Modi confidante Amit Shah to be BJP president
Amit Shah, a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, could be named the new president of the BJP tomorrow after a meeting of the...
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US ‘to work with Germany’ on spy row
The US has vowed to work with Germany to resolve the row over a German reportedly arrested for being a US spy.A White House spokesman...
Afghan attack kills 16
AP, Afghanistan :An Afghan official says that at least 16 people, including four Czech soldiers, were killed Tuesday in a suicide attack near a clinic...
Israel launches military offensive against Gaza
AP, Jerusalem :The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking at least 50 sites in...
Powerful typhoon lashes Japan’s Okinawa: 1 dead
Reuters, Tokyo :One man died, more than 500,000 people were urged to evacuate and hundreds of flights were canceled in Japan as a strong typhoon...
Military chopper crash kills 16 in Hanoi
Reuters, Hanoi :A military helicopter crashed into a residential area on the fringes of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on Monday, killing 16 people and seriously injuring...
Impeachment move filed against Philippines’ Aquino
Reuters :A former Philippine congressman on Monday filed an impeachment complaint against President Benigno Aquino for bribery and violating the constitution, but analysts said the...
Congress must get Opposition post: Sonia
Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :With the government appearing to be in no mood to budge, Congress president Sonia Gandhi indicated a hardening of stance...
Israeli air strikes kill 9 Hamas men
Nine Palestinian militants have been killed in Israeli air raids on Gaza following rocket attacks on Israel.Hamas said six members of its military wing died...
Nigerian women, girls ‘escape from Boko Haram’
More than 60 women and girls are reported to have escaped from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, security sources say.They were among 68 abducted...
US spying allegations ‘serious’: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced concern about an alleged US spy in German intelligence, in her first comments on the affair.Speaking on a visit...
41 asylum seekers return to Lanka
Australia has confirmed it has returned 41 asylum seekers to the Sri Lankan authorities at sea.The transfer took place on Sunday.Rights groups had raised concerns...