After Strike on Family, Fate of Hamas Commander Is Unknown
JERUSALEM — The fate of Muhammad Deif, the commander in chief of Hamas’s military wing, remained a mystery on Wednesday, like much of his life spent in the shadows. The Israeli warplanes that dropped at least five bombs on a house in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City late Tuesday were... read more »
Bank of America Expected to Settle Huge Mortgage Case for $16.65 Billion
The Justice Department is poised to announce a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America over accusations that it duped investors into buying toxic mortgage securities, say people briefed on the matter — the single largest government settlement by a company in American history. Yet even as... read more »
Clashes Erupt as Liberia Sets an Ebola Quarantine
MONROVIA, Liberia — Soldiers and police officers in riot gear blocked the roads. Even the waterfront was cordoned off, with the coast guard stopping residents from setting out in canoes. The entire neighborhood, a sprawling slum with tens of thousands of people, awoke Wednesday morning to find... read more »
Congress CMs wary of sharing dais with PM Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Shaken by the booing of their Haryana counterpart Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday, Congress chief ministers are wary of sharing the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in election-bound states, fearing that BJP would use these events to embarrass them by orchestrating... read more »
Black money: Will take action, says Justice MB Shah on Swiss bank list
After the Swiss government prepared a list of Indians suspected to have stashed un-taxed wealth in Swiss banks and shared the information with India, Justice MB Shah who is heading the SIT... read more »
ISIS blitz continues in Iraq, militants take key border crossings
Baghdad: Crushing the feeble resistance shown by Iraqi forces, the Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continued to engulf more strategic parts of Iraq,... read more »
Mumbai Corporation moves against Campa Cola residents
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai files a complaint with Worli police In face of increasing resistance to eviction from Campa Cola compound residents, the civic body in Mumbai has... read more »
FIFA World Cup 2014: Costa Rica break English hearts after beating Italy
Skipper and PSV Eindhoven striker Bryan Ruiz headed home the winner in the 44th minute as Costa Rica became the first team from group D to qualify for the knock-out round. The win also... read more »
Early arrival of “ACHE DIN” by Modi sarkar:Rail passe...
The government on Friday pushed through a steep hike in rail passenger and freight fares, the first dose of the “bitter medicine” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned is needed to... read more »
