Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) Torrential rains and strong winds from Typhoon Lan’s passage across Japan on Monday caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closing of highways. Typhoon Lan, the 21st of the…
Clark (the Philippines), Oct 23 (IANS) The ASEAN Defence Ministers began their high-level security dialogue on Monday to discuss security issues, including counter-terrorism, drug trafficking and maritime conflicts, facing the region . They held a…
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (IANS) Actress Famke Janssen, who originally essayed the role of Jean Grey in most of the “X-Men” franchise films, blames Hollywood’s sexism for her exit from the series. “I didn’t give…
Harare, Oct 23 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it had withdrawn the appointment of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the goodwill ambassador for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa. WHO announced last Friday that…
Beijing, Oct 23 (IANS) The 2nd World Congress on Marxism is scheduled to be held in Peking University in Beijing next May, the organiser said on Sunday. The congress, to be held from May 5…
London, Oct 23 (IANS) A world record price of over $166,000 was paid at an auction in Britain for one of the last known letters to have been written on board the famous Titanic ocean…
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (IANS) Singer and former model Grace Jones believes size zero in the fashion world is not “sexy at all”, and that it is similar to “walking dead”. Jones told The Guardian:…
San Juan, Oct 23 (IANS) Paris Jackson, model and daughter of late King of Pop Michael Jackson, flew to Puerto Rico to help distribute supplies to the families affected by a hurricane here. Paris joined…
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma of India in action during the 1st ODI match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Oct 22, 2017. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) Shikhar Dhawan of India in action…
JAKARTA, Oct. 21, 2017 (Xinhua) — A model presents a creation of Sapto Djojokartiko during Jakarta Fashion Week in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 21, 2017. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri/IANS) JAKARTA, Oct. 21, 2017 (Xinhua) — A model…
MOSCOW, Oct. 21, 2017 (Xinhua) — A model presents a creation of Bella Potemkina during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Spring/Summer 2018 in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 21, 2017. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn/IANS) MOSCOW, Oct. 21, 2017…
Mumbai: Actress Rani Mukherjee, after her father Ram Mukherjee, a writer and filmmaker, died in Mumbai on Oct 22, 2017. Ram, one of the founders of Filmalaya Studios, had directed films like “Hum Hindustani” and…
London, Oct 23 (IANS) The British police on Sunday stormed a bowling alley at a leisure complex in Nuneaton and ended an armed hostage siege with no casualties being reported. Police said the incident is…
Amritsar: Singer Ranjit Bawa along with producers Ammy Virk and Karaj Gill during the promotion of their upcoming film ‘Bhalwan Singh’ in Amritsar on Oct 22, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Amritsar: Singer Ranjit Bawa along with…
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Aniston’s new fragrance Chapter One is inspired by her “younger years” when she admired her mother Nancy Dow’s collection of perfumes. Aniston, 48, says her mother’s perfumes influenced…
Tehran, Oct 23 (IANS) Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said that global oil markets have remained unfazed by the recent remarks of US President Donald Trump against Iran’s international 2015 nuclear deal, internationally known…
Berlin, Oct 23 (IANS) Thousands of people gathered on Sunday in Berlin to protest against racism and the presence of a far-right party in the German parliament. Some 12,000 people, according to organisers, though police…
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Model Cara Delevingne entered the profession to escape problems and emotional issues in her life. Delevingne, 25, believes that her career as a model gave her with a way of avoiding…
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) Japan’s ruling camp grouped by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner, the Komeito Party, has won a two-thirds “super majority” in Sunday’s lower house election,…
Tehran, Oct 23 (IANS) Iran continues to weigh options to transport its profuse natural gas resources to Europe and emerge from a marginal exporter merely in the region, Financial Tribune daily reported on Sunday. All…