Los Angeles, May 8 (IANS) Rapper Rick Ross has been sued over allegations that he has used photographs without taking permission from the photographer. In a lawsuit filed this month, snapper Armen Djerrahian claims he photographed the hip-hop superstar for a magazine shoot, but now the images are being used in Ross’ promotional campaigns without his […]
Washington, May 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Wednesday notified the Congress of his plan to drop Russia from a programme that allows duty-free imports of certain goods, known as the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), the White House said. In a message to the Congress, Obama said it is “appropriate” to withdraw Russia’s designation as […]
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The US embassy in Yemen is closed to the public for the time being in response to a string of attacks on foreign diplomats in the past two months, the State Department said Wednesday. “Due to recent attacks against Western interests in Yemen, we have temporarily suspended operations of our embassy in […]
Los Angeles, May 8 (IANS) Director Woody Allen has cast Emma Stone in his upcoming movie even before their film “Magic in the Moonlight” could hit the screens. The filmmaker has found a new muse in “The Amazing Spider-Man” actress and approached her for a role in his yet untitled upcoming film, reports contactmusic.com. Allen has […]
Washington, May 8 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Wednesday met with Georgian Minister of Defence Irakli Alasania to discuss the situation in Ukraine, according to the US Defence Department. “The two leaders discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. They reviewed the efforts by allies and partners in the region to reinforce international commitments and to […]
Los Angeles, May 8 (IANS) Singer Paul McCartney and his brother Mike McGear almost drowned in a lime pit as boys, but luckily their screams were heard by neighbour. The 71-year-old legend’s brother, Mike McGear, revealed that two of them were lucky to be alive after they “were clinging for their lives” in a ditch. “We […]
Washington, May 8 (IANS) Three Indian-Americans along with 11 others have been sworn in as members of a presidential commission charged with working to improve the quality of life of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs will advise President Barack on innovative ways to engage AAPIs across the country and to […]
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Real Madrid’s chances of winning this season’s BBVA Primera Liga title disappeared as Carlo Ancelotti’s side drew 1-1 to a struggling Valladolid Wednesday. Real Madrid started off five points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid and two behind FC Barcelona with one game in hand. Things got off to a bad start for […]
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The US oil prices soared after an official report showed US crude oil inventories had plunged. US crude inventories dropped 1.8 million barrels to 397.6 million barrels for the week that ended May 2, Xinhua quoted the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistics arm of the US Department of Energy, as saying […]
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) It is likely to be a cloudy Thursday in Delhi and the maximum temperature will hover around 36 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office. “The sky will be clear in the morning but will turn cloudy noon onwards,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The minimum temperature was 25.2 […]