Tejpal case: Goa Police to record woman’s statement
Panaji – A Goa Police team landed in Mumbai Tuesday to record the statement of the woman reporter ! who has accused Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaul! ting her.. The Goa Police Crime Branch team led by Inspector Sunita Sawant also includes a woman counsellor activist who... read more »
Rebekah Brooks once told Colin Montgomerie’s ex-wife ‘hacking v...
London – Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks once reportedly told Eimear Cook, the ex-wife of golfer Colin Montgomerie, that it was easy to access people’s voicemails. During the phone-hacking trial, Cook revealed that Brooks had also said that it was ‘ludicrous’... read more »
Obama defends Iranian nuclear deal against ‘tough talk and bluster...
London – President Barack Obama has defended the breakthrough deal between Iran and world powers on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Obama however acknowledged that obstacles remained, but said ‘tough talk and bluster’ did not guarantee U.S. security. According to the BBC, the... read more »
Hamid Karzai refuses to budge from delaying U.S. security pact
London – The Afghanistan president has refused to budge from his decision to delay signing the security deal till next year in a meeting with the U.S. envoy. U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice said that Karzai’s proposal to delay the signing until after next year’s... read more »
Honduras holds general elections amid tight security
Tegucigalpa – The general elections held to elect president, legislators and loc! al mayors in the central American country of Honduras concluded Sunday evening after a relatively... read more »
Estonia mourns Latvian supermarket deaths
Tallinn – Public institutions and many families in Estonia Sunday raised their national flag with blac! k ribbons, mourning Lativia for a supermarket tragedy which has so far ! caused... read more »
Iranian n-programme makes ‘important first step’: David Cameron
London – British Pri! me Minister David Cameron said Sunday that the agreement reached on Iran’s nuclear programme in Geneva was “an important first step”. “We... read more »
Vettel wins Brazilian GP, equals Schumacher’s record
Rio de Janeiro – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of 13 victories in a year at the season-ending Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix. The... read more »
Mexican drug lords’ kids brag wealth on social media
Mexico City – The Twitter and Facebook accounts of individuals presumed to be the children of Sinaloa drug cartel bosses — Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Is! mael “El... read more »
