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A judge has agreed to allow more time for Michael Slager’s hired investigator to examine possible evidence on the former North Charleston police officer’s Taser.

If reports are to be believed, Toyota Kirloskar Motors, the Indian subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation will bring in luxury brand Lexus in the month of August this year. There have been several reports regarding the same in the past, although none of them turned out to be true. The report further suggests that for […]

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Two units of Massachusetts-based software company PTC Inc will pay $14.5 million to resolve a probe into whether they improperly provided recreational travel to Chinese officials, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Oil and natural gas producer Energy XXI Ltd said it would not make an interest payment due on Tuesday, to continue talks with debtholders related to its capital structure improvement.

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Tuesday cleared a former security officer charged with torturing to death an Islamist detainee suspected of bombing a church in Alexandria shortly before the 2011 uprising.

BERLIN (Reuters) - A head-on train collision in Bavaria a week ago that killed 11 people was the result of an error by a signal controller, the prosecutor in charge of investigating Germany's biggest train crash since 1998 said on Tuesday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - A head-on train collision in Bavaria a week ago that killed 11 people was the result of an error by a signal controller, the prosecutor in charge of investigating Germany's biggest train crash since 1998 said on Tuesday.

A poll watchdog yesterday warned of the possibility of cheating in the forthcoming May 9, 2016, elections despite assurances that the automated election system (AES) source code is “secure.” Source code reviewer Dr. Pablo Manalastas said he does not discount the possibility of vote rigging and electoral cheating in this year’s general elections, stressing that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corp. may connive to favor political candidates. “They... Читать дальше...

Twenty one years ago, I was riding a jeepney with my friends when I chanced upon this quiet, curly-haired young girl who looked like a nymph that couldn’t hurt a fly. After a month’s worth of research (all I had to start with was the village she got off on and her school uniform), I was dropping off hand-written letters to her cousin (so she could give it to her) every day and praying that I get to bump into her again. These days, such effort and pace in pursuing a relationship is unthinkable. Apparently, romance has changed. Читать дальше...

The season of Lent is a religious occasion commemorated by Catholics around the world. During Lent, Catholics would pray and repent for their sins for a period of six weeks. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends before Easter Sunday. While most Filipinos are accustomed to the traditional method of celebrating Lent, there are now a number of ways in which technology can enhance our spiritual experience.   Through reliable apps that can be easily downloaded, smartphones and tablets can now serve as guide in our daily prayers and reflections. Читать дальше...

Rancho Mirage, California – The two-day special US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit opened in southern California with a call from US President Barack Obama for closer cooperation in promoting trade, counterterrorism, and peaceful resolution of disputes. Moving to solidify US influence in the region, Obama asked regional allies to boost economic and security cooperation in a bid to promote peaceful, progressive and stable region during the first day of the summit. LEADERS’ SUMMIT ... Читать дальше...

Vice President Jejomar Binay’s United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) yesterday sealed a covenant with One Cebu, the largest opposition coalition in Cebu province, to fortify the party’s support in the vote-rich province. The “marriage” between two parties was formally declared by Binay and One Cebu’s gubernatorial bet, former Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) president and general manager Winston Garcia of the powerful Garcia clan of Cebu, in a joint general assembly held in Lahug, Cebu City, on Tuesday. Читать дальше...

A tourism student from Lyceum of the Philippines University was crowned Miss Aviation Philippines 2016.

The Arab Spring, a revolutionary wave of mass demonstrations against long-entrenched governments in the Middle East and North Africa, began in late 2010. In the next two years, rulers were forced from power in Tunisia, Eyypt, Libya, and Yemen. There were civil uprisings in Bahrain and Syria, and major protests in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, and Sudan. The protests later faded in the face of violent state repression by 2012, leading to what some have called the Arab Winter. But all-out fighting continues to this day in Syria... Читать дальше...

Games Today (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 4:15 p.m. – NLEX vs Phoenix 7 p.m. – Meralco vs Rain or Shine The Meralco Bolts’ bid to extend their unbeaten streak may have to take the backseat to Phoenix’s debut in the Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Phoenix, which bought the Barako Bull franchise for a reported R100 million to gain membership in a very exclusive club, takes on NLEX in the first game at 4:15 p.m. The second game will pit Meralco against Rain or Shine at 7... Читать дальше...

Just friends. This is what actor-singer Julian Trono stressed when asked about the real score between him and fellow GMA artist Kylie Padilla

The art director and street-style star can get obsessed with fashion.

The post Sofia Sanchez de Betak Really, Really Loves Her Gucci Slippers appeared first on W Magazine.

The upcoming Skoda Kodiak will be the new Volkswagen Tiguan’s second cousin; the first one being the recently launched Seat Ateca. To be based on the VW’s Group’s MQB platform, the Kodiak will be previewed by the Vision S Concept which will be showcased at the upcoming 86th Geneva International Motor Show in March 2016. In […]

BREMEN, Germany (Reuters) - The northern German city-state of Bremen shut down an Islamic cultural centre on Tuesday after police raided it and the apartments of 12 of its members on suspicion of associations with Islamist militants.

PARIS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - An Airbus executive urged European banks on Tuesday to overcome their wariness about financing export projects to Iran because of U.S. sanctions, highlighting difficulties European companies face in their rush to Tehran.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three U.S. citizens who were kidnapped in Baghdad last month have been released, an official in Iraq's Interior Ministry and a senior government source said on Tuesday.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Migrants avoiding Austria's new border control point will not find easier routes elsewhere, Chancellor Werner Faymann told a news conference on Tuesday, because countries along the migration route had coordinated a "domino effect" of border restrictions.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Migrants avoiding Austria's new border control point will not find easier routes elsewhere, Chancellor Werner Faymann told a news conference on Tuesday, because countries along the migration route had coordinated a "domino effect" of border restrictions.

TORONTO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday, helped by gains for financial and consumer names, while gold miners weighed and the energy group was unimpressed by a tentative production deal between Russia and Saudi Arabia.