7 cops killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh
TNN, Raipur :Maoists ambushed a team of security personnel in tribal Bastar region on Friday, killing seven security personnel including a sub-inspector near Kuakonda in...
International
US rights report focuses on Syria
BBC Online :A global human rights report released by the US has singled out Syria’s civil war as a tragedy that “stands apart in its...
NASA, Japan launch rain-tracker
CNN :A Japanese rocket roared into orbit early Friday (Thursday afternoon ET) carrying what NASA calls its most precise instrument yet for measuring rain and...
US concerned over suspends MSF works
Reuters, Yangon :The United States on Friday urged Myanmar to allow humanitarian agencies “unfettered access” in Rakhine state, following reports the government had ordered medical...
Myanmar suspends MSF work in Rakhine state
BBC Online :The Myanmar government has suspended the operations of one of the biggest aid agencies working in violence-hit Rakhine state.Speaking to the BBC, a...
15 killed in Thai school bus crash
CNN, Thailand :Fifteen people, most of them children, were killed in central Thailand on Friday after the brakes failed on a bus taking them on...
Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition figure
AFP, Caracas :Venezuela issued an arrest warrant for a second opposition figure, his party said, ramping up the pressure on protesters who have staged nationwide...
Al-Qaida plots comeback in Afghanistan: US
AP, Washington :Al-Qaida’s Afghanistan leader is laying the groundwork to relaunch his war-shattered organization once the United States and international forces withdraw from the country,...
Arizona Governor vetoes ‘anti-gay’ bill
BBC Online :Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have allowed business owners who cited their religious beliefs to turn away gay...
Congress to suffer big defeat
New York Times, New Delhi :Two months before the general elections, a new US poll suggests that the ruling party Congress may suffer one of...