‘No survivors’ from Air Algerie crash
BBC Online :There are no survivors from the Air Algerie AH5017 passenger jet that crashed in Mali, says the French President, Francois Hollande.Hollande said one...
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15 Afghans killed in ‘Taliban attack’ on buses
BBC Online :Suspected Taliban gunmen have killed 15 people who were travelling by road in the central Afghan province of Ghor.The attackers stopped two minibuses...
China probes over 25,000 people for graft
Reuters, Beijing :China investigated more than 25,000 people for corruption in the first six months of 2014, state media said on Friday, amid a nationwide...
Maoists kill five in Jharkhand
TNN, Ranchi :Maoists have killed five civilians – some of whom had reportedly refused to allow their children to join the Maoists and some had...
MH17 crash / Dutch, Australia seek access to Ukraine site
BBC Online :The Netherlands and Australia are seeking access to the crash site of MH17 in eastern Ukraine, as more planes with victims’ bodies are...
India summons Pak deputy HC
PTI, New Delhi :India, on Friday, summoned Pakistan’s deputy high commissioner and lodged a strong protest against the adjournment of the ongoing Mumbai terror attack...
Israel swears in new president
AP, Jerusalem :Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres ended his term as president of Israel on Thursday – a man who symbolizes hopes for peace...
WHO calls for humanitarian corridor to evacuate Gaza wounded
Reuters, Geneva :The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in Gaza to allow aid workers to...
West Bank protests over Gaza turn deadly
Al-Jazeera.com :The largest protest in years erupted in the occupied West Bank over Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli military continued to...
