13/08/2012 | World

Iran earthquakes: death toll reaches 300; gov't faces criticism

Overcrowded hospitals in northwest Iran struggled to cope with thousands of earthquake victims as rescuers raced to reach remote villages after two powerful quakes killed nearly 300 people.

13/08/2012 | World Trade

Iran’s toughest problem: the price of chicken

13/08/2012 | Sports

Ireland goalkeeper Given quits internationals

Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given is retiring from international football after winning a record 125 caps for his country, he said.

13/08/2012 | World Trade

Iron-ore rout seen curbing losses for commodity ships

13/08/2012 | Entertainment

Jennifer Aniston engaged to actor Justin Theroux

Former "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston is engaged to marry her actor and screenwriter boyfriend Justin Theroux, People magazine reported.

13/08/2012 | Sports

Kiprotich wins men’s marathon

13/08/2012 | Sports

Latin America needs to raise bar for Rio Games

Dayron Robles of Cuba did not finish the 110 metres hurdles final in which he was defending his Olympic title and Brazilian Cesar Cielo failed to win a major 50 metres freestyle race in the pool for the first time in four years.

13/08/2012 | Entertainment

Legendary Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown dead at 90

Helen Gurley Brown, the legendary editor of Cosmopolitan magazine who helped usher in the sexual revolution, died at the age of 90.

13/08/2012 | Entertainment

Let ’em shine, your true neon colours

13/08/2012 | Argentina

Macri charges against National Gov't once more over subway conflict

City Government Mauricio Macri said in a radio interview that the City government cannot apply sanctions on the Metrovías company for not resuming the subway service because “it is a concessionary that bears no relationship to it since “it is the National Government who is granting its concession.”