Syria submits plan for chemical weapons’ destruction
Damascus – Syria has submitted an initial declaration of its chemical weapon programme, including a general plan of their destruction, the Organisation of the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said Sunday. “The Syrian Arab Republic submitted to the OPCW its formal initial... read more »
Syrian refugees in Lebanon exceed 800,000: UN
Beirut – The number of Syrians who have fled their war-torn country to neighbouring Lebanon has exceeded 800,000, the latest UN refugee agency report said Sunday. While more than 713,000 refugees in Lebanon have been registered, over 87,000 are still waiting to complete their registration... read more »
Wave of bomb attacks kill 56 in Iraq
Baghdad – A fresh wave of car bombs struck the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad and the country’s northern region Sunday, killing 56 people and wounding some 152, police said. The worst violence in the day started in Baghdad in the morning, when at least eight car bombs ripped through... read more »
Miley Cyrus’ modesty surprised TV crew
Los Angeles – Singer Miley Cyrus impressed one and all with her down to earth nature when she appeared on the “Saturday Night Live” show. Cyrus, who has been in the news for twerking on stage, posing naked in her video, was expected to be full of attitude, reports... read more »
Kylie Jenner throws tantrums for alcohol
Los Angeles – Reality TV star-model Kylie Jenner reportedly created a scene at a Beverly Hill hotel when she was not served alcohol. The legal drinking age in California is 21 and... read more »
Six claimed dead as pre-poll violence grips Bangladesh
Dhaka – Six protesters were claimed to be dead while 500 others were injured when Bangladesh’s anti-government protesters and their ruling party rivals fought pitched battles... read more »
PMO gives Hindalco coal block allocation file to CBI
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Friday handed over to CBI the file related to the controversial allocation of coal block to Hindalco in Odisha as sought by the investigative... read more »
Rupee unchanged at 61.46
The rupee ended unchanged against the dollar for the second time this month, holding steady at 61.46 today amid caution before next week’s Reserve Bank of India (RBI) meeting and a... read more »
Aarushi case: Talwars rubbish CBI sudden provocation theory
Ghaziabad – In the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, the defence trashed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) theory that dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar killed their daughter and... read more »
