One dies after 30 found in UK container
BBC Online :A man has died after more than 30 people – including children – were found in a shipping container at Tilbury Docks in...
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Ukraine ‘destroys’ Russian military vehicles
Al-Jazeera.com :Ukrainian security forces have attacked and destroyed military vehicles that were part of a column that crossed from Russia into eastern Ukraine, the office...
Pope beatifies Korean martyrs
BBC Online :Pope Francis has conducted a large open-air Mass to beatify 124 of South Korea’s first Catholics at a ceremony in the capital Seoul...
Maliki finally steps aside
Reuters, Baghdad :Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped down as prime minister, paving the way for a...
India shamed by rape, communal violence: Modi
AFP, New Delhi :Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned a spate of rapes as a source of shame for India and urged an end to communal...
Vigils across US for killing Black youth
BBC Online :Thousands of people have held vigils across the US in honour of a black teenager killed by police in Missouri.Moments of silence and...
Rahul not liable for Congress’ LS debacle: Antony
Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :The much-talked about report of the AK Antony panel, which went into the reasons of worst-ever poll debacle of Congress,...
Taliban attack Pak air bases in Quetta
Reuters, Pakistan : Ten Taliban-linked militants were killed and 13 members of the Pakistani security forces were wounded in attacks on two air force bases...
Canada slams UNHRC Gaza committee ‘sham’
Agency :Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird sharply criticized the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointment of a committee to investigate accusations of “war crimes” in...
Ukraine guards check Russian aid convoy
BBC Online :Ukraine says its border guards are inspecting a controversial Russian aid convoy parked at the frontier.Ukrainian officials quoted by the Interfax agency said...
Chinese police ‘fire on Tibetan protesters’
BBC Online :Ten people were injured when Chinese police opened fire on Tibetan protesters demonstrating against the detention of a village leader, two activist groups...