Sensex in red again, falls over 300 pts in volatile mid-day trade
After recouping around 400 points from Monday’s mega fall in morning, the benchmark BSE Sensex plunged back into the negative zone in late morning deals and was down by 326.88 points at 25,414.68. The index slipped in late morning trade following sustained selling seen in tech, power,... read more »
Fire at Japan Kawasaki steel plant near Haneda airport
A large fire has broken out at a steel plant near Haneda airport south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo. There have been no reports of injuries, say Japanese officials. A fire official told AFP news agency the blaze started at a two-metre-tall (6.7ft) cooling tower at a factory owned by a unit of... read more »
South Korea demands apology as talks drag on with North over tensions
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)South Korean President Park-geun hye said Monday that she’s still waiting for an apology from North Korea as marathon talks between the two sides over a recent spike in military tensions spilled into a third day. Park said that she wants Pyongyang to apologize for... read more »
Explosion at U.S. Army base outside Tokyo lights up night sky
Multiple explosions and a large fire at a U.S. Army depot lit up the night sky in a Tokyo suburb early Monday. No injuries were reported. The blast happened after midnight at the Sagami General Depot in Sagamihara, a city about 25 miles (40 kilometres) southwest of Tokyo, said Navy Commander Bill... read more »
24 dead, 22 injured in Bangladesh bus accident
A police officer says an overnight bus packed with passengers veered off the road, hit trees and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 24 people and injuring 22 others in southwestern... read more »
12-year-old Israeli girl dies in Thailand ferry fire
The search team on Thursday found the body of a 12-year-old Israeli girl, the only fatality from a tourist boat that caught fire in the Andaman Sea in the country’s southwest, Thai... read more »
Killed red sander ‘smugglers’ taken off bus: Witness account punches holes in ...
The Andhra Pradesh police version of events with regards to the killing of 20 red sanders smugglers in Chittoor district has received a crippling blow after a ‘witness’ has come... read more »
Satyam scam: Court finds Ramalinga Raju, 9 others guilty
New Delhi/Hyderabad: A special court trying the multi-crore accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer Services Ltd (SCSL) in its judgement on Thursday found the firm’s founder and... read more »
UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp
The UN Security Council has demanded access for life-saving humanitarian aid to reach refugees trapped in Syria’s Yarmouk camp after it was partly seized by the Islamic State militant... read more »
