Singer Will Young selling old clothes online

London, Sep 10 (IANS) Singer Will Young has launched an online fashion website with friends to sell his unwanted garments alongside a selection of new items. Despite his estimated 12.5 million pound fortune, the 35-year-old star has been clearing out his wardrobe by selling unwanted items on the virtual retailer — My Vintage Journey, reports femalefirst.co.uk […]

China wants more strategic trust with US

Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Barack Obama’s national security advisor Susan Rice here Tuesday and called for more strategic trust between the two countries. “It has become more important than ever for China and the United States to work with each other as the international situation continues to undergo profound […]

Ukraine eyes MH17 recovery operation’s resumption

Kiev, Sep 10 (IANS) A ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and independence-seeking insurgents would allow resuming an international recovery operation on the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH1, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said Tuesday. The Boeing 777 jetliner, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed in eastern Ukraine July 17, killing all the […]

Aniston calls de-glam role ‘liberating’

Los Angeles, Sep 10 (IANS) “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston, known for featuring in romantic comedies like “Just Go With It” and “Marley & Me”, is seen with greasy hair and no make-up in her new film “Cake”. And the actress found it liberating to play the role. In “Cake”, the 45-year-old plays a woman suffering from […]

Apple unveils watch, Apple Pay mobile wallet

Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Apple Tuesday unveiled a new Apple Watch, touting it as a comprehensive health and fitness device, a mobile wallet called Apple Pay and two bigger screen versions of the iPhone, the 6 and the 6 Plus. “What we didn’t do was take the iPhone and shrink the user interface and strap it […]

Putin, Poroshenko discuss Ukraine crisis

Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko talked over phone about ways to end the crisis in east Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday. “The two presidents continued the Saturday talk on steps that would facilitate a peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis,” Xinhua quoted the Kremlin press service as saying, adding […]

Marin Cilic wins US Open title

New York, Sep 9 (IANS) Croatian Marin Cilic won his first Grand Slam title Monday with a comprehensive straight-sets win over Japan’s Kei Nishikori at the US Open. The 14th seed Cilic won 6-3 6-3 6-3 to become the first Croat to win one of the four tennis majors since his coach, Goran Ivanisevic, at Wimbledon […]

Jay Z, Beyonce’s paradise intact

Los Angeles, Sep 9 (IANS) Rapper Jay Z and his singer-wife Beyonce Knowles deny split rumuors by enjoying a close moment in Portofino, Italy. They were sported together holding hands and exchanging “sincere warmth” and body language expert Leil Lowndes believes the action shows they are expressing “sincere warmth”, reports contactmusic.com. The couple were seen getting […]

Hungary to contribute to NATO force

Budapest, Sep 9 (IANS) Hungraian Defence Minister Csaba Hende Monday said his country will definitely contribute manpower to the rapid reaction force NATO is establishing in response to Ukraine crisis. He was speaking on the public radio about an agreement to set up a new rapid reaction force. The deal was reached last week at the […]

UN chief calls for more support to fight Ebola

United Nations, Sep 9 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called leaders of some countries and organisations to urge more support in the fight against the deadly Ebola, a spokesman said here Monday. “He spoke to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, Cuban President Raul Castro and President of the European Council […]