30 die in Afghanistan accident
byKabul, April 26 (IANS) Thirty people were killed and 10 injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province Friday,…
Crime
Bhutto murder: Court grants Musharraf’s custody
byIslamabad, April 26 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan Friday granted to investigators custody of former president Pervez Musharraf in the assassination case of…
Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 271
byDhaka, April 26 (IANS) The toll in the building that collapsed Wednesday in the outskirts of this Bangladesh capital rose to 271 Friday, police…
Photojournalist’s mutilated body found in Mexico
byMexico City, April 26 (IANS/EFE) The mutilated body of Daniel Alejandro Martinez, a photographer for Mexico’s La Vanguardia newspaper, was found along with that…
One lakh fine imposed on Shimla sweetmeat seller
byShimla, April 26 (IANS) A sweetmeat seller was fined Rs.one lakh, the highest ever penalty in the state, by a designated officer for selling…
Bulletproof vests for kids hit Mexican market
byMexico City, April 26 (IANS/EFE) Bulletproof vests and backpacks for children will be sold beginning this week in Mexico, where drug-related violence has claimed…
SC says centre will ‘take steps’ on Italian marines
byNew Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday, hearing the petition of the two Italian marines accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen…
38 killed in fire at psychiatric clinic near Moscow
byMoscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 38 people died Friday in a fire at a psychiatric clinic in the town of Ramenye north…
Boston bombers targeted New York’s Times Square
byWashington, April 26 (IANS) Amid a brewing controversy over whether the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect was read his legal rights too soon, officials…
Two killed as fishing vessel sinks in Arabian sea
byMumbai, April 26 (IANS) Two fishermen were killed and four went missing when an Indian fishing vessel sank after it was hit by a…