2-year-old shoots, kills mom in US store
A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother Tuesday at a Walmart store in Idaho after taking a gun from her purse. Police identified the victim as Veronica Rutledge of Blackfoot, Idaho. The shooting took place in the store in Hayden, Idaho, where she was shopping with her children... read more »
Boy, 2, accidentally shoots and kills mother in US Walmart
Washington: A woman was accidentally shot dead by a two-year-old boy who reached into her handbag and found a handgun while shopping at a Walmart store in Idaho. Police said the 29-year-old woman was the mother of the two-year-old boy, who had been sitting in the woman’s shopping trolley when... read more »
Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UNSC
United Nations: The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a Palestinian statehood resolution that set a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories by 2017. The long-anticipated draft tabled here last night drew the support of eight countries —- Argentina, Chad,... read more »
Gunfire Hits Gambian Capital
The president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is heading home just hours after speculation began about a possible attempted coup in the West African nation, something the government denies. Residents and diplomats in the Gambian capital of Banjul say that early Tuesday they awoke to armed attackers... read more »
Maharashtra: Will Sena join the govt to bail out BJP’s greenhorns?
Mumbai: The BJP’s minority government in the state will be up for a stormy winter session in the Assembly if the Shiv Sena refuses to join the ministry in this week’s cabinet... read more »
4-year-old molested by school cab driver in Delhi
A four-year-old girl, a resident of Timarpur here, was allegedly molested by the driver of her school cab. No arrests have been made so far. According to the police, the incident came to... read more »
Tamil Nadu CM Panneerselvam urges Modi to secure release of 14 fishermen held by Sri Lanka
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to ensure the release of 14 fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy... read more »
BJP leader shot dead in Bihar, violent protests follow
A senior state BJP leader, Srikant Bharti was shot dead in Bihar’s Siwan district, triggering violent protests Monday by his supporters, police said. Mr. Bharti was killed by unidentified... read more »
Portuguese ex-PM Jose Socrates kept in jail amid fraud case
LISBON: Former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates is spending a third straight night in jail as officials continue to investigate him for suspected corruption, money-laundering and tax... read more »
