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Nigeria’s fight against extremist ...

Nigeria’s fight against extremist Islamic militants including Boko Ha...

Security analysts are questioning the Nigerian government’s commitment to confronting extremist Islamic militants, following a suicide bombing in the Nigerian town of Potiskum overnight. A suicide bomber dressed as a student killed at least 50 people, most of them students, and injured 80... read more »

Bus mishap: 56 killed after passenger bu...

Bus mishap: 56 killed after passenger bus collides with truck in Pakistan’s...

At least 56 people, including 21 women and 18 children, were killed and several others injured today when a passenger bus collided with a truck in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province. The bus was headed to Karachi from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in the north-west when it collided with the truck... read more »

39 Years On, Ex-Union Minister’s K...

39 Years On, Ex-Union Minister’s Killing Remains Unsolved

39 years, over 20 judges, 160 prosecution witnesses and around 40 defence witnesses later, there is still no solution to the mystery behind the death of former Railway Minister LN Mishra in a bomb explosion in Bihar. A Delhi court has deferred its judgement to December; it was to have pronounced... read more »

Harshvardhan congratulates Kejriwal; doubts alliance with Congress will last
Will Harsh Vardhan play a big role in De...

Will Harsh Vardhan play a big role in Delhi assembly elections?

New Delhi, Nov 11: With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) now gearing up for the Delhi Assembly elections, BJP too has pulled up its socks. Reports suggest that senior BJP leaders directed the Delhi unit of the party to begin preparations for elections. Amidst all this one question arises, who is going to... read more »

Israel-Hamas Talks, Abbas at UN

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: It’s a busy week in Mideast diplomacy, book-ended by the launch of Israel-Hamas talks about a border deal for blockaded Gaza and the Palestinian president’s... read more »

Alibaba’s IPO biggest-ever globally after additional shares sold: Source

HONG KONG: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and some of its shareholders have sold an additional 48 million shares, a source with direct knowledge of the deal said on Monday, making its IPO the... read more »

After Rancor, Afghans Agree to Share Power

KABUL, Afghanistan — Their campaign workers traded blows over ballot boxes during an election widely seen as fraudulent. Some of the warlords backing them have muttered about starting a... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-dominated Xinjiang region

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province. Explosions hit at least three... read more »

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley admitted to hospital again

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Sunday night admitted to a hospital here for a check-up after an operation to treat his diabetes. A news agency has quoted a doctor as saying that the... read more »