Price wants to participate in Olympics
Los Angeles , Sep 1 Glamour model Katie Price is keen on being part of the Great Britain (GB) team in the 2016 Olympics and has already started practising horse riding with her horses.
News Archive :: 2012 / 09
McConaughy busy cooking for wife
Los Angeles , Sep 1 Actor Mathew McConaughy is busy cooking for wife Camila Alves as the latter is expecting their third child.
Richie turns to kids for fashion advice
Los Angeles , Sep 1 Fashion designer Nicole Richie trusts her children for their fashion sense and turns to them for any advice.
Lenin monument vandalised in Russia
Moscow , Sep 1 A monument of Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, has been vandalised in St. Petersburg city, according to a museum spokesperson.
29 killed in Nigerian road accident
Abuja , Sep 1 A total of 29 people were killed in a road accident in Nigeria Friday, reported Xinhua.
Butler dating Romanian model?
Los Angeles , Sep 1 Actor Gerard Butler is reportedly dating Romanian model-actress Madalina Ghenea.
Rihanna eyes role in 'Scarface' remake
Los Angeles , Sep 1 Singer Rihanna is reportedly keen on bagging a role in the remake of 1983 film "Scarface".
Stevie Wonder not keen on drugs
London , Sep 1 Singer Stevie Wonder prefers to stay away from drugs because of a bad past experience. He says he felt he'd "lost part of his brain" when he smoked marijuana first.
Iranian first n-plant running at 'full capacity'
Moscow , Sep 1 Iran's first nuclear power station has begun operating at full capacity, a Russian firm said Friday.
UP cops accidentally kill youth
Lucknow , Sep 1 A chase for two chain snatchers by the police in Rae Bareli turned awry Friday night when a youth was shot dead in a shootout, police said Saturday.
Zardari, Manmohan meeting a mere ritual: Pakistani daily
Islamabad , Sep 1 Pakistan has to "dispel the impression that the procrastination of the Mumbai suspects' trial is on purpose", said a leading Pakistani daily that described President Asif Ali Zardari's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Tehran as a mere ritual.
China's manufacturing activity slows
Beijing , Sep 1 China's manufacturing activity further slid in August with the purchasing managers index (PMI) standing at 49.2 percent, the lowest pace in nine months.
UN chief calls for diplomatic solution to Iranian n-issue
United Nations , Sep 1 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has regretted that Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are yet to reach agreement on resolving Iran 's nuclear issue, and pressed for a "diplomatic and negotiated solution" to the prolonged problem.
Mexico to monitor crops, fisheries via satellite
Mexico City , Sep 1 Mexico's government said it will begin using a satellite next month to track the country's agricultural and fishery production on a "permanent and increasingly precise" basis. The satellite is currently in India for its scheduled launch.
`Colombia now South America's No. 2 economy'
Bogota , Sep 1 Colombia has moved ahead of Argentina to become South America's second-largest economy, the outgoing Colombian finance minister said Friday.
Lara Dutta takes people around the world in 20 minutes
Gurgaon , Sep 1 The idea of travelling around the world in just 20 minutes could be implausible for many of us, but not Lara Dutta. The actress took people on a trip around the globe in 20 minutes at the launch of the office of US-based travel website Expedia here Friday night.
Backstreet Boys plan cruise concert
Los Angeles , Sep 1 Popular pop band Backstreet Boys is planning on their first concert cruise to mark their 20 years of togetherness.
Putin wants changes in Russian space industry
Moscow , Sep 1 Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought draft proposals for restructuring the national space industry after a string of accidents that have compromised the country's image as a leading space power.
Randy Jackson quits 'American Idol' judges panel
Los Angeles , Sep 1 Singer Randy Jackson has quit the judges' panel on "American Idol" to being a mentor on the next series.
'Free Pussy Riot' murder suspect held
Moscow , Sep 1 Russian police have arrested a man suspected of murdering two women whose bodies were found beneath a scrawled message, demanding the release of three jailed members of the anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot.
Sri Lanka, China seek to strengthen military ties
Colombo , Sep 1 Sri Lanka and China have sought to strengthen their military ties, said the Sri Lankan defence ministry Friday.
Robbie Williams eyes TV comeback
Los Angeles , Sep 1 Actor Robbie Williams is said to be in talks to return to small screen with the lead role in a new TV comedy.
Tropical fruit a new front in China's African aid
Beijing , Sep 1 Even as only a thin Chinese belt experiences tropical weather, the technology it uses to grow and process tropical fruit may contribute to the country's thriving cooperation with Africa, Xinhua reported.
Obama names Bombay IIT graduate to key post
Washington , Sep 1 President Barack Obama has appointed Romesh Wadhwani, an Indian American founder of several software and IT companies, on board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts.
Jindal defends Romney visit to Louisiana
Washington , Sep 1 As Mitt Romney visited Louisiana's storm-ravaged coast, the state's Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal said he had invited both the Republican presidential nominee and President Barack Obama and there was nothing political about it.
Warm day in Delhi, rain likely
New Delhi , Sep 1 It was a warm and sunny day in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling a notch above average for the season at 26.8 degrees Celsius. The weather department has forecast light showers later in the day.
Defeated Goa poll candidate wants poll expenses back
Panaji , Sep 1 A defeated independent candidate who polled 625 votes in the March assembly polls has written to the Election Commission of India demanding his election expenses back.
Nearly 230,000 Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries: UN
United Nations , Sep 1 The number of registered Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey has reached nearly 230,000, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Badal tells US court summons not properly served
New York , Sep 1 Responding to a US court's summons, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought additional 90 days to defend charges of human rights violations filed against him by a Sikh group.
Toll in Kerala tanker explosion rises to 14
Kannur (Kerala) Sep 1 (IANS) The toll in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker explosion here went up to 14 Saturday.