Chinese killed in Boston blasts
byBoston, April 17 (IANS) The third victim in Boston Marathon blasts has been identified as a Chinese national, according to officials from the Chinese…
Crime
Spanish singer sentenced to two years for corruption
byMalaga (Spain), April 17 (IANS/EFE) Popular Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for money laundering, but as a…
SC gives Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday gave Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to surrender following his conviction under the…
Journalist murdered in Mexico
byPuebla (Mexico), April 17 (IANS/EFE) A journalist was murdered as he left a bank in Puebla, a city in central Mexico, officials said. Alonso…
40 killed in Pakistan quake: Official
byIslamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and over 300 injured in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Pakistan Tuesday, an…
Indian American marathoner escapes unhurt in Boston blast
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) An Indian-American marathoner and his family escaped unhurt from Monday’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings, but only after hours of anxiety…
Boston blast probe focuses on pressure cooker bombs
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) Investigators looking for clues to the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured another 176 would try to…
Russian orphanage head probed over teen slave labour
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian investigators have opened a criminal case against an orphanage director suspected of exploiting teenagers in her care as…
Eight warrants issued over Italian magistrate’s murder
byRome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Italian police have issued eight arrest warrants over the 1992 slaying of anti-mafia magistrate Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three…