With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capital of the world: Gl...
Nearly 14.3 million people, including children, are “trapped” in modern-day slavery in India, which tops a global index of people under bondage across the world with an estimated 35.8 million people enslaved, a new research said today. The Global Slavery Index (GSI) 2014, published by the Walk... read more »
Grenade attack kills 2 policemen in Charsadda
PESHAWAR – A grenade attack killed two policemen and wounded another one in Charsadda on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda district, 30 kilometres north of Peshawar. “Two men riding a motorbike threw a hand grenade on a police vehicle patrolling the area,... read more »
IS claims beheading of US aid worker, 18 Syrians
BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday claimed to have executed Peter Kassig, a US aid worker kidnapped in Syria, as a warning to the United States. The same video showed the gruesome simultaneous beheadings of at least 18 men described as Syrian military personnel, the latest in a... read more »
18 killed in China plant fire
Beijing: At least 18 people were killed after a major fire at a food company in east China`s Shandong province, authorities said Monday.The fire broke out at 7 pm Sunday at a carrot packaging workshop of Longyuan Food Co. Ltd in Shouguang city. The fire was put out within hours, Xinhua... read more »
