-These days, when a car company has a hot new model to introduce, it stretches the process over numerous press events in order to maximize the coverage. This week, Ford, which has us all drooling to learn more about its upcoming Shelby GT350 and GT350R told us a great deal about the hot new models’ chassis. – -Brakes – For example, the GT350 and the even racier GT350R will come with a
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––—
–What It Is: We’ll be seeing the production version of the Bentley Bentayga relatively soon—expect the car to make its official debut at the Frankfurt auto show later this year. It’s been nearly a year since we brought you images of a prototype version testing, but to spare you the wait we’ve also obtained this rendering of what we think the finished car may look like. READ MORE ›› –
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron won a stunning election victory in Britain, confounding poll predictions that the vote would be the closest in decades to sweep into office for another five years with a clear majority and his Labour opponents in tatters. The sterling currency, bonds and shares surged on a result that reversed near-universal expectations of an inconclusive “hung parliament”, in
By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led forces carried out air strikes on Friday in Yemen’s Saada province, a bastion of Iranian-allied Houthi rebels, and warned all civilians to leave a day after Riyadh promised a harsh response to cross-border Houthi attacks. Saudi state television channel Al Ekhbariya said the whole of the northwestern province would become a military target from Friday evening, hinting at an escalation
ATHENS/ROME (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras forecast a happy end soon to fraught negotiations with creditors on a cash-for-reform deal, and the chairman of euro zone finance ministers said talks were making progress, though not enough for a deal next Monday. “The organization and structure of the talks has improved, compared to what it was before, but we are still quite some way away from a situation that
Pyongyang’s warning came during the annual crab fishing season, which runs until June in the waters off the west coast of the Korean peninsula. In March 2010, a South Korean navy ship was hit by a torpedo and sank off the west coast, killing 46 sailors. Seoul blames the attack on the North, although Pyongyang has denied any role. “From this time on, there will be unannounced targeted strikes against
By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to inspect a tourism project crashed on Friday killing seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was traveling to the mountainous northern region of Gilgit on a separate aircraft when the accident happened. Norwegian Ambassador Leif Larsen, Philippine Ambassador Domingo Lucenario and
Concerns over a final nuclear deal with Iran and civil war in Yemen will top the agenda of talks in Paris on Friday between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Gulf Arab states. After marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe at the Arc De Triomphe, Kerry met counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain, as well as
EU President Jean-Claude Juncker said he was ready to work with Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron to strike “a fair deal” for the nation within the European Union. “I stand ready to work with you to strike a fair deal for the United Kingdom in the EU and look forward to your ideas and proposals in this regard,” he said.