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Sharmilaalso known as the “Iron lady of Manipur”has demanded the repeal of India’s Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) because it gives sweeping powers to the military to search properties,…
“Billions of people in emerging markets are lifted to the middle class,” he said. “I am not going to apologize for creating a company that employs 179,000 employees.” Inequality is…
Widodo had already turned down an appeal for clemency from Myuran Sukumaran, Chan’s collaborator in the scheme, which included seven other people who are serving lengthy prison sentences. Together they…
a magnetic string of beads implanted in her esophagus — that gave her such dramatic relief, she was able to devour macaroni and cheese and French fries that same day….
MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer shouted at himself in three languages, trying to rouse a response from whatever part of his being houses his tennis greatness. – Federer, who started…
Jan 22 (Reuters) – A documentary on former President Bill Clinton by veteran director Martin Scorsese has been indefinitely shelved after the sides disagreed on control of the film, the…
Third, the text messages don’t even have a consistent format. Sometimes they start in all capital letters: “AT&T FREE MSG.” At other times they’re lowercase: “AT&T Free Msg.” To test…
You’re sitting there with some Trader Joe’s dumplings, Netflix and your cat. Suddenly, a text from a beautiful girl or boy appears on your phone. It’s flirty! Emoji are involved!…
“Russia and America might have no relationship after that,” said VTB’s Andrey Kostin on Friday. “If there is no SWIFT, there is no banking … relationship, it means that the…
Their photos and personal details have been splashed across a giant electronic screen outside a major train station in Changsha city in China’s southern province, Hunan. Curious onlookers and commuters…
The 2015 World Economic Forum is taking place in Switzerland this week. The event, also known as the Davos Annual Meeting, brings together some of the world’s leading voices in…
Despite his big payday, Cook was one of the lowest-paid executives at Apple (AAPL, Tech30) last year. New Apple Store chief Angela Ahrendts got a $73.3 million pay package, most…
KING ABDULLAH Death of a king: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, who reigned for close to a decade, has died at age 90. He was hailed as…
Here are 15 other tech companies worth billions despite making no money: 1. Snapchat: At $10 billion, fast-growing Snapchat is one of the world’s most valuable private tech startups. Yet…
Seppiwho was 0-10 against Federeradvanced 6-4 7-6 (5) 4-6 7-6 (5) to hand the Swiss his earliest exit at the year’s opening major in 14 years. The result was an…
Rainn Wilson was asked to share some lessons for living a good life. Moments later he was convulsing on the couch, showing off how he experiences “rapturous joy.” Post-convulsion, during…
The titles of his best-known songs went go along with his white-hot stage presence. Among the most memorable were “Great Balls of Fire,” “Breathless” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On.”…
Thousands are expected to gather at the Grand Mosque in Riyadh on Friday to say farewell to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, a cautious reformer who succeeded…
Smells like Sears: Experts believe the problem for Lands’ End might be its ongoing relationship with Sears. Although Sears (SHLD) spun off Lands’ End into separate company in April, Lands’…
Related: T-Mobile rejects half of its customers because of bad credit Adding Google to an already competitive field that is in the middle of a major price war isn’t likely…
Thailand’s military-appointed legislature on Friday voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars, a move…
BANGKOK — Dormant political tensions re-emerged in Thailand on Friday when the military junta’s handpicked assembly impeached the country’s former prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra. Shortly before the vote, which imposed…
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The new king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, has spent more than a half-century among the top echelons of one of the world’s most…
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The first batch of GlaxoSmithKline’s experimental Ebola vaccine has been shipped to West Africa and is expected to arrive in Liberia later on Friday, the…
The man taking control of the world’s top oil exporter is well established in the Gulf kingdom’s corridors of power. Salman, 79, is “a stalwart of the royal family” who…
A number of domestic vehicles topped their respective market segments, according to KBB. Among high-performance cars, General Motors’ Chevrolet Corvette holds its value best and the Camaro V6 is best…
The film has brought in at least $46 million to date. On Tuesday, Netflix (NFLX, Tech30) announced that the Seth Rogen comedy will be made available to its subscribers in…
In what just might be the most disturbing post-coital ritual on the planet, male ornamental tree trunk spiders (a.k.a. coin spiders) have a habit of biting off their own genitals….
When asked whether ISIS has been in negotiations with the Japanese government, the spokesman said he wouldn’t comment, NHK reported. ISIS has threatened to kill the two men — Kenji…
Federal prosecutors should launch a civil rights probe into the 2013 death of a mentally ill Rikers Island inmate who was locked in his cell for six days without care…