... ording to BBC News. "However coincidental, we have no desire to share a name with this group," Softcard chief executive Michael Abbott said. It's understandable, given that the other Isis is responsib ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-05
... ir Putin, BBC News reported. Poroshenko, whose forces have suffered a string of setbacks in the last week, told reporters he would order a ceasefire on Friday if an agreement on a peace plan to end th ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-05
... lah Omar. BBC News said his statement of allegiance is an apparent snub to the Islamic State (IS), which is challenging his group for global leadership of the militant Islamist movement. "[Al-Qaeda] i ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
European regulators have slapped a fine of 138 million euros (US$182 million) on Philips, Samsung and Infineon for fixing prices of microchips used in smartphones, BBC News reported. The electronics g ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
... o Moscow, BBC News said. The ships, which can carry up to 16 heavy helicopters, land troops and armored vehicles, would significantly improve Russia's amphibious capability. France had until now resis ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
... airs, the BBC has reported. China’s foreign affairs committee has sent a strongly worded letter to its British counterpart condemning the probe into the state of democracy in Hong Kong since the terri ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
... car park, BBC News reported Tuesday. The plotters are angry at the government's "soft attitude" toward Manila's territorial dispute with Beijing, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was quoted as saying. ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
... ishonest, BBC News reported. She was her country's first ever international beauty queen. May told reporters she was forced to lie about her age and that the organizers demanded that she have "head-to ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
A United Nations official said the escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine has displaced more than a million people from their homes, BBC News reported. In the past three weeks alone, the number of peo ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-03
Islamic militants are carrying out a wave of ethnic cleansing against minorities in northern Iraq, BBC News reported Tuesday, citing Amnesty International. They have turned the region into a killing f ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
Experts have raised concerns over the security of "cloud" storage sites following a massive leak of intimate pictures of celebrities, BBC News reported. Nude photos claimed to be those of celebrities, ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
Russia's foreign minister said an "immediate ceasefire" in Ukraine must be the priority for key negotiations taking place in Minsk on Monday, BBC reported. Ukrainian troops "must leave positions from ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
... ording to BBC News. In 2011, it targeted people who sold the locks and failed, so it's going straight to the heart of the problem. Love locks have grown into a global trend, with cities such as Paris ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
... the word, BBC noted. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
... ording to BBC News. It bills itself as China's first online and offline film company. The group, which last week announced a loss of US$26 million for the second quarter despite increased revenue, ha ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
... England, BBC News reports. A woman discovered the invasion when she opened a long-unused spare room, where a small window had been left open. The wasps had burrowed through the pillows and the mattre ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra plans to acquire a 20 percent stake in Beingmate, one of China's biggest infant formula makers, BBC News reported. "The partnership will create a fully integrated glob ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... Sarkozy, BBC News reported. Lagarde, 58, is being questioned about her role in awarding 400 million euros (US$527 million) in compensation to businessman Bernard Tapie in 2008. Tapie supported Sarkoz ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
... ording to BBC News. Only about 50 unrestored originals are thought to have survived and this one was described as the most immaculate. New York dealer Metropolis Comic bought it, beating the previous ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
Klaus Zapf, a German millionaire who shunned the trappings of wealth, has died from a heart attack at the age of 62, BBC News reported. Known for his frugal lifestyle, Zapf once said he collected empt ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25