October 27, 2014
Automakers increase text options
Talking on the cell phones while driving is illegal in many countries. However, automakers are now keen on integrating text messaging services into their products, increasing the level of technology available to the driver and passengers. The 2013…
October 27, 2014
Keyless cars ‘increasingly targeted by thieves using computers’
Organised criminal gangs are increasingly targeting high-end cars with keyless security systems, a motoring industry group has warned. The thieves are able to bypass security using equipment intended only for mechanics, the Society of Motor…
October 27, 2014
France in new pledge to cut budget deficit
France's finance minister says the country plans to cut its budget deficit by €3.6-3.7bn (£2.84bn, $4.6bn) next year in a bid to meet European Union rules. The minister, Michel Sapin, made the promise in a letter to the European Commission. The plan…
October 27, 2014
Bruce Jenner Gives Up Share of House in Kris Jenner Divorce
New info regarding Bruce Jenner and Kris Jenner's divorce has emerged. According to a document obtained by TMZ, the former Olympian has decided to give up his rights to their Hidden Hills house in their property settlement. The pair bought the pad…
October 27, 2014
S Africa football captain shot dead
South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has died after being shot, police say. He was reportedly attacked after men entered his girlfriend's house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg. The 27-year-old played for Orlando…
October 27, 2014
Ukraine pro-Western parties set for election victory
Ukraine's president plans to begin coalition talks after what appears to be a victory for pro-Western parties in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Early results showed Petro Poroshenko's bloc and that of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk each…
October 27, 2014
Dilma Rousseff promises reform after Brazil poll win
President Dilma Rousseff has promised to re-unite Brazil after narrowly winning re-election to a second term in office with 51.6% of the vote. She said "dialogue" would be her top priority after a bitterly fought campaign against centre-right…
October 24, 2014
Cameron says UK won’t pay £1.7bn EU bill
David Cameron has angrily insisted the UK will not pay £1.7bn being demanded by the European Union. "If people think I am paying that bill on 1 December, they have another think coming," the prime minister said in Brussels. "It is not going to…
October 24, 2014
US Nurse ‘Cured of Ebola,’ NIH Says
A U.S. nurse diagnosed with Ebola after caring for a Liberian patient has been found virus-free and has been discharged from the National Institutes of Health in suburban Washington. Nina Pham, a nurse at a Dallas, Texas, hospital that treated the…
October 24, 2014
Hong Kong Protesters to Vote on Reform Proposals
Hong Kong's student protest leaders will hold a referendum among followers Sunday to decide the direction of their civil disobedience campaign for universal suffrage in 2017 elections. A coalition of protest groups says the referendum will be held…