US adds 115,000 jobs in April, fewer than expected
he US economy created 115,000 jobs during April, down on the previous month and fewer than analysts had expected, official figures have shown. However, the unemployment rate fell slightly to 8.1% from 8.2% in March, the Labor Department said. Employment has been rising for the past eight months, but the jobless rate has been stuck above 8% since early More...
White House in first detailed comments on drone strikes
President Obama’s counter-terrorism adviser has given the most detailed explanation so far of America’s use of drones to kill members of al-Qaeda. In a speech to a Washington think tank, John Brennan More...
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer to build Titanic II
Clive Palmer, one of Australia’s richest men, has commissioned a Chinese state-owned company to build a 21st Century version of the Titanic. The mining billionaire told Australian media that construction will More...
Kenya’s Rift Valley, where everyone runs
Kenya produces some of the world’s very best distance runners, but the possibility of winning Olympic gold is not the only incentive for the country’s athletes. On the drive up into the lush hills of More...
Mitt Romney sweeps to victory claiming ‘beginning of end’ to Obama presidency
Mitt Romney swept to five primary victories tonight, effectively ending the Republican nomination process and turning with full force to the general election as he declared the “beginning the of the end” More...
Victims of ‘untouchable’ rapist Brian Witty failed
Police and prosecutors were accused of turning their backs on rape victims on Tuesday night after a serial sex attacker who thought he was “untouchable” was finally brought to justice. Brian Witty, a former More...
France election: Hollande takes lead into second round
French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces an uphill struggle in the second round of the presidential election, after coming second in Sunday’s first vote. He won only 27.1% of the vote, while his socialist rival More...
China military warns of confrontation over seas
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military warned the United States on Saturday that U.S.-Philippine military exercises have raised risks of armed confrontation over the disputed South China Sea in the toughest More...
Anders Behring Breivik at the Tribunal of Oslo: ” “Yes i will do it again, I am not Guilty”
Anders Behring Breivik referred again, on Tuesday, April 17 afternoon, the existence of “two cells” autonomous and each composed of a single individual. The term “commander” used by Breivik More...
The largest mall in the world, South China Mall in Dongguan at 99% empty
The New South China Mall in Dongguan, China, is the largest mall in the world, with a surface area of over 650,320 square meters. It can accommodate 2,350 shops and attractions including roller coasters, ghost trains More...