Sri Lanka to secure delay of UN war crimes report
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said on Thursday he was optimistic about securing a delay in the release of a UN report on alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war until the government has had time to establish a new judicial mechanism to deal with the allegations.... read more »
South Korean airline boss’ daughter imprisoned for one year in ‘...
The daughter of a South Korean national airline’s boss has been imprisoned for a period of one year for hampering aviation safety as she forced a plane to return to the New York gate and offload a steward last December because she did not like the way she had been served nuts. Judge Oh... read more »
US officer who assaulted Indian grandfather arrested; FBI to probe incident
Washington: An Alabama policeman, who allegedly assaulted a 57-year-old Gujarati man, has been arrested, six days after the brutal accident sent shockwaves among the Indian community. In another development, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will be conducting a probe into the matter to... read more »
More than 300 migrants died this week trying to reach Italy – UN agen...
More than 300 people died trying to cross the sea from Africa to Italy this week, the U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday, adding pressure on Europe to expand a border operation that lacks a clear mandate to save lives. The high number of deaths, including 29 people who died of hypothermia on the... read more »
Youngest suspect in Charlie Hebdo attack surrenders, cops release photos of other two
An 18-year-old implicated alongside two brothers in the bloody attack against a satirical weekly in Paris has surrendered to police, according to a source close to the case. “Hamyd... 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... read more »
Australia seeks return of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste jailed in Egypt
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,... 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... read more »
BJP President Amit Shah will soon appoint new general secretaries...
New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah will soon appoint new general secretaries, said sources on Friday. There are over five vacancies which need to be filled as a number of general secretaries have... read more »
