Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Obama pushes for calm in angry Russia-Turkey row
LE BOURGET (AFP) – US President Barack Obama pushed Monday for a de-escalation of a furious war of words over Turkeys downing of a Russian warplane, a White House official said.Obama called for an easing of inflamed Russia-Turkey tensions in a closed-door meeting with Russias Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a climate summit in Paris, the...
Boxing: Fury vows to be ‘most charming champ since Ali’
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AFP) – Britains Tyson Fury has vowed to be the most charismatic champion since Muhammad Ali after delivering on his promise to dethrone Wladimir Klitschko and become the new world heavyweight champion.I always said what I would do and I delivered. I didnt have this confidence for nothing, beamed Fury, 27, after his...
Russia-Turkey war of words escalates over downed warplane
MOSCOW (AFP) – Moscow slapped sanctions on Ankara on Friday as the war of words over a downed Russian warplane escalated, with Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning Russia not to play with fire.Russia announced it was halting a visa-free regime for Turkish visitors, after threatening a raft of retaliatory economic measures to...
Football: Mourinho confident of Chelsea progress
HAIFA (AFP) – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was in playful but confident mood following the 4-0 Champions League victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv that edged them closer to the knock-out rounds.The Portuguese manager began his post-match press conference by asking journalists for a calculator so he could figure out what Chelsea would have to do...
Amazon founder Bezos’ rocket company passes landing test
CAPE CANAVERAL(Reuters) – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said on Tuesday his space transportation company, Blue Origin, plans about two more years of test flights before it will offer rides to passengers.On Monday, Blue Origin successfully landed a suborbital rocket back at its launch site, a key step in its drive to make reusable rockets, the...
Football: Brilliant Barcelona, Bayern through to last 16
PARIS (AFP) – Holders Barcelona celebrated qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League with another stunning display on Tuesday, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi both scoring twice in a 6-1 win against Roma.The Catalans and Bayern Munich both secured their places in the knockout draw and demonstrated once again why they are surely the...
Football: Chelsea on brink of last 16 after Maccabi win
HAIFA (AFP) – Chelsea cruised to an easy 4-0 Champions League victory over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv in Haifa on Tuesday to close in on the last 16.The victory, coupled with Dynamo Kievs 2-0 win at Porto, means Chelsea only need a draw at home to the Portuguese in two weeks to guarantee their passage to the knockout stage.Gary Cahill gave the...
Russia says recession over but economic pain goes on
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russias economy minister on Monday said the country has edged out of recession but the crisis-hit economy remains mired deep in trouble. According to formal indicators the recession in the Russian economy has finished, minister Alexei Ulyukaev was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti news agency.A recession is usually defined as...
‘Two militants’ killed, three arrested in north Paris shootout
PARIS (AFP) -Two suspected terrorists were killed, including a woman who blew herself up, in a shootout Wednesday in north Paris with police hunting the mastermind of last weeks attacks on the French capital, sources said.As troops patrolled the streets, heavily-armed police swapped gunfire with people holed up in an apartment in the suburb of...
Two dead in Paris siege, including woman who blew herself up: police
PARIS (AFP) – Two suspected militants holed up in an apartment north of Paris died during a police siege on Wednesday, including a woman who detonated an explosives vest, according to police sources.At least three police were injured in the operation targeting Belgian militant Abdelhamid Abaaoud, believed to be the mastermind of the attacks...
