REFILE-UPDATE 8-Guatemala’s president quits, jailed pending hearing o...
Guatemala’s Otto Perez resigned as president and was jailed on Thursday while a judge weighs charging him in a corruption scandal that gutted his government and plunged the country into a political crisis days before a presidential election. In an emergency session, Congress approved... read more »
Search ramps up as death toll in Malaysia boat tragedy hits 15
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities on Friday stepped up a search for survivors from a boat that sank while crammed with Indonesian migrants as the death toll rose to 15, the Malaysian coastguard said. The count of victims increased from 14 with the recovery of another body from the Malacca Strait,... read more »
Migrant crisis: Hungary train stand-off enters second day
A tense stand-off between police and migrants on a train in Hungary is continuing into a second day. On Thursday, police let the migrants board the train in Budapest but then tried to force them off at a refugee camp to the west of the capital. Hungarian MPs face a key vote later on whether to... read more »
UK PM David Cameron considers help for Syrian refugees
British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to draw up a plan on Friday as a response to growing pressure to accept Syrian refugees, thousands of them directly from UN camps on the border with Syria. Cameron said he had been “deeply moved” by images of three-year-old Syrian toddler... read more »
PM Modi begins six nation tour, departs for Uzbekistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Uzbekistan, the first leg of his eight day tour to five central Asian countries and Russia, on Monday. The Prime Minister will land in the Uzbeki... read more »
Father’s consent not required for child’s guardianship
In a relief to unwed mothers, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that there was no need for the consent of the father in getting guardianship of a child. The SC bench headed by Justice... read more »
MP government trying to shield itself by making irrelevant statements
Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) leader Majeed Memon on Monday said that the Madhya Pradesh government was trying to shield itself from trouble by making irrelevant... read more »
Mob kills suspected cattle thief in Assam
A mob killed a man, suspecting him to be a cattle thief, and set ablaze his vehicle in Assam’s Golaghat district early Monday, police said. The mob also blocked National Highway 37,... read more »
Despite doubts over STF, Chouhan continues to resist CBI probe
A condescending Shivraj Singh Chouhan has offered to hand the enquiry into the deaths of persons connected with the Vyapam scam to a special investigation team under high court’s supervision.... read more »
