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BP to pay $18.7 billion for Gulf oil spill
British Petroleum, BP, has reached an $18.7 billion settlement with the US Department of Justice following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
It comes...
Andy Murray Defeated Dutchman Robin Haase
Britain's Andy Murray reached the third round at Wimbledon with a one-sided win over Dutchman Robin Haase.
Murray, seeded third, won 6-1 6-1 6-4 on...
West Indies to play crucial tri-series against Zimbabwe and Pakistan
The West Indies team will take part in a three-nation series with Zimbabwe and Pakistan in Zimbabwe, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has...
Indonesia transport plane crash death toll rises
Indonesian officials say 141 bodies have been recovered after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of Medan on Tuesday.
The military says...
Novak Djokovic Defeats Jarkko Nieminen
Defending champion Novak Djokovic made short work of Finland's Jarkko Nieminen on a day when the temperature hit 41.2C on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
Djokovic...
Usain Bolt Pulls Out Of The Diamond League
Usain Bolt withdrew Tuesday from this month's Diamond League meetings in Paris and Lausanne with an injured left leg, dealing a blow to his...
Barbadian umpire to stand in World Twenty20 qualifiers
Barbadian umpire Gregory Brathwaite has been named by the International Cricket Council to stand in the World Twenty20 qualifiers set for Ireland and Scotland...
Andy Murray to play Mikhail Kukushkin
British number one Andy Murray begins his bid to reclaim the Wimbledon title he won in 2013 against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
The...
Greece shuts banks to avoid collapse
Banks in Greece stayed shut today as officials scrambled to prevent the country's financial system from collapsing in panic.
Account holders were also facing tough...
Prisoners escape from Maximum Security prison in India
Authorities in India have recaptured one of two prisoners who escaped from the maximum security Tihar jail in Delhi by digging a tunnel under...
