Girl raped in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) A man has been arrested for raping a nine-year-old girl in an Odisha village, police said Saturday. Santosh Rout, 45,…
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UAE, Egypt discuss cooperation in civil aviation
byCairo, May 18 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirtaes (UAE) and Egypt have held talks over enhancing cooperation in the civil aviation sector. The meet…
India’s bleeding insurgencies: Lessons from Latin America
byThe tiny northeast Indian state of Tripura has turned into the second largest producer of natural rubber in the country largely because several hundred…
60 hurt as US trains collide; New York-Boston corridor closed
byNew York, May 18 (IANS) Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of…
UN chief regrets experts’ inability to visit Syria
byMoscow, May 18 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret over the inability of experts, investigating the possible use of chemical weapons…
55 dead as hailstorms lash south China
byBeijing, May 18 (IANS) A total of 50 people have died while 14 reported missing due to latest rain and hailstorms that have hit…
60 injured as trains collide in US
byWashington, May 18 (IANS) At least 60 people were injured, five of them critically, in a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains Friday…
UAE, Mozambique sign air transport accord
byDubai, May 18 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Mozambique have signed a bilateral accord covering air transport. The agreement will pave the…
73 killed, 148 injured in Iraq attacks
byBaghdad, May 18 (IANS) A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police…
Nine killed, 55 injured in Afghan attacks
byKabul, May 18 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and over 55 injured Friday evening when two blasts rocked Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, a…