England's James Anderson celebrates after dismissing India's Stuart Binny during the second cricket test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London July 17, 2014. REUTERS/Philip Brown. LONDON (Reuters) - An initial hearing into ...

Tony Abbott scored a big win Thursday when the Senate repealed Australia's carbon tax, fulfilling the Prime Minister's most prominent promise from last year's election. The global intelligentsia is now making Mr. Abbott public climate enemy number one, but ...

Workers leave software company Microsoft's office, in Oulu, Finland, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Microsoft announced the biggest layoffs in its history Thursday, saying it will cut up to 18,000 jobs or 14 percent of its workforce as it streamlines its Nokia mobile ...

SAINT-ETIENNE, France -- Alexander Kristoff of Norway, in a solo show of opportunistic racing, won the 12th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint as Vincenzo Nibali kept the yellow jersey for a 10th day on Thursday. After hitching a ride behind the back ...

What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, the new Manchester United manager arrived for his first press conference at Old Trafford wearing the perplexed expression of a taxi driver who had been mistakenly invited on to a rolling news channel to ...

General Motors CEO Mary Barra, along with third-party attorneys Kenneth Feinberg, Anton Valukas, Delphi CEO Rodney O'Neal and GM's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Michael Millikin have been giving testimony to a United States Senate ...

Talks between the European Commission and Russia over the supply of gas to Ukraine have been postponed until next week, the Energy Ministry said Thursday, as ties between Moscow and Brussels hit a new low. The ministry said the negotiations on ...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed that the Association was requested by FIFA to confirm that a Commission had been set up by the government to investigate the issues surrounding the participation of the Black Stars in the 2014 World Cup. The spokesperson of the GFA, Ibrahim Sanni Daara told Citi News that the ...

Ghana World Cup goalkeeper Fatau Dauda is expected to join his side Orlando Pirates on Friday.

Rupert Murdoch's got the biggest eyes at the table, and 2014 is turning into an M&A feast. Today, TheStreet's Chart of the Day is Time Warner, subject to so much rumor and conjecture over the last 24 hours. When news broke that the company was being.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland acknowledges the crowd after making a par putt on the 17th green at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake. Photograph: Toby Melville / Reuters. Topics: Sport · Golf · Majors · Cabrera Angel · Charley Hoffman · Choi Kj · Darren Clarke ...

The Methodist Bishop of Obuasi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Stephen Bosomtwe Ayensu has described as “naked politics” President John Mahama’s car gift to the National House of Chiefs. According to him, in the face of the socio-economic challenges, it is unthinkable that such a colossal amount of money would be spent in what he says is […]

Najib Razak, Malaysian Prime Minister said he was shocked by the news of the Malaysian Airlines crash in a tweet. "I am shocked by reports that an MH plane crashed. We are launching an immediate investigation," Razak said. 9.37 pm: Aware of situation, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - New U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia for its actions in Ukraine will make it more difficult for Russian companies to refinance existing international loans and has dashed hopes that Russia's syndicated loan market is reopening, bankers ...

Jimmy Anderson of England celebrates the wicket of India's Stuart Binny during the second Test at Lord's. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images. Jimmy Anderson will face a preliminary hearing next Tuesday on his level-three disciplinary charge, ...

Following the introduction of the automatic adjustment formula for the pricing of petroleum products, the average commuter has had to pay much more on transportation cost at least every two months. A review of the prices is done every two weeks. In 2014 alone, the regulator National Petroleum Authority has maintained the price of petrol ...

Smoke rises after an Israeli missile strike hit the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa). Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Sakher Abou El Oun| Agence France Presse. GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: ...

New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists every member of the current squad has the chance to be part of his plans. But their futures will depend on how quickly and how well they can adapt to the Dutchman's philosophy. Having failed to qualify ...