showdown looms...