Pregnant Swedish teen flees foster home to join Al-Qaeda in Syria, detained...
A pregnant 15-year-old Swedish girl is being held by the Islamic State group in Syria after running away from her foster home with her boyfriend to join Al-Qaeda, Swedish media reported today. The Swedish foreign ministry remained tight-lipped about the case, confirming only minimal details. “We... read more »
Police make more than a dozen arrests during Ferguson protest after crowd b...
Police arrested more than a dozen people in Ferguson on Monday night after protesters blocked traffic during a fourth consecutive night of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The gathering came about 24 hours after a demonstration along West... read more »
China gives former general suspended death sentence for bribery
BEIJING – A top Chinese military officer has been given a suspended death sentence for corruption, state media said Monday, in a case where he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold statues and luxury liquor. Gu Junshan was also stripped of his rank of lieutenant general, the official Xinhua... read more »
Detaining Yogendra Yadav has shown brutal, dishonest face of Delhi Police: ...
Condemning the crackdown on Yogendra Yadav by Delhi Police, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) vice-chairman Ashish Khetan on Tuesday said the act has shown the brutal and dishonest face of the police. It is deeply unfortunate and condemnable that the Modi Government... read more »
Serena, Sharapova set for Wimbledon semi-final showdown
Serena Williams survived a scare to book a Wimbledon semi-final showdown with old rival Maria Sharapova as the world number one battled back to defeat Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-3... read more »
Bengal Tiger-Sourav Ganguly turns 43
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is happy celebrating his 43rd birthday with family and friends here today as wishes poured in on the social media from the cricket fraternity all over... read more »
Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir
Army today foiled an infiltration attempt by three armed militants from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Sunderbani sector in the Jammu region a Defence spokesman said. “Three... read more »
Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan gets Turbo Megha Airways flying licence
based Turbo Megha Airways today became the fourth company to receive flying licence from aviation regulator DGCA in the past two years to launch a regional airline. The company, which is... read more »
New born dies in Delhi after 3 govt hospitals refuse treatment
A day-old baby born was turned away by two government hospitals on Monday and died while waiting at a third. The baby was born prematurely to a 19-year-old woman on Sunday at a private hospital.... read more »
