Puerto Rico varsity’s finance chief falls prey to scam
bySan Juan, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The head of finance at the University of Puerto Rico resigned after a scammer bilked the institution out of…
Crime
Washington confirms US woman raped in Rio de Janeiro
byWashington, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The US State Department Tuesday confirmed the US nationality of the tourist raped last weekend in a transit van in…
One police officer dies every day in China
byBeijing, April 3 (IANS) At least one police officer has died on duty and nine have been injured every day on average for the…
Maoists kill village chief in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists have killed a tribal politician in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, police said Wednesday. About 25 armed rebels dragged 50-year-old Madhav…
Two Pakistani sisters killed for honour
byIslamabad, April 3 (IANS) Two brothers shot dead their two sisters and two men in Pakistan’s Sindh province, a media report said Wednesday in…
Pet kidnappings a lucrative business in Vietnam
byHo Chi Minh City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Gangs in Vietnam are regularly kidnapping dogs and other pets to collect ransom or reselling them to…
Nine bodies found inside SUV in Mexico
byMexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) Nine bodies, the majority of them dismembered, were found inside an SUV with Texas tag in Ciudad Victoria, the…
CBI seeks transfer of senior cops posted at Kunda
byLucknow, April 3 (IANS) In a twist to the ongoing probe in the triple murder at a Kunda village in which a senior cop…
Bar criminals from contesting polls: Former CEC Quarishi (Interview)
byNew Delhi: People accused of rape, murder, kidnapping, dacoity and moral turpitude should be barred from contesting polls, former chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi…
Anand Jon gets five years jail for molesting NY models
byNew York, April 3 (IANS) A New York court has sentenced Indian fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander to five years jail for admittedly forcing…