Bangladesh crackdown on bloggers escalates
byBangladesh should immediately drop charges against and release four bloggers and a newspaper editor arrested this month – Human Rights Watch
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Boston Marathon results
byBoston, April 16 (IANS) Lelisa Desisa of Ethiophia and Japanese Rita Jeptoo won the Boston Marathon in their respective categories. The following are the…
Tatyana wins Boston Marathon wheelchair race
byBoston, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia-born Tatyana McFadden won the women’s wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon for the second year in a row,…
What made Isla Fisher fashion conscious?
byLondon, April 16 (IANS) Actress Isla Fisher says she wasn’t too much into fashion until she played the lead role in 2009 film “Confessions…
Do only women fake orgasm?
byLondon, April 16 (IANS) A research carried out by a Harvard academic has found a surprising number of men feigning ejaculation, just as a…
Kirani James records world leading time in season opener
byNassau (Bahamas), April 16 (IANS/CMC) World and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James registered a world leading time of 44.72 seconds as he launched…
Sports administrator shot in Guyana
byGeorgetown (Guyana), April 16 (IANS/CMC) Guyana police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of leading sports administrator, Orin Joseph, who was shot outside…
Monte Carlo Masters results
byMonte Carlo, April 16 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Roberto Bautista upset French 11th seed Gilles Simon at the Monte Carlo Masters here. The following…
Cuba squad leaves for regional karate championship
byHavana, April 16 (IANS) The Cuban karate team left from Havana to participate at the XIV Centro-American and Caribbean Championship of the discipline to…
Boston attacks happened without warning
byBoston/Washington, April 16 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is taking the lead in investigating the double bombing that killed at least three…