Hikma boosts rally on US expansion hopes
Earnings spur FTSE 100 higher by 1.2%
Earnings spur FTSE 100 higher by 1.2%
After inciting the Ukrainian conflict that led the country to a civil war and brought it to the verge of economic collapse, the West has now realized that Ukraine isn’t worth much, at least not as much as establishing a working political relationship with Russia, US political journalist Brian Whitmore said.
Taliban's reclusive founder and spiritual leader died in a Pakistani hospital in 2013, intelligence service announces.
FA chairman Greg Dyke says Michel Platini would reform Fifa and that England supports the Frenchman's bid for football's top job.
American can still put the bad times behind him if he rekindles the competitive fires within, writes James Corrigan
The chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Alok Ranjan has issued directions to make an integrated tourism development plan and accordingly, to ensure quality construction and development at important tourist places like Agra, Brij and Buddhist circuit to further improve these spots.
'Law & Order' mastermind Dick Wolf on TNT's new docudrama 'Cold Justice: Sex Crimes.'
Contrary to what Geraldo Rivera thinks, Kendrick Lamar and hip-hop is not causing more damage to young African-Americans than racism. As a crowd began to grow and attempt to block the police cruiser’s path, officers responded with pepper spray, to which the crowd locked arms and began chanting the hook of “Alright” as they stood their ground.
It’s official: MTV is scaring up a second season of 'Scream.'
Cecil the Lion was a beloved 13-year-old black mane lion living in a Zimbabwe national park who was illegally hunted down by an American dentist from Minnesota, Walter Palmer. Palmer apologized in a statement saying he had no idea the lion was a local favorite and that “I deeply regret that my pursuit of an activity I love and practice responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion.” The reaction to this news has been angry, but perhaps no person is more upset than Jimmy Kimmel, who directed his fury at Palmer on his show Tuesday... Читать дальше...
Newly released video shows a breathtaking attack on two unarmed British police officers by a frenzied man wielding a large knife.
Another year sees another increase in drug activity with outlaw biker gangs moving to the forefront, according to the 2014 crime report released by North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.
Working it so soon! Less than weeks after giving birth to baby Leo, Jaime King is already making her[...]
Despite rapid advances in machine learning, androids remain a distant prospect
Goldman Sachs's heavyweight commodities expert Jeff Currie maintained a dour outlook for gold prices and crude futures in an interview with CNBC Wednesday. The commodities analysts said metals and oil are being hurt by what he described as three Ds: deflation, divergence and deleveraging. All of those elements he described as putting pressure on gold and oil, which was rebounding in Wednesday trade after U.S. government data showed weekly declines in supplies and production. Still, Curried... Читать дальше...
The government today approved amendments to anti-hijacking law that provides for death penalty even if ground handling staff and airport personnel are killed during such acts, besides broadening the definition of hijacking, official sources said.
Elizabeth Shim
SEOUL, July 29 (UPI) -- South Korea's spy agency said it attempted to hack into phones and computers hundreds of times and uncovered cases of Pyongyang's illegal weapons trade.
Tamil Nadu government today ordered closure of all liquor outlets and bars tomorrow in the state in view of the funeral of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, as a 'mark of respect' to the departed soul.
Her boyfriend, Christopher Kenny, was jailed earlier this year for murder.
Tharadjyne Orisma
NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) -- Tina Fey and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" cast lip-sync Beyonce's "Flawless" while on a jet plane.
Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Sangam Vihar Dinesh Mohaniya today took charge as the new Vice-Chairman of Delhi Jal Board (DJB).
"They're willing to say extreme things, outlandish things to get on TV, to get in the debates," the Louisiana governor said
Amy R. Connolly
ALBUQUERQUE, July 29 (UPI) -- A New Mexico 911 dispatcher resigned after he told a frantic caller to "deal with it yourself" and hung up as she was trying to get help for a shooting victim.
"Mississippi Grind," the new film from directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden (review), may be a two-hander (as you can tell from this new trailer), but the focus and the driver of the action is undoubtedly Gerry, the character played by Ben Mendelsohn. Emerging from the film's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival gala screening, I found myself trying to work out what exactly it was about the Australian actor in that role that was so different from almost everything else we might know him from recently... Читать дальше...