US remains vulnerable, says media
byWashington, April 16 (IANS) The American media reacted with horror to the twin blasts at the Boston Marathon that once again brought the nation…
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Global military spending falls amid economic crisis
byMoscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World military expenditures totalled $1.75 trillion in 2012, registering a decline of 0.5 percent in real terms year-on-year for…
BJP leaders booked for obstructing cops in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, April 16 (IANS) Police have registered a case against BJP legislature party leader Jayanarayan Mishra and his supporters for preventing police from performing…
Rome mayor sues TV programme for mafia allegations
byRome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) Rome’s Mayor Gianni Alemanno has launched legal proceedings against an Italian investigative TV show that claimed the mafia and crime…
Scenes of horror in downtown Boston
byBoston, April 16 (IANS) When the smoke cleared after the twin blasts at the Boston Marathon finish line, dozens of victims lay in the…
Mandela’s condition ‘satisfactory’, says Presidency
byJohannesburg, April 16 (IANS) The condition of anti-apartheid icon and former South African president Nelson Mandela was “satisfactory” following his discharge from hospital earlier…
Quake jolts northeast India
byShillong, April 16 (IANS) A slight intensity earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook India’s northeast Tuesday morning. There were no immediate reports…
Three killed, 141 injured in Boston marathon terror strike (Third Lead)
byWashington/Boston, April 16 (IANS) At least three people were killed and at least 141 others were injured as two powerful explosions rocked the Boston…
Italian shipwreck a ‘workplace accident’, says lawyer
byRome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) The sinking of a cruise ship off the Italian coast, that led to the loss of 32 lives, was a…
Moscow ready to pick up positive signals from US
byMoscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov has accused the US administration of demonstrating “conflicting behaviour”, but…