Jammu and Kashmir : Heavy firing on BSF posts in Hiranagar sector, one woma...
Jammu – One woman was killed and six injured in the fresh firing by Pakistan Rangers on BSF posts in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hiranagar sector on Saturday afternoon. The fresh round of firing took place after three Pakistan Rangers soldiers were killed in a strong retaliation from India. The... read more »
AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hinders hunt for black boxes
International experts with sophisticated acoustic detection gear joined teams scouring the sea for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet on Friday, but bad weather was again hindering the hunt for the plane’s black box flight recorders. Strong wind and heavy seas have stopped divers... read more »
Australia seeks return of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste jailed in Egyp...
The lawyer for one of three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt has formally applied to the government in Cairo to have him deported to Australia. It comes after Egypt’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, ordered a retrial, citing “procedural flaws” in the original proceedings which... read more »
Second abandoned migrant ship drifting off Italy
A Moldovan cargo ship carrying an estimated 700 migrants has docked in the Italian port of Gallipoli. The Blue Sky M had apparently been abandoned by its crew, and at one point seemed to be heading directly towards the Italian coast on autopilot. The migrants – some of them children –... read more »
Modi kicks off Haryana campaign with sharp attack on Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his campaign for the Haryana assembly elections with a blistering attack on the Bhupinder Hooda government at a rally in Karnal on Saturday. Urging... read more »
Patna stampede death toll rises to 33, most died of suffocation
Twenty one others who were injured were undergoing treatment at the Patna Medical College Hospital , and they were all out of danger, hospital superintendent Lakindra Prasad said. Prasad... read more »
2 suicide bomber attacks in Kabul kill 7, wound 21
KABUL: Afghan police say two suicide bombers in the capital have targeted two buses carrying Afghan army troops, killing seven and wounding 21 people. Kabul criminal investigation police... read more »
Told to End Protests, Organizers in Hong Kong Vow to Expand Them
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday called for the pro-democracy demonstrators who have blocked major roads in the city to return home immediately, but protest leaders responded... read more »
Japan volcano death toll likely to rise to around 46 as more vict...
The death toll from Japan’s worst volcanic eruption in decades is likely to rise to around 46 after as more victims were discovered on the ash-covered summit, media said on Wednesday. Military... read more »
