England receive injury blow as Townsend replaces Sterling on October 3, 2016BURTON-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom: Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend has replaced Raheem Sterling in the England squad after the in-form Manchester City forward withdrew due to injury, the Football Association announced on Monday. Townsend, 25, was last called up for England’s pre-Euro 2016 friendlies against Turkey and Australia. He has won 11 caps and scored three […]
Ivory trade vote exposes divisions on saving elephant on October 3, 2016JOHANNESBURG: The global conference that governs wildlife trade voted on Monday against strengthening the ban on ivory sales, exposing bitter divisions among African countries and experts over elephant conservation. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) rejected a proposal to include all African elephants in its highest category of protection, which bans trade […]
Venus Williams crashes out of China Open on October 3, 2016BEIJING: Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams crashed out of the first round of the China Open to Chinese wildcard Peng Shuai on Monday. World number one Angelique Kerber, meanwhile, continued her stellar season by beating qualifier Katerina Siniakova in two sets in her opening match in Beijing. After a close first set, the former […]
Facebook formalises buy-and-sell marketplace on October 3, 2016SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook launched new online “Marketplace” on Monday allowing members of the huge social network to buy and sell with each other. The new feature puts Facebook squarely in competition with local online selling platforms led by Craigslist, and offers an alternative to marketplaces like eBay. Facebook said the new program formalises what some […]
Japan investigates cause of death in hospital on October 3, 2016TOKYO: Japanese police are probing the deaths of 46 patients on the same floor of a hospital where a pair of elderly men were fatally poisoned, reports said on Monday. The two men’s post-mortem determined they’re cause of death by a chemical found in disinfectant, public broadcaster NHK and other media reported earlier. Police reportedly […]
Syria faces back-to-back suicide attacks on October 3, 2016DAMASCUS: At least two suicide bombers exploded in Syria on Monday – leaving two people dead and others wounded – state media reported. Citing a police source inside the city, state news agency SANA said the attacks hit Assi Square in the Hama’s city centre about 15 minutes apart. Hama Governor Ghassan Khalaf told Syrian […]
Volcano of fire spewing lava, evacuations underway on October 2, 2016COLIMA, Mexico: Mexican authorities evacuated 400 people as a precaution due to a major volcano spewing lava, officials said. Authorities imposed a security perimeter of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) around the ‘Volcano of Fire’ in the western state of Colima. They evacuated the small villages of La Becerrera and La Yerbabuena “to protect families” in […]
People of Aleppo face hell: UN on October 2, 2016GENEVA: Civilians under bombardment in Syria’s rebel-held east Aleppo are facing “a level of savagery that no human should have to endure,” the UN aid chief said Sunday. Stephen O’Brien, who heads the United Nations humanitarian office (OCHA), issued a fresh plea to ease the suffering of 250,000 people besieged by the Russian-backed Syrian government […]
Cafe blast injures 90 people on October 2, 2016MADRID: A gas explosion at a cafe in the southern Spanish town of Velez injured around 90 people, five of them seriously, rescue services said on Sunday. Most of the injured suffered cuts from flying debris or bruising from falls as they fled in confusion. Rescue services, which received dozens of calls from people fearing […]
United held at home despite “best performance all season on October 2, 2016MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his side could have scored six goals after their “best performance all season” saw them being held to a 1-1 draw by Stoke City at Old Trafford on Sunday. It looked as if substitute Anthony Martial’s 69th-minute goal secured all three points for United against a Stoke side […]