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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When a BBC announcer suggested that a Brazilian broadcaster needed to shut up at the start of a swimming race at the Rio Olympics, he was voicing the feelings of many in the host country.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When a BBC announcer suggested that a Brazilian broadcaster needed to shut up at the start of a swimming race at the Rio Olympics, he was voicing the feelings of many in the host country.

27-year old pregnant woman, Cynthia Njoki self-ablaze over her husband’s alleged extra-marital affair. Cynthia was reported to have suffered burns on her hands, thighs, face and abdomen while attempting to commit suicide in her home. She set herself ablaze after her husband failed to reveal where he spent the night on Saturday, August 13. The […]

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said that a sedition case has been filed against the India brand of Amnesty International for raising pro-Kashmir freedom slogans at a Bengaluru based event.

Several big-name hedge fund investors soured on U.S. stocks in the second quarter and moved to gold and other bearish bets.

– After days of heavy rains, floods have dug up dead bodies and coffins from graveyards in Louisiana, USA – At least seven people have died and more than 20,000 rescued from the affected areas in the state – Louisiana governor says the downpour is historic, probably worst than Hurricane Katrina Flooding in the United […]

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) — A man's body has been recovered from the Des Moines River at Pleasant Hill.

A new development-finance venture that will control assets worth more than $660 million in sub-Saharan Africa plans to hire as many as 20 people.

Thankfully, the animal managed to survive the ordeal.

The rally is "a classic 'meltup' with low growth, very little earnings vitality or revenue growth," Chad Morganlander says.

The Rio Olympics 2016, have been full of drama, as expected. Drama in the audience, drama in Olympic teams, and even drama among the athletes. Thanks to the men of the press, many of these little dramas that play out everyday have been recorded with cameras for entertainment and for posterity. Nigerian students can totally […]

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — Authorities are investigating after a body was found in a truck of garbage picked up in South Carolina. Local news outlets report that the body was discovered Friday inside a garbage truck in Edgefield County. Authorities determined that the body had been picked up with trash in neighboring Saluda County. Sheriff’s offices

But he certainly wouldn't be standing alone on the podium. Why is the BBC, one of the most respected institutions in the world, silently condoning such behaviour?

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stock markets drifted lower on Tuesday as investors were digesting mixed reports on the health of the world economy and awaited more U.S. data later in the day.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stock markets drifted lower on Tuesday as investors were digesting mixed reports on the health of the world economy and awaited more U.S. data later in the day.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stock markets drifted lower on Tuesday as investors were digesting mixed reports on the health of the world economy and awaited more U.S. data later in the day. Global markets have seen small gains and losses as investors digest mixed reports on the health of the global economy. Britain registered a jump in producer prices — the cost of goods at the factory gate — due to the pound's slump in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union. American consumers cut spending in July... Читать дальше...

Thirty-five-year-old Oscar Morel of Brooklyn was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, after allegedly shooting an imam and his friend at close range as they were leaving a Queens mosque on Saturday. Photo: Peter J. Smith for the Wall Street Journal.

Fifteen prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were sent to the United Arab Emirates in the single largest release of detainees during the Obama administration, the Pentagon announced Monday.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

A university in England is to use 100 percent clean electricity after deciding to opt for a "green electricity tariff."

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky made it look easy. But not every Olympic favorite wins, and sometimes the difference is as small as an opponent's lunge, or a slip that causes you to grab the balance…

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky made it look easy. But not every Olympic favorite wins, and sometimes the difference is as small as an opponent's lunge, or a slip that causes you to grab the balance…