Top 10 world news stories of 2013
1. A new pope In a shocking move, Pope Benedict XVI becomes the first pope to resign in almost 600 years. A month later, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected
American Express to pay $75 million over credit-card practices
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered American Express to pay more than $75 million to settle claims that it charged improper fees and misled its credit card customers over
Hyundai Motor launches largest ceiling solar power system at Asan plant
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker, said that the country’s single largest ceiling-mounted solar power system went into operation at its local plant. The power system built in cooperation
San Diego Zoo – Tiger fatally mauls mate
The San Diego Zoo said Monday that a female Malayan tiger was fatally mauled by her intended mate during an attempt to breed. The female tiger, named Tiga Tahun, died
Pope Francis shares hope for a better world
Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish Wednesday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked children, peace in the Middle East and Africa,
United Nations says $166 million needed to aid South Sudan
UN Aid agencies need $166 million over the next three months to help civilians in violence-wracked South Sudan, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The money is needed for maintaining
Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP ministers to be sworn in on Saturday
Arvind Kejriwal will be sworn in as Delhi’s new Chief Minister at noon on Saturday in the Ramlila Maidan, from where he launched a massive campaign in 2011 along with
Ingredients to happiness – Be Happy
Everyone has moments of uncertainty, this makes us human. However, finding your own sense of happiness can make a liberating difference. What is happiness to you? The goal is to
London’s Apollo Theatre collapse injures 88
Dozens of people are injured, at least four seriously, after part of a roof in London’s Apollo Theatre collapsed during a show, emergency workers have said. The venue in Shaftesbury
Dense fog hits normal life in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
Dense fog enveloped the national capital and its adjoining areas due to which air, rail and road traffic were affected for the third consecutive day. Flights operations were disrupted as