Friday, March 29, 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...

Blair says 2003 Iraq invasion played role in Islamic State rise

LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State...

Massive storm Patricia hits Mexico’s Pacific coast, but skirts big cities

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO – Patricia, one of the strongest ever hurricanes, crashed into western Mexico with rain and winds of up to 165 mph...

Hurricane Patricia potentially catastrophic as it nears Mexico

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO – Hurricane Patricia strengthened into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm as it churned toward Mexico's Pacific coast, having grown at...

Poll: British support for EU membership tumbles

LONDON – British support for staying in the European Union has tumbled over the past four months as an influx of migrants into Europe...

Sweden struggles to cope with migrant tide

STOCKHOLM/LJUBLJANA – Sweden said on Thursday it expected up to 190 000 migrants this year, putting unprecedented strain on a country famous for welcoming...

Texas teen arrested over clock is moving to Qatar with his family

DALLAS –The Texas boy arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb is moving to Qatar, his family said...