An actor who played a police officer on the TV show “The Shield” has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for killing his wife. Michael Jace was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles after being convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of April Jace. Michael Jace was sentenced after an emotional hearing in which the victim’s family members wept as they spoke ...

Dimitri Payet’s stunning 25-metre strike a minute from time got hosts France off to a winning start at Euro 2016 on Friday as they beat Romania 2-1. Payet was France’s standout performer all night. His cross also created the opener for Olivier Giroud before Bogdan Stancu’s penalty looked to have handed Romania a point. However, the mercurial West Ham playmaker ...

A plane powered entirely by the sun is flying to New York City. The Solar Impulse 2 has taken off from Lehigh Valley, 87 miles (140km) west of the “Big Apple”, on a journey that should take only a few hours. The flight will mark the completion of the trans-America portion of the aircraft’s bid to circumnavigate the globe. The ...

Libyan forces say they have re-taken control of the port in the city of Sirte, after fierce fighting against militants from so-called Islamic State. Sirte is the most significant IS stronghold outside Iraq and Syria. Earlier this week warplanes bombed IS positions in Sirte while naval forces fired missiles into the port, officials said. The offensive continues. The forces, aligned ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) is saddened by the low numbers of adopted women by most political parties for the forthcoming elections. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Chembe has told QFM News in a telephone interview that there is need for political parties to give women an equal opportunity to contest elections. Mr Cheembe says ...

The Zambian Voice has observed that political parties have so far dwelt more on petty issues in their campaigns at the expense of real issues affecting the people. Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says his organization is concerned that political parties seem not to have what to tell the Zambian people anymore. Mr. Tayali says this explains why they have continued ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia has Reassured political stakeholders that it will conduct free and fair elections come August 11th. ECZ Public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna has since appealed to political parties to allow the Commission do its job. Mr Akufuna says political parties should on other hand create a conducive electoral environment ahead of the elections. He says all ...