Los Angeles, April 21 (IANS) Singer Mick Jagger has reportedly flown to the Caribbean island of Mustique for an emotional holiday to come to terms with losing his lover L’Wren Scott. The 70-year-old is staying in the beachfront house where he and the late fashion designer spent many holidays together, with friends describing the location […]
Johannesburg, April 21 (IANS) South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is poised to win a two-third majority in the upcoming general elections May 7, a media report said Sunday based on a poll. According to the survey pubished by Sunday Times newspaper, the poll found that the ANC looks likely to win 65.5 percent […]
Los Angeles, April 21 (IANS) Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has put his Malibu mansion up for rent. According to real-estate blog Curbed, the 67-year-old and his wife Kate Capshaw are asking $125,000 a month as rent for his ocean pad, reports dailymail.co.uk. The mansion looks out onto a beach front and includes a massage room, a […]
Los Angeles, April 21 (IANS) Singer Nick Carter isn’t happy with former ‘N Sync band member Joey Fatone’s latest slam against his band Backstreet Boys. “Just disappointed, I really liked Joey…,” Carter tweeted “I’m proud of who we are and love what we stand for. Truthfully, it’s about not letting our fans down. Sorry brother […]
Los Angeles, April 21 (IANS) “The Hangover” star Justin Bartha and his wife Lia Smith are now parents. Smith gave birth to a baby girl April 13, reports usmagazine.com. The couple got engaged in May 2013, and exchanged vows in January.
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) China will kick off a number of major energy projects to ensure stable economic growth and restructure its energy layout, Premier Li Keqiang has revealed. Li made the remarks at a meeting of the State Energy Commission held Friday, Xinhua reported. The projects will mainly include nuclear power plants on the […]
Khartoum, April 21 (IANS) Unidentified men kidnapped two Chinese engineers working at an oil field belonging to Sudanese companies in the country’s West Kordofan state Friday, Chinese embassy sources said here Sunday. The emergency mechanism at the Chinese embassy in Khartoum started its work through contacting the concerned Sudanese authorities, Xinhua reported citing sources. The […]
Kabul, April 21 (IANS) A total of 24 militants have been killed in different parts of the country during security operations launched by Afghan police with the help of army since Saturday, the government said Sunday. “Units of police in conjunction with the national army have carried out series of cleanup operations in Logar, Kandahar, […]
Riyadh, April 21 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will soon launch a hotline to receive complaints from domestic workers in eight languages, a local daily reported here Sunday. The call center, which will be under the labour ministry, will also answer inquiries and inform domestic workers of their rights and duties, Xinhua quoted Al Eqtisadia newspaper as […]
Mexico City, April 21 (IANS) A total of eight people were killed in a plane crash in northern Mexico late Saturday, local authorities said. The Hawker 800 jet came down in an industrial estate in Coahuila state’s Ramos Arizpe city, Xinhua quoted the Coahuila attorney general’s office as saying in a statement. Preliminary findings showed […]