Blast aboard EgyptAir plane before it crashed in Mediterranean Sea ?
WEB DESK / The human remains retrieved from the wreckage of an EgyptAir plane suggest that there was an explosion aboard before its crash in the Mediterranean Sea. Local media…
Angry over attacks, envoys to boycott Africa Day fete
AMN / Attacks on African youths in India in recent days have triggered a diplomatic row between India and African countries as African diplomats deciding not to join the May…
Sri Lanka rain death toll 101 as waters recede
Floods subsided across Sri Lanka revealing the full extent of damage from last week’s deluge that also triggered landslides. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said, 101 people were known to…
US judge orders Bill Cosby to stand trial in sexual assault case
A US judge has ordered actor and comedian Bill Cosby to stand trial on charges of sexual assault. Mr Cosby, 78, is accused of drugging and molesting a former Temple…
‘Chabahar deal realized dream of Afghans after 150 years’
Kabul Afghanistan dream of having access to the international waters has been realized after the signing of the tripartite agreement between Iran, India and Afghanistan, a senior Afghan official says.…
Rains bring relief from heat in Delhi
The overnight rains and storm in northern plains led to a steep fall in the mercury. A MeT department official said, the minimum temperature in Delhi was today recorded at…
US lifts embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam
US President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy. Speaking during a visit to Vietnam and…
US to target target terrorists in Pakistan
The United States has said that it respects Pakistan’s sovereignty but will carry out strikes to eliminate terrorists who are targeting its forces. State Department Deputy Spokesman, Mark Toner said…
150 killed in bombings in Syrian govt-held cities
More than 150 people were reportedly killed and at least 200 injured in a series of bombings in Jableh and Tartous on Country’s Mediterranean coast yesterday in the government controlled…
UK grants asylum to Maldives’ ex-president Nasheed
United Kingdom is reported to have granted political refugee status to former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, media reports quoting his lawyer. Maldives’ first democratically elected president, Nasheed had been allowed…