A surprise full-scale military drill has been put into action in Russia. The massive exercise is intended to ready the Russian forces for future combat missions. The drill, in Russia's Far East, was quickly ordered by President Vladimir Putin, who said he wanted to surprise the troops in order to check their alert status. All forces in Russia's Eastern Military District are taking ...
Baghdad takes brunt of violent attacks across the nation
At least 27 people were killed and 77 others wounded in separate attacks across Iraq, including a bomb attack against a Sunni mosque in Baghdad, police said. A roadside bomb went off Saturday evening near the Alid bin Alwalead mosque in Dora in southern Baghdad killing at least 13 people and injuring 30 others, a police source told Xinhua. The blast went off around 10 p.m. while ...
Obesity leading to deaths worldwide
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, with around 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese, according to international health experts. Globalisation has brought fast food culture to Chinese cities, contributing to major obesity problems. A study in 2006 found that over one-fifth of the one billion obese or overweight people in the world are ...
World Dignitaries Attend Frances Bastille Day Parade
World dignitaries including United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined French President Francois Hollande for the Bastille Day parade in Paris Sunday. Close to 5,000 troops, including U.N. soldiers in blue berets and servicemen from 13 African countries marched past the presidential stage where Hollande stood with Ban. France's biggest holiday took place in the shadow of a ...
UN Kenyan Peacekeepers Aided Illegal Somalia Charcoal Export
UNITED NATIONS A confidential report by U.N. monitors accuses Kenyan soldiers in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia of facilitating illegal charcoal exports from the port city of Kismayu, a business that generates millions of dollars a year for Islamic militants seeking to topple the government. The case of the failed ban on Somali charcoal outlined in the report ...
Nearly 30 Killed in Iraq Attacks
Iraqi police say at least 28 people have been killed in a series of explosions that tore through mainly Shi'ite areas of the country Sunday. The deadliest attacks struck central and south Iraq late Sunday, including in the southern oil hub of Basra, where eight people were killed and at least 15 wounded in a car bombing. Other attacks took place in Kut, Nasiriyah and the Shi'ite ...
Indians Bangladeshis take part in global poets meet in Manipur
Indians and Bangladeshis participated in the international poets meet in Kakching town in Manipur over the weekend. The two-day event was organized by the Sahitya Thoupang Lup in association with Department of Art and Culture; Manipur State Kala Academy; Manipur Jagoi Marup; Sahitya Seve Samiti; Macha Chanu; Liberty Theatre and Library and Information Centre. The president of Macha Chanu, a ...
Vietnam beat Australia in volleyball
Hosts Vietnam beat Australia 3-0 on the second day of the 10th international women's volleyball tournament, the VTV Eximbank Cup, here Sunday. With results of 25-15, 25-16, 25-15 Vietnam outclassed Australia, reports Xinhua. Earlier, China's Shandong province beat Thailand 3-1 while Jiangsu beat Kazakhstan 3-0. The VTV Eximbank Cup is being held July 13-20 with the participation of six teams ...
Chinas Jiangsu province beats Kazakhstan in volleyball
China's Jiangsu province beat Kazakhstan in straight sets on the second day of the 10th international women's volleyball tournament, the VTV Eximbank Cup, here Sunday. In the first few minutes of the game, Kazakhstan led 6-1. However, Chinese players quickly found their form to balance the game, winning the first set 25-22. Jiangsu continued to outperform Kazakhstan in the second and third sets ...
Serie A falling behind in Europe Nesta
Former AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta believes that cash-strapped Serie A has fallen behind the English Premier League, German Bundesliga and Spanish La Liga. The Italian top flight cannot compete with other top European leagues due to financial crisis, he said Sunday, reports Xinhua. "There's no money in Italy at the moment and the best players go to play in other leagues - Spain, ...
Lappi delivers for MRF Gill retires
Finland champion Esapekka Lappi (co-driver Janne Ferme) of Team MRF won the third round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) at the International Rally of Queensland by over 18 minutes even as teammate Gaurav Gill (Glenn Macneall), second overnight, retired due to mechanical problems here Sunday. Driving the Skoda Fabia S2000, Lappi, who now leads the APRC Drivers Championship took ...
Hingis Long inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
Former tennis great Martina Hingis was among others to be inducted into the International Hall of Fame here. Thelma Coyne Long, Cliff Drysdale, Charlie Pasarell and Ion Tiriac also entered the elite group Saturday for their contribution to the sport. Hingis, a former women's World No.1 in both singles and doubles who collected 15 Grand Slam titles in total, received the highest honour in ...
UNHCR says over 604000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Beirut, July 14 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN Higher Council for Refugees (UNHCR) said Saturday that the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon receiving aid from the government, the UN and its NGO partners has reached the threshold of 604,000 after an increase of 17,000 last week alone. It said the number of registered refugees is more than 517,000 while more than 87,000 are still waiting for their ...
27 killed 77 wounded in separate attacks across Iraq
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British sprinter goes faster than Bolt this year
British sprinter James Dasaolu clocked 9.91 seconds at the Sainsbury's British Championships here, going faster than world record holder Usain Bolt who ran 9.94 sec in this year's world 100-metre rankings. Dasaolu is now placed fourth in the rankings behind Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin and a place ahead of Bolt. Dasaolu also becomes the second fastest runner in British history only ...
Carter clocks impressive 100m at Madrid meet
Nesta Carter of Jamaica clocked a season's best 9.87 seconds to win the men's 100 metres at the IAAF World Challenge Meeting here. Carter was a comfortable winner ahead of Americans Rakieem Salaam taking second (10.07 seconds) and Calesio Newman third in 10.10 seconds Saturday. Antoine Adams of St Kitts and Nevis finished fourth in 10.14 and Kemar Hyman of Cayman Islands shared the fifth spot ...
Thailand beat Australia in womens volleyball tournament
Thailand defeated Australia 3-1 on the first day of the 10th international women's volleyball tournament (VTV Eximbank Cup 2013) in Vietnam's northern Ninh Binh province. Australia failed to take advantage of their height and lost to Thailand 20-25 and 21-25 in the first and second set Saturday, reports Xinhua. Entering the third set, Australia rallied back strongly, beating Thailand 25-20. ...
Chinas Jiangsu beat host Vietnam 3-2 in womens volleyball
China's Jiangsu beat Vietnam 3-2 in the first match of the 10th annual international women's volleyball tournament (VTV Eximbank Cup 2013) in Vietnam's northern Ninh Binh province. Jiangsu players outperformed Vietnamese rivals in the first set of the match Saturday with quick pace and got the set 25-15, reports Xinhua. The two teams traded points throughout the second set, however, Vietnam ...
US News channel apologises for racist prank on Asiana pilots
U.S. news channel has apologized for wrongly reporting the names of the pilots onboard the Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6. The channel KTVU apologised for the error after it realized than an intern on a show had provided fake names of the Asiana pilots to the viewers, stuff.co.nz reports. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued ...
Moreno wants long-term Flamengo deal
Bolivia international striker Marcelo Moreno has revealed his desire to sign a long-term contract with Brazilian club Flamengo. The 26-year-old is currently on a season-long loan with the Rio de Janeiro outfit from Brazilian Serie A rivals Gremio, reports Xinhua. Despite netting four goals from as many matches since his move, Moreno insists he is yet to reach peak form. "I came here with the ...
Bravo looks for win against Pakistan
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo is confident his team will make a winning start to their five-match One-Day International Series against Pakistan when the two teams meet in the opening match at the Guyana National Stadium Sunday. The match will mark a return of international cricket in Guyana after a two-year absence and a huge crowd is expected, with over 85 percent of the tickets already ...
Jamaica leads medal tally at World Youth Championships
Jamaica continued its domination of the sprint hurdles as Marvin Williams clocked a new World Youth leading time of 50.39 seconds to win the Boys' 400 metres Hurdles at the 8th IAAF World Youth Championship. Williams surprised his rivals including teammate, classmate and training partner Okeen Willliams to take the gold medal Saturday, the fourth for Jamaica in the tally, reports CMC. Okeen, ...
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