Iraq lawmakers convene to form govt to fight ‘caliphate’
Reuters, Baghdad :Iraq’s new parliament convened on Tuesday under pressure to name a unity government to prevent the country splitting apart after an onslaught by...
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Tehelka editor gets bail
India’s Supreme Court has granted bail to Tarun Tejpal, the former editor of a news magazine who is charged with raping a female colleague.Tejpal, former...
French ex-President Sarkozy held for questioning
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling.Sarkozy is being held at Nanterre, near Paris, in an unprecedented step against...
HK crowds rally for democracy
Tens of thousands of protesters are taking part in what organisers say could be Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy rally in more than a decade.The annual...
Ukraine president ends truce, says govt will attack rebels
Reuters, Kiev :Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday government forces would renew offensive operations against rebels and “free our lands”, hours after a ceasefire...
India outrage over TMC MP’s rape threat
There is growing outrage in India after an MP threatened to kill opposition workers and have their women raped.Trinamool Congress (TMC) party MP Tapas Pal...
Jekyll and Hyde?
Australian entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty by the jury on 12 charges in his indecent assault trial in London.The panel of six men...
Israel bombs Gaza
Reuters, Gaza :Israeli forces attacked militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing a Hamas gunman and wounding two others after a spate of...
Tikrit militant leader declares himself Caliph
Reuters, Baghdad :Iraqi troops battled to dislodge an al Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit on Monday after its leader was declared caliph...
India launches PSLV-C23
Zee Media Bureau, Chennai :India’s national space agency ISRO on Monday launched five satellites from four countries from the spaceport of Sriharikota in presence of...
30 migrants found dead near Sicily
Reuters, Rome :As many as 30 migrants were found dead on a boat packed with people off the coast of Sicily, said Italy’s navy which...
Russian TV cameraman killed in Ukraine, Moscow protests
Reuters, Moscow :A Russian television cameraman was killed overnight in shooting in east Ukraine which Moscow said undermined faith in Kiev’s desire to resolve weeks...