USA

FBI focuses on contacts of suspected California killers

Photographs of Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook have been released of them entering the US at Chicago airport in 2014 having just visited Saudi Arabia

07/12/2015

Economy

Saudi-led OPEC policy 'targets shale oil producers'

OPEC’s failure to agree new limits on oil production regardless of demand and tumbling prices is seen by some as a deliberate move to send rival

07/12/2015

Economy

Electrolux shares fall after General Electric pulls plug on deal

Electrolux shares fell by over 10 percent on Monday after a deal worth three billion euros to buy General Electric’s appliance business fell through

07/12/2015

USA

Obama vows to keep Americans safe in rare Oval Office address

US President Barack Obama set out to reassure nervous Americans in a special address to the nation on Sunday night following the recent mass shooting

07/12/2015

Sport

Hirscher swoops down the Birds of Prey piste to win Super-G

Four time overall World Cup winner, Austria’s Marcel Hirscher, blinked through the snow and mist to claim his first World Cup Super-G win on the

05/12/2015

USA

ISIL claims San Bernardino attackers were its followers

In an online radio broadcast, ISIL claimed on Saturday that California killers Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 29, were

05/12/2015

USA

California shooting: First picture of killer wife as FBI probes 'act of terrorism'

She is said to have pledged allegiance to ISIL’s leader. He reportedly had contact with militant groups, including al Qaeda’s Syria-wing, the Nusra

05/12/2015

Sport

Alpine Skiing: Superb Vonn claims Lake Louise downhill

Lindsey Vonn produced a stunning run at Lake Louise to win her first race of the season and 13th career downhill race at the Canadian resort. The

04/12/2015

World News

FBI investigating San Bernardino shooting as "act of terrorism"

Wednesday's San Bernardino massacre of 14 people is now being investigated by the FBI as an "act of terrorism."

04/12/2015

World News

US wants to help Greece emerge from economic crisis, says Kerry

US secretary of state is visiting the Athens. John Kerry met with the Greek foreign minister to discuss security after last month’s Paris attacks

04/12/2015

Economy

Saudi Arabia unfazed as OPEC set to keep oil output high

OPEC members have been meeting in Vienna with the oil producers’ organisation widely expected to do nothing to tackle one of the worst crude gluts in

04/12/2015

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USA: Obama lights National Christmas Tree

US President Barack Obama and his family led the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington DC near the White House. A special guest

04/12/2015

USA

Vigils held for California shooting victims as suspect is described as 'a nice person'

Some 3,500 mourners held a candlelit vigil in San Bernardino, California, on Thursday night for the 14 people shot dead in a gun rampage at a

04/12/2015

World News

Bombs and ammunition found at San Bernardino shooting suspects' home

California police say a dozen pipe bombs and thousands of rounds of ammunition are found at the home of the San Bernardino shooting suspects.

04/12/2015

USA

The US military has opened all combat roles to women

It has been announced that all combat roles in the US Army are to be opened to women. It means females will be eligible for around 220 thousand

03/12/2015

USA

Two suspects are killed after a mass shooting in California leaves 14 dead

A man and a woman suspected of taking part in a gun attack at a social services agency in California, died in a shootout with police, several hours

03/12/2015

World News

Swiss arrest two more FIFA officials over corruption scandal

Two high ranking FIFA officials have been detained in Switzerland as part of the ongoing corruption inquiry. According to the New York Times, the

03/12/2015

Business Line

Business Line: the demise of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

The holiday season is on and that means it’s time to think about presents. In the US the gift shopping traditionally kicks off after Thanksgiving

02/12/2015

USA

Two suspects are killed after a mass shooting in California leaves 14 dead

A man and a woman suspected of taking part in a gun attack at a social services agency in California, died in a shootout with police, several hours

02/12/2015

Economy

Federal Reserve Yellen 'looking forward' to interest rate hike

The Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has said she’s “looking forward” to normalising economic policy – code for a hike in US interest rates – to

02/12/2015