12-hour Gaza humanitarian ceasefire to start: Israel
The Israeli military says a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza will start on Saturday morning. The military says in a statement that the lull will start at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday and end at 8 p.m. local time. The statement warns that the military “shall respond if terrorists choose to... read more »
Children illegally crossing border subject to repatriation: Obama
Children illegally crossing the border would be repatriated to their home countries, U.S. President Barack Obama has told visiting leaders of the Central American countries. “Within a legal framework and a humanitarian framework and proper due process, children who do not have proper claims and... read more »
Perera spoils South African recovery in 2nd test
Sri Lankan off-spinner Dilruwan Perera captured two wickets in three deliveries to spoil South Africa’s recovery on the third morning of the second cricket test, holding the visitors to 163-5 at lunch on Saturday. Resuming the day on 98-3, South Africa captain Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers added... read more »
Bindra returns with a bang
Abhinav Bindra dug into his experience to help India to the men’s 10m air rifle gold medal on the opening day of the shooting competitions of the 20th Commonwealth Games at the Barry Buddon shooting centre near here on Friday. It was a great comeback to form for the 31-year-old as he took the... read more »
Gold futures down at Rs 27,667 per 10 gm
Gold prices fell 0.3 per cent to Rs 27,667 per 10 grams at the futures trade today amid a weak trend overseas and profit-booking by speculators. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for... read more »
South Korea retains PM who quit over ferry disaster
South Korea’s Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, who offered to quit in April over the Sewol ferry disaster, will keep his job. President Park Geun-hye announced she would retain Mr... read more »
Gunmen kill 18 in raid on village in Nigeria’s middle belt
At least 18 people were killed when gunmen stormed a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna overnight, a police spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in daily bloody attacks that... read more »
Voting under way in Libya general election
TRIPOLI: Polling was under way across Libya on Wednesday in a general election seen as crucial for the future of a country hit by months of political chaos and growing unrest. Polling... read more »
UGC sets today’s deadline for compliance by DU on FYUP
NEW DELHI: With admissions delayed over the FYUP row leaving students in the lurch, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh and registrar Alka Sharma remained incommunicado throughout Wednesday... read more »
