IS militants ‘kill 300 Yazidi captives’
BBC Online :Several hundred Yazidi captives have been killed in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants west of Mosul, Yazidi and Iraqi officials say.A statement...
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Kerry hails ‘enormous progress’ by new reformist Lankan govt
AFP, Colombo :US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday hailed Sri Lanka for making “enormous progress” since the departure of strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, as...
US Navy bolsters presence in Gulf after Iran seizure
AFP, Washington :US warships protecting American-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz may extend assistance to other countries’ vessels, officials said Friday, after reports of...
Kate gives birth to a daughter
AFP, London :Prince William’s wife Kate gave birth to a girl today, sparking celebrations for the royal couple’s new arrival, a princess who becomes the...
Monsoons may bring disease, a second crisis, to Nepal: UNICEF
Reuters, London :There is only “a small window of time” for relief workers in Nepal to put in place measures to protect people from deadly...
UK’s Labour has one-point lead over Conservatives: Poll
Reuters, London :Britain’s opposition Labour Party has taken a 1 percentage point lead over Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives, according to a YouGov opinion poll...
Aid still scarce in Nepal`s remote villages as anger grows
AP, Nepal : With help still not reaching some isolated villages a week after Nepal’s devastating earthquake, a top international aid official said Saturday that more...
Rain hampers Nepal rescue drives: Death toll nears 5,500
Reuters, Kathmandu :Rescue teams toiled in pouring rain on Thursday in the debris left by last week’s devastating earthquake in Nepal, but officials said the...
Besieged Yemeni city sees worst fighting yet
Reuters, Aden :Arab air strikes and artillery fire rocked the southern Yemeni city of Aden overnight as combatants battled for control of the main airport...
Labour, Conservatives tied at 35 pc ahead of election: Poll
Reuters, London :With Britain’s May 7 election just eight days away, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party were tied at 35...
North Korea nuclear reactor may be operating again
Reuters, Washington :Satellite images taken between January and this month show a North Korean nuclear reactor that can yield material for atomic bombs may be...
Court sentences 4 for 25 years over attack on Malala
PTI, Islamabad :Four Pakistani Taliban militants were today sentenced to 25 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court for their role in the 2012 attack...