Rosberg’s Mercedes car suffers tyre failure at 200 mph during Pirelli test...
London – Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg had reportedly suffered a tyre failure while driving at 200 mph during a private test for Italian tyre giants Pirelli at Bahrain. The German’s team is among four teams, including Red Bull, Ferrari and Toro Rosso, helping Formula One supplier Pirelli... read more »
FIFA to use `vanishing spray` during 2014 Rio World Cup to designate distan...
Johannesburg – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that a vanishing spray, which is being currently used at the Club World Cup in Morocco to designate distances for free kicks, will also be used during the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil. Referees have been spraying the water-based,... read more »
Musharraf seeks forgiveness, says will not flee country
Islamabad – Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf has sought “forgiveness” for any wrongs he may have committed during his nine-year regime, saying he will face all cases against him and not flee the country like a coward. “Whatever I did, I did it for the country. It... read more »
Putin pardons jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has signed the decree pardoning tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a prominent Kremlin critic, who has spent more than a decade behind bars for embezzlement, fraud and tax evasion. “Guided by humanitarian principles, I decree that Mikhail Borisovich... read more »
Emotions make Katy Perry’s songs stand apart
Los Angeles – Katy Perry believes that the inclusio0n of emotions in her songs is what makes them different from the rest. Bang Showbiz reports that Perry told a radio channel that... read more »
Mandela’s statue to be erected at Presidency
Johannesburg – A statue of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at his residence at the age of 95, will be erected at the Presidency coming Monday, the South... read more »
Global response to Syrian refugee crisis disappoints Lebanon
Beirut – Lebanons caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati Thursday contended that the international community did not appropriately assess the scale of the humanitarian crisis suffered... read more »
Kerry revisits Israel to boost peace talks
Jerusalem – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Thursday for another visit to the region to salvage negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a spokesperson for... read more »
Aamir Khan, Kamal Haasan give memorable start to CIFF
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Chennai – The presence of Aamir Khan and Kamal Haasan, India’s two finest film personalities, at the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai International Film... read more »
