Video images give first breakthrough in Boston bombing
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, investigators have zeroed in on two men as “possible suspects” who were seen in security video…
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Obama accuses senators of buckling to pro-gun lobby
byWashington, April 18 (IANS/EFE) US President Barack Obama Wednesday accused some senators of buckling to pressure from the pro-gun lobby and voting against the…
Two die in US fertiliser plant blast
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) A massive explosion at a fertiliser plant in the small Texas town of West has left at least two people…
FIFA chief condemns terror attack in Boston
byHavana, April 18 (IANS) President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Joseph Blatter has condemned the terror attack targeting the Boston Marathon….
Mississippi man held for poison-laced letters to Obama, others
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) A Mississippi man has been arrested as a suspect in connection with the mailing of three deadly ricin poison-laced letters…
Blast in US fertilizer plant
byHouston, April 18 (IANS) An explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in the US state of Texas and may have caused dozens…
Six UP cops suspended for custodial death
byLucknow, April 18 (IANS) Six policemen, including an inspector were suspended in Uttar Pradesh after a man facing charges for running an illegal arms…
Mubarak to undergo new retrial May 11
byCairo, April 18 (IANS) An Egyptian court has set May 11 as the date to retry former president Hosni Mubarak and his interior minister…
41 missing, one dead as boat capsizes in Indonesia
byJakarta, April 18 (IANS) At least one person died while 41 went missing after a boat carrying some 50 people overturned in Indonesia Wednesday….
Bangladeshi pro-opposition daily’s editor sent to jail
byDhaka, April 18 (IANS) The editor of a Bangladesh’s pro-opposition daily was sent to jail Wednesday in a case filed for publication of a…