Published:Wednesday | November 22, 2023 | 12:09 AM
ISLAMABAD (AP): A Pakistani court ruled on Tuesday that the closed-door prison trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing state secrets is illegal, his lawyer said. The ruling by the Islamabad High Court came on a petition...
Published:Wednesday | November 22, 2023 | 12:09 AM
BRAZZAVILLE (AP): A stampede at a military stadium has left at least 37 people dead in Republic of Congo after large crowds of young people responded to a recruitment appeal, authorities said Tuesday. The Congolese Armed Forces Command later...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US government dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, which agreed to pay a roughly $4 billion settlement Tuesday as its founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to a...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Tuesday appeared close to a deal to temporarily halt their devastating six-week war for dozens of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip to be freed in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons. But as...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin 's appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd. The justices did...
A New York City law that forbids police from using chokeholds or sitting, kneeling, or standing on someone's torso during an arrest was upheld Monday by the state's highest court. The law, passed after the death of George...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines flight attendants are asking federal officials for the right to go on strike, possibly before the end of the Christmas and New Year's travel rush, but American said there was “no...
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A stampede at a military stadium has left at least 37 people dead in the Republic of Congo after large crowds of young people responded to a recruitment appeal, authorities said Tuesday. Public prosecutor...
LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the UK is setting up a new science initiative to help develop flood-tolerant rice, disease-resistant wheat and other crops that are more resilient to climate change. Sunak was joined by...
BUENOS AIRES (AP): His legions of fans call him ‘The Madman’ and ‘The Wig’ due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair, while he refers to himself as ‘The Lion’. He thinks sex education is a Marxist plot to destroy the family, views his cloned...
LAMEZIA TERME (AP) : An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ‘ndrangheta organised crime syndicate, one of the world’s most...
Skyrocketing sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Increasing the cost of bread would mean declining sales, so the Nigerian baker decided to cut his production by half. For scores of other bakers struggling to stay afloat while...
Port of Spain (CMC): Finance Minister Colm Imbert says the Trinidad and Tobago government has been engaged in a series of reforms, including closing the digital divide, that seek to strengthen the overall economic management of the country. The...
Paris (AP): Survivors of Nazi atrocities joined young Jewish activists outside the Paris Holocaust Memorial on Saturday to sound the alarm about resurgent anti-Semitic hate speech, graffiti and abuse linked to the Israel-Hamas war. The impact of...
Khan Younis (AP): A United Nations (UN) team said on Sunday that 291 patients were left at Gaza’s largest hospital after Israeli troops had others evacuate. Those left included 32 babies in extremely critical condition, trauma patients with...
Lucknow (AP): Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans on Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. A...
San Juan (AP): Puerto Rico’s government on Thursday signed a multimillion-dollar contract with a Texas-based company to build a marina for mega yachts in the capital of the US territory. Currently, two docks in San Juan are available to yachts and...
ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as US president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center said she died...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The US State Department called Nicaragua's formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States on Sunday "another step away from democracy." The regional body, known by its initials OAS, has long...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials said Sunday that 31 "very sick" premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza's main hospital to another in the south and will later go to Egypt, as scores of critically...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — A suspect in Tennessee died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot while on the run early Sunday after he allegedly killed four and seriously injured a fifth victim during a deadly outbreak of domestic violence...
SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday's test flight. The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas before communication suddenly was...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died at the singer's Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Friday night, according to a statement from the show's organisers in Brazil. Both fans and politicians reacted to the news...
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit by singer Cassie containing allegations of beatings and abuse by music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs has been settled, the artists announced Friday, one day after the lawsuit was filed. The settlement was...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): The bullets began piercing the windows of the hospital as women cradling young children ran from room to room searching for a safe place to hide while the heavily armed gang drew closer. The louder the gunfire grew, the more...
