A Durban metro cop and member of mayor Zandile Gumede’s security team has been killed in what has been described as an assassination.
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TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) shake hands with Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan...
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — Winona County has taken a step toward being the first Minnesota county to ban frack sand mining.
Opponents of frack sand mining in Winona County worry about health risks, environmental problems and the volatility of the oil business. There are no mine permit applications pending in the county, reflecting the currently oil industry slump.
TOKYO (AP) — Getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program has long been the holy grail of multilateral diplomacy with Pyongyang. An unidentified government official told the Yonhap news agency that Seoul and Washington remain strongly committed to ending the North's nuclear program. Despite the closeness of Seoul to the world's most heavily armed border and Pyongyang's many threats to annihilate its southern rival, many South Koreans simply don't worry much about what's happening with the North or the long-running... Читать дальше...
ELKHART, Ind. — A mannequin depicting the nanny Mary Poppins has been stolen from atop a statue in downtown Elkhart. The Elkhart Truth reports (http://bit.ly/2f6PoAp0 ) the mannequin at Civic Plaza was part of a campaign in which elk statues around the city were clad in purple in honor of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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MOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The U.N. said the Islamic State has intensified its brutality on civilians since the start of the Iraqi military's offensive to retake Mosul.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russia's top security official is urging closer cooperation with Serbia as part of increased efforts by Moscow to boost its influence in the Balkan country that is seeking EU membership.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russia's top security official is urging closer cooperation with Serbia as part of increased efforts by Moscow to boost its influence in the Balkan country that is seeking EU membership.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russia's top security official is urging closer cooperation with Serbia as part of increased efforts by Moscow to boost its influence in the Balkan country that is seeking EU membership.
Russia's top security official wants closer ties with Serbia BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russia's top security official is urging closer cooperation with Serbia as part of increased efforts by Moscow to boost its influence in the Balkan country that is seeking EU membership.
Despite the current US electoral landscape, which again sees a Democrat and a Republican leading the face off in the finals, more than six in 10 Americans who put them there do not feel represented by either party, a survey found.
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NORTH BERGEN, N.J., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Celebrity backup dancer Shirlene Quigley was found safe by the North Bergen Police Department after stars like Rihanna and Missy Elliott pleaded for her return.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed media reports on hacking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Vladislav Surkov's and said that Surkov "is not using e-mail at all."
Group companies in the salt-to-software Tata Sons conglomerate faces potential writedowns to the tune of close to $18 billion due to investments in unprofitable businesses, according to an internal letter that ousted Chairman Cyrus Mistry sent to the company`s board.
SAPPORO, Japan - Hiroshima Carp starting pitcher Akitake Okada throws against the Nippon Ham Fighters in Game 4 of th...
Facebook, learning from its agitated relationship with publishers, is working on a commercial product that could prove to broadcasters it wants to share rather than steal media budgets chasing the shift in how TV is watched.
It was only a matter of time before the social network made such a play; advertisers are no longer treating social networks as a way to push their 30-second ads in front of more people. They are going to these platforms to reach audiences that are cutting... Читать дальше...
Kate Hudson strikes a pose while attending WSJ.D LIVE After Dark held at Montage Laguna Beach on Tuesday (October 25) in Laguna Beach, Calif. The 37-year-old actress was joined by Karlie Kloss, Kobe Bryant and DJ Samantha Ronson at the event bringing together an unmatched group of top CEOs, founders, pioneers, investors and luminaries to [...]
SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters starting pitcher Hirotoshi Takanashi throws against the Hiroshima Carp in Game 4...
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More investors are redeeming from hedge funds, according to an eVestment report released on Wednesday.
Investors pulled about $10.3 billion from hedge funds last month, bringing the net total of the amount investors have yanked this year to $60 billion, the report said.
What's more, last quarter's redemptions were the largest since the first quarter of 2009.
To be fair, the cumulative redemptions in the past year – $87 billion – are less than half the amount in that crisis quarter. Читать дальше...
Shares of Southwest Airlines Co. turned sharply lower in premarket trade Wednesday, as investors digested third-quarter results, which beat earnings expectations but fell short on sales. The stock slumped 6.7%, after being up as much as 1.3% soon after the results were released. Investors may have turned their focus on the air carrier's outlook, in which it said in the statement that "the overall revenue yield environment remains soft." The company said that based o those trends, and given bookings so far in the quarter... Читать дальше...
By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kawhi Leonard poured in a career-best 35 points and LaMarcus Aldridge put together a 26-point, 14-rebound double-double Tuesday night as the San Antonio Spurs stunned Golden State 129-100 in Kevin Durant's debut for the Warriors.
Migrants set fire to parts of the makeshift camp in Calais, France, known as "the Jungle" late Tuesday. The fires were started as government workers began to take down tents and other makeshift structures in the camp.