3 years after Arab Spring, Tunisia holds first poll
TUNIS : Tunisians expressed tentative hope for the future as they lined up on Sunday to choose their first five-year parliament since they overthrew their dictator in the 2011 revolution that kicked off the Arab Spring. The past three and a half years have been marked by political turmoil,... read more »
14-year-old wounded in US school shooting dies
MARYSVILLE: One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting died Sunday night, raising the number of fatalities from when a student opened fire in a cafeteria to three. Officials at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett confirmed the death of 14-year-old Gia Soriano.... read more »
Prosecutors seek death penalty for South Korea ferry disaster captain
GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, saying he had abandoned the more than 300 people who died in the disaster. They also sought life sentences for three senior crew members as the trial of Captain... read more »
IndusInd Bank hits record high on FIPB nod for hike FII limit
Indusind Bank is trading higher by 3% to Rs 703 on National Stock Exchange (NSE) on reports that the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has allowed the bank to raise foreign institutional investors (FII) limit to 74%. The stock opened at Rs 692 and touched a record high of Rs 709 on NSE. A... read more »
Putin lashes out at U.S. as warmonger that has ‘deformed’ world order
Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at the United States on Friday, accusing Washington of provoking armed conflicts and undermining global security in a quest to lord its power... read more »
Iran accuses Israel of benefiting from strife in Egypt, after attacks in jihadist-ridden S...
Iran has condemned violence in the Sinai Peninsula that left dozens of Egyptian security personnel dead on Friday, accusing Israel of benefiting from insecurity in the volatile region that... read more »
Furious Cameron refuses to pay EU bill
British prime minister David Cameron’s troubled relationship with the EU plumbed new depths yesterday as he said Britain would not be paying more than €2.1bn in ‘top-up’ EU budget... read more »
Mumbai airport on high alert after threat of bomb explosion or suicide attack on Air India...
The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai has been put on high alert following a specific threat of possible bomb explosion or suicide attack on an Air India flight... read more »
Will Launch Campaign Against Kashmir Rights ‘ViolationsR...
Pakistan will launch a campaign internationally against the human rights “violations” by the Indian army in Kashmir, the country’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs said today. Giving a... read more »
