World

Forbes journalist placed under house arrest

A Russian court has placed Forbes journalist Sergey Mingazov under house arrest.

April 28, 2024 4:14 pm
 

News

QVS gets pre-Fiji Finals pep talk from police alumni

In the lead-up to the highly anticipated 2024 Coca-Cola Games, a delegation of police officers who are former students of Queen Victoria School visited their former school to address the student body.

April 28, 2024 4:03 pm
 

World

Police arrest scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on US university campuses

Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a handful of U.S. university campuses on Saturday, as activists vowed to keep up the movement seeking a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas among other demands.

April 28, 2024 3:24 pm
 

Entertainment

As ‘Alien’ turns 45, those screams still echo through space and time

“Alien” premiered with that memorable advertising line in June 1979. Nonetheless, science fiction fans being what they are (see “Star Wars” and “May the Fourth”), the film’s de facto anniversary comes this weekend, in the form of an April 26 re-release as a nod to the mysterious moon featured in the original movie, known as LV-426.

April 28, 2024 3:12 pm
 

Entertainment

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks to toss portion of sexual assault and ‘revenge porn’ civil suit

Attorneys for embattled musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking a New York court to throw out portions of a civil suit accusing the rapper and mogul of sexual assault and revenge porn.

April 28, 2024 2:10 pm
 

World

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Iraq’s parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by rights advocates as the latest attack on the LGBT community in Iraq.

April 28, 2024 2:06 pm
 

Rugby

We could've done better: Byrne

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne says he was expecting a better outfit from the players in their 24-17 win against Moana Pasifika at Churchill Park yesterday.

April 28, 2024 1:02 pm
 

Football

Rewa to work on mistakes

Extra Rewa Coach Rodeck Singh says goal-scoring issues and a lack of concentration remain a challenge for the team.

April 28, 2024 12:42 pm
 

Rugby

Drua identify Waratahs threats

The Waratahs plan to shut out Rooster Chicken Fijian Drua fullback Atelaite Buna in the Super Rugby Women’s final today is a good thing according to coach Mosese Rauluni.

April 28, 2024 12:30 pm
 

Entertainment

Britney Spears settles long-running legal dispute with estranged father

Britney Spears has reached a settlement with her estranged father more than two years after the court-ordered termination of a conservatorship that had given him control of her life, their attorneys said.

April 28, 2024 12:20 pm
 

News

US report raises alarm over prison conditions

The 2023 US Department of State report on Human Rights Practices highlights concerns regarding certain prison facilities.

April 28, 2024 12:18 pm
 

World

Tornado in China's Guangzhou kills five and injures 33, Xinhua says

A tornado that struck the city of Guangzhou in southern China killed five people and left 33 injured, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday, citing local authorities.

April 28, 2024 12:12 pm

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