US ambassador to South Korea injured in knife attack
The U.S. ambassador to South Korea was slashed by a man screaming demands for Korean unification Thursday morning in Seoul, and was hospitalized with wounds to his face and wrist. Media images showed a stunned-looking Mark W. Lippert examining his blood-covered left hand and holding his right hand... read more »
Delhi rape convict’s remarks ‘unspeakable’, says Ban ki-M...
The remarks by one of the Delhi gangrape convict blaming the victim for the assault are “unspeakable”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson has said, stressing the need for men to get involved in halting violence against women. Ban’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric... read more »
AAP crisis: Kejriwal insisted on ouster of Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav...
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal stamped his dominance over the party on Wednesday when two of his critics, Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, were removed from the Political Affairs Committee, while his own offer of resignation as national convener of AAP was unanimously turned down. While... read more »
Turkish Airlines plane crash-lands after overshooting runway
A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed after overshooting the runway as it tried to land in dense fog at an airport in Nepal. The Airbus A330’s front landing gear collapsed and the plane nose-dived on the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. No passengers on the flight,... read more »
In Hastings, 63 people cured of deadly Ebola
Hastings (Sierra Leone): In a town called Hastings in western Sierra Leone a battle every bit as deadly as the Norman Conquest is being fought every day against the Ebola virus. The west... read more »
Kerry to meet Abbas as new Israeli settlements fan tensions
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry is set for talks on Thursday (Nov 13) with the Palestinian leader on easing regional tensions, after Israel approved new settler homes in east... read more »
What next? Can Fadnavis lead minority govt survive for 5 years with some help from NCP?
Although chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ minority government passed its first test on the floor of the state Assembly through a controversial voice vote, the question on... read more »
WTO standoff is over: India, US finally end impasse over food stock holding
After months of stalemate, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India and US had reached an agreement with regard to public food stock holding and it was expected to help resolve... read more »
Egyptian Militant Group Pledges Loyalty to Islamic State
CAIRO: They have slaughtered hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police officers, recruited experienced fighters and staged increasingly sophisticated raids from the Western desert to the Sinai... read more »
