Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
byKathmandu, May 23 (IANS) Eighty year-old Japanese Yuichiro Miura Thursday became the world’s oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. “He climbed…
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Santos reject Barcelona Neymar bid
byRio de Janeiro, May 23 (IANS) Santos have rejected a 20 million-euro offer from Barcelona for Brazil star Neymar. The Brazilian outfit, which last…
Olimpia hold Fluminense in Libertadores quarters
byRio de Janeiro, May 23 (IANS) Olimpia raised hopes of an unlikely semifinal berth after holding Fluminense to a 0-0 draw in their Copa…
Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney
byLuohe (China), May 23 (IANS) Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 in the China International men’s volleyball tournament here. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7…
Suspected Maoists kill two in Jharkhand
byRanchi, May 23 (IANS) Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed two people in Jharkhand’s Gumla district early Thursday, police said. According to police, a group of…
Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 bn
byWashington, May 23 (IANS/EFE) The tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others in Moore, Oklahoma, could have done more than…
Finance head Carrion to run for IOC president
byGeneva, May 23 (IANS) Finance Commission head Richard Carrion has joined the race to succeed International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge. The Puerto…
Rapper tweets London attack live
byLondon, May 23 (IANS) “Ohhhhh myyyy God!!!! I just see a man with his head chopped off right in front of my eyes!,” rapper…
Four debutants in Dutch squad for Indonesia, China friendlies
byThe Hague, May 23 (IANS) Dutch football head coach Louis van Gaal has named four debutants in the squad for the friendlies in Indonesia…
You’re going to lose, woman tells London attacker
byIslamabad: “You’re going to lose,” a brave woman told one of the two machete-wielding London attackers who killed a soldier. “You’re going to lose….