London, Jan.1 (ANI): North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, official news agency KCNA reported. "The fundamental task for ensuring peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in the rest of Asia is to put an end to the hostile relationship between the DPRK (North Korea) and the USA," it said in a report of a joint newspaper editorial on the country's foreign policy stance. (Continue reading)
London, Jan 1 (ANI): Researchers at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich have developed a machine that works as an accurate working model of a human stomach. (Continue reading)
London, Jan.1 (ANI): Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has described Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as a very good magician for the way he continues to predict who will or will not achieve the Premier League title in 2009-10. The Blues boss is bewildered by Wenger's constant claims that the Stamford Bridge outfit will drop points and collapse under the pressure of the closest championship race for years. Wenger first claimed the Blues were vulnerable despite being crushed 3-0 at the Emirates at the end of November. Ancelotti has hit back and insisted: "If Wenger said that after that game, he must be a very good magician.”"I have never said that Chelsea are unbeatable. There is no such team in football. We have had some problems in December and didn't win some important games. But the fact is that we are still top of the table and that means we have done better than any other team over the first six months,” The Sun quoted Ancelotti, as saying."Chelsea are in first place and we deserve to be there. We have done a very good job to maintain that position even though we have dropped some points by drawing against Everton, West Ham and Birmingham recently. But the other teams have also had their bad moments and we have come through our period that was not so good. Now I think the problems are over for Chelsea," he added. (Continue reading)
Karachi, Jan.1 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he has some ‘political weapons’, which he could use to thwart threats facing the democratic government. (Continue reading)
Cape Town (S. Africa), Jan.1 (ANI): England all-rounder Stuard Broad has proved he can win Test matches, and also knows that he has to be better behaved on the field. (Continue reading)
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 1 (ANI): A five-day photo exhibition was organised by a Buddhist monastery at Dharamsala here to commemorate twenty years of the passing away of the tenth Panchen Lama. The exhibition concluded on Thursday. (Continue reading)
Solan (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 1 (ANI): A five days sports meet was organised by the All India Tribal Welfare Council solely for tribal communities members at Solan here between December 27 and 31. (Continue reading)
Cape Town (S.Africa), Jan.1 (ANI): England all-rounder Stuart Broad has denied former India captain Sunil Gavaskar's claim that he gets preferential treatment because his father, Chris, is an International Cricket Council match referee. "I get treated like everyone else," The Guardian quoted Broad, as saying as England prepared for the third Test against South Africa, which begins at Newlands on Sunday. (Continue reading)
Nevada (US), Jan 1 (ANI): Oscar winner musician A.R. Rahman’s (Slumdog Millionaire) three albums will be released in the near future, according to reports. (Continue reading)
Nevada (US), Jan 1 (ANI): The renowned Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) in Australia will reportedly open with 21 repetitions of sacred ‘Gayatri Mantra’ followed by ‘hari aum’ on three Fridays and Saturdays in January. Before the Gallery is open to the public, atmosphere of temple worship in India will be recreated through music [...] (Continue reading)