US President Barack Obama will encounter a nation mourning one of its worst maritime disasters and on edge over North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship Friday when he flies to South Korea. The trip to Seoul was once billed as a routine, informal stop to…
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A mafia gangster is basing his appeal against a conviction for murdering a fellow mobster on photographs which show his associate was with Portuguese football manager Jose Mourinho at the time. Cesare Pagano was convicted to life in prison for shooting…
The Belgian football federation (URBSFA) confirmed on Thursday that Brussels will be officially presented as one of the candidate cities to host matches during Euro 2020. Federation president Francois De Keersmacker announced that a dossier had been…
We are finally coming out of the financial meltdown, or at least this is what is reported in the news.…
Over the last few weeks, we’ve heard about how the British government had to sign a deal with Microsoft to extend support for Windows XP for another year while organizations throughout the UK switched to newer operating systems. The US Government…
Canada’s only team in the National Hockey League playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens, became the first team to reach the second round, thanks to a first-round sweep of Tampa Bay. No club from Canada has won the Stanley Cup since Montreal in 1993 and the…
London shares closed slightly lower on Wednesday despite strong eurozone data, dragged down by concerns about the Chinese economy amid anxiety about the Ukraine crisis. The benchmark FTSE 100 index slipped 0.11 percent compared to Tuesday’s closing…
US aerospace and defense giant Boeing raised its 2014 profit outlook Wednesday despite a first-quarter profit slide, citing strong demand for its new jetliners. A sharp rise in pension costs from a change in retirement plans offset Boeing’s robust commercial…
Israel cancelled a session of peace negotiations with the Palestinians scheduled for Wednesday after the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Hamas pledged to form a joint government, an aide to Israel’s prime minister said. “Israel cancelled the negotiations…
Prague and Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland on Wednesday withdrew from the race to stage matches at Euro 2020 ahead of Friday’s deadline for candidates’ bids. The Czech capital and two cities in Poland, Warsaw and Chorzow, were vying to become part of the…
Two US astronauts stepped out on a brief spacewalk Wednesday to install a backup computer at the International Space Station after one failed earlier this month. Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson climbed out of the space station starting…
22 April 2014 – Recent fighting between Government forces and Kachin rebels in Myanmar, and the resulting displacement of thousands…
22 April 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has denounced the killing…
21 April 2014 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed today that two of its national staff who were…
21 April 2014 – With the results still being counted from Afghanistan’s recent presidential election, the top United Nations official…
Water is the most essential ingredient to life. In the developed industrial world, water is taken for granted; it flows…
Mexico bid farewell to its beloved adopted son, Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, with thousands of fans filing past his ashes in a music-filled tribute to the Nobel laureate. A coffee-colored urn containing his ashes was placed on a pedestal…
US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to acquire the animal health division of Novartis of Switzerland for $5.4 billion (3.9 billion euros). In a statement Eli Lilly said the deal will strengthen and diversify its…
Airport authorities in Japan launched a frantic scramble to change security pass codes, an official said Tuesday, the day before Barack Obama arrives, after an airline employee dropped a memo containing the details. The news came as security in the…
Bulky, brash and wildly popular in Europe and the US, the urban 4×4 is the latest must-have for Chinese drivers, whose conversion to the cult of the SUV is the talking point of this year’s Beijing Auto Show. The SUV (sport utility vehicle), with a distinctive…