Russia issues grim warning to Ukraine over rebel crackdown
Ukraine has accused Moscow of sending more troops and armour into the country to support separatist rebels, as Russia warned Kiev that its campaign against the militants was a grave error that could have “irreversible consequences”. Fighting at Donetsk airport and elsewhere in eastern Ukraine... read more »
Death of Iranian general brings Tehran back into the heart of Israel’...
The announcement that a Revolutionary Guard commander was killed in the unconfirmed Israeli strike in Syria puts Israel and Iran – and not just Hezbollah – in the heart of the tension. The attack against Hezbollah commanders near Quneitra on the Golan Heights on Sunday has gotten... read more »
Resurgent Kejriwal, popular Bedi: ABP snap poll proves BJP made right CM pi...
Quelling voices of dissent within the party, the BJP finally laid all speculation to rest by declaring Kiran Bedi as its chief ministerial candidate and allocating her a ‘safe seat’. Going by the numbers of the latest opinion poll, it may have been the right move made at the right... read more »
rain-soaked pope comforts Philippine typhoon victims
TACLOBAN CITY – An emotional Pope Francis, wearing a plastic poncho over his vestments to protect him from the wind and rain on Saturday, comforted survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, the Philippines’ worst natural disaster that killed about 6,300 people 14 months ago. “I... read more »
Day after Hudhud, Andhra and Odisha step up relief work
A day after a very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud battered the Andhra and Odisha coasts with heavy rains leaving six persons dead, the state governments continued restoration and relief works... read more »
Delhi HC asks Om Prakash Chautala to surrender on Saturday
New Delhi: INLD chief and former Haryana Chief Minster Om Prakash Chautala was on Friday ordered by the Delhi High Court to surrender on Saturday in Tihar jail for misusing bail conditions... read more »
7 killed in stampede at Imran Khan’s rally in Pak
At least seven people were killed and 40 others wounded in a stampede following a political rally by opposition politician Imran Khan in central Pakistan on Friday, officials said. The... read more »
Landslide kills 19 workers in China
At least 19 people were killed and two others injured when a landslide struck a highway construction site in China’s Shaanxi Province. Rescuers said the landslide engulfed the eight... read more »
After Satya Nadella’s gaffe, Microsoft board to look at gen...
A well-known picture in tech circles, taken in 1978, shows the first 11 employees at Microsoft. Two are women. One of them left two years later after a pay dispute. Almost four decades later, the... read more »
