Haiti Carnival float accident kills 16
At least 16 people were killed early Tuesday in the Haitian capital after a man on top of a musical group’s Carnival float was shocked by high-voltage wires above the street, setting off a panic in which dozens of people were trampled, officials said. The accident occurred as thousands of people... read more »
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat after Sakshi Maharaj’s remarks: Our mothers a...
New Delhi: Days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj made controversial remarks asking Hindu mothers to produce at least four kids, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has reportedly said, “our mothers are not baby factories”.“Hamaari maatayen factory nahin... read more »
Former Iran vice president jailed over corruption charges
The former vice president of Iran, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who was sentenced to a little over five years in prison for corruption, was transferred to a jail Sunday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported. According to a verdict by the Iran’s Supreme Court in January, Rahimi is to spend five... read more »
ISIS vows revenge for Osama’s blood, beheads 21 Egyptian Christians a...
airo: Flaunting its latest atrocious act, the Islamic State has released a new video showing the beheading of tens of Egyptian Christians in Libya, who were abducted by the extremists last year. In a quick response, Egyptian warplanes are said to have carried out air strikes targeting the Islamic... read more »
What Politician Shashi Tharoor’s Domestic Help Told Police in Murder Case
For the last 12 months of their four-year marriage, Sunanda Pushkar and politician Shashi Tharoor fought constantly; two days before she was found dead, the couple checked into a five-star... read more »
PM Modi Inaugurates Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Gandhinagar
GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 13th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Thursday morning at Gandhinagar’s swank Mahatma Mandir amid unprecedented... read more »
Live: Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a tightly fought presidential election, with incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse seeking a record third term in office amid a flurry of defections and... read more »
Germany, Ukraine Ink Loan Deal Ahead of Top Level Talks
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has talks in Berlin Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They are expected to focus on security and extended economic aid to the... read more »
Youngest suspect in Charlie Hebdo attack surrenders, cops release...
An 18-year-old implicated alongside two brothers in the bloody attack against a satirical weekly in Paris has surrendered to police, according to a source close to the case. “Hamyd Mourad... read more »
