Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Actor George Clooney was “so close” to his pet pig he didn’t want to have children, says his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Daily. The actor-filmmaker recently got engaged to Amal Alamuddin. Daily believes his change of heart with regards to love and marriage has come after he finally got over the death of […]
Berlin, May 12 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande Saturday described a planned referendum in eastern Ukraine as illegal. The referendums planned to be held in several cities in eastern Ukraine are illegal, Xinhua quoted a joint statement of the two leaders as saying as Hollande visited Germany’s port city of Stralsund. […]
Amman, May 12 (IANS) Jordan and Saudi Arabia signed $232 million grant agreements Sunday, the state media reported. Jordanian Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Saif said the amount will be used to finance projects in the field of water, irrigation and infrastructure, Xinhua reported. The grant is part of $1.25 billion grant that Saudi […]
London, May 12 (IANS) The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Sunday said in a statement that it “regrets” the referendum in Ukraine. Commenting on referendums held Sunday in Ukraine, a FCO spokesperson claimed to be “regrettable,” adding that Ukrainians will have “a proper opportunity to express their democratic choice in the forthcoming presidential elections” in […]
Brussels, May 12 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande Sunday offered to hold a summit in Paris with Nigeria and its neighbours to tackle the issue of Boko Haram’s abductions, Xinhua reported. Hollande made the remarks while visiting Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. Over 200 girls of the community Chibok in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria were abducted in […]
Cape Town, May 12 (IANS) All South Africans should unite behind a common goal of moving the country forward now that the divisive political battles have ended with the conclusion of the 2014 general elections, the government said Sunday. South Africans voted Wednesday to elect the new National Assembly and provincial legislatures. The government applauds all […]
Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Olsen, known for her role in “Godzilla”, may soon tie the knot with her fiancé Boyd Holbrook, but she is not thinking about starting a family soon. The 25-year-old is planning to get married Holbrook, 32, in the near future, but not thinking about children, reports eonline.com. “I’m not […]
Los Angeles, May 12 (IANS) Chris Brown did not admit he assaulted the alleged victim in his Washington D.C. criminal trial, says his lawyer. The 24-year-old singer has been forced to spend 131 days behind bars after he admitted Friday in a Los Angeles court that he violated his probation by getting into a fight in […]
Brtislava (Slovakia), May 12 (IANS) NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is set to visit Slovakia Wednesday to meet Slovakia’s top officials and evaluate the country’s 10 years as a NATO member, the defence ministry said Sunday. It will be Rasmussen’s third visit to Slovakia as NATO chief. “Among the issues that are likely to be debated […]
The State Government today announced a new road safety initiative to remind international visitors about the driving rules on Western Australian roads. Road Safety and Tourism Minister Liza Harvey will introduce a series of ‘Drive on Left’ materials designed to be read by visitors before they venture out on WA roads. “Western Australia is geographically […]