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Quote of the day Sean Penn: “That on a romantic level, if you feel it about somebody and it's……….”Sean Penn is a well-known American actor and director. He has won two Oscar awards for his powerful acting. He became famous from early fil...- As the United Nations turns 80, some key moments in its historyMarking 80 years since its charter signing, the UN has witnessed pivotal moments, from its first collective security effort in the Korean W...
- Paquita la del Barrio, the iconic Mexican singer and "Warrior of Bolero," passes away at 77: Her rise to fame, iconic catchphrases, bold style, and charitable contributionsPaquita la del Barrio, the beloved Mexican singer known for her bold, fearless music, passed away at 77. A true "Warrior of Bolero," Paquit...
- Disaster by the bay: Six worst natural catastrophes of 21st centuryTexas was hit by the Great Galveston Hurricane on September 8, 1900, leaving about 12,000 dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster i...
- Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn joins Ukraine exodus to Poland on footPenn is producing the Ukraine documentary for Vice Studios, a digital media and broadcasting company.
- Toll from earthquake in Haiti rises to 1,297The quake destroyed 2,868 homes and damaged another 5,410, officials from the agency said. The destruction has also pushed hospitals to the...
- Sean Penn's documentary 'Citizen Penn' to premiere on Discovery Plus next monthWritten and directed by Don Hardy, the documentary will premiere on May 6.
- Decade in review: Haiti earthquake, Paris climate deal, Malala's work dominated the headlines in 2010sThe decade began with an immense disaster in Haiti.
- Composure, valour: What Abhinandan got from mother courageAbhinandan's mother has volunteered for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and served in dangerous remote locations, such as Ivory Coast, Niger...
- Controversial football officials who were kicked out for playing dirtyChuck Blazer, who passed away recently, was a central figure in the Fifa corruption scandal. Here are other officials who kicked up a storm.
- 80-year-old NRI in UK to walk from Kanyakumari to DelhiThe forthcoming walk will be a challenging one, due to Bobby's age (he will be celebrating his 81st birthday during the talk), the extreme ...
- Google to help people search for stranded kin in flood-hit Jammu and KashmirThe National Disaster Response Force has tied up with the Google to upload data that can be accessed by anyone.
- How Apoorva Sinha successfully launched his startup TOHL with support from 'Start-up Chile' programmeApoorva Sinha is among a handful of Indian entrepreneurs who are making use of global entrepreneurship programmes to build companies in ove...
- 9/11 attacks: Commemoration brings Barack Obama, Geroge W Bush together at Ground ZeroBush had declined Obama's invitation to join him when he visited the WTC site days after a secret raid had killed bin Laden in May this yea...
- UN gathers pledges for $2 bn Pakistan appealThe United Nations gathered new aid pledges for the Pakistan flood disaster on Sunday after making a record $2 billion appeal to feed milli...
- US pouring aid to Pak, but Americans not contributing muchThough the US Government is pouring millions of dollars in aid to help people affected in the Pakistan's worst-ever floods, Americans, who ...
- Forbes' top philanthropists from India are all womenThe four Indians featuring in Forbes' list of Asia Pacific's most generous business personalities this year are all women. Savvy girls in t...
- Quake-proofing IndiaVulnerable poor need steps to mitigate the impact of a possible quake.
- Social networkers use web, phones to raise funds for Haitians affected by earthquakeSocial networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have quickly grown to become an integral part of aid organizations' fund-raising campa...
- Port-au-Prince airport usable but damagedUN peacekeeping operations head Alain Leroy earlier told reporters "the airport is operational" and that aid would start flowing soon.
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