Virgin Group founder Richard Branson suspended discussions with Saudia Arabia about a proposed $1 billion investment in Virgin’s space companies following allegations that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the country’s consulate in Istanbul. “What has reportedly happened in Turkey around the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, if proved true, ... Read More »
For almost a decade now, 34-year-old Niranjan Giri, a night school teacher, says he has had only one priority — making night schools popular. He travels to different corners of the city, convincing those who can’t access school during the day to take up education in night schools. “Night shift ... Read More »
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage has been so low for so long that a good chunk of borrowers can’t even contemplate the idea of it ever going higher. Why should they? Every time we warn of rising rates, or see a tiny bump up, some global ... Read More »
Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft has finally spotted its tiny lander Philae, thought to be lost forever, stuck in a ditch on the surface of a comet hurtling through space, ground controllers said Monday. “THE SEARCH IS OVER! I’ve found @Philae2014!!” the European Space Agency (ESA) tweeted on behalf of Rosetta, orbiting ... Read More »
At least two people are dead and one person remains missing as heavy rains in Louisiana and Mississippi continue to cause floods that Louisiana Gov. Bel Edwards called “unprecedented.” Edwards said 18 parishes surrounding Baton Rouge have declared states of emergency and three more are in the process of doing ... Read More »
Olympics organizers battled an array of persistent problems as the Games entered its second week on Saturday, from a lurid green diving pool to competitors taken to the wrong venue, and a long-distance swimming pontoon swept away by the waves. The refusal of the Olympic diving pool to return to ... Read More »
A 31-year-old delivery driver who was raised in Tunisia but lived in Nice was named as the driver of the truck that plowed through a crowded street in the French Riviera city, killing 84 people including 10 children. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was named as the suspect who also opened fire ... Read More »
The families of four Americans killed by Islamic State on Wednesday urged U.S. President Barack Obama to do everything possible to bring home the only U.S. journalist known to be held in war-torn Syria. “We are asking the president … to engage boldly and to use all appropriate means to ... Read More »
Crews searching waters off the Florida coast for a man and his three teenage children reported missing after setting off on a sailboat three days ago have found two empty kayaks believed to have been secured to the boat, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday. Ace Kimberly, 45, two ... Read More »
Devireddy, head cashier in the State Bank of Mysore branch in Sirguppa, is reported to be missing after allegedly taking away Rs. 1.5 crore in cash from the bank’s currency chest. Based on a complaint from the Chief Manager of the bank, Ravi Hegde, on Tuesday, Sirguppa police swung into ... Read More »
