Category Archives: World
Lock of Napoleon’s hair stolen in Australia
A lock of Napoleon Bonaparte’s hair and other “priceless” artefacts linked to the French emperor have been stolen from a museum in Australia, police said Tuesday. Burglars broke into the building on
At least 60 killed by suspected Islamists in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria:Suspected Boko Haram Islamists killed at least 60 people in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern Borno state close to the border with Cameroon, a local official said. “The attackers, who are no doubt
5 dead as magnitude-8.2 quake hits northern Chile
A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off northern Chile on Tuesday night, setting off a small tsunami that forced evacuations along the country´s entire Pacific coast. Five people were crushed to death or
Magnitude-5.1 earthquake shakes Los Angeles
A magnitude-5.1 earthquake centered near Los Angeles caused no major damage but jittered nerves throughout the region as dozens of aftershocks struck into the night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake
Expert suspects suicide bid by pilot of missing Malaysian plane
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, MAR 14 – The international search for the missing Malaysian plane expanded on Friday further into the Indian Ocean amid signs the aircraft may have flown on for hours
Malaysia military tracked missing plane to west coast
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s military believes it tracked a missing plane by radar over the Strait of Malacca, far from where it last made contact with civilian air traffic control off the country’s
Pakistan minister offers Taliban for a peace cricket match
ISLAMABAD:A top Pakistani minister on Monday offered to hold a cricket match with the Taliban as a way of reviving stalled talks on ending the militants´ bloody seven-year insurgency. Pakistan´s government entered
Plane crashed in Algeria kills 77 but 1 man survives
An Algerian military transport plane crashed into a mountain Tuesday in the country’s rugged eastern region, killing 77 people and leaving just one survivor, the defense ministry said. Air traffic controllers lost
Death toll rises to 16 from Indonesia volcano
MOUNT SINABUNG: The death toll from an Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months rose to 16 Sunday after rescuers found another charred corpse and a critically injured college student died
5 Afghan cricket players shot to dead by unknown gunman
An unknown gunman on a motorcycle opened fire at a group of local cricket players killing five during a game in eastern Laghman province. The attack took place on Thursday in Alinghar
18 dead in stampede after India Muslim leader dies
MUMBAI: Eighteen people were killed in a stampede Saturday as tens of thousands gathered to mourn the death of a spiritual leader in India’s financial capital, police said. At least 40 other
Bomb attacks kill 52 in Iraq, PM calls for world’s support
Bomb attacks hit the Iraq i capital Baghdad and a village near the northern town of Baquba on Wednesday, killing at least 52 people, police and hospital sources said. In the deadliest
44 years-old jailed for raping 5 years-old girl
A man of 44 years-old who was found guilty for raping a 5 years-old girl was sentenced to seven and half years of jail by the district court here in Kavre on
Teen dies stopping suicide bomber at school in Pakistan
A 14-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero in Pakistan for tackling a suicide bomber — dying at the main gate of his school and saving schoolmates gathered for their morning
Nine killed in Indian train blaze
The toll from a fire that engulfed three coaches of the Mumbai-Dehradun express near Dahanu, near Maharashtra-Gujarat border, early Wednesday has risen to nine, officials said. The fire is believed to have
5.1-magnitude quake hits eastern Japan
A shallow 5.1-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Japan Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey but there were no local reports of any damage. The quake hit at 10:03 am (0103 GMT) in
2nd deadly blast hits Russian city of Volgograd ahead of 2014 Sochi Olympics
Another deadly blast has struck the southern Russian city of Volgograd, killing at least 14 people and further highlighting Russia’s security challenges as it readies to host the Winter Olympics in less
17 Haitians die as boat capsizes in Caribbean
At least 17 Haitians, believed to be undocumented immigrants, died Wednesday after their boat capsize d off the coast of Turks and Caicos islands, north of Haiti. “We have recovered the bodies
Phones of Kate Middleton and Prince Harry hacked
The phone conversation of Price Harry, grandson of Queen Elizabeth and Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William was hacked by staff of Rupert Murdock’s defunct News of the World Tabloid. It was
Eight students sentenced to death for killing a shopkeeper
A court sentenced eight Bangladesh Chhatra League activists to death and 13 to life imprisonment for killing tailor Bishwajit Das in Old Dhaka a year ago on Wednesday, as reported by media.
6.2 magnitude shaked New Zealand
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has been recorded off the coast of Fiordland, shaking New Zealand’s Southland region early Tuesday. The 6.2-magnitude was centred 125 km west of Tuatapere
Four killed in Bangladesh clashes after Islamist leader executed
At least four people were killed in Bangladesh on Friday when supporters of Islamist leader Abdul Quader Mollah vented their fury at his execution for war crimes committed during the 1971 war
33 dead in Mozambican plane crash
JOHANNESBURG: A Mozambique Airlines plane has crashed killing all 33 people in a remote border area, Namibian media reported Saturday. The Namibia Press Agency quoted Bollen Sankwasa, a deputy police commissioner, as
3,000 Ancient idol of Buddha found in China
A team of archaeologists have unearthed nearly 3,000 idols of Buddha statues which was believed to be 1.500 years old in China. The discovery is believed to be the largest of its
Thousands flee as Indonesia volcano erupts eight times
A volcano in western Indonesia has erupted eight times in just a few hours, “raining down rocks” over a large area and forcing thousands to flee their homes, officials said Sunday. Mount
50 people killed as aircraft crashed in Russia
A Boeing 737 airliner crashed on Sunday in the Russia n city of Kazan, killing all 50 people on board and spotlighting the poor safety record of regional airlines that ply internal
7 killed and 40 injured as bus goes up in flames in Karnataka
India: Seven passengers were burnt to death and 40 injured early on Thursday when a luxury bus hit a bridge railing and caught fire near a Karnataka town, a police official said.
Four earthquakes shake India
Four earthquakes have shaken Delhi, capital of India making people run into the streets and panic. India’s meteorological department has recorded firt earthquake measuring magnitude 3.1 which was centered near a neighbourhood
3 died, 7 injured when super typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines
The strongest typhoon in the world this year and possibly the most powerful ever to hit land battered the Philippines on Friday, forcing more than a million people to flee, cutting power
Afghanistan Bomb attack-eight killed
At least eight people were killed when a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in Zabul province of Afghanistan Friday, an official said. “The tragic incident happened outside provincial capital Qalat in the
