India’s bleeding insurgencies: Lessons from Latin America
byThe tiny northeast Indian state of Tripura has turned into the second largest producer of natural rubber in the country largely because several hundred…
Crime
60 hurt as US trains collide; New York-Boston corridor closed
byNew York, May 18 (IANS) Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of…
55 dead as hailstorms lash south China
byBeijing, May 18 (IANS) A total of 50 people have died while 14 reported missing due to latest rain and hailstorms that have hit…
60 injured as trains collide in US
byWashington, May 18 (IANS) At least 60 people were injured, five of them critically, in a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains Friday…
73 killed, 148 injured in Iraq attacks
byBaghdad, May 18 (IANS) A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police…
Nine killed, 55 injured in Afghan attacks
byKabul, May 18 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and over 55 injured Friday evening when two blasts rocked Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, a…
Twin blasts kill 15, injure 25 in Pakistan
byIslamabad, May 18 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 25 injured when twin blasts hit two mosques in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…
Aarushi case: Rajesh Talwar records statement
byGhaziabad, May 17 (IANS) Recording his statement in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, accused and Aarushi’s father Rajesh Talwar Friday answered questions raised by the…
Two CBI officers arrested in Delhi for bribery
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Two officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), including one reportedly investigating the coal scam, were arrested here…
Dozens killed in Nigerian military strike against Boko Haram
byKaduna (Nigeria), May 17 (IANS) Dozens of people have been killed in a military strike launched by Nigerian army since Thursday night in the…