Pirate Bay Co-Founder Released From Jail
STOCKHOLM: A Swedish founder of file-sharing site The Pirate Bay was freed from prison on Monday, a week after his colleague was arrested in Thailand after years on the run. “My body just got reunited with my soul and mind, the parts of me that matter and that never can be held... read more »
Sewol trial: Ferry captain sentenced to 36 years in jail
The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank in April has been found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison. The Sewol ferry was carrying 476 people when it went down. More than 300 died, most of them school students. Lee Joon-seok was among 15 crew members on trial over... read more »
Nigeria suicide blast kills scores of teenagers
A school in northern Nigeria has been left reeling from a devastating suicide bomb blast which killed at least 48 people mostly teenage students and injured scores more. The attack happened in the town of Potiskum in Yobe state which lies close to the stronghold of Sunni MuslimBoko Haram... read more »
Egyptian Militant Group Pledges Loyalty to Islamic State
CAIRO: They have slaughtered hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police officers, recruited experienced fighters and staged increasingly sophisticated raids from the Western desert to the Sinai Peninsula. They have beheaded informants and killed an American in a carjacking, say Western officials... read more »
Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, International Border
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts, drawing retaliation from the Army on... read more »
Philippine militants free 2 kidnapped Germans
Two Germans freed after six months of captivity in the southern Philippines by a militant group that threatened to behead one of them if ransom was not paid were flown to Manila on Saturday... read more »
16 killed in vent collapse at South Korea pop concert
SEONGNAM, South Korea: Sixteen people were killed and nine others seriously injured when they plunged down a ventilation shaft after a grating gave way as they watched an outdoor pop... read more »
Experts Oppose Ebola Travel Ban, Saying It Would Cut Off Worst-Hit Countries
Fear of Ebola is spreading faster than the disease itself, and the growing paranoia in the United States is fueling calls to impose a travel ban on people coming from the three West African... read more »
Katrina Kaif is not a showpiece: Deepika Padukone defends ex beau...
In a recent interaction with the media, when a reporter asked Deepika Padukone if her role in Happy New Year was ‘a showpiece role’ much on the lines of what Katrina Kaif played in Jab Tak Hai... read more »
