Suspected MH370 debris found on Mauritius coast
Canberra, April 3 (IANS) A piece of debris thought to be from the Malaysian airliner that went missing more than two years ago over the Indian Ocean has been found in the island nation of…
Crime
Murdered NIA officer buried with state honours
Bijnor, April 3 (IANS) NIA officer Tanzil Ahmad, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants post-midnight on Saturday, was buried with full state honours on Sunday. His body was on Sunday brought to his home…
NIA officer killing pre-planned, all angles being probed: Police
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police are working “on all angles” to find out the motive behind the killing of NIA officer Tanzil Ahmad, who was shot 21 times in an attack by…
US passenger train strikes backhoe in US
New York, April 3 (IANS) A passenger train on Sunday morning struck a piece of construction equipment on the rail tracks near Philadelphia, in the eastern US, killing two people and causing the lead engine…
49 killed in rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) At least 49 people were killed and dozens injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan’s north Gilgit Baltistan area, northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and northeast Kashmir area over the last 24 hours,…
Brussels airport reopens 12 days after attacks
Brussels, April 3 (IANS) Brussels Airport reopened on Sunday with three “symbolic” flights and strict additional checks for passengers, marking a new high-security era for air travel in Belgium after attacks by Islamic State suicide…
36 killed as rains continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) At least 36 people were killed in rain-related incidents and land-slides across Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, media reported on Sunday. According to details, the torrential rains in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan have…
Intruder trying to jump White House fence arrested
Washington, April 3 (IANS) A man was arrested late on Friday night after he allegedly threw a backpack and then jumped over the north fence of the White House, media reported on Sunday. According to…
Solar scam: Accused Saritha says sexually exploited by Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 (IANS) A TV channel on Sunday released a letter written by solar scam accused Saritha Nair in which she says she was sexually exploited by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at his official…
Nepali arrested 20 years after he killed Italian
Kathmandu, April 3 (IANS) Nepal’s intelligence agency, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), has arrested a person accused in the 1995 murder here of an Italian national. A gang of 13 men, led by Tashi Gurung,…
Brawl erupts at Halal festival in Melbourne
Melbourne, April 3 (IANS) A violent brawl erupted outside the community event at the Melbourne Showgrounds on Sunday when a small group of anti-Islam protestors clashed with anti-racism activists. The fight came as hundreds of…
Family demands teacher’s ouster after she called student ‘terrorist’
Houston (US), April 3 (IANS) A family in a US county is demanding that a teacher of a local middle school be fired after she called a class 7 student a ‘terrorist’. Twelve-year-old Waleed Abushaaban…
NIA officer killing pre-planned, all angles being probed: Police
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh police are working “on all angles” to find out the motive behind the killing of NIA officer Tanzil Ahmad, who was shot 21 times in an attack by…
Explosions rock industrial zone in France’s Bordeaux
Paris, April 3 (IANS) Three consecutive explosions rocked an industrial zone near the southwestern French city of Bordeaux early Sunday, local media reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties and damage. The blasts, along…
7.2 quake hits Vanuatu, tsunami alert issued
Wellington (New Zealand), April 3 (IANS) A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Sunday and a tsunami alert has been issued, reports said. The quake struck 146 km north-northwest…
Defence ministry building catches fire in Moscow
Moscow, April 3 (IANS) A building of the Russian defence ministry caught fire in Moscow on Sunday, Firefighters were rushed to the site, and at least five people were evacuated, Tass quoted Moscow’s law enforcement…
Explosion rocks industrial zone in France
Paris, April 3 (IANS) Several consecutive explosions rocked an industrial zone near the southwestern French city of Bordeaux early Sunday, the media reported. The blasts occurred around 6.40 a.m. (local time) in a company transporting…
Explosions rock industrial zone near Bordeaux
Paris, April 3 (IANS) Several consecutive explosions rocked an industrial zone near the southwestern French city of Bordeaux early Sunday, local media reported. There is no news about any casualties.
Bangladesh Islamist party chief’s plea against death term deferred
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) The appellate court here has deferred the hearing on a petition of Motiur Rahman Nizami, chief of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, to review the Supreme Court verdict upholding his death sentence….
Suspected Malaysian plane piece to be examined by Australia
Canberra, April 3 (IANS) Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester confirmed on Sunday that another piece of debris, found in Mauritius, will be examined in connection to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight…