Japan (literally) opens its doors ahead of Olympics
Japan has reportedly announced its commitment to embrace the concept of home sharing as the country gets set to host the 2020 Olympics.
Japan has reportedly announced its commitment to embrace the concept of home sharing as the country gets set to host the 2020 Olympics.
The Huthi Shiite rebels and their allies pounded the city's loyalist-held Al-Mansura district with 15 Katyusha rockets from their positions in the Dar Saad neighbourhood, loyalist forces spokesman Ali al-Ahmadi told AFP.
The Huthi Shiite rebels and their allies pounded the city's loyalist-held Al-Mansura district with 15 Katyusha rockets from their positions in the Dar Saad neighbourhood, loyalist forces spokesman Ali al-Ahmadi told AFP.
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WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit 50 percent for the first time in two years, according to a new poll.
Geneva (AFP) - A record 137,000 people made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe in the first half of 2015, most of them fleeing war, conflict and persecution, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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The programme, which was launched by Indira Gandhi in 1975, rates states on their performance under different targets for below poverty line beneficiaries.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A grand jury in Coos County, Oregon, has indicted two men in the death of a 49-year-old man whose body was found last weekend in tidal mudflats near a wastewater treatment plant.
SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye pledged Wednesday to strengthen a state-administered insurance program for workers as part of efforts to stabilize the labor market. Still, she did not give details on how to boost the role of emplo
SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling Saenuri Party agreed Wednesday to draw up an extra budget worth around 15 trillion won (US$13.4 billion) as Asia's fourth-largest economy, already reeling from slackened domestic demand and fallin
July 2 1950 -- An Australian air force unit leaves for Korea to join the U.S.-led U.N. command that fought on South Korea's side in the 1950-53 Korean War. Shortly after the war broke out on June 25 with a North Korean invasion of South Korea,
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court rejected an injunction request on Wednesday by a U.S. hedge fund to block a proposed merger of two Samsung Group units, clearing a legal hurdle for South Korea's top conglomerate to push ahead w
A Washington State Patrol trooper suffered minor injuries Tuesday evening when a suspected drunk driver slammed into his patrol car on I-5 near Everett.
Telegraph View: Britain needs decisive leadership on airport expansion
Telegraph View: Britain needs decisive leadership on airport expansion
A’s top pick Richie Martin arrives in Oakland Shortstop Richie Martin, the A’s top pick in the June draft, suited up for his new team Tuesday, taking batting practice and fielding grounders with the big-leaguers. “Just to be in the locker room and meet guys like Ben Zobrist and Scott Kazmir, guys I grew up watching play, it’s a blessing to meet those guys,” said Martin, who is from Brandon, Fla., near Tampa. The Cavaliers beat Martin’s Florida team in the first round en route to the College World Series title. Читать дальше...
The BJP leader, who is minister for health, had gone to the government hospital in Lakhanpur to check preparedness ahead of the start of Amarnath yatra.
GWANGJU, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Noise tends to be the shooter's bane of existence, but not for the hearing impaired Kim Goh-woon. The 20-year-old told Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday that all she needs to do is to take out her hearing aid. "Most sho
Rookie all-rounder Mitchell Santner and veteran Grant Elliott have been rewarded for their recent strong performances by being included in New Zealand`s list of centrally contracted players on Wednesday.
Two Miami brothers, both members of the U.S. Army’s Florida National Guard, have emerged as suspects in the 2013 murder of an off-duty federal airport security officer.
PHOENIX - The ball from the left and John McCain leaned to the right.
Unlike the March quarter, companies are expecting a small lift from currency fluctuations, given the rupee's weakness against the dollar.
Pete Naughton thinks originality is key to Radio 4's success
Pete Naughton thinks originality is key to Radio 4's success
