January2017

News Hour: Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, star of British hit East is East, has died aged 66, a family member told the BBC. The family member said Puri was “found dead” in his bed at...

News Hour: China will close its domestic ivory market by December 2017, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from Carter Roberts, president and CEO: “China’s announcement is a game changer for elephant conservation. The...

News Hour: Traces of pesticides in urine have been found to decrease significantly among people, particularly children, who moved from a conventional to an organic diet. The findings come from a study involving two Japanese families,...

News Hour: The conviction of an Israeli soldier who shot dead a Palestinian man involved in a knife attack in Hebron as he lay wounded on the ground offers a small glimmer of hope amid the...

News Hour: Carrie Fisher’s memoir “The Princess Diarist,” about her time making the 1977 “Star Wars” movie, climbed back into the U.S. best-sellers chart on Thursday after the death of the actress last week following a...

News Hour: The owners of Silverstone circuit have questioned the long-term future of the British Formula One Grand Prix because of the “potentially ruinous risk” posed by hosting fees. Local media reported on Thursday the British...

News Hour: Pakistan were dismissed for 315 in their first innings in reply to Australia’s 538-8 declared after lunch on the fourth day of the third test on Friday. The hosts did not enforce the follow-on...

News Hour: Former world number one Tiger Woods said he would compete in the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic next month as he charts his comeback from injury. “I’ve always enjoyed playing in Dubai and it’s...

News Hour: Ageless Czech Radek Stepanek’s run at the Qatar Open was ended by defending champion Novak Djokovic on Thursday and fellow veteran Ivo Karlovic also bowed out at the quarter-final stage. World number one Andy...

News Hour: Britain’s Natural History Museum bids farewell to its most famous exhibit, Dippy the diplodocus, on Wednesday after almost four decades of greeting visitors before being dismantled ahead of a national tour. For 35 years,...