Angola signs cooperation agreement with EU
The European Commission announced on Tuesday the signing of an agreement with Angola that strengthens their bilateral relationship. “The intensified dialogue and cooperation between Angola and the European Union will…
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake rocks North Pacific islands
A M6.1 (magnitude 6.1) earthquake rocked the Kruil Islands on Friday at approximately 06:10UTC/GMT. Reports of damage were not immediately available. The earthquake’s epicentre, 17km below the ocean floor, was…
Researcher unlocks high security handcuffs with homemade key
A German researcher, simply known as Ray, demonstrated manufacturing keys and using them to open handcuffs manufactured by Bonowi and Chubb. Both manufactures are reputed to make high-security handcuffs. Ray…
‘7 Habits’ author dead at 79
Stephen R. Covey the author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” – first published in 1989 – has died at 79. Covey was hospitalized on Sunday July 15…
Saudi king asked to lift female driving ban
On the first anniversary of the Women2Drive campaign launched in June 2011, hundreds of people on Wednesday petitioned Saudi King Abdullah to allow women to drive. The 600 signatories of…
Conrad Black planning to reside in Canada: report
Ottawa has granted media mogul Conrad Black permission to reside in Canada after his release from prison, even though he relinquished his citizenship more than a decade ago, a report…
Conrad Black to be released from US prison this week
Deposed media mogul Conrad Black was expected to be freed this week after serving little over half his 13-month sentence in a Miami prison for fraud and obstruction of justice."Mr.…
China fisherman gets 30 years for S. Korea murder
A Chinese fisherman was jailed for 30 years on Thursday for murdering a South Korean coastguard officer during an operation to stop illegal fishing, court authorities said.Cheng Dawei, a 43-year-old…
Spain’s King Juan Carlos apologizes over elephant hunt
MADRID _ "I am very sorry. I made a mistake. It will not happen again," Spain's King Juan Carlos told journalists on Wednesday _ in an unprecedented apology to the…
Syrian cease-fire on verge of shattering
BEIRUT _ Six days into the Syrian cease-fire and the term does not seem to fit, according to anti-government activists. Shelling continued in the battered city of Homs and a government…