Category: International News

Hong Kong investors interested in Inter Milan – reports

Milan : Hong Kong investors are ready to purchase Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir’s 31 percent stake in Italian club Inter Milan, according to reports in Italy on Saturday. The Chinese Suning Commerce Group purchased a controlling 68.55 percent stake in Inter in 2016. Thohir had remained as president with […]

Mining accident in China kills 19, two remain trapped

Beijing : Nineteen people were killed while two remain trapped underground after a roof collapse at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported. A total of 87 people were working underground in the Shaanxi province mine at the time of the accident on Saturday afternoon, official news […]

Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia

WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Donald Trump’s behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests, The New York Times reported. The report Friday cites unnamed former law enforcement […]

Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US history

WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown became the longest closure in U.S. history when the clock ticked past midnight into early Saturday as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess. A solution couldn’t come soon enough for federal workers who […]

Al Pacino in talks to join Amazon series ‘The Hunt’

Los Angeles : Veteran actor Al Pacino is in negotiations to join the cast of Amazon drama “The Hunt”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 78-year-old is close to lock a deal for the project which will be executive produced by Oscar winner Jordan Peele. The story, set in […]

Brianna Hildebrand joins John Cena in comedy ‘Playing With Fire’

Los Angeles : “Deadpool” star Brianna Hildebrand is set to star alongside John Cena in Paramount Pictures’ new comedy “Playing With Fire”. The film will be helmed by Andy Fickman, whose directorial credits includes comedies such as “She’s the Man”, “The Game Plan” and “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”. […]

PSG fined by UEFA for crowd trouble

Paris : Paris Saint-Germain have escaped with a fine from European football’s governing body UEFA following crowd trouble at their Champions League home game against Red Star Belgrade in October. The French giants ran the risk of being forced to play their next home European match — against Manchester […]

Saudi asylum seeker in Thailand en route to Canada after saga

The 18-year-old Saudi asylum seeker who fled her family and harnessed the power of Twitter to stave off deportation from Thailand was en route to Canada late Friday, in a surprise twist after officials gave heavy hints she was bound for Australia. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s attempt to flee […]

US-led coalition says Syria withdrawal has begun

The US-led coalition in Syria has begun withdrawing its troops, a spokesman said Friday, less than a month after US President Donald Trump announced the shock pullout. It remained unclear how long it would take Washington to withdraw its forces, which have led the battle against the Islamic […]

Prez Trump cancels Davos trip due to US govt shutdown over border wall issue

Washington, Jan 11: President Trump has canceled his planned trip to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, Switzerland, citing the “intransigence” of the Democrats on his funding request to build a controversial wall along the US-Mexico border. Trump was scheduled to attend the five-day […]

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