The British security services company G4S Shares plunged heavily after it said Omar Mateen, who killed 50 people and left 53 injured at a gay nightclub in Florida city of Orlando, was an employee. G4S shares dropped by as much as 7.5 per cent and were the biggest fallers among leading British shares. The company […]
Portugal’s veteran defender Pepe believes they have everything needed to reach the Euro final and win it. They are scheduled to kick-off their opening group stage game against Iceland on Wednesday. “We have everything we need to reach the final and win it. It will be tough. Of course we know it will be very […]
Actor Liam Hemsworth has revealed his “The Hunger Games” co-star Jennifer Lawrence once asked him if he “liked” having “sex with kangaroos”. Making an appearance on the British comedy chat show “The Graham Norton Show”, the “Independence Day: Resurgence” actor said it is hard to gauge what is going to “come out of her mouth”, […]
Selena Gomez’s step-father Brian Teefey has set up an online fundraiser to help the former “The Voice” contestant Christina Grimmie’s family following her tragic killing. Teefey, who was Grimmie’s manager, started a GoFundMe campaign, which has raised over $33,000 so far, exceeding the goal of $4,000, reports aceshowbiz.com. “Words cannot begin to describe the pain […]
At least four militants of the Islamic State (IS) were killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. “An international forces’ plane fired two missiles in Achin district Saturday night,” Xinhua news agency quoted an official as saying. The Afghan security forces have beefed up operations against militants, […]
The construction of a record-setting 53-metre high tower building, using mostly wooden material, is under way on the campus of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada’s Vancouver city. Its bold and green design aims to demonstrate that building large, wooden structures is not too much complex, Xinhua news agency quoted Russell Acton, principal […]
India’s men’s skeet shooters were unable to reach the final round of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup for Shotgun here on Friday. Among the three Indians in the fray, Sheeraz Shaikh and Man Singh shot identical scores of 117 in the qualification round to finish in the 36th and 37th positions, respectively. […]
Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi, widely known as “Jihadi John”, was presumed dead — killed in a US drone strike. The jihadist’s former university and the Information Commissioner, however, have cast doubts on this assumption. Following a freedom of information (FoI) request by the BBC, the University of Westminster and the Information Commissioner’s Office refused […]
India has bagged crucial support from Mexico and Switzerland, two important members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), ahead of a meeting called by the 48-member bloc when India’s application for membership is expected to be taken up. On Wednesday, Mexican President Enrique PeNa Nieto extended his country’s support, saying Mexico supports “positively and constructively […]
Brazil’s Minister of Finance said the accumulated drop of the country’s GDP in 2015 and 2016 could be the worst in its history, vowing to reverse the economic downturn by taking measures such as controlling government spending. Henrique Meirelles on Wednesday lambasted the economic policies of the government of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, but swore […]