Panama abandons plan to pull up sunken cocaine loaded submarine
byPanama City: A cocaine-laden semi-submersible vessel that sank early this month in Panama’s Caribbean waters will not be refloated due to the cost and possible…
Crime
Kashmir gunfight – 5 Lashkar militants killed
bySrinagar: Five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas were killed yesterday in a gunfight with security forces near Sopore town in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said….
‘Maoist problem biggest security threat for CRPF’
byAgartala: The Maoist problem is the biggest security threat for the CRPF currently, para-military force’s chief Pranay Sahay said here Tuesday. “It (Maoist terrorism) is…
139 journalists killed on the job in 2012
byGeneva: A total of 139 journalists from 29 countries lost their lives while doing their job in 2012, a 30-percent increase over 2011, the Press…
Court rap secures prosecution sanction of tainted Himachal government employees
byShimla: Beating a hasty retreat before the courts, the state government cleared all names for prosecution sanction that were pending before it barring four,…
Stop interfering in Tibet, says China
byBeijing: The Chinese foreign ministry today criticised statements issued by foreign officials on Tibet, and urged those countries to stop interfering in China’s internal affairs….
US school shooting: Trigger-happy nation debates gun control
byWashington: The massacre of the innocents in a Connecticut elementary school has rekindled a debate over America’s gun control laws, but prospects of any “meaningful…
Three robbers arrested in Haryana
byChandigarh: In a nearly two-month-old case, the Haryana police have arrested three people who had robbed a bag containing Rs.24,000 and a mobile phone from…
US must come together on shootings: Obama
byWashington: In a rare show of wrenching emotion, US President Barack Obama wiped tears from his face and choked on his words as he spoke…
27 killed in mass shooting in US school
byWashington: In one of the deadliest mass shootings in the US, at least 27 people, including 18 children, have been killed at an elementary school…