WASHINGTON, United States – Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to set a trial date of 4 March 2024 for the election racketeering and conspiracy case against former president Donald Trump…
UN chief Guterres calls for military, police deployment to Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, United States – The head of the United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, reiterated his call for the deployment of a multinational force to Haiti in a private letter…
German govt okays plan to legalise recreational cannabis
FRANKFURT – The German government approved a draft law Wednesday legalising the purchase and possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use, despite criticism from opposition politicians and judges.…
Man in Australia sentenced for mailing faeces, urine to Hollywood stars
SYDNEY – A man in Australia who sent his faeces and urine to Hollywood actors Leonardo Di Caprio and Jared Leto was sentenced on Wednesday to a two-year good-behaviour bond.…
‘This was not our daughter’: Lauren Dickason’s family reacts to guilty verdict
JOHANNESBURG – The family of Lauren Dickason has released a statement following the guilty verdict handed down in the Christchurch high court in New Zealand on Wednesday. The 42-year-old doctor…
Former NFL ‘Blind Side’ star sues over ‘adoption’
LOS ANGELES – Former NFL star Michael Oher, whose inspirational life story became the subject of the Oscar-winning 2009 movie The Blind Side, is suing the Tennessee couple who took…
Putin calls for closer cooperation with N. Korea in message to Kim: Kremlin
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged Moscow and Pyongyang to deepen ties, in a congratulatory message to the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un marking the country’s…
Afghanistan’s Taliban govt marks two years since return to power
KABUL – Afghanistan’s Taliban government was set on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of their takeover of the country with a military parade in the movement’s birthplace, as well…
Trump indicted for racketeering over 2020 election interference
ATLANTA – Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges of racketeering and a string of election crimes after a sprawling, two-year probe into his efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat…
Another Ecuador politician slain, six days ahead of vote
QUITO, Ecuador – A local politician in Ecuador was killed Monday, party officials said, less than a week after a presidential front-runner was gunned down at a campaign rally ahead…