Afghan girls hit by suspected gas poisoning
byKabul, April 21 (IANS) Thirty Afghan girl students were hospitalized Sunday due to possible gas poisoning in the northern province of Takhar, an official…
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China quake toll rises to 181
byBeijing, April 21 (IANS) The death toll in the strong earthquake that rattled China’s Sichuan province has risen to 181, Xinhua reported Sunday. Of…
Rapes expose police failure: Human Rights Watch
byNew Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The brutal rape of a five-year-old girl here “has again exposed the failure of police training and reform in…
Couple murdered in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A middle-aged couple was found brutally murdered at their residence in south Delhi Sunday morning, Delhi Police said. Both…
Rape victim stable, undergoes surgery: Doctors
byNew Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The five-year-old girl who was brutally raped here is in “stable” condition after undergoing surgery, doctors said Sunday. “She…
Child rape: Street protests continue in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Street protests in the national capital continued for the second day as hundreds of people came out to demonstrate…
Not looking for second accused in child rape case: Delhi Police
byNew Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday denied searching for a second accused in the abduction and rape of the five-year-old girl in…
18 killed in China mine blast
byBeijing, April 21 (IANS) A coal mine gas blast killed 18 people and injured 12 in northeast China, authorities said Sunday. The blast occurred…
China quake: Sichuan-based nuclear power facilities safe
byBeijing, April 21 (IANS) Sichuan-based nuclear power facilities are safe and no abnormalities have been detected in environmental radiation monitoring following the 7.0-magnitude quake,…
19 bodies found after Indonesian boat capsize
byJakarta, April 21 (IANS) Three days after a boat, carrying 44 people, capsized in an Indonesian river, at least 19 bodies have been recovered…