Vasco da Gama (Goa), May 9 (IANS) He dreamt of flying to Dubai but 11-year-old Sameer Bagoda’s parents abandoned him at the airport here, gave him Rs.500 and told him to head back to his hometown of Satara in neighbouring Maharashtra. Sameer was, earlier this week, found abandoned at Goa’s only international airport at Dabolim, 40 […]
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) At least eight people were killed when two speeding buses collided on a highway in Bangladesh early Friday, an official said. The accident took place at around 4 a.m. in the southwestern Rajbari district, about 120 km from Dhaka. “Eight people died on the spot while 20 to 25 people were injured,” […]
Gaza, May 9 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed the recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with the US National Security Adviser Susan Rice. “During the meeting in Ramallah (Thursday), Abbas and Rice discussed the faltering peace process and the Israeli decision to suspend the US-mediated peace talks,” Xinhua quoted Nabil Abu Rdeneh, spokesman for […]
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) It was a pleasant Friday morning in Delhi with a minimum temperature of 21.4 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a clear day. The city recorded 5.6 mm of rainfall since late Thursday. The sudden rain and strong winds brought a little respite from soaring temperatures. “The sky will remain […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has nominated his current ambassador to Iraq to be his new top envoy to Egypt, a post that was vacant for nine months. The White House said the president had nominated Stuart Jones, the incumbent ambassador to Jordan, to fill in the vacancy in Iraq left by Robert […]
London, May 9 (IANS) Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho was fined $16,900 by the English Football Association after he made improper comments about match officials. Mourinho sarcastically described referee Mike Dean’s performance as “unbelievable” and “fantastic” as his side lost 2-1 to Sunderland in an April 19 Premier League match, reported Xinhua. His assistant Rui Faria was […]
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) A private plane flying Congress president Sonia Gandhi was forced to make an emergency landing in Agra due to gutsy winds and bad weather in New Delhi late Thursday, an official said Friday. Sources said Gandhi was on way back to the national capital after addressing a series of election meetings in […]
Solapur (Maharashtra), May 9 (IANS) Here’s another traditional male bastion set to crumble. With a Supreme Court prod, the renowned 900-year old Vitthoba Temple in the pilgrim town of Pandharpur will script religious history when it appoints its first women priests as also priests from the backward classes as part of an inclusive mission. “This is […]
New York, May 9 (IANS) Musician Paul Simon returned to the stage for the first time since he and his wife were arrested for disorderly conduct. The veteran singer-songwriter and his partner of 22 years, Edie Brickell, were both charged with misdemeanours last month when they got into an altercation at their home in Connecticut. They […]
Rabat (Morocco), May 9 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde warned Arab transition countries Thursday that they are facing a jarring jobs crisis, and it must be addressed. Speaking in Rabat, the director general of the IMF said youth unemployment in those countries rate averages 13 percent are among the highest in the world, […]