Washington, March 5 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on the importance of de-escalating the situation in Ukraine, the White House has said. In a telephone talk between the two leaders, they discussed potential solution to the crisis in Ukraine, including deploying international observers and human rights monitors, and initiating direct […]
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Pop star Justin Bieber has called his former girlfriend Selena Gomez “most elegant princess in the world”. The 20-year-old posted a photograph on Instagram recently of Gomez at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party and captioned it as “most elegant princess in the world”, reports nydailynews.com. The 21-year-old brunette stunned at party […]
Beijing, March 5 (Xinhua) China faces great challenges and complex problems in pushing forward economic and social development, Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday at the opening of the annual session of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature. “The foundation for sustaining steady economic growth is not yet firm, and the internal impetus driving growth […]
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) The 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s parliamentary body, opened its second annual session Wednesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xinhua reported. Premier Li Keqiang will deliver his first government work report at the opening meeting, chaired by Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee and […]
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Singer Sinitta has admitted that her on-and-off relationship with Simon Cowell is finally over. The music mogul welcomed a son with girlfriend Lauren Silverman Feb 14, and Sinitta feels that now they will never be romantically involved again, reports mirror.co.uk. “The whole are-we-or-aren’t-we thing with Simon and I…being a bit stuck […]
Washington, March 5 (IANS) A single injection of an experimental drug may someday protect people from infection with the AIDS virus for up to three months, a US study said Tuesday. The study, published in the US journal Science, showed that the drug called GSK 744LA can protect macaque monkeys from repeated intrarectal infections with the […]
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt says he never thought he would win an Oscar. The 50-year-old picked up the award as a producer for “12 Years a Slave”. “I don’t know where I’m going to put it. I never thought I’d take one home, so I haven’t thought that far in advance,” Pitt […]
United Nations, March 5 (IANS) UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson Tuesday stressed the need for a diplomatic solution to the ongoing Ukraine crisis in his meetings with the country’s acting leaders, a UN spokesman told reporters here. “In his meetings, the deputy secretary-general stressed the need for calm and international unity in the pursuit of […]
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Kurt Cobain’s former roommate is selling the late singer’s belongings on the internet. Items belonging to the Nirvana frontman, who committed suicide and was found dead in his home in Seattle, Washington in 1994, are being sold on Craiglist by a man claiming to have lived with the star in Capitol […]
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Actor Nicholas Hoult will feature in “Kill Your Friends”, a movie based on John Niven’s 2008 book of the same name. The 24-year-old will play an A&R (Artists and repertoire) agent in the film, reports deadline.com. Hoult will star alongside James Piddock, who has been cast as Derek Sommers, managing director […]