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Exclusive: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani acquired a controlling stake in Heritage Oil while bound by the Vienna Convention forbidding "commercial activity" for "personal profit"

Exclusive: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani acquired a controlling stake in Heritage Oil while bound by the Vienna Convention forbidding "commercial activity" for "personal profit"

Exclusive: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani acquired a controlling stake in Heritage Oil while bound by the Vienna Convention forbidding "commercial activity" for "personal profit"

Exclusive: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani acquired a controlling stake in Heritage Oil while bound by the Vienna Convention forbidding "commercial activity" for "personal profit"

Everything has been tried on Market Street except maybe a porch swing. “Oh, yes, 24/7,” says Smith, who built this three-ton stack of redwood and molded plastic, 10 by 24 feet, with 11 movable parts, like Lincoln Logs. Called “Block by Block,” it is functional public sculpture with a seating capacity of 20 or 25. When they shut down at 3 p.m., a stitchery group will hold a “Crochet Jam,” and at 6:30 p.m. opening ceremonies will commence with a dance performance. [...] as darkness falls, the white... Читать дальше...

Five people are arrested after violence breaks out in the Cyncoed suburb of Cardiff.

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas police chief has sent a terse letter telling a watchdog group to "go fly a kite" after the group sent a letter of complaint when the chief placed "In God We Trust" decals…

Nasty Gal founder and executive chairman Sophia Amoruso, discusses the success of her online retail store.

He turned his country into the richest state in the world - and now Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa officially serves as "Minister-Counsellor" at Qatar's Embassy in London

He turned his country into the richest state in the world - and now Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa officially serves as "Minister-Counsellor" at Qatar's Embassy in London

"Everyone else is" is probably the worst reason or excuse to embark on any kind of creative endeavor, but believe it or not, director Ridley Scott is trotting out those exact words when asked if there's a possibility of more than one "Blade Runner" sequel.  "Listen: Everyone else is, so why not? I love to work," Scott told Yahoo when they asked about the possibility of more "Blade Runner" movies. "The French say, 'Work to live,' and I live to work. I’m very lucky to have a job that I adore. All my kids do the same thing. Читать дальше...

Exports from India are still not out of the woods, with 23 key sectors, including petroleum, engineering and leather, declining in August mainly due to a fall in global prices and demand downturn.

As prime minister and foreign minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad was one of the Middle East's key power-brokers and the architect of an ambitious foreign policy

President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged all possible tools — military, intelligence and economic — to defeat the Islamic State group, but acknowledged the extremist group has taken root in Syria and Iraq, is resilient and continues to expand.

Korn is in the midst of celebrating its 20th anniversary. But it's also getting ready to start the next 20 years, too. "We're working on new music,"...

Chicago Med premieres November 17 at 9pm on NBC

Amazon's Dave Clark highlights the features of the new Amazon Flex. The service lets people sign up for one-hour delivery gigs through an app. Photo: Amazon

Scientists, technical, supporting and contractual staff of ICAR-CCARI, Old Goa, initiated a clean-up drive at the UNESCO world heritage church complex in the former capital on Tuesday. The endeavour is part of the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday reported that crude supplies rose 4.6 million barrels for the week ended Sept. 25, according to sources. Analysts polled by Platts expected supplies to be unchanged for the week. November crude was at $44.84 a barrel on Globex, down from the contract’s settlement of $45.23 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The more closely watched Energy Information Administration report is due Wednesday.

The RBI on Tuesday opened the rupee-denominated bond market to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts in addition to corporates.

Shares of Barracuda Networks Inc. fell 19% in late trading Tuesday after the security and storage company reported sales slightly below Wall Street expectations and announced an acquisition. The Campbell, Calif., company said its revenue rose 14% to $78.4 million in the fiscal second quarter, up from $68.7 million a year ago. Barracuda lost $2.2 million, or 4 cents a share, in the quarter, reversing a gain of 1 cent a share a year ago. Adjusted for one-time items, the company earned $5.6 million... Читать дальше...

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards defended the organization before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee probing taxpayer funding.

The fight for the freedom of information has entered the App Store: Apple admins have put the kibosh on an app that monitors Pentagon drone strikes, calling the program “objectionable” and “crude.”

Shares of Barracuda Networks Inc. fell 19% in late trading Tuesday after the security and storage company reported sales slightly below Wall Street expectations and announced an acquisition.

The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday reported that crude supplies rose 4.6 million barrels for the week ended Sept. 25, according to sources.