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Palm oil curbs: Malaysia to respond with 'might and tact', says minister

Last Thursday, the Indian government announced that they would be raising their import duty on CPO and refined palm oil to 44 and 54 per cent from 30 and 40 per...

Texas Tech signs coach Chris Beard to 6-year contract

Heading into the Big 12 Tournament, the Red Raiders are 23-8, and finished second in the tough Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders' second-place finish in the Bi...

WeChat now has over 1 billion active monthly users worldwide

The popularity of WeChat , and profits from its addictive mobile games, have pushed the earnings and share price of its parent company Tencent sharply upward...

Missing Cannock 17-year-old is found in Scotland

Police confirmed that Ms Roe had been hospitalised but were unable to comment on her condition due to an ongoing investigation. Ms Roe is believed to have bee...

Police auto set alight after 'booby trap bomb explodes' in Northern Ireland

A female police officer escaped injury after her auto caught fire when a booby trap bomb exploded in Northern Ireland . The former female officer escaped w...

South Chungcheong Governor Steps Down Over Rape Allegations

She said she would file a complaint with prosecutors against An Tuesday. The alleged victim said she was raped by Ahn in Switzerland and Russian Federation, a...

Major incident declared in Salisbury because of 'dangerous substance'

Police were called to the Maltings shopping centre after a man and woman were found collapsed. This morning, the hospital announced the major incident after...

Myanmar's 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingya continues, says United Nations official

Rohingya witnesses and human rights activists have accused the armed forces of committing murder, rape and arson. Myanmar's military claims its crackdown on R...

Early March Blizzard Causes Paralyzing Conditions in South Dakota

No Travel Advisories are posted on many highways as roadways are snow-packed and icy. A strong storm that's expected to bring heavy wind and up to a foot of s...

Toyota stops selling diesel cars in Europe

Previous year almost 15 percent of Toyota's sales in Europe were from diesel vehicles, down from 30 percent in 2012. Toyota will continue to offer diesel engi...

Pakistan FS set to hold talks in United States this week

Two days before Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua's two-day visit to Washington which starts from Tuesday, Pentagon's chief spokesperson Dana W. "We...

German automakers: Trade war must be avoided at all costs

Emerging market shares hit their lowest point in over three weeks on Monday, as investor concerns about a possible kept traders concerned that emerging markets ...

Baltimore candidate creates database of officers' names

Going in person to courthouses to try to see paper records or use the often-clunky computer kiosks is no substitute and is not practical for most. Maryland co...

Severe Weather Preparedness Week begins across state

For more information, contact Tammy Humbert or Gary Fritz at Dubois County Emergency Management at 812-482-2202. The National Weather Service will broadcast t...

Daylight Saving Time to begin Sunday, March 11

Most smart devices (phones, computers, televisions) should update themselves in order to show the correct time, but others such as your vehicle, oven and microw...

Democracy demonetised: BJP win in Meghalaya unfair, says Rahul

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took a dig at the Congress at the Assembly on Monday in the wake of their bad performance at the Tripura assembly elections....

Ex-mayor faces sex charges

He was arrested on February 3 and released on several conditions to avoid areas frequented by children, reports the CBC. He is banned from visiting any place wh...

1 shot outside Seminole Towne Center; mall placed on lockdown

The mall is on lockdown but there is no indication of an active shooter. Witnesses told officers that the suspected shooter fled in a newer, black, four-door ...

Ava DuVernay brings "A Wrinkle in Time" to Compton

She's "repulsive-looking." She's contrary in every way to what Hollywood would call a hero, especially a female hero. For Duvernay, the Disney movie was a com...

Phil Mickelson's WGC win in Mexico timely with Masters in April

The US PGA champion, who won the Honda Classic in a play-off eight days earlier, then holed his approach to the 72nd hole for an eagle two to set a clubhouse ...

Australia lobbying for a Trump tariff exemption

IMF, he said, is concerned that the measures proposed by the United States will, de facto, expand the circumstances where countries use the national-security ...

Raises Position in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG)

Following the sale, the director now directly owns 232,271 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,618,195.42. The hedge fund run by Robert P...

'Customs union is IMPOSSIBLE' Corbyn's Soft Brexit plan under fire

Britain's trade minister Liam Fox , a strong supporter of Brexit , said on Tuesday staying in a customs union would be "a sellout". Hartlepool-based Jonat...

Business confidence in UAE's non-oil sector drops to six-month low

The Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the UAE declined to 55.1 in February, driven by slower growth in output. The reading signalled the slowe...

Halt notifications of senators-elect with dual nationality, SC orders ECP

Supreme Court (SC) has halted issuance of notifications to freshly elected senators who possess dual nationalities of two countries. The names of the senators...

USA carrier on historic Vietnam visit amid sea rift with China

The imposing grey silhouette of the USS Carl Vinson could be seen from the cliff tops just outside the central Vietnamese city of Danang, where the 103,000-tonn...

USC baseball falls in rubber game with Clemson

The Tigers' fourth-year coach watched on in joy as his players celebrated and the crowd of 9,121 rocked the building after Auburn secured its first SEC title ...

PM Oli hosts dinner in honour of Pakistani PM

Further, both leaders expressed satisfaction over the cooperation of the two countries on global forum and desired to reinvigorate South Asian Association for R...

Trump Puts Pressure On NAFTA Talks With More Tariff Threats

A White House representative did not respond to a request for comment on Trump's statement. "We're not backing down", he told reporters on Monday. Over the ...

Nationalist party notches win in key Indian state

In June a year ago, the Manik Sarkar government had hiked the salaries of government employees by almost 20 per cent but the BJP and Trinamool Congress had call...