Turkey and Germany agreed on Monday on a set of measures to try to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis, including a joint diplomatic initiative aimed at halting attacks against Syria's largest city.
Over 300 swimmers from across Thane district took a plunge into the competition pool to win a medal or two at the Mayor Cup District Level Aquatic Championship. The tourney was organised by the Thane District Amateur Aquatic Association held at Thane Club swimming facility on Sunday. Old champs created waves in the pool in various heats to top the podium. The competition was conducted in 6 different age groups for both boys and girls in heats like freestyle, butterfly and backstroke.
– Prominent legal practitioner, High Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) will host prominent Nigerians to his book launch tomorrow at the Yar’adua centre, Abuja. – The book titled ”Zoning to Unzone: The politics of power and the power of politics in Nigeria” seeks to address several pressing historical and contemporary national issues about Nigeria. – Among those […]
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The family and neighbours of Jamila Khan who died in a footpath mishap on Saturday night have demanded stern action against those responsible for the inferior quality of the road and criminal negligence. A protest was staged outside the civic headquarters on Monday.
There is hope that three miners trapped in a container that fell into the sink hole at Lily Mine in Mpumalanga, are still alive, rescuers said on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Viewers who tuned in to "The Late Late Show" after the Super Bowl were in for another epic sports special.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled the Canadian government's new approach to dealing with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ending air strikes while increasing Canada's participation in other areas, including planning, intelligence and training.
Roads and infrastructure have always earned a major component of revenue in the TMC annual budget over the last few years. However, despite spending nearly over 60% of the capital expenditure, residents and activists complain of no visible improvement on these fronts.
(ATTN: REWRITES throughout, ADDS background; CHANGES slug, headline) By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said the U.S. is consulting "for the first time" with South Korea about more missile defense capabilitie
The United States men's national team finished January camp with a 2-0 record, and now trains its eyes on World Cup and Olympic qualifying.
The restaurants will reopen at 3 p.m. local time.
NEW YORK - Apollo Education is being taken private in a $1.1 billion deal by a consortium led by private investment firm The Vistria Group.
A mother in the US who advertised on the internet for men willing to pay to rape her six-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 26 years in jail.
A mother in the US who advertised on the internet for men willing to pay to rape her six-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 26 years in jail.
The yellow shorts still have Gary O’Sullivan’s blood on them.
It’s mid-January, exactly a month since 26-year-old Chris Eubank Jr defeated the Irish boxer in the final for the WBA middleweight title. O’Sullivan’s corner pulled their fighter out of the ring after the seventh round.
Jr didn’t bleed that night.
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Chesapeake Energy insists it’s not plotting a bankruptcy filing.The natural gas and oil giant was forced to issue a statement on Monday after its stock tanked over 50%. Chesapeake said it “currently has no plans to pursue bankruptcy” and is “aggressively seeking to maximize value for all shareholders.”Chesapeake stock rebounded off the lows on the news, but was still off 22%. The stock hit several circuit breakers earlier in the ...
Despite slipping in polls, Jeb Bush says he'll be campaigning for president when his home state holds elections in March.
'Massive scale' of detainees tortured to death implicates Assad regime in using '"extermination as a crime against humanity'
Even as India and Maharashtra are looking at sealing investment deals with international majors, Mumbai has three major requirements: Funding, consulting and development agencies for the Nhava-Sewri trans harbour sea link, the underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro, and port projects at Wadhwan, Jaigad, and Rewas. The total investment for these projects is around Rs70,000crore.
His status remains day-to-day.
In what is being claimed as a major success by security forces operating in Assam, top NDFB (Songbijit) militant Uday Narzary alias Khilikhang was killed in an encounter by a joint patrolling party of the Army and police in the Chirang district of the state.
President Obama on Monday requested more than $1.8 billion emergency funding to help combat the rapidly expanding Zika virus.
A petition has been launched to prevent the destruction of ancient site of Mes Aynak – a Buddhist city which remained undiscovered for 2,000 years and survived revolution, invasion and war. The petition has been launched by Change.org website which is being operated by Change.org Inc., an American B Corporation[1] that provides a tool for Read the full article...