Lightning strike at church kills 16, injures 140 in Rwanda At least 16 people were killed in Rwanda and 140 others injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist church in the country’s south, said a provincial governor. The churchgoers were injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, where two […]
Turkey Election Overhaul Seen Boosting Erdogan Gains Momentum Sweeping changes to Turkey’s electoral laws that could help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tighten his grip on power are set to begin their passage through parliament, with the opposition warning that they would increase the risk of vote fraud. The proposed overhaul […]
FBI arrests CEO who allegedly sold modded phones to criminals Custom encrypted phones have long been used by criminal gangs as a way for members to securely communicate with each other, but law enforcement agencies are cracking down on companies that provide them. One of the most well-established sellers of […]
China’s Xi Jinping gets expanded mandate, may rule for life Xi Jinping, already China’s most powerful leader in more than a generation, received a vastly expanded mandate as lawmakers Sunday abolished presidential term limits that had been in place for more than 35 years and wrote his political philosophy into […]
Syrian army splinters rebel enclave in Ghouta onslaught The Syrian army broke apart the rebel enclave in eastern Ghouta on Sunday, cutting off two major towns from the rest of the area, state media said, after a fierce battle waged under cover of an unrelenting bombardment. State television on Sunday […]
Japan PM wife’s name removed from documents in suspected cronyism scandal The name of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife was removed from documents regarding a suspected cronyism scandal, media said on Monday, as pressure mounted on the premier and his ally Finance Minister Taro Aso over a possible cover-up. […]
Michael Caine Says He Would Not Work With Woody Allen Again The actor joins a growing list of stars to distance themselves from the famous filmmaker in the #MeToo and Time’s Up era. Michael Caine doesn’t regret working with Woody Allen in the past, but after Dylan Farrow’s resurfaced sexual […]
‘Virginia Minnesota’: Film Review Aurora Perrineau (‘Jem and the Holograms’) and Rachel Hendrix (‘October Baby’) play reluctantly reunited childhood friends in a comic drama by first-time feature director Daniel Stine. A lot happens during a 24-hour road trip in Virginia Minnesota — too much, to be sure. Aiming for picaresque, […]
China Box Office: ‘Black Panther’ Roars With $67M Opening Ryan Coogler’s global monster hit is the fifth biggest debut ever for a superhero title in the world’s second-biggest movie market. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther has completed the final leg of its global victory tour with a heroic opening weekend in […]
‘Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes’: Film Review | SXSW 2018 Robert S. Bader’s debut doc tells the story of Muhammad Ali’s life with an emphasis on his long relationship with TV host Dick Cavett. Somewhat misleadingly named, Robert S. Bader’s Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the […]
