Cold weather kills dozens in eastern Europe
BBC weather forecaster Susan Powell explains what is causing the cold snap in much of Europe At least 60 people have died due to freezing conditions caused by a cold snap in eastern and central Europe. The drop More...
UN resolution could spur Syria civil war, Russia warns
William Hague: "I think Russia has to understand that if it continues to take this position it will be increasingly isolated" The Western-Arab drive to adopt a UN resolution on Syria is a “path to More...
IAF inks $18-bn deal for fighter jets with Dassault
Dassault Rafale: Indian Air Force's future fighters Reuters/Pascal Rossignol French firm Dassault has won a multi-billion dollar contract to provide 126 fighter jets to the Indian military, a government source More...
Italian authorities end search for cruise ship bodies
ROME (Reuters) – Italian authorities have ended the search for bodies in the submerged sections of the capsized Costa Concordia, more than two weeks after the giant cruise liner capsized off the Tuscan coast, More...
Iran keeping option open on nuclear weapon, by U.S. spy chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is keeping the option open to develop a nuclear weapon but U.S. intelligence agencies do not know whether it will eventually decided to build one, the U.S. intelligence chief said More...
CIA chief says appears Saudi oil “ramping up”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s oil production appears to be “ramping up” and can fill some of the demand shortfalls caused by sanctions on Iranian exports, CIA Director David Petraeus More...
Home prices in US drop, consumers turn gloomier
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Home prices fell more steeply than expected in November, and consumers turned less optimistic in January, highlighting the hurdles still facing the bumpy economic recovery. After accelerating More...
Kenyan election race gets hotter
International Criminal Court decision to commit four Kenyans, among them two presidential aspirants, to full trial has intensified political activity and forced parties to review their strategies. Prime Minister More...
Ndung’u: Bank was fined Sh1m for shilling slide
A parliamentary committee for the second time took Central Bank of Kenya Governor Njuguna Ndung’u to task over the fall of the shilling and failure to act on time. The MPs who are members of a parliamentary select More...
Kenyan teachers strike a good deal with NHIF
Kenya National Union of Teachers has secured Sh4.2 billion annual medical scheme for its 258,551 members to be administered by National Hospital Insurance Fund. The lucrative deal Knut struck with NHIF covers inpatient More...
