Earthquake jolts central Indonesia
CNN :A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattled the Java region of central Indonesia on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported.The epicenter of the quake was...
International
India, US starts debate on diplomatic immunity
AP, Washington :India’s new envoy to the United States says he wants to raise the “morale” of the India-US relationship as the two nations look...
Deadly fire at elderly home in Canada: 5 killed
BBC Online :As many as 31 elderly Canadians are unaccounted for and five are confirmed dead after a fire destroyed an old people’s home in...
46 vehicle pile-up on icy Indiana highway: 3 killed
Reuters, Chicago :At least three people were killed and more than 20 injured in multiple crashes involving nearly four dozen vehicles on Thursday afternoon along...
Kiev protesters seize blgs, put up more barricades
Reuters, Kiev :Ukrainian protesters erected more street barricades and occupied a government ministry building on Friday, fuelling tension after the failure of crisis talks with...
UN aid chief seeks truce at Syria talks
Reuters, Switzerland :The United Nations hopes that political talks between the warring sides in Syria will clinch local ceasefires to allow vital food and medicines...
China warns foreign planes entering defense zone
AP, Beijing :China says it has begun issuing warnings to foreign military planes entering its self-declared air defense zone over the East China Sea that...
S Sudan govt, rebels sign ceasefire deal
Reuters, Addis Ababa :South Sudan’s government and rebels signed a ceasefire on Thursday to end more than five weeks of fighting that divided Africa’s newest...
Shame for West Bengal
TNN, Chowhatta :A broken wooden cot sits in the middle of the gloomy shack. A table fan stands next to it. And in one corner,...
UN calls for Rohingya death investigation
AP, Myanmar :At least 48 Muslims were killed when Buddhist mobs attacked a village in an isolated corner of western Myanmar earlier this month, the...
Ukraine faces more violence
AP, Ukraine :Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call...