Section: Daily News & Analysis (India)
Plane that crashed in South Sudan was in no state to fly
The decades-old Antonov plane that crashed today in South Sudan, killing at least 36 people, “was is no state to fly”, the Ukraine-based aircraft company said. “The An-12B was is no state to fly because it failed to undergo timely technical servicing… that should have included work on extending its resources and...
US, Russian fighters communicate over Syria in test: Pentagon
US and Russian fighter pilots communicated directly in the skies over Syria on Wednesday in a successful test of new procedures for avoiding incidents as they pursue separate air campaigns, the Pentagon said. Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the test, carried out between one aircraft from each side over south central Syria, lasted three minutes and...
EPL 2015: Chelsea old boys give their verdict on the club’s form slump
Chelsea finished eight points clear of their nearest rivals at the top of the Premier League last season but the champions have suffered a complete collapse this term, lying sixth from bottom with 11 points from 11 matches. Reuters has asked four Stamford Bridge stalwarts from the past two questions: What has gone so wrong this season?, and What...
EPL 2015: Jose Mourinho denies rumours of player revolt at Chelsea
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho rejected suggestions there was a player revolt against him on Tuesday and dismissed reports that one player would rather lose than play for him as “dishonest”. He also said he expected to be at Chelsea for the remainder of his four-year contract and that Chelsea would finish first or second in their...
Champions League: Jose Mourinho needs a win as Dynamo Kiev visit London
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will be scrutinised more closely than ever as his ailing side take on Dynamo Kiev in Champions League Group G on Wednesday. Despite having won the competition twice, with Porto and Inter Milan, the Portugese is under increasing pressure now that the Premier League champions have been beaten five times in their past...
Former China diplomat pins blame for refugee crisis on West
The West is to blame for the refugee crisis confronting Europe after it interfered in the affairs of Middle Eastern countries to try and push its own values, such as democracy, but only caused chaos, a former senior Chinese diplomat has said. A bitterly divided European Union is battling to cope with hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war...
Russia detains head of Ukrainian library for stocking ‘extremist’ books
Russian investigators said on Thursday they had detained the director of a Moscow library specialising in Ukrainian literature and opened a criminal case to establish whether she was guilty of inciting ethnic hatred. The arrest of 58-year-old Natalya Sharina followed a search of the library which investigators said had uncovered printed material...
As Obama weighed patrol to counter China, Pentagon urged faster action
The US naval challenge to China’s territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea this week came after months of frustration within the Pentagon at what some defence officials saw as unnecessary delays by the White House and State Department in approving the mission. As early as mid-May, the Pentagon was considering sending military...
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene sign up for Pakistan Super League
The PCB has announced that Sri Lankan stalwarts Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have signed up for the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League. The Lankan legends, who retired this year from all forms of cricket are the first official signings of the league, although the PCB has announced that around 150 overseas players have given...
Roger Federer easily beats Mikhail Kukushkin in Swiss Indoors
Roger Federer bounced back to form with a quick-fire win over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan on Tuesday as he began his bid for a seventh title at his hometown tournament in Basel. The Swiss maestro had been dumped out by Spain’s unheralded Albert Ramos-Vinolas in his opening match at the Shanghai Masters last time out but recovered his...
