MIAMI (AP) — Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu is up next as a prosecution witness in the trial of a Florida sports agent and a baseball trainer accused of smuggling Cuban players from the communist island.
Foreigners living in Britain left in ‘limbo’ by onerous red tape for residence
The PG department of studies and research in English, St Aloysius College is organizing a national seminar on theme of children's literature at the college on Friday. The seminar titled “Approaches and Systems: Understanding the Child and Children's Literature” will see writers, critical experts and young readers apart from students and research scholars from colleges from within and outside the state participate in the deliberations.
The U.S. is set to become one of Europe’s largest importers under a Trump administration, says ex-Treasury Secretary.
A pair of suicide bombings, both claimed by the Taliban, struck the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, an Afghan official said. Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said that one bomber targeted the gates of a police station in western Kabul as part of a coordinated attack and that a gun battle between police and an unknown number of armed attackers was ongoing. Mohibullah Zeer, a Public Health Ministry official, said that one person was killed and at least 37 wounded. Читать дальше...
Conservative presidential candidate embroiled in investigation over payments to wife
Adani Power on Wednesday claimed that its thermal unit at its 4,620 MW Mundra power plant has created a national record by running continuously for 600 days and generating 4,142.56 units of electricity.
Stoke chairman Peter Coates has launched a scathing attack on the players that were beaten 4-0 at Tottenham. Spurs raced into a 3-0 lead after 37 minutes with Harry Kane netting a hat-trick.
Kim Fischer is right that the NCA needs strengthening but her reasoning is quite wrong.
West Germany's Helmut Schmidt (l) and Romania's Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1978. Online communism photo collection Photo #BA245
When MPs voted down an amendment in early February to the bill that will give the government the go-ahead to trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union, they set the stage for EU citizens to be used as political human shields. Rejecting calls to guarantee the rights of EU citizens currently living in the UK after Brexit, the UK government has now officially endorsed the... Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON — The predicted peak blooming period for this year’s cherry blossom season in Washington is being announced. The window is expected to be announced Wednesday at a news conference at the Newseum. Last year’s peak bloom happened March 25. According to the National Park Service website, however, from 2013 to 2015, peak bloom was
PARIS (AP) — Conservative Francois Fillon's campaign for the French presidency faced new uncertainty Wednesday as he abruptly canceled a campaign stop at the country's premier farm fair and an investigation intensified into alleged fake parliamentary jobs for his family.
PARIS (AP) — Conservative Francois Fillon's campaign for the French presidency faced new uncertainty Wednesday as he abruptly canceled a campaign stop at the country's premier farm fair and an investigation intensified into alleged fake parliamentary jobs for his family.
Photos of the president's adviser ignited debate about decorum in Oval Office.
Former Paralympic champion Aileen McGlynn says she has something to prove at the Para-cycling Track World Championships.
Gayatri Prajapati was last seen in Amethi, where he is contesting on the Samajwadi Party ticket in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.
"This is not acceptable in our society," Trump said of the city's murder rate.
China said Wednesday it will cut 500,000 jobs in the steel and coal industries this year as it continues to trim excess capacity in the smokestack sectors amid a slowing economy. Minister of Human Resources Yin Weimin, in announcing the cuts at a press conference in Beijing, said the laid-off workers will enter a job placement programme or be offered early retirement. China makes more than half the world's steel, but an economic slowdown and sagging global demand has left the industry with massive overcapacity. Читать дальше...
Uber’s CEO says he needs leadership help after a video has emerged of him arguing heatedly with a driver about fares. In the latest embarrassment to beset the ride-hailing company, CEO Travis Kalanick is seen discussing Uber’s business model with the driver. In the dashcam video obtained by Bloomberg News , the driver argues that
The Nikkei Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- an indicator of manufacturing activity -- increased to 50.7 in February, up from 50.4 in January, as output and orderbooks rose at accelerated rates.
The girl, a resident of suburban Borivali, alleged that she was raped by a man who had promised to marry her.
BJP chief Amit Shah had coined the acronym matching the name of terrorist Ajmal Kasab - one of the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai attack.
Ryan Owens' wife was a guest at Trump's address.
Absence of policy details comes as central bank looks to tighten policy this month
