Saturday, July 23rd, 2016
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 logo released
DUBAI, 23 JULY (DNA) – With exactly a year to go to the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, the International Cricket Council on Saturday released the event logo which reflects the unique connection between the spirit of the sport and its place of origin in England and Wales. The 11th edition of the tournament, which was launched before the men’s event in 1973 in England, will get underway on 26 June 2017 and culminate with the final at Lord’s on 23 July 2017. Eight sides will goRead More
Coup attempt was not action of Turkish armed forces: Ambassador Sadik Girgin
ISLAMABD, (DNA) – Ambassador of Turkey Sadik Babur Girgin has said the coup attempt of July 15 was not an action of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) as an institution. The fact that the number of military personnel detained after the coup attempt amounts to less than one percent of the strength of the TAF is a clear demonstration of this. The ambassador further said, the High Command of TAF and the majority of the army declared their opposition to the attempt from the beginning. Chief of General Staff andRead More
German-Iranian gunman kills nine in Munich shopping mall
MUNICH: An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire in a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening, killing at least nine people in the third attack against civilians in Western Europe in eight days. The pistol-wielding attacker, identified by Munich Police Chief Hubertus Andrae as a dual national, was later found dead of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. Firsthand info At least nine dead, say police Gunman identified as German-Iranian The gunman acted alone and then committed suicide Several wounded being treated atRead More