adminNo fresh contract negotiations for Suarez at Liverpool
LONDON. – Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre claims the club will not open fresh contract negotiations with Luis Suarez until the end of the season.
Germans in a hurry
BERLIN. – Germany coach Joachim Loew has said he is eager to dispatch the Republic of Ireland and confirm the German’s Brazil 2014 berth in tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier in…
Djokovic withers storm
SHANGHAI. – Defending champion Novak Djokovic shrugged off a injury scare to win his Shanghai Masters tennis opener yesterday, keeping alive the prospect of a mouth-watering quarter-final with Roger Federer,…
World Bank warns about US default threat
WASHINGTON. – World Bank President Jim Yong Kim yesterday said even the threat of a US default could hurt emerging markets and the world’s most vulnerable people.
Sri Lanka slams Canada over Chogm
COLOMBO. – Sri Lanka said yesterday that Canada’s Prime Minister was “totally isolated” in his decision to boycott a Commonwealth summit in Colombo in protest at alleged war crimes and…
Obama calls in lawmakers on political crisis
WASHINGTON. — President Barack Obama yesterday announced plans to invite all Republican and Democratic lawmakers to the White House to talk about the bitter impasse which shut the government and…
Watchdog seeks temporary Syria truces
THE HAGUE. — Head of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog called yesterday for temporary ceasefires in Syria’s raging civil war in order to meet tight disarmament deadlines.
Morsi trial set for November 4
CAIRO. — An Egyptian court yesterday set November 4 for the trial of Mohamed Morsi for inciting the murder of protesters, a move likely to further anger the ousted Islamist…
Three scientists win Nobel Prize for Chemistry
STOCKHOLM. – Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry yesterday for developing computer models to simulate chemical processes, providing a revolutionary tool for drug designers and engineers.
Western brands linked to fire-hit Bangladesh factory
SRIPUR. – Leading Western clothing brands including H&M and French supermarket Carrefour admitted their links yesterday to the latest factory tragedy in Bangladesh after an overnight fire killed seven workers…