Pyongyang bans foreign runners from marathon
Citing fears of the spread of Ebola, North Korean officials have slapped a ban on runnersboth professional and amateurfrom overseas. The marathon is going ahead, but only for locals. –…
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Greece to Propose Compromise on E.U. Bailout
ATHENS — Greek officials are planning to submit a proposal to eurozone finance ministers for breaking the impasse in debt negotiations between the new government in Athens and Greece’s European…
ISIS launches major assault on Kurdish front in Iraq
A “big attack” is taking place some 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Irbil, the Kurdish capital, one Kurdish source told CNN, citing an assistant to Gen. Sirwan Barzani, commander of…
Staples, Office Depot In Advanced Merger Talks: WSJ
Feb 3 (Reuters) – Office-supply chains Staples Inc and Office Depot Inc are in advanced talks to merge, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The…
Rand Paul: Children Got ‘Profound Mental Disorders’ After Receiving Vaccines
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) argued Monday that debate over whether to allow parents more choice in the vaccination of their children was a matter of “freedom,” citing personal knowledge of…
RadioShack Prepares To Shut Down In Deal With Sprint: Report
(Reuters) – Troubled electronics retailer RadioShack Corp is preparing to shut down the chain in a deal that would see half the stores taken over by Sprint Corp, Bloomberg News…
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Dead
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on Thursday, Reuters reports, citing Saudi state television. – This is breaking news. Check back later for updates.
North Korea slams defector over inaccuracies in story
Days after North Korea’s most famous defector revealed some of the details in his accounts about life in prison camps weren’t true, the country’s government fired back Tuesday. Shin Dong-hyuk’s…
Former top Chinese official arrested in corruption probe
China’s former top domestic security official, Zhou Yongkang, has been arrested as part of a corruption probe, the country’s state-run Xinhua news agency reports. Zhou — who had been one…