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Sydney siege gunman’s wife taken i...

Sydney siege gunman’s wife taken into custody

The former partner of siege gunman Man Haron Monis will be taken into custody after her bail was revoked by a Sydney court. Amirah Droudis, 34, was in November 2013 charged with the murder of Monis’ former de facto and mother-of-two Noleen Hayson Pal. Ms Pal, 30, was stabbed and set alight at... read more »

Pakistan hangs four prisoners as executi...

Pakistan hangs four prisoners as execution campaign widens

Pakistan hanged four Islamist militants on Sunday in the second set of executions since the government lifted a moratorium after the Taliban massacred 132 children and nine others at a school last week. None of those hanged has anything to do with the school rampage in Peshawar, and some Pakistani... read more »

Regrouped Janata Parivar stages protest ...

Regrouped Janata Parivar stages protest against Modi govt at Jantar Mantar

The regrouped Janata Parivar is staging a protest against the Narendra Modi government at Jantar Mantar over various issues on Monday. Six political parties of the erstwhile Janata Parivar will share a common platform on Monday. Sources said that while the grand merger of the former constituents... read more »

In 2008 Mumbai Killings, Piles of Spy Da...

In 2008 Mumbai Killings, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle

In the fall of 2008, a 30-year-old computer expert named Zarrar Shah roamed from outposts in the northern mountains of Pakistan to safe houses near the Arabian Sea, plotting mayhem in Mumbai, India’s commercial gem. Mr. Shah, the technology chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistani terror group,... read more »

L&T gets Rs1,630 crore EPC order in Uttar Pradesh

Mumbai: Larsen and Toubro Ltd’s construction unit has received an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order worth Rs.1,630 crore in Uttar Pradesh, the company said in a... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not exist

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total of 162,629 officials who were... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in the bus were reportedly... read more »

Up to $1.1 billion cost for Iraq, Syria: Pentagon

The Pentagon has spent as much as $1.1 billion on US military operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria since the mission began in mid-June, including more than $62... read more »

Spanish nurse tests positive for Ebola

Madrid: A Spanish nurse, who treated a man infected with Ebola in Madrid, has tested positive for the virus. The nurse, who is receiving treatment in the Alcorcon Hospital just outside of Madrid,... read more »