CPL names replacements for three Aussies
Bridgetown (Barbados), July 4 (IANS/CMC) Replacement players have been drafted in for three Australian cricketers who have been forced to withdraw from the forthcoming…
Survivors face psychological problems, state apathy
Dehradun: For three days, Atul Negi, 29, was a possessed man — he lost his voice, turned violent and needed at least seven people…
Belgian king to abdicate in favour of crown prince
Brussels, July 4 (IANS) Belgium’s 79-year-old King Albert II has announced that he would abdicate July 21, the country’s national day, and leave the…
Lightning kills five in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) Five people, including two children, were killed after being hit by lightning in Uttar Pradesh late Wednesday, police said. The…
US sanctions man for killing American diplomat
Washington, July 4 (IANS) The US has slapped sanctions on a man involved in the killing of an American diplomat in the Sudanese capital…
Al-Zawahiri’s brother orders followers to back Morsi
Cairo, July 4 (IANS/AKI) The brother of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has issued an edict telling followers to support Egypt’s embattled Islamist president…
Doctors told me I was dying: Morrissey
Los Angeles, July 4 (IANS) Veteran singer Morrissey reveals that doctors had told him he was “dying” after he vomitted blood during his terrifying…
Morsi says he is still ‘legitimate’ president of Egypt
Cairo, July 4 (IANS) Mohamed Morsi has said he is still the legitimate president of Egypt, while the Muslim Brotherhood, to which Morsi is…
At home, Kylie Minogue is anti-fashion
Los Angeles, July 4 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue says her fans will be disappointed if how frumpy she is at home. She admits she…
Mandela breathing through machine: Family
Johannesburg, July 4 (IANS) South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela has been breathing through medical life support measures, described as “perilous” by his…