LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - James Taylor's England team mates reacted with sadness after the diminutive batsman was forced to retire on Tuesday at the age of 26 because of a heart condition.
WASHINGTON — As it turns out, an Irish rock star has a lot of nice things to say about South Carolina’s senior U.S. senator.
April 12 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Schlumberger Ltd said it would reduce its operations in Venezuela as it received insufficient payments from customers in the recent quarters.
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Claims by a Kaduna state official that Nigeria's military secretly buried 347 people after clashes with members of a minority Shi'ite Muslim sect should be investigated and anyone suspected of wrongdoing put on trial, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
SYDNEY, April 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand shares got off to a buoyant start on Wednesday, while their Australian peers were set to follow suit after an inspiring performance on Wall Street, with higher oil prices likely to fuel demand for energy stocks. New Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.24 percent, or 15.99 points, to 6,742.00 in early trade. Pointing to a firm open, Australia's stock index futures rose 0.8 percent to 4,993.0, a 17.4-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX
NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) - Argentina settled with an additional creditor holding defaulted sovereign bonds for approximately $255 million, Daniel Pollack, the court-appointed mediator in the long-running case, said in a statement on Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California lawmakers on Tuesday took a major step toward outlawing the use of so-called "ransomware" to hijack computers for money, passing a bill through its first committee with the support of law enforcement.
Local solicitors might agree to try the former North Charleston policeman who shot Walter Scott before they prosecute Dylann Roof, the man accused in the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
COLUMBIA – The Statehouse grounds — where laws are debated and hashed out — may soon become restricted or off limits to some groups wanting to practice freedom of assembly.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12 (Reuters) - CME Group Inc said on Tuesday it has received notice from the Federal Reserve that it is authorized to open an account at the U.S. central bank, a privilege that in the past has largely been restricted to banks.
(Reuters Health) - Air quality improvements in southern California are tied to improvements in the respiratory health of children in that area, according to a new study.
(Reuters Health) - Air quality improvements in southern California are tied to improvements in the respiratory health of children in that area, according to a new study.
"Fast alle Fragen der antiken Welt sind noch immer die unseren", schreibt Richard David Precht im Vorwort seiner Philosophiegeschichte. Die Lesung wird live übertragen.
A South Carolina company controlled by Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is the target of a more-than-$4.5 million lawsuit filed by one of the world’s largest building materials companies.
April 12 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Schlumberger Ltd said it would reduce its activity in Venezuela due to insufficient payments received in recent quarters and a lack of progress in establishing new mechanisms that address past and future accounts receivable.
College of Charleston men’s soccer coach Ralph Lundy signed a four-year contract extension that will keep him at the school through the 2019 season.
A man who was shot last week in Mount Pleasant was struck as many as three times, according to police reports that were withheld until Tuesday.
NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Gundlach, the widely followed investor who runs DoubleLine Capital, said on a webcast on Tuesday that the Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle "increasingly likely" looks like a one and done scenario this year.
SYDNEY/SHANGHAI, April 12 (Reuters) - New restrictions on online imports in China sent shares of Australian food and health goods companies tumbling on Tuesday as investors sought clarity on rules that could affect one of the stronger parts of the country's export sector.
As the Charleston County School Board looks to cut costs to avoid another budget crisis, state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make it harder to shut down small, high-cost schools.
SANTIAGO, April 12 (Reuters) - Chile's central bank held the benchmark interest rate steady at 3.5 percent on Tuesday, as expected, and toned down its bias towards future rate hikes.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says the Republican National Committee "should be ashamed" because the delegate selection process is "a dirty trick." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says the Republican National Committee "should be ashamed" because the delegate selection process is "a dirty trick." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
