San Diego Padres – TeamReport
ST. LOUIS — San Diego manager Bud Black finished his postgame briefing with the press Thursday night and then asked the departing horde a question. “What did you guys see?” he said. While Black was calm about it, there’s no question he felt the Padres got the short end of... read more »
Red Sox miss tag, lose to Astros 5-3 in 10 innings
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox lost two leads, two challenges and eventually the game. Houston ended Boston’s four-game winning streak by rallying past the Red Sox 5-3 in 10 innings on Friday night, giving the Astros their first victory at Fenway Park. The Red Sox nearly got out of a jam in the... read more »
No Russian troops in humanitarian convoy, Moscow tells US
Russian defence minister assured US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel on Friday that the humanitarian convoy Moscow sent to Ukraine is not carrying any Russian troops, the Pentagon said. Mr. Hagel and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoygu, spoke over telephone, Efe quoted Defence Department... read more »
Perry indictment exposes Texas’ political divide
AUSTIN — A grand jury has indicted Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry on two felony counts of abuse of power for making good on a veto threat — a case the possible 2016 presidential hopeful is dismissing as nakedly political, but which his opponents say is just deserts. The indictments for abuse... read more »
Gold extends gains on safe-haven bids
Gold prices on Friday rose further by Rs. 150 to Rs. 28,500 per ten gram in the national capital, tracking robust international markets as investors took shelter in precious metal on fears... read more »
World Bank chief to meet Modi, review key development priorities
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week to understand his development priorities. Mr. Kim, who arrives in New Delhi on Monday on a three-day... read more »
College girl gang-raped
A 19-year-old college girl was on Friday gang raped by four youths after tying her 24-year-old male friend to a tree in a grove at Rayakottai village of Denkanikottai taluk in Krishnagiri... read more »
Two American-Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza
The US on Monday confirmed that two Americans who were soldiers with the Israel Defense Force have been killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip. “We can confirm the deaths of US citizens Max... read more »
NASA celebrates 45 years of moon landing
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Forty-five years later, NASA will celebrate on Monday the giant leap by... read more »
