Kashmir shuts down over spurious drugs issue
bySrinagar: Life in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley was affected Monday by a shutdown against the alleged spurious drugs scam called…
May, 2013
Film about rich brats makes Mexicans think
byMexico City, May 6 (IANS/EFE) They’ve had everything in life and never had to lift a finger – until one day their dad decides…
Ruling coalition wins Malaysia’s general election
byKuala Lumpur, May 6 (IANS) Malaysia’s ruling coalition won a fiercely contested general election with a comparatively slimmer majority, polling results showed early Monday….
Amazon nations’ observation center to protect rain forest
byQuito, May 6 (IANS/EFE) Countries that share the Amazon basin resolved in the Ecuadorian city of Coca to create an observation center charged with…
Woman delivers twins on train – for the second time!
byLucknow: A woman from Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins on a moving train – the second time in four years that she has…
Flights resume ahead of IPL matches
byDharamsala: Here’s good news for cricket buffs. Delhi-Dharamsala flights resume from May 15, just a day before the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between…
Remains of 10 people found at Russian plane crash site
byMoscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Investigators have found the remains of at least 10 people at the crash site of a light aircraft that…
Baby giraffe dead, hours after birth at Lucknow zoo
byLucknow, May 6 (IANS) For 14 months, anxious animal lovers waited for a pregnant giraffe at the Lucknow zoo to give birth. All the…
Italian woman minister quits after gay remarks
byLondon, May 6 (IANS) A woman junior equal opportunities minister in Italy has resigned after allegedly saying that gay people invited discrimination by “ghettoising”…
Boston bombings: Pro-Tsarnaev posters come up in Chechnya
byLondon, May 6 (IANS) Posters expressing support for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second man charged with last month’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, have been…