Against the backdrop of revelations of extensive American surveillance on the German soil, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Head of Staff Peter Altmaier reached an agreement with foreign and interior ministers on a new counter-surveillance strategy - 360 degree view - The Financial Times reports.
Zoe Saldana, the “Rosemary’s Baby” actress, is reportedly pregnant with her first child.
Ramzi Haidamus, who served as the president of Via Licensing Corporation, a Dolby subsidiary, has been chosen to head Nokia’s new technologies and patent portfolios department, the Finnish mobile giant announced Thursday.
Google has snapped a 3D graphics firm drawElements in a deal worth more than $10 million.
Liberal Democrat MP David Ward, who was suspended last years for having strongly criticized Israel, will be facing disciplinary action once again after tweeting: "The big question is - If I lived in Gaza would I fire a rocket? - probably yes."
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted a ban on U.S. airlines flying in and out of Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, Voice of America reports.
In response to the flight cancellations, Israel is set to open its second international airport. As fears mounted post the downing of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine that killed around 300 people, major U.S., European and Canadian airlines cancelled flights to and from Israel after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near Tel Aviv international airport.
Chrysler issued a voluntary recall for 21,000 vehicles to inspect and replace faulty shocks and struts that can disengage and cause possible loss of control.
Panelists at the Bank of England voted Wednesday to keep interest rates at record lows of 0.5 percent on a weak wage-growth report, according to the minutes released by the bank.
In a candid interview with Complex Magazine, Del Rey explained that sleeping with a lot of guys in the industry never got her anywhere. But for the song, she used the title as “commentary.”
Opponent Prabowo Subianto's spokesman Tantowi Yahya said that they are "in the process of preparing our challenge to the Constitutional Court." But, his lawyer announced later that he would not take the matter to the constitutional court. On the other hand, the Financial Times has noted five challenges that the "reform-minded" Widodo will need to overcome once he takes his office in October.
