One World Trade Centre opens for business
NEW YORK, Nov 4 – One World Trade Centre, America’s tallest building, on Monday welcomed its first tenants, publishing group Conde Nast, in a symbolic moment 13 years after the 9/11 attacks that brought down the original Twin Towers. About 175 executives of the group that publishes magazines... read more »
At least 24 dead as migrant boat sinks in Turkish straits
At least two dozen migrants lost their lives today when a boat sank near Istanbul in northern Turkey, sparking a major air and sea rescue operation. Turkish rescue authorities were called to the scene at the mouth of the Bosphorus strait, which runs through northern Turkey, by local fishermen in... read more »
Delhi L-G Jung recommends dissolution of assembly, fresh elections likely i...
L-G Jung made the recommendation in a report on the latest political situation submitted to the President. Jung had held meetings with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday evening where all the parties said they were in favour of fresh... read more »
Wagah Border suicide bombing: Death toll rises to 61; 20 suspects arrested ...
The death toll in the horrific suicideattack that shook Pakistan minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah climbed to 61 on Monday, even as security agencies arrested about 20 suspects from the Indo-Pak border area. Ten women, eight children and three security personnel were among... read more »
Obama authorises airstrikes in Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Thursday night he had authorised the Pentagon to launch targeted airstrikes if needed to protect Americans from Islamic militants in northern Iraq... read more »
Arabs see Gaza war stoppage as Hamas victory despite destruction
Arab reactions to what seems to be the end of the Gaza war, for now, has been schizophrenic in that there has been widespread condemnation of Israel’s attacks and the resulting... read more »
China quake toll nears 600 as volunteers told to stay away
The death toll from an earthquake that devastated a remote region of China jumped to nearly 600 people Wednesday, authorities said, as volunteer rescuers were warned away. Rescue efforts in... read more »
Rahul Gandhi trying to prove his existence: BJP
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed the unfamiliar sight of Rahul Gandhi leaving his backrow seat and storming the Well of the House, an act that Bharatiya Janata Party... read more »
What is Putin’s endgame in Ukraine?
Russia has fired weapons into Ukraine and boosted the number of troops near the border, officials have told CNN. And the Kremlin is staging a new round of military exercises this week. Western... read more »
