Daily Archives: Oct 6, 2013
How US shutdown is affecting business
Business is starting to suffer from the US shutdown, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has warned. Penny Pritzker’s comments at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) came...
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner diagnosed with subdural hematoma
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been ordered to take a month off work after bleeding was found on her brain. The 60-year-old Argentine president was...
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: Torch relay launched by Vladimir Putin in Moscow ceremony
Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to launch the torch relay for 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The torch will go...
Syria’s chemical weapons destruction begins
The OPWC monitors have announced that the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons has begun. The operation is being overseen by a team from the Organization...
Halle Berry gives birth to baby boy
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez welcomed a baby boy into the world on Saturday, October 5, a rep for the actress confirms to Us...
Extremo Aero Show Chihuahua 2013: Monster truck crashes into grandstand killing 6 people in Mexico
At least six people have been killed and other 47 injured after a monster truck has crashed into a grandstand after its brakes failed...
Instagram to start placing ads in US users photo streams
Instagram announced it will start placing ads in US users photo streams in a posting on its website. "We have big ideas for the future,...
Washington DC: Man dies after self-immolation on National Mall
A man died after self-immolation on Washington DC's National Mall, police says. The man poured a can of petrol on himself before setting himself on...
Navy SEAL carries out two separate raids in Libya and Somalia targeting senior Islamist militants
American officials say US Navy SEALs have carried out two separate raids in Libya and Somalia targeting senior Islamist militants. In Libya, US commandos captured...
US shutdown: Most of 400,000 defense staff sent home to return to work next week
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced that most of the 400,000 US defense department staff sent home amid the US government shutdown have been...Bashar al-Assad indicates Germany as possible mediator
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has raised the possibility of Germany acting as a mediator to try to end his country's 30-month-long civil war. Speaking to...
Jude Law and Damon Albarn join London protest over Greenpeace piracy charges in Russia
Jude Law and Damon Albarn have joined hundreds demonstrating in London over piracy charges brought by Russia against 30 Greenpeace activists. Six British activists were...