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Talks between UK and Ecuador fail as Assange completes year in embassy
LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...
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Michelle's hair a hit in Northern Ireland
Michelle Obama, who headed to Belfast for this year's G8 summit, is facing backlash on Twitter for her fringes. Onlookers apparently were more concerned with the ill-received styling of her bangs than her speech, the Huffington Post reported. The first lady seems to be growing out her blunt trim and transitioning it to a side-swept ...
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Group of Eight leaders stop short of calling for Assad ouster
ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...
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Millions dont know difference between fruit and vegetable
Many UK citizens think that cucumbers, courgettes and avocados - technically fruit, as they have seeds - are vegetables, according to a survey. The survey conducted by GardeningExpress.co.uk, showed that just 51 percent people of the country could correctly identify a tomato as a fruit while 91 per cent believe that a pepper is a vegetable, the Daily Express reported. Only one percent ...
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Champions Tropny semifinals England put South Africa in to bat
England opted to field against South Africa in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Wednesday. South Africa: Colin Ingram, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (captain), JP Duminy, David Miller, Ryan McLaren, Robin Peterson, Chris Morris, Rory Kleinveldt, Lonwabo Tsotsobe. England: Alastair Cook (captain), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Joe Root, Eoin ...
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Proteas media backs England to convert Ashes distraction into motivation for CT semi
The South African media has said that England will try to convert the distraction of a looming Ashes series into motivation for Wednesday's first ICC Champions Trophy semi-final at the Oval against South Africa. According to Sport24, although the Champions Trophy is a distant second in importance to the clash with fierce rival Australia and defending the Ashes, England is hoping to see a place ...
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Dhonis men practice ahead of semi-final clash against Sri Lanka
The Indian cricket team with a clean record in the preliminary stages of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England had a strenuous session at the nets in Cardiff ahead of Thursday's semi-final clash against Sri Lanka. With this practice session yesterday, the in form Indian players are confident of facing the Sri Lankan team. The players were busy in enhancing their skills at Glamorgan County ...
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G8 leaders back calls for Syria peace talks in Geneva
Leaders at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have backed calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva as soon as possible. After adopting the statement, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said the leaders had managed to overcome fundamental differences. The statement, however, does not mention what role Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could play in the future. According to the BBC, the G8 ...
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Cook has never felt more nervous ahead of CT semi with Proteas
England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that he is 'he has never felt more nervous' ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa, despite backing his team to withstand the pressure. Stating that the 'quarter-final' victory over New Zealand was most stressful moment of his reign, Cook said that he expected the Wednesday game to be worse, although he added that he is proud ...
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Angelina Jolie stunt double sues News Corp over phone hacking
A British stunt double for actress Angelina Jolie has sued News Corp. for hacking her phone. Eunice Huthart, who worked with Jolie on films including 'Beyond Borders', 'Tomb Raider II' and 'Mr. 'n' Mrs. Smith', filed the lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles, alleging that the media company hired private investigators to access her mobile phone voice-mail messages to seek information for news ...
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4500 British soldiers made redundant
In what is being termed as the biggest single cut to the size of the British army, 4,480 soldiers have been handed redundancy notices after they applied for it, a media report said Tuesday. The number of personnel will be reduced to 82,000 by 2018 from more than 100,000 three years ago, the Guardian daily reported. The defence ministry said Tuesday that 84 percent of those affected had applied ...
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Champions Trophy Srinath match referee for first semifinal
Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday. Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker are the on-field umpires while Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis have been appointed as third and fourth umpires, International Cricket COuncil (ICC) said. Englishman Chris Broad has ...
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Assange Fit enough to stay in Londons Ecuadorean embassy for another five years
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that he is fit enough to spend another five years in the Ecuadorean embassy. According to the Guardian, Ecuador foreign minister Ricardo Patino said that neither London nor Quito was showing any signs of backing down and Assange's situation is totally 'unjust'. Assange who has been holed up in the embassy for nearly a year faces prosecution over sexual ...
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Brit school principal recommends sex education class be taught by porn star
Principle of a private British boarding school in the UK has suggested that kids at the school would benefit if X-rated actresses came in to tell their stories for sex education class. Principal Mark Slater said that blue movie queen's tales of the industry would "empower" kids at The Leys in Cambridge to understand the dangers of pornography, the New York Daily News reported. The ...
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Man Us Lewandowski hopes fading following Dortmunds firm refusal for transfer
Premier League champions Manchester United's hopes of signing Robert Lewandowski came to a standstill after Borussia Dortmund insisted that their star striker will not be sold this summer. The Polish hitman has become one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe, with United tracking him for over 12 months, the Daily Star reports. Despite former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson 18 ...
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G8 leaders focus on taxation counter-terrorism at final day of summit
Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations gathered in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland on Tuesday for the second and final day of their summit. Key items on the agenda are taxation, transparency and counterterrorism. The issue of Syria was discussed on Monday evening at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama and also at a ...
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Healthcare watchdog CQC destroyed report into review of hospital where babies died
Care Quality Commission is accused of deliberately suppressing a review that highlighted weaknesses in its inspections of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS ...
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G8 Summit Leaders seal agreement which will rewrite the rules on tax
The Lough Erne Declaration vows to "fight the scourge of tax evasion" by changing the rules to stop multinational companies shifting profits across ...
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Manchester United to face Swansea City in Premier League season-opener
Manchester City are at home to Newcastle United on August 17. Premier League fixtures published on Wednesday also threw up a home game against newly-promoted Hull City for Jose Mourinho ...
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Julian Assange marks one year in Ecuador’s embassy in London
A year ago, Julian Assange skipped out on a date with Swedish justice. Rather than comply with a British order that he go to the Scandinavian country for questioning about sex crimes allegations, the WikiLeaks founder took refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London.He's still there -- and now says he won't emerge even if Sweden drops the case that triggered the strange diplomatic ...
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England win toss choose to bowl vs South Africa
LONDON (Reuters) - England won the toss and elected to bowl in their Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa amid overcast conditions at The Oval on ...
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British MPs want laws to jail reckless bankers
Britain should introduce laws making it possible to jail "reckless" bankers and claw back past bonus and pension awards, an influential panel of lawmakers has said. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, set up last year after Barclays was fined over the manipulation of global interest rate benchmarks, said deep lapses in standards had been commonplace. It said recent ...
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Boy charged with murder over his five-year-old half-sisters death after he practised WWE-style wrestling moves on her
A 13-year-old boy has been charged second-degree murder over his five-year-old half-sister's death after he 'practised WWE-style wrestling moves' on her.The boy had been left to babysit the girl when it's alleged he started to wrestle with her.Police allege that the teenager repeatedly slammed the girl on a bed, punched her in the stomach, jumped on her and striked her with ...
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Katie Price How stupid can this woman be
Katie Price is now subjecting her unborn baby to a blast of UV rays, too.How stupid can this woman be?The World Health Organisation advises women to steer well clear of sunbeds. And so does good old common sense.But six-months-pregnant Katie reckons she knows better and fell out with the owner of a tanning shop who turned her away.Some medics reckon there may be no danger to an unborn child at ...
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Jail reckless bankers Report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
Britain's banking bosses should face jail if their decisions force fresh bailouts, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards says ...
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