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Around the world in bookstores

Spectacular is the bookstore in Buenos Aires El Ateneo Grand Splendid; a former opera house built in 1903 and now shelved with books in a massive remodelling exercise.
22 December 2022, 00:00 AM

James Cameron's 'Avatar' sequel premieres 13 years after original

Thirteen years after James Cameron released the highest-grossing film of all time, "Avatar", the filmmaker finally premiered its long-awaited sequel in London on Tuesday.
8 December 2022, 03:00 AM

James Cameron's 'Avatar' sequel premieres 13 years after original

Thirteen years after James Cameron released the highest-grossing film of all time, "Avatar", the filmmaker finally premiered its long-awaited sequel in London on Tuesday.
8 December 2022, 03:00 AM

Young Bangladeshi couple in London helps Shashi Tharoor, gets shout-out

Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor has thanked a young Bangladeshi couple for helping him grab a cab from outside the British Library in London that ended his 45-minute wait.
13 June 2022, 09:24 AM

London police fire shots after vehicle rams Ukraine embassy car

Police open fire outside Ukraine's embassy in London after a vehicle rammed into the ambassador's parked car and then drove at officers called to the scene.
13 April 2019, 14:36 PM

'Terror attack' near UK parliament

British police arrest a man on suspicion of terrorism offences after he drove a car into security barriers outside parliament and injured at least two people.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM

London City Airport shut after WW2 bomb found in Thames

All flights to and from London's City Airport were cancelled on Monday after an unexploded World War Two bomb was discovered in the River Thames at George V Dock, the airport said.
12 February 2018, 09:13 AM

4 killed in London New Year knife violence: Police

Four young men are stabbed to death in unrelated incidents in London on New Year's Eve, while a fifth is in a critical condition in hospital, police say.
1 January 2018, 15:09 PM

Khaleda back home after 3 months

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was given a warm welcome by her party men on her return home from London yesterday after three months.
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Buckingham Palace attacker had '4-foot sword', shouted 'Allahu akbar'

A man arrested under the Terrorism Act after deliberately driving at police outside Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace residence in London had a "four-foot sword" in his car, police say.
26 August 2017, 04:07 AM

England missing the vibe

If you are in London and expect frantic activities centring around the ICC Champions Trophy -- the most important global cricketing event after the World Cup -- all around the mega city, you will certainly feel very disappointed.
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Peking University buys campus space near Oxford

China's Peking University is buying a 19th-century manor house near Oxford in southern England to use as a campus in a multimillion-dollar deal, the estate agent handling the deal says.
7 April 2017, 09:42 AM

Liverpool crush Arsenal, Zlatan misfires for United

Liverpool put their recent troubles behind them, showing touches of their best early-season vibrancy to overcame Arsenal 3-1 at a jubilant Anfield and leapfrog the Gunners into third place in the Premier League on Saturday.
5 March 2017, 06:57 AM

Football: Ranieri will find new job immediately, says Guardiola

Claudio Ranieri will not have to wait long for another job following his sacking by Leicester City, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday.
1 March 2017, 06:26 AM

Football: Ranieri sacked again, but now has a golden legacy

Even by the standards of modern soccer management mayhem, the vertiginous rise and equally stunning fall of Leicester City coach Claudio Ranieri takes the breath away.
24 February 2017, 02:40 AM

Football: Man United cannot buy to weaken rivals anymore, says Mourinho

The days of Manchester United weakening their Premier League rivals by poaching their best players are a thing of the past, manager Jose Mourinho has said.
5 February 2017, 10:41 AM

Football: Man City's Guardiola hails terrific tyros

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed their vibrant young frontline as the future of the club after they tore West Ham United apart in a bruising 4-0 Premier League win on Wednesday.
2 February 2017, 06:58 AM

Liverpool deny Chelsea, Watford stun Gunners

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet went from zero to hero as Premier League leaders Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at Anfield, while Arsenal's title challenge was torpedoed by Watford's shock 2-1 win on Tuesday.
31 January 2017, 23:47 PM

Cricket: Wood gets England Lions call for Sri Lanka

England fast bowler Mark Wood was a late addition Monday to the second-string Lions squad for their one-day series against Sri Lanka 'A' in the sub-continent in March.
31 January 2017, 09:56 AM

Football: Premier League stars tackle weak pound

The Premier League's star imports are demanding huge pay rises as clubs' TV revenues rocket, Chinese teams entice them with mega wages -- and the pound slumps ahead of Brexit.
29 January 2017, 06:22 AM