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Oil slides after IEA warns glut

World oil prices slumped on Tuesday as the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that a global supply glut would last six months longer than thought.

14 Sep 2016 5:56 AM

New talent writes chapter in Man Booker list

Judges for top British literary award the Man Booker Prize spurned big-name novelists in favour of experimental new talent as they announced their shortlist in London on Tuesday.

14 Sep 2016 1:45 AM

Plastic £5 featuring Churchill hits UK

Bank of England governor Mark Carney tests the new £5 polymer note by dipping it in a tray of food as he buys lunch at Whitecross Street, London, on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

14 Sep 2016 1:42 AM

Whistleblower Snowden urges Barack Obama for pardon

US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden called on President Barack Obama to pardon him, saying in comments published Tuesday it had been morally “necessary” to shine a light on mass surveillance.

14 Sep 2016 12:28 AM

8-hour standoff at UK gurdwara, 55 held

Fifty-five people were arrested on Sunday after an eight-hour-long armed protest in the West Midlands region of England where a gang of 20-30 sword-wielding men stormed a gurdwara, apparently opposing

12 Sep 2016 12:19 AM

Liverpool give Leicester a wake up calls

Liverpool players celebrate their 4-1 win over Leicester City in their English Premier League match at Anfield in Liverpool on Saturday.(Photo: AFP)

11 Sep 2016 11:27 PM

Britain sues Mastercard for charging extra fees

Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought against Mastercard dema-nding £14 billion ($19 billion) in damages for alleg-edly charging excessive fees, accordi

10 Sep 2016 2:44 AM

UK MPs to leave ‘crumbling’ House

Britain’s MPs and peers may have to move out of their historic Palace of Westminster Parliament complex after a senior parliamentary committee recommended essential repairs this week.

09 Sep 2016 6:42 AM

Famed phrases were not ‘framed’ by William Shakespeare

Did you have any idea that Shakespearean phrase like “It’s all Greek to me” from Julius Ceaser was actually not given by William Shakespeare

09 Sep 2016 2:01 AM

The writing is on the wall

Refugees in a bus after being removed from their makeshift camp by French authorities at the Porte de Saint-Ouen, northern Paris. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to create two migrant camps in Paris at a time of mounting calls to shut the 'Jungle' camp in the northern port of Calais. (Photo: AFP)

08 Sep 2016 2:28 AM

YouTube music videos trigger binge drinking

YouTube music videos that involve alcohol often glamorise drinking, objectify women and use sexual imagery or lyrics encouraging teens to binge drink and abuse alcohol, a new UK study has found.

08 Sep 2016 1:59 AM

Delivery before 3 weeks reduces newborn deaths

Twins should be delivered at 37 weeks of pregnancy, about two to three weeks earlier than usual full term, to minimise stillbirths and newborn deaths, according to scientists, including one of Indian

08 Sep 2016 1:56 AM

Radical UK cleric gets jail for supporting IS

Radical cleric Anjem Choudary, long a thorn in the side of British authorities, was jailed on Tuesday for five-and-a-half years after being convicted of encouraging support for Islamic State (IS) jiha

07 Sep 2016 6:41 AM

Porn-obsessed bombmaker planned to join Paris attackers

A Pakistani LeT bombmaker with a bent for accessing porn was part of the team of militants, who set out to execute the deadly Paris attacks, but could not reach in time to make it even more catastroph

07 Sep 2016 6:34 AM

G20: Flying fish and the Italian ‘scrapper’

The G20 summit in Hangzhou was intricately planned and executed with daunting efficiency.

07 Sep 2016 1:10 AM

‘Contraceptives reduce ovarian cancer deaths’

Widespread use of oral contraceptives is driving the fall in the number of deaths from ovarian cancer worldwide, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

07 Sep 2016 12:55 AM

Andy Murray named in Britain’s squad for Davis Cup semifinals

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has been named in Great Britain’s Davis Cup squad for next weekend’s semi-final against Argentina in Glasgow.

07 Sep 2016 12:14 AM

Gordon-Levitt meets Snowden for Stone’s flick

Hollywood star Joseph Gordon-Levitt has revealed he travelled to Russia to meet US political exile Edward Snowden before playing him on camera.

05 Sep 2016 6:40 AM

Machines can learn by simply observing

British researchers have discovered that it is now possible for machines to learn how natural or artificial systems work by simply observing them, without being told what to look for.

05 Sep 2016 1:56 AM

England begin life under manager Allardyce as Cup qualifiers begin

England striker and captain Wayne Rooney (left) at a training session along with midfielder Jordan Henderson (centre) and striker Jamie Vardy at St George’s Park near Burton-Upon-Trent in England on Friday, ahead of their 2018 World Cup qualifier against hosts Slovakia in Trnava. (Photo: AFP)

04 Sep 2016 6:39 AM

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