Gunman held, newspaper publishes a day after five killed in newsroom
ANNAPOLIS – A gunman who blasted his way through a newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, with a shotgun, killing at least five people in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists…
Hit videogame Halo gets TV drama series adaptation
LOS ANGELES – International hit military science fiction videogame Halo is coming to television in the form of a scripted drama series, cable channel Showtime said. The 10-episode series, based…
Baltic states to decouple power grids from Russia, link to EU by 2025
BRUSSELS/VILNUS – The leaders of the Baltic states and Poland have signed a long-awaited deal to connect their power grids to the European Union by 2025 and break their dependence…
Crowd of 6,000 heads to UK beach to be extras in Danny Boyle film
LONDON – Around 6,000 people have gathered at a British beach for the chance to be extras in a film directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle, after answering a Twitter…
Iran reopens uranium feedstock plant in preparation to boost enrichment
LONDON – Iran has reopened a nuclear plant idle for nine years, its atomic energy agency (AEOI) said on Wednesday, as Tehran prepares to increase uranium enrichment capacity if a…
Kenya relocates endangered black rhinos to more secure habitat
NAIROBI – The Kenya Wildlife Service has started moving 14 black rhinos to a sanctuary in the south east of the country to offer a more secure location for the…
Zambia aims to eradicate malaria by 2021: health minister
LUSAKA – Zambia aims to eradicate malaria, the country’s biggest killer, within three years after deaths from the disease halved last year from 2014, the health minister said. Health Minister…
Macron and Pope talk poverty, migration and Europe in long meeting
VATICAN CITY – French President Emmanuel Macron, accused at home of straining France’s secular foundations by seeking to mend ties with the Catholic Church, discussed Europe, migration and poverty in…
Italy proposes African migrant centres to halt immigrant tide
TRIPOLI – Italy has called for migrant centres to be set up in Africa to stop a tide of asylum-seekers fleeing toward western Europe, as Rome raises pressure on its…
Prince William starts first British royal visit to Israel, Palestinian Territories
JERUSALEM – Prince William began the first official visit by a British royal to Israel and the Palestinian Territories on Monday, facing the challenge of navigating deep political and religious…
