Unmasking Robert O’Neill, the US Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden
A decorated ex-Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill has been unmasked as the man who pumped three shots to the head of elusive al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden during a top-secret 2011 raid on his hideout in Pakistan. The identity of Rob O’Neill, 38, was revealed by the special operations community... read more »
Manohar Parrikar to resign as Goa CM on Saturday
Manohar Parrikar, who is tipped to be the Union defence minister in the cabinet expansion on Sunday, will resign on Saturday as the Goa chief minister, reports said. According to reports, Parrikar will resign after meeting with the 21 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators and will also discuss... read more »
Two RSS leaders in race for Goa’s CM post
PANAJI/NEW DELHI: Amid speculations of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar being elevated as a Union minister, BJP’s Goa unit will meet on Thursday and is expected to finalise a name for state’s top job. Parrikar on Wednesday held a meeting with BJP president Amit Shah in Delhi amidst... read more »
Mulayam elected SP chief for ninth consecutive term
LUCKNOW: Veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav was re-elected unopposed national president of Samajwadi Party for a record ninth consecutive term on the inaugural day of the party’s... read more »
French family of 11 believed to have left for Syria jihad
PARIS: Eleven members of the same family from the French city of Nice are believed to have left for Syria, with some suspected of planning to fight alongside jihadists, a judicial source... read more »
Former Pak PM Gilani’s son booked for murder
LAHORE: Pakistan’s former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son has been booked in a murder case after his security guard allegedly shot dead a young biker for not clearing... read more »
Spain euthanizes pet dog of Ebola-infected woman
MADRID: The protesters, chanting “Assassins!” as they scuffled with police in front of a suburban Madrid apartment complex, made their demand clear: No matter how desperate... read more »
Ebola cost to West Africa economy could top $32 billion: World Ba...
WASHINGTON: The deadly Ebola epidemic could deal a USD 32 billion-plus blow to the West African economy over the next year if officials cannot get it under control, the World Bank warned on... read more »
