Robbers dressed as rabbis hit Argentine bank
byBuenos Aires, June 20 (IANS/EFE) Three robbers, two of whom were dressed as Orthodox Jewish rabbis and the third as a security guard, Wednesday…
Crime
An eye for an eye: Pakistani daily after funeral bombing
byIslamabad, June 20 (IANS) Terrorists need to be answered in the same language they have long employed, “the language of force”, said a Pakistani…
Yamuna recedes in Delhi but flows above danger mark
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna started receding in Delhi Thursday morning but stayed above the danger mark of…
Mexican police nab one of FBI’s 10 most wanted
byCancun (Mexico), June 20 (IANS/EFE) Police at the Mexican sea resort of Playa del Carmen arrested one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives,…
Odisha business group chief held in chit fund scam
byBhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) Prashant Dash, head of an Odisha-based business group, has been arrested in Mumbai in connection with an alleged chit fund…
US condemns attack on UN office in Somalia
byWashington, June 20 (IANS) White House Wednesday strongly condemned the “despicable” attack on the UN office in Somalia. “Today’s attack highlights the repugnant terrorist…
30 killed as bus plunges into Peru ravine
byLima, June 20 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed Wednesday when a passenger bus fell off 100 metres into a ravine in Peru’s…
12 rhino poachers jailed in Nepal
byKathmandu, June 20 (IANS) Twelve poachers of the one-horned rhinos have been sentenced to a jail term, ranging between 10 -15 years, and fined…
One killed, 150 injured in China restaurant blasts
byBeijing, June 19 (IANS) A series of blasts ripped through a restaurant in China’s Shanxi province Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring over…
Two killed in shooting at Slovenia kindergarten
byLjubljana (Slovenia), June 19 (IANS) In probably the first of its kind incident in Slovenia, a woman employee at a kindergarten was shot dead…