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 said. The explosion struck around dawn in Kabul’s east, on the road to the city of Jalalabad, Afghan... 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 400,000 people and disrupting transportation networks. Vongfong reached the southern island of Kyushu after 8... 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 people have been reported injured in Okinawa and Kyushu, where authorities told 150,000 people to... read more »
US concerned over Kobani, will take time to confront Islamic State, says US...
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States was deeply concerned about what he called the “tragedy” in the Syrian town of Kobani, where Islamic State fighters have been tightening their grip. Speaking at a conference in Cairo on the rebuilding of Gaza, Kerry... read more »
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Ahmedabad
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Ahmedabad on Wednesday on a three-day visit, which is expected to define the relationship between the two neighbours who have had a troubled... read more »
Recipe: Vegetable sweet corn soup
Ingredients: One cup fresh sweet corn, one finely chopped carrot, one tbsp chopped cabbage, half tsp sugar, half tsp green chilli sauce, half tsp soya sauce, one tbsp corn flour, four... read more »
Long work hours may raise risk of heart disease
SEOUL: Are you a workaholic? Your habits may raise your risk of heart disease, a new study has warned. Working for more than 40 hours a week may increase one’s risk of developing... read more »
Free Karnataka from Congress: Amit Shah
Sending a strong political signal on his first visit to the state, Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president Amit Shah has given a call to “free Karnataka from Congress”. He was... read more »
Maneka Gandhi warns legal action to organisations which don’...
New Delhi: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday warned legal action to organisations which did not have sexual harassment committees. The remarks came in the wake of... read more »
