Arunachal students protest in Delhi
TNN, New Delhi :Students from northeast on Saturday protested outside Lajpat Nagar police station against the death of 19-year-old Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania.Scores of...
International
UN slams Israel destruction of Jordan Valley
AFP, Jerusalem :The UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories criticised Israel’s demolition of 36 homes in the Jordan Valley and urged a halt to...
Mursi back in court
BBC Online :Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has arrived in court in the capital, Cairo, for the resumption of one of the four trials against...
Iran nuclear talks set for Feb 18
Reuters, Moscow :Talks between Iran and six world powers on a long-term deal for Tehran to rein in its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions...
Thai polling stations might close if violence mars polls
Reuters, Bangkok :Thai authorities might close polling booths if violence erupts during Sunday’s disputed election, which would further undermine the credibility of a vote that...
Panama to release 32 N Korean crew
BBC Online :Panama has ordered the release of 32 crew members of a North Korean ship seized six months ago in the Panama Canal, carrying...
China celebrates Lunar New Year
BBC Online :Media offer New Year greetings, while discussing the challenges China faces in the year ahead.On Lunar New Year’s Day, Chinese media outlets dwell...
Syria peace talks end first round in deadlock
Reuters, Geneva :A first round of peace talks on Syria wraps up Friday with both sides in entrenched positions and the UN mediator expressing frustration...
Pak PM wants early start to Taliban talks
IANS, Islamabad :Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday met members of the committee formed to hold talks with the Taliban and instructed them to...
India court stays execution of 1993 bomber
BBC Online :India’s top court has stayed the execution of a death row prisoner, convicted over a 1993 bomb blast in Delhi which killed nine.Devinder...
Kerry to hold talks with Ukraine oppon
Reuters, Washington :US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet key Ukrainian opposition figures on Friday on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich,...
Ukraine activist says he was tortured
BCB Online :A leading Ukrainian opposition activist who vanished for eight days says he was abducted and tortured before being left to die in the...