Shares in Espirito Santo Bank went into freefall on Thursday, shaking stock markets in Lisbon and across Europe. Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images. Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, ...

Communications Minister, Faith Muthambi, claimed today that SABC COO, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, had been cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent law firm. Her belief that a legal report from a private law firm can trump a report of the Public Protector is ...

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he hoped to be able to find a solution to Afghanistan's disputed election but cautioned "we can't say that's an automatic at this point". "We are at a very, very critical moment for Afghanistan," ...

Nottingham, Jul 11 (PTI) Facing flak for conceding over 450 runs, the beleaguered English attack found support from an unlikely quarter when Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said that the home team's bowlers did not perform all that badly and did manage ...

By Mike Collett. RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Argentina and Germany have appeared collectively in nine previous World Cup finals and two against each other. The South Americans beat West Germany to win the 1986 World Cup before the Europeans ...

With fiscal discipline, it is not surprising that the net borrowing of the government will increase only slightly. SummaryArun Jaitley Budget targets fiscal prudence despite a higher spend, large income tax breaks.

New York: Following is a list of nominees in key categories for the Emmy Awards, the highest honors in U.S. television, announced on Thursday. The Emmys are awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in a ceremony that will be broadcasted ...

New York: Following is a list of nominees in key categories for the Emmy Awards, the highest honors in U.S. television, announced on Thursday. The Emmys are awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in a ceremony that will be broadcasted ...

New York: Following is a list of nominees in key categories for the Emmy Awards, the highest honors in U.S. television, announced on Thursday. The Emmys are awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in a ceremony that will be broadcasted ...

Published 11/07/2014|02:30. 0 Comments; Share. 'GAME of Thrones', which is filmed in Northern Ireland, has defied the Emmy Awards' grudging respect for fantasy fare, and emerged as the leader in the nominations with 19 nods, including best drama series ...

Gaza City: Israeli warplanes kept up deadly raids on Gaza Friday but failed to stop Palestinian militants firing rockets across the border, as the United States offered to help negotiate a truce. With the violence growing worse, US President Barack Obama in a ...

image HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed while the safe-haven yen edged up Friday following a sell-off on Wall Street and in Europe as fears over eurozone debt resurfaced with a payment crisis at Portugal's biggest listed bank. News that the parent of ...

Lionel Messi has arguably his final chance to make history in Sunday's World Cup Final and elevate himself up to the top tier alongside Pele and Diego Maradona. Messi will represent Argentina's best hope of lifting the trophy for the first time since 1986, ...

Security personnel stand guard near sacks containing the papers of the federal budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year at the parliament building in New Delhi on Thursday. The new Indian government has unveiled its maiden budget aimed at reviving the ...

Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 31 people on Thursday as a major air campaign entered its third day, with most of the bloodshed in the southern city of Khan Yunis. The deaths raised to 82 the overall number of Gazans killed since Israel launched Operation ...

India's new ball bowler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar reckons he and the rest of the bowlers need to show a lot of patience if India are to dismiss the hosts twice on what has been a 'dull and lifeless' Trent Bridge wicket. The wicket at Nottingham has come under ...

There is an apocryphal story about high profile lawyer politicians that often does the rounds. That when one set gets into the government they had over their cases to the ones in the opposition and when the latter come into government, their cases go to those ...

Sydney judge Garry Neilson has been referred to the NSW Judicial Commission by the Attorney-General after comparing incest to homosexuality. Queensland Olympic gold medallist Chantelle Newbery. Picture: AAP. Olympic gold medalist guilty in drug case ...

The US has launched an urgent effort to stop Afghanistan's disputed presidential election disintegrating into a conflict that would threaten the nation's stability as foreign combat troops pull out. John Kerry, secretary of state, arrived in Kabul on Friday for talks ...

Caesar (Andy Serkis) is shown in a scene from “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. 20TH CENTURY FOX. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. From left, Caesar (Andy Serkis), Koba (Toby Kebbell), Malcolm (Jason ...