RSA miners trapped in Gold Mine fire
BBC Online :Rescue workers in South Africa are trying to free 17 miners trapped underground after a fire at Doornkop mine west of Johannesburg.The owners,...
International
‘Rajiv Gandhi killers don’t deserve mercy’
TNN, New Delhi :The government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to reject the plea by three Rajiv Gandhi assassins seeking commutation of their death...
China to ramp up military spending
NY Times, New York :China already spends more on its military than any country in the world except the US Now, as defense budgets at...
Syria ‘to ship toxic agents overseas’
Reuters, Moscow :Russia offered assurances on Tuesday that the Syrian government will show up at a new round of peace talks next week and will...
SNC chief to press Russia on Assad
AFP, Moscow :Syria’s opposition leader met Russia’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a bid to persuade Moscow to pressure Damascus to agree to a transitional...
Karzai in secret talks with Taliban
Reuters, Kabul :Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has been holding secret talks with Taliban officials in the hope of persuading them to make peace with his...
Snow storm heads to Midwest as East Coast digs out
AP, Philadelphia :Just as the East Coast dug out from a canopy of wet, heavy snow that again shut schools and emptied workplaces, another hit...
German foreign minister threatens sanctions against Ukraine
Reuters, Berlin :German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said sanctions should be used as a threat against Ukraine’s government unless it finds a political solution...
Ukrainian President to return to work
BBC Online :Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is to return to work on Monday after four days of illness, with protesters still demanding he give up...
Pak Taliban wants Imran as their representative for peace talks
BBC Online :Pakistan’s Taliban have named politician and ex-cricketer Imran Khan as a member of a five-man team to enter into peace talks with the...
Strong quake rattles Greek island
AFP, Athens :A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Greek island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea early on Monday, the the US Geological...