Guatemala mudslide toll climbs to 171 dead: official
World
October 7, 2015
Guatemala mudslide toll climbs to 171 dead: official
Emergency workers unearthed 10 more bodies from a landslide outside the Guatemalan capital, bringing the number of confirmed dead to…
Oil rally lifts energy firms, dollar eases on risk confidence
Business
October 7, 2015
Oil rally lifts energy firms, dollar eases on risk confidence
Oil prices on Wednesday extended a rally on hopes a global supply glut could be easing, boosting Asian energy shares,…
EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers’ boats
Middle East
October 7, 2015
EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers’ boats
A military operation to catch migrant traffickers begins Wednesday, with European warships patrolling international waters in the Mediterranean to arrest…
Russia ‘could put in place’ coordination with US on Syria strikes
Middle East
October 7, 2015
Russia ‘could put in place’ coordination with US on Syria strikes
Russia could implement US proposals aiming to coordinate Moscow's strikes in Syria with the US-led coalition, a Russian defense ministry…
Sisi supporters smell victory ahead of Egypt election
Egypt
October 6, 2015
Sisi supporters smell victory ahead of Egypt election
There is really only one possible outcome to Egypt's much-delayed parliamentary election when people begin voting later this month --…
Sneezing monkey, ‘walking’ fish found in Himalayas: WWF
Environment
October 6, 2015
Sneezing monkey, ‘walking’ fish found in Himalayas: WWF
A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the…
Japanese, Canadian neutrino scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics
Science
October 6, 2015
Japanese, Canadian neutrino scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics
Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur McDonald of Canada won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for the discovery…
Third of footballers have mental health issues: study
Health & Fitness
October 6, 2015
Third of footballers have mental health issues: study
Depression and anxiety issues affect over a third of current professional footballers, according to a study published by world players'…
US boy, 11, held for shooting dead 8-year-old girl in Tennessee
World
October 6, 2015
US boy, 11, held for shooting dead 8-year-old girl in Tennessee
A simple childish spat over a puppy led an 11-year-old boy to shoot and kill his eight-year-old neighbor in the…
Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell dies at age 67: publisher
World
October 5, 2015
Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell dies at age 67: publisher
Bestselling Swedish crime writer Henning Mankel, whose most famous creation was the detective Kurt Wallander, died overnight at the age…