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Mallex's whirlwind week ends with game-winner (Atlanta Braves)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Apr 2016
Smith returned to the lineup on Tuesday, but he went hitless in three at-bats. However, the 22-year-old rookie followed that by registering his first career stolen base on Wednesday ... 'But the kid battles, and he's got confidence in himself, and good for him.'. As Smith was packing his bag to head back to Atlanta, the scar above his eye from Tuesday still very visible, he described his game-winning hit off Marlins reliever Edwin Jackson....

Mallex's whirlwind week ends with game-winner

Edit MLB 18 Apr 2016
MIAMI -- It's been quite the whirlwind week for Mallex Smith, one that ended Sunday afternoon with his first Major League RBI, driving in the game-winning run in the Braves' 6-5 10-innings win over the Marlins. Ranked as the Braves' No ... As Smith was packing his bag to head back to Atlanta, the scar above his eye from Tuesday still very visible, he described his game-winning hit off Marlins reliever Edwin Jackson....

Editorial: Can’t bank with the 3Cs

Edit Yahoo Daily News 18 Apr 2016
It is ironic that Vinod Rai, the former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), should be talking of getting banks to start lending again. As chairman of the Bank Board Bureau, he has said the board’s first priority is to kick-start lending activity among state-run banks without fearing any bureaucratic overhang ... This has damaged the psyche of lenders, causing them to become over-cautious....

Pro-impeachment camp moves closer to victory in Brazil

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 18 Apr 2016
More than two hours into voting, the pro-impeachment camp was leading 254 to 87 ... A close ally of the president lamented that many of her colleagues had "betrayed" Rousseff ... Temer, a 75-year-old with the Brazilian Democratic Movement, a party bereft of any concrete ideology that has a reputation for backroom wheeling and dealing, has tried to cast himself as a statesman above the fray and a unifying force that can heal a scarred nation....

Brazil lower house OKs impeaching president, sends to Senate

Edit Tampa Bay Online 18 Apr 2016
Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks in managing the federal budget to maintain spending and shore up support ... The measure now goes to the Senate ... Temer, a 75-year-old with the Brazilian Democratic Movement, a party without any concrete ideology that has a reputation for backroom wheeling and dealing, has tried to cast himself as a statesman above the fray and a unifying force that can heal a scarred nation....

Is Russia Provoking The US? Russian Jet Barrel Rolls Air Force Plane (VIDEO)

Edit Inquisitr 18 Apr 2016
An incident that can perhaps best be described as straight out of the movie “Top Gun” took place last week when a Russian jet barrel rolled a US Air Force reconnaissance plane, CNN reported. US European Command revealed Saturday that the incident took place during a routine flight Thursday over the Baltic Sea ... Are the Russians provoking the US?....

India-US Logistics deal a US coup, but India needs to tread carefully

Edit DNA India 18 Apr 2016
After years of rejecting to be part of the US camp, India appears to be more than willing to sign the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) ... For the US, getting India this close to signing is a coup as the latter is not only the most populous democracy in the world, but also one of the most aggressive military arms buyers ... Hence, the need for a warm handshake with the US....

US embassy issues travel advisory for Americans

Edit Dawn 18 Apr 2016
The embassy of the United States (US) has issued a warning to the US citizens not to visit Marriott Hotel Islamabad for the next several days ... An advisory issued by the US embassy stated that the embassy was aware of a general but uncorroborated threat against the hotel. US citizens were advised to avoid the area for the next several days to allow time to assess the situation....

US' words and actions not conducive to reduce tension

Edit China Daily 18 Apr 2016
When US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said while aboard a US aircraft carrier on Friday that the only reason the United States' presence in the region is an issue is because of China's behavior over the last year, he failed to mention what the situation was like in the South China Sea before the US increased its military presence there....

'US sacrifices basic principle of justice for political expediency'

Edit Press TV 18 Apr 2016
Barry Grossman, who is based on the Indonesian island of Bali, made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Sunday while commenting on a recent US court ruling against Iran over 9/11, and a bill, if passed by the US Congress, would take away immunity from foreign governments in cases “arising from a terrorist attack that kills an American on American soil.”....

Malaysia's Exports to US Surge Although Overall Imports Into US Decline

Edit Topix 18 Apr 2016
By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, April 17 -- Although the overall US imports have been declining, Malaysia's exports to the US have surged, defying the general trend. "While the overall trend suggests that US global trade had declined, Malaysia's trade surged during the first two months of 2016 according to the US Department of Commerce," the New York-based ......

Saudis Issue Warning To US Over 9/11 Bill

Edit Inquisitr 18 Apr 2016
Saudi Arabia has issued a warning to the US, threatening the Obama administration and members of Congress with promises to “sell off hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets held by the kingdom,” if the so-called 9/11 bill is passed, reported the New York Times ... of major friction between the US and Saudi Arabia....

Mahatma gone, soul remains

Edit The Times of India 18 Apr 2016
Rasam kirya of the last of the Hero brothers Satyanand Munjal, who passed away on April 14, was held at a resort on Ferozepur road on Sunday ... The best way to keep him alive among us is to try to replicate his good deeds and we will continue to do so.". Sunil Kant Munjal, while paying homage to his uncle Satyanand Munjal, said, "This is the 4th setback for our family in recent times and this is end of one generation for us....
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