Ankara/Istanbul, May 14 (IANS) At least 17 miners were killed, 11 injured and more than 200 workers are reported to be trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in Turkey Tuesday, the country’s disaster and emergency management presidency said. The explosion occurred in a privately-owned mine in the Soma district of Turkey’s Manisa province, Xinhua […]
Los Angeles, May 14 (IANS) Singer Miley Cyrus will hit the studio with friend and singer Wayne Coyne along with his band Flaming Lips for her next album. Cyrus shares a strong bond with the rocker after they met last year and now wants him to help to give album “Bangerz” a more authentic sound, […]
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Two workers at a Florida hospital, who came into contact with a US imported case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, have fallen ill and one of them has been hospitalised, a hospital spokesperson said Tuesday. “Yes, two of the 20 team members at our hospital who were […]
Kiev, May 14 (IANS) Anti-government insurgents attacked trucks carrying Ukrainian soldiers in eastern Donetsk region Tuesday, killing at least six men and injuring eight others, the defence ministry said. A group of about 30 rebels ambushed the Ukrainian soldiers 20 km north of the embattled Kramatorsk town. Following the attack around 1 p.m., several vehicles […]
Los Angeles, May 14 (IANS) Singer Lily Allen does not like hearing her own music in clubs and bars. The 29-year-old says she finds it weird to listen to her songs even though her return to the music industry has been successful, reports contactmusic.com. In fact, the “Hard Out Here” singer feels like hiding under […]
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore earned themselves a reprieve with a 16- run win over Delhi Daredevils for only their fourth success in 10 matches of the IPL, here Tuesday after rain delayed the start by an hour. Courtesy a fiery 29-ball 68 not out (1×4, 9×6) by born-again Yuvraj Singh, RCB piled […]
Yangon, May 14 (IANS) The Myanmar government and the ethnic rebel group Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) Tuesday agreed to ensure non-recurrence of incidents that hinder the peace process as well as mistaken reports of media that spoil understanding between the two sides. The negotiators of Myanmar’s government and the KIO issued a joint statement agreeing […]
Aden, May 14 (IANS) At least six Al Qaeda militants were killed when their convoy was bombed by Yemeni military helicopters in Yemen’s south-eastern province of Shabwa Tuesday, authorities said. “Military helicopters struck an Al Qaeda weapon convoy composed of three pick-up trucks in Bayhan region on Shabwa’s outskirts, killing six terrorists at the scene,” […]
Ankara, May 14 (IANS) At least 20 miners were killed and around 300 others were trapped underground after a deadly explosion in a coal mine shaft in Turkey’s western province of Manisa Tuesday, the media reported. The accident took place in Manisa’s Soma district, Xinhua quoted the local Dogan news agency as saying. Turkish Energy […]
United Nations, May 14 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi as the joint United Nations-Arab League Special Representative on the Syria crisis, terming it a “tragedy for the Syrian people” and a “failure” for the United Nations. Making the announcement personally at a press briefing at the UN Headquarters, Ban […]