Shoe & Eggs Hurled At Tony Blair In Dublin

ShareAs the former British prime minister Tony Blair arrived at the first public signing session to promote his memoirs on Saturday in the Irish capital Dublin, he was received by a group of angry anti-war protestors who threw objects at him, which included eggs and a shoe. Blair arrived for the first public signing of [...]

Messi Praises Batista!!

ShareArgentina national team caretaker coach Sergio Batista has impressed Argentina superstar Lionel Messi. Now Messi wants Batista as their permanent coach. After a friendly match with Ireland, where they won the match 1-0, Messi expressed his admire on Batista. Messi told “ We have got to let Batista get on with the job, I had [...]

Argentina won the friendly match against Ireland

ShareArgentina won a friendly 1-0 against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin Wednesday 11 August. It was Argentina’s first match under the caretaker coach Sergio Batista. The Real Madrid striker Angel Di Maria’s first half goal helped Argentina to defeat the hosts Ireland. Ireland’s players claimed it should have been ruled out because the winger [...]

Argentina squad for Ireland friendly

ShareArgentina will face Ireland in Dublin on August 11 in a friendly match. Former coach Diego Maradona picked he following players before quitting, but caretaker Sergio Batista has confirmed the squad list. Argentina Squad: Goalkeepers: S. Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Andujar (Catania). Defenders: Heinze (Olympique Marseille), Demichelis (Bayern Munich), W. Samuel and N. Burdisso (Inter Milan), [...]

iPad sales reach out to 9 more countries

ShareApple Inc. plans to start selling the iPad  tablet PC in nine new international markets on Friday. This will make Apple’s latest hit product available in a total of 19 countries. The new markets where Apple is expanding sales to include: Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore. The company previously [...]

Thierry Henry joined Red Bulls and started training

ShareThe 32-year-old French striker Thierry Henry has left Barcelona and joined the New York Red Bulls on a four-and-a-half session deal. He trained Friday with the New York Red Bulls, his first workout with his new team since he signed to play in Major League Soccer earlier this week. Henry started his debut with France [...]

Oldest leather shoe from 5,500 years ago discovered

ShareA 5,500 old leather shoe from someone in the mountains of Armenia has been uncovered, and is the oldest leather shoe that has ever been found. The well-preserved footwear, which has been made out of a single piece of leather, is laced up in the front and back and was reported on Wednesday by researchers [...]

Travel chaos persists despite easing of air lockdown

ShareTravel chaos has continued to grip Europe, despite the easing of its aerial lockdown as the Icelandic volcano eruption appeared to wane. The UK has reopened its airports, while some flights have left Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, but airspace in Germany and Ireland remains restricted. More than 95,000 flights were cancelled across Europe in the [...]

Europe’s airlines and airports question flight bans

ShareEurope’s airlines and airports have called for an immediate reassessment of flight restrictions imposed because of volcanic ash from Iceland. Two bodies that represent most of Europe’s airlines and airports say they question the extent of the flight restrictions currently imposed. Airlines that have carried out test flights say planes showed no obvious damage after [...]

‘JihadJane’ allegedly plotted killing Swedish cartoonist

ShareAn American woman, calling herself ‘JihadJane,’ was alleged on Tuesday to have contacted at least 5 terrorists living in different countries in a plot to murder a Swede cartoonist, who had drawn unethical images of the Prophet Mohammed. An indictment was unsealed on Wednesday in which prosecutors accused the divorced, middle-aged Colleen Renee LaRose for [...]

Alice in Wonderland will not be shown in Odeon cinemas

ShareTim Burton’s new film version of Alice in Wonderland will not be screened at Odeon cinemas in the UK, Ireland and Italy, the cinema chain has confirmed. The move is in response to the Disney studio’s plan to reduce the period in which it can only be shown in cinemas. Disney said the plan, which [...]