A court in the United Arab Emirates acquitted two U.S ... We are disappointed that state security did not go with the judge's decision to let them go back to their homes." – Amal EldaratAmal Eldarat quoted U.S....
Stephen Hawking understands the workings of the universe — but says he cannot fathom the popularity of Donald Trump. The British astrophysicist told ITV's morning show Monday that the presumptive Republican Party candidate for U.S. president "is a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.".Hawking also appealed to British voters to vote to keep the United Kingdom inside the European Union in a June 23 referendum ... ....
An American zoo has temporarily closed its gorilla exhibit after staff shot and killed a gorilla who grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into a moat ... Zoo officials said the boy fell after he climbed through a public barrier at the GorillaWorld exhibit on Saturday afternoon....
Lifeguards shut down a Southern California beach on Sunday after a swimmer was pulled injured from the water with bite marks in a possible shark attack, authorities said. The woman, swimming in a wetsuit, was spotted in distress by a lifeguard boat at CoronaDel MarState Beach about 4 p.m., city... ....
Sri Lanka have put up a brave fight in the follow-on with Dinesh Chandimal (54*) and Milinda Siriwardana (35*) in the middle after Angelo Mathews departed for 80. Still, Sri Lanka trail by 88 runs to avoid yet another innings defeat and lose the three-match series. Sri Lanka stand at 309/5 when play begins on Day 4 at Chester-le-Street. Catch live cricket score and updates between England vs Sri Lanka ...2007 hrs IST ... 79 runs ... 1831 hrs IST ... ....
(Source. Generali Investments Europe SpA) 30. 30.05.2016. PRESS RELEASE. Southern European equities. time to invest. Southern European companies show low valuations and upside potential ... "Clear signs point in that direction, including the economic growth in Spain and a rapidly rising employment in Italy ... Generali Investments is part of the Generali Group which was established in 1831 in Trieste as Assicurazioni Generali Austro-Italiche....
A Revolutionary War soldier’s memory will endure with the dedication of a new gravestone. A special ceremony honoring William HenryBrandenburg, Jr. in New CarlisleCemetery capped the annual New Carlisle Memorial DayParade and Memorial Day service Saturday ... “We like to keep track of the soldiers who served,” Suther said ... “It’s a process,” said McWhorter ... Two of the remaining markers incorrectly indicate 1831 as the year of death....
A Revolutionary War soldier’s memory will endure with the dedication of a new gravestone. A special ceremony honoring William HenryBrandenburg, Jr. in New CarlisleCemetery capped the annual New Carlisle Memorial Dayparade and service Saturday ... “We like to keep track of the soldiers who served,” Suther said. “We needed to see what we could do for Brandenburg.” ... Two of the remaining markers incorrectly indicate 1831 as the year of death....
-->. In her beautifully conceived book, Andrea Aulf takes on the challenge to make German scientist, explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt relevant again, says Yajnaseni Chakraborty ... So the challenge that Wulf takes on is to make Humboldt relevant again, basing her saga on Humboldt's epic journey to the Americas in 1799, a journey that was no less momentous than Darwin's legendary voyage on HMS Beagle in 1831 ... Info. ....
In an era of reboots, you’d think "Roots" would be the one classic that we could agree we don’t need to remake ... So why is the History Channel airing a four-night, reimagined take, starting Memorial Day? ... In October, Fox Searchlight will release Nate Parker’s "The Birth of a Nation," which tells the story of Nat Turner, who in 1831 orchestrated the bloodiest slave uprising in American history ... We keep it beating ... ....
Synchronized beautifully in 2004 by a senior aide to Bush Jr ... We’re history’s actors . ... ism ...U.S ... Born in Paris, July 29th, 1805, he travels to America in 1831 and publishes the tome upon which his fame rests, Democracy in America, in the year of his thirtieth birthday, 1835 and in which he observed that America was creating ”…a distinct species of mankind…(http.//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/american-exceptionalism/)....
When new countries rise to power, the transition can end badly, often in war ... To the contrary, there’s a temptation to support India, a like-minded democracy, as a counterweight against the growing power of authoritarian China ... Both shared some, but not all, of Britain’s values ... counterparts as America’s power grew—including America’s land grab in the Mexican War, and its practice of slavery, which the British outlawed in 1831 ... * * * ... ....