Velazquez portrait makes US debut
byNew York, April 16 (IANS/EFE) New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art presented Monday Diego Velazquez’s Portrait of Francesco I d’Este, one of the Spanish…
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Sharon obsessed with showbiz lifestyle: Ozzy
byLos Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Singer Ozzy Osbourne says his wife Sharon is too much into fame and that he doesn’t like that kind…
Pitbull offers musical take on Jay-Z’s Cuba trip
byMiami, April 16 (IANS/EFE) Cuban-American rapper Pitbull offered a musical take on the controversy over hip hop mogul Jay-Z and pop diva Beyonce’s recent…
Christina Aguilera buys $10mn mansion
byLos Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Singer Christina Aguilera has bought a $10 million mansion near actor Charlie Sheen. The luxury home in Mulholland Estates…
10 amputations following Boston bombings
byBoston, April 16 (IANS) At least 10 amputations have been performed and doctors pulled “ball bearings out of people” following the twin Boston bombings…
Bihar labourers held hostage in Bhutan, kin seek help
byPatna, April 16 (IANS) Family members of 12 Bihar labourers held hostage in Bhutan Tuesday demanded the state government’s intervention for their safe release…
Juventus close in on Serie A title
byRome, April 16 (IANS) Juventus have taken a firmer grip over their 29th Serie A title, beating Lazio 2-0, with Arturo Vidal scoring both…
`You heard boom-boom, then people screaming’
byBoston, April 16 (IANS) “You heard boom-boom, then people screaming,” said an eye-witness who recalled the horror of the twin Boston Marathon bombings that…
Boston bombings: Early progress in forensics analysis
byWashington, April 16 (IANS) Investigators probing the twin Boston bombings that left three people dead have a number of active leads and have made…
Nestle to sell infant formula business in Mexico
byMexico City, April 16 (IANS/EFE) Swiss food giant Nestle will sell the infant nutrition business it acquired as part of the purchase of US-based…