The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday. 1. Greece’s parliament on Wednesday will vote on a second package of austerity measures, including civil justice and… Read More ›
Hello! Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday. 1. Greece’s parliament on Wednesday will vote on a second package of austerity measures, including civil justice and… Read More ›
Police have released dashcam video of the arrest of Sandra Bland, a woman who had allegedly been pulled over for a traffic violation, and was… Read More ›
New York – The number of global fliers is expected to more than double in the next two decades. In order to carry all… Read More ›
New York – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Tuesday that media reports that he and Italian real estate agent Alessandro Proto together purchased… Read More ›
New York – Some security workers and baggage handlers at New York’s John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports plan to strike starting on… Read More ›
New Delhi – India’s supreme court has rejected the final appeal by a condemned prisoner slated for execution next week for his involvement in… Read More ›
The man who was operating an excavator in the demolition of a Philadelphia building that caused a deadly collapse has pleaded guilty to charges… Read More ›
Hong Kong – Chinese artist and rights activist Ai Weiwei could soon be on the move again. On Wednesday, the avid-Instagrammer posted a photo of himself… Read More ›
New survey finds close to half disapprove of agreement and think it will have little effect on US-Iran ties A majority of Americans have… Read More ›
A dating website that helps married people cheat has been hit by hackers who threatened to release information about millions of customers. Ashley Madison, which… Read More ›
Josh Greenberg, a cofounder of the online music-streaming site Grooveshark, was found dead in his home, according to the Gainesville Police Department. He was… Read More ›
Private equity firm KKR’s big bet on tech is finally going to pay off. Privately-held transaction processing company First Data filed paperwork for its… Read More ›
Uber has an offer for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: Let’s talk. In a letter to de Blasio, Uber NYC general Manager Josh… Read More ›
A French teenager infected at birth with HIV has shown the ability to control levels of the infection in her body — without being… Read More ›
Chinese authorities have arrested a former top official in a corruption investigation after expelling him from the ruling Communist Party, state-run Xinhua news agency… Read More ›
Legislators from both parties disappointed that administration endorsed Security Council resolution before Congress reviews controversial accord WASHINGTON — A powerful US senator leading the… Read More ›
Secretary of State John Kerry came to the defense late Saturday night of Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), whose combat record had come under fire… Read More ›
It’s Monday, Japanese markets are closed and the gold price has just suffered a mini “flash crash”. At 11.25am AEST the spot price suddenly tumbled… Read More ›
(Reuters) – Barclays Plc plans to cut more than 30,000 jobs within two years after firing Chief Executive Antony Jenkins this month, The Times… Read More ›
Berlin – Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending her frank talk with a Palestinian refugee that brought the girl to tears — and has found… Read More ›