11 killed in flash floods in Mauritius capitalPrime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam declared Monday, a day of mourning. On the national radio on Sunday, he blamed climate change for the floods.
 |  |
People betting big on Pakistan general electionPeople are willing to bet on the selection of candidates by political parties in key constituencies and even on issues like former military strongman Pervez Musharraf's recent return to the country, say bookmakers.
| |
Seven killed in Iraq suicide attackA suicide bomber blew up a tanker truck at police headquarters in the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Monday, killing seven people and wounding 11, police and medics said.
| |
US teen with Down syndrome scales Mount EverestEli Reimer is also possibly the first American teen, with the syndrome, to have made the exceptional ascent last month, when he reached a staggering 17,600 feet after nearly two weeks of walking.
| |
Private dailies return to MyanmarAs part of its significant media reform, the government announced in December 2012 free publication of private daily newspapers, dissolving its Press Scrutiny and Registration Division.
| |
On his first Easter as pope, Francis prays for peacePope Francis prayed for a "political solution" in Syria and for "reconciliation" on the Korean peninsula in his first Easter Sunday message in front of a crowd in St Peter's Square.
| |
North Korea says nukes are its 'life'A top North Korean decision-making body issued a pointed warning on Sunday, saying that nuclear weapons were "the nation's life" and would not be traded even for "billions of dollars."
| |
Terror strikes poll-bound Pakistan, 2 killedTaliban militants attacked the election motorcade of a secularist-backed politician with a roadside bomb on Sunday, wounding him and killing two of his supporters, police and the militant group said.
| |
3 killed in 95-vehicle pileup on foggy US highwayThree people are dead and 25 injured after 95 vehicles piled up on a foggy US highway.
| |
83 Chinese miners feared killedWith rescuers finding 11 bodies more than two days after a goldmine subsided in Tibet, hopes of saving the remaining 72 miners receded with unnamed officials saying on Sunday they were feared dead.
| |
Over 50 Iranian tourists visit southern EgyptMore than 50 Iranian tourists visited sites in southern Egypt on Sunday amid tight security as part of a bilateral tourism promotion deal that has generated some controversy.
| |
Copter crash kills 5 in South Afica's Kruger parkFive South African air force members died in the weekend crash of a helicopter that was patrolling in an anti-rhino poaching operation, the South African military said today.
| |
Iconic music producer Phil Ramone dies at 79Phil Ramone, the legendary US music producer behind hits by Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand, died Saturday at the age of 79, a trade publication said.
| |
Saudi says internet apps break the rulesSaudi Arabia warned today of "suitable measures" if providers of internet messenger applications fail to comply with its rules.
| |
Saudi says internet apps break the rulesSaudi Arabia warned today of "suitable measures" if providers of internet messenger applications fail to comply with its rules.
| |
Saudi says internet apps break the rulesSaudi Arabia warned today of "suitable measures" if providers of internet messenger applications such as WhatsApp fail to comply with its rules, days after the industry said authorities wanted to control such traffic.
| |
Churches slam UK's welfare reformsGovernment welfare reforms that include a contentious cut dubbed the "bedroom tax" will cause upheaval for some of Britain's most vulnerable people, religious leaders and anti-poverty activists claim.
| |
Hopes fade in search for survivors of Tibet landslideHopes were fading today that Chinese search and rescue teams would find survivors, two days after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain and buried more than 80 mine workers.
| |
Egypt satirist questioned over Morsi 'insult'Prosecutors in Egypt were questioning popular satirist Bassem Youssef over alleged insults to the president and to religion, reigniting calls for freedom of expression in post-revolt Egypt.
| |
US in touch with South Korea; ready for North's threatThe US has said it is in close touch with South Korea and is prepared for any possible threat from North Korea, amid escalating tension in the Korean peninsula.
| |
Nelson Mandela remains in hospitalFormer South African President Nelson Mandela remains in a hospital Sunday while he receives treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia.
| |
2 killed, 6 injured in blast in northwest PakistanA roadside bomb attack near an election rally in restive northwest Pakistan killed two people and injured six including a former MP on Sunday, police said.
| |
Bomb near Pakistan election rally kills two: PoliceA roadside bomb attack near an election rally in restive northwest Pakistan killed two people and injured six including a former MP on Sunday, police said.
| |
Religious 'radicals' run Myanmar unrestTwo years after a repressive junta ceded power, Myanmar is grappling with a surge in religious extremism that experts trace to anti-Muslim "provocateurs" including radical Buddhist monks.
| |
Musharraf barred from going out of PakPakistani authorities on Saturday directed officials at airports across the country to bar former president Pervez Musharraf from going abroad.
| |
No comments:
Post a Comment