New Orleans: Residents of one of America's most violent cities cheered six arrests in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded and three in critical condition.
Two New Orleans brothers were booked with 20 counts each of attempted second-degree murder in Sunday's shooting spree. Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who strongly promotes the city's tourism industry, including the annual Mardi Gras celebration, said the arrests are the latest evidence of the city's determination to stop the gunplay that mars its image.
"The culture of death and violence on the streets of New Orleans is unnatural, it's unacceptable, and the people of New Orleans have had enough," Landrieu said.
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08:00 AM, May 18, 2013
Bangalore: Former World No. 1 Boris Becker on Friday said Rafael Nadal has good chances of winning the French Open this year but added the Spaniard will face competition from Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. "Rafa's chances are looking good. But then you have others like Djocovic, who is world No. 1. You also have Federer, who is still very good. There is question mark about Andy Murrey though, who...
11:43 PM, May 17, 2013
Melbourne: Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely. The 20-year-old Tomic has resumed training after withdrawing from this week's Rome Masters following an assault case involving his father in Madrid, and has made no suggestion he will also skip Roland Garros which starts May 26. Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge tells Fairfax Media on Friday "my...
03:31 PM, May 17, 2013
Melbourne: Australians John Millman and Ash Barty have been awarded wild card entries for the French Open starting May 26. Millman, who has improved 58 places this year to be ranked No. 141, qualified for the main draw at the recent ATP event in Munich and also reached the second round of the Brisbane International as a qualifier. He has won two challenger titles in 2013. Tennis Australia on Tuesday...
06:11 PM, May 14, 2013
Washington: Gunmen fired shots during an informal Mother's Day afternoon parade in New Orleans in Louisiana state injuring 19 people, two of them children, according to police. The wounded in Sunday afternoon's shooting in the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana, governed by Indian-American Bobby Jindal, included 10 men and seven women as well as a boy and a girl, both 10. Local Nola.com cited police...
06:25 PM, May 13, 2013
Paris: Rafael Nadal will not be protected with a higher seeding at the French Open, tournament director Gilbert Ysern said on Saturday. Roland Garros committee member Guy Forget suggested last month that the Spaniard, who has slipped to fifth in the world rankings, should be protected to avoid a potential quarter-final clash with world number one Novak Djokovic. "Considering what Nadal represents in Paris, i.e. the best player in the...
04:40 PM, May 04, 2013
William Friedkin, the U.S. film director who scared up a fright with 'The Exorcist' and set pulses racing with thriller 'The French Connection' in the 1970s, will get a lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film Festival, organizers said on Thursday. Friedkin, 77, will also present a restored version of his initially poorly received but now acclaimed 1977 film 'Sorcerer' at the August 28-September 7 festival in the Italian city....
11:40 AM, May 03, 2013
New York: Alex Kuznetsov earned a wild card into the French Open's main draw from the US Tennis Association based on results on the USTA Pro Circuit. The 26-year-old Kuznetsov had the best combined results at clay-court challenger tournaments in Sarasota, Savannah and Tallahassee. He is currently ranked 176th. Kuznetsov was the junior runner-up at Roland Garros in 2004. He has played in qualifying rounds at the French Open four...
09:15 AM, May 02, 2013
London: For Rafael Nadal to bridge a 7,000-point gap with Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings looks like a tall order, even for a player of his qualities, yet he could still threaten the Serb's hopes of ending 2013 as world No.1. With the French Open looming large on the horizon, Nadal is back in the claycourt groove as he continues his comeback from a knee injury that sidelined him...
08:40 AM, May 01, 2013
Paris: Paris St Germain continued their march towards a first French league title since 1994 with a 1-0 win at Evian Thonon Gaillard on Sunday, yet the mood around the club is one of gloom not glory as their coronation approaches. The victory took PSG nine points clear with four rounds remaining but the game ended on a sour note when Marco Verratti and David Beckham were sent off late...
04:18 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Katrina Kaif shot this sultry ad for French fashion magazine L'Officiel. ...
11:50 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Tripoli: French embassy in Libya was hit by what appeared to be a car bomb on Tuesday, injuring two guards in the first such attack in the capital Tripoli since the end of the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi. Residents living near the embassy compound, in the capital's Hay Andalus area, said they heard two blasts early in the morning around 7 am (0500 GMT). "We think it was...
12:55 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Paris: Prize money at the French Open will rise significantly for both singles champions and players who lose in some of the early rounds. Roland Garros organisers said on Monday that the overall total for the tournament will go from 18.7 million euros ($24.6 million) last year to 22 million euros ($28.7 million), with winners receiving 1.5 million euros ($1.96 million) compared to 1.25 million euros ($1.64 million) in 2012....
03:04 PM, Apr 15, 2013
When a father is accused of allegedly raping his two-month-old daughter, a mother turns Citizen Journalist to expose the brutality. ...
06:11 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Stories about gender identity are often fraught with anger and confusion. But very little of that is reflected in 'Tomboy' - an intimate French drama about a little girl who would rather be a little boy. ...
02:24 PM, Mar 30, 2013
French troops patrolling the international airport in the capital of the Central African Republic killed two Indian citizens when three vehicles tried to enter the facility, France's defence ministry said on Monday. ...
09:34 AM, Mar 26, 2013
French President Francois Hollande has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing regret over the "inadvertent" killing of two Indians in the Central African Republic, where a rebel leader seized power during the weekend. ...
04:45 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Nadal won his third title in just four events since making his long-awaited return after seven months out with an injured left knee. ...
01:01 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The French league leaders want to sign another star forward to strengthen their attacking line-up. ...
01:44 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Refusing to take sides in a case in which an employee of French consulate in Bangalore was charged with raping his daughter, French President Francois Hollande on Thursday said he has full faith in Indian judicial system. ...
10:40 PM, Feb 14, 2013
