Tel Aviv, May 19 (DPA) US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a show of cordiality when they met in Washington which commentators saw as setting the tone for future relations between Tel Aviv and its key ally.
Despite predictions, there was no “blow up” between the two men, possibly, as commentator Brett Stephens noted in the Wall Street Journal, because “the last thing” Netanyahu and Obama need “is to get into a giant contest of wills” this early into their respective administrations.
London, May 19 (IANS) The Speaker of Britain’s lower house of parliament Tuesday announced he will resign next month over his handling of a scandal on MPs’ expenses, becoming the first British Speaker to be forced out of office in over 300 years.
“Since I came to the house 30 years ago I have always felt that the House is at its best when it is united. In order that unity can be maintained, I have decided that I will relinquish the office of Speaker on Sunday, the 21st of June,” Michael Martin told the House of Commons.
Geneva, May 19 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that cooperation was needed from the private sector to tackle the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu.
Ban was addressing delegates at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, just after a meeting he held with the representatives of some 30 pharmaceutical companies.
Pretoria, May 19 (IANS) The bodies of all three South African Air Force pilots have been retrieved following a massive search operation in the Woodstock Dam area in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province where their aircraft crashed a week ago, officials said Tuesday.
The pilots were onboard an Agusta A109 helicopter when it crashed in the area last Tuesday.
Mexico City, May 19 (EFE) The police have found severed heads of three men inside a cooler on a roadside in southern Mexico.
The grisly find was made near a tollbooth in the Union de Isidoro Montes de Oca city, the Guerrero state Public Safety Secretariat said in a statement Monday.
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Whether you’re about to kiss your girl friend or begin a job interview, how would you know whether your breath is sweet and clean.
Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers have come up with a tiny breath test which lets you know whether malodorous bacteria are swarming all over your mouth. A blue result suggests you need a toothbrush. But if it’s clear, you’re “okay to kiss”.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Singer/actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is planning to launch a career in country music.
London, May 19 (ANI): A ginger and white cat has been nicknamed ‘Spidercat’ because of its unique ability to scale the walls of his master’s home in Denny, near Falkirk, Scotland, to sneak indoors via the upstairs balcony door.
London, May 19 (ANI): Dieters often fail to stick to low-fat regimes due to politeness while they are out at some restaurant or social gathering with their friends or families, according to a study.
Published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, the study was part of research into the issues facing people looking to lose weight by following very low fat diets.For the study, dietitian Dr. Louisa Whitfield-Brown and her colleagues invited patients attending the Lipid Clinic at the Manchester Royal Infirmary to share their progress on the very low fat diets.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): American rapper Kanye West has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor vandalism, battery and grand theft charges in the paparazzi scuffle case that took place at Los Angeles International Airport on September 11.