Bombings kill 23, wound dozens in Iraq
Baghdad: A string of bombings targeting Shiite mosques in Iraq killed at least 23 people and wounded dozens on Friday, officials said. The attacks were the latest in spectacular assaults staged by insurgents seeking to undermine the Shiite-led government's efforts to achieve security across the country.
students beaten to death in china
Beijing: Two primary school boys were allegedly beaten to death by a staffer in southern China, in the latest case of violent attacks against children in the country. The boys were allegedly killed by the husband of school's deputy principal in the dormitory of the private school in Yulin in Guangxi Zhuang region on Wednesday.
Syrian rebels capture key town
Beirut: Activists say Syrian rebels have captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of fierce battles that killed 38 people. Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 16 rebels were among dead in fighting in and around Dael that ended early on Friday.
Bosnia’s ‘Monster of Grbavica’ gets 45 yrs
Sarajevo: A former member of the Bosnian Serb paramilitary forces was jailed on Friday for 45 years for carrying out a reign of terror against Sarajevo civilians during the 1992-1995 war. Veselin Vlahovic, dubbed the “Monster of Grbavica”, was “found guilty of crimes against humanity and this tribunal is sentencing him to 45 years in prison,” judge Zoran Bozic said.
Dual office: Reprieve for pak president
lahore: A court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking action against President Asif Ali Zardari under the contempt of court law after it was informed that he had quit his political office as head of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
top spy job for uk's post-7/7 hero
london: Britain has appointed a veteran spy-master as new boss for its domestic spy agency MI5. Andrew Parker, 50, currently deputy director of agency commonly known as MI5, will take over as DG once Jonathan Evans steps down next month.
Bangladeshclashes leave five dead
Dhaka: Five people were killed and 45 others, including two journalists and three policemen, injured in violent clashes on Friday between Bangladesh police and activists of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami, which is protesting against an ongoing trial of their leaders for 1971 war crimes.
missing student: CCTV video to provide clue
Washington: A new surveillance video obtained by American law enforcement agencies could provide some vital clue about Indian-American Sunil Tripathi, who went missing on March 16.