Afghan president calls for ‘serious talks’ with Taliban
Kabul, Jan 28 : Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Monday the Taliban should “enter serious talks” with his government, after the insurgents and Washington both touted progress during unprecedented negotiations in Qatar last week. A months-long diplomatic push by the United States to get the Taliban to talk to Kabul culminated in six days of […]
Australian Open winner Naomi Osaka leaps to No.1
PARIS: Naomi Osaka, winner of the Australian Open, has jumped to the top of women’s tennis with her beaten opponent Petra Kvitova rising to second in Monday’s WTA rankings. Osaka climbed three places after beating the Czech in Melbourne on Saturday. Kvitova moved up four places. The 21-year-old Japanese player has only won three career […]
Ronaldo late winner pulls Juventus 11 points clear in Serie A
Milan: Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty to seal a hard-fought 2-1 win for Juventus against Lazio in Rome on Sunday to pull 11 points clear in Serie A. Juventus had trailed after an Emre Can own-goal after an hour before substitute Joao Cancelo pulled the champions level and then earned the penalty which Ronaldo slotted […]
Rayudu suspended from bowling international cricket
Dubai: India’s part-time off-spinner Ambati Rayudu has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Rayudu was reported on January 13 for suspect bowling action during India’s first one-day international (ODI) of their series against Australia and the 33-year-old chose not to submit to a […]
Search resumes at Brazil mine disaster site
Brumadinho (Brazil), Jan 28 : Fears of a second dam breach at a Brazilian mining complex receded Sunday, enabling a search to resume for the more than 300 people still missing two days after a dam collapse that has killed at least 58 people. Loudspeakers rang out at 5:30 am (0730 GMT) among homes surrounding […]
Afghan president calls on Taliban to ‘enter serious talks’ with Kabul
Kabul: Afghan president Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban to “enter serious talks” with the government in Kabul Monday, following unprecedented marathon negotiations between the insurgents and the US in Qatar last week. “I call on the Taliban to… show their Afghan fwill, and accept Afghans’ demand for peace, and enter serious talks with the […]
Fears rise for 300 missing in Brazil dam disaster; 9 bodies recovered
Brumadinho, Jan 26: Rescuers worked overnight into Saturday searching for around 300 people missing after a dam collapse at a mine in southeast Brazil killed at least nine, but the local governor said “odds are minimal” that they would be found alive. Seven bodies were recovered Friday hours after the disaster, which saw a torrent […]
‘Shocked’ Osaka wins Australian Open to become world number one
Melbourne, Jan 26: Japan’s Naomi Osaka said she was “in a state of shock” Saturday after holding her nerve to battle past Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open in a three-set thriller that also delivered her the world number one ranking. The fourth seed and US Open champion triumphed 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4 in […]
Gunman kills five at US bank
Miami (US), Jan 24 : A gunman killed at least five people Thursday at a bank in Sebring, Florida in the southern United States, police said. “We have at least five victims, people who were senselessly murdered,” Police Chief Karl Hoglund told a news conference. The alleged shooter, identified as a 21-year-old resident of Sebring, […]
Four arrested in plot to target Muslims in NY state
New York, Jan 24 : Police in New York state on Wednesday identified three young men arrested for allegedly planning a “potentially lethal” attack on a Muslim community regularly targeted by US extremist sites. Brian Colaneri, 20, Andrew Crysel, 18 and Vincent Vetromile, 19 were arrested after police in Greece, New York recovered three explosive […]
