2-year-old shoots, kills mom in US store
A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother Tuesday at a Walmart store in Idaho after taking a gun from her purse. Police identified the victim as Veronica Rutledge of Blackfoot, Idaho. The shooting took place in the store in Hayden, Idaho, where she was shopping with her children... read more »
Boy, 2, accidentally shoots and kills mother in US Walmart
Washington: A woman was accidentally shot dead by a two-year-old boy who reached into her handbag and found a handgun while shopping at a Walmart store in Idaho. Police said the 29-year-old woman was the mother of the two-year-old boy, who had been sitting in the woman’s shopping trolley when... read more »
Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UNSC
United Nations: The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a Palestinian statehood resolution that set a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories by 2017. The long-anticipated draft tabled here last night drew the support of eight countries —- Argentina, Chad,... read more »
Gunfire Hits Gambian Capital
The president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is heading home just hours after speculation began about a possible attempted coup in the West African nation, something the government denies. Residents and diplomats in the Gambian capital of Banjul say that early Tuesday they awoke to armed attackers... read more »
Setback for Danish Kaneria as ICC refuses to review his life ban
Karachi: Pakistan leg spinner, Danish Kaneria has lost another bid to get his life ban reviewed with the International Cricket Council (ICC) refusing to take up his case. Kaneria told PTI... read more »
Future of CSK, Rajasthan Royals uncertain as Supreme Court talks of possible suspension
NEW DELHI: A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the fate of IPL teams Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals as the Supreme Court on Monday asked whether Gurunath Meiyappan’s... read more »
American Tower Buys Bharti’s Nigerian Telecom Towers for $1 Billion
NEW DELHI— Bharti Airtel Ltd , India’s biggest telecommunications company, has agreed to sell its telecommunications towers in Nigeria to American Tower Corp. for $1.05 billion. The... read more »
Sony warns of more restructuring in TV, smartphone units
TOKYO: Japan’s loss-making Sony Corp said it’s targeting a near 70% jump in revenue for its electronic devices division over the next three years, even as it warned further... read more »
SpiceJet says in talks with investors for fresh capital
SpiceJet is in “exploratory and preliminary stage” talks with investors about raising fresh capital, the budget airline said in a regulatory statement on Monday. The airline said a few... read more »
