London: A Londoner of Nigerian descent was identified Thursday as one of the two suspects who decapitated a British soldier. The terror strike prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to go into a huddle with top officials and the military put in place additional security measures. Michael Adebolajo, a 28-year-old Londoner of Nigerian descent, is one [...]
London: Two men attacked a man near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich in Southeast London Wednesday afternoon, leaving one dead, two injured, Britain’s Metropolitan Police said. The two attackers were carrying weapons and were shot by police arriving on the scene, Xinhua reported quoting a police spokesperson who did not give more details. Local [...]
Washington: The board of web pioneer Yahoo has reportedly approved a deal to buy popular blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, according to various media reports. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Tumblr CEO David Karp were reported to be in talks last week. On Sunday, the board approved the deal, the Wall Street [...]
Hull (England): Dipika Pallikal reached the pre-quarterfinals at the Allam British Open Squash Championships after edging out Denmark’s Line Hansen in the longest match of the tournament so far. World No.15 Pallikal and her Danish opponent battled it out for 76 minutes before the Indian scraped through with a 13-11, 14-16, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4 result [...]
Bangalore: Aditya Mehta, the 27-year-old from Mumbai, became only the second Indian after Geet Sethi to score maximum 147 break in a snooker match as he achieved this rare feat during the Asian Indoor Selection Camp at the KSBA, here Tuesday. The break came in the fourth frame of Mehta’s match with Brijesh Damani who [...]
Colombo: Sri Lanka Friday said that Canada’s “hostile criticism” of Colombo strengthened “evil forces” and did not contribute to the reconciliation process in the island nation. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Canada Chitranganee Wagiswara said her country looked to all states in the Commonwealth to uphold the principles of objectivity, understanding and mutual respect, reports [...]
Amsterdam: After 33 years on the throne, Dutch Queen Beatrix Tuesday abdicated in favour of her son Willem-Alexander. After the Queen gave a short address at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, the abdication document was read out in presence of members of the royal family, the presidents of the senate and the house of representatives, [...]
Islamabad: In a day of high drama, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf fled from the Islamabad High Court Thursday after it had ordered his arrest in a 2007 case and remained closeted in his farmhouse with police blocking access to it. The Islamabad High Court dismissed Musharraf’s interim bail extension plea and ordered his arrest [...]
ReelWorld Film Festival founded by actress Tonya Lee Williams kicked off Wednesday April 10th at the Famous Players Cinema in Canada Square, Toronto. Reelworld is the home for emerging and establishing filmmakers from culturally diverse backgrounds cultivating creativity and promoting the careers of artists helping them to enter the film, television and music world. During 5 days from April 10-14, [...]
London: The funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher will be held in London April 17, the office of Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will attend the funeral ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral, reported Xinhua citing the Buckingham Palace. Thatcher died at the age of 87 [...]
