London, March 27 (IANS/EFE) Elvis Presley had a genetic heart defect that may have contributed to his premature death, a British documentary series reported, citing a DNA analysis of a sample of the singer’s hair. The producers of the documentary, airing Wednesday on Britain’s Channel 4, said the sample of hair belonging to “The King of […]
Paris, March 27 (IANS/EFE) Airbus received an order Wednesday from state-owned China Aviation Supplies Holding Company for the purchase of 70 aircraft at a catalogue price of more than $10 billion, the France-based plane maker said. The order, officially announced during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to France, includes 43 A320 medium-range jets at a catalogue […]
Brussels, March 27 (IANS) The European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday that European is working “very decisively” on reducing dependency on energy coming from “difficult spots”. He made the remarks at a press conference after the EU-US summit and called the Ukraine situation a “wake-up call” for the European energy security and that the […]
Brussels, March 27 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday that he will join in the call of US President Barack Obama for additional measures to enhance collective defence. Rasmussen made the remarks after meeting with Obama, who is paying a visit to Belgium, saying their collective defence includes updated and further developed defence […]
Canberra, March 27 (IANS) The search and recovery operation for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumed Thursday with six military aircraft, five civil aircraft and five ships in the Australian Search and Rescue Region, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said. HMAS Success, the second largest ship of the Royal Australian Navy, remains in the search area […]
Rome, March 27 (IANS) Water contaminated from an illegal toxic dump has been distributed over the course of years to residents of a large area in central Italy, the Italian Higher Institute for Health (ISS) said in a report Wednesday. “The contaminated water was distributed over a vast territory and to about 700,000 people, without control […]
Moscow, March 27 (IANS) Russia does not plan to deploy Mistral-class helicopter carriers in the Black Sea, Russian Navy said Wednesday, Xinhua reported. “There are no corrections to the earlier plans to deploy the Mistral-class helicopter carriers with the Pacific Fleet. No decisions to deploy these vessels in Black Sea have been made,” Interfax news agency […]
Washington, March 27 (IANS) Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a Kuwaiti national, was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans at a trial in New York city Wednesday, the media reported. The 48-year-old clergyman now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to Russia Today. Federal prosecutors for the US government argued at […]
London, March 27 (IANS) Popular boy band One Direction members will have about 20 bodyguards each when they embark on their US tour next month. The bodyguards will protect the young singers from their fanatic fans, guarding their hotel rooms and stopping people from invading their stage. A total of hundred bodyguards for the five-member band […]
Cairo, March 27 (IANS) Egypt’s defence minister and armed forces chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisiannounced in a televised statement Wednesday night his bid for the upcoming presidential election, the media reported. “This is the last time to appear before you in the military uniform,” Sisi was quoted as saying by Xinhua. “I decided to resign from my […]