The South Korean firm sees its profit jump by 41% – just days after Apple announced its first earnings slide in nearly a decade.
Full Story Samsung’s Profit Boosted By Smartphone Sales
Police are investigating members of an alleged cult accused of killing a baby in a ritual sacrifice, including the child’s mother.
Full Story Chile Cult Burns Baby Alive On Bonfire
A blaze rips through a psychiatric hospital killing 38 people – some as they frantically tried to escape and some in their beds.
Full Story Russia: Psychiatric Hospital Fire Kills 38
MPs accuse Britain’s ‘big four’ accountancy firms of using “insider knowledge” to help wealthy clients avoid tax.
Full Story Accountants: ‘Gamekeepers Turned Poachers’
RALEIGH, N.C. – Rangers captain Ryan Callahan scored 2:55 into overtime, and New York rallied to clinch a third straight Eastern Conference playoff berth by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Thursday night.
Brad Richards tied it for the …
Full Story NHL Capsules: Rangers beat Hurricanes in overtime to clinch playoff berth
RALEIGH, N.C. – Rangers captain Ryan Callahan scored 2:55 into overtime, and New York rallied to clinch a third straight Eastern Conference playoff berth by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Thursday night.
Brad Richards tied it for the …
Full Story NHL Capsules
The Thai baht rallied to its strongest level against the US dollar for 16 years this week, boosted by Thailand’s resilient economy and stimulus policies by central banks in developed countries
Full Story Trade of the Week: The baht spreads its wings
This week’s private placement and listing of chemicals company Evonik was an example of the rewards of showing initiative for German mid-cap adviser MainFirst
Full Story Investment bank of the Week: MainFirst
Sam Allardyce is confident that West Ham can end the season on a high having achieved their initial target of a comfortable mid-table finish.
Full Story Allardyce targets final high
Louis Oosthuizen is one shot off a five-way tie for the lead after the first day of the weather-disrupted Ballantine’s Championship in South Korea.
Full Story Oosthuizen tracking leaders
Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was on a US database of suspected terrorists, raising questions over security failings.
Full Story Boston Bombing Suspect On Terror List In 2011
The mother of the Boston bombing suspects says she doesn’t believe her sons carried out the marathon attacks.
Full Story Bomb Suspects’ Mother: ‘US Took My Kids’
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez believes any comparisons between recent incidents involving Luis Suarez and Callum McManaman are disingenuous.
Full Story Martinez: Suarez ban is right
Owner of boots brand Hunter among bidders for outdoor advertising arm of US media giant CBS, Sky News understands.
Full Story Searchlight Hunts For CBS Outdoor
Car manufacturing slumps in the UK, as the tough economic conditions in Europe hit demand across the continent.
Full Story UK Car Production Falls As Demand Drops
Microsoft invites journalists to see the “beginning of a new generation of games” as the company tries to keep up with rival Sony.
Full Story Xbox: Microsoft Teases Launch Of New Console
Padres starter Edinson Volquez delivered a brilliant outing, snapping the Brewers’ winning streak at nine games in a 2-1 victory at Petco Park.
Full Story Brewers’ nine-game win streak comes to end
A hearing to decide the date and venue of a fresh inquest into the Hillsborough disaster is due to take place on Thursday morning.
Full Story New Hillsborough hearing due
Newcastle United defender Massadio Haidara is expecting an easier evening against Liverpool following the 10-match suspension of Luis Suarez.
Full Story Haidara boosted by Suarez ban
Pirelli have responded to concerns over the durability of their 2013 tyres by announcing that they will make changes to their range – but only to the hard compound.
Full Story Pirelli change hard tyre
