sraeli strike targeted Hamas military chief, group leader says
Israeli and Palestinian officials traded blame early on Wednesday for the collapse of the Cairo negotiations aiming to secure a long-term truce in Cairo. Hamas claims that Israel attempted to assassinate the group’s military chief in Gaza City on Tuesday, thus violating a temporary... read more »
Strong quake hits remote area in southwest Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — A strong, magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted a sparsely populated mountainous province near Iran’s border with Iraq on Monday, Iranian state television reported. There were no reports of fatalities but a local official said there were injuries and that the temblor had caused... read more »
Crisis talks on Ukraine prove difficult but ‘some progress’ mad...
Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin Sunday were “difficult” but made “some progress”, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting with his Ukrainian, Russian and French counterparts. “Difficult talks, but I think and I hope that we have made some... read more »
For Chinese, Pope Seems Worlds Away in South Korea
BEIJING — Pu Ge sat on a green bench outside Beijing’s oldest Catholic cathedral and stared at the ornate gray edifice, contemplating God and his shepherd. She said she had thought that Pope Francis would stop in China during his current trip to Asia. “I thought he would visit a church here... read more »
40 Indians missing in Iraq, kidnapping feared
Indian officials in Baghdad lost contact with about 40 Indian construction workers in Mosul, and fear many of them have been kidnapped, sources confirm. The group of workers, some from... read more »
LK Advani to Meet Yashwant Sinha in Jharkhand Jail
Hazaribagh – BJP veteran LK Advani will today meet party leader Yashwant Sinha, who has been in a Jharkhand jail for 15 days. Mr Sinha will spend another 11 days in jail in... read more »
US Is Exploring Talks With Iran on Crisis in Iraq
Washington – A senior U.S. diplomat met with his Iranian counterpart in Vienna on Monday to explore whether the United States and Iran could work together to create a more stable... read more »
1 dead, 16 critical after tornado hits Nebraska
At least one person was killed and 16 others were in critical condition on Monday after massive tornadoes swept through northeast Nebraska, destroying more than half of the town of Pilger,... read more »
Charge sheet filed against Bhatkal, aide
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday filed the second supplementary charge sheet in the July 13, 2011 triple blasts in the city. The 542-page charge sheet has been filed against... read more »
