88-year-old rape victim dies in Sri Lanka`s Kandy city, suspect arrested
The 88-year old victim died at Kandy General Hospital two days after the sexual assault, on May 6
The 88-year old victim died at Kandy General Hospital two days after the sexual assault, on May 6
With less than six weeks to go before the voting, surveys have placed the 'Remain and Leave' camps head to head at nearly 50 percent each.
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As the march toward the November presidential general election continues, many presume Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have all but clinched their parties' respective nominations.
With that in mind, Whiteboard Advisors, an education policy-consulting group, asked reputable policy leaders the following question:
"If she/he is elected President, who will Hillary Clinton's/Donald Trump's Secretary of Education be?"
For Donald Trump, some of the experts came back with shocking picks. Читать дальше...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's federal government expects to spend 93.6 billion euros ($106.2 billion) to support refugees over the next five years, weekly Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's federal government expects to spend 93.6 billion euros ($106.2 billion) to support refugees over the next five years, weekly Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's federal government expects to spend 93.6 billion euros ($106.2 billion) to support refugees over the next five years, weekly Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
Ainona Manu's first job after completing Year 12 at Merrylands High School last year turned out to be her first choice.
Russian news reports cited police as saying the brawl was believed to have been about control over providing burial services at the sprawling Khovanskoye cemetery in southwest Moscow.
A British woman who was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for drug trafficking will be deported back to Britain, Peru's judicial authority has said.
No.7 is the cure to any heartache.
Co-host on NBC’s Today Show, Hoda Kotb, delivers the commencement address at Tulane University’s graduation.
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CANNES, France, May 14 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Olsen, Patricia Clarkson and Chris Cooper have signed on to star in the big-screen drama "Light on Broken Glass."
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China has proved itself to have a voracious appetite for foreign companies. And it looks like the buyers aren't done.
Henry McVey, head of global macro and asset allocation at private-equity firm KKR, recently visited the country and just reported back.
"Without question, this trip's dominant view centered on the desire by many Chinese business leaders to acquire companies, properties, and experiences outside of China," McVey wrote in a presentation. Читать дальше...
Okay. So The Nice Guys is a Russell Crowe / Ryan Gosling film bromance, a hilarious romp, featuring car chases galore, broken glass and bones, bloody bodies, and a startling, zombied Matt Bomer. Still, there's a touch of nostalgia for an early Russell Crowe who came to the aid of Kim Basinger in a film set in Los Angeles. Remember L. A. Confidential (1997)? In The Nice Guys, Basinger plays a smallish but pivotal role, yet another character in search of a young woman named Amelia (Margaret Qualley). Читать дальше...
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared a 60-day state of emergency on Friday due to what he called plots from within the OPEC country and the United States to topple his leftist government.
Maduro did not provide details of the measure. A previous state of emergency, implemented in states near the Colombian border last year, suspended constitutional guarantees in those areas, except for guarantees relating to human rights.
Earlier on Friday... Читать дальше...
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) Thousands of people, including 10 lawmakers, were arrested in Jharkhand on Saturday and a few incidents of arson were reported during a shutdown called by opposition party JMM against the state government's domicile policy.
Guwahati, May 14 () A nationwide movement 'Stop Medical Terrorism' was initiated today by a group of victims of medical negligence and supporters of the cause under the platform of Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust, Guwahati, demanding better health care services in India.
Apple erased any doubt about its interest in autonomous vehicles with a $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing Technology, China’s dominant ride-sharing service.
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It's Cannes time again.
That is, when Hollywood's elite travel to the French Riviera for the industry's most glamorous event of the year, the Cannes Film Festival.
This year, things kicked off with the latest movie from Woody Allen, "Cafe Society," which stars Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, and Blake Lively, among others. The premiere also put the sex abuse allegations against Allen back in the spotlight.
The latest Jodie Foster-directed movie, "Money Monster," starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts... Читать дальше...
SINGAPORE - The Sunwolves came within seconds of a famous win Saturday as they drew 17-17 with the Stormers at S...
A fertility doctor is under house arrest in Italy after a Spanish nurse told authorities some of her eggs were surgically removed without her consent at his clinic.
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years after violent race riots in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood, a new incident — the torching a school bus outside a Jewish school — has raised questions about whether tensions are starting to fray again.
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years after violent race riots in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood, a new incident — the torching a school bus outside a Jewish school — has raised questions about whether tensions are starting to fray again.