New $5K counselling service can spare you the awkward parts of online datin...
New York – Dating site eHarmony has added a counselling service to its offerings similar to the one Ben Stiller’s character shelled out 500 dollars for in ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.’ However, the real-life version will cost you 5,000 dollars a year, the New York Post... read more »
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s pay largely unchanged in 2013
Washington – Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has been reportedly paid 4.25 million dollars in 2013, as the tech giant has slightly cut down on the total compensation compared to last year. Apple noted the figure in its preliminary proxy statement, along with releasing the 2.6 million dollars a piece... read more »
Man City boss Pellegrini says decision to drop Hart has helped goalie regai...
London – Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has said that his decision to take goalkeeper Joe Hart out of the firing line has helped him regain his best form and will benefit club and country in the long term. After being left out for seven consecutive Premier League games, Hart was back... read more »
Woman finds lost wedding ring after more than 4 decades
London – A woman, who had lost her wedding ring more than 40 years ago in her garden, was finally reunited with it. Marion Reeve’s wedding band slipped off her finger 15 years after her wedding and she kept on searching for it for years, the Mirror reported. With the help of metal detector... read more »
Japan raises defence spending budget
Tokyo – Japanese cabinet Tuesday approved a record-high 95.88 trillion yen (about $922 billion) budget for fiscal 2014, of which the defence spending was up 2.8 percent, marking the... read more »
Egypt declares Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
Cairo – Egyptian Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi Tuesday declared Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s oldest and most influential Islamist movement, as a terrorist group,... read more »
Foggy morning in Delhi
New Delhi – There was fog in Delhi early Tuesday, but visibility improved as the day progressed. Four trains! were cancelled and three flights were diverted, said... read more »
Mission already accomplished, says Snowden
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said his “mission’s already accomplished” after revealing NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance... read more »
South Sudan army lose capital of oil-producing state
Khartoum – South Sudan’s army admitted Monday that it had lost control of Bantiu, capital of the oil- producing Unity State, media reported. “Our forces have not prepared to control... read more »
