Friday, April 19, 2024

World

Google sacks staff protesting over Israeli contract

Google has sacked 28 workers who took part in protests against a deal the technology giant has with the Israeli government. Google has a joint contract with Amazon worth $1.2bn...

US suspends visa service in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -The US State Department has announced the suspension of routine visa services at its...

Lewis Hamilton says he plans to race ‘well into’ his 40s

Lewis Hamilton says he will join his old rival Fernando Alonso in racing in Formula 1 "well into...

Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of long-stalled Congress aid vote

Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its...

Prince of Wales returns to duties this week

The Prince of Wales is to carry out his first royal engagement since his wife revealed her cancer...

Pope urges revolution to save Earth, fix ‘perverse’ economy

VATICAN CITY (AP) - In a sweeping environmental manifesto aimed at spurring concrete action, Pope Francis called Thursday for a bold cultural revolution to...

Pastor, 8 others fatally shot at church in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston, killing nine people,...

Spokane mayor calls for Dolezal to resign from police panel

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Two top Spokane officials have called for Rachel Dolezal to resign immediately from the eastern Washington city's volunteer police ombudsman...

Prosecutor: Worker discussed having inmates kill husband

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - A woman charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security facility where she worked had discussed having them...

N. Korea says it has been hit by worst drought in 100 years

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea says it has been hit by its worst drought in a century, resulting in extensive damage to...

Close but no cigar: US-Cuba wrangle on embassies 6 months on

HAVANA (AP) - Six months ago Wednesday, Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro stunned the world by announcing an end to their nations' half-century...