Migrant crisis: Up to 200 feared dead in Libya sinking
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said up to 200 might have died. A security official in the western town of Zuwara, from where the overcrowded boat had set off, said there had around 400 people on board. Many appeared to... read more »
Austria: Bodies of up to 50 migrants found in abandoned truck near Vienna
Austrian police found the decomposing bodies of up to 50 migrants in an abandoned truck, sparking a cross-border hunt for the people-smugglers responsible for the latest tragedy in Europe’s migrant crisis. The grisly discovery near the Slovakia and Hungary borders came as at least 30 more... read more »
Was it All About Money? Latest Developments in Sheena Bora Case
MUMBAI: Four days after Indrani Mukerjea, a former media executive, was arrested for the murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora, the police says it is looking at whether a complicated financial agreement was the likely motive. Here are the 10 new developments in this story: After Ms Mukerjea and her... read more »
Asian shares bounce off 3-year lows but China’s suffering continues
Volatile global markets showed signs of a respite from the bloodbath on Tuesday, as bargain hunters helped Asian stocks off three-year lows hit on fears that China’s economy was risking a hard landing, with Chinese shares losing another 5%. The MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific... read more »
BJP’s silence is deafening, claims Congress
The Congress on Monday claimed that the silence of the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue of former IPL chairman Lalit Modi’s travel documents was ‘deafening’, adding... read more »
Body of lynched school principal brought to Krishnapur Police station
The lynched body of the Nalanda school principal, where two students were allegedly beaten to death yesterday, was on Monday brought to Krishnapur Police station. The students were... read more »
Hope NBA draft helps cricket-mad India take to basketball: Satnam
After becoming the first Indian-born player to be picked in the NBA, Satnam Singh Bhamara hopes his selection in the US-based league will kickstart a basketball boom in cricket-obsessed... read more »
Sri Lanka: le président Maithripala Sirisena dissout le Parlement
Le président sri lankais a annoncé ce vendredi soir la dissolution du Parlement, une mesure attendue depuis plusieurs mois. Maithripala Sirisena, élu en janvier dernier, n’avait en... read more »
Vatican recognises state of Palestine; Israel irked
Israel expressed disappointment when the Vatican announced last month that it had reached final agreement with the “State of Palestine” on the treaty. The Vatican signed a treaty with the... read more »
