20:42
Downed flight MH17 has claimed another victim in a 93-year-old man who succumbed to the indescribable grief of losing his daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren in the crash, family have said. Hendrik (Henk) Palm, from the northern Dutch town of Roden, died after the indescribable grief...
20:41
The wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister was kidnapped and at least three people were killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants on in the northern town of Kolofata on Sunday, Cameroon officials said.A local religious leader, or lamido, named Seini Boukar Lamine, who is also the town's mayor,...
19:37
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there should be an investigation into the report of bugging devices having been found in Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence and asked Government to explain the issue in Parliament. If Ministers' houses are bugged, then it is not a good...
19:16
The Pentagon and American intelligence agencies are developing plans that would enable the US to provide specific locations of deadly surface-to-air missiles with pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine that could be targeted and destroyed by the Ukrainian government, according to a media...
18:17
Hamas Islamist militants have agreed to a 24-hour humanitarian truce in their conflict with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the group said on Sunday, hours after fighting between the sides resumed.It has been agreed among resistance factions to endorse a 24-hour humanitarian calm, Hamas...
17:49
CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against Internet giant Google over Mapathon 2013, an event organised by the US company, for allegedly violating laws by mapping sensitive areas and defence installations, prohibited by law. The CBI registered the PE based on a complaint filed by...
17:48
Egypt's army said today it has destroyed 13 more tunnels connecting the Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip, taking to 1,639 the overall number it has laid waste to. Cairo has poured troops into the peninsula to counter a rising insurgency since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi...
17:04
Britain was on Sunday advising its citizens against travelling to strife-torn Libya and urged all those currently in the country to leave, although its embassy in Tripoli remains open.Due to the ongoing and greater intensity of fighting in Tripoli and wider instability throughout Libya, the...
16:36
China's upcoming military exercises in its southeast coastal areas and live firing drills in the East China Sea have led to fears of massive flight delays as hundreds of people's travel plans were hit. The war games in south east China beginning on July 29 is part of the Chinese armed...
16:35
There is no proposal to cut short the Budget session of Parliament and the government will bring in several important Bills in the coming days, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today. He said the government has enough business and that important Bills, like Insurance Bill...
15:27
The UN has appreciated India's contribution to global peace keeping efforts in meetings with top Indian Army brass.A four-member UN delegation led by Herve Ladsous, Under Secretary General of United Nations at the Department of Peace Keeping Operations, called on the Chief of Army Staff General...
15:23
Malaysia's Prime Minister said on Sunday that an agreement had been reached with separatists in Ukraine to give international police access to the site where a Malaysian plane was downed and enable investigators to determine why the aircraft crashed.A statement issued by Najib Razak's office said...
14:27
A 25-year-old man dressed as Spider-Man has been arrested after badgering a woman tourist for a tip in Times Square here and then punching a police officer in the face.The police officer was standing at his post when he witnessed a male, identified as Junior Bishop, dressed as Spider-Man take a...
14:24
A 27-year-old Indian-origin soldier in the Israeli army died overnight after being hit by a mortar shell near the Gaza Strip border while Israel was holding fire under a humanitarian ceasefire at the request of the United Nations. Sergeant First Class Barak Refael Degorker from the town of...
14:22
Israel said Sunday it is resuming its offensive in Gaza after Hamas rejected the extension of a humanitarian cease-fire and fired rockets over the border.Following Hamas' incessant rocket fire throughout the humanitarian window, which was agreed upon for the welfare of the civilian population in...
13:17
The first of the 298 people killed in the MH17 disaster has been identified by forensic experts, Dutch officials said on Saturday.It's a Dutch citizen and the victim's family and mayor of where they lived have been informed, the Dutch Ministry of Justice said in a written statement.Read more
13:06
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 2.5 million affected as Typhoon Matmo swept through eight provinces of China. With this, the death toll in the two typhoons Matmo and Rammasun has reached 77.
12:15
Royal Jordanian Airlines has decided to stop all its services to Mumbai and Delhi due to reduced demand on travel to these cities, aggressive growth of regional competition and increased operating costs. RJ will stop operating to Mumbai on September 10 and to Delhi on October 31, this year....
12:13
In a fresh twist to the alleged altercation between Ravindra Jadeja and James Anderson, two England players have testified that the Indian all-rounder had turned towards the English bowler with a raised bat during the showdown. According to a report in 'ESPNCricinfo', Ben Stokes and Matt...
12:06
At dawn today, all the American personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya -- more than 150 of them, including the dozens of Marines who provide security for the compound -- were whisked away.All the personnel were driven in a convoy some 250 miles to Tunisia, under heavy...
11:18
Twenty people were arrested as curfew and shoot-at-sight orders today remained in force in the city hit by clashes between two communities over a land dispute. District Magistrate Sandhya Tiwari said, The situation is better than yesterday. I have to just impose the law and order in the city...
11:15
Social networking giant Facebook has extended by a year the closing of its landmark USD 19 billion deal to acquire instant messaging app WhatsApp. The California-based firm will have to pay WhatsApp USD 1 billion in cash and USD 1 billion in stock options in case it fails to close the deal in the...
11:13
Sanjaya Baru, author, policy analyst and former media adviser to former PM Manmohan Singh, said on Saturday that the second phase of India's republic has begun under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.I firmly believe this era with Narendra Modi at the helm is the birth of India's second republic. Lok...
11:10
In a startling incident, high power listening devices were found in the bedroom of Nitin Gadkari at his 13 Teen Murti Lane residence in New Delhi. The discovery was accidental and a debugging exercise was immediately ordered.According to highly placed sources, more devices were consequently...
00:27
When the bodies of three Israeli teenagers, kidnapped in the West Bank, were found late last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mince words. Hamas is responsible, and Hamas will pay, he said, initiating a campaign that eventually escalated into the present conflict in the...
00:25
A Hamas official says the group has rejected a four-hour extension of a humanitarian truce proposed by Israel.Sami Abu Zuhri sent a text message to reporters Saturday, saying: No agreement to extending the calm for an additional four hours.Israel has set its own terms for the lull, saying it...
00:24
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into waters off its east coast today, a South Korean defence official said.It was the latest in a slew of weapons tests by Pyongyang, and came on the eve of the 61st anniversary of the signing of an armistice that ended the rivals' war. The...
00:23
The Uttar Pradesh government tonight announced financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to the next of kin of the three persons killed in clashes between two communities in Saharanpur. An official spokesman said that Rs 50,000 will be given to the injured. The state government has also...
00:22
Child rape case: Cops issue tough guidelines for Bangalore schoolsKillings, arson leave UP's Saharanpur on edgeGurdwara panel row: Akal Takht steps in, Sikh leaders call off congregationFamily feud rocks Amethi PalaceUS Congressman mistakes Obama officials for Indians
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