Panama Papers: Iceland's PM resigns
A question mark hangs over the Icelandic parliament as the president of the country decides whether to dissolve it following the 'Panama Papers' scandal.
A question mark hangs over the Icelandic parliament as the president of the country decides whether to dissolve it following the 'Panama Papers' scandal.
April 5 (Reuters) - LeBron James and Stephen Curry grabbed the top spots on the Horrow Sports/MVPindex Power 100 as the NBA dominated the rankings released on Tuesday with 24 players on the list that evaluates an athlete's brand and marketability.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday threw out post-election violence charges against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, giving him a major boost as he prepares to make another run for office in elections next year.
VIENNA, April 5 (Reuters) - London's financial sector would suffer from a Brexit and there is a clear economic case for Britain to stay in the European Union, a European Central Bank policymaker was quoted on Tuesday as saying.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A Spartanburg woman has been arrested after police say she allowed her 3-year-old son and 9-year-old nephew to walk, unsupervised, to a McDonald’s restaurant near her home.
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled a pilot program designed to encourage companies to self-report violations of foreign bribery laws in return for reduced penalties.
Jen Saba and Reynolds Holding discuss the social-media service's deal to stream 10 NFL football games for a reported $10 mln and how the rights could boost its flagging user base.
Jen Saba and Reynolds Holding discuss the social-media service's deal to stream 10 NFL football games for a reported $10 mln and how the rights could boost its flagging user base.
Jen Saba and Reynolds Holding discuss the social-media service's deal to stream 10 NFL football games for a reported $10 mln and how the rights could boost its flagging user base.
Jen Saba and Reynolds Holding discuss the social-media service's deal to stream 10 NFL football games for a reported $10 mln and how the rights could boost its flagging user base.
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - A federal court in New York fined two United Arab Emirates residents more than $2.6 million to settle charges of "spoofing" in the gold and silver futures markets and permanently banned them from trading, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Tuesday.
Darlington County authorities are treating a 4-year-old Great Dane that was found wandering the streets Monday with its mouth and head bound by duct tape.
April 5 (Reuters) - Huatai Securities Co Ltd is seeking to acquire U.S. asset management software maker AssetMark Inc for as much as $800 million, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest example of a Chinese company taking an interest in U.S. businesses.
Entertainment giant Vivendi said Tuesday it was launching the “world’s first premium series for mobiles” with a slate of 25 dramas made in ten ten-minute parts. The fast-paced thrillers, romances, sci-fi and action stories are made to be viewed while people “wait for their bus or train or while you queue for a coffee”, Vivendi Content chairman Dominique Delport told reporters at the MIPTV festival in Cannes, France. Photo courtesy of userlogos.org He claimed it had the potential to change the way the millennial generation watched drama. Читать дальше...
With just a few weeks before the May 9 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website was hacked last week by a group affiliated with Anonymous Philippines. It got into Comelec’s database, warned that it would be closely monitoring how it will administer the elections, and asked it to implement the security features of its counting machines.
Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe yesterday reminded officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to remain apolitical and refrain from engaging in partisan politics during the May 2016 elections.
Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate subcommittee on transportation, yesterday said the five-hour power outage that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) over the weekend was not only embarrassing but downright frightening. Poe said she finds the situation alarming and urged transportation officials to prevent similar incident from happening in the future as it exposes the risk of air passengers’ safety in the Philippines. “It’s not only embarrassing – it’s frightening. Читать дальше...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has found probable cause to file charges against Alan Purisima, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP); and Getulio Napeñas, former PNP- Special Action Force (SAF) director, before the Sandiganbayan in connection with last year’s Mamasapano tragedy that led to the death of 44 police commandos, the biggest loss of a government elite force in history. The two former police officers are facing charges for Usurpation of Authority or Official Functions (Article 177... Читать дальше...
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The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has found probable cause to file charges before the Sandiganbayan against Alan Purisima, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Getulio Napeñas, former PNP-SAF Director in connection with the last year Mamasapano tragedy that led to the death of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) policemen, the biggest loss of a government elite force in history.
LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron, his wife and their children do not benefit from any offshore funds, his spokesman said on Tuesday, after the British leader's late father was included in a leaked list of clients using a law firm in the tax haven of Panama.
Another C-130 cargo plane acquired by the government from the United States is expected to arrive in the country today, Wednesday, it was announced by Philippine Air Force (PAF) spokesman Col. Araus Robert Musico. This is the first of two refurbished C-130 Lockheed planes worth P1.6 billion acquired under the US Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program. The second C-130 is expected to arrive in the third quarter of 2016. Musico said the aircraft is scheduled to be transferred to the PAF April 13. It... Читать дальше...
Describing as “all hot air” the claim of Cebu gubernatorial bet Winston Garcia to deliver one million votes for a presidential bet, the Liberal Party (LP) yesterday predicted that administration standard-bearer Mar Roxas will get at least 60 percent of the province’s 2.7 million votes.
April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors announced charges on Tuesday against two former State Street Corp executives for scheming to defraud six clients, including Irish and British government pension funds, through secret commissions on billions of dollars of trades.
ATHENS (Reuters) - FIFA handed Greece’s government a 10-day deadline on Tuesday to reverse its decision to cancel the Greek Cup or face an international suspension from football’s world governing body.