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China rescuers find dozens of bodies
Thu, 04 Jun'2015, 5:56 PMRescuers have pulled dozens of bodies from a capsized cruise ship in China's Yangtze River, as authorities promised no cover-up over the disaster...
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Solar Impulse plane stuck in Japan one week for repairs
Thu, 04 Jun'2015, 4:16 PMSolar Impulse 2 will be stuck in Japan for at least a week, its pilot has said, after it sustained damage to its delicate wing following an impromptu...
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Four Thai soldiers killed in deep south ambush
Thu, 04 Jun'2015, 3:55 PMFour Thai soldiers returning from a football match were shot dead in an ambush in the country's deep south, police said Thursday....
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US Congress curbs NSA surveillance Obama signs into law
Wed, 03 Jun'2015, 12:15 PMPresident Barack Obama yesterday signed into law landmark legislation ending the government's bulk telephone data dragnet, significantly reversing Am...
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AFC to seek 'best way forward' after Blatter resignation
Wed, 03 Jun'2015, 12:07 PMThe Asian Football Confederation (AFC) pledged on Wednesday to help find the best way forward for world football following the surprise resignation...
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California water consumption drops
Wed, 03 Jun'2015, 11:56 AMWater consumption dropped 13.5 percent in California in April compared to the same month ...
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NASA Postpones June 3 LDSD Launch
Wed, 03 Jun'2015, 11:36 AMMission managers postponed the second launch attempt of a high-altitude balloon carrying NASAs Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test vehi...
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Russian planes, U.S. warship have close encounter near Crimea
Tue, 02 Jun'2015, 11:11 PMThe U.S. Navy took the unusual step Monday of releasing video of a Russian Su-24 aircraft flying past the right side of the guided missile destroyer U...
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India heat wave kills 2,330 people as millions wait for rain
Tue, 02 Jun'2015, 10:57 PMThe heat wave gripping India has killed 2,330 people, officials announced on Tuesday, as meteorologists warned that monsoon rains could still be days ...
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Taslima Nasreen relocated to US amid death threats
Tue, 02 Jun'2015, 10:45 PMA New York-based non-profit educational, advocacy and research organisation has relocated Taslima Nasrin to the United States, countering immediate de...
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Hurricane Andres tracks far off Mexico's Pacific coast: forecasters
Mon, 01 Jun'2015, 11:49 PMAndres, the first hurricane of the season in the Pacific, tracked far from Mexico's west coast Sunday, packing 169 kilometer (105 mile) an hour winds...
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8 civilians killed as Saudi-led strikes hit Yemen arms depots
Mon, 01 Jun'2015, 11:38 PMAt least eight civilians were killed and 20 wounded Monday in explosions sparked by Saudi-led air strikes on rebel arms depots around the Yemeni capi...
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European Union anger at Russian travel blacklist
Sun, 31 May'2015, 9:44 PMThe European Union has responded angrily to Russia's entry ban against 89 European politicians, officials and military leaders. ...
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Nepal schools re-open after quake
Sun, 31 May'2015, 9:41 PMThousands of schools damaged during April's devastating earthquake in Nepal have begun to re-open More than 25,000 classrooms in some 8,000 schools w...
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19 killed as gunmen storm buses in Pakistan
Sat, 30 May'2015, 12:12 PMUnidentified gunmen late Friday stormed two passenger coaches in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 19 people, officials said....
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Japanese Island evacuated after volcanic eruption
Fri, 29 May'2015, 10:46 PMJapanese authorities have told the residents of remote southern island Kuchinoerabu to evacuate after a violent eruption rocked the Mount Shindake vo...
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Myanmar rejects being 'singled out' by UN
Fri, 29 May'2015, 1:37 PMMyanmar's delegate to talks in Bangkok on Southeast Asia's migrant crisis on Friday rebuked the UN's refugee agency for calling on the country to.......
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Mamata may accompany Modi during Dhaka tour
Thu, 28 May'2015, 8:29 PMAmid talk of bonhomie between the two, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to accompany prime minister Narendra Modi on his two-da...
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EU moves to help Italy, Greece in managing Med migrants
Thu, 28 May'2015, 12:23 PMBrussels: The European Union moved Wednesday to help Italy and Greece manage a massive influx of migrants ......
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German evacuates 20,000 to defuse WWII bomb
Wed, 27 May'2015, 8:46 PMGerman authorities evacuated around 20,000 people from their homes in the western city of Cologne Wednesday after a World War II bomb was unearthed d...
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Nepal quake damages over 500,000 homes, temples
Wed, 27 May'2015, 12:03 PMUnited Nations said on Tuesday said devastating earthquake in Nepal damaged more than 500,000 homes and cultural heritage sites in the rural areas, r...
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Heatwave kills 800 in India
Tue, 26 May'2015, 8:31 PMAt least 800 people have died in a major heatwave that has swept across India, melting roads in New Delhi as temperatures neared 50 degrees Celsius (...
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13 killed in Mexico tornado
Tue, 26 May'2015, 1:13 PMAt least 13 people have been killed by a tornado that hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna. ...
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US says Iraqi forces lack will to fight IS
Mon, 25 May'2015, 8:19 PMWashington on Sunday accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State group, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with...
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1 year of Modi govt: 25 achievements, 25 challenges
Mon, 25 May'2015, 2:24 PMThe following are a set of 25 key achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in the past one year, as listed by stakeholders and analyst...
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Nepal flood alert after landslide
Sun, 24 May'2015, 8:37 PMThousands of people have fled to safety following a landslide in western Nepal which blocked the flow of a river....
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Saudi IDs Shiite mosque bomber
Sun, 24 May'2015, 2:58 PMSaudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed the suicide bomber who killed 21 worshippers at a Shiite mosque had links with the Islamic State group,...
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Jayalalithaa returns as state chief after graft case
Sat, 23 May'2015, 7:41 PMne of India's most powerful politicians returned Saturday as chief minister of southern Tamil Nadu state, less than a fortnight after a court acquitt...
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Gunfight kills 43 in troubled Mexican state
Sat, 23 May'2015, 1:29 PMMexican federal forces killed 42 suspected drug cartel members Friday during a three-hour-long gunfight in a ranch in a violence-torn western region,...
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Around 20 killed in Shiite mosque blast in Saudi
Fri, 22 May'2015, 8:21 PMAt least 10 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, a doctor has told the BBC....
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