Small explosive thrown from bridge over river in Bangkok
Aug 18 A man threw a small explosive from a bridge in central Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, but it caused no injuries, a day after a bomb at a city shrine killed 22 people, including nine foreigners. The unidentified man threw the explosive near a busy pier on the city’s Chao Phraya river... read more »
Indonesia Plane Crash: Relatives Mourn The Dead As Plane Crash Wreckage Fou...
People walk outside the terminal at Sentani Airport in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, after a Trigana Air Service flight originating from there went missing. An Indonesian airliner went missing Sunday after losing contact with ground control during a short flight in bad... read more »
Watch: PM Modi announces Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday presented a package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for poll-bound Bihar saying it will change the fate of the state. “I promise you I will implement this package fully. If we want to solve people’s problems then the only way ahead is development,”... read more »
Pranab Mukherjee’s wife passes away
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife, Suvra Mukherjee, passed away on Tuesday morning at 10.51 am. She had been ill for sometime and had complained of respiratory problems recently. Ms Mukherjee was born on September 17, 1940 in Jessore (now in Bangladesh) and married Mr. Mukherjee on July 13,... read more »
US to deliver eight F-16 aircrafts to Egypt
Cairo: The United States will deliver eight F-16 fighter jets to Egypt as a part of its ongoing military support to the country. This was announced by the US embassy in Cairo on... read more »
White House cites India’s support to sell Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON: The White House has again warned that if the Republican controlled Congress kills the historic nuclear deal with Iran, it would be impossible to assemble an international... read more »
Plane debris found in Indian Ocean won’t solve MH370 crash mystery: Australia
Melbourne: Debris found in the Indian Ocean even if it is from MH370 would not help pinpoint the final resting place of the plane that mysteriously vanished over a year ago with 239 people... read more »
Female Suicide Bomber Blows Herself Up in Northeast Nigeria Market
KANO, NIGERIA: A female suicide bomber travelling on a tricycle blew herself up Friday at a market in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses said, as Nigeria and its... read more »
Jerusalem gay pride stabbing suspect remanded
Israeli police say an anti-gay ultra-Orthodox extremist suspected of stabbing revelers at Jerusalem’s gay pride parade has appeared in court. The suspected attacker, Yishai Schlissel, was remanded... read more »
