Monthly Archives: November 2015
Cyclone Chapala Hits Yemen Mainland with Hurricane-Force Winds
Cyclone Chapala has hit the Yemeni mainland bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and powerful waves. Photos and videos posted online showed water pouring through the...
Oscar Pistorius Case: Prosecutors Appeal against Conviction
Prosecutors have started an appeal hearing on whether Oscar Pistorius should be convicted of murder instead of culpable homicide. Oscar Pistorius, 28, was released from...
Keystone XL Pipeline: TransCanada Asks State Department to Suspend Review
The Keystone XL pipeline maker has asked the US government to put its review of the controversial project on hold. TransCanada says the pause is...
Standard Chartered Announces 15,000 Job Cuts
Standard Chartered bank is to cut 15,000 jobs and raise $5.1 billion to create a "lean, focused and well-capitalized" group. About $3 billion being raised...
Saudi Prince Charged with Drug Smuggling in Lebanon
Lebanese prosecutors have charged a Saudi prince and nine other people with drug smuggling, a week after a record seizure at Beirut's airport. The prince...
C919: China’s First Homegrown Passenger Jet Unveiled in Shanghai
C919, the first Chinese passenger aircraft, has been unveiled in Shanghai at a ceremony attended by 4,000 guests. The C919 is a large passenger aircraft...
Taylor Swift Accused of Stealing Shake It Off Lyrics
Taylor Swift is being sued for $42 million for allegedly stealing the lyrics to her 2014 hit Shake It Off. Jesse Braham has claimed in...
Spectre Breaks All-Time Box Office Records
Spectre has broken all-time box office records in nearly every market in which it has been released so far. The 24th James Bond movie’s launch...
Cyclone Chapala Hits Socotra Island in Yemen
Cyclone Chapala, a rare tropical storm, has hit the remote Yemeni island of Socotra, killing at least one person before heading towards the mainland. Many...
China One-Child Policy to End in March 2016
Chinese couples must continue to obey the country's one-child policy until the law changes in March, China's top family planning body has warned. On October...
Fred Thompson Dies from Lymphoma Aged 73
Former Tennessee senator and actor Fred Thompson has died from lymphoma at the age of 73, his family said. Fred Thompson had various film roles...
Azerbaijan Elections 2015: Ruling New Azerbaijan Party Wins Majority
Azerbaijan's ruling party, New Azerbaijan, has won the country’s parliamentary elections that were boycotted by the main opposition parties, the electoral commission said. The New...
ISIS Captures Syrian Town of Maheen
ISIS militants have reportedly captured the Syrian town of Maheen, in central Homs Province, from government forces. The fighters launched the offensive with two suicide...
Turkey Elections 2015: AKP Wins Majority
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won Turkey's parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. Qccording to Turkish state-run...
Bucharest Nightclub Fire Death Toll Rises to 30
Bucharest nightclub fire’s death toll has risen to 30 after three more people died of injuries, Romanian doctors say. Dozens of others remain in critical...
Gulag Museum Opened in Moscow
A Gulag museum has been opened in Moscow on October 30, the Russian authorities have announced. The museum is dedicated to the millions who were...
China, Japan and South Korea Announce Complete Restoration of Trade and Security Ties
China, Japan and South Korea have announced they have "completely restored" trade and security ties, at the first meeting of the countries’ leaders in...
Somalia Hotel Attack: At Least 15 People Killed in al-Shabab Assault at Sahafi Hotel
At least 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack claimed by al-Shabab on a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu,...
Sinai Plane Crash: Egypt Rejects ISIS Claim
According to Egypt’s PM Sharif Ismail, a technical fault was the most likely to cause Russia's Kogalymavia plane crash in Sinai dismissing claims from...
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