Israel’s Environmental Protection Minister Avi Gabbay resigned from his post on Friday amid the recent addition of Avigdor Lieberman’s ultranationalist party to the coalition. The resignation of Gabbay, a member of the centre Kulanu party, comes in the wake of recent appointment of Lieberman, a known hawk, as the defence minister. Gabbay in a statement […]
Russian tennis authorities will be able to substitute tennis star Maria Sharapova in their 2016 Olympics entry list before July 18 in case she would be disqualified by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the world’s governing body of tennis said on Friday. Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) president Shamil Tarpishchev said earlier in the week that […]
Devoid of power, ‘citizen’ Oommen Chandy is all set to establish his earthy connections with fellow citizens. The former Kerala chief minister has also dropped hints that he would not be the leader of opposition in the state’s assembly. “From now on I will travel by bus and trains, and mingle with the people,” Chandy […]
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo will hold a two-day meeting in New Delhi from Sunday to review the outcome of the assembly elections in four states and a union territory, a party leader said here. “The two-day politburo meeting of the CPI-M would be held on Sunday and Monday in New Delhi and […]
Sixth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep advanced on Friday to the fourth round of the French Open tennis tournament with a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka in one hour and 44 minutes. The 2014 finalist, winner of this year’s Madrid Open, got off to a slow start and yielded the first set […]
The second and final day of the G7 leaders summit began on Friday in Japan’s Ise-Shima, where they are expected to adopt a strategy to promote economic growth and an anti-terrorism action plan. The leaders of Germany, Canada, the US, France, Italy, Japan and Britain began meetings in which they will seek to solidify the […]
The Colombian government has confirmed that the National Liberation Army (ELN) armed group were holding three journalists, who disappeared in the northeastern region of Catatumbo. “It can be confirmed with certainty that the ELN is responsible for the disappearances of the three (journalists),” Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said on Thursday. The minister emphasised the […]
Republican Party’s presidential nominee Donald Trump outlined his energy and environmental policy, which involves reviving the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project and rejecting the 2015 Paris climate agreements. Speaking on Thursday, before addressing a petroleum conference in Bismarck, North Dakota, Trump was open to approve the construction of Keystone XL, which was rejected by President […]
Nominations have today opened for the 2016 Premier’s Multicultural Media Awards recognising the contributions of the community media to New South Wales. NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka today launched the nomination process and encouraged all multicultural media professionals to enter. “There are more than 200 languages spoken across the state […]
The countdown is on to Vivid Sydney 2016 with those travelling to the festival encouraged to leave the car at home and catch public transport. The opening night of Vivid coincides with AFL and Super Rugby matches at the SCG and Allianz Stadium, as well as a concert at the Hordern Pavilion, with up to […]