A car that goes 1,000 km with just a litre of fuel
byAbu Dhabi: A team of engineering students in the UAE have designed a car that could potentially travel up to 1,000 km on just…
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100 EU observers to monitor Pakistan elections
byBrussels, April 4 (IANS) The European Union is sending a huge 100-member mission to observe the general elections in Pakistan to be held May…
Khloe Kardashian, husband suspected of charity fraud
byLos Angeles, April 4 (IANS) US socialite and TV personality Khloe Kardashian and her basketballer husband Lamar Odom, are suspected of a charity fraud….
Courtney Love advertises electronic cigarettes
byLondon, April 4 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Courtney Love has signed up to become the star of a new web-based advertisement for NJOY electronic cigarettes in…
Mayer finds being one-woman man tricky
byLos Angeles, April 4 (IANS) Singer-songwriter John Mayer says he is happier after splitting from former girlfriend Katy Perry, and admits it is tough…
Knightley cried after first brush with paparazzi
byLos Angeles, April 4 (IANS) Hollywood actress Keira Knightley said she was in tears when she was first followed by paparazzi because she thought…
Russian aid supplies for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
byBeirut, April 3 (IANS) A Russian plane carrying 26.7 tonnes of aid supplies for the Syrian refugees in Lebanon landed Wednesday at Rafic Hariri…
Princess Cristina of Spain named suspect in corruption case
byMadrid, April 3 (IANS) Princess Cristina of Spain was named Wednesday as a suspect in a corruption case involving her husband. The judge in…
Author Ruth Prawar Jhabvala dies in New York
byNew York, April 3 (IANS) Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, the German-born novelist and award winning screen writer for Merchant-Ivory Productions, died Wednesday at her home…
China, Russia, Pakistan hold talks on Afghanistan
byBeijing, April 3 (IANS) Diplomats from China, Russia and Pakistan Wednesday held talks on Afghanistan in Beijing, according to a statement from the foreign…