New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India would hand over $1 million financial assistance to Afghanistan for relief and rehabilitation in Badakshan province that was hit by a massive landslide last week burying over 2,000 people. The Indian embassy would hand over the financial assistance to the Afghan ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) Thursday in Kabul, a […]
Rome, May 8 (IANS) Italy’s coalition government Wednesday won a confidence vote in the Senate on a labour decree which is going through parliamentary procedure to be converted into law. The decree, which has to go back to the lower chamber for further review, had 158 “yes” votes against 122 “no” votes, Xinhua reported. The centre-left […]
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Serena Williams swept into the last 16 with a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 victory over China’s Peng Shuai, while Rafael Nadal began defence of his crown with a crushing 6-1, 6-0 win over Argentina’s Juan Monaco in Madrid Tennis Open Wednesday. Williams needed just over one hour and four minutes and never looked […]
Astana, May 8 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and nine others injured when a van collided with a car in the southern Kazakh province of Kyzylorda Wednesday, authorities said. The accident took place on a highway near Tartugay city around 9 a.m., Xinhua quoted the provincial internal department of Kyzylorda province as saying in […]
Los Angeles, May 8 (IANS) Singers Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift have reconciled and are friends again. The duo renewed their friendship at Met Gala, May 5. And according to sources, Gomez has “totally forgiven” Swift for not supporting her decision to date troubled singer Justin Bieber, reports showbizspy.com. “Selena now fully understands why Taylor was […]
Helsinki, May 8 (IANS) Stuart Parkin, a physicist who has enabled vast increase in digital storage, received the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki Wednesday. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto presented the prize, which is worth one million euros (1.39 million U.S. dollars), to Parkin in the Millennium Pavilion, a makeshift guest hall specially designed for the […]
Los Angeles, May 8 (IANS) Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has unearthed her first ever audition tape and it seems that she wasn’t always the polished TV star, she is today. The billionaire media mogul shares a tape from 1983 when she was just a young TV personality trying to her career to next level. After […]
Gaza, May 8 (IANS) The Hamas authorities Wednesday executed two Palestinians convicted of being collaborators with Israel in the Gaza Strip, an official statement said. The statement from the Hamas-run interior ministry said that the two informants had guided the Israeli military to the locations of Palestinian resistance, government security establishments and metal workshops, Xinhua reported. […]
Los Angeles, May 8 (IANS) Pop star Miley Cyrus has reportedly refused to perform on “The Voice” because of her dislike for Christina Aguilera, who judges the talent show. Although the 33-year-old Aguilera is currently on a two-season break from “The Voice”, Cyrus has refused to appear on the programme over its affiliation with the former, […]
Abuja, May 8 (IANS) China and Britain have offered to deploy their advanced tracking technologies to support Nigeria’s security agencies engaged in the search and rescue operation of abducted schoolgirls, a spokesperson said Wednesday. China has offered to assist in the effort to rescue the abducted girls, Xinhua quoted Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the […]