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Argentina in the final: Brazil's Cup nightmare deepens

Argentina in the final: Brazil's Cup nightmare deepens

For Brazilians, not winning the World Cup would be bad enough. Even worse would be bitter rival Argentina winning in Brazil where 200 million locals are expecting to celebrate. July 10 2014, 13:16 2 650 просмотрs

Ukraine threatens to retake territory from defiant rebels

Ukraine threatens to retake territory from defiant rebels

Ukrainian government forces on Wednesday warned separatists in the eastern town of Donetsk that a plan was now in place to take back the territory they occupy, but defiant rebels reported a steady flow of new recruits who were ready to fight, reuters.com reports. July 10 2014, 12:50 3 229 просмотрs

UN chief Ban Ki-moon: Gaza situation 'on knife-edge'

UN chief Ban Ki-moon: Gaza situation 'on knife-edge'

The situation in Gaza "is on a knife-edge", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said, urging Israel and Palestinian militants to end hostilities. July 10 2014, 11:12 2 179 просмотрs

Russia’s Federation Council ratifies agreement on 90% debt relief for Cuba

Russia’s Federation Council ratifies agreement on 90% debt relief for Cuba

Russia's Federation Council has ratified the intergovernmental agreement on the settlement of Cuba's debt to Russia regarding the credits given in the period of the USSR. July 9 2014, 17:07 1 595 просмотрs

Italian village up for sale on eBay

Italian village up for sale on eBay

For anyone with 245,000 euros to spare there’s a whole Italian village gong for sale, euronews reports. July 9 2014, 14:45 1 421 просмотрs

Russian Foreign Ministry Tries to Save Seleznev From Following Bout’s Fate

Russian Foreign Ministry Tries to Save Seleznev From Following Bout’s Fate

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is taking all possible measures to prevent the story of Russian citizen Roman Seleznev, recently detained in Maldives, from repeating that of his compatriot Victor Bout, who is serving a prison sentence in the US, the ministry’s Commissioner for Human Rights Konstantin Dolgov told RIA Novosti Wednesday, ria.ru reports. July 9 2014, 14:13 2 622 просмотрs

World Nomad Games to be held in Kyrgyzstan

World Nomad Games to be held in Kyrgyzstan

July 8 Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Elvira Sariyeva has held a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the World Nomad Games, according to 24kg.org. July 9 2014, 10:28 4 091 просмотрs

Germany routs Brazil 7-1, reaches World Cup final

Germany routs Brazil 7-1, reaches World Cup final

With Neymar out injured, just about everyone in Brazil knew it would be tough against Germany, abcnews.com reports. July 9 2014, 09:33 2 776 просмотрs

Abdullah Claims Victory in Afghan Election

Abdullah Claims Victory in Afghan Election

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory in defiance of preliminary vote results showing he lost and considered forming his own government, despite U.S. warnings that the country risked losing financial and security aid, wsj.com reports. July 9 2014, 09:22 1 208 просмотрs

Russian lawmaker Valery Seleznyov confirms detention of his son by US secret service

Russian lawmaker Valery Seleznyov confirms detention of his son by US secret service

State Duma member representing the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) Valery Seleznyov has confirmed his son Roman had been detained by US secret service in the Maldives, itar-tass reports. July 8 2014, 17:11 2 250 просмотрs

Typhoon Neoguri Latest Update: Storm Pounds Okinawa in Japan; Doesn’t Hit the Philippines

Typhoon Neoguri Latest Update: Storm Pounds Okinawa in Japan; Doesn’t Hit the Philippines

A powerful typhoon pounded across the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, as residents took refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges, theepochtimes.com reports. July 8 2014, 16:50 2 989 просмотрs

Fifa partner's CEO Ray Whelan arrested over ticket scam

Fifa partner's CEO Ray Whelan arrested over ticket scam

Brazilian police have arrested the chief executive of a Fifa partner company as part of investigations into the illegal sale of World Cup ticketsm, bbc reports. July 8 2014, 16:06 1 659 просмотрs

Ukrainian Government claims full control over Sloviansk, Kramatorsk; starts to fix infrastructure

Ukrainian Government claims full control over Sloviansk, Kramatorsk; starts to fix infrastructure

Ukraine's army has full control of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, and the central authorities are starting to renew critical infrastructure in these localities and supplies of food and water, as well as humanitarian aid to the residents, the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation said on Sunday morning. July 8 2014, 09:48 1 961 просмотрs

Ex-Soviet minister and Georgia leader Shevardnadze dies

Ex-Soviet minister and Georgia leader Shevardnadze dies

Eduard Shevardnadze, who as Soviet foreign minister helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War, died on Monday after a long illness. July 8 2014, 09:28 2 358 просмотрs

Gulf petro-powers to launch currency in latest threat to dollar hegemony

Gulf petro-powers to launch currency in latest threat to dollar hegemony

The Arab states of the Gulf region have agreed to launch a single currency modelled on the euro, hoping to blaze a trail towards a pan-Arab monetary union swelling to the ancient borders of the Ummayad Caliphate, telegraph.co.uk reports. July 4 2014, 17:42 2 036 просмотрs

The 4th of July Facts: Most US Fireworks, Flags Made in China

The 4th of July Facts: Most US Fireworks, Flags Made in China

Happy 4th of July, everybody! We don't just mean everybody in the U.S., however. While Americans are celebrating Independence Day, Chinese manufacturers are celebrating too. Much like the other 364 days of the year, July 4 finds the American dollar going to products and goods made in China. July 4 2014, 11:50 2 112 просмотрs

Flyover collapses in Brazil World Cup host city

Flyover collapses in Brazil World Cup host city

A flyover has collapsed onto vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing two people, bbc reports. July 4 2014, 10:32 2 618 просмотрs

Hurricane Arthur gains strength, triggers evacuations

Hurricane Arthur gains strength, triggers evacuations

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season made landfall on the North Carolina coast late on Thursday night, forcing thousands of holiday-makers to scrap their 4 July holiday plans amid evacuation orders, theguardian.com reports. July 4 2014, 09:51 1 093 просмотрs

Bizarre video of sobbing Japanese politician goes viral

Bizarre video of sobbing Japanese politician goes viral

A video clip of a crying Japanese politician accused of dubious spending has gone viral on the internet, leaving many outraged and puzzled, telegraph.co.uk reports. July 3 2014, 16:24 1 194 просмотрs

Collapse at Brooklyn Bridge injures 5 people

Collapse at Brooklyn Bridge injures 5 people

Five pedestrians were hurt when several huge chunks of a stone facade fell off the Brooklyn Bridge in a freak accident Wednesday night, nypost.com reports, citing the FDNY. July 3 2014, 15:14 1 439 просмотрs

Musical Superstars to wow audience at FIFA World Cup™ Final

Musical Superstars to wow audience at FIFA World Cup™ Final

The Final Match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ will be preceded by a spectacular musical show, with the superstar line-up of artists for the Closing Ceremony now announced. Taking centre stage at 14:20 on 13 July in the Maracana, Santana, Wyclef and Alexandre Pires will perform Dar Um Jeito, the Official Anthem of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, while Shakira will make her third consecutive appearance at the FIFA World Cup, performing La la la (Brazil 2014) alongside Carlinhos Brown. Brazilian superstar Ivete Sangalo will bring a distinctive local flavour to the show, performing a medley of well-known Brazilian songs, joined in part by Alexandre Pires. July 3 2014, 12:45 3 477 просмотрs

Merkel warns Russia on sanctions ahead of Berlin talks on Ukraine

Merkel warns Russia on sanctions ahead of Berlin talks on Ukraine

Germany's Angela Merkel warned Moscow ahead of talks on Ukraine on Wednesday that economic sanctions remained an option unless it backed peace efforts, as Ukrainian government forces pressed on with an offensive against pro-Russian rebels, reuters reports. July 2 2014, 19:40 1 237 просмотрs

Hong Kong protesters lifted kicking and screaming from downtown rally

Hong Kong protesters lifted kicking and screaming from downtown rally

Hundreds of Hong Kong police forcibly removed kicking and screaming protesters from the Central business district on Wednesday, holdouts of a mass rally demanding greater democracy from Communist Party rulers in Beijing, reuters.com reports. July 2 2014, 16:59 1 258 просмотрs

FIFA World Cup: Argentina, Belgium through to quarter-finals after extra-time drama

FIFA World Cup: Argentina, Belgium through to quarter-finals after extra-time drama

The ongoing Football World Cup tournament in Brazil is getting more and more exciting as it inches closer to the finals with every passing day. In the first Round of 16 match on Tuesday, Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0 in a thriller to seal a berth in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Till the first half of the extra-time, both the teams tried hard to score but couldn’t manage to find the back of the net, fifa.com reports. July 2 2014, 11:32 2 051 просмотрs

Monica Lewinsky: ‘I was a virgin to humiliation of that level’

Monica Lewinsky: ‘I was a virgin to humiliation of that level’

After a self-imposed exile from the public eye, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky appeared on Tuesday in her first interview in a decade, cnn reports. July 2 2014, 10:07 1 163 просмотрs