May2017
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Incredible wedding photo has the internet all teary eyed
May 5, 2017News Hour: Photographer James Day was clicking pictures for newly-weds Adrian and Roslyn when he clicked the stunning shot that’s now gone viral. Since posting it on Facebook on April 30, the photo has collected over... -
Record-breaking Sydney FC put all on the line in decider
May 5, 2017News Hour: Sydney FC, coming off a record-breaking season with just one defeat, will put it all on the line against Melbourne Victory in Sunday’s Australian A-League grand final in Sydney. The Sky Blues have been... -
Portugal to bring in video refereeing
May 5, 2017News Hour: Video refereeing will be used in all matches in the Portuguese championship next season, just the latest country to bring in technology to help beleaguered officials. The Portuguese football federation (FPF) said Thursday it... -
Afghan beauty parlours are a sanctuary for city women
May 5, 2017News Hour: The photos in the window promise much: languorous, kohl-rimmed eyes and bright, bold nails but once you enter the beauty parlours of Kabul, it becomes clear the images outside are a pale reflection of... -
Famous Venezuelan music conductor Dudamel tells Maduro
May 5, 2017News Hour: “Enough is enough,” world celebrated Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel said Thursday of the increasingly deadly political crisis gripping his homeland. “Nothing justifies bloodshed,” the director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic wrote on his Facebook... -
Maradona set for India visit ahead of U-17 WC
May 5, 2017News Hour: Football legend Diego Maradona is set to visit the soccer-crazy city of Kolkata in September ahead of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup being hosted by India. The Argentine superstar will participate in a charity... -
David Beasley visits Lebanon and Syria, urges continued donor support
May 4, 2017News Hour: The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, today concluded a three-day visit to Lebanon and Syria where he assessed the growing humanitarian needs of vulnerable Syrians and met... -
Aims to improve Afghan border management as thousands return from Pakistan
May 4, 2017News Hour: This week, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) completed an assessment of border management capacity at Afghanistan’s two main border crossings with Pakistan. The assessment, led by an international border management expert, will help to... -
Singer Tony Bennett’s career, paintings on show in New York
May 4, 2017News Hour: Legendary singer Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco, but the native New Yorker was in his hometown on Wednesday celebrating his long, prolific career as a singer and a painter.... -
FIFA hears Messi appeal against four-match Argentina ban
May 4, 2017News Hour: Argentina forward Lionel Messi’s appeal against his four-match international ban for insulting a match official was being heard by FIFA on Thursday, a source close to soccer’s governing body said. Messi did not travel...
