17 Haitians die as boat capsizes in Caribbean
Santo Domingo – At least 17 Haitians, believed to be undocumented immigrants, died Wednesday after their boat capsized off the coast of Turks and Caicos islands, north of Haiti. “We have recovered the bodies of 17 people,” Xinhua quoted the island’s government as saying in a... read more »
Selena cooks up X’mas dinner with sister
Los Angeles – Pop star Selena Gomez and her six-month-old sister spent some time in the kitchen to prepare a delectable meal for Christmas. Gomez, 21, took to photo-sharing website Intagram to post a photograph which shows her cooking with her baby sibling. “Gracie helping me cook... read more »
Turkish environment minister resigns over graft probe
Ankara – Turkey’s Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdogan Bayraktar Wednesday resigned over a major graft probe and called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to quit, media reported. Bayraktar joined Interior Minister Muammer Guler and Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan who... read more »
42 killed in attacks in Iraq
Baghdad – At least 42 people were killed and 84 wounded in attacks across Iraq Wednesday, mainly in Christian areas here, police said. The deadliest attack occurred around noon when a car bomb went off near Mar Youhanna church when Christian worshippers were leaving after celebrating... read more »
‘Tere Bin Laden 2’ an unconventional sequel, says director
Mumbai – Director Abhishek Sharma says “Tere Bin Laden 2” is a first of its kind sequel as the stories of the first film and the second are linked but not in... read more »
Sensex trades flat during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 68.42 points or 0.32 percent up during the pre-noon trade Monday. Good buying was seen in capital goods,... read more »
‘Bheemavaram Bullodu’ funnier than my other films: Sunil
Chennai – Comedian Sunil Varma, currently enjoying the status of a lead actor, is confident that his upcoming Telugu romantic-comedy “Bheemavaram Bullodu” will be much... read more »
Egypt forms panel to probe post-Morsi violence
Cairo – Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour ordered to form a fact-finding committee to investigate the violence that broke out after the ouster of former president Mohamed... read more »
Pussy Riot member released from prison
A jailed member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, who was found guilty of hooliganism after a performance critical of President Vladimir Putin, has been released from prison, her lawyer said... read more »
