Video shows Mexican politician accepting wads of money
byMexico City, June 20 (IANS/EFE) Mexican television aired Wednesday a video showing Cancun Mayor Julian Ricalde Magaña accepting cash-filled envelopes. The images surfaced less…
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Yamuna recedes in Delhi but flows above danger mark
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna started receding in Delhi Thursday morning but stayed above the danger mark of…
Mexican police nab one of FBI’s 10 most wanted
byCancun (Mexico), June 20 (IANS/EFE) Police at the Mexican sea resort of Playa del Carmen arrested one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives,…
Odisha business group chief held in chit fund scam
byBhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) Prashant Dash, head of an Odisha-based business group, has been arrested in Mumbai in connection with an alleged chit fund…
US condemns attack on UN office in Somalia
byWashington, June 20 (IANS) White House Wednesday strongly condemned the “despicable” attack on the UN office in Somalia. “Today’s attack highlights the repugnant terrorist…
US, Japan, South Korea urge meaningful denuclearisation
byWashington, June 20 (IANS) The US, Japan and South Korea Wednesday called for “meaningful” steps on denuclearisation by Pyongyang in exchange for better ties…
Zimbabwean president, rivals favour delaying polls
byHarare, June 20 (IANS) Zimbabwean president and his main political rivals in the coalition government have agreed to file an application at the Constitutional…
30 killed as bus plunges into Peru ravine
byLima, June 20 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed Wednesday when a passenger bus fell off 100 metres into a ravine in Peru’s…
Four killed, 21 injured Iraq attacks
byBaghdad, June 20 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 21 wounded in separate incidents of shooting and bomb attacks in Iraq Wednesday,…
Kerry calls Karzai over Taliban office issue
byKabul, June 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry called up Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a bid to defuse tensions over opening…