Pirates Release Vessel Without Ransom
Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement came hours after the pirates and naval forces exchanged gunfire over a boat...
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‘Pirates’ Release Vessel Without Ransom
The EU anti-piracy naval force pictured off the coast of Mogadishu in 2013 Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement came...
Apple Found Guilty of Russian Price-Fixing
Russia’s competition watchdog has found that Apple fixed the prices of certain iPhone models sold in the country. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (Fas) said that Apple’s local subsidiary told...
China Lifts Short-Term Rates For Third Month Straight To Steady Yuan, Battle Debt
China's central bank raised short-term interest rates on Thursday in what economists said was a bid to stave off capital outflows and keep the yuan currency stable after the Federal Reserve raised U....
AT&T’s $85.4 Billion Deal For Time Warner Wins EU Thumbs-Up
he U. S. Federal Communications Commission does not expect to review the deal AT&T Inc has won approval from the European Commission for its planned $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc, the...
Turkey Reassures Investors, Says Dutch Business Not At Risk
Dutch investment in Turkey is not at risk from the diplomatic row between the two countries as Ankara's ire is focused on the Dutch government, not its people or businesses, Turkey's minister for EU...
Purported Boko Haram Video Shows Execution of Alleged Nigerian Spies
Islamist militant sect Boko Haram on Tuesday released a video purporting to show the execution of three men the group accused of being Nigerian military spies. The seven-minute clip, the first online...
Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012
An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in the region in five years. The ship sent a distress signal on Monday evening,...
Exclusive: Russia Appears To Deploy Forces In Egypt, Eyes On Libya Role
Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent days, U. S., Egyptian and diplomatic sources say, a move that would add to U.S....
Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012
A freight ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, reports say. A number of suspected pirates boarded the Sri Lankan-flagged vessel off the country’s northern coast on Monday, residents and...
Oil Touches Three-Month Lows, As U.S. Supply Swells
Oil hovered around three-month lows on Monday, as rising U. S. inventories and drilling activity offset optimism over OPEC's efforts to restrict crude output. Brent crude LCOc1 was down 7 cents on...
China May Roll Back Electric Car Quotas As Industry Pushes Back
China is considering easing proposed quotas aimed at producing more electric vehicles, as Beijing gets pushback from the automotive industry over the scale and pace of the plans. If adopted, proposed...
Runaway Bus ‘kills 34’ In Haitian City of Gonaives
At least 34 people have been killed after a runaway bus veered into crowd in the Haitian city of Gonaives, officials say. The vehicle first knocked over two pedestrians, killing one, French-language...
Volkswagen Pleads Guilty In U.S. Court In Diesel Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p. DE) pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud, obstruction of justice and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement reached with the U.S. Justice Department in January...
1964 Formula One Champion Surtees Dead At 83
John Surtees, a Formula One great who won the 1964 championship with Ferrari and remains the only man to win world titles on two wheels and four, died on Friday at the age of 83, his family said in a...
Thousands of Nigerians Trapped By Conflict Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
Thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria remain beyond the reach of aid, Doctors Without Borders said. Many of them have been trapped between Boko Haram Islamist insurgents and counter-insurgency...
Pope Hints At Possible Ordination of Married Men
Pope Francis has said he may consider ordaining married men – under very specific circumstances – to address the shortage of Catholic priests. He was speaking about the possibility of viri...
Stocks Rise As U.S. Jobs Data Points To Rate Hike; Crude Slips
Crude oil resumed a sharp decline and global equity markets rose on Friday after a robust U. S. jobs report drove home the strength of the world's biggest economy and set the stage for the Federal...
Critics Call For Arrest of Impeached Park Geun-Hye
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye is keeping her silence as calls grow for her arrest. Ms Park was forced from office on Friday, after judges unanimously upheld parliament's decision to...
Critics of South Korea’s Ousted Park Call For Her Arrest
Opponents of South Korea's ousted leader, Park Geun-hye, demanded on Saturday that she be arrested a day after she was thrown out of office over a corruption scandal involving the country's...