A series of small blasts have killed at least one person outside a provincial office of the ruling Communist Party in northern China, state media report. The blasts in Taiyuan in Shanxi province appeared to have been caused by home-made bombs, Xinhua reported. It said eight people had been injured and two cars damaged. Photos posted on social media showed smoke and several fire engines at the scene of […]
Some 9.3 million people in Syria – or about 40% of the population – now need outside assistance, UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said. This figure has risen by 2.5m from the 6.8m total the UN gave in September. The Syria crisis “continues to deteriorate rapidly and inexorably”, Ms Amos told the UN Security Council. Meanwhile, UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is due to hold talks with US and […]
US Secretary of State John Kerry has landed in Saudi Arabia, the second stop on his tour of the Middle East. America’s top diplomat is expected to try to repair ties with a long-standing ally that have been frayed by the conflict in Syria and the recent US outreach to Iran. He first made an unscheduled stop in Egypt, where he called for an end to violence and a move […]
A rare solar eclipse allowing a view of the Sun that is totally or partially blocked out by the Moon has begun. It is first visible in the southern United States, and is moving east, The best view of the total eclipse on land will be in Gabon at about 13:50 GMT. The total eclipse will then sweep east across the African continent. Partial views will be available in eastern […]
The Egyptian boy pharaoh ‘burst into flame after chemical reaction’ His body caught fire inside sarcophagus thanks to embalming fluid Scientists also believe a chariot crash was the cause of his death The mummified body of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun burst into flames inside his sarcophagus after a botched attempt to embalm him, according to scientists in a new documentary. After his death in 1323 BC, Tutankhamun was rapidly embalmed and buried, […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Amateur video apparently shows a Saudi man berating and beating a migrant worker The man appears to be angry because he thinks the worker has spoken to his wife Saudi government-backed Human Rights Commission says it’s investigating the video Rights groups have documented widespread abuse of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia A video that appears to show a Saudi man beating a migrant worker is causing growing outrage […]
Marina Oswald Porter, a 72-year-old grandmother has lived with her second husband Ken in Rockwall, Texas since the mid-Seventies She has two daughters by Oswald and a son with her second husband The assassin’s ring sold to an anonymous Texas bidder on October 24 for $108,000 – Mrs Porter will keep the proceeds Fifty years after her husband became one of the most reviled men in American history Marina Porter […]
India’s main stock index, the Sensex, has hit a record high, propelled by an increased inflow of foreign capital. The index reached 21,293.88 early on Friday, surpassing its previous high of 21,206 set during the stock market boom of 2008, before closing at 21,196.81. The rise marks a remarkable turn around from two months earlier, when foreign investors were pulling out money from the country amid worries over growth. However, […]
Seventh one-day international, Bangalore: India 383-6 (50 overs) beat Australia 326 (45.1 overs) by 57 runs Rohit Sharma became only the third man to score a double century in one-day international cricket, smashing 209 from 158 balls as India beat Australia by 57 runs to win the ODI series 3-2. His 16 sixes in Bangalore broke Shane Watson’s previous ODI record of 15. Sharma hit the first two balls of […]
