BJP, Sena still in talks; alliance hangs by the thread
The high drama over seat sharing in Maharashtra seems far from over, with both the BJP and the Shiv Sena saying on Thursday that the talks between them were still on. As contradicting reports emerged in Delhi and Mumbai, both parties continued their blame game and brinksmanship, accusing each other... read more »
Saudi prince and Emirate’s first female fighter pilot take part in Sy...
Saudi Arabia has offered a royal seal of approval to the US-led fight against the Islamic State group, sending its top pilot prince on bombing runs over Syria. On Wednesday, the Saudi government released photos of Prince Khaled bin Salman smiling shyly from the cockpit of his F15 fighter jet. The... read more »
Kidnapped Mexican congressman’s burnt body found, organised crime sus...
Mexico City: Mexican authorities have confirmed that as per forensic tests results, the two completely burnt bodies found this week in an SUV are those of a kidnapped congressman and one of his assistants. Officials in the western Mexican states of Jalisco and Zacatecas said DNA tests confirmed the... read more »
20 YEARS JAIL FOR MURDERERS OF FORMER MISS VENEZUELA
The three guilty of killing Miss Venezuela 2004 and actress Monica Spear and her husband Thomas Henry are sentenced to more than 20 years in jail. The beauty queen and her husband were shot to death in their car on January 6, 2014 in front of their five-year-old daughter Maya on a road by he three... read more »
SC to decide fate of 218 coal blocks today
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on Wednesday decide the fate of the 218 coal blocks, which were allocated to companies illegally by the Centre. The top court had earlier declared all 218... read more »
Karzai says goodbye with a final gibe at US
KABUL: Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai used his farewell speech on Tuesday to take a parting shot at the United States, accusing Washington of waging a war against Taliban insurgents... read more »
Jihadists post second video of British hostage
Islamic extremists have released a new propaganda video appearing to feature British hostage John Cantlie. The six minute clip is the second showing the journalist to be circulated by... read more »
US President Barack Obama forms anti-Islamic State coalition, but will it stay together?
The Arabs are in. Turkey is on the fence. Britain, still smarting from an earlier Iraq war, is cautiously edging toward expanded action. Even Greece wants to help – if someone would... read more »
Air strikes in Syria hit Islamic State-held areas near Turkey bor...
BEIRUT – Air strikes overnight hit Islamic State-held territory in Syria near the Turkish border, an organisation that tracks violence in the Syrian war said on Wednesday. Rami Abdulrahman, who... read more »
