Thursday, April 25, 2024

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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 in Moscow. Timur Ivanov, who denies the charges, is accused of accepting...

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...

Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude earthquake amid numerous tremors

Taiwan was hit with a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday local time (2:32 p.m....

WHO: Cholera kills 30 Burundi refugees in Tanzanian camp

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A cholera outbreak has killed at least 30 people in a Tanzanian refugee camp for Burundians, a World Health Organization...

Legion of foreign fighters battles for Islamic State

PANKISI GORGE, Georgia (AP) - One day this April, instead of coming home from school, two teenagers left their valley high in the Caucasus,...

Janice Dickinson sues Cosby for defamation

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Model Janice Dickinson sued Bill Cosby for defamation on Wednesday over denials made by the comedian’s representatives after she accused him last...

Clean-up underway after California oil spill

GOLETA, Calif. (AP) – Clean-up crews fanned out Wednesday along a stretch of scenic California coastline stained by thousands of gallons of crude oil that...

No charges for St Louis officer who killed 18-year-old

ST LOUIS (AP) - An attorney for the family of a black 18-year-old shot and killed last October by an off-duty, white St Louis...

Malaysia, Indonesia to offer temporary shelter to migrants

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - In a major diplomatic breakthrough that could ease Southeast Asia's migrant crisis, Indonesia and Malaysia offered Wednesday to temporarily take...