LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Friday backed calls for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of shooting a Malaysian airline out of the sky over rebel-held eastern Ukraine a year ago.
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the mobile subsidiary of PLDT, has announced that it is mounting the Philippine Clash 2015, the biggest Clash of Clans (COC) tournament in the country, with over P2 million worth of prizes – the largest prize pool in a local mobile gaming competition to date. A big hit all over the world, […]
Two separate encounters between Army troops and communist terrorists have transpired today (July 17), resulting to four casualties. In Brgy Bacolod, Irosin, Sorsogon, on 11:30 a.m., a squad of Bayanihan Team of 31st Infantry Batallion was conducting house to house dialogues when fired-upon by ten Special Partisan Unit (SPARU) members of the New People’s Army. […]
WASHINGTON — When you write a column, as did I two weeks ago, headlined "The worst agreement in U.S. diplomatic history," you don’t expect to revisit the issue. We had hit bottom. Or so I thought. Then on Tuesday the final terms of the Iranian nuclear deal were published. I was wrong.
I wonder if Gov. Nikki Haley had it in her heart all along to remove the Confederate flag, but Republican politics prevented her from speaking up until it was safe to do so.
Six Supreme Court justices, by upholding Obamacare, have demonstrated that they are just as corrupt as the other two branches of government in Washington.
During his 40 years as mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr. has worked tirelessly to leverage Charleston’s rich cultural heritage into a significant economic opportunity for its citizens. These efforts have been enormously successful. People now flock here from all over the world.
We recently encountered a second python in our yard. It was only about four feet long and probably one and one-half inches thick. Fortunately, this wasn’t like the eight foot long, three inch thick one I encountered before.
South Carolina law requires crime victims to be treated "with fairness, respect, and dignity." And they are to be "free from intimidation, harassment, or abuse, throughout the criminal and juvenile justice process."
Nobody needs to be told that it’s hot outside. Weather forecasts say it’s been feeling like 100 degrees, given both the temperature and humidity.
Just hours after the NASA New Horizons probe whizzed past Pluto and its moons on Tuesday, new data already began revealing intriguing details about the dwarf planet.
FAILEY, Anna Lee, of Charleston died Wednesday. Arrangements by Hilton’s Mortuary of North Charleston.
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Two people were killed making preparations for a strong tropical storm that swept across western Japan on Friday and left more than 30 injured.
Sydney, Australia | AFP – An Australian man who consented to an Islamic “marriage” ceremony between his 12-year-old daughter and a man more than twice her age was Friday jailed for at least six years. The 63-year-old father, who cannot be named to protect the girl’s identity, was found guilty in April of procuring a child under the age […]
SAN FRANCISCO — After years of big spending on risky projects that CEO Larry Page proudly hails as “moonshots,” Google may be launching into a new orbit of financial discipline. Investor hopes for a more austere Google are largely tied to the arrival of a new chief financial officer, Ruth Porat. She joined Google in […]
Seoul, South Korea | AFP – South Korea’s dominant Samsung conglomerate — run by the country’s wealthiest family — secured shareholder approval Friday for the merger of two affiliates, seeing off a formidable challenge from investor activists led by a combative US hedge fund. The victory, following a bitterly contested proxy battle, will come as an enormous relief to […]
ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Thursday won vital pledges of support from bailout lenders needed to keep its economy from collapsing, but officials in Athens said the painful austerity measures demanded in return were likely to force an election within months. Hours after parliament approved the tough new cuts, the government promised to reopen banks […]
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A group led by Chinese movie star Jet Li and his wife Nina Li invested $187 million in a Hong Kong-listed firm, as appetite surged for so-called "shell" companies listed in the city.
The latest on the Chattanooga shootings (all times local):
HONG KONG, July 17 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and Standard Chartered Plc are set to advise Myanmar on its first credit rating, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, paving the way for the country to issue its maiden international bond.
New footage has emerged appearing to show the direct aftermath of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash after it was shot down over eastern Ukraine one year ago. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
New footage has emerged appearing to show the direct aftermath of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash after it was shot down over eastern Ukraine one year ago. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
New footage has emerged appearing to show the direct aftermath of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash after it was shot down over eastern Ukraine one year ago. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
New footage has emerged appearing to show the direct aftermath of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash after it was shot down over eastern Ukraine one year ago. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).