Recovery of bodies from SKorean ferry suspended
AFP, Seoul :The operation to recover bodies from the ferry that sank off South Korea last month has been suspended due to heavy seas, a...
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Big package for W Bengal
PTI, Kolkata :Seeking to reach out to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Friday said that a “handsome package” would be...
2,100 killed in Afghan landslide
Reuters, Kabul :Afghan officials gave up hope on Saturday of finding any survivors from a landslide in the remote northeast, putting the death toll at...
Egypt court jails 102 Morsi supporters for 10 years
AFP, Cairo :An Egyptian court sentenced 102 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison on Saturday over protest violence, state...
Modi has 56-inch belly, not 56-inch chest: Akhilesh Yadav
Agency, Bahraich :Narendra Modi, who has said that a “56-inch chest” is needed for fearless and strong leadership, and suggested that he possesses one, is...
Mother-son govt destroyed country: Modi
IANS, Srinagar :BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress party of destroying the country, and said the “mother-son government” was a...
36 killed in riot, fire, OSCE monitors freed
BBC Online :Seven international military observers taken captive in eastern Ukraine a week ago have been released.Five Ukrainian officers captured with the observers, who are...
Obama, Merkel warn Russia of sanctions over Ukraine
The Guardian :US president Barack Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday warned Russia that sanctions targeting whole sections of the country’s economy would...
11 Muslims killed in sectarian attacks in Assam
Reuters, India :Suspected tribal rebels in India shot dead 11 Muslims, including two women, in attacks in the northeastern tea-growing state of Assam where tension...
Hamid Mir speaks at judicial inquiry
BBC Online :Hamid Mir, the Pakistani journalist shot last month, has made his first appearance at a judicial commission set up to investigate his shooting.The...
51 killed in airstrike, suicide attacks in Syria
BBC Online :At least 18 people, including 11 children, have been killed in two suicide bombings in the Syrian province of Hama, state media has...
19 killed in Nigeria bomb blasts
BBC Online :A car bomb attack has killed at least 19 people and injured 60 more in the Nigerian capital Abuja, officials say.The explosion happened...