Belo Horizonte (Brazil), June 29 (IANS) Neymar fell to his knees and prayed, David Luiz raced towards coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on the touchline and hero of the day goalkeeper Julio Cesar wept. The aftermath of Brazil’s dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout victory over Chile here Saturday drew an avalanche of contrasting emotions from the Selecao’s players. […]
London, June 29 (IANS) Five-time champion Serena Williams suffered her earliest Wimbledon exit since 2005 as she lost to France’s Alize Cornet in the third round here Saturday. Cornet, ranked 24th, won 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to claim her second victory of the year over the world number one, reports Xinhua. It is only the third time […]
Los Angeles, June 29 (IANS) Singer Adam Levine can’t wait to have a baby and reportedly plans to start a family with Behati Prinsloo as soon as they get married next month. The Maroon 5 frontman, who is set to marry his girlfriend in Mexico in July, is reportedly desperate to start a family with her […]
Beijing, June 29 (IANS) At least five people were killed and six suffered injuries Saturday in a road accident in China’s Qinghai province, police said. The accident occurred in evening in Huangyuan County, when a tractor crashed into a jeep and two cars, Xinhua reported. Initial probe suggested the tractor’s brakes failed on a long slope.
Beijing, June 29 (IANS) A man who took a woman hostage in China’s Guangdong province Saturday was shot dead by police. The incident occurred in the afternoon when the 30-year-old man, armed with a knife, allegedly took a woman hostage at a bus station, Xinhua quoted authorities as saying. Police said they shot at the man […]
Cairo, June 29 (IANS) Four Egyptian recruits were killed Saturday in an ambush set by anti-government extremists in the country’s North Sinai governorate, a security source said. “The four recruits were coming back to the peninsula after a holiday and were not in security uniform,” the source said while speaking about the attack which occurred in […]
New York, June 29 (IANS) Footage of the late pop legend Michael Jackson at a museum, here become the subject of a lawsuit between film director Craig Williams and the Jackson estate. The production company behind the upcoming film “Michael Jackson: The Last Photo shoot” is taking legal action against the late singer’s estate over a […]
Beijing, June 29 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday called for greater democracy in international relations. “We should uphold fairness and justice to build a new type of international relations,” Xinhua quoted the president as saying while delivering a speech at a commemoration marking the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence held in […]
Tehran, June 29 (IANS) Carlos Queiroz has stepped down as Iran’s national football team coach after the country were knocked out of the FIFA World Cup group stages. The Portuguese quit after Iran failed to progress into the knockout stage of the World Cup, failing to win even a single match, reports Xinhua. “I’ve shown my […]
London, June 29 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson has allegedly been employing an illegal homekeeper. The “Harry Potter” star hired the maid to work in her New York apartment at the beginning of last year but Border Agency staff have since launched a probe following a complaint that the woman was travelling to London on and off […]