South Korea demands apology as talks drag on with North over tensions
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)South Korean President Park-geun hye said Monday that she’s still waiting for an apology from North Korea as marathon talks between the two sides over a recent spike in military tensions spilled into a third day. Park said that she wants Pyongyang to apologize for... read more »
Explosion at U.S. Army base outside Tokyo lights up night sky
Multiple explosions and a large fire at a U.S. Army depot lit up the night sky in a Tokyo suburb early Monday. No injuries were reported. The blast happened after midnight at the Sagami General Depot in Sagamihara, a city about 25 miles (40 kilometres) southwest of Tokyo, said Navy Commander Bill... read more »
Palmyra’s Baalshamin temple ‘blown up by IS’
Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists say. Syria’s head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple was blown up on Sunday. The UK -based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that it happened a... read more »
Sensex Tanks Over 1,200 Points in 3rd Biggest Crash in History:
The Sensex crashed 1,210 points to 26,155 at its day’s low, while the 50-share Nifty slipped below the crucial 8,000 levels for the first time in two months. All 50 shares in the Nifty traded in the red, while on the broader BSE 500 index, just five stocks traded higher. The rupee has... read more »
China gives former general suspended death sentence for bribery
BEIJING – A top Chinese military officer has been given a suspended death sentence for corruption, state media said Monday, in a case where he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold... read more »
Detaining Yogendra Yadav has shown brutal, dishonest face of Delhi Police: AAP
Condemning the crackdown on Yogendra Yadav by Delhi Police, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) vice-chairman Ashish Khetan on Tuesday said the act has shown... read more »
Despite protests, Japan switches on first nuclear reactor since Fukushima diaster
TOKYO — Japan switched on a nuclear reactor Tuesday on the southern island of Kyushu, marking a first, tentative return to nuclear energy following the catastrophic meltdowns at Fukushima... read more »
Israel expects US Congress to block Iran nuclear deal, top Likud figure says
Israel anticipates that the US Congress will heed its call and vote down the Iran nuclear deal against the wishes of the Obama administration, the head of the powerful Knesset Foreign... read more »
Anna Hazare receives threat letter demanding him to maintain dist...
Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare has received a threat letter which states that he would be “bumped off” if he does not dissociate himself from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.A... read more »
