· 28th consecutive month of more than 90 per cent of Metro trains on time · Overall customer satisfaction with metropolitan trains is up compared to 2010 · Napthine Government delivering better public transport For the 28th consecutive month, more than 90 per cent of Metro’s trains were on time, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder announced […]
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres has welcomed a report showing major crime categories have fallen or remained stable across the State According to the Bureau of Crime Statistics (BOCSAR), seven of the 17 major offence categories have fallen with 10 remaining stable in the 24 months to June 2014. “This is the […]
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) Singer Chris Martin and estranged wife Gwyneth Paltrow spent time together in the Hamptons here. The former couple, who announced they were “consciously uncoupling” in late March after 10 years of marriage, recently reunited at their house to spend some quality time with their daughter, Apple, 10, and son, Moses, 8, […]
United Nations, Sep 4 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will convene a Security Council summit on “growing and dangerous phenomenon” of foreign terrorist fighters, American envoy to the UN Samantha Power said Wednesday. The summit will be held on Sep 25, with attendance of heads of state and government, who holds the rotating council presidency for […]
Los Angeles, Sep 4 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has posed naked for the latest issue of British GQ magazine. Kim, who was recently honoured with the Woman of the Year award at the magazine’s awards event, is the cover model for the latest edition. Shortly after the digital issue was available online, Kim’s racy […]
Moscow, Sep 4 (IANS) Russia Wednesday said that France’s decision to put the delivery of one of the two Mistral warships to Moscow on hold will not be a tragedy. “Even though this is unpleasant news of course and it strains relations with our French partners, the termination of the contract will not be a tragedy […]
United Nations, Sep 4 (IANS) The UN humanitarian agency estimates that the deteriorating security situation in Libya has affected nearly two million people across the north African country, a United Nations spokesman said. “The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that the deteriorating security situation has spread from the Tripoli International Airport and […]
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa is racing ahead of efforts to control it and at least $600 million is needed to get the unprecedented epidemic under control, UN health officials said Wednesday. “This Ebola epidemic is the largest, most severe and most complex we have ever seen in the nearly […]
London, Sep 4 (IANS) Actress-model Kelly Brook has opened up about experiencing “horrific” and “traumatic” times during her growing up days. She grew up in Kent, South East England. Brook has revealed that although she enjoyed some aspects of growing up, she used to dread the weekends as a child as it meant going to the […]
Addis Ababa, Sep 4 (IANS) The African Union (AU) Wednesday said that it would host an emergency meeting to consolidate collective continental efforts against Ebola. The emergency meeting of the executive council will be held in the Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa Sep 8. AU Executive Council will meet to adopt a common position and define appropriate […]