Dinosaurs roam the Perth Cultural Centre

A velociraptor, spinosaurus, australovenator and leaellynasaura will be on the prowl in Northbridge from Saturday as part of the WA Museum’s Dinosaur Discovery exhibition. Using a special camera and the giant screen in the Perth Cultural Centre, visitors will be able to experience what it’s like to walk with, pat and play with life-sized, animated […]

US curtails military ties with Thailand after coup

Washington, May 25 (IANS) The US announced Saturday that it would curtail military ties with Thailand, including cancelling ongoing military exercises, as part of its efforts to heighten pressure on the Thai military to restore the civilian rule. In response to the military coup in the Southeast Asian county, Washington has cancelled the ongoing Cooperation Afloat […]

Hi-tech licensing site smart solution for drivers

A new online tool is allowing Department of Transport (DoT) licensing customers to decide how, when and where they conduct their everyday transactions. Transport Minister Dean Nalder today announced that customers would have round-the-clock access to tasks that previously required someone to attend in person or by telephone. “The DoTDirect online tools provide access to […]

McCartney’s wife stayed by his side in hospital

Tokyo, May 25 (IANS) Musician Paul McCartney’s wife Nancy Shevell never left the singer’s side during his recent stay in a hospital. The musician was hit by a mystery virus Tuesday and he was admitted to St Luke’s International Hospital here. “Nancy has been brilliant and has never left his (Paul) side. Paul is getting better […]

One suspect arrested in Brussels shooting

Brussels, May 25 (IANS) A suspect has been arrested hours after the shooting in Brussels that killed three people and injured one, the Belgian procuratorate said Saturday. The detainee “is a suspect and not a witness”, but the link with the facts has not yet been established, Xinhua quoted the procuratorate as saying. An investigation into […]

Cheryl Cole pleased with French boyfriend

Los Angeles, May 25 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole is reportedly very happy and completely in love with her French boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini. The duo started dating over a month ago, but they made it official only at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival last week. The singer is delighted to be in a relationship with Versini. […]

Car bomb kills 10 in Iraq

Baghdad, May 25 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 32 others wounded Saturday in a car bomb attack in northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said. The car bomb exploded in front of an alcohol shop in al-Wasti district, south of Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad, Xinhua quoted a police source as saying. […]

UN slams terror attack on Somali parliament

United Nations, May 25 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council Saturday strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab militants on Somalia’s parliament that left at least 10 people dead and more than 11 others wounded. “The secretary-general condemns the attack by suicide bombers and gunmen on Somalia’s federal parliament,” Xinhua […]

Kimberley Walsh vows not to spoil her baby

Los Angeles, May 25 (IANS) Singer Kimberley Walsh says she does not want her baby to be “spoilt” and is keen to raise her child to be down-to-earth. The 32-year-old is expecting her first child with boyfriend Justin Scott and despite her fame and success. She is sure of how she wants to raise her kid, […]