Savita’s husband too stressed for inquest
london: As the inquest into Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar’s death entered its fifth day in an Irish courtroom on Friday, her stressed husband excused himself from attending the hearing.
bobby Jindal to head fundraiser
Washington: Indian-American louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will head a Republican fundraiser next month in New Hampshire, a move that has set the political circles abuzz about his possible 2016 White House bid. Jindal will raise money for the campaign arm of State Senate Republicans at an event in Manchester with ticket prices running from USD 100 to USD 5,000.
Suu Kyi visit Japan’s Myanmar push
Tokyo: Japan’s long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Brar stabbing: Trial adjourned till May 20
london: The trial of two Sikh men and a woman accused of attacking 1984 Operation Blue Star hero lt Gen (retd) KS Brar has been adjourned till May 20 as the judge was busy with another case. Mandeep Singh Sandhu, 34, Dilbagh Singh, 36, and Harjit Kaur, 38, will remain in custody until the next court appearance.
Bomb near Iraq mosque kills seven
Baquba: A bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad on Friday, killing seven people, a police colonel and a doctor said, the latest in an uptick in violence in the run-up to elections next week.
Taliban attack kills 13 Afghan soldiers
Kabul: Taliban militants attacked an army outpost near the eastern border with Pakistan today, killing 13 soldiers, the Defence Ministry said. The attack occurred in a volatile province that serves as a major gateway for insurgents coming from Pakistan.
Seven killed in China coal mine blast
Beijing: Seven people were killed and two others injured in a coal mine gas blast in southwest China, local officials said on Friday. The explosion took place today at Shibanpo Coal Mine in Jinsha County in Guizhou Province, they said.
floods in Indonesia kills eleven
Jakarta: Eleven people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes this week by flooding on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said on Friday.