Fugitive held for death of 15 migrants in Italy
byRome, July 3 (IANS/AKI) A human trafficker who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing 15 migrants to drown in Italy has…
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John Paul II approved for sainthood
byVatican City, July 3 (IANS/AKI) Late pope John Paul II only needs Pope Francis’s sign-off to become a saint later this year after a…
Sri Lanka beat India by 161 runs
byKingston, July 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka beat India by a huge margin of 161 runs in the third ODI of the Celkon tri-nation series…
22 kg of cocaine seized at Rome airport
byRome, July 3 (IANS/AKI) Police at Rome’s Fiumicino airport arrested three people carrying 22 kg of cocaine as they came in a flight from…
UAE to invest $25 bn in gas development projects
byMoscow, July 3 (IANS/WAM) The UAE will invest nearly $25 billion on gas development projects, including exploring new gas fields and increasing gas output,…
Sri Lanka set 349-run target for India
byKingston (Jamaica), July 3 (IANS/CMC) Sri Lanka, sent in to bat by India, scored 348 for one wicket in the third match of the…
UAE’s Air Arabia named best low-cost airline in Middle East
byAbu Dhabi, July 3 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, has been awarded the…
Ishrat was a terrorist, BJP members tell panel
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The controversy over the CBI questioning Intelligence Bureau officer Rajendra Kumar in the Ishrat Jahan shootout figured in the…
‘Smile Pinki’ star to toss coin at Wimbledon
byNew Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Pinki Sonkar, the girl with a cleft lip who was treated six years ago and was the star of…
Pakistan rejects Afghan government’s claim on Taliban
byIslamabad, July 2 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday rejected as completely baseless the comments and “ideas” attributed to it by Afghan officials relating to alleged “power-sharing…