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A Shepherd’s Life Proves a Hit, in Print and Online
Life & Style
June 14, 2015
A Shepherd’s Life Proves a Hit, in Print and Online
James Rebanks sits in his stone farmhouse, describing the hardscrabble mountain life his family has known for six centuries or…
Music streaming business targets CD-crazy Japanese
Culture
June 14, 2015
Music streaming business targets CD-crazy Japanese
A new music streaming service in Japan is aiming to make a dent in the world's second-largest music market, but…
Virtual reality to get real at E3 video game show
Science
June 14, 2015
Virtual reality to get real at E3 video game show
Virtual reality and the battle to stream play online will take center stage at an Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video…
ICC calls on South Africa to arrest Sudanese president
World
June 14, 2015
ICC calls on South Africa to arrest Sudanese president
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for South Africa to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to…
Ghost villages haunt Slovakia’s economic success
World
June 14, 2015
Ghost villages haunt Slovakia’s economic success
Slovakia has been a star performer in Central Europe with a boom in car manufacturing driving brisk economic growth, but…
Burundi to take center stage as African leaders meet
World
June 14, 2015
Burundi to take center stage as African leaders meet
Leaders meet in Johannesburg on Sunday for an African Union summit which will be dominated by the political unrest in…
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
Middle East
June 13, 2015
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
A Syrian rebel alliance has pushed Islamic State group jihadists further away from one of its key supply routes from…
Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks
World
June 13, 2015
Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks expected to touch on energy issues…
Burundi opposition denounces election commission
World
June 13, 2015
Burundi opposition denounces election commission
Burundi's opposition late Friday slammed the election commission for steering the country towards a controversial presidential vote next month, branding…
Iconic Bach portrait returns to German composer’s home city
Art news
June 13, 2015
Iconic Bach portrait returns to German composer’s home city
The best-known portrait of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was welcomed back in his home city in an emotional ceremony…