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A Filipino extremist group has threatened to kill a second Canadian hostage if it doesn't receive a $16 million ransom payment.

Colombian star Fonseca (real name Juan Fernando Fonseca) has long channeled the rhythms of his native Colombia with a unique international twist. It...

“Everyone is just interested in each other’s holes.”

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Singer Sinead O’Connor has been reporting missing. Police in the Illinois suburb of Wilmette are searching for O’Connor and issued a “check for well-being” on Monday morning after she didn’t return from a Sunday afternoon bike ride. “The Wilmette Police is seeking to check the well-being of Sinead O’Connor,” the department said in a statement...Read more »

METZINGEN (ANP/DPA) - Het Duitse modehuis Hugo Boss is van plan zijn financieel directeur Mark Langer te benoemen tot nieuwe bestuursvoorzitter als opvolger van de in februari opgestapte Claus-Dietrich Lahrs.

According to media reports, Russia's Rosneft energy giant may buy up to 74 percent of the Indian Essar oil company in June.

Sputnik has got its hands on exclusive video showing Iraqi anti-Daesh forces preparing to advance on the strategic town of ar-Rutba in Iraq's Anbar province.

Analysts change thinking on monetary policy in light of Brexit fears and poor run of economic data

Sinéad O'Connor is gevonden, zo meldt CNN. De 49-jarige zangeres werd vermist en de politie in Chicago  was bezorgd dat ze zelfmoord wilde plegen.

De politie in Chicago is op zoek naar Sinéad O'Connor. De 49-jarige zangeres wordt vermist en de politie is bezorgd dat ze zelfmoord wil plegen, meldt showbizzsite TMZ.

Kate Middleton steps out to attend the launch of the Heads Together Campaign on Monday (May 16) in London, England. The 34-year-old Duchess of Cambridge was joined by her husband Prince William and his brother Prince Harry. They were all seen testing out their boxing skills at the event! PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics [...]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police have identified a body found in a town house over the weekend and have now classified the woman's death as a homicide. [...] they also say that since they don't know his mental or emotional state, 22-year-old Landon Lauwagie should be considered a risk to public safety.

He still thinks he can pass Jack Nicklaus as the most successful golfer ever, but Tiger Woods has no idea when he will return to competitive action. The 14-time major champion maintains he is “progressing nicely” after a third back operation in October, but says he won’t resume his career until he can practice, play […]

Many of the top women to ever serve in French government have teamed up to decry the pattern of sexual harassment they say they all experienced. In an open letter signed by 17 leading women from government, including International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, they say the behavior of France’s male elite must change. The […]

Here’s a crude reality: Oil prices are recovering too late to save many drillers drowning in tons of debt. SandRidge Energy became the latest victim of the oil crash, with the Oklahoma City-based shale driller filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday. Based on roughly $4 billion of debt, SandRidge is the second-biggest oil-focused U.S. […]

The experienced defender registered a passing distance of 241m for Chelsea against Tottenham on Monday night, putting him closest to this week’s New York landmark

Only $26bn worth of offerings have been priced this year, against $66bn priced by this point in 2015

So far this year only $26bn worth of offerings have been priced globally, less than half the $66bn priced by this point in 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in midday trading on Monday, led by gains in energy companies as the price of crude oil increased sharply. Benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.49, or 3.2 percent, to $47.70 a barrel following news of continued production troubles in Nigeria and an upbeat forecast from Goldman Sachs. THE QUOTE: "If it's oil making headline news, stocks will trade off of oil," said Anna Rathbun, director of research for investment manager CBIZ Retirement Plan Services. Warren Buffett's Berkshire... Читать дальше...

SHANGHAI — On this day 50 years ago … nothing happened. That’s the message from China’s official propaganda machine, as the country marks — or willfully ignores — half a century since the beginning of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-76), one of the most destructive political movements of the 20th century, which led to the deaths of at least 1.5 million people, and the arrest, persecution and humiliation of many more — including some of the country’s top leaders and most famous intellectuals.

The U.S. aid group MCC just suspended a $463 million "compact" with Tanzania because of concerns about unfair elections on its semi-autonomous island, Zanzibar.

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Rival groups submit offer as Italian media industry dealmaking gathers pace