BEIJING, China - A huge contingent of men and an armada of war machines descended on the Sea of Japan Friday as China and Russia launched what they say is their "largest ever joint naval exercise" that will also cover anti-submarine warfare. The "Joint Sea 2013" operation is seen as a move to deepen military ties between cold war rivals. It comes at a time of heightened tensions in the ...
Senior Afghan policewoman killed as Taliban attacks spiral
KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban militants have ambushed and shot dead a top female police officer, the role model for many Afghan women, in Helmand province as the spiraling violence in restive Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces left at least 16 people, including 12 policemen, dead Friday in two suicide attacks. Lieutenant Islam Bibi, who is said to have survived death threats from her own brother ...
Man in Ireland dead after dousing himself with petrol and setting himself alight
Navan, the county town of County Meath in Ireland, is in shock after a man died in tragic circumstances in front of many families, including women and children. The man, who was being to be having a hard time, first poured petro all over himself before setting himself on fire. The alarm was raised and many in the housing state where the incident occurred rushed to see what the commotion ...
From the Field UN food relief agency struggles to cope with Malis lean season
5 July 2013 150 Life is slowly returning to normal in parts of Mali, but with the thousands of people displaced and a pre-harvest lean season underway, the main priority right now for the United Nations food relief agency is to keep people from starving. "During this time, household food stocks are expected to dwindle and food prices to rise," Alex Brecher-Doliver, spokesperson for the UN ...
UN chief praises EU proposal to temporarily curb oversupply of emission allowances
5 July 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed a move by the European Parliament to support the proposal to backload permits from the European Union's carbon market. "The vote sends a clear signal that the European Union remains committed to carbon pricing," the Secretary-General's spokesperson said in a statement. On 3 July, EU politicians in Strasbourg voted 344-311 ...
Over 8000 migrants asylum seekers cross Mediterranean so far this year 8211 UN
5 July 2013 150 The United Nations refugee agency estimates that some 8,400 migrants and asylum-seekers landed on the coasts of Italy and Malta in the first six months of this year, most of them from North Africa, having crossed the Mediterranean, one of the busiest seaways in the world. Around 7,800 of the migrants and asylum-seekers arrived in Italy, while Malta received around 600, ...
Tri-Nation Series India vs West Indies scoreboard
The following is the scoreboard of the fourth One-Day International (ODI) match of the Tri-Nation Series between India and the West Indies here at the Queen's Park Oval Friday. India Rohit Sharma c Ramdin b Best 46 Shikhar Dhawan c Darren Bravo b Roach 69 Virat Kohli c Sammy b Dwayne Bravo 102 Suresh Raina c Sammy b Samuels 10 Dinesh Karthik c Ramdin b Best 6 Murali Vijay c Charles b ...
Fierce Fighting Batters Syrias Homs
BEIRUT Syrian state forces backed by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah hammered the central city of Homs on Friday, activists said, sparking concern from United Nations officials over thousands of civilians trapped in the city. President Bashar al-Assad's forces have been using heavy air raids and artillery strikes to push their offensive around the capital and the ...
Abu Dhabi airport lounge voted best in Middle East
The Al Dhabi lounge at the Abu Dhabi International Airport has been voted the best airport lounge in the Middle East and Africa in the Priority Pass 2013 Lounge of the Year Awards. Nearly 60,000 Priority Pass members voted for the award, based on lounge quality including refreshments, staff, business facilities and overall ambience. Now in their ninth year, the awards recognise excellence ...
Motorsports Raj Bharath qualifies third
Buoyed by his first win of the season at Shanghai International Circuit in May, Indian youngster Raj Bharath qualified third at round three of Formula Masters China here Friday. Backed by Bangalore-based real estate developer Embassy Group and driving for Indian outfit Meco Motorsport, Raj will start from the second row of the grid for two out of three races of the weekend. At the start of the ...
Raikkonen Ricciardo or Vergne for 2014 Horner
Formula 1 team Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner Friday said that Kimi Raikkonen, Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne are the likely contenders to replace Mark Webber as world vhampion Sebastian Vettel's teammate in 2014. Australian Webber announced last week that he will bring an end to his Formula 1 career at the end of this season. Ever since the announcement, rumours have begun ...
Djokovic enters Wimbledon mens singles final
World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic entered his second Wimbledon men's singles final after defeating eighth seed Juan Martin del Potro in a five-set battle here Friday. The top seed beat the Argentinean 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-3 on centre court in four hours and 43 minutes, making the match the longest ever men's semifinal in Wimbledon history, beating the 1989 Ivan Lendl-Boris Becker ...
An evening celebrating fashion Bollywood gloriously
The strong association between Bollywood and fashion was amply displayed at the Grey Goose IIFA Rocks - a fashion show on the eve of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards - here Friday with an ode to villains and vamps and 100 years of Indian cinema. The fashion show was presented by designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil. Dark and heavy colours like red and navy blue ruled the occasion ...
Kazan Universiade costs $4.5 billion
Preparations for the upcoming Kazan University Games have cost $4.5 billion, International University Sports Federation president Claude-Louis Gallien said Friday. "It's too early to speak of specific amounts, but around $4.5 billion was spent on the preparation for the Universiade," Gallien said, reports Xinhua. Among the total cost, around $435 million were spent on the athletes' village, ...
Cuba make big moves in FIFA rankings
Caribbean football champions Cuba have made significant gains to remain inside the top 100 of the FIFA World Rankings, according to the July edition. Cuba leaped nine places to 82nd in the world and eighth in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), reports CMC. The Dominican Republic also moved up four places to 90th in the world. But Haiti ...
Uganda Iraq friendly called off due to FIFA ban
Uganda's national football team will have no chance to play Iraq July 9 after FIFA reimposed a ban on the latter hosting international friendlies because of security concerns. Uganda had hoped to use the match to prepare their side for the 2014 African Nations Championships (CHAN) qualifier against Tanzania. After the Uganda and Iraq Football Associations had concluded plans for the friendly ...
India will meet poverty reduction target by 2015 UN
Despite lagging behind other southeast Asian countries in reducing poverty, India will still meet its target for 2015 under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a report released here Friday by the UN said. The MDG report 2013 said extreme poverty rates have been halved for eastern, south-eastern and southern Asia, excluding India, five years ahead of the deadline. "Although poverty ...
Jean claude Van Damme looking for Indian faces at IIFA
Hollywood actor Jean Claude Van Damme, who is at Venetian Macao to attend the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, is looking for two Indian faces for his upcoming films. The actor is currently doing a film being produced by Michel Adams. "I am very excited to be back at IIFA. I want to see the new lot of actors here. I am looking to pick up two new faces from here," he told ...
China reach last 16 at World beach volleyball
Chinese pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi beat Maria Antonelli and Agatha Bednarczuk of Brazil 23-21, 21-15 to advance to the last 16 in the women's competition of the beach volleyball world championships. The Chinese pair, tipped to be title contenders, struggled at the beginning and faced four set points as they were falling behind 16-20 in the first set Thursday. But they miraculously staved off ...
Ginobili could play in 2014 basketball World Cup
Argentine basketball player Manu Ginobili, gold-medal winner in Athens 2004, said he will play in the 2014 Spain World Cup if he is in good physical condition. "If I am in good shape, there are more chances that I will play the World Cup," said Ginobili in a press conference at Buenos Aires's Ezeiza international airport Thursday, minutes after his arrival to Argentina for holidays, reports ...
Argentina Uruguay expect to host 2030 World Cup
Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Julio Grondona has confirmed that FIFA "aims to celebrate one hundred years of the World Cup" in Argentina and Uruguay in 2030. "FIFA aims to celebrate the 100th anniversary of World Cups. This will be in Argentina and Uruguay. We will see, but I think it will be something of importance, for sure. Both institutions have signed," Grondona told a ...
Claudio Pizzaro to stay at Bayern Munich
Peruvian veteran international striker Claudio Pizzaro put pen to paper on a one-year deal to extend his stay at Bayern Munich. Record breaking and historic treble winner Bayern Munich and Pizzaro agreed on a new one-year contract Thursday before departing for the training camp in Trentino, Italy, reports Xinhua. The 34-year-old striker, who has formerly played for Werder Bremen and Chelsea, ...
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