4 dead, 27 injured as typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan
Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan on Saturday, downing trees, traffic lights and power lines, leaving at least four dead, one missing and dozens injured. The typhoon brought strong winds and heavy rainfall as it made landfall early on Saturday. It was expected to move into the Taiwan Strait and onto... read more »
Udhampur: Attack on police post may not be terrorist strike, says J-K govt
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said the attack on Chanj police post near Basantgarh in Udhampur district might not be a militant strike, but a result of a tiff between SPOs and members of the local village development council (VDC). Two SPOs were injured in the gunbattle which started... read more »
Former Prime Minister Ted Heath ‘raped boy, 12, after picking him up while ...
A man has said he was raped by former British Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath when he was just 12 years old. The claims come as police urge more potential victims of the former PM to come forward in an investigation into an alleged cover-up of child sex allegations. Meanwhile an alleged victim, now... read more »
LIVE: 31 dead in train derailments in MP, more than 200 rescued; death toll...
At least 31 people were killed and more than 70 injured when two trains derailed within minutes of each other while crossing a small bridge in Madhya Pradesh shortly before midnight on Tuesday. The Kamayani Express, headed for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from Mumbai, derailed near Harda town, 160 km... read more »
Arvind Kejriwal to Return to Face Infighting in AAP, As Kumar Vishwas Recieves Defamation ...
NEW DELHI: After 10 days in the calm of a Bengaluru health farm, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returns this evening to the capital and much turmoil in his Aam Aadmi Party or AAP. AAP... read more »
Disgraced Chinese general Xu Caihou dies of cancer
Beijing: The disgraced former Chinese general Xu Caihou, one of the highest-ranking officials to be netted in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive, has died of bladder cancer,... read more »
Kerry says Syrian transition would have to be negotiated with Assad
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and was exploring ways with other... read more »
John Kerry, Javad Zarif in critical round of Iran nuclear talks
LAUSANNE: Iran nuclear talks enter a critical week Monday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart in Switzerland seeking an elusive breakthrough after 18 months of... read more »
Suicide bombers attack 2 Lahore churches, leave 15 dead as angry ...
Lahore: A pair of suicide bombers attacked two churches in Lahore on Sunday as worshippers prayed inside — killing 15 people in the latest assault against religious minorities in this increasingly... read more »
