Woman dragged through street, beheaded in Saudi Arabia for ‘murdering...
Riyadh: In what could send chills down one’s spine, a Burmese woman, who resided in Saudi Arabia, was publicly beheaded in Islam’s holy city of Mecca on allegations that she had killed her stepdaughter, reports stated on Saturday.In a video which was posted on YouTube, Layla bint Abdul... read more »
Gunman in Paris arrested after he surrendered, two hostages freed, says pol...
Gunman was mentally unstable According to TV reports, the gunman who had taken two hostages at a post office in Colombes, a city in northwestern Paris, was mentally unstable over a failed relationship. According to French media there was no terror link to the attack. The gunman is known to police... read more »
Nine censor board members follow Leela Samson, quit
Nine members of the censor board have reportedly quit in support of chief Leela Samson, who resigned on Friday alleging government’s interference. In their resignation letter written to the information and broadcasting ministry, the members said they wanted to step down because the... read more »
Air India pilot assaults engineer inside cockpit, flight gets delayed
An Air India pilot assaulted an engineer inside cockpit at Chennai airport, according to TV reports. The pilot pushed the engineer while they were inside the cockpit as the latter went inside to get his diary signed. Twenty five passengers are still at Chennai airport and are likely to miss their... read more »
Coal Scam: Why former PM Manmohan Singh was not examined, Special Court asks CBI
The CBI was on Tuesday asked by a Special Court as to whether it has examined former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was then holding coal portfolio, during its probe in the coal blocks... read more »
Ferguson Police Officer Not Charged in Black Teen’s Shooting
CLAYTON, Mo.— A grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager whose death in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson became a national flash... read more »
Iran releases British-Iranian woman on bail
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities released a British-Iranian woman on bail, the semi-official ISNA news agency said. The report quoted Sousan Moshtaghian, mother of Ghoncheh Ghavami, as saying a... read more »
India’s Father Kuriakose Chavara and Sister Euphrasia canonised by Pope in Vatican
Two Kerala-born Indian Catholics Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia were canonized by Pope Francis on Sunday at St Peter’s Square in Vatican. Back in Kerala, special... read more »
Iran nuclear deal: Deadline day brings talk of extension
Negotiators in Vienna, Austria, are set to make a final push to try to reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme ahead of a 23:00 GMT deadline. They said earlier “serious gaps”... read more »
