Houston to get posthumous award
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS) Whitney Houston will be honoured posthumously at the Billboard Music Awards to be held May 20.
Read MorePakistan is a ‘black hole’ for US aid
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US lawmakers of both Democratic and Republican parties have slammed the Obama administration’s request for $2.4 billion for Pakistan, calling it a “black hole” where the US has “sunk” $24 billion over the last decade.
Read MoreSikhs in turbans can now serve Washington police
Washington, May 17 (IANS) Sikh police officers in the American capital will be allowed to wear turbans, beards and other religious items while on the job.
Read MoreCrime statistics won’t be fudged: Puerto Rico top cop
San Juan, May 17 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rico’s police chief pledged Wednesday to crack down on the doctoring of crime figures on the island, a day after media reports about a probe into law-enforcement officers who allegedly tinkered with the statistics.
Read MoreKazakhstan launches national superhero contest
Astana, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan has announced a contest to create a national superhero who will be named after the Central Asian country’s capital.
Read MoreMobiles making Britons lose their manners
London, May 17 (IANS) Britons seem to be doing away with their traditional good manners, as a survey has found two out of three people in Britain wouldn’t mind answering a call on their cellphone despite being on a dinner date.
Read MoreGaddafi’s $25 mn Italian hotel complex seized
Rome, May 17 (IANS/AKI) A 20-million euro ($25 million) hotel complex and land owned in Italy by the family of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have been seized.
Read MoreSouth Sudan to get anti-aircraft missiles
Khartoum, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The chief of general staff of South Sudan’s military has pledged that within a few months the country will acquire anti-aircraft missiles to defend its territory from attacks by neighbouring Sudan.
Read More8 Indian-Americans get medal for community service
New York, May 17 (IANS) Eight Indian-Americans are among the recipients of this year’s Ellis Island Medal of Honour presented to more than 100 immigrants for their community service.
Read MoreChaurasia’s magic flute charms Poles
Warsaw, May 17 (IANS) The profile of Poland has gone up by many notches as a cultural destination for Indian artists. After Bollywood films and translations of Urdu masters into Polish language, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaursia, one of the doyens of Indian classical music maestro, enthralled the Polish crowd in three cities – Wroclaw, Krakow and Warsaw.
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