6th phase of Indian nat’l polls today
The fate of 164 candidates in polls of seven Lok Sabha constituencies of Delhi would be determined on Sunday as more than 1.4 crore voters are registered to exercise their franchise
The US-China trade war is escalating. The coming days are crucial
Just days after they appeared to be on the verge of brokering a deal, the United States and China are fighting a trade war again.
Australia's new foreign minister could be a gay, Asian woman
A Malaysian-born gay woman could become Australia's new foreign minister if the opposition Labor Party wins a tightly contested election next week.
Biman suspends 3 domestic flights until Monday
The shortage of aircrafts has forced Biman Bangladesh Airlines to suspended three flights on domestic routes until Monday.
41 killed in Moscow plane fire
At least forty-one people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane were killed on Sunday, including two children, after the aircraft caught fire as it made a bumpy emergency landing at a Moscow airport, Russian investigators said.
Brunei backs down on gay sex death penalty after international backlash
Brunei will not impose the death penalty on those convicted of having gay sex, in an apparent bid to temper international condemnation following its roll out of strict new Islamic laws last month.
The Sunday school children: The little-known tragedy of the Sri Lankan Easter attacks
The first church Mohammed Nasar Mohammed Azar tried to blow up had already finished its service by the time he arrived. The Easter Sunday mass there had started early.
Making sense of Sri Lankan tragedy
OUR world is increasingly becoming insecure and unsafe for ordinary civilians because of state and non-state actors. No place is safe and secure for them!
Julian Assange, bail and extradition
SHOULD journalism ever have a deity worth his, her or its salt, looking down upon the recent proceedings against Julian Assange will provide endless choking fits of confusion and dismay.
A Boeing 737 coming from Guantanamo Bay slid off the runway and fell into St. Johns River in Florida, officials say
A Boeing 737 plane arriving from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba went off the runway into the St. Johns River in Florida on Friday night, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said.
