The fourth quarter started just in time for Tom Brady to overcome some early drops and lead the Patriots on a comeback. Brady overcame New England’s shaky first three quarters by throwing for a pair of touchdowns in the fourth, and the Patriots defeated the New York Jets 30-23 on Sunday to remain unbeaten. The Super Bowl MVP completed 14 of 17 passes in the final quarter to overcome a
By Krista Mahr and Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, injuring hundreds and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials said. The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered.
By Krista Mahr and Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, injuring hundreds and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials said. The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered.
[CNW Group] – Press release of IAMGOLD Corporation filing of a draft friendly simplified cash tender offer for the common shares of EURO Ressources
LONDON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related insurgent groups said on Monday it was skeptical about a Russian proposal to help rebels, and that Moscow must stop bombing rebels and civilians and withdraw its support for President Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday the Russian air force, which has been bombing insurgents in Syria since Sept. 30, would be ready to help the “patriotic” Syrian
By Alastair Macdonald and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union plans to persuade refugees to wait in Greece for paid flights to other countries offering asylum rather than risk dangerous winter treks through the Balkans, EU officials said on Monday. Pledging to act fast on agreements by Balkan leaders on Sunday to slow and control the flow of Syrians and others making their way to Germany from Turkey,
[PR Newswire] – TORONTO, Oct. 26, 2015 /CNW/ – This release relating to the friendly simplified tender offer, the draft of which was filed on October 26, 2015 with the Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”), was drawn up and published in accordance with article 231-16 of the AMF General Regulations. THIS OFFER AND THE DRAFT INFORMATION NOTE ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE AMF.
By Paul Brian TOFINO, British Columbia (Reuters) – Five Britons were killed when a Canadian whale-watching boat sank on Sunday, the British foreign secretary said on Monday. The boat, carrying 27 passengers, sank off the coast of British Columbia on Sunday afternoon, sparking a rescue effort by the Coast Guard, fisherman and private mariners. “My thoughts are with the family and friends of all those affected by this terrible accident,”
By Margarita Antidze and Jack Stubbs GORI, Georgia/MOSCOW (Reuters) – In the courtyard of an apartment building in the town of Gori in ex-Soviet Georgia is a clue to whether Russia’s air strikes on targets in Syria are as accurate as the Kremlin would like the rest of the world to believe. Fashioned out of fragments of ordnance is a makeshift shrine to the five residents killed during the Russian-Georgian
[CNW Group] – IAMGOLD announces filing in France of a friendly cash bid for EURO Ressources