Daily Archives: Jan 10, 2015
Elvis first recording sells for $300,000 at Graceland auction
Elvis Presley’s first recording ever made has sold at a Graceland auction for $300,000. An unnamed buyer placed the winning bid online for the 78...
Nigeria: At least 16 people killed in Maiduguri market explosion
A market explosion in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has killed at least 16 people and injured several others, medics say. Some reports say...
Paris tightens security after terror attacks
French authorities have deployed 500 extra troops around Paris after three days of terror in the capital killed 17 people. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said...
Prince Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson buy Swiss chalet
Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have bought a luxury chalet in the Swiss resort of Verbier. The chalet, thought to be worth up...
Cuba releases at least 36 opposition activists
At least 36 Cuban opposition activists have been released from prison since January 7, according to dissident organizations. They are believed to be from a...
Keriba Omasker: Cairns children funerals attended by thousands
The funerals of eight Australian children found dead in the north-eastern city of Cairns last month have been attended by thousands of people. The service...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recovery test fails
SpaceX says its experiment to bring part of its Falcon rocket down to a soft landing on a floating sea platform has failed. The vehicle...
Heather Cook: Maryland’s first female episcopal bishop faces hit-and-run charge
Heather Cook, Maryland's first female Episcopalian bishop, will face charges over a hit-and-run crash that killed a cyclist in Baltimore, prosecutors say. Bishop Suffragan Heather...
Cyprus Airways ceases operations after breaching EU rules
Cyprus Airways has ceased operations after an EU decision saying that the carrier must repay over 65 million euros in illegal state aid. The EU...
AirAsia plane tail recovered from Java Sea
The tail of the AirAsia plane that crashed two weeks ago has been recovered from the seabed, the Indonesian navy has announced. Divers used an...
David Petraeus faces charges for leaking classified information to Paula Broadwell
Ex-CIA director David Petraeus should be charged with providing classified information to former mistress Paula Broadwell, prosecutors have recommended. The New York Times first reported...