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Well known Chinese athletes such as Yao Ming – a member of the bidding team for the games – see the awarding of the bid to Beijing as an opportunity to ignite interest in winter sports here.

President Bach said: “With this approval, all of us convey a sign of desire to this early the world of South Sudan; a symbol of trust because exercise develops connects between mankind and cultures”. “This will put your nation on the world map”, he added.

Nigeria’s army has reported freeing almost 180 hostages held by Boko Haram jihadists in a rescue operation in the war-torn northeast of the country. The military said 67 of those freed were women.

Terrorism had no religion and colour and BJP never uses the term “Muslim terror” but “jihadi terror“, Prasad said, asking Congress President Sonia Gandhi to clarify on the her son’s comments. As the protests intensified, he hit back, “In this...

As tourists swarmed Parliament Hill and blinding summer sunshine bathed Rideau Hall, Harper emerged to confirm that Gov. Gen. David Johnston had indeed dissolved Parliament, launching the longest campaign in Canada since 1872. Now is not the time for the kind of risky economic...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several camps of the Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country, an army statement said Sunday.

With chances of a smooth session appearing bleak and crucial legislations getting stalled, the BJP has drummed up its political attack on the Congress leadership.

The worldwide Olympic Committee officially recognized the World Flying Disc Federation on Sunday, creating the opportunity for the organization to receive IOC funding and potential inclusion in the Olympic Games.

Uber Technologies Inc has closed a brand new spherical of funding that values the web taxi-hailing firm at nearly $51 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing individuals conversant in the matter.

“Let me wish you a very bright future”, IOC President Thomas Bach said.

The performance of the cigarette business during the quarter reflects the extremely challenging operating environment for the legal cigarette industry in India which is facing unprecedented pressure on sales volumes, it said.

“With more investments in product, hiring and payment solutions, we expect to grow at an even faster rate”, Jain said.

Obama earned vociferous applause from 4,500 Kenyans at a sports arena in the capital, Nairobi, by throwing down the gauntlet over the rights of women and girls.

Williamson County country music star Lynn Anderson, 67, died Thursday, July 30, after a brief illness caused her hospitalization at Vanderbilt Medical Center.

This first presidential visit to his ancestral home at the fag-end of his second term is the ultimate triumph of the “politics of symbolism” that has characterised Obama’s engagement with Africa.