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Beijing, May 18 (IANS) The choice of India as the first leg of Li Keqiang's maiden overseas trip as Chinese premier has sent out a clear signal that Beijing's new leadership prioritizes enhancing ties with New Delhi but that "the two nations cannot fully restore mutual trust without resolving the border dispute", Xinhua news agency said in a commentary on Saturday.
Kaduna (Nigeria), May 17 (IANS) Dozens of people have been killed in a military strike launched by Nigerian army since Thursday night in the northern part of the West African country, reported Xinhua citing security sources.
Doha, May 17 (IANS) Indian women beat Mongolia 21-14 to win the gold medal at the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball event here.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): A new issue of English-language al-Qaeda magazine linked to the Boston terrorist attacks has possibly been hacked by Western intelligence agencies.
Moscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian mountain climber Alexei Bolotov died while attempting to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, the Russian Mountaineering Federation said.
Vienna, May 15 (IANS) The IAEA will continue trying to finalize nuclear inspection documents regarding Iran's disputed nuclear programme in spite of differences between the two sides, an official said Wednesday.
Haridwar, May 14 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare visited Shanti Kunj here, the headquarters of the Gayatri Parivar, and began his Jan Jagran Yatra for Uttarakhand Tuesday.
Johannesburg, May 12 (ANI): Police in Egypt have arrested members of an al-Qaeda-linked cell that plotted to carry out a suicide bombing against a Western embassy and other targets in the country, the interior minister has said.
London, May 11 (IANS) New research shows that dementia and other neuro degenerative diseases are increasingly affecting people from an earlier age.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): The spire on top of the new 1 World Trade Center has made it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
Jaipur, May 11 (IANS) Femina Miss India World 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon walked the ramp for Bhopal-based designer Shivangee Sharma during the second day of Rajasthan Fashion Week.
Washington, May 10 (ANI): Researchers from Brown and Case Western Reserve universities and Carnegie Institution of Washington have found that the water found on the moon, like that on Earth, came from small meteorites called carbonaceous chondrites in the first 100 million years or so after the solar system formed.
London, May 9 (ANI): Nawaz Sharif, who is tipped to be Pakistan's next prime minister, has said he would end the country's involvement in the US-led war on terror if elected.
Mexico City, May 9 (IANS/EFE) Spanish singer Julio Iglesias Wednesday denied reports that his son Enrique will marry former tennis star Anna Kournikova this weekend, saying that Enrique had not mentioned this possibility to him.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is almost ready with his film "Satyagraha", may release the film's trailer at Jantar Mantar in the capital.
Canberra, May 8 (IANS) Chinese and Australian men's teams will play a four-match Sino-Australia Challenge basketball series in June as part of a cooperation deal for the next four years.
London, May 8 (ANI): Plants appear to help each other grow with soothing microscopic sounds, a new study has found.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, on a visit to India, set aside time Monday evening to launch his own book with an "intriguing Indian connection".
Los Angeles, May 7 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias is reportedly set to marry tennis player-fiance Anna Kournikova.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) The number of tigers in Kerala's forests has gone up to 100 due to excellent protection measures for the wildlife, an official said Tuesday.
Islamabad, May 7 (ANI): A new magazine set up by militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan has appealed to Muslims around the world to come up with a new technology to hack or manipulate drones.
London, May 7 (ANI): Anna Kournikova, who has been dating Enrique Iglesias for the past 12 years, will be tying the knot with the Spanish pop star next week in their home city, Miami, it has been revealed.
Moscow, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World War II veterans in the Russian city of Kologriv have shown a laudable disregard for celebrations in their honour. They have asked the administration to scrap a fireworks display to mark Victory Day so as not to scare migrating waterfowl.
Mumbai, May 6 (ANI): The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has reportedly alerted the police in Mumbai and Kolkata about possible terror strikes being launched on the American consulates in these two cities.
Damascus, May 6 (Xinhua-ANI): A UN investigator has expressed her strong suspicions that the Syrian rebels had used nerve agent sarin in Syria's two-year deadly conflict, local media reported Monday, quoting a foreign media outlet.
New York, May 6 (ANI): John McEnroe finds it hard to understand how Venus and Serena Williams get along so well, despite being competitors.
Srinagar, May 6 (ANI): Traders in Kashmir observed a daylong shutdown on Monday as a mark of protest against the supply of spurious drugs in government run hospitals, while demanding action against the culprits.
London, May 6 (ANI): Bangladeshi authorities will be taking steps to improve worker safety in the wake of the recent factory collapse that killed more than 600 people.
Srinagar, May 6 (ANI): Protesters staged demonstrations outside the state secretariat on Monday, against the supply of spurious drugs in government run hospitals, and demanded action against the culprits.
London, May 6 (IANS) Actress Keira Knightley has married Klaxons star James Righton in a ceremony held in the south of France, BBC reported.
Dubai, May 6 (IANS) Syria has deployed missile defence batteries towards Israel in response to an alleged Israeli attack that targeted a Syrian army facility in the capital Damascus Sunday, a media report said.
Washington, May 4 (ANI): The United States believes Israel has conducted an airstrike into Syria, two officials have said.
Sydney, May 4 (ANI): Young Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh, who has been recalled to the squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, has said that he has learnt from his mistakes made off the field, although he said that he felt that his lapses of the past year have been blown out of proportion.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Two years after the killing of former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the terror network has become so decentralized that its affiliates in Yemen and elsewhere now pose a greater direct threat to the US.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A number of new cancer drugs are targeting a common cancer pathway that causes tumor growth with promising results.
Sydney, May 3 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has expressed his shock at being a part of the ICC Champions Trophy squad, although he admitted that he was thinking of spending some time with his baby daughter and was not in the mindset of going for any tour.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables - combined with "anti-ageing" supplements - improves blood vessel function, a new study has found.
Washington, May 1 (IANS) The US is considering providing lethal weapons to Syrian opposition forces and a decision is expected within weeks, a media report said Wednesday.
Mumbai, May 1 (ANI): The Mumbai Metro train successfully conducted its first trial run here on Wednesday morning.
Melbourne, May 1 (IANS) The Australian cricket selectors have given maverick Mitchell Marsh a big chance to put his career back on track by ignoring his current form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to pick him in the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy June 6-23.
Washington, May 1(ANI): When exposed to secondhand smoke at home, teenage girls tend to have lower levels of the "good" form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study
New York, May 1 (ANI): In the final weeks of April 1945, Hitler was hiding out in his secret bunker when Soviet and German forces fought viciously for control of Berlin.
Houston, April 30 (IANS) Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 105-103 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of their NBA Western Conference first-round playoff series.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Infrastructure major Lanco Infratech said Monday it has settled out of court a multi-billion dollar legal dispute with Perdaman Chemicals of Australia.
Colombo, April 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka's post-war tourism arrivals continue to boom with numbers growing by 11.6 percent in February when compared with the same month in 2012, official data showed Monday.
London, Apr. 29 (ANI): An ex-girlfriend of deceased Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has told how he tried to brainwash her into becoming a Muslim fanatic who hated America.
Rome, April 28 (IANS) Two police officials and a pregnant woman passer-by were injured when an "insane man dressed in a suit" fired several shots during the swearing-in ceremony of Italy's newly-appointed government in Rome Sunday.
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) Shakil Afridi, the doctor who allegedly worked for the CIA to help track down Osama bin Laden, is on hunger strike at a jail in Pakistan's Peshawar city to protest the jail administration's "ill-treatment".
London, Apr.28 (ANI): Cocaine smugglers in Britain have reportedly joined hands with the terror group Al Qaeda to spread cocaine usage in UK and Western Europe worth 168 million pound.
Sydney, Apr 28 (ANI): Former Australian captain Kim Hughes has said that paceman Mitchell Johnson had every right to feel aggrieved at his omission from the Ashes squad, although he said that Johnson will bounce back from this predicament.
Washington, April 27 (IANS) Oklahoma City Thunder announced that they will miss their regular starting guard Russell Westbrook in the remaining NBA (National Basketball Association) playoffs as the five-year veteran needs a knee surgery.
Sydney, Apr 26 (ANI): Former Australian cricketer Michael Hussey has given his blessing to the surprising Ashes selection of veteran player Chris Rogers, saying that his vast experience in English conditions will be an asset for Australia.
Moscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) President Vladimir Putin Thursday said the Boston Marathon tragedy should prompt Russia and the US to cooperate more closely in dealing with such threats.
Sydney, Apr.25 (ANI): Former Australian opener Justin Langer has come out in support of discarded left-arm fast-bowler Mitchell Johnson, saying his international cricket career is far from over, following Johnson not making it for the Ashes tour in England.
Dhaka, April 25 (ANI): The death toll arising out of the collapse of an eight storey building outside Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, has reached 161, while the injury toll is more than 1000.
Sydney, Apr 24 (ANI): Veteran Australian cricketer Chris Rogers and young all-rounder James Faulkner are the new faces in the 16-man squad for the 2013 Ashes Test series against England in July and August, which has been announced today by chairman of selectors John Inverarity.
Sydney, Apr 23 (ANI): Australian batsman Usman Khawaja is reportedly facing the danger of being swapped from a potential Ashes berth by the selectors in favour of his team-mate Shaun Marsh.
Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl), Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has said that politicians talking about a new Pakistan are in fact agents of Western countries.
London, April 22 (IANS) Footballer Ashley Cole is back with reality TV star Anna Kelle, and his pals feels "she might be the one".
London, April 21 (ANI): Anna Friel, who stripped in her new movie 'The look of Love' without any apprehensions, has revealed that she couldn't wait for her male co-stars to get naked as well.
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Ashley Cole is back with bisexual nymphomaniac Anna Kelle, with pals saying that "she might be the one."
Moscow, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russians quizzed in an opinion poll released Friday gave their government the unflattering equivalent of a "C" grade for overall performance.
The Finance ministers of the BRICS countries on Friday agreed to form a delegation, which will formulate the main principles for establishing a development bank by this fall, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said.
Moscow, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Finance ministers of the BRICS countries have agreed to set up delegations that would work out the main principles for the establishment of a development bank by this fall, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said.
Sydney, Apr. 19 (ANI): A students' guild of an Australian University has apologized for racist jokes published in its satirical PROSH newspaper.
Sydney, Apr 19 (ANI): Young Australian spinner Ashton Agar has reportedly come into contention for the berth of the second spinner in the yet to be finalised squad for the back-to-back Ashes series.
Melbourne, April 19 (ANI): A man was fined 300 dollars for knocking his boss out after he was told not to come to work that day.
Los Angeles, April 18 (IANS) Paul Gasol led the Los Angeles Lakers with triple-double of 17 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists to beat the Houston Rockets 99-95 in overtime at Staples Center here.
Toronto, April 18 (IANS) Scientists have come up with a new technique to detect autism in children based on their brain activity, says a study.
London, April 18 (ANI): Anna Friel has come under fire for promoting an extreme diet where 12 cups of a syrupy cocktail replaces solid food.
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Neuroscientists have come out with an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in children.
London, April 18 (IANS) Actress Anna Friel says she has started drinking an unusual tea made of curry leaves to preserve the natural colour of her hair.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Moving away from ecologist Madhav Gadgil's report calling for declaring the entire Western Ghats ecologically sensitive, a panel headed by Planning Commission member K. Kasturirangan Wednesday limited the area to 37 percent and sought a regulatory regime on development activities.
Rabat, April 17 (IANS) Morocco has turned down a proposal to expand the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Foreign Minister Saad Dine El Otmani said.
Moscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prosecutors in Russia have opened a case against a non-governmental organisation accused of not registering as a "foreign agent" in the wake of a wave of inspections of NGOs, a rights group said.
Washington, April 16 (ANI): Women with raised blood pressure in pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, a recent study has found.
Paris, April 16 (IANS) Following a Western style diet based on fried, sweet, processed and high-fat food products can reduce a person's chances of achieving older ages in good health and with higher functionality, says a new study.
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): A new study of adults in Britain suggest that adherence to a "Western-style" diet (fried and sweet food, processed and red meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy products) lead people to age poorly and die earlier.
Moscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World military expenditures totalled $1.75 trillion in 2012, registering a decline of 0.5 percent in real terms year-on-year for the first time since 1998, according to data released by a Sweden-based security think-tank.
Washington, Apr. 15 (ANI): The United States is aiding Syrians in rebel-held areas and is kept quiet about protecting aid workers and recipients.
Los Angeles, April 15 (IANS) Though Kobe Bryant suffered a torn Achilles tendon and didn't show up at Staples Center, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to beat the San Antonio Spurs 91-86 Sunday night.
Houston, April 15 (IANS) The Houston Rockets crushed the Sacramento Kings 121-100 in the team's regular National Basketball Association (NBA) season home finale.
London, April 15 (ANI): Scientists at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a new technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders.
Washington, April 14 (ANI): Scientists from Singapore have shown for the first time, that it is possible for core body temperature to be controlled by the brain.
Moscow, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has laughed off speculation that he had been included in the classified section of Washington's list of Russian officials facing visa and financial sanctions.
Rome, April 13 (IANS/AKI) Hollywood director Ridley Scott has filmed a TV series "The Vatican" in Rome, starring Bruno Ganz as the fictional present-day Pope Sixtus VI.
London, April 12 (ANI): A senior Baloch leader has described Pakistan as a rogue state that has and will never serve the purpose for which it was created by the British in 1947.
London, April 12 (ANI): A senior Baloch leader has described Pakistan as a rogue state that has and will never serve the purpose for which it was created by the British in 1947.
Washington, April 11 (ANI): The brain breaks experiences into the "events," or related groups that help us mentally organize the day's many situations, using subconscious mental categories it creates, according to Princeton University researchers.
Dubai, Apr. 11 (ANI): A coffee shop named after Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe in a Saudi city was shut down and its owner asked to change its name following a successful online campaign by the residents.
Nairobi, April 10 (IANS) At least 32 people have died and 18,600 others displaced by flash floods caused by heavy rains in Kenya, the East African nation's Red Cross Society (or KRCS) said Wednesday.
Los Angeles, April 10 (IANS) Kobe Bryant scored 23 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied past the New Orleans Hornets 104-96 to get back their eighth playoff spot in Western Conference.
Los Angeles, April 10 (IANS) Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman says the script of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" is fantastic, and that he can't wait to reunite with stars from the original trilogy, on the new film.
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): Researchers have developed solar technology integrating nanowires that could capture large quantities of light and produce energy with incredible efficiency at a much lower cost.
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): It is possible that Iran was actively seeking nuclear weapons technology after 2003, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has said.
Idukki (Kerala) April 8 (IANS) As the helicopter carrying Planning Commission member K. Kasturirangan failed to land here Monday because of bad weather, local people were up in arms, saying the state government was playing truant.
Los Angeles, April 8 (IANS) The Clippers made their first season series sweep of the Lakers since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1984 with a 109-95 victory at the Staples Center.
Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): A top US military officer has said that the Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after American troops complete their combat mission in 2014.
London, April 8 (IANS) Model Katie Price reportedly wants to buy a 4 million pounds house with husband Kieran Hayler.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has called for a new model of e-governance where rulers must "surrender to the people" and allow democracy to be strengthened through the Internet.
