Islamic State behind Australians’ foiled Etihad meat-mincer bomb plot – police
An Australian man sent his unsuspecting brother to Sydney airport to catch an Etihad Airways flight carrying a home-made bomb disguised as a meat-mincer built at the direction of a senior Islamic State commander, police said on Friday. Detailing...
China sentences ex-provincial leader to life for corruption
A Chinese court sentenced the ex-Communist Party chief of a rust-belt province that had been hit by massive electoral fraud to life imprisonment for accepting bribes worth more than $22 million. A court in the central city of Luoyang...
US to join climate talks despite Paris accord exit
The United States will still take part in international climate change negotiations despite its planned withdrawal from the Paris accord on global warming, the State Department said . “The United States will continue to participate in international climate change...
Video: Fire hits Torch tower in Dubai Marina
Fire hit the Torch tower in Dubai Marina overnight on Thursday. Plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the air from after midnight, with debris falling below. Images and videos of the building ablaze were posted on social...
UK: Indian-origin doctor Manish Shah charged with 118 sexual offences
An Indian-origin doctor in London, United Kingdom was on Wednesday charged with a total 118 sexual offences. The man has been identified by the London Metropolitan Police as 47-year-old Manish Shah from Brunel Close, Romford in east London. The...
Pull back troops from Doklam with ‘no strings attached’: China to India
China Wednesday said it has conveyed its firm stand to India that it must take “concrete actions” by immediately pulling back troops from Doklam in the Sikkim section with “no strings attached” to resolve the current standoff. Providing the...
Dog refuse to leave injured owner’s side until help arrives
‘A dog is man’s best friend’, as the saying goes, this incident is proving that the saying is so true beyond a doubt. Jesus Heuche, a resident of Bahia Blanca, Argentina had a bad fall while pruning a tree....
6 killed, 22 hurt after gunman attacks bar in northern Mexico
Authorities say a gunman attacked a group of people at a bar in northern Mexico, killing six and wounding 22 others. A statement from the Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office said the attack was carried out early on Saturday in...
Suspected Chinese helicopter seen flying over Indian territory in Uttarakhand
Chamoli: A suspected Chinese helicopter was on Sunday seen flying over Indian territory in Barahoti area of Chamoli district close to Sino-India border, prompting authorities to launch a probe. “One chopper was sighted hovering over Barahoti area violating Indian...
HOSPITAL DENIED MORTUARY VAN, MAN CARRIES WIFE’S DEAD BODY ON MOTORCYCLE
INDIA (Purnia): A man in Purnia district of north-eastern Bihar carried his wife’s dead body on a motorcycle to reach his village home for her last rites. Shankar Sah could not afford a private ambulance and was denied a...