Prince Harry ‘to join US military academy’
After being commissioned an officer in the British Army, Prince Harry will join the US Military Academy at Camp Buckner, a cadet training centre at West Point in New York, for a three-day training.
The third-in-line to the British throne will take part in live-fire drills and watch field exercises at Camp Buckner, 40 miles [...]
US and Russia: from Cold War foes to burger buddies
American and Russian leaders once arrived at Cold War summits ready to swap fierce rhetorical grillings.
But when presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev met today, the grilling was of a purely culinary kind, as they dodged superpower protocol to slip out to one of the US leader’s favourite burger joints.
Artist DREW TAL’s solo exhibition at Emmanuel Fremin Gallery New York
Drew Tal, New York photographer, NY photographer, digital photography, nude photography
Tranen Capital Ltd. Establishes European Presence
Tranen Capital Ltd. is pleased to announce two new office locations, in
Zurich, Switzerland and Dublin, Ireland, that will be servicing
European-based clients. Tranen Capital will be sponsoring and speaking both
at the Institutional Investors Congress in Vienna, Austria, February 21-22
and in Monte Carlo, Monaco on June 14-17. Tranen Capital is an alternative
investment Fund focused on the Life [...]
Snow Valley Resort biggest and luxurious hotels opened in Dalhousie
Snow Valley Resort presents one of the biggest and luxurious hotels in Dalhousie. The hotel is equipped with all the latest facilities and has 48 rooms with great ambience. Located at The Mall Dalhousie, this hotel presents the visitors with a pleasing view and comfort at its best. This new hotel in the prime location [...]
China says no concessions on Tibet’s sovereignt
China has told the envoys of the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama that it would make “no concessions” on Tibet’s sovereignty.
Top Chinese Communist Party officials concluded the ninth round of secret talks with special envoys in Beijing and issued a brief statement.
At least 24 people killed in incidents in Mexico
At least 24 people were killed in separate incidents in northern Mexico as the country reeled from a wave of drug-related violence.
In Ciudad Juarez, gunmen drove up to a house where a high school party was in full swing and opened fire killing 14 people and wounding 17 others, the city public safety agency said.
Eight dead, many drowned in Indonesia boat sinking
Eight people were killed and more than 20 others are feared to have drowned after their speed boat sank in heavy seas off eastern Indonesia last week, officials said today.
Rajapaksa sacks 12 senior military officers in SLanka
Sri Lanka today sacked 12 senior military officers for being a “threat to national security” and hatching “political conspiracy” during the just-concluded Presidential Polls.
Sources said President Mahinda Rajapaksa sent the officers on “compulsory retirement” for hatching a “political conspiracy” during the January 26 polls that saw incumbent Rajapaksa trouncing his former Army Chief Gen Sarath [...]
N Ireland Catholics, Protestants close to new pact
Northern Ireland’s rival leaders said today they are close to clinching a new power-sharing agreement that would save their Catholic-Protestant coalition following a week of round-the-clock talks.