five of Indian origin family die in Malaysia
Kuala lumpur: Five members of an ethnic Indian family were killed and another seriously injured after their car crashed into a large iron signpost on a Expressway in Malaysia.
April deadliest month in Iraq in 5 years: UN
Baghdad: April was the deadliest month for Iraq in nearly five years, with more than 700 people killed in violence, the United Nations said on Thursday.
India, Japan and US hold 3-way dialogue
Washington: Amid China's growing military assertiveness, India, Japan and the US have held a tri-lateral dialogue here and discussed wide range of regional and global issues of mutual interest, including prospects of greater commercial connectivity and maritime security.
‘Taliban bomb kills eight Afghan police’
Puli Alam: A Taliban bomb killed eight Afghan police on Thursday in logar province outside the capital Kabul, officials said, four days after the insurgents started their annual “spring offensive”.
Gandhi’s personal effects to be auctioned
london: An auction of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal effects and documents will take place in ludlow in the UK, later this month.
Fresh round of Iran nuclear talks
Brussels: The EU's top diplomat Catherine Ashton will meet chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Istanbul on May 15 in a fresh effort to defuse international concern over Tehran's disputed nuclear drive.
Bangla suspends opposition mayor
Dhaka: The Mayor of main Opposition BNP-led suburban Savar municipality was on Thursday suspended for failing to prevent the worst building collapse in Bangladesh that killed at least 429 people.
Indian workers can regularise Saudi visa
Dubai: In a bid to address the problems arising out of Saudi Arabia’s new labour policy, Indian workers who have travelled to that Gulf nation legally will be allowed to regularise their visa status. The agreement was brought in a meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia joint panel formed to look at the issue.