Friday, April 26, 2024

World

King Charles to resume public duties next week

Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week following “a period of treatment and recuperation,” Buckingham Palace announced Friday, two months after revealing that he was being treated for cancer. The...

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...

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...

Mexico recaptures drug boss Chapo Guzman, president says

MEXICO CITY – Mexico recaptured the world's most notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman with US help in a violent standoff on Friday,...

Gun owners grill Obama at town hall, NRA sits it out

FAIRFAX, VA – President Barack Obama fielded tough questions from gun owners at a televised town hall on Thursday, defending his move to tighten...

Congressman aims to revoke Bill Cosby’s Medal of Freedom

A US congressman from Arizona said on Thursday he would introduce a bill to strip Bill Cosby of his Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...

Texas trooper to be fired after indictment in case related to jail death

AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas trooper who arrested a black motorist who was later found hanged in her jail cell was indicted on Wednesday...

Los Angeles prosecutor won’t bring charges against Cosby

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County district attorney has declined to bring criminal charges against comedian Bill Cosby stemming from sexual assault allegations...

Apple pays big bonuses to execs

Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook’s compensation rose 11.5 per cent to $10.3 million in 2015, the company said on Wednesday, a year when...