Israeli police fear continued Arab rioting
Israeli police were deployed Monday in a high state of alert throughout Arab communities in the Galilee and central Israel as sporadic rioting continued over the shooting death of an Arab Israeli by police on Friday night. Stones were hurled Monday morning at a bus in the Wadi Ara region, and... read more »
Japan-Korea relations in the freezer even as Tokyo and Beijing shake hands
Seoul: Kim Bok-dong was 14 when she was abducted and forced into eight years of sexual slavery in the Japanese army barracks of southern China and South-east Asia. “There are no words that can describe what soldiers did to me,” she recounted. “At the end of each day I could not... read more »
Muzaffarnagar riots inquiry commission seeks extension
With its tenure ending, the one-man inquiry commission appointed by Uttar Pradesh government on Muzfarranagarriots has sought an extension. The commission of retired judge ofAllahabad High Court Vishnu Sahai, constituted on September 9 last year, had twice been given extension for six months each... read more »
PM Narendra Modi Speaks to Sri Lankan President Over Death Penalty to India...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday over the death sentence handed out to five Indian fishermen which has sparked protests in their home state of Tamil Nadu. The five – Emerson, P Augustus, R Wilson, K Prasath and J Langlet – were... read more »
Vodafone wins Rs 3200 crore tax claim case in Mumbai HC
In a major relief to telecom major Vodafone, the Bombay High Court on Friday ruled in its favor, saying the company does not need to pay additional tax of Rs 3,200 crore, as demanded by... read more »
Tony Abbott says he’ll shirt front Vladimir Putin over MH17
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has warned Russian President Vladamir Putin he will “shirt front” him when he arrives in Australia next month for the G20. Mr Abbott said today that if the... read more »
One Dead as Suicide Blast Targets NATO Convoy in Kabul
KABUL: A suicide bomber targeted an NATO convoy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, killing an Afghan civilian but causing no casualties among foreign troops, officials... read more »
Typhoon Vongfong Lashes Southern Japan
TOKYO—Typhoon Vongfong reached Japan’s main islands Monday morning, bringing heavy winds and rain to southern and western parts of Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than... read more »
Typhoon Vongfong lashes Japan; 35 people hurt
A powerful typhoon poured heavy rains over Japan’s southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the next island of Kyushu on Sunday, becoming the second severe storm to hit in a week. At least 35... read more »
