Barack Obama’s prom pic revealed Friday, 24 May 2013 17:11
Time magazine has released a photograph of President Barack Obama before he went to his senior prom in 1979. The images that were published on Thursday, shows Obama, then 17, with his date and another couple before their senior prom…
Highway bridge collapses in Washington Friday, 24 May 2013 16:35
Washington: A number of vehicles and people fell into a river when a highway bridge collapsed in Washington state, officials said. But no death was reported.The four-lane bridge links Seattle with the rest of the US Pacific Northwest and Canada,…
On US request, Russian arms dealer held in Lithuania Friday, 24 May 2013 08:54
Vilnius (Lithuania): Lithuanian security services have arrested a Russian national at the request of the US Justice Department, which suspects him of smuggling export-restricted military equipment.Dmitry Ustinov, 46, was detained over a month ago at Vilnius airport in Lithuania, after…
Obama to curtail drones in focused war on terror Friday, 24 May 2013 08:49
Washington: Making a shift from a boundless "global war on terror", US President Barack Obama Thursday announced a new counter-terrorism policy narrowing the use of drones that has put it at odds with key allies like Pakistan."Today, the core of…
First edition of 'Harry Potter' auctioned, fetches 150,000 pounds Thursday, 23 May 2013 13:21
London: The first edition of J.K. Rowling’s "Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone" has reportedly been sold for 150,000 pounds (over $200,000) at an auction held at Sotheby's.The one-of-a-kind copy contains handwritten notes by Rowling, a 43-page commentary and 22…
US senate panel approves immigration reform Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:39
Washington: Immigration reform that plans to legalize some 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US passed its first test as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to approve a bipartisan bill to overhaul the system.The draft prepared by the "Gang…
Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Prize Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:38
London: American author Lydia Davis was declared the winner of the fifth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.Her inventive, carefully-crafted and hard to categorise works saw off the challenge…
