Monthly Archive:: June 2015
World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Traffic used to be a frequent headache for residents in Hangzhou, the eastern Chinese city that's home to Alibaba.The metropolis of 7 million people once
Read More
World
(CNN)Life after a glittering sports career can feel like a come down for many top athletes, but for Austrian skier Mario Matt the party is still pumping. Literally.
Read More
Middle East
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri expressed deep regret for the absence of a Libyan delegation at an Arab Economic Summit taking place in Lebanon later this week. Hariri was
Read More
Middle East
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri expressed deep regret for the absence of a Libyan delegation at an Arab Economic Summit taking place in Lebanon later this week. Hariri was
Read More
Middle East
PARIS, LONDON: France on Wednesday condemned a failed Iranian satellite launch that it said used technology applicable to long-range missiles and urged Tehran to stop all ballistic tests which
Read More
Middle East
Medan, Indonesia - The two candidates squaring off for Indonesia's top seat will face each other for the first time in a televised debate on Thursday as campaigning
Read More
Middle East
London, United Kingdom - Theresa May's victory in a second no-confidence vote over her strategy for leaving the European Union will give the British Prime Minister a breathing
Read More
Middle East
London - Theresa May's ability to defeat a second motion of confidence amid widespread hostility to her strategy over Britain's withdrawal from the European Union is, at one
Read More
World
London (CNN)Theresa May has called on Britain's political parties to "put self-interest aside" and work together on a compromise Brexit deal, hours after her government survived a no-confidence
Read More
World
(CNN)Last year was the hottest for the planet's oceans since global records began in 1958, according to an international team of scientists who track the data. Their findings
Read More
World
Washington (CNN)ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that killed four Americans -- two US service members, a defense contractor and a Department of Defense civilian --
Read More
Middle East
Several people, including US troops, were killed after a blast struck near a US-led coalition patrol in the northern Syrian town of Manbij on Wednesday, less than a
Read More
Middle East
San Salvador - Alex Gonzalez decided to flee El Salvador at the last minute. Waking up from nightmares of being chased and killed reflecting his real-life fears of
Read More
Middle East
The first stage of China’s biggest investment project in Sri Lanka - a port city intended to become an Asian financial hub - is ending. It is a
Read More
World
(CNN)Abby Wambach was once the world's greatest female footballer and during those giddying goal-scoring, title-winning years she felt grateful. She was appreciative of any recognition, any respect. She
Read More
World
(CNN)Over the last few years China has made a series of ambitious military reforms and acquired new technology as it aims to improve its ability to fight regional
Read More
World
New York (CNN Business)Enjoy the market calm for now. Morgan Stanley thinks another storm is coming.The S&P 500 will soon suffer a retest of the lows from Christmas
Read More
Middle East
BEIRUT: A bomb attack claimed by Daesh killed US troops in northern Syria on Wednesday, weeks after President Donald Trump said the group was defeated there and he
Read More
Middle East
GENEVA: UN human rights experts urged Iran on Wednesday to grant urgently needed medical attention to two detainees, including British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who launched a hunger strike
Read More
Middle East
NEW YORK: The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized the deployment of up to 75 observers to Yemen's port city of Hodeidah for six months to monitor a
Read More
Middle East
The trial of four volunteers working in the southern Arizona desert started in Tucson on Tuesday, raising fears about the future of humanitarian work at a time when
Read More
Middle East
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to sign legislation providing 800,000 federal employees with back pay when the partial government shutdown ends, even though a conclusion
Read More
Middle East
The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said it will support efforts to establish a safe zone in northeastern Syria. The SDF, a coalition of armed groups backed
Read More
World
The insane level of market volatility last last year took its toll on BlackRock. The Wall Street giant said Wednesday its total assets under management fell 5% from
Read More
World
London (CNN Business)Companies and investors are waking up to the dangers posed by climate change and extreme weather.Many now consider environmental risks, such as droughts and wildfires, to
Read More
World
Melbourne, Australia (CNN)It's all kicking off in Australian men's tennis. Again. And no, it isn't Nick Kyrgios at the center of the brouhaha. Rather, it's another player who
Read More
Middle East
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence in her government following her crushing Brexit vote rout and her historic loss is being mocked online,
Read More
