Category: International News

29 German tourists killed in Portuguese bus crash

Lisbon :  Twenty-nine German tourists were killed on Wednesday when a bus crashed on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Televised images showed the bus had spun off the road, apparently having flipped several times, before crashing into a house at the bottom of a slope. “Horrible news comes to […]

John Cusack to star in Amazon series ‘Utopia’

Los Angeles ;  Actor John Cusack is all set to star in Amazon Studios thriller series “Utopia”. The project has been developed by author Gillian Flynn, best known for novels such as “Gone Girl” and “Sharp Objects”. It recently received a nine-episode order from Amazon, according to The Hollywood […]

New Zealand disarms police as terror threat level lowered

Wellington : New Zealand police on Wednesday ended the routine arming of frontline officers as the terrorism threat level was lowered a month after the Christchurch mosques massacre. Police and security agencies reduced the threat level from high to medium, meaning authorities judge that another attack, violent criminal behaviour, […]

Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war

Washington :  President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution from Congress directing him to end US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the second such move of his presidency. The resolution was a harsh bipartisan rebuke to Trump that took the historic step of curtailing a president’s […]

UNESCO experts ready to assist reconstruction of iconic Notre Dame

United Nations : Two-thirds of the largely medieval roof of the famed Notre Dame cathedral in Paris have gone after the devastating fire in Paris, but UN cultural experts are standing by to offer help in rebuilding the iconic structure, UNESCO World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild R ssler said. […]

Was told I was too old, fat and ethnic for Hollywood: Jameela Jamil

Los Angeles :  Actor Jameela Jamil has revealed she was told that she was too “fat, old and ethnic” for Hollywood, during the beginning of her career. The “Good Place” star opened up about the setbacks she has faced in her career at the Create & Cultivate Desert Pop […]

Not interested in getting more famous: Maisie Williams

London : “Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams says the epic fantasy series has given her a lot of fame but she is not interested in working towards increasing her popularity. The 22-year-old actor tasted success with her stint as Arya Stark in the HBO series, which is in […]

Elisabeth Moss to star in ‘The Invisible Man’ reboot

Los Angeles :  Elisabeth Moss is officially on board “The Invisible Man” reboot, based on the classic 1897 sci-fi novel by HG Wells. “The Handsmaid’s Tale” star was in early talks for the Universal-Blumhouse production, Deadline reported. This would be Moss’ second collaboration with Blumhouse after Jordan Peele’s recent […]

Kim Jong Un says he’s open to another summit with Trump

Pyongyang :  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he’s open to having a third summit with President Donald Trump if the United States could offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement by the end of the year. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency on Saturday said Kim’s speech […]

Halal ink: Muslim-majority Indonesia set for polls

Jakarta : Dipping their fingers in halal ink to prevent double voting, Indonesians cast their ballots Wednesday in a bitterly contested presidential election, with the main rival to incumbent Joko Widodo already threatening to challenge the result over voter-fraud claims. The Muslim-majority nation’s biggest-ever polls — with more than […]

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