Saudi king’s death could bring ‘prolonged era of leadership cha...
The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at the age of 90 on Thursday brings to power his half-brother, a former governor of Riyadh who has warned that democracy can only come to the conservative desert kingdom at a gradual pace. The succession of Salman ibn Abdul-Aziz, who had been crown... read more »
India decreases number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 million in 2 ...
India has been able to decrease its number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 million between 2000 and 2012, driving the progress in South Asia, but it still has 1.4 million children not attending primary school, a United Nations report said. The biggest decrease in the number of out-of-school... read more »
ISIS executing ‘educated women’ in new wave of horror says UN
GENEVA: The UN on Tuesday decried numerous executions of civilians in Iraq by the Islamic State group, warning that educated women appeared to be especially at risk. The jihadist group is showing a “monstrous disregard for human life” in the areas it controls in Iraq, the UN human... read more »
Notice to makers of ‘PK’ for alleged plagiarism
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the producers and directors of Aamir Khan-starrer PK on a novelist’s plea accusing the makers of the movie of plagiarising certain portions from his Hindi book Farishta published in 2013. Justice Najmi Waziri asked Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Raj... read more »
Nearly 50 dead bodies found in river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh; probe ordered
Nearly 50 bodies were found in the revered River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district after which the administration has ordered probe. Dogs, crows and vultures dug into bodies as... read more »
Indonesia investigators hope to get clues to AirAsia crash in days
Jakarta/Surabaya: Indonesian investigators began examining on Wednesday the black box flight recorders from an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed more than two weeks ago, and hope to unlock... read more »
SC sets aside order staying Salman Khan’s conviction in black buck poaching case
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s fate seem to be on a roller coaster ride, in a setback for the actor, the Supreme Court has set aside Rajasthan High Court order keeping in... read more »
Pakistan hangs seven more convicts
ISLAMABAD: Seven more convicts were hanged in Pakistan on Tuesday taking the total number of executions to 17 since December last year, a media report said. The hangings took place in... read more »
David Cameron uses Paris terror attack to push through more surve...
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to give new web surveillance powers to intelligence agencies following the horrific terror attacks in Paris last week. He appeared to say that he’d want... read more »
