Olympic wrestling : Lopez Nunez wins gold for Cuba
August 7th, 2012 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez won gold for Cuba in the men's 120 kg Greco-Roman wrestling Monday, beating Estonia's Heiki Nabi on points in the final.Lopez ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Maldives proposes presidential polls in 2013
April 18th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Male, April 18 (IANS) The Maldivian government Wednesday proposed a presidential election in July 2013, three months prior to the earlier schedule.Abbas Adil Riza, spokesperson for the President's Office here, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
30 held in Maldives after protest against president’s speech
March 1st, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 1 (IANS) Over 30 people were arrested in the Maldives Thursday after former president Mohamed Nasheed's supporters launched a protest to prevent President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik from ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Iran, Belarus, Turkey dominate wrestling championship
September 14th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Sep 14 (IANS) Iran, Belarus and Turkey split the gold medals in the men's Greco-Roman categories at the 2011 senior World Wrestling Championship here.In the 60kg class, the gold ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |