Jackie Chan goes out fighting
May 19th
CANNES: Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career. The Hong Kong actor told the AP on Friday that his latest film “Chinese Zodiac” will be his last action movie. Chan, launching the movie at the Cannes Film Festival with co-stars Kwone Sang Woo, Yao Xingtong and Liao Fan, said that people don’t believe him when he says he is going to retire
Karachi: Four ‘target killers’ arrested in police operation
May 19th
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் கராச்சி: Amid the ongoing spree of firing incidents in Karachi, police on Saturday claimed to have arrested four suspected target killers in a ‘targeted’ operation, SAMAA reports. Two more people fall prey to the ongoing violence spree in Karachi on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 20 over the past two days. With heavy contingents, police carried out a crackdown in Jamshed Quarters’ Jahangir Raod and Baloch Para areas, arresting four suspected killers in the swoop.
Blind Chinese activist leaves for US
May 19th
A blind Chinese activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital Saturday and boarded a plane that took off for the United States, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations. Chen Guangcheng, his wife and their two children were on United Airlines Flight 88, which took off late Saturday afternoon from the Beijing airport. The flight is scheduled to arrive in Newark, N.J., Saturday evening
Serena Williams withdraws with back injury
May 19th
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Italian Open with a lower back injury moments before she was scheduled to meet Roland Garros champion Li Na in the semifinals. The withdrawal comes eight days before the French Open, but Williams said the move was mainly precautionary and that she ll be ready for the clay-court major. The decision ends Williams winning streak at 17 matches
NATO supply: DPC announces long march on May 27
May 19th
Leaders of Difa-i-Council Pakistan Maulana Sami-ul-Haq and Syed Munawar Hassan attended a meeting at Jamaat-e-Islami s central office in Lahore on Saturday. While talking to media after meeting, the leaders said purpose of the long march should not be affiliated with any kind of political interest – in fact – it will only be carried out to preserve country s sovereignty
Decorate your entrance door
May 19th
Entrance door of a house is very important part of your home, because any one who comes to your house, entrance is the first part of the house which others see. So make the entrance of your very elegant and beautiful
Karachi: Two more killed in Lyari, Mawach Goth
May 19th
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் கராச்சி: Two more people fall prey to the ongoing violence spree in Karachi on Saturday, SAMAA reports. At least 20 people have been killed in different incidents of firing during the last 48 hours. Police said a man was gunned down by unknown assailants in Lyari where law-enforcers have recently ended an inconclusive crackdown.
Madagascar sequel comes to Cannes film festival
May 19th
CANNES, France: The joke is on Europe, and in particular France, with the third animated “Madagascar” adventure, which has its world premiere at the Cannes film festival on Friday bringing big names in comedy to the red carpet. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”, from DreamWorks Animation, is the first installment in the franchise to be shot in 3D, and studio bosses will be hoping it can match the box office magic of its predecessors.
"Avengers" may sink "Battleship"
May 19th
LOS ANGELES: The big-budget action film “Battleship”, produced by Comcast’s Universal Pictures, is shaping up to become the next film to fall victim to “The Avengers’” record box office march. Universal’s new sci-fi blockbuster, which opens on May 18 இல் 3,690 U.S. and Canadian theaters, is projected to rake in ticket sales of $35 million to $40 million over its first weekend, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Hollywood.com’s box office division
Cycling: Sylvain Georges wins stage six
May 19th
The Frenchman found himself out alone in front for the second half of the 186.3 kilometre (115.7 mile) stage from Palmdale to Big Bear Lake after leading a seven-man breakaway. He managed to hang on as the main field started to catch him while he pedalled his way to the end of the lung-bursting stage, crossing the line after five hours, seven minutes and six seconds.
Guantanamo tribunal weighs separate 9/11 trials
May 19th
The men, who are being held at Guantanamo Bay, were formally charged earlier this month with crimes that include murder and terrorism. They face the death penalty if convicted for their roles in the Al-Qaeda attacks that claimed 2,976 lives in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Blind activist at Beijing airport amid uncertainty
May 19th
Chen said he believed he would be flying to New York. "I m at the airport. I do not have a passport
SpaceX readies for ambitious ISS launch
May 19th
California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight. The blastoff of SpaceX s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the unmanned Dragon and over half a ton of cargo toward the orbiting lab, was scheduled for 4:55 am (0855 GMT) Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in south Florida. The forecast was 70 percent favorable for the first-of-its kind attempt to send a privately built spacecraft to the research outpost, where it plans to do a fly-under followed by a berthing in the coming days.
All eyes on Munich as Chelsea, Bayern face off
May 19th
Bayern Munich and Chelsea were gearing for their Champions League final showdown here Saturday as the Bavarian capital buzzed with anticipation ahead of the biggest game in club football. A worldwide television audience estimated in the hundreds of millions is expected to tune in for Saturday s clash between the German and English Premier League giants, which kicks off at 8:45 pm (1845 GMT). The eagerly awaited final — which is taking place at Bayern s home ground, the Allianz Arena — is a 70,000 sell-out
73-year-old Japanese woman scales Mount Everest
May 19th
A 73-year-old Japanese woman has climbed Mount Everest, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world s highest mountain. Ang Tshering of the China Tibet Mountaineering Association says Tamae Watanabe reached Everest s 8,850-meter-high (29,035-foot-high) summit from the northern side of the mountain in Tibet on Saturday morning with four other team members


















































