A top aide to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani voiced concerns regarding the growing infiltration by anti-government armed militants into the government institutions, including the security sectors. In his remarks during the commemoration of the 5th death anniversary of Mawlana Syed Kheli, the former police chief of Kunduz province, Ahmad Zia Massoud said the anti-government armed Read the full article...
The European Union is no longer able to tackle the economic and migrant crisis gripping the 28-nation bloc and is closer to collapse than it has ever been before, Neue Zürcher Zeitung wrote citing the European Central Bank’s former economist Jürgen Stark.
– Kelechi Nwakali has confirmed his long awaited move to Arsenal – Nwakali signed a five year contract with the Gunners – He will officially sign when he turns 18 in June Former Golden Eaglet star Kelechi Nwakali has confirmed he has signed a five-year deal with Arsenal. The 17-year-old joins the Gunners from Diamond Football Academy […]
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As MS Dhoni’s team goes into its first ICC World Twenty20 at home, here’s a look at five of India’s best wins in the tournament.
Richmond's final hit-out before round one appears to have come at a cost.
The cross-examination of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, will start before a special court on March 22 for four days, a legal official said on Thursday.
The woman accused of kidnapping Zephany Nurse as a baby has been found guilty by the Cape Town High Court‚ which derided her version of events as a “fairytale”.
The SAPS urges everyone to take safety measures to keep themselves and their children safe.
Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma entered the second round of the USD 550,000 All England Championship at the Barclaycard Arena here.
Victorian Liberal president Michael Kroger has indicated the Liberal Party would be prepared to enter a "loose arrangement" with the Greens ahead of the forthcoming federal election.
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko called on the Russian law enforcement authorities Thursday to investigate cases of athletes taking meldonium.
Just a year after trading for Ben Grubbs and giving him a new four-year deal, the Kansas City Chiefs are parting ways with the veteran guard. According to Howard Balzer of the Sports Xchange, the Chiefs released Grubbs on Wednesday with a failed physical designation. Grubbs played in just seven games for the Chiefs before…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Four men accused of assisting a gunman who killed two people in attacks against a free-speech seminar and a synagogue last year have appeared before a court in Copenhagen.
Wits hope to put three disastrous CAF Confederation Cup campaigns behind them Saturday when they host Azam of Tanzania in a round-of-32 first leg.
Nkululeko “Flabba” Habedi’s brother Tsepang told the court during sentencing proceedings on Wednesday that the family was finding it difficult to come to terms with his death. He said his brother united his family and was loved by everybody. Sindisiwe Manqele‚ 26‚ was found guilty in December of murdering Habedi‚ 37. He was a member of hip-hop group Skwatta Kamp. Sentencing proceedings in her case started on Wednesday in the Johannesburg High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court exactly a year after Habedi's death. Читать дальше...
SEOUL, South Korea - The rules of Go, the ancient Chinese board game that is the stage for a man-vs-machine battle this week, are beautifully simple. Actually playing it is anything but.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rules of Go, the ancient Chinese board game that is the stage for a man-vs-machine battle this week, are beautifully simple. Actually playing it is anything but.
[...] playing it is anything but. Go is considered to be far more complex than chess, making it remarkable that a cutting-edge computer program by Google has swept the first two games of a five-game match against a human Go champion, Lee Sedol. Global Go fans were shocked, artificial intelligence experts called the moment historic and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis compared the victory to landing on the moon. In Go, also known as baduk in Korean and weiqi in Chinese, two players take turns... Читать дальше...
[...] playing it is anything but. Go is considered to be far more complex than chess, making it remarkable that a cutting-edge computer program by Google has swept the first two games of a five-game match against a human Go champion, Lee Sedol. Global Go fans were shocked, artificial intelligence experts called the moment historic and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis compared the victory to landing on the moon. In Go, also known as baduk in Korean and weiqi in Chinese, two players take turns... Читать дальше...
A Perth rail worker who was struck and killed by a passenger train had methamphetamine in his system at the time.
"The most irritating insult to the English language? The mispronunciation of the word 'a' as if it rhymes with hay," asserts Merrick Jones, of Kambah, ACT. "John Howard started it. Now all politicians use it, and it's spreading to TV and radio newsreaders and reporters. Normal people don't speak like this. Imagine: 'I'd like 'a' cup of tea and 'a' cake, please."'
By monitoring growing babies, scientists believe that they can flag potential problems by examining the minute movements foetuses make in the womb. It is hoped that the research can be used to encourage more mothers to give up the habit while pregnant.
DA pressures Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas to respond to a report that he was asked if he would be keen on Nhlanhla Nene’s job.
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