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J.K. Rowling’s latest honor isn’t only for her writing. The “Harry Potter” author is to receive the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, PEN America told The Associated Press on yesterday. Rowling will
He also rejected accusations that he asked her to lie about the relationship on oath. Mr Clinton has come under intense media pressure as rumours circulate that he conducted an 18-month
The clip was shared on YouTube in December, gaining traction in recent days on social media. Some Twitter users mocked Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdelaziz Al Sheikh, saying chess is an
Mariah Carey’s new “Vision of Love” is Australian billionaire James Packer. The singer’s representative said last week that Carey and Packer got engaged in New York City last week. The marriage
A former gaming analyst from Denmark has started what he says is the world’s first online gambling site for betting on share movements. And the government is keen to jump
CHINA Eight people died and five were injured after a fire broke out at a residential township in Beijing, Xinhua news agency reported, citing emergency services. The blaze broke out early
Egypt’s president paid tribute yesterday to the country’s 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, saying that protesters killed during the 18-day revolt had sought to revive “noble principles”
The international community appealed for dialogue and calm in Haiti on Saturday after a presidential and legislative runoff was put on hold indefinitely. The United Nations, international election observers and foreign
Norway’s prime minister, finance minister and central bank governor are holding an extraordinary meeting to assess just how bad the deepening plunge in the price of oil will be for
The Opportunity rover touched down at 0505 GMT, on the opposite side of Mars from where its sister rover, Spirit, landed three weeks ago. After a promising start sending back
Kotoshogiku won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament yesterday to become the first Japanese-born wrestler to win a championship in 10 years. Kotoshogiku, whose real name is Kazuhiro Kikutsugi, beat fellow
Millions of Americans were preparing to dig themselves out yesterday after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the U.S. East Coast to an icy
Even under extended police questioning, Samy Amimour never hid his disdain for France, his desire to leave, or his belief that the apocalypse was near. But he told investigators he
The 8b yuan (USD1.2b) factory operated with its main Chinese partner, Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp., will have an annual production capacity of 160,000 vehicles. Cadillac began selling in China in 2004,
Scientists have found grisly evidence of a massacre in Kenya about 10,000 years ago, providing rare evidence of violence between groups in ancient hunter-gatherer societies. Researchers said the discovery casts light
CHINA A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck a remote region of northwest China early yesterday, damaging a few dozen homes but causing no casualties. Xinhua News Agency said the epicenter of the
President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia’s FSB security service to kill a former agent-turned-Kremlin critic who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive poison, a British judge
Five people were indicted in federal court on charges they took part in an alleged scheme to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline and sell them to competitors in China. The
The four major public service unions angry at the government’s attempt to impose a 5% pay ceiling called out their 1.5 million members. They included hospital workers, rubbish collectors, school caretakers,
The event was part of the bizarre ‘Jarramplas’ festival which is held in Piornal each Jan 19-20. Following the yearly tradition, a town volunteer donned a costume of multicolored ribbons and
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