Hunt for 100 Trekkers Missing After Deadly Nepal Storm
KATHMANDU: Nepalese rescuers on Thursday scoured Himalayan hiking routes for more than 100 trekkers who have been out of contact since a snowstorm and avalanche that have killed around 32 people, including foreign tourists and guides. Local officials said that 24 bodies had been found on the... read more »
Indian-American woman Vanita Gupta appointed to key US Justice Department p...
Indian-American Vanita Gupta, a top lawyer from American Civil Liberties Union, has been appointed to head the civil rights division of the US Justice Department, becoming the first South Asian to hold this post. President Barack Obama is expected to nominate Gupta to serve as the permanent... read more »
Bishop, Putin attend summit in Italy
MS Bishop and the Russian president will be among the senior politicians and leaders attending the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Milan which starts on Thursday (Milan time). Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he wants to “shirtfront” Mr Putin over Russia’s lack of co-operation... read more »
Obama: Risk of Widespread US Ebola Outbreak ‘Very, Very Low’
President Barack Obama says the risk of a widespread Ebola outbreak in the United States is ‘very, very low,’ if all the proper protections are taken. Speaking at a Cabinet meeting on Ebola Wednesday, Obama called for an emergency federal medical team to be immediately deployed to any... read more »
Yahoo! acquires MessageMe chat app
Tech giant Yahoo has acquired mobile messaging app MessageMe, with hopes to chip into the WhatsApp dominated messaging app market. The deal is reported to be in the double digit millions... read more »
Forex reserves fall $1.4 bn to $314 bn
Falling for the fourth week in a row, India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $1.415 billion to $314.181 billion in the week to September 26 on account of a hefty drop in non-US... read more »
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos meets PM Narendra Modi
Jeffrey P. Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com, Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said. Bezos, who is in India for a visit, had earlier termed India an... read more »
Who runs the militant group Islamic State?
Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim militant group, has seized a third of Syria and large areas of Iraq and this year proclaimed a caliphate across the two countries in the heart of the Middle... read more »
British hostage Alan Henning beheaded in new ISIS video
An internet video released on Friday shows an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, the fourth such killing carried out by the extremist group now targeted in US-led... read more »
