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Washington [US], Sept. 15 Following Myanmar Democratic transformation, U. S. President Barack Obama has announced that his government was prepared to lift sanctions on the country.

Obama made the remarks after meeting with Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office, a move taken to mend broken relationship between the two countries.

Though Myanmar was formerly known as Burma, the U. S. government still uses it referring to the country.

"In part because of the progress we've seen over the last several months, I indicated after consulting with Daw Suu that the United States is now prepared to lift sanctions we've imposed upon Burma for quite some time," CNN quoted Obama as saying.

Cheyenne (Wyoming)[U. S.], Sept. 15 : The Cheyenne Police has said that a 77-year-old man shot three people at a senior citizens' apartment complex where he lived, killing one before taking his own life as officers closed in.

Dan Long, spokesman for Cheyenne Police said that one victim was shot inside the Heritage Court Apartments and two were shot outside, reports the Guardian.

The man identified as Larry Rosenberg fled after the shootings on Wednesday armed with a handgun and rifle.

Long added that Rosenberg killed himself as officers approached him in a neighborhood about a mile away.

So far, no motive was disclosed for the shootings but a woman who knew Rosenberg said he had grown distant recently.

New Delhi [India], Sept. 15 : A Delhi court will today pronounce its order on whether to summon Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on a complaint filed against her for allegedly giving false information regarding her academic qualifications.

Irani had given information about her educational qualifications in affidavits to the Election Commission to contest various elections.

In June last year, a case was filed by freelance writer Ahmed Khan, who accused Irani of providing contradictory affidavits about her educational qualifications during different elections.

Khan's lawyer had informed the court that Irani, in her affidavit for 2004 Lok Sabha elections, stated her educational qualification as B.A. from Delhi University (school of correspondence).

Patna(Bihar) [India], Sept. 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of Shahabuddin and accused the former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) parliamentarian of being the main conspirator in the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan.

Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said that sharpshooter Mohammad Kaif is one of the accused in the murder of Ranjan and is the close aide of Shahabuddin. He demanded that that the former parliamentarian should be removed from the party.

Madrid [Spain], Sept 15 : Explaining his subdued celebration against Sporting Lisbon, Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he didn't celebrate his Champions League goal against his boyhood club as a mark of respect.

Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata's late strikes help Real avoid an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Sporting in their Champions League opener at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Sporting looked set to pull off a stunning upset victory over the reigning champions, thanks to Bruno Cesar's 47th-minute goal, but Ronaldo dampened his boyhood club supporters' spirits by curling in an 89th-minute free-kick.

London [England], Sept 15 : Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata scored late goals to help Real Madrid avoid an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Sporting Lisbon in their Champions League opener at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

Sporting looked set to pull off a stunning upset victory over the reigning champions, thanks to Bruno Cesar's 47th-minute goal, but Ronaldo dampened his boyhood club supporters' spirits by curling in an 88-minute free-kick.

The Portuguese international, however, didn't celebrate his goal and lifted his hands apologetically towards the top of the north end of the stadium, where Sporting's fans had fallen quiet for the first time, the Guardian reported.