Washington, May 9 (IANS) Can you imagine a mangled car bumper that repairs itself within minutes of an accident? This can soon be a reality as researchers in the US have developed materials that not only heal but regenerate. Until now, self-repairing materials could only bond tiny microscopic cracks. The new regenerating materials fill in large […]
Vasco da Gama (Goa), May 9 (IANS) He dreamt of flying to Dubai but 11-year-old Sameer Bagoda’s parents abandoned him at the airport here, gave him Rs.500 and told him to head back to his hometown of Satara in neighbouring Maharashtra. Sameer was, earlier this week, found abandoned at Goa’s only international airport at Dabolim, 40 […]
Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) At least eight people were killed when two speeding buses collided on a highway in Bangladesh early Friday, an official said. The accident took place at around 4 a.m. in the southwestern Rajbari district, about 120 km from Dhaka. “Eight people died on the spot while 20 to 25 people were injured,” […]
Gaza, May 9 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed the recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with the US National Security Adviser Susan Rice. “During the meeting in Ramallah (Thursday), Abbas and Rice discussed the faltering peace process and the Israeli decision to suspend the US-mediated peace talks,” Xinhua quoted Nabil Abu Rdeneh, spokesman for […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has nominated his current ambassador to Iraq to be his new top envoy to Egypt, a post that was vacant for nine months. The White House said the president had nominated Stuart Jones, the incumbent ambassador to Jordan, to fill in the vacancy in Iraq left by Robert […]
London, May 9 (IANS) Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho was fined $16,900 by the English Football Association after he made improper comments about match officials. Mourinho sarcastically described referee Mike Dean’s performance as “unbelievable” and “fantastic” as his side lost 2-1 to Sunderland in an April 19 Premier League match, reported Xinhua. His assistant Rui Faria was […]
Rabat (Morocco), May 9 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde warned Arab transition countries Thursday that they are facing a jarring jobs crisis, and it must be addressed. Speaking in Rabat, the director general of the IMF said youth unemployment in those countries rate averages 13 percent are among the highest in the world, […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The US is taking additional measures to support moderate Syrian opposition, State Secretary John Kerry told a visiting opposition leader Thursday. The Obama administration is working with Congress to provide more than 27 million dollars in new non-lethal assistance for the Syrian opposition and stepping up deliveries of such aid to Free […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The US government has said a specialist team is set to commence work in Nigeria to help find over 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants last month, BBC reported. The US team, working with the Nigerian government, would do everything possible to free the girls, US Secretary of State John Kerry added. As […]
Pristina, May 9 (IANS) A day after the assembly’s dissolution, Kosovo leader Atifete Jahjaga Thursday set June 8 as the date to hold early parliamentary elections. “Based on consultations with political parties and with the head of Central Election Commission (CEC) and in accordance with my constitutional authorities, I’ve decided to decree early parliamentary elections for […]