Los Angeles, March 27 (IANS) Singer Chris Martin has reportedly bought a painting as a special parting gift for his wife of 11 years, Gwyneth Paltrow. The two have announced their split via an official statement. Paltrow and Martin, who married in a secret ceremony in Mexico in December 2003, announced March 25 that they have […]
Brussels, March 27 (IANS) The European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday that European is working “very decisively” on reducing dependency on energy coming from “difficult spots”. He made the remarks at a press conference after the EU-US summit and called the Ukraine situation a “wake-up call” for the European energy security and that the […]
Brussels, March 27 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday that he will join in the call of US President Barack Obama for additional measures to enhance collective defence. Rasmussen made the remarks after meeting with Obama, who is paying a visit to Belgium, saying their collective defence includes updated and further developed defence […]
Canberra, March 27 (IANS) The search and recovery operation for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumed Thursday with six military aircraft, five civil aircraft and five ships in the Australian Search and Rescue Region, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said. HMAS Success, the second largest ship of the Royal Australian Navy, remains in the search area […]
Los Angeles, March 27 (IANS) After essaying politician Francis Underwood in “House of Cards”, Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey has agreed to play Britain’s former prime minister Winston Churchill on the big screen. Sierra/Affinity is producing and fully financing the project titled “Captain of the Gate” for roughly $20 million, and StudioCanal is in early talks to […]
Rome, March 27 (IANS) Water contaminated from an illegal toxic dump has been distributed over the course of years to residents of a large area in central Italy, the Italian Higher Institute for Health (ISS) said in a report Wednesday. “The contaminated water was distributed over a vast territory and to about 700,000 people, without control […]
Los Angeles, March 27 (IANS) Veteran actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is reprising his role as Terminator in the fifth instalment of the eponymous franchise, finds action scenes taxing, but promises to surprise the audience with interesting twists in “Terminator: Genesis”. The actor was merely 37 when he first played the character in the classic 1984 movie. […]
Moscow, March 27 (IANS) Russia does not plan to deploy Mistral-class helicopter carriers in the Black Sea, Russian Navy said Wednesday, Xinhua reported. “There are no corrections to the earlier plans to deploy the Mistral-class helicopter carriers with the Pacific Fleet. No decisions to deploy these vessels in Black Sea have been made,” Interfax news agency […]
Washington, March 27 (IANS) Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a Kuwaiti national, was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans at a trial in New York city Wednesday, the media reported. The 48-year-old clergyman now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to Russia Today. Federal prosecutors for the US government argued at […]
London, March 27 (IANS) Popular boy band One Direction members will have about 20 bodyguards each when they embark on their US tour next month. The bodyguards will protect the young singers from their fanatic fans, guarding their hotel rooms and stopping people from invading their stage. A total of hundred bodyguards for the five-member band […]