Cyclone Vardah: Death toll rises to 10 in Tamil Nadu
December 13, 2016
CHENNAI: Cyclone Vardah that hit the Tamil Nadu capital on Monday evening has claimed ten lives. Thousands of people were evacuated as roaring winds, clocking speeds of over 100 km an hour, uprooted trees, tore off hoardings and toppled cars.
China says Trump’s Taiwan comments cause ‘serious concern’
December 12, 2016
BEIJING — China said Monday that it had "serious concern" about President-elect Donald Trump's most recent comments concerning Taiwan, and warned that any changes to how America deals with the self-governing island could damage diplomatic ties between Washington and Beijing.
Mysterious object that washed up on New Zealand beach divides opinion
December 12, 2016
A strange object has washed up on a beach in New Zealand sparking a social media debate about what it could be.
A photo posted to Facebook on the object that washed up on Muriwait beach, baffling locals.
The large object covered in barnacles was spotted on Muriwai Beach in Auckland by local resident Melissa Doubleday.
The man hacking India’s rich and powerful talks motives, music, drugs...
December 12, 2016
Somewhere in India, a young man is sitting in a room, parked in front of his computer, smoking copious amounts of marijuana and causing great embarrassment to some of the country's biggest movers and shakers.
Cyclone Vardah: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh On High Alert, Chennai Braces...
December 12, 2016
Chennai: As cyclonic storm 'Vardah' is expected to make landfall this afternoon, a high alert has been sounded in north Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh.
Cyclone Vardah to make landfall near Chennai
Late Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa lost 1996 election because of me,...
December 11, 2016
CHENNAI: Rajinikanth's denouncement of J Jayalalithaa and her politics during the 1996 Tamil Nadu assembly election campaign caused her distress and defeat, actor Rajinikanth said on Sunday.
Rajinikanth speaking at the condolence meet
Why the US Fed will no longer be the big deal...
December 11, 2016
Like kids waiting for Santa, the one day markets have been thinking about all year is finally here.
Weekend snow sets stage for Polar Vortex’s icy return
December 11, 2016
A winter storm's unrelenting march across the nation's northern tier brought snow to a handful of states Sunday and promised plunging temperatures that could drive frost as far south as Atlanta by week's end.
Boeing Signs $17 Billion Deal with Iran, Challenges Republican Effort to...
December 11, 2016
Iran's official news agency, IRNA, said this morning that the Islamic Republic has signed an agreement with The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to purchase 80 aircraft valued at around $16.6 billion.
An Iran Air Boeing 747 passenger plane sits on the tarmac of the domestic Mehrabad airport in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 15, 2013.
World’s longest tunnel opens for regular service in Switzerland
December 11, 2016
Regular rail service through the world’s longest tunnel began on Sunday, carrying passengers deep under the Swiss Alps from Zurich to Lugano.
The famed Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) had a ceremonial opening in June, attracting European leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande for its maiden ride.
