Two bombs claimed by Islamic State killed 25 people in central Baghdad on Saturday, as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul where government forces are trying to rout the jihadists from their last major stronghold in the country. The blasts, including one suicide attack, tore through a busy market in the Sinak neighborhood,… Read More Bomb attacks in Baghdad kill 25
Britain’s sporting elite has been rewarded in a New Year honours list in which Rio Olympic medallists Andy Murray and Mo Farah are made knights and Katherine Grainger and Jessica Ennis-Hill become dames. Olympians and Paralympians make up 10% of the 2017 list, which also includes knighthoods for Kinks frontman Ray Davies, comedian Ken Dodd,… Read More Britain reward sport elites Andy Murray, Mo Farah, others with honours of knighthood
Apple Inc. will reduce its production of iPhones by about 10 percent in the January-March quarter of 2017, the Nikkei financial daily reported on Thursday, citing calculations based on data from suppliers. The company had slashed output by 30 percent in January-March this year due to accumulated inventory, the paper said. Apple’s shares were down… Read More Apple to reduce iPhone production by 10% in first quarter of 2017
A Singaporean blogger who is seeking political asylum in the United States said on Friday he regretted inflammatory posts that landed him in jail twice in his home country. 18-year-old Amos Yee, who is currently detained in Illinois, said that videos he filmed insulting Singapore’s late prime minister and various religions were in bad taste.… Read More Singaporean teen blogger, seeking asylum in U.S., regrets posting derogatory articles against his country
Brazilian police suspect a body discovered inside a charred vehicle in Rio de Janeiro is Greece’s ambassador to Brazil who went missing three days ago, television channel Globo reported on Thursday. Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis was last seen on Monday evening leaving the home of friends of his Brazilian wife in a poor and violent suburb… Read More Police find charred body suspected to be missing Greek Ambassador to Brazil
World number two tennis player Serena Williams has gotten engaged to 33-year-old Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media company Reddit. “Down on 1 knee. He said four words. And/r/isaidyes,” the 35-year-old American said on the social media site on Thursday. “I came home. A little late. Someone had a bag packed for me. And… Read More World tennis champion, Serena Williams gets engaged to Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian
A 33-year-old man, Kema Akejelu on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court accused of beating up his wife and throwing her off a storey building. The accused, a carpenter, who resides at Seun Nwachi St., Idimu, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge bordering on assault. The prosecutor, Inspector Simeon Inuoha… Read More Man charged for throwing wife off storey building in Lagos
India successfully tested its most powerful nuclear-capable missile on Monday, December 27, according to the country’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Defense Ministry. The Defense Ministry said the test showed the increasing strength of the country’s homemade missiles and will help as a deterrent. “Successful test firing of Agni V makes every Indian… Read More India successfully tests ballistic missile
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