Four die in Puerto Rico gunfight
bySan Juan, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Four people were killed and another wounded in a gunfight on a highway, Puerto Rican police said. More than…
Crime
Five members of a family shot dead in Mexico
byMexico City, April 4 (IANS/EFE) At least five people, all members of the same family, were gunned down outside the Mexican Pacific port city…
US offers $5 mn bounty for Uganda warlord
byWashington: The US has announced a $5-million bounty for Joseph Kony, head of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel outfit. At a briefing Wednesday,…
150 kg of banned slimming pills seized in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Border guards in the south Russian city of Astrakhan have seized a consignment of 150 kg of slimming pills…
Princess Cristina of Spain named suspect in corruption case
byMadrid, April 3 (IANS) Princess Cristina of Spain was named Wednesday as a suspect in a corruption case involving her husband. The judge in…
Drugs haul: Punjab cops arrest boxer Ram Singh
byChandigarh, April 3 (IANS) The Punjab Police Wednesday arrested boxer Ram Singh in connection with the recent recovery of huge quantity of heroin and…
Tantrik rapes woman in Delhi, arrested
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A tantrik raped a woman after giving her some sedatives here, police said Wednesday. The accused was arrested and…
Journalist killed in snow avalanche in Himachal
byShimla, April 3 (IANS) A journalist of a TV news channel was killed in an avalanche near Manali in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday, the police…
One held for Sarita Vihar gang-rape
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh for raping a woman who worked in a bar in Gurgaon…
Unconscious armyman with gouged eyes rescued near Jammu
byJammu, April 3 (IANS) An unconscious armyman, with both his eyes gouged, was Wednesday rescued by residents near Jammu and shifted to hospital, said…