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Explosion at Vietnam Fireworks Factory Kills 21
21 people dead and more injured after huge explosion at fireworks factory in Phu Tho province, Northern Vietnam
Mark Piggott Oct 12, 2013
Hajj 2013: Security Fears Heightened in Mecca
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca goes ahead amid heightened security and fears over deadly virus.
Mark Piggott Oct 12, 2013
JPMorgan Reports Loss in Humiliation for Jamie Dimon
JPMorgan posts first quarterly loss under chief executive Jamie Dimon
Michael Klimes Oct 11, 2013
Red Cross to Feed UK Population for First Time since World War Two
Charity to send volunteers to collect food for UK citizens for first time in 70 years.
Ewan Palmer Oct 11, 2013
Bank of England's Paul Tucker: Financial Regulators Must Not Think Rules Offer Magic Solutions
Paul Tucker makes last appearance at Treasury Select Committee.
Michael Klimes Oct 08, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP and US Government Fight Over Leak Size
Methods used to calculate size of Deepwater Horizon catastrophe results in litigation.
Jerin Mathew Oct 08, 2013
Lampedusa Boat Sinking Turns Focus on Snowballing Refugee Crisis
Italy, Malta and Spain at receiving end as Mediterranean becomes preferred route into Europe.
Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 05, 2013
Lampedusa Boat Sinking: 300 Migrants Feared Dead as Italy Mourns
UN official blames Italy's 'repressive' immigrant policies for mid-sea disaster in which people from Eritrea, Somalia and Ghana have perished.
Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 04, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Wins Appeal to Reconsider Settlement Payments Over Deepwater Horizon Disaster
US federal appeals judge orders lower court to examine settlement claims to check fraud.
Jerin Mathew Oct 03, 2013
Japan's Shinzo Abe Confirms Sales Tax Rise after Survey Finds Strong Business Sentiment [VIDEO]
Japan will also announce $50bn stimulus to offset bad effects of tax increase on economy.
Jerin Mathew Oct 01, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Accused of Lying About Spill Size
BP denies misrepresenting scale of oil leak and says it followed US rules.
Jerin Mathew Oct 01, 2013
Gays More Deadly Than Tsunamis and Earthquakes, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh tells UN
President used UN address to warn of gays being one of three threats 'more deadly than all natural disasters put together.'
Tom Porter Sep 27, 2013
Costa Concordia Disaster: How Italy Returned to an Even Keel after National Tragedy
Sinking of Concordia was unmitigated disaster - but the subsequent saga has actually raised Italian spirits, argues Charles de Chassiron.
Charles de Chassiron Sep 27, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Seeks Payment Settlement Halt for Third Time
Latest move comes after Freeh's report found issues in claims programme.
Jerin Mathew Sep 24, 2013
Rana Plaza Disaster Fallout: Bangladesh Garment Industry Suffers from Workers' Protest Over Pay Dispute
Workers want to get their monthly wage raised to $100 from $38.
Jerin Mathew Sep 23, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Sues US State Over Cleanup of 'Orphan Anchors'
BP also cancelled contracts to build bespoke extension to its Mad Dog oil project in Gulf of Mexico
Jerin Mathew Sep 20, 2013
Iran Plans for Persian Cat Astronaut 'Straight from Playbook of Wile E Coyote'
Animal rights groups accuse Iranian space agency of Cold War techniques for space exploration.
Hannah Osborne Sep 16, 2013
Doomsday List for Apocalypse: Bioterrorism, Cyber-Attacks and Hostile Computers Threaten Mankind
Royal Society lists greatest threats that could spell extinction of humanity.
Hannah Osborne Sep 13, 2013
Japan Pledges $500m to Deal With Fukushima Crisis
Radiation levels in pipes and containers that hold radioactive water have risen 18-fold.
M Rochan Sep 03, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Fails Again to Halt Compensation Payments over Fraud Claim
New Orleans judge sees no fraud in Deepwater Horizon oil spill compensation claims.
Jerin Mathew Aug 29, 2013
European Markets Down as Syria War and US Debt Fears Mount
US Treasury Department may hit debt ceiling in October.
M Rochan Aug 27, 2013
Asian Markets Choppy on Syria War Fears
War in Syria could push up fuel prices and hurt emerging economies.
M Rochan Aug 27, 2013
Fukushima Fall-out: Minister Compares Tepco Response To 'Whack-A-Mole'
Japan may tap into its $3.6bn emergency fund to pay for Fukushima clean-up.
M Rochan Aug 26, 2013
British Public's Hypocrisy Over Anti-Fracking in Shale Gas Sector is Breathtaking
Protest all you want but beware you're holding back social progression and economic growth, says Lianna Brinded
Lianna Brinded Aug 16, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Sues US Government to Lift Ban on Federal Contracts
BP blocked from receiving billions of dollars in new federal contracts over criminal and civil charges.
Jerin Mathew Aug 13, 2013
Heyrick Bond Gunning on Cyber Crime Costs British Banks and Businesses [VIDEO]
Salamanca Group MD and ex Head of Kidnap for Ransom at Kroll speaks exclusively to IBTimes UK on cyber attacks
Lianna Brinded Aug 08, 2013
Judge Orders BP to Pay Oil Spill Claims Administrator
Judge Sally Shushan orders BP to pay Patrick Juneau despite claims of settlement programme fraud.
Jerin Mathew Aug 08, 2013
Top Charities Defend Executives' £100,000 Salaries
British charities condemn William Shawcross’s comments that high-paid chief will bring charity work into disrepute.
Ewan Palmer Aug 06, 2013
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: BP Unveils New Evidence of Fraud in Settlement Programme
BP says it has discovered new evidence of fraud and conflicts of interest in the compensation programme
Debasree Purkayastha Aug 06, 2013
Swiss Alp Cable Car Tragedy: Mother & Father Killed, Baby Seriously Hurt
Police investigate incident at Swiss Alps after cable car plummets 100 feet to earth.
Dominic Gover Aug 04, 2013
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