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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 vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the London embassy of Ecuador, ...
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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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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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Michelle Obamas bangs at G8 Summit slammed on Twitter
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 style. ...
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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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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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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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Russian judoka commits suicide
Russian judo champion Elena Ivashchenko committed suicide because of her failure during the London Olympics. Russian judo officials said Monday that Elena Ivashchenko, 28, a four-time European champion (in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012), jumped from a 15th floor in the Siberian city of Tyumen, Saturday, reports Xinhua. "Her depression started after her defeat at the Olympic Games. She really punished ...
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Cameron announces plans for biggest trade deal in history between EU and US
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans for 'biggest trade deal' in history between EU and US ahead of the G8 summit. The deal is expected to be worth 100 billion pounds to the EU economy, 80 billion pounds to the US and 85 billion pounds to the rest of the world creating two million job opportunities worldwide, increase choices and lower prices in shops, BBC reports. According to ...
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Goya drawing to be auctioned off in London
The Goya drawing "Si yerras los tiras!" (If you miss the mark!), a political allegory in which the figure may be King Ferdinand VII, will be sold at auction July 2 in London, Christie's said. The drawing, which is expected to sell for between 1.2 million and 1.7 million euros ($1.6 million to $2.2 million), is from the artist's "Black Border Album" and belongs to a private collector. The album ...
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Ronaldo urged to stay on at Real till June 2015 before making possible Man U move
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly being urged to stay at his club for another 18 months before making a possible switch to his former side Manchester United, often touted as Ronaldo's last big move in football. According to the Independent, the Premier League champions are convinced that Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid and believe that they are the only English club he would ...
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Confident Tredwell backs England to win major Champions Trophy
England off-spinner James Tredwell has said that he is confident that England can win the ICC Champions Trophy tournament this year, which is the country's first 50-over tournament, nearly 40 years after the first one was staged here. Alastair Cook's side are two games away from landing the tournament, with Sunday's nail-biting win over New Zealand in Cardiff, in what was effectively a ...
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Clarke says disgraced Warner could miss Ashes over bar-room brawl with Root
Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that disgraced opener David Warner may miss this summer's Ashes after his bar-room brawl with England's Joe Root. The left-hander has been suspended until the first Ashes test by Cricket Australia (CA) and fined 11, 500 dollars after throwing a punch at Root in a Birmingham pub, following Australia's loss to England in their ICC Champions Trophy ...
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Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit
LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...
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I wasnt going to be bimbo material Tilda Swinton
British actress Tilda Swinton revealed she was never going to be "bimbo material", and so she managed to stay out of the limelight in her younger days. The 52-year-old, who earned the best supporting actress Oscar for her performance in "Michael Clayton" in 2008, struggled to get meaningful roles when she started her acting career, but she dint lose her calm. "I was never going to be bimbo ...
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G8 Summit David Cameron swims in icy lake on morning after lavish dinner
David Cameron tried to prove he was the iron man of G8 summit by taking a morning swim in the icy cold lake. The Prime Minister had an "early, brisk and cold" dip in Lough Erne around 6am, No 10 revealed. No other world leader joined him, even though Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a keen fan of outdoor sports. Mr Cameron said the swim was an ideal way to prepare for a tough round ...
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British Government to support Ghana
Accra, June 18, GNA - President John Mahama has struck a deal with the British Government to transform Accra into an international financial ...
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Canadas eavesdropping agency helped spy on London G20 summit
Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, speaks to The Guardian from Hong Kong on Sunday, June 9, 2013. (The ...
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Shinzo Abe asks Stormont to continuously support Japanese companies in Northern Ireland
An online article ('Protestant-Catholic gap narrows as census results revealed', posted December 11, 2012) reported on the publication of data from the 2011 Census by the Northern Ireland Statistics Agency and stated that the percentage of Protestants and Catholics in the Northern Ireland population stood at 48% and 45% ...
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Donald Macintyres Sketch Another startling fact about William Hague...
Donald Macintyre writes political sketches for The Independent, having been Jerusalem correspondent since 2004, covering Israel and the Occupied Territories, as well as travelling for the paper to Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Libya and Egypt. As Political Editor and then Chief Political Commentator, he previously covered the John Major and early Tony Blair era. He has written for the Daily Express, ...
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British summer rain set to stay
Weather scientists said on Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to blame.Meteorologists and climate scientists from around Britain met to discuss why this traditionally temperate country has recently experienced icy winters, the coldest spring in half a century and a string of washed-out ...
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Sikorsky picks S-76 service provider in Britain
Vector Aerospace Services' maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in Britain have been designated customer service centers for Sikorsky S-76 helicopters. The arrangement between SAS, the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft, and Vector was announce at the Paris Air Show. "Vector Aerospace is recognized in the industry as a leading provider of aviation maintenance, repair ...
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Experts to convene to consider unusual British weather patterns
Leading British scientists and meteorologists say they will convene to discuss the country's recent "unusual" weather patterns and identify research priorities. Meeting at the country's Met Office, the researchers will attempt to identify the factors that caused the exceptionally cold winter of 2010-11, the long, wet summer of 2012, and this year's cold spring, the ...
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