Bridgetown (Barbados), June 28 (IANS/CMC) Persistent rain has forced the abandonment of the second day of the decisive third cricket Test between West Indies and New Zealand here Friday. Rain halted play at Kensington Oval at 1.03 p.m. and continued unabated, keeping players and officials off the field, reports CMC. With dark clouds hovering and the […]
Kingston (Jamaica), June 28 (IANS/CMC) Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has made himself available to run the relays at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The 27-year-old was expected to miss the July 23-August 3 showpiece but said in a release Friday that he was keen on participating in the Games, reports CMC. He is not participating […]
Los Angeles, June 28 (IANS) An upcoming Oasis exhibition in the band’s hometown has been cancelled. Chasing The Sun: Oasis 1993-1997 launched in London in April, this year and was due to open in the group’s native Manchester, England next month, reports contactmusic.com. However, the show, which features a variety of memorabilia from the rockers’ career, […]
Bucharest, June 28 (IANS) A court Friday rejected an appeal of the Romanian president’s younger brother, following which he will have to remain in custody for a month. Bucharest’s Court of Appeals rejected an appeal of President Traian Basescu’s brother Mircea Basescu and ordered him to remain in custody up to 30 days, Xinhua reported. The […]
Nairobi, June 28 (IANS) A new universal Sustainable Development Agenda will be launched next year after the expiry of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday. The UN chief added that governments will be expected to append their signatures to the new mandate that will help solve problems that bedevil communities […]
London, June 28 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan is “thrilled” to be heading back to work after landing her first stage role in West End. The “Mean Girls” actress was confirmed for the role of Karen in a new London production of David Mamet’s Hollywood satire Speed-the-Plow, Thursday, marking her theatre debut, reports contactmusic.com. Lohan has now […]
Beirut, June 28 (IANS) Damascus Friday rejected the Lebanese government’s suggestion of setting up refugee camps for displaced people along its borders with Syria. The rejection came after Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil met ambassadors of the five permanent member states earlier in the day and discussed the possibility of setting up refugee camps along its […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Women Pru Goward today welcomed the release of the Second Action Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, a vital initiative of the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments who are standing together to address this important national issue. Mr Baird and Ms Goward attended the launch […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird and Attorney General Brad Hazzard have today announced the NSW Government will conduct a review of the new bail laws to ensure the safety of the community, victims and witnesses is at the forefront of all decisions made on bail. “The new laws were introduced following concerns the old system was […]
More than 10,000 extra weekly train, tram and bus services since the Victorian Coalition came to government Moving more people, more reliably, more often Napthine Government building a better public transport network Public transport across the state will receive a massive boost this July, with almost 4,000 extra train, tram and bus services every week, […]