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Rob Ford says threatening email has give...

Rob Ford says threatening email has given him 12 hours to resign or City Ha...

A bomb-sniffing black lab named Ace scoured parts of Toronto City Hall on Monday after Rob Ford publicly reported that an email had been sent to the deputy mayor and his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, threatening to blow up the building unless the mayor resigns within 12 hours. Mayor Ford read... read more »

Actor Robin Williams Found Dead in Marin...

Actor Robin Williams Found Dead in Marin County Home

Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning actor and comedian whose performances careened from dazzling pop-culture riffs to intense dramatic roles, died Monday at the age of 63, in an apparent suicide that marked the grim end of his recent battles with severe depression. Williams was pronounced dead at... read more »

Italian PM calls Modi for early resoluti...

Italian PM calls Modi for early resolution of marines issue

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday to resolve the issue of arrest of its two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012. “We hope for a rapid, positive solution,” he told Mr. Modi during a telephonic conversation, ANSA quoted... read more »

Sensex rallies 225 points in early trade

Sensex rallies 225 points in early trade

The benchmark BSE Sensex on Tuesday spurted over 225 points in early trade, led by auto, infra and oil and gas stocks amid expectations of encouraging IIP data for June to be released later in the day. The 30-share index shot up by 225.27 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 25,744.51 with stocks of auto,... read more »

AIADMK not to join NDA

While ruling out the entry of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam into the National Democratic Alliance, party chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday kept the... read more »

Gopinath Munde’s body flown to Latur

The body of Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde’s, who died in a road accident in New Delhi on Tuesday, is being flown to his native place in Beed district of Marathwada for... read more »

Italy’s Catholic bishops try to put brakes on speedy divorce law

ROME (RNS) Italy’s Catholic bishops have condemned a proposed law that is set to speed up divorce and do away with a three-year separation waiting period. Legislation to allow consensual... read more »

Vatican: Too early to confirm 2025 Orthodox-Catholic summit

VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Vatican spokesman said it’s premature to suggest a gathering between Catholic and Orthodox faiths to mark the 1700th anniversary of the first church council held in... read more »

3 summer dresses you must try

This season’s getting hot, hot hot. With casual summer dressing becoming the mainstay, it’s time you revved things up a bit, with some above-the-knee fun. From asymmetrical hemlines, to... read more »