Japan says 3 killed, 3 hurt in Tunisia museum attack
TOKYO – Three Japanese were killed, and three others injured, in the militant attack on tourists in Tunisia, the Japanese government said Thursday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said an earlier report of five Japanese dead turned out to be wrong after officials checked names by... read more »
44 militants killed in Tirah
BARA: Forty-four militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter aircraft pounded their hideouts in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on Wednesday, official sources said. The sources said the fighter aircraft targeted the hideouts of proscribed... read more »
Singapore prepares for life after Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore’s ‘founding father’ Lee Kuan Yew is critically ill in hospital, and the island state he led for three decades is preparing for life without the domineering politician who guided it to independence and prosperity. 91-year-old Lee, Singapore’s first and longest-serving Prime... read more »
Nitin Gadkari invites Sonia Gandhi, Anna Hazare for open debate on Land Bil...
New Delhi: Amid Opposition’s all-out effort to stall the amended Land Acquisition Bill, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday wrote a letter to political leaders and social activists inviting them for an open debate on the legislation. Among those who have been sent letters... read more »
Pakistan hangs nine as death row convict’s mother begs for mercy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hanged nine death row convicts on Wednesday, media said, as the mother of a man charged as a child with murder and due to be hanged this week begged the president for... read more »
Israel elections: Netanyahu’s ‘back’ and what’s in it for India
No one expected the results of the elections held in Israel on Tuesday to give a clear winner—in its 67-year history no party has won outright majority in the Knesset. With 99% of the... read more »
Former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew ‘critically ill’ after conditio...
The condition of former Singaporean premier Lee Kuan Yew has deteriorated further and he is critically ill in intensive care, the government says. Mr Lee, the country’s first elected... read more »
Letter Bound for White House Tests Positive for Cyanide
WASHINGTON — A letter intended for the White House tested positive for cyanide at an off-site mail screening facility on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Secret Service. The... read more »
Class 11 student jailed for allegedly attributing ‘objectio...
A class 11 student from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh was arrested and sent to prison by Rampur police following a complaint filed by Samajwadi leader Azam Khan’s aide Fasahat Ali Khan, say... read more »
