28 killed in attack on Shi’ite political rally in Iraq
Reuters, Baghdad :A series of explosions killed 28 people and wounded more than 40 at a Shi’ite political organization’s rally in Iraq on Friday, police...
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Non-Event!
PTI, New Delhi :Dismissing as a “non-event” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s half-brother Daljeet Singh Kohli joining BJP, Congress on Saturday ridiculed the BJP asking whether...
Time killing hopes
AP, Jindo :Divers grope their way slowly through the dark corridors and cabins of the sunken Sewol ferry. Bodies appear suddenly, floating by in the...
West plotting to seize Ukraine
AP, Moscow :Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of plotting to control Ukraine and said the pro-Russian insurgents in the southeast would...
UN barges fired on in S. Sudan; peacekeepers hit
AP, Nairobi :The U.N. mission in South Sudan says a convoy of barges it hired to deliver food aid and fuel came under attack by...
2 Malaysia kidnap victims now in Philippine jungle
AP, Manila :Filipino officials say Muslim militants have brought a Chinese tourist and a Filipino hotel receptionist to their jungle stronghold in the southern Philippines...
Fire destroys nearly 500 huts in Delhi
AP, New Delhi :A fire department official says a massive blaze has gutted nearly 500 thatched huts in the Indian capital, but there were no...
Death toll rises to 9 as voting on in India
AP, Srinagar :The death toll from a major day of voting in the world’s biggest election rose to nine Friday, according to police, who say...
Obama visit to SKorea tinged by mourning
AP, Seoul :President Barack Obama’s visit to South Korea is being tinged by the nation’s mourning over this month’s ferry disaster.Obama was due at the...
Grenade attacks threaten Thai newspaper, court
AP, Bangkok :Police say two grenades hit a Thai newspaper headquarters and a court in northern Bangkok but did not hurt anyone, as political tension...
‘Modi wave’ is media’s creation, says Manmohan
Agency, Assam :There is no wave in favour of Narendra Modi in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said after voting in Assam in...
Obama backs Japan in island row
AFP, Tokyo :US President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to defend Japan if China attacks over a tense territorial dispute, but also urged Beijing to help...