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Police investigating possible vandalism at Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn

06 March 2017, 12:45

An NYPD spokesman said the department's hate crimes division was notified of the headstones found toppled over at Washington Cemetery. Asssemblyman Dov Hikind tweeted Saturday that more than 40 tombstone at Washington Cemetery, at 5400 Bay Pkwy.i...

Oil down on record United States crude stocks, flat Russian output

05 March 2017, 12:54

OPEC is trying to end the global supply glut with quotas of its own, but rising non-OPEC production, especially from the USA, threatens to keep oil below $55 a barrel for the time being. According to data for the month of January, OPEC is in nearly f...

This is how the great LeEco India story went bust (Tech Trends)

04 March 2017, 12:46

The company, which outflanked Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo with an advertising budget as high as Rs 80 crore a month, had exited sales through offline retail stores in December. "It is with this sole intent that an optimisation exercise in India was under...

Strong December quarter boosts Australian economy

03 March 2017, 12:46

Sign up here for free access to 7 articles per month + twice daily business email alerts. Australia has reported a faster-than-expected 1.1 percent expansion in the final three months of a year ago, as resurgent coal and iron ore prices helped th...

US Strikes in Yemen Target al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula

03 March 2017, 12:48

The Pentagon said the strikes against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (Aqap), the extremist group's Yemen branch, were carried out in "partnership" with the government of president Abdrabu Mansur Hadi. Survivors and witnesses said at least 25 Yemen...

Wife of Orlando nightclub shooter to be released on bond

03 March 2017, 12:44

Prosecutors said that Salman accompanied Mateen on scouting trips to the nightclub before the shooting and that the couple went on a 25,000-dollar spending spree in the days before the attack. Salman's lawyer says she said said those things without a...

De Mistura: Thursday will be an important day for Geneva talks

03 March 2017, 12:38

Syria's main opposition group will not allow terrorism to be added to the agenda of sputtering UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, its delegation head said Wednesday. Hariri said Ja'afari may have had his arm twisted. The Syrian Observatory for Hum...

Do you know these Pancake Day facts?

02 March 2017, 12:42

At Ed's Diner , you can also choose to combine your pancake with a homemade milk shake: delicious. Melt the butter in the frying pan and pour in the batter, flipping when the pancake started to come away at the sides. Almost 300 of you voted in ou...

El Salvador's Beloved Hippo, Gustavito, Killed at San Salvador Zoo

01 March 2017, 12:34

El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world, but this hasn't stopped this tragic event from angering a nation. Most of the killings have been blamed on powerful street gangs. " They killed an animal that only entertained us ". It wa...

Ashes to Go offered on Wednesday

01 March 2017, 12:32

Churches in the Miami Valley are preparing for Ash Wednesday on March 1 to begin the Lenten season. Parish priests say they get more people at church that day than nearly any other - excluding Christmas and Easter - and the congregations are usuall...

North Korean Leader's Half Brother Died After "Very Painful" 20 Minutes

28 February 2017, 12:53

North Korea, in turn, has accused Malaysia of "colluding with outside forces", a veiled reference to South Korea. The estranged half brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un was killed two weeks ago at Kuala Lumpur global airport with a deadly...

Obama for French president? There's a petition for it.

28 February 2017, 12:44

With the French people losing heart over the unwanted mayhem and confusion marking the ongoing presidential campaigns, they felt a dire need to get hold of a silver lining. The chaotic nature of the process has contributed to a widespread sense of di...

Fox News claims Swedish unknown Nils Bildt is 'national security advisor'

28 February 2017, 12:47

The Swedish Foreign Office also denied Bildt's title, saying: " We do not know who he is ". American television station Fox News says that it was recommended the unknown Nils Bildt for an interview on immigration and integration in Sweden.

Anti-immigrant protests turn violent in South Africa

27 February 2017, 12:43

The attacks spread to other areas, including in Pretoria , where immigrant areas and businesses were targeted. The on-going xenophobic attack on Nigerians in South Africa is very worrisome. "Let us isolate those who commit such crimes and work wit...

The People's Court judge Joseph Wapner dies aged 97

27 February 2017, 12:46

The reality show was the first of its kind and opened the door for many more court TV shows. Wapner was also a military veteran, having served in the U.S. Two years after he retired, he got the job as the presiding judge for The People's Court. He ...

Backed Iraqi forces storm Mosul airport, military base

27 February 2017, 12:44

He told AFP near the front line that IS militants attacked his forces with a suicide auto bomb in Tal al-Rayyan, a village just outside Mosul, and that three other vehicle bombs were found there. The gains in Mosul come after Iraqi troops began a r...

Bloomin' Brands Inc (BLMN) Downgraded by Credit Suisse Group to "Neutral"

26 February 2017, 12:44

During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. Additionally JP Morgan issued their verdict on the stock of the company, on record date of Feb-21-17 the stock was "Downgraded" from Overweight to Neutral besides that on Jan-19-17 ...

Russian Federation honours fallen diplomat Vitaly Churkin

25 February 2017, 12:22

Churkin has been Russian permanent representative since 2006. It was Churkin, as President of the UN Security Council in October, who had announced the selection of Guterres as the next UN chief. Vitaly Churkin was taken to a hospital, where he died...

Norwegian Air to Offer $65 Fares from Bradley to Scotland

25 February 2017, 12:20

To keep costs down, Norwegian chose to fly from smaller USA airports, and will use narrow-body 189-seat Boeing (BA - Free Report) 737-MAX aircraft, a smaller, single-aisle jet. The airlines does not have electronic check-in, so lines are not unhear...

Memos seek to force Mexico to take back all illegal immigrants

24 February 2017, 12:56

Two memos released by the US Homeland Security Department on Tuesday said the federal government will start expedited deportation of immigrants captured at US borders. Videgaray was also quoted as saying that time was on Mexico's side: "Time ha...

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