• 30 killed, 35 injured in Nepal bus accident

    Government administrator Shiv Ram Gelal said the bus drove off the road near Ramche village and rolled about 150 metres (500 feet) down a slope. Mr. Gelal said the bus was overcrowded because of a severe fuel shortage in the country that has limited transportation. ....

    Government administrator Shiv Ram Gelal said the bus drove off the road near Ramche village and rolled about 150 metres (500 feet) down a slope. Mr. Gelal said the bus was overcrowded because of a severe fuel shortage in the country that has limited transportation. ....

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  • 6.8 quake strikes close to East Timor’s capital

    The U.S. Geological Survey says Wednesday’s magnitude - 6.3 quake was centered 28 kilometers (17 miles) northeast of the Alor island chain in East Nusatenggara province. It had a depth of 14 kilometers (9 miles). Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Age ....

    The U.S. Geological Survey says Wednesday’s magnitude - 6.3 quake was centered 28 kilometers (17 miles) northeast of the Alor island chain in East Nusatenggara province. It had a depth of 14 kilometers (9 miles). Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Age ....

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  • Rare cyclone batters Yemen, thousands flee homes

     A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday, flooding the country's fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of people fleeing for shelter. Officials and meteorologists say the storm is the most intense ....

     A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemen's Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday, flooding the country's fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of people fleeing for shelter. Officials and meteorologists say the storm is the most intense ....

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  • The scourge of statelessness, nowhere to call home

    Ø In countries hosting the 20 largest stateless populations, at least 70,000 stateless children are born each year Ø In July and August 2015, UNHCR spoke with more than 250 stateless children and youth, and their parents and guardians, in seven countrie ....

    Ø In countries hosting the 20 largest stateless populations, at least 70,000 stateless children are born each year Ø In July and August 2015, UNHCR spoke with more than 250 stateless children and youth, and their parents and guardians, in seven countrie ....

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  • 2G case: SC rejects Kanimozhi's plea to quash charges against her

    A bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justices A.K. Sikri and Rohinton Nariman said the evidence is almost over and the trial court will now decide whether Ms. Kanimozhi is guilty or not of the charges against her. "Now the trial is almost over. 2G Special Pub ....

    A bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justices A.K. Sikri and Rohinton Nariman said the evidence is almost over and the trial court will now decide whether Ms. Kanimozhi is guilty or not of the charges against her. "Now the trial is almost over. 2G Special Pub ....

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  • Mufti’s praise of Prime Minister Modi irks separatists

    “He (Mr. Modi) is not intolerant. He joined hands with our party (Peoples Democratic Party) which has just three members in the Lok Sabha, ” said Mr Sayeed. He stressed that “it would be good for India and all of us to have good relations with Pakis ....

    “He (Mr. Modi) is not intolerant. He joined hands with our party (Peoples Democratic Party) which has just three members in the Lok Sabha, ” said Mr Sayeed. He stressed that “it would be good for India and all of us to have good relations with Pakis ....

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  • Delhi driver will spend life in jail

    Agreeing to the prosecution’s argument for awarding the maximum punishment provided under the amended law, a Fast Track court here on Tuesday sentenced Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav to imprisonment for his whole life, for sexually assaulting a woman executive last ....

    Agreeing to the prosecution’s argument for awarding the maximum punishment provided under the amended law, a Fast Track court here on Tuesday sentenced Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav to imprisonment for his whole life, for sexually assaulting a woman executive last ....

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  • Hate speech law necessary to maintain harmony, MHA tells SC

    The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was responding to a petition filed by the BJP leader in the Supreme Court challenging the various provisions of the Indian Penal Code dealing with hate speech. Dr. Swamy said they posed an unreasonable restriction to the funda ....

    The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was responding to a petition filed by the BJP leader in the Supreme Court challenging the various provisions of the Indian Penal Code dealing with hate speech. Dr. Swamy said they posed an unreasonable restriction to the funda ....

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  • Chhota Rajan's deportation unlikely today

    Rajan, 55, was to be taken to India by a special aircraft last night but it was deferred till Wednesday. Local authorities had closed the Ngurah Rai International Airport late Tuesday due to a large ash cloud drifting from Mount Rinjani — an active volcano on t ....

    Rajan, 55, was to be taken to India by a special aircraft last night but it was deferred till Wednesday. Local authorities had closed the Ngurah Rai International Airport late Tuesday due to a large ash cloud drifting from Mount Rinjani — an active volcano on t ....

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