Explosion in Auto-Parts Plant in China Kills 17, Xinhua Reports
An explosion at an auto-parts factory in southern China’s Guangdong province killed 17 people and injured 20 others, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Blasts were heard at about 9:30 a.m. today from Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co.’s plant in the Shunde district of Foshan city, Xinhua... read more »
IS Releases Interview With Captured Jordanian Pilot
Kasaesbeh’s jet crashed last week in a rural area in Syria’s Raqqa province, the group’s stronghold. Jordan is one of several Arab countries taking part in a U.S.-led coalition to strike the Islamic State group, which announced an Islamic caliphate in large parts of Syria and Iraq... read more »
Chinese man jailed for 13 years for eating tigers
BEIJING – A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media reported. The man, identified as a rich businessmen surnamed Xu, organised three trips to the southern province of Guangdong last year to buy the... read more »
Man kills 8 people in Canada before taking own life
A man with a lengthy criminal record killed six adults and two young children before taking his own life in Edmonton, Alberta, in what the police chief on Tuesday called the city’s worst mass murder. Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht told a news conference late on Tuesday night that there was no... read more »
Kenya Says It Has Killed Around 100 al-Shabaab Fighters
Extremists hit in retaliation for the slaying of 28 travelers on Saturday Kenya says it has killed around 100 al-Shabaab militants after pursuing them into Somalian territory. The deaths... read more »
Adani Power buys Avantha’s 600 MW plant for Rs 4,200 crore
MUMBAI: India’s largest e-commerce player Flipkart has closed a $500-600 million fresh financing round led by its existing large investors at a massive pre-money valuation of $10... read more »
Flipkart raises $600 million in fresh funding at pre-money valuation of $10 billion
MUMBAI: India’s largest e-commerce player Flipkart has closed a $500-600 million fresh financing round led by its existing large investors at a massive pre-money valuation of $10... read more »
Gold futures up at Rs. 26,870 on short-covering
NEW DELHI, NOV 24: Gold rose 0.37 per cent to Rs. 26,870 per 10 grams at the futures trade today as participants covered-up their short positions even as the metal dropped from... read more »
Kotak Mahindra’s insurance venture to get fresh boost from ...
MUMBAI: Kotak Mahindra’s insurance venture is likely to get a fresh boost from the group’s deal to buy smaller rival ING Vysya BankBSE -1.69 %. The strong SME portfolio of ING VysyaBSE... read more »
