PANO – Member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh led a high-ranking defence delegation to pay a working visit to the Tank and Armoured Corps on April 16th. Commander of the Tank and Armoured Corps, Major General Hoang Trung Kien briefed the Defence Minister …
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BOSTON MASSACRE: The Full Story Of How Two Deranged Young Men Terrorized A City
It has been two weeks since two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and wounding 260. In those two weeks, we have learned much about what happened and why. We have learned about the innocent victims of the attack, as well as about the deranged young brothers …
To defending champion Miami Heat, NY Knicks must look like chumps
They must have been having a good laugh down in Miami on Saturday and not just at what the team in green was doing at the Garden in what has to rank as one of the all-time low points for a very proud Boston Celtics franchise. You could even imagine some members of the Heat …
Second bombing suspect in custody
Lifting days of anxiety for a city and a nation on edge, police captured the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, found bloodied in a backyard boat Friday night less than 24 hours after a wild car chase and gun battle that left his older brother dead and Boston and its suburbs sealed in an extraordinary …
Blizzard unveils revamped $1.6 million 2013 Starcraft II tournament season
Today at a press conference in South Korea, Blizzard Entertainment announced a revamp to its Starcraft II World Championship Series, which debuted last year, working with partners to create three equal and parallel leagues in North America, Europe, and South Korea. More than $1.6 million in prize money will be up for grabs for players …
We’re doomed! Well, until next time…
We’re doomed! Well, until next time… By Des Kelly for the Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 15 March 2013 | Updated: 08:19 GMT, 16 March 2013 48 View English football is in crisis. Just look at the failure of this nation’s clubs in the Champions League. The statistics are damning. They show that no Premier …
Jim Harbaugh’s gamble to turn the keys of the San Francisco 49ers offense to Colin Kaepernick a real winner
RENO, Nev. – Chris Ault, the gray-haired father of the pistol offense, lives in a gated community off Arrowcreek Parkway at the foot of Sunflower Mountain. He wears a light-blue sweater and the shine of a hall-of-fame coach who willingly walked away from football responsibilities after 40 years on campus at the nearby University of …
The Economics of Extinction: Africa’s Elephants and Rhinos in Danger
You wouldn’t think a room as big as a warehouse could feel this airless— not even a maximum-security warehouse, like this one. At the same time, the place seems odorless. Which also seems strange, with so much evidence of death shelved in wire-mesh bins and stacked up like firewood on all sides. But the overwhelming …
Lionel Messi named world’s best soccer player for record 4th-straight year, beating out Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta
ZURICH — Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award on Monday as an expected reward for his astonishing 91-goal year for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012. Aged just 25, Messi has now been voted the world’s best player for an unprecedented fourth straight year as the outstanding talent of his generation. Messi beat his …
Lucas close to full fitness
Juventus vice-captain Giorgio Chiellini is facing three monthson the sidelines after tearing his calf in training.Bianconeri head coach Antonio Conte had admitted the Serie Aleaders were likely to miss the 28-year-old defender’s services forthe foreseeable future after he pulled up in training, and medicaltests have confirmed the Juve boss’ suspicions.A statement on Juventus’ official website …