There was a new toned-down aesthetic on offer from Federico Piaggi and Stefano Citron at Gianfranco Ferré this afternoon – more streamlined silhouettes, softer lines and delicate decorative accents made for a far more wearable collection than seen in recent seasons. Updated Monday September 24, 1.22pm: The Jedward twins joined Elizabeth Hurley, Shane Ward and Leona [...]
President Obama is threatening Mitt Romney’s best route to victory in the electoral college, grabbing a significant lead over his Republican challenger in Ohio and a slender edge in Florida, according to two new polls by The Washington Post. Democratic candidates have even larger leads in the Senate races in those two states, according to [...]
Two massive explosions have rocked the heart of the Syrian capital near the army and air force command headquarters, Syria’s official news agency reported. The information minister, Omran Zoubi, said the blasts were caused by two roadside bombs, adding that one of them may have been placed inside the grounds of the army headquarters, and [...]
Iran has unveiled what it says is a new “indigenous” long-range unmanned drone capable of flying over most of the Middle East, state media report. The Shahed (Witness) 129 had a range of 2,000km (1,240 miles) and could be equipped with bombs and missiles, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said. It is reportedly capable of [...]
A South African court charged Julius Malema, a renegade of the ruling African National Congress and opponent of President Jacob Zuma, with money laundering on Wednesday. Prosecutors did not file any other charges. Source: Reuters
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slammed an anti-Islam film that has provoked a violent reaction in the Muslim world, spoke strongly against homosexuality and said what his country would do if attacked by Israel in an interview airing Monday on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight.” The president denounced the film, “Innoncence of Muslims,” that portrays the Prophet [...]
At least 21 people have been killed in flooding and landslides in the north-eastern Indian states of Sikkim and Assam, reports say. In Sikkim, rescue workers recovered the bodies of 16 people, including members of the Indo-Tibetan border police. Five people are still missing. Five people died in Assam. Reports say thousands may still be [...]
has spared the high-flying police chief whose flight to a US consulate led to the toppling of leader Bo Xilai, with a court in Chengdu handing him a relatively lenient 15 year jail sentence on Monday. Wang Lijun, 52, had previously been Bo’s right hand man in Chongqing, winning plaudits for the pair’s populist anti-gang [...]
Three Chinese ships briefly entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, prompting an official protest from Tokyo and renewed diplomatic efforts to cool tensions between the rivals. In a move that could further complicate the territorial row that is threatening relations between Asia’s biggest economies, [...]
A large-scale incident involving some 2,000 Foxconn Technology Group factory workers has forced the closure of one of the tech supplier’s plants in China, the company confirmed Monday. The company described the incident as a “personal dispute between several employees” that escalated to include thousands of people. Some 40 people were taken to the hospital, [...]