WORLD

Accounts emerge of heroism in New Zealand mosques; bodies to be released 0
- WORLD
- March 17, 2019
CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Accounts emerged on Sunday of heroic attempts to tackle a gunman who slaughtered 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand, as authorities prepared to begin releasing the bodies of victims to their families for burial. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday. Tarrant was
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India, Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other – sources 0
- WORLD
- March 17, 2019
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by U.S. officials, including National Security Advisor John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said. At one stage, India threatened to fire at least six missiles at Pakistan,
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May could win backing of Northern Irish kingmakers in third Brexit vote – report 0
- WORLD
- March 16, 2019
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s hopes of getting a Brexit divorce deal through parliament were given a boost on Saturday after a report that the Northern Irish party propping up her government might move towards backing her deal. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain March 14,
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Factbox – Mass shooting incidents in New Zealand 0
- WORLD
- March 16, 2019
SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand suffered its worst peacetime shooting as at least one gunman, a suspected white supremacist, killed 49 people during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch, the largest city on South Island. Violent crime is rare in New Zealand and police do not usually carry guns, though mass shootings have occurred
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Apple infringed three Qualcomm patents, jury finds 0
- WORLD
- March 15, 2019
(Reuters) – Mobile phone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc on Friday won a legal victory against iPhone maker Apple Inc, with a jury in federal court in San Diego finding that Apple owes Qualcomm about $31 million (23.35 million pounds) for infringing three of its patents. FILE PHOTO: Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of
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Who’s next? Daltrey and Townshend set for ‘full throttle’ tour, album 0
- WORLD
- March 15, 2019
LONDON (Reuters) – “I hope I die before I get old,” The Who sang in their 1965 hit “My Generation”. But more than 50 years on, the veteran rock band’s two surviving original members are set for a new tour named “Moving On!” and the release of their first album of new music in 13
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