Magnitude 8.2 quake hits Chile: 5 killed
Reuters, Santiago :A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of northern Chile on Tuesday, causing five deaths and triggering a tsunami that...
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Smriti Irani to stand against Rahul Gandhi
India’s main opposition BJP has chosen actor-turned politician Smriti Irani to stand against Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in the general elections.Ms Irani, who was...
Malaysia releases cockpit transcript
AFP, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysian authorities on Tuesday released the full transcript of communications between the pilots of missing Flight MH370 and air traffic controllers, saying...
Senate report details CIA abuse
The CIA repeatedly misled the US government over the severity and effectiveness of its interrogation methods, the Washington Post reports.A long-awaited US Senate report said...
Aid groups see dire crisis for Rohingya in Myanmar
AP, Myanmar :International relief organizations forced to flee western Myanmar after being targeted by Buddhist mobs say it will be almost impossible to return without...
Top Russian ministers rush to Crimea
BBC Online :Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Crimea – the most senior Russian official to visit since it was annexed from Ukraine. Medvedev...
No time limit on search, says Tony Abbott
BBC Online :Rescue crews have put no time limit on the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said. Abbott...
Turkey PM claims victory, warns rivals ‘will pay price’
AFP, Ankara :Turkey’s Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory for his Islamic-rooted party in Sunday’s key local elections and warned his foes they will “pay...
Israel’s ex-PM Ehud Olmert convicted of bribery
BBC Online :Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty in a bribery trial in a case which forced him to resign to...
Paris gets first female mayor as concierge bites back
AFP, Paris :It was a victory to savour. As she bid to become the first female mayor of Paris, Spanish-born Socialist Anne Hidalgo had to...
US for troop pullback
Reuters, Moscow :US. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks on Sunday about ways to defuse the crisis over...
N. Korea fires on South during its military drills
CNN :A day after raising the possibility of further nuclear tests, North Korea has engaged in provocative live-fire exercises near the South Korean maritime border,...