BJP, Shiv Sena deny alliance is over
Mumbai: Amid reports that the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra has collapsed, both parties claimed on Thursday that the talks were still on. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said talks were still on between the two parties over seat-sharing for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections on October... read more »
Boko Haram leader killed in clashes: Nigerian military
Nigerian forces have killed a man claiming to be the leader of Islamist Boko Haram militants, Abubakar Shekau, the country’s defence authority said on Wednesday. Mohammed Bashir, who has been acting or posing in videos as the deceased Abubakar Shekau, the eccentric character known as the leader... read more »
First Develop India , says Modi at Make In India launch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch his ‘Make in India’ programme on Thursday, ahead of his maiden visit to the US, rolling out the red carpet to investors through a string of measures including easier norms and rules aimed at transforming India into a manufacturing hub. The... read more »
Ebola epidemic more deadly than all previous combined, report says
The Ebola epidemic has already killed more people than all previous outbreaks combined, and an alarming new analysis by the World Health Organization suggests it already may be too late to prevent the virus from taking up permanent residence among humans in West Africa. The virus itself is no more... read more »
Gas explosions kill 24, injure 271 in Taiwan
At least 24 people were killed and 271 others injured when several underground gas explosions ripped through Taiwan’s second-largest city overnight, hurling concrete through the air and... read more »
10 killed in Bangladesh train-bus collision
At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured on Friday when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah district. A railway official said the train... read more »
Gary McKinnon is warned off seeing sick father in Scotland: Fears SNP could allow new US b...
Gary McKinnon has been warned not to visit his sick father in Scotland in case the Nationalist government allows a revived American bid to extradite him. The Asperger’s sufferer was saved... read more »
Meriam Ibrahim arrives in US
A Sudanese woman who refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence arrived on Thursday in the United States, where she was welcomed first by the mayor of... read more »
Heavy Gaza fighting ahead of proposed 3-day truce
Palestinian officials say 17 Palestinians, including 10 members of one family, were killed in Israeli strikes ahead of a planned three-day ceasefire in the Gaza war. The ceasefire was to take... read more »
