Oil dives to new five-year lows
World
January 5, 2015
Oil dives to new five-year lows
Global oil prices spiralled lower Monday to strike new five-year lows as traders fretted over gloomy data, demand worries and…
Study: ‘Small screens’ prevent kids from sleeping
Health & Fitness
January 5, 2015
Study: ‘Small screens’ prevent kids from sleeping
Children who have access to tablets or smartphones in their bedrooms get less sleep than children who do not have…
Pope names 20 cardinals, many from developing world
World
January 5, 2015
Pope names 20 cardinals, many from developing world
Pope Francis named 20 new cardinals, a majority of them from Africa, Asia and Latin America, increasingly key areas as…
Euro falls to nine-year low on ECB stimulus speculation
World
January 5, 2015
Euro falls to nine-year low on ECB stimulus speculation
The euro fell to a near nine-year low against the dollar in Asia Monday after the head of the European…
Egypt defense lawyers challenge police in hammam case
Egypt
January 5, 2015
Egypt defense lawyers challenge police in hammam case
Defense lawyers for 26 Egyptians accused of "debauchery" at a Cairo bathhouse challenged police procedures in the case on Sunday.The…
Suicide bomber kills two Saudi guards on Iraq border
World
January 5, 2015
Suicide bomber kills two Saudi guards on Iraq border
A suicide bomber killed two Saudi guards Monday on the border with Iraq, where Islamic State jihadists have seized a…
Tomb of previously unknown pharaonic queen found in Egypt
Egypt
January 4, 2015
Tomb of previously unknown pharaonic queen found in Egypt
Czech archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of a previously unknown queen believed to have been the wife of Pharaoh Neferefre…
Arab League to discuss Libya conflict Monday
Egypt
January 4, 2015
Arab League to discuss Libya conflict Monday
Arab League ambassadors will meet on Monday to discuss the deepening conflict in Libya, the bloc's deputy secretary general Ahmed…
PM: Israel ‘won’t let its soldiers be dragged to the ICC’
World
January 4, 2015
PM: Israel ‘won’t let its soldiers be dragged to the ICC’
Israel will not permit its soldiers to be hauled in front of the International Criminal Court on potential war crimes charges,…
US warns about threat against banks, hotels in Indonesia
World
January 4, 2015
US warns about threat against banks, hotels in Indonesia
The US embassy in Indonesia has warned that it "has been made aware of a potential threat against US-associated hotels…