Maserati announces return to competitive motor racing

Read More The original Maserati MC12 wasn’t fortunate enough to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans due to the failure to comply with the race organisers’ GT1 rules. However, it was used in different sports car competitions around the world between the years 2004 and 2010. The MC12 won the 24 Hours of […]

British exporters report stagnating trade as post-Brexit delays blamed

Read More Britain’s exporters have seen their overseas trade stagnate over the past year despite strong growth in domestic demand for their products and booming export markets, according to a survey. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said that a survey of 2,600 exporters found a quarter had suffered a fall in exports and another […]

Commonwealth Games opener will be on par with London 2012, says director

Read More The opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham “has a broadcast ambition that has never been conceived before” and will be comparable with the London 2012 Olympics ceremony, according to the show’s artistic director. The two-and-a-half-hour performance in front of 30,000 spectators at Alexander Stadium is expected to attract a global audience […]

Largest pink diamond in 300 years discovered in Angola

A massive, 170-carat pink diamond that was found in Angola is reportedly the largest diamond to be found in 300 years. Called the “Lulo Rose” the diamond was discovered in a river bed by the Lulo alluvial diamond mine on Wednesday. The diamond mine is owned by the Lucapa Diamond Company. The rarity of the […]

Burma’s Junta Says Activists’ Executions Were ‘Justice for the People’

Read More The ruling military of Burma, also known as Myanmar, defended its executions of four activists as lawful and carried out in the name of justice for the people. State media reported that “the punishment has been conducted,” but did not say when, or by what means. Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun said the military […]

Hundreds of protesters storm Iraq parliament in support of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr

Read More Hundreds of supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr danced and sang in parliament after storming Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone in protest at a rival bloc’s nomination for prime minister. Police fired barrages of teargas in a bid to stop the protesters from breaching the gates of the heavily fortified Green Zone, but […]