Agra student’s murder: accused sent to judicial custody
byAgra, April 24 (IANS) Two people have been sent to judicial custody in the rape and murder case of a 25-year-old research student at…
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Hush up mass killings, Russian leader tells media
byMoscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the nationalist LDPR party, has called on the media to stop covering mass…
Chechnya’s Kadyrov returns to blog after two years
byGrozny, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has returned to his LiveJournal blog after almost two years of silence. “Good afternoon, dear…
Two abducted bishops released in Syria
byBeirut, April 24 (IANS/AKI) Two Orthodox bishops who were kidnapped by gunmen in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo have been freed, the Zenit.org website…
Boston suspects learned to make bombs from Al Qaeda magazine
byWashington, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators that he and his brother learned to make homemade pressure-cooker…
Egyptian ex-minister jailed for 25 years
byCairo, April 24 (IANS/AKI) A court in Cairo has sentenced Egypt’s former minister of finance Youssef Boutros Ghali to 25 years in prison for…
EU plan to buy oil from rebels ‘illegal’, says Syria
byBeirut, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Syrian authorities have called the European Union’s decision to allow the import of Syrian oil and its derivatives…
Lavrov urges caution over Syria chemical weapons reports
byBrussels, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Any reports of the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian conflict must be carefully investigated to avoid…
Prepare for Syrian chemical weapons, Kerry tells NATO
byWashington, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the NATO to prepare for the possible use of chemical…
Gilchrist looking forward to tough away trip
byNew Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Kings XI skipper Adam Gilchrist was happy with his team’s five-wicket win against Daredevils here Tuesday at the half-way…