Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last movie as a leading man is set to release in summer this year. The movie, directed by John Slattery, has now been given a May 9 release date in the US, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Hoffman, who died on Feb 2 this year, filmed “God’s Pocket” in […]
United Nations, March 8 (IANS) UN special envoy to Ukraine Robert Serry will leave Kiev Saturday even as he continued his “consultations with Ukrainian and diplomatic interlocutors” in the Ukrainian capital Friday, a UN spokesperson said. “He will then return to Jerusalem next week where he is based as the United Nations special coordinator for the […]
United Nations, March 8 (IANS) UN special envoy to Ukraine Robert Serry will leave Kiev Saturday even as he continued his “consultations with Ukrainian and diplomatic interlocutors” in the Ukrainian capital Friday, a UN spokesperson said. “He will then return to Jerusalem next week where he is based as the United Nations special coordinator for the […]
Kuala Lumpur, March 8 (IANS) A Malaysian passenger plane carrying 239 people has lost contact with air traffic control after leaving Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, the carrier said Saturday. The B777-200 aircraft departed Kuala Lumpur at 00:41 a.m. Saturday. It was expected to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m., Xinhua reported. Malaysia Airlines said it was […]
London, March 8 (IANS) Actor Idris Elba may give his voice to Shere Khan – the tiger in an upcoming reboot of “The Jungle Book”. He is reportedly negotiating with Disney bosses to portray Shere Khan, who is on the hunt for the story’s protagonist Mowgli, reports contactmusic.com. It is revamp of the 1967 animated classic, […]
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Hurley will be seen as a fictional queen in the upcoming royal drama “The Royals”, which will go on air next year. Hurley portrays Queen Helena in the series about a fictional British royal family, reports contactmusic.com. Created by “One Tree Hill’s” Mark Schwahn, the show is set to […]
Geneva, March 8 (IANS) The UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos Friday underscored the severity of the crisis of Central African Republic (CAR) and appealed for enhanced efforts to cope with the humanitarian situation on the ground. UN Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Amos told the reporters that the ongoing conflict led to a total […]
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp looked delighted while escorting his fiancee Amber Heard on the the Texas Film Awards red carpet. A native of Austin, Heard was honoured for helping the state earn some notice in the film world with a trophy at the Texas Film Awards Thursday, reports dailymail.co.uk. The 27-year-old Texan […]
Dublin, March 8 (IANS) Ireland Friday introduced a new legislation on animal welfare to outline in clear legal terms the responsibility people have when they own an animal, Xinhua reported. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which came into effect Friday, strengthens the already existing protections for animals in Irish law. “The Animal Health and […]
Riyadh, March 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabia Friday listed the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and two Syrian jihadist groups, Al-Nusra Front and Daash, as terrorist organisations, media reported. It also slated the Shiite Houthi group fighting in north Yemen and a Hezbollah group in the Hijaz as terrorist groups, according to Xinhua. […]