Disgruntled US tenant kills building manager, injures four, shoots self
A disgruntled tenant shot dead his building manager and wounded four other people in an upscale neighborhood of Washington on Thursday before killing himself, police said amid a massive law enforcement response that shut down part of the city.
Russian strike kills 51 gathered for wake in east Ukraine
A Russian strike killed at least 51 people gathered for a wake in northeastern Ukraine Thursday, provoking outrage from Western leaders for what the UN warned could be a war crime.
France’s highest mountain, Mont Blanc shrinks
The researchers have said the tallest mountain in France, Mont Blanc is shrinking due to lesser rain in the summer.
Mauritius’ Supreme Court decriminalises same-sex relations
The apex court in Mauritius has decriminalised gay sex, saying the prohibition reflected colonial-era, rather than indigenous values.
Russia’s mission is to create ‘new world’ – Putin
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s mission was to create a “new world” and blamed Western hegemony for Moscow’s grinding offensive in Ukraine.
Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel Literature Prize
The Swedish Academy on Thursday awarded the Nobel Literature Prize to Norway’s Jon Fosse, whose plays are among the most widely staged of any contemporary playwright in the world.
