11 troops killed in Donetsk attack
BBC Online :Ukraine’s government has confirmed a deadly attack on troops in the eastern region of Donetsk, with reports saying at least 11 soldiers died.Heavily...
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Ahn Dai-Hee named new S Korean PM
AFP, Seoul :South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Thursday named a former Supreme Court judge as her new prime minister, as the fallout from last...
Kejriwal apologizes for ‘resigning midway’
PTI, New Delhi :Three months after quitting as Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday apologized to the people of Delhi and the country for...
Mubarak sentenced to 3 yrs jail for graft
BBC Online :A court in Egypt has sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling public funds.His...
Pak air strikes kill 60 militants
BBC Online :Pakistan says it has killed 60 militants in North Waziristan in the deadliest air strikes in months, throwing peace talks into doubt.A military...
Modi invites Sharif to swearing in
AFP, New Delhi :Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi has invited Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as well as other South Asian leaders to his swearing-in ceremony...
170 child among 1000 migrants rescued in Italy coast
BBC Online :The Italian navy has rescued nearly 1,000 illegal migrants from the seas off southern Italy inside two days, with 170 children among them.In...
Thai army chief calls political foe to seek end to crisis
Reuters, Bangkok :Thailand’s army chief summoned leaders of rival political groups and parties, Election Commission members and senators to a meeting on Wednesday, a day...
CWC refuses to accept Sonia, Rahul’s resignation
Agency :India’s Congress party has refused to accept the resignation of its two most senior figures, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, following its crushing defeat in...
Rajnath for Home, Jaitely Finance; no consensus on Advani
TNN, New Delhi :The BJP leadership made some progress in settling top slots in government with party chief Rajnath Singh tipped to be the home...
Anandiben Patel set to become Modi’s successor in Gujarat
TNN, Gandhinagar :Anandiben Patel (73) is set to become Gujarat’s first woman CM when Narendra Modi relinquishes office for the country’s top job. As the...