NY Times prints Northup correction after 161 years
March 5, 2014
The New York Times has printed a correction for misspelling 161 years ago the name of a free black man who was sold into slavery and whose memoirs were turned into the Oscar-winning movie 12 Years a Slave.
China targets 7.5% GDP growth for 2014
March 5, 2014
BEIJING: China on Tuesday targeted a modest 7.5 per cent GDP growth in 2014, unchanged from last year, as the government looks to steer the economy onto a more sustainable and balanced path.
US plans $280mn military aid to Pakistan, cuts civilian aid
March 5, 2014
WASHINGTON: Arguing that Pakistan will remain a key player in counter terrorism post-2014, the U.S. has proposed $280 million in military assistance to the country, although it wants to cut civilian aid in an effort to acknowledge India’s concerns about misuse of the funds.
Nasa plots daring robotic mission to Jupiter’s watery moon
March 5, 2014
WASHINGTON: Nasa is plotting a daring robotic mission to Jupiter's watery moon Europa, a place where astronomers speculate there might be some form of life.
Last year, scientists discovered liquid plumes of water shooting up through Europa's ice.
Obama says Putin’s claims on Crimea ‘not fooling anybody’
March 4, 2014
WASHINGTON/KIEV: US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin's rationale for his incursion into Crimea was not "fooling anybody" and said Russian "meddling" would push states away from Moscow.
US Secretary of State John Kerry
Asia Cup 2014: Afridi’s blitzkrieg snatches victory for Pakistan, knocks India...
March 4, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Pakistan 329 for 7 (Shehzad 103, Alam 74, Afridi 59, Hafeez 52) beat Bangladesh 326 for 3 (Anamul 100, Kayes 59, Mominul 51, Mushfiqur 51* ) by three wickets
Shahid Afridi came out hitting and helped Pakistan pull off their highest chase in ODIs
Singapore named the world’s most expensive city
March 4, 2014
Singapore has topped 131 cities globally to become the world's most expensive city to live in 2014, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Singapore has been moving up the ranks of the world's most expensive cities to live in over the last decade
Pope Francis accidentally drops F-bomb during Vatican address
March 4, 2014
"To err is human; to forgive, divine", said the English poet Alexander Pope. Words that may be of some comfort to his namesake (sort of) Pope Francis after he accidentally used some distinctly unholy language during a papal address to thousands in St Peter's Square.
Pope Francis
India among most dangerous places in world
March 4, 2014
NEW DELHI: You are more likely to die in a bomb blast in India than in Afghanistan. Strange as it may sound, government data show that India is among the most dangerous places in the world as far as bomb blasts per year are concerned - next only to Iraq and Pakistan, with even war-torn Afghanistan and Syria doing better.
Indian cricket team’s work ethic abysmal: Gavaskar
March 3, 2014
They have not practised well and there can nothing be something like optional practice, Gavaskar said after India’s narrow loss against Pakistan
