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Usain Bolt fires business manager over Jamaica fraud case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt told reporters Friday that he is baffled over how $12.7
US Market Regulator Probes Musk's Role In Tesla Self-Driving Claims: Report
The U.S. securities regulator is investigating Elon Musk's role in giving shape to EV maker Tesla's self-driving claims, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person with knowledge of the... ...
Ukraine Says 321 Heavy Tanks Promised By Allies To Fight Against Russia
A total of 321 heavy tanks have been promised to Ukraine by several countries, Ukraine's ambassador to France said on BFM television on Friday. ...
"Crossing Red Line": North Korea Slams US For Pledging Tanks To Ukraine
North Korea on Saturday denounced U.S. pledges of battle tanks to Ukraine, claiming Washington was "further crossing the red line" to win hegemony by proxy war, state media KCNA reported. ...
"India, China Ahead Of US, EU Members In Many Respects": Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at length on the development of new centres of economic power, and financial and political influence and stated that China and India are already ahead of... ...
Putin plans new Ukraine push despite losses as he prepares for years of war
Nearly a year into an invasion that was supposed to take weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a new offensive in Ukraine, at the same time steeling his country ...
The Somali funk spirit that has overcome anarchy and exile
Somalia's music scene is booming once again after years of conflict and Islamist threats.
In photos: A makeover for 200-year-old India heritage building
The building, formerly the British Residency in Hyderabad city, is now a women's university.
New York court finds Jamaican imam guilty of aiding and abetting terrorists
A Jamaican imam has been found guilty of
Tanzania opposition leader returns home after 2017 assassination attempt
Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu Wednesday returned to Tanzania after his attempted assassination in 2017, which he claims was politically motivated. The Lissu announced his return last Thursday on Twitter, detailing his flight and landing
FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup: Moguls - Val St. Come
Watch as Canadian Mikael Kingsbury will be in front of a home crowd to try and stay atop the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup standings in Moguls. ...
Live Updates | Release of video in Tyre Nichols’ arrest
The Latest on the release of a Memphis Police Department video showing the beating of Tyre Nichols, who later died. WASHINGTON — The national president of the Fraternal Order of ...
Neutral Russian Flags at Olympics Would Be ‘Stained With Blood’: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is objecting to the International Olympic Committee's suggestion that Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete at future IOC events if they do so under "neutral" flags. ...
Lajward Film Festival Ends: Afghan Film
(MENAFN - Khaama Press) During the closing Ceremony of Afghanistan's first National Film Festival Award event (Lajward), A total of 35 Golden azure statues were awarded in five categories to the ... ...
Student nurse charged with taking bomb to U.K. maternity ward
A student nurse appeared in a British court Friday, charged with planning to attack an air force base and taking a home-made bomb to a hospital maternity unit where he worked. ...
Celestial spiral caused by SpaceX satellite launch, astronomers say
A time-lapse video taken at the summit of Mauna Kea shows a white orb spreading out and forming a spiral as it moves across the sky. ...
DEA quietly removes top Mexico official over links to drug lawyers
By Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustian | Associated Press MIAMI — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration quietly removed its top official in Mexico last year over improper contact with lawyers for narcotraffickers, an embarrassing end to a brief tenure marked by
British actress Sylvia Syms dies at 89; co-starred in ‘Ice Cold in Alex’ and ‘Victim’
Associated Press LONDON — Actress Sylvia Syms, who starred in classic British films including “Ice Cold in Alex” and “Victim,” has died, her family said Friday. She was 89. Syms’ children said she “died peacefully” on
Hockey World Cup: Need for mental strength, says Graham Reid
India head coach Graham Reid has taken responsibility for not pushing for a mental conditioning coach for the team before the FIH Men’s World Cup began. India, the hosts, had a disappointing campaign as they
Pentagon Chief Set to Reassure S.Korea Amid North's Provocations
South Korean concerns about the U.S. nuclear
Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue
The attack comes a day after an Israeli military raid left nine people dead in the West Bank. ...
Auschwitz anniversary marked as peace again shattered by war
OSWIECIM, Poland >> Auschwitz-Birkenau
$2M bond for Illinois man who stabbed Michigan teen over sex
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A judge set bond at $2 million Friday for an 18-year-old Illinois man who is accused of traveling to Michigan to meet a
Lavrov shores up Eritrean support for Russia over Ukraine conflict
NAIROBI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on a tour of Africa to shore up support for Russia, focusing on the “dynamics of the war in Ukraine,” Eritrea’s information minister said. Lavrov has been on a week-long
Indian students defy ban on BBC’s Modi documentary despite arrests
NEW DELHI: Indian students are defying a ban on a BBC program examining Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s past, despite arrests and attempts by authorities to prevent them from organizing screenings. The two-part program, “India: The Modi Question,” examines
Denmark in talks with Israel to replace howitzers donated to Ukraine
COPENHAGEN: After pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Denmark is in talks with Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems for new mobile artillery to plug a “critical gap.” The Defense Ministry said that negotiations were on “with the
J6 rioter who attacked Officer Sicknick gets 80 months in prison
By Holmes Lybrand | CNN A man who assaulted United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick with pepper spray on January 6, 2021, was sentenced on Friday to 80 months behind bars. Julian Khater pleaded guilty in September to two counts of assaulting,
