Everything you need to know about Sur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Sur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Moscow, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Renault-Nissan alliance and Russian Technologies state corporation will set up a joint venture company which will have a 74.5 percent stake in Russia's largest car maker AvtoVAZ, Renault Russia said Thursday.
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) China's non-manufacturing sector continued to expand in April but the growth slowed from the previous month, authorities said Thursday.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Researchers have offered a long-sought explanation for the beneficial fat-fighting effects of black pepper.
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Jakarta, May 3 (IANS/AKI) Four members of a gang who posed as police officers to extort money from people have been arrested in the Indonesian capital.
Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) Actor Tom Cruise is set to star and produce the remake of 2004 vampire movie "Van Helsing".
Moscow, May 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Six soldiers died in western Russia Wednesday when ammunition they were unloading for destruction exploded, the defence ministry said.
London, May 2 (ANI): Natasha Giggs is apparently following in arch-rival Imogen Thomas' footsteps by joining a fitness bootcamp abroad.
Sydney, May 2 (ANI): Sega's latest video game 'Toylet' takes playing video games while you're in the bathroom to a whole new level.
Herat (Afghanistan), May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): A dozen armed Taliban militants gave up fighting and joined the government-backed peace process in Herat province 640 km west of capital Kabul on Wednesday, spokesman for the provincial government said.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Combining mentally stimulating activities, such as using a computer, with moderate exercise decreases your odds of having memory loss more than computer use or exercise alone, according to a Mayo Clinic study.
Rio de Janeiro, May 2 (IANS) Brazil will be hoping to end a 20-year Olympic gold medal drought at the London Games.
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The time that you spend on your computer and moderate exercise seems to prevent memory loss more than carrying on with either of these activities alone, says a new study.
Ghaziabad, May 2 (IANS) A court Wednesday rejected the bail plea of dentist Nupur Talwar, an accused in the murder of her daughter Aarushi in 2008, saying she could flee from justice.
Ghaziabad, May 2 (IANS) A court here Wednesday rejected the bail plea of dentist Nupur Talwar, who is accused of murdering her teenaged daughter Aarushi in 2008. Sessions judge S. Lal had reserved his order on the plea Tuesday.
Islamabad, May 2(ANI): Pakistan leg spinner has challenged the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) charges through his legal representative Farogh Nasim.
Bogota, May 2 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's FARC guerrillas admitted Tuesday that they are holding French journalist Romeo Langlois, who disappeared three days ago in the middle of a firefight between security forces and the guerrillas in the southern province of Caqueta.
Los Angeles, May 1 (IANS) Jennifer Lopez is being sued by her former personal driver Hakob Manoukian. He claims the singer's manager Benny Medina humiliated him and destroyed his career.
Washington, May 1 (ANI): The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are celebrating their first year of marriage together and inevitably, questions are being raised about the couple expanding their family.
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Google's relatively unknown social media platform, Google+ is offering a unique feature to increase user's web exposure by making an individual's Google + profile picture and name appear next to the links and articles written by that person in Google search results.
Beijing, May 1 (IANS) Heavy rains and hailstorms have affected over 750,000 people in a central Chinese province, officials said Tuesday.
Ghaziabad, May 1 (IANS) A special court reserved till Wednesday its order on the bail plea of jailed dentist Nupur Talwar, the mother of murdered teenager Aarushi.
Paris, May 1 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reportedly said that he would sue a website that claimed slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi offered to help fund his 2007 election campaign.
Moscow, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will spare no effort to ensure return of Russian nationals detained in Libya, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.
Los Angeles, May 1 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry has sold her New York apartment which she once shared with her estranged husband Russell Brand.
Tehran, April 30 (IANS) Iran's national grid Monday received 940 megawatts of electricity from the country's Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Canberra, Apr 30 (ANI): An Australian mining businessman Clive Palmer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese state-owned company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build Titanic II.
Washington, April 30 (ANI): Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have decided to put their spin-off show 'Khloe and Lamar' to an end.
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): A multinational automobiles manufacturer has announced plans to create what it's calling world's first mass-production process for recycling rare earth metals - crucial electric vehicle battery materials - on a large scale.
Kozhikode, Apr 30 (ANI): A Dubai bound Air India flight-973 had to make an emergency landing after it was hit by a bird here on Monday.
Ghaziabad, April 30 (IANS) A CBI court here Monday rejected the bail plea of denist Nupur Talwar, an accused in the 2008 murder of her daughter Aarushi and the family's domestic help Hemraj.
Ghaziabad, April 30 (IANS) Dentist Nupur Talwar was Monday taken into custody soon after she surrendered before a Ghaziabad court hearing the 2008 twin murder case of her teenaged daughter Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj.
Bogota, Apr 28 (Xinhua-ANI): A French journalist went missing in Colombia on Saturday after an attack launched by leftist rebels on an army column killed four people, military officials said.
Berlin, April 29 (IANS) German football club Borussia Dortmund extended their unbeaten run to 27 matches following a thumping 5-2 win over relegated team Kaiserslautern in the 33rd round of Bundesliga.
London, Apr 29 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign spokesperson has denied allegations that he accepted 42 million pounds from slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 election campaign.
London, Apr 28(ANI): Neo-Nazi paramilitaries are clandestinely training football hooligans to inflict mayhem during Ukraine's Euro 2012 match against England.
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Software giant Microsoft has said it has fixed a bug within its Hotmail email service, which had allowed hackers to easily reset passwords and take control of users' accounts.
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Kris Humphries, who separated from Kim Kardashian merely 72-days after their marriage, wants to know what happened to a 325,000-dollar wedding gift that was given jointly to him and his estranged wife.
New York, April 28 (IANS) The representatives of singer Elton John have rubbished allegations that he has stolen the lyrics for his song "Nikita", insisting the lawsuit is completely meritless.
London, April 28 (IANS) A test event at the Olympic Stadium to familiarise athletes with the facilities will be held from May 4 to May 7.
London, Apr 28 (ANI): Imogen Thomas, who is hailed as the biggest attention addiction in celeb land, doesn't seem to have taken a break from publicity even on her holidays with her family in Mauritius.
London, Apr 28 (ANI): A Swedish furniture retailer has unveiled an eco-friendly digital camera that is made almost entirely from cardboard.
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Embattled Internet firm Yahoo has expanded its legal fight with Facebook by including two more charges of intellectual property theft against the social networking giant
Moscow, April 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is planning to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030, Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
London, April 27 (IANS) Singer Elton John is reportedly facing a lawsuit from a songwriter who accused the star of stealing lyrics for his track "Nikita".
London, Apr 27 (ANI): The world's first "pregnant man" has claimed that he split from his wife as she used to beat him up in front of the children and hit him in the crotch.
Melbourne, April 27 (ANI): Newly crowned Miss World Fiji 2012 Torika Watters has sparked outrage in the country - initially because she is only 16 and now because she does not look "native" enough.
London, Apr 27 (ANI): Offering his most complete apology for his shortcomings in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch has admitted before the Leveson Inquiry that the involvement of the tabloid was a 'serious blot' on his reputation.
Islamabad, Apr 27 (ANI): Pakistan has deported all 14 family members of Osama Bin Laden to Saudi Arabia, bringing an end to speculations about the fate of his family after the Al Qaeda chief's death in 2011.
Jakarta, April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday that he agreed on the proposal of Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih to resign as the minister could not perform duty properly due to cancer treatment she has been undergoing, according to sources.
Oslo, Apr 26 (ANI): Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, who is facing trial for killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage, has said that he is not irrational is usually 'right' in whatever he does.
Redmond (Washington State), April 26 (IANS) Software giant Microsoft Thursday said the Conficker worm was detected approximately 220 million times worldwide in the past two-and-a-half years, making it one of the biggest ongoing threats to enterprises.
New York, April 26 (IANS) Britney Spears' fiance Jason Trawick has finally become the co-conservator of her multimillion-dollar fortune.
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The regional legislature in Russia's Siberia region Thursday passed a bill banning promotion of homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender practices among minors.
Tokyo, April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest stand- alone communications tower, on Thursday ahead of its opening to the public, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): An international plot to provide China with highly classified American military technology has been busted, according to US federal agents.
Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): Facebook has formed a partnership with five security software companies to clear out malicious URLs from the internet.
San Juan, April 26 (IANS/EFE) A radio programme in Puerto Rico will report only good news starting May 1.
Bogota, April 26 (IANS/EFE) State oil company Ecopetrol announced a new crude discovery at an exploratory well in Tisquirama, a block in northern Colombia that has been in commercial production for more than a half century.
Rio de Janeiro, April 26 (IANS/EFE) The OGX oil firm, part of a consortium led by Brazilian magnate Eike Batista, Wednesday declared a crude discovery off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state to be commercially viable.
Los Angeles, April 26 (IANS) Supermodel Heidi Kulm, who has posed wearing only multi-coloured make-up for a cosmetic advertisement, says she is happiest when naked.
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Victoria Beckham apparently took up a new job as a waitress in Starbucks' Beijing branch as she surprised customers by getting behind the counter to serve at the coffee shop.
London, April 25 (IANS) Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has told a court in Oslo that a psychiatric report that found him insane following the 77 killings he carried out was a "lie".
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna's family wants her to take a break and spend time with them in Barbados.
Madrid (Spain), April 25 (Xinhua-ANI): Athletic Club Bilbao will look to their fans to help cheer the club into its first European final since 1977 when they entertain Sporting Club de Portugal in the San Mames Stadium on Thursday night.
London, Apr 25(ANI): The Football Association (FA) expects to name the new England manager before this ongoing season culminates to avoid them from embarrassment of at the Euros.
London, April 25(ANI): The Queen is set to relaunch Cutty Sark, the world's last surviving tea clipper, five years after a major fire nearly destroyed the vessel.
Lahore, April 25 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Mohammed Yousuf has undergone a fitness test here in a bid to make a comeback to international cricket.
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Wednesday lowered its outlook on India to negative from stable, and warned of a ratings downgrade citing deteriorating economic indicators and slow progress on fiscal reforms in the backdrop of a "weakened political setting".
Colombo, Apr 25 (Xinhua-ANI): Former Sri Lankan Army Commander Sarath Fonseka is to seek his release from prison next week, his wife said on Wednesday.
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday test-fired the Hatf IV (Shaheen 1A) missile, reported Geo News.
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Proving the sceptics wrong again, Apple nearly doubled its profit last quarter thanks to much stronger-than-expected iPhone sales to raise the cash hoard of world's most valuable company to an astounding $110.2 billion.
San Francisco, April 25 (IANS) Google Tuesday introduced its cloud storage service "Google Drive", which enables users to access files anytime, anywhere through a web-connected computing device.
San Francisco, April 25 (IANS) Google has begun selling Galaxy Nexus smartphones in its online Google Play store. The unbranded phone costs $399.
Sydney, April 24 (ANI): Research firm PrivacyChoice has released a new service that rates how each of Facebook's top third-party apps respected consumer's privacy.
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) Experts in China have called for more measures from the government to stop the outflow of talent after an American study said 22 million Chinese want to leave the country and settle in the US.
Washington, April 24 (ANI): Lady Gaga, who flew to Korea on Thursday to perform in Seoul later this week, has compared jet lag to "bad shrooms".
London, Apr 24 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan's comeback role as Elizabeth Taylor has officially been confirmed.
Sydney, April 24 (IANS) Australia's largest gold producer Newcrest Mining Tuesday said it would cut its production forecasts for 2012 following a major review of its operations.
London, Apr 24 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan's comeback role as Elizabeth Taylor has officially been confirmed.
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook is paying Microsoft 550 million dollars to buy a chunk of the patent that the software firm recently acquired from AOL.
Los Angeles, April 24 (IANS) Rapper Nicki Minaj says she now feels guilty for upsetting her fans by deleting her Twitter account. But she admits she is relishing her time away from the social networking site.
London, April 24 (IANS) Singer Boy George has abandoned Twitter after he was bombarded by abusive spam messages.
San Francisco, April 24 (IANS) Facebook will buy a portion of AOL patents from Microsoft for $550 million, it was announced Monday. The software giant had bought the patents from AOL recently.
London, April 23 (IANS) Three teenage robbers in Britain were nailed by police for a service station raid after discovering the cellphone pictures they had taken while posing with their loot.
Bangalore, April 23 (IANS) India's leading IT services provider HCL Technologies will partner with US-based GridPoint to develop software for smart energy solutions, the company said late Monday.
Beijing, April 23 (Xinhua-ANI): China's net foreign financial assets hit 1.77 trillion U.S. dollars as of the end of 2011, up from 1.68 trillion U.S. dollars one year earlier, the country's top foreign exchange regulator said Monday.
Oslo, Apr 23 (ANI): Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has said bombing and shooting rampage that killed nearly 77 people last year, was 'a small barbarian act to prevent a larger barbarian act'.
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) Sri Lanka and Israel have held their first bilateral consultation on enhancing trade ties, authorities said.
Beijing, April 23 (IANS) A teenager who allegedly set fire to a girl who turned down his romantic advances stood trial in a court in east China's city of Hefei Monday.
London, April 23 (IANS) Actress Carey Mulligan married folk rocker Marcus Mumford in a countryside ceremony.
Shanghai, April 22 (IANS) Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan has urged accelerated reform and innovation in the country's insurance industry to promote healthy and stable development.
Los Angeles, April 22 (IANS) Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, who sported a beard for 2011 action thriller "Haywire", had to get $10,000 worth of false facial hair made as he shaved the real one off before shooting was complete.
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Motor expects its auto export to grow about five times to reach 300,000 units in 2016, the company announced.
Qingdao (China), April 22 (Xinhua-ANI): Chinese shuttler Chen Jin was only one step away from qualifying for the London Olympic Games after winning men's singles title at the 2012 Badminton Asia Championships here on Sunday.
Sydney, Apr 22 (ANI): A jilted Australian lover, who put naked snaps of his ex girlfriend on Facebook, has been awarded six months in prison.
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Costa Concordia, the luxury cruise ship that ran aground off the Italian coast in January 2012, will be salvaged in one piece, according to a report.
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): About six weeks after the first brands began switching their Facebook Pages over to Timeline, growth has shown slight decline, a new study has revealed.
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Nike has unveiled a Twitter reservation system, ramping up efforts to reduce the chaos at its outlets during product launches.
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Veena Malik, who made headlines for her controversial "nude" FHM India shoot, has revealed that she would pose nude for Playboy for 1 million dollars.
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Notorious Internet hacking group Anonymous has created an online portal that would allow people to post uncensored documents without compromising their identities.
