Balmoral Castle has opened its doors to the BBC One programme for two special shows that will feature items with links to the household. Pictured, the Queen at her desk in Balmoral.
By Denis Dyomkin PARIS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the reason Turkey downed a Russian warplane last week was that it wanted to protect supplies of oil from Islamic State. Putin, speaking at the global climate conference in Paris, added that the decision to shoot down the plane was a "huge […]
Federal authorities said an online threat that led the University of Chicago to cancel classes Monday targeted whites and was motivated by the police shooting of a black teenager, video of which was released …
The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was told he faces charges including first-degree murder during his first court appearance on Monday. Robert Lewis Dear, 57, appearing by video link from jail, spoke only to tell the judge he had […]
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s bid to buy its biggest rival, SABMiller, will be the subject of a U.S. Senate hearing next week, the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Monday. AB InBev, whose takeover of SABMiller would be one of the largest mergers in corporate history, formally announced early in November that it would buy SABMiller for $106 […]
U.S. shoppers seeking to avoid the holiday crowds at bricks-and-mortar stores and snare deals on Cyber Monday came face-to-face with traffic jams and product sellouts, with some customers of Target Corp forced to wait in a virtual line. Sales on Cyber Monday, traditionally the busiest day of the year for Internet shopping, were up 14 […]
U.S. stocks slipped on Monday, led by declines in health and consumer shares, as investors braced for policy news from central banks. The three major stock indexes posted a second straight month of gains, …
My 95-year-old Aunt Jessie is convinced the Rapture is imminent. I suppose it's only natural for any nonagenarian to think the end is near. I just wish she didn't insist on dragging the rest of us with her. Since it's uppermost in her mind (which seems …
This advertisement is disturbing and outrageous, especially considering the decades of discrimination in housing among different groups in Israel, between religious and secular, between Ashkenazim and Mizrahim, and between Jews and Arabs,” he wrote.
Two weeks ago, 23-year-old Jovon “Seggy” Mc Gill told relatives he would not live to see the end of the year. This self-fulfilling prophecy came true on Sunday morning when his body was removed from down a precipice in Morvant. Speaking with the media …