A suicide bomber kills at least four people in the evening rush hour in the Afghan capital near the national parliament, government ministries and the Russian embassy. Nathan Frandino reports.
A suicide bomber kills at least four people in the evening rush hour in the Afghan capital near the national parliament, government ministries and the Russian embassy. Nathan Frandino reports.
(Reuters) - Director Spike Lee on Wednesday backed away from calls to boycott the Academy Awards ceremony amid controversy over a lack of diversity among this year's nominees and said a plan is needed to ensure racial equity in Hollywood.
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Middle East was the fastest growing region for oil consumption except China over the last decade as young populations and booming economies simulated a surge in fuel demand.
BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Germany needs to start drawing up a plan with all stakeholders over how to exit coal-fired power generation, Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks said on Wednesday.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four months of Russian air strikes in Syria are taking their toll on rebel forces, strengthening the hand of a defiant President Bashar al-Assad as the United Nations struggles to get peace talks off the ground.
Күп еллардан бирле район халыкны социаль яклау бүлеге каршында “Ышаныч” дип аталган социаль хезмәт күрсәтү үзәге нәтиҗәле генә эшләп килә.
Читать дальше...Italian film director, Ettore Scola, whose Oscar-nominated films chronicled the growing pains, class divisions and frustrated idealisms of 20th century Italy, has died at the age of 84, his family said. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Italian film director, Ettore Scola, whose Oscar-nominated films chronicled the growing pains, class divisions and frustrated idealisms of 20th century Italy, has died at the age of 84, his family said. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
DUBLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ireland chose hooker Rory Best as their new captain on Wednesday and named centre Stuart McCloskey and flanker CJ Stander among four uncapped players as they seek to win a third successive Six Nations championship.
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Saracens winger Chris Ashton's hopes of reigniting his England career during the Six Nations rugby championship were ended by a 10-week ban on Wednesday that will rule him out of the entire tournament.
LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United have signed Leeds United full back Sam Byram on a 4-1/2-year contract for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Implantable mobile phones. 3D-printed organs for transplant. Clothes and reading-glasses connected to the Internet.
* No change in Gulf members' view on OPEC strategy - delegate (Adds more delegate comments)
'Young global Leaders' at the World Economic forum are driving conversations on everything from religious violence to the future of science and technology.
LAGOS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Wednesday it shut down its Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries due to crude supply problems related to recent attacks on pipelines.
ALGIERS, Jan 20(Reuters) - Algeria is turning to China to finance several infrastructure projects, including a new $3.2 billion port, as the North African OPEC member looks for ways to weather the collapse in global oil prices.
COLUMBIA — Legislators are scheduled to get details on a multi-million-dollar proposal to display the Confederate flag removed from Statehouse grounds last summer.
Freed Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian greets the media outside a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Freed Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian greets the media outside a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Freed Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian greets the media outside a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Freed Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian greets the media outside a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
HONEA PATH, S.C. — Two former Honea Path police officers have been charged following an arrest in which a man says officers used excessive force.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Yasiin Bey, the American rapper formerly known as Mos Def, has been charged with violating South Africa's immigration laws after he was arrested last week trying to leave the country on an unrecognized travel document.
Jamie Foxx helped pull a man from a burning truck on Monday but the Hollywood actor declined to be called a "hero".