Nigeria’s fight against extremist Islamic militants including Boko Ha...
Security analysts are questioning the Nigerian government’s commitment to confronting extremist Islamic militants, following a suicide bombing in the Nigerian town of Potiskum overnight. A suicide bomber dressed as a student killed at least 50 people, most of them students, and injured 80... read more »
Bus mishap: 56 killed after passenger bus collides with truck in Pakistan’s...
At least 56 people, including 21 women and 18 children, were killed and several others injured today when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. The bus was headed to Karachi from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in the north-west when it collided with the truck... read more »
39 Years On, Ex-Union Minister’s Killing Remains Unsolved
39 years, over 20 judges, 160 prosecution witnesses and around 40 defence witnesses later, there is still no solution to the mystery behind the death of former Railway Minister LN Mishra in a bomb explosion in Bihar. A Delhi court has deferred its judgement to December; it was to have pronounced... read more »
Will Harsh Vardhan play a big role in Delhi assembly elections?
New Delhi, Nov 11: With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) now gearing up for the Delhi Assembly elections, BJP too has pulled up its socks. Reports suggest that senior BJP leaders directed the Delhi unit of the party to begin preparations for elections. Amidst all this one question arises, who is going to... read more »
After midterm elections, Obama vows to work with, and without, Congress
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama shook off an electoral drubbing on Wednesday and said he was eager to find common ground with Republicans during the final two years of his... read more »
Kerry says ‘driving towards finish’ on Iran nuke deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry today claimed he was ‘driving towards the finish’ to secure what would be a historic deal with Iran over its nuclear programme as a November 24... read more »
Jordan, Palestinians urge UN to stop Israel’s ‘violations’ on Temple Mou...
The Palestinians and Jordanians urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to demand that Israel immediately stop “violations” at Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, warning that... read more »
EGYPT: At least 2 policemen injured, 10 injured in train blast
At least two policemen have been killed and 10 others injured in a bomb blast in a train in Egypt, a media report said today. The bomb went off yesterday inside the last bogey of a... read more »
Didi demands CBI probe into ‘chit fund benefits’ to media
Giving a clean chit to her party members in the multi-crore Saradha financial scam, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday trained her guns at a certain section of “paid media” for trying to... read more »
