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Transfer ban opens crisis at Barca
8 Jan 2015 7:12 AM ISTThere are some very real problems at Barcelona, and the firing of the club’s sports director this week is the latest signal that the once almighty...
70-year-old hedge fund founder shot dead in New York apartment
7 Jan 2015 5:07 AM ISTA 70-year-old hedge fund founder has been found shot dead inside his Manhattan apartment. Thomas Gilbert was shot in the head at his Beekman Place...
Russian Govt must spend to avoid deep recession: PM
25 Dec 2014 4:46 AM ISTRussian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday warned that the country faces a risk of a "deep recession" if the government ditches its spending...
FIFA won’t reopen 2018, 2022 WC votes
20 Dec 2014 6:20 AM ISTFIFA will not reopen the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, and will publish at least some of the confidential report into the bidding process,...
Jamaica tastes success in curbing killings by police
9 Dec 2014 3:38 AM ISTJamaican police have often been viewed with suspicion and fear, routinely accused of indiscriminately using their weapons and intentionally killing...
More US troops than planned to stay in Afghanistan in 2015
8 Dec 2014 5:05 AM ISTAt a news conference at the presidential palace with President Ashraf Ghani, Hagel said the original plan to cut US troop levels to 9,800 by the end...
Biggest 10 US company sale deals bring CEOs $430 mn
24 Nov 2014 3:48 AM ISTThis year’s flurry of corporate mergers may not pay off for shareholders in the long run, but one thing is for sure: The bosses who are selling their...
$139 mn deal reached in school molestation case
24 Nov 2014 3:07 AM ISTThe Los Angeles Unified School District will pay $139 million to end all remaining litigation involving an elementary school teacher convicted of...
Plague outbreak kills 40 people in Madagascar
24 Nov 2014 3:06 AM ISTA plague outbreak has killed 40 people on the island nation of Madagascar, with 119 people diagnosed with the bacterial disease since August.Two...
Nadal slams captain for sexism debate
20 Nov 2014 4:08 AM ISTThe 14-time Grand Slam winner struck out at both captain Gala Leon and the Spanish tennis federation. ‘It seems strange to me, as Davis Cup captain,...
More bad news for international economy: Japan in recession
19 Nov 2014 5:07 AM ISTThe world's third-largest economy contracted at a 1.6 per cent pace in the July-September quarter, the government said on Monday, contrary to...
As Barbie’s star fades, Mattel quarterly sales slip 21%
18 Oct 2014 4:11 AM ISTMattel's got girl problems and her name is Barbie. Sales of the iconic doll continue to slide and a surprising drop in sales of its American Girl toys...