NSW Fair Trading Minister Matthew Mason-Cox is encouraging consumers who are planning to purchase concert tickets to buy from reputable ticketing agencies, as complaints surge. “Complaints about concert ticket purchases increased 64 per cent to 604 in the 2013/14 financial year,’’ said Mr Mason-Cox. “That compared to 389 complaints in the previous financial year. ‘The […]
NSW Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Mike Baird and Planning Minister Pru Goward today announced the historic heart of Parramatta North will be the focus of a major urban transformation project. Mr Baird said the NSW Government was demonstrating its commitment to the project by declaring Parramatta North a State Significant Site. This will […]
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS/EFE) Police arrested more than 100 immigration reform activists Thursday in front of the White House as they demanded the relief for the country’s 11 million undocumented foreigners, who are at risk of being deported. The peaceful march began at the headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The executive director of the Casa […]
United Nations, Aug 29 (IANS) The United Nations Thursday said that there is an urgent need for humanitarian assistance in Iraqi areas sieged by the Islamic State militants. “The World Food Programme (WFP), which has delivered food to more than 700,000 people since the start of the crisis in June, warns that there is an urgent […]
Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IANS) Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese has been tapped to direct a documentary about the US punk band Ramones. To celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of the band’s debut album, the owners of the Ramones’ estate are planning to release multiple projects in 2016. Jeff Jampol, who manages the estate, says the documentary […]
Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IANS) Hollywoods star couple stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are preparing to film some crazy sex scenes in their upcoming movie “By The Sea”.The couple, who got together after filming “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, are currently preparing to start filming upcoming romantic drama in Malta, and an on-set source has revealed they are […]
Jerusalem, Aug 29 (IANS) Israeli opposition leader strongly criticised the speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the military operation in Gaza, saying it is a sad victory, media reported. On his Facebook page, Isaac Herzog, said Netanyahu lost the confidence of Israelis, especially those in the south and areas close to the Gaza Strip, MENA […]
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said Thursday he has asked his administration to prepare a range of military options against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria. At a press conference in White House, Obama said he has ordered Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to prepare “a range of options” as he […]
London, Aug 29 (IANS) Pop star Miley Cyrus is currently living with her homeless friend Jesse Held, whom she recently took to the MTV Video Music Awards. The “Wrecking Ball” singer shocked onlookers at the music awards in Los Angeles Sunday by turning up with a homeless friend, and Cyrus has now gone a step further […]
United Nations, Aug 29 (IANS) At least 54,000 people still remained in 78 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) shelters in Gaza Strip, a UN official said. Stephane Dujarric, a UN spokesman, said at a daily news briefing here, quoting a report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that about […]