World

World

India pays low-key Gandhi tribute 30 years after assassination

NEW DELHI, Oct 31, 2014 (AFP) -India´s president Pranab Mukherjee, members of Nehru-Gandhi family and Congress leaders paid a low-key…

1 Min Read

Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque ahead of prayers

JERUSALEM: Israel reopened Jerusalem´s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday ahead of the weekly Muslim prayers, after a rare closure following…

1 Min Read

30 year old US man arrested over fake Obama assassination plot

A 30-year-old US man was arrested Wednesday and released on bail accused of lying to the Secret Service about a…

2 Min Read

Fighter plane crashes in California: One dead

A fighter jet crashed yesterday near a US naval base in California´s Ventura County, leaving one person dead, rescue workers…

1 Min Read

Heavy diggers in Sri Lanka hunt desperately for landslide survivors

Soldiers using heavy diggers stepped up their increasingly frentic search today for victims of a landslide in Sri Lanka, feared…

1 Min Read

New York woman’s street harassment video goes viral

A video that shows a woman being pestered by men on the streets of New York has gone viral, sparking…

2 Min Read

Sweden officialy recognizes Palestinian state

Sweden  officially recognized the state of Palestine, Stockholm´s foreign minister said, less than a month after the government announced its…

1 Min Read

Syrian rebels cross from Turkey to join Kobane battle

A group of fighters from the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) crossed into Syria from Turkey earlier today to join…

2 Min Read

Death sentence awarded to Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami chief

A Bangladesh war crimes court earlier today  handed the death sentence to the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in a long-awaited verdict.…

2 Min Read