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By Katharine Houreld | NAIROBI NAIROBI A British man was shot dead in northern Kenya on Sunday at a private ranch in the Laikipia area, two of the man's neighbours told Reuters.There have been numerous violent attacks in the drought-stricken area in recent months as armed cattle herders searching for scarce grazing have driven tens of thousands of cattle onto private farms and ranches. At least a dozen people have been killed.Kenyan authorities and the British High Commission did not immediately... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK Snap Inc's (SNAP.N) share price looks overvalued following a surge in the wake of its much-anticipated initial public offering last week, according to an article in Barron's.Shares of the messaging app company closed at $27.09 on Friday, well above its IPO price of $17 per share set on Wednesday. The owner of Snapchat, an app popular with young people for its disappearing messages, raised $3.4 billion in its IPO.According to the Barron's article, Snap is valued at about 34 times its projected 2017 revenue of $1 billion... Читать дальше...

CATANIA, Italy Almost 1,300 migrants arrived in Sicily on rescue ships over the weekend after crossing the Mediterranean, while a 16-year-old boy died on one of the ships, Italy's Coast Guard said.Italy has seen migrants arriving by boat at a record-setting pace so far this year, with far more people braving the crossing from North Africa this year than in the previous three years, Italian figures showed on Friday.Another 500 migrants were heading to Sicily and expected to arrive in the next couple of days... Читать дальше...

BERLIN Germany opposes a proposal by France and Italy to use bonds to finance a new 5 billion euro European Union defence research fund, saying it would not be a viable way to finance European military projects, according to the Handelsblatt newspaper.Such a plan would "violate the basic principles of good budget practices and therefore is not a viable option for financing European defence efforts," the paper quoted a German government paper as saying in its Monday edition.Germany also argued... Читать дальше...

NAIROBI Gunmen shot dead a British man in northern Kenya on Sunday after armed herders invaded a private ranch in the Laikipia area, two of the man's neighbours told Reuters. The man was a father of two and a British cavalry veteran who ran a safari company, one of the neighbours said. There have been a number of violent attacks in the area in recent weeks between local residents and armed cattle herders searching for grazing.

Baleno RS Booster Jets were on Sunday crowned overall champions at the inaugural Nexa P1 Powerboat competition, billed as the Indian Grand Prix of the Seas.

PARIS Under-fire candidate Francois Fillon has lost support in France's presidential election campaign, but fellow conservative Alain Juppe would reach the second round should he replace him, an opinion poll said on Sunday.The poll by Kantar Sofres-Onepoint was conducted between March 2 and March 4 as pressure from within Fillon's own party mounted on him to stand down and for Juppe to take his place.It showed Fillon on just 17 percent of the vote - down 3 percentage points from a poll conducted last month... Читать дальше...

BANGKOK The former Buddhist abbot at the heart of a standoff with authorities at Thailand's biggest temple has been stripped of his monastic rank by the king, the military government said on Sunday.The symbolic step comes more than two weeks after police surrounded the scandal-hit Dhammakaya temple and began searching for Phra Dhammachayo, who is accused of money laundering.The standoff at the temple represents one of the biggest challenges to the authority of Thailand's junta since it took power in 2014. Читать дальше...

Australia opener Matt Renshaw on Sunday said it helped him that off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was coming over the wicket while bowling against him.

With saffron flags gaining ground in Uttar Pradesh, the last thing Akhilesh Yadav need is the educated liberal youth turning away from him and the party — all for Gayatri Prajapati, a minister with a tainted history.

This episode of Koffee with Karan is filled with several LOL moments.

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Bengaluru: Young Australian opener Matt Renshaw has belied his age with the way he has batted so far on the tour of India and on Sunday, he was equally impressive in negotiating the constant sledging from Virat Kohli. Kohli was on a sledging spree on day two of the second Test as India fought hard […]

West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and chose to bat first against England in the second one-day international of a three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday.

Burhan Wani's successor Sabzar Ahmad Bhat fled from the encounter site at Tral in South Kashmir on Sunday taking the cover of the darkness and heavy stone-pelting in the area, top police officials said.

What Virat Kohli and Co now need is to try and take the remaining Australian wickets as early as possible on Day 3 and not let the visitors take too big a lead.

Fifty-three constituencies will see polling on Thursday in the fourth phase of staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Haryana sports minister Anil Vij on Sunday rejected Sakshi Malik's claim that the state government was yet to honour its "promises" made to her for winning an Olympics bronze medal.

Emma Watson was recently on The Ellen Show not just to talk about her film Beauty and the Beast, but also to pull of a dramatic prank of sorts on a women in the name of hiring a 'nanny' for herself.

Indian batsmen have been outwitted by Australian spinners in the ongoing Test series but Cheteshwar Pujara today insisted that there is "nothing wrong" with their batting line-up.

Exuding confidence ahead of the municipal polls, AAP on Sunday claimed people of Delhi were eager to vote it into power to "cleanse" the city and "corruption-ridden" civic administration.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday condoled the death of an Indian-origin store owner in South Carolina and said the investigation in the case was in progress.

Ishant Sharma made funny faces at Australia skipper Steve Smith and opener Matt Renshaw, which had India skipper Virat Kohli and social media in splits.

Catch the live updates of Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.

President Donald Trump on Saturday accused his predecessor Barack Obama of "wire tapping" his office in New York just before the 2016 elections.

In a quest to set a new world record, Air India has operated a flight around the world with an all-women crew ahead of International Women's Day.