US stocks Friday closed out a holiday-shortened week mostly lower as outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called for continued efforts to cement the economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 28.64 (0.17 percent) to 16,469.99…
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The party of Madagascar’s ousted president Marc Ravalomanana on Saturday warned the electoral panel it would face “the people’s wrath” if it declares electoral victory for the rival camp. The outgoing leadership’s candidate, Hery Rajaonarimampianina…
The music world paid tribute on Saturday to Phil Everly, half of the famed 1950s and ’60s pop duo the Everly Brothers, who has died at the age of 74. Everly, a longtime smoker, died on Friday at a hospital in Burbank, California due to complications…
Bangladesh votes Sunday in a violence-plagued election that will end in certain victory for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after the opposition boycotted the “farcical” contest. Around 150 people have been killed since the opposition launched a campaign…
A New Zealand woman found murdered with a British companion in Libya was a mother of two visiting her boyfriend, according to media reports Sunday. The New Zealand foreign ministry confirmed the woman’s name as Lynn Howie and said her family had requested…
New York is planning to loosen its marijuana laws to allow limited use of the drug by people suffering serious illness, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing state officials. The newspaper reported on its website that Democratic Governor Andrew…
Michael Schumacher was skiing at a moderate pace at the moment of the accident which has left him in coma, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on its website Saturday, citing a video filmed by a German witness. The witness, a 35-year-old steward, said…
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to fly to Jordan and Saudi Arabia Sunday seeking backing for his plans for Middle East peace, after insisting he has made progress. After a second meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank, Kerry…
US icebreaker Polar Star was Sunday set to sail for the Antarctic to assist a Russian vessel trapped in heavy ice and a Chinese ship which went to its aid, officials said. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the US Coast Guard had accepted…
Tunisia’s Islamist-dominated constituent assembly compromised Saturday in rejecting Islam as the main source of law as it voted on a new constitution for the country that spawned the Arab Spring. But while it established Islam as the state religion,…