Passenger Sets Self on Fire on Japan’s Bullet Train
A passenger on one of Japan’s high-speed bullet trains tried to set himself or herself on fire Tuesday, causing smoke to fill the carriage and forcing the train to stop, Japan’s transport ministry said. Two people were found unconscious, a ministry official said. Japanese media reported... read more »
Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bangkok to pay visit to Thailand
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Bangkok on Saturday to pay a two-day visit to Thailand. The External Affairs Minister will also be attending the Vishwa Sanskrit Sammelan and a meeting of the Indo – Thailand Joint Commission during her visit to the country. The Vishwa... read more »
People in Tunisian resort hold march after deadly beach attack
People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march through the town expressing sympathy with the relatives of the victims who were killed in Friday’s deadly terror attack. According to the BBC, those killed in the attack were mostly tourists. The crowds gathered late on Saturday... read more »
Tihar Jail’s 3-tier security breached; two undertrials dig tunnel to ...
In a daring jailbreak, two undertrials dug a tunnel in the country’s most secure prison, Tihar jail, and managed to escape. While one of the escaped convict was caught, the other one is still at large, as per news reports. Housed in Jail no 7, the two convicts reportedly scaled the wall and... read more »
Live AAP crisis: Party set for a split?
Talks between the embittered factions of the Aam Aadmi Party seemed to fall apart without any hope of salvation, Thursday night. Dissenting AAP leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav... read more »
Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew wanted India in leadership role in SE Asia
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who personally knew many Indian leaders, wanted India to take a leadership role in South East Asia. Lee, who died this week... read more »
Yemen: Saudi strikes rebels; Iran warns of ‘dangerous step’
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up raids against Huthi Shiite rebels on Friday in support of Yemen’s embattled president, who headed to an Arab summit to garner support as... read more »
New York fire, building collapse injure 12; gas blast blamed
An apartment building collapsed in a fiery burst of rubble on Thursday and flames spread to nearby buildings in what officials said appeared to be a gas-related explosion, injuring at least... read more »
Germanwings: Terrified passengers screamed as co-pilot ‘cal...
Paris: Passengers with moments to live screamed in terror and the pilot frantically pounded on the locked cockpit door as a 27-year-old German co-pilot deliberately and wordlessly smashed an Airbus... read more »
