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 smashed the crowded bus, which was carrying a groom’s family and friends back from a... read more »
Gary McKinnon is warned off seeing sick father in Scotland: Fears SNP could...
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 by a Daily Mail campaign in 2012 from previous attempts to take him to the United States for trial on hacking... 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 Philadelphia as a “world freedom fighter” and later by cheering supporters waving US flags in New Hampshire. Meriam... 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 effect at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Friday, under a deal brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and... read more »
Jayalalithaa to Meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi Today
New Delhi – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today amidst speculation that the BJP is trying to lure her party, the AIADMK,... read more »
FIFA offers 180,000 extra World Cup tickets
About 180,000 tickets will be available during the final World Cup sales phase beginning Wednesday, football’s governing body FIFA has announced. Tickets will be offered for all 64... read more »
East Ukraine sees fresh violence
Heavy fighting broke out Monday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk as NATO diplomats held talks in Brussels with Russia on the crisis. Pro-Russian separatists said at least five... read more »
Union Minister Gopinath Munde dies in road accident
Union Minister Gopinath Munde died on Tuesday due to injuries sustained in a car accident at Moti Bagh around 6.30 a.m in Delhi. He was admitted in AIIMS Trauma Center with severe head... read more »
Supreme Court Stays Execution of 1993 Bombay Blasts Convict Yakub...
New Delhi – The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Yakub Memon, a death-row convict in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts case. The Supreme Court has tagged Yakub’s petition —... read more »
