Daily Archives: May 22, 2015
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban Welcomed as “The Dictator” at EU Summit in Riga
Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban has been welcomed as "the dictator" by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, Latvia. "The...
Hillary Clinton Email Scandal: State Department Releases First Set of Private Emails
Hundreds of emails from Hillary Clinton’s private server - many relating to the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya – have...
Riga Summit 2015: Ukraine to Receive 1.8 Billion Euro Loan from EU
Ukraine is to receive a €1.8 billion ($2 billion) loan from the European Union. The move is described as a landmark deal for a non-EU...
Takata Airbag Recall: Mitsubishi and Mazda Recall 630,000 Cars
Mitsubishi and Mazda are recalling 630,000 vehicles in the largest Takata airbag recall. The move comes just days after Takata said it was doubling the...
HP Sells 51% of China Business Unit to Tsinghua Holdings
Hewlett-Packard is selling a 51% stake in its Chinese business unit for $2.3 billion to local company Tsinghua Holdings. The deal brings together HP with...
Kim Jong-chul: Kim Jong-un’s Brother Spotted at Eric Clapton Concerts in London
Kim Jong-un's elder brother Kim Jong-chul has been spotted attending two Eric Clapton concerts in London. The footage shows a man resembling Kim Jong-chul visiting...
Some of the Most Popular and Common Types of Pipe Tobacco
Smoking pipe tobacco is said to be a dying art. This is a terrible shame, because the history of this type of tobacco is...
Asian Boat Crisis: Myanmar Rescues First Migrant Boats
Two migrant boats holding more than 200 people have been rescued in Myanmar’s waters near the border with Bangladesh. It was the first such rescue...
India: Jayaram Jayalalitha Set to Return as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Former Indian actress Jayaram Jayalalitha is set to return as the chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu after the state governor...
Eurovision 2015: Ireland Knocked out from Second Semi-Final
Ireland, Iceland, Malta, Portugal, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and San Marino have been knocked out of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in the second...
South Korea Nut Rage Incident: Heather Cho Freed After Winning Appeal
Korean Air’s former head of in-flight service Heather Cho, who was jailed for an outburst over macadamia nuts, has been freed after winning a...