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 »
One dead, 200 arrested as Kenya police raid radical mosques
Mombasa: One man was killed on Monday as Kenyan security forces arrested over 200 people and seized weapons in raids on mosques accused of links with Somalia’s Al Qaida affiliated Al Shabab militants, police said. Security forces began the operation in the early hours of Monday morning,... read more »
Suicide attack in Afghan capital wounds female MP
A suicide bomber tried to assassinate a prominent female member of Afghanistan’s parliament on Sunday, killing three people and wounding the lawmaker, a senior official said. Shukria Barakzai was slightly wounded in the attack on her vehicle as she was heading to parliament, said Interior... read more »
Nikkei sees biggest drop in three months as recession news hits
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks suffered their biggest one-day slump since August on Monday after Japan`s economy unexpectedly slipped into recession, prompting investors to book profits from recent gains. Japan`s economy unexpectedly shrank an annualised 1.6 percent in the third quarter, following a sharp... read more »
Pakistan test fires Shaheen-II ballistic missile
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of Shaheen-II (Hatf-VI) ballistic missile. The launch was the culminating point of the field training exercise of the... read more »
More Russia sanctions if Ukraine not resolved: Cameron
Russia could face further sanctions if it does not commit to resolving the conflict in Ukraine, British Prime Minister David Cameron said today, as he called Moscow’s actions... read more »
Sony Six Acquires Broadcast Rights For CTL
SONY SIX, India’s premier sports and entertainment channel has acquired the broadcasting rights for Champions Tennis League, a pan-India city-based tennis championship league set to take... read more »
Windies players told to sign or sign off
The bad news is players who refused to sign contracts with the West Indies Cricket Board will not be on the flight. Last month, the West Indies team walked out of their tour to India... read more »
Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, K Srikanth enter quarters of Ch...
Fuzhou (China): London Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and top Indian male shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap and K Srikanth entered the quarter-finals of the China Open Super Series Premier after... read more »
