Jo recalled to Brazil squad for France friendly
byRio de Janeiro, June 7 (IANS) Former Manchester City striker Jo has been given a surprise international recall by Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari….
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Advani to skip BJP office bearers’ meet
byPanaji, June 7 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani and many senior leaders will be missing from the meeting of the office bearers of the…
Seven Corinthians fans released from Bolivian jail
byRio de Janeiro, June 7 (IANS) Seven fans of Brazilian football club Corinthians were freed after more than three months in prison for their…
Flamengo sack coach Jorginho
byRio de Janeiro, June 7 (IANS) Flamengo have sacked coach Jorginho after less than three months in charge of Brazil’s biggest soccer club. Thursday’s…
New Zealand minister quits over spy agency report leak
byWellington, June 7 (IANS) New Zealand’s United Future party leader Peter Dunne resigned as a minister Friday, following the release of an inquiry into…
Russia tennis player Krotiouk gets life ban for match-fixing
byParis, June 7 (IANS) Tennis’ anti-corruption authorities banned Russian player Sergei Krotiouk for life for match-fixing. Krotiouk, whose career-high ranking was No.486 in 2009,…
Murders rise in Guatemala
byGuatemala City, June 7 (IANS/EFE) The 2,597 homicides committed in Guatemala in the first five months of the year represent an increase of 9…
China attributes deadly factory blaze to negligence
byBeijing, June 7 (IANS/EFE) The Chinese government has said that the fire at a poultry plant that killed 120 people and injured 77 was…
Mexico’s ex-president says he’d grow pot if it was legal
byMexico City, June 7 (IANS/EFE) Vicente Fox, who served as Mexico’s president from 2000 to 2006, said he would grow marijuana if it was…
Four staffers killed in Mumbai IndusInd Bank blaze
byMumbai, June 7 (IANS) Four young staffers of the IndusInd Bank were burnt to death in a major fire that broke out after an…