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EasyJet cancels hundreds of flights due to French strike
British low-cost airline EasyJet has cancelled hundreds of flights as the second day of strike action by French air traffic controllers took its toll. The...
B Ramalinga Raju: Satyam Computers ex-chairman found guilty of fraud
B Ramalinga Raju, the former chairman and founder of Satyam Computer Services, and nine others have been found guilty in one of India's biggest...
Marine Le Pen opposes her father Jean-Marie Le Pen’s candidacy
France's far-right Front National (FN) leader Marine Le Pen has said she will move to stop her father Jean-Marie Le Pen from standing in...
Greece crisis: Alexis Tsipras meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Greece’s PM Alexis Tsipras has arrived in Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin, as his country struggles with a debt crisis. Alexis Tsipras will...
Ryanair cancels over 250 flights to France ahead of traffic controllers strike
Ryanair has canceled more than 250 flights to France due to a planned strike by French air traffic controllers. Further cancellations are likely, the low-cost...
World leaders’ salaries 2015
How much money do the top leaders of some of the world's leading nations earn annually? Here's a list of the most recent official data (converted...
White House 2016: Rand Paul announces presidency bid
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has announced his 2016 White House bid. The Republican wrote on his website: "I am running for president to return our...
Greece claims Germany owes it $303 billion in reparations for Nazi occupation
Germany owes Greece nearly €279 billion ($303 billion) in war reparations for the Nazi occupation during World War Two, the Greek government says. It is...
FedEx to buy rival TNT for $4.8 billion
FedEx is to buy its Dutch rival TNT Express for €4.4 billion ($4.8 billion) as the US parcels delivery company looks to expand its...
White House 2016: Jeb Bush admits he is not Hispanic
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has admitted he accidentally described himself as Hispanic. The New York Times has revealed that Jeb Bush identified himself as...
Cyprus lifts remaining capital controls imposed on banking system
Cyprus government has decided to lift the last remaining capital controls it imposed on the country’s banking system during the financial crisis of 2013. Cyprus...
Milos Zeman bans US Ambassador Andrew Schapiro from Prague Castle
The US ambassador to Czech Republic, Andrew Schapiro, has been barred from Prague Castle, President Milos Zeman says. Prague Castle is the president’s official residence...
US economy adds only 126,000 jobs in March 2015
The US economy added only 126,000 jobs in March - a gain far lower than January and February. The slower gains mark a break from...
Blue Bell Ice Cream suspends operations at Oklahoma facility
Blue Bell Ice Cream has suspended operations at its Oklahoma plant after health officials linked the deaths of three people to contaminated ice cream. "We...
Zimbabwe: Joyce Mujuru expelled from Robert Mugabe’s ruling party
Zimbabwe’s ex-VP Joyce Mujuru has been expelled from President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF. Zanu-PF said Joyce Mujuru had plotted to remove Robert Mugabe from...
Bob Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been charged with corruption. The Democrat is accused of using his influence to illegally benefit a Florida eye doctor,...
EU milk quota system lifted after more than 30 years of efforts to prevent overproduction
The EU milk quota system has come to an end after more than 30 years of efforts to prevent overproduction. The system, set up in...
Nigeria elections 2015: Muhammadu Buhari wins presidential polls
Nigeria's former military Muhammadu Buhari has won the country’s presidential election. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has hailed his victory as a vote for change and proof...
Germanwings crash: Lufthansa puts aside $300 million to cover possible costs
Lufthansa has put aside an additional $300 million to cover possible costs arising from last week's Germanwings plane crash. The German airline, which owns low-cost...
Nigeria elections 2015: Muhammadu Buhari ahead as vote count resumes
Nigeria’s former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has a narrow lead over incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the country’s presidential election, partial results show. With more...
Uzbekistan elections 2015: Islam Karimov re-elected as president
Islam Karimov has been re-elected as Uzbekistan’s president, according to preliminary results of Sunday's election. The widely-predicted outcome saw Islam Karimov, who has led Uzbekistan...
Israel: Former PM Ehud Olmert found guilty in Morris Talansky case after corruption retrial
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been found guilty in the Morris Talansky case after a corruption retrial. The Jerusalem District Court on March 30...
Nigeria elections 2015: Counting ballots under way
Nigeria has continued counting ballots in its presidential election, with the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. The...
Best Buy closes Canadian subsidiary Future Shop
Best Buy has announced that it is closing its Canadian subsidiary, Future Shop. The US consumer electronics chain is converting 65 of 131 Future Shop...
France local elections 2015: Polls suggest Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP win
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Conservative UMP Party and its allies appear to have come first in the final round of French local elections. The UMP appeared set...
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