Thai satellite images have shown 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Ocean during a search for the missing Malaysian airliner, an official said Thursday. The objects, ranging from two to 15 metres (6.5 to 50 feet) in size, were scattered over…
Author: Adewale Ade
Thunderstorms and gale-force winds grounded the international air search for wreckage from Flight MH370 on Thursday, frustrating the luckless effort yet again just as new satellite images of floating objects sparked hopes of a breakthrough. It marked…
A moderate Venezuelan opposition group said it was ready to talk to the protest-hit government of President Nicolas Maduro, in a rare potential step forward following weeks of unrest. “We are ready for a transparent, balanced and fair dialogue, a public…
Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg locked horns with the leader of the country’s most anti-EU party in the first of two face-to-face debates ahead of forthcoming European Parliament elections. Clegg, leader of the pro-EU Liberal Democrats, argued…
Here it is, the first causality of Facebook’s acquisition of the promising virtual reality company Oculus today. Minecraft and Mojang creator Markus Perrson, better known by his online nickname “Notch”, has just announced on his personal Twitter…
News broke moments ago that Facebook will spend $2 billion to acquire Oculus, the Kickstarted maker of the Rift, a virtual reality headset that’s had the gaming world talking for the last several months. While not as numerically huge as its $19 billion…
It’s tough to be a company in the streaming music business, and that harsh reality is forcing Last.fm to shut down its online radio service. According to a report from The Verge, the radio feature will no longer be available beginning April 28, and…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers urged his players to stay calm and embrace the pressure of the Premier League title race after their nervous 2-1 victory over Sunderland. The Reds took a two-goal lead at Anfield in Wednesday’s match thanks to Steven…
There are no shortage of Bluetooth-enabled devices in our homes. If you own a smartphone, chances are you’re capable of streaming audio to some other device if you’re not interested in listening to tunes on the phone’s small speakers. Most tablets…
Former world number one Novak Djokovic defeated reigning Wimbledon champ Andy Murray 7-5, 6-3 to book his semi-final berth at the Miami ATP Masters. The 26-year-old Serbian recovered from an early break in the second set to notch the victory in one…
England’s Amir Khan has no qualms about moving up in weight to take on US southpaw Luis Collazo on May 3, saying Wednesday his switch to welterweight was overdue. “It was never easy for me to make 140,” Khan, a former light welterweight world champion…
Real Madrid suffered a huge blow to their La Liga title hopes as a 2-1 win for Sevilla sent them crashing to a second defeat in four days on Wednesday. Colombian striker Carlos Bacca struck twice to give the hosts a sixth consecutive league win after…
Assets worth $458 million stolen by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and frozen by the United States should ultimately be returned to Nigeria, the country’s justice minister said Wednesday. The US has said the funds held in various European accounts…
Suspected Boko Haram militants on Tuesday hurled explosives in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing five police officers, while a separate blast killed three. The attacks were the latest to hit the Borno state capital, which is…
A US jury will deliberate Wednesday for a second day on whether Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law conspired to kill Americans and provided support to terrorists. The 12-person New York jury, which received the case Tuesday at the end of a three-week trial…
US stocks Tuesday finished higher as biotechnology companies and other high-tech equities steadied following a two-day skid. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 91.19 (0.56 percent) to 16,367.88. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 8.18 (0.44 percent)…
If you’re one of the thousands of people excited over last week’s surprise Android Wear announcement, then you probably aren’t Ravi Nookala, Sony Mobile’s head of the U.S. division. Because if we’re going to take him at face value, Sony isn…
Brazil must convince markets that it can grow its economy while also slash spending and curtail inflation, analysts said after the country’s credit rating sunk to near junk status. The Central Bank said Brazil would respond “robustly” to global economic…
Bayern Munich were crowned German champions for the 24th time on Tuesday with the man who helped build them into a European powerhouse waiting to go behind bars. Uli Hoeness, 62, resigned as Bayern’s president two weeks ago after being convicted of…
The United States on Tuesday urged Egypt not to execute 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi who were given the death penalty in a mass sentencing which has triggered an international outcry. Deputy State Department spokeswoman…