Washington, May 29 (IANS) Golf star Tiger Woods announced Wednesday that he would miss his second straight Major Championship, the US Open, due to back injury. “Unfortunately, I won’t be there because I’m not yet physically able to play competitive golf,” Xinhua quoted Woods as saying. Woods had surgery on his back in late March, which […]
United Nations, May 29 (IANS) The UN should play a greater role in counter-terrorism and promoting closer cooperation of the international community on the battle, a Chinese envoy to the UN said here Wednesday. “On the question of counter-terrorism, the UN should advertise a clear-cut criterion and oppose double standards in promoting the international community to […]
Los Angeles, May 29 (IANS) Actress Liv Tyler says it’s difficult to perfectly balance family and work and that one will always suffer at the expense of the other. The 36-year-old, the daughter of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, raises 10-year-old son Milo with ex-husband Royston Langdon, reports contactmusic.com. “Perhaps I shouldn’t think this way but, from […]
Beirut, May 29 (IANS) Syrian nationals in Lebanon and Jordan started to cast their ballots for a new president at embassies Wednesday irrespective of strong criticism of the elections from western countries and the UN. Balloting at the Syrian embassy in Beirut began at 7.00 a.m. Wednesday, and was previously scheduled to carry on till 7.00 […]
Benghazi, May 29 (IANS) Warplanes belonging to Libya’s “coup” general Khalifa Haftar Wednesday launched an air strike on Jihadist militia bases in Benghazi city, military officials said. Two fighters bombed the February 17 Brigade militia compound and the Ansar al-Sharia militant base in Libya’s second largest city Benghazi, witnesses said. The two militia groups under attack […]
Jerusalem, May 29 (IANS) Cash-strapped Israeli military announced Wednesday that it was halting air force training flights and cancelling a large-scale aerial drill due to budget constraints. Weekly training flights for reservist pilots serving in fighter squadrons will be halted beginning next Sunday, while flight hours allotted to career pilots and drone squadrons will be gradually […]
Kigali, May 29 (IANS) The federal court of Canada has decided to deport one of the key Rwandan genocide suspect Jean Berchmans Habinshuti after he failed to gain asylum status in Canada, a source said here Wednesday. It said that Canada’s federal court reached its decision to decline the suspect’s appeal and deport him back to […]
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab captain George Bailey won the toss and elected to field against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here Wednesday. The game was pushed to Wednesday after heavy downpour lashed the ground Tuesday. While the Punjab outfit fielded an […]
London, May 28 (IANS) Parts of fruits and vegetables like broccoli leaves and onion skin are often discarded though they contain health benefits — and we can easily include them in our diet, say nutritionists. Laurence Beeken, food information executive at WeightLossResources.co.uk, shares information about parts of common fruits and vegetables we often discard and the […]
Kochi, May 28 (IANS) Blaming Rahul Gandhi for the party’s electoral reverses in the Lok Sabha election, a senior leader in Kerala Wednesday termed the Congress vice president a “joker” and demanded he be removed from his posts if he does not step down voluntarily. T.H. Mustafa, a former minister, also demanded Gandhi’s sister Priyanka Gandhi […]