Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects on Thursday at a shrine honouring Japan’s war dead in a move that drew a quick rebuke from China warning that the visit celebrated Japan’s military attacks on its neighbouring countries. The visit to the shrine, which honours 2.5 million war dead... read more »
Rocks, tear gas fly as Thai protests escalate
Protesters trying to halt preparations for elections fought running battles with police in the Thai capital on Thursday, as the country’s festering political crisis again flared into violence. Officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets toward protesters trying to force their way into a sports... read more »
Clean chit to Modi today on Zakia Jafri’s plea in 2002 Gujarat riots
Ahmedabad – A magistrate court in Ahmedabad is likely to pronounce on Thursday its order on Zakia Jafri’s petition against Special Investigation Team (SIT) closure report that gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 Gujarat riots. Magistrate BJ... read more »
Syria, Russia sign deal on offshore oil production
Damascus – Syria’s Ministry of Petroleum has signed a contract with a Russian oil company on oil exploration, development and production in the Syrian territorial waters, media reports said. The official SANA news agency spelled no further details Wednesday, but other media reports said... read more »
Stars’ most hair-raising tress changes
Los Angeles – Celebrities like Beyonce and Anne Hathaway flaunted shocking hairstyles in 2013. From pixie to dirty blond, they raised many an eyebrow. Eonline.com shares a list of... read more »
Man United target Ribeiro not for sale: Cruzeiro
Rio de Janeiro – Manchester United target Everton Ribeiro will remain with Brazilian champions Cruzeiro until at least next summer, the Belo Horizontefootball club said. The... read more »
Deepika keen to work with Hrithik, Salman and Aamir
Mumbai – After acting with popular actors like Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and superstar Shah RukhKhan, Deepika Padukone now wants to work with other superstars –... read more »
AAP set to rule Delhi, Kejriwal to be CM
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) founder leader Arvind Kejriwal was Monday set to be Delhi’s chief minister after announcing that his party will form a government with Congress... read more »
AAP betrayed the people of Delhi, says BJP
New Delhi – The BJP Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of “betraying the peopleof Delhi” after its leader Arvind Kejriwal said he will form a minority government with outside... read more »
