2 mins silence as Israel remembers Holocaust
Jerusalem: Israel came to a standstill on Monday for two minutes as siren wailed across the country to mark the Holocaust Remembrance day in memory of six million Jews who perished in Nazi atrocities.
Five members of Pak family killed in fire
london: Five members of a Pakistani-origin family, including a nine-week-old baby and two young children, have been killed in a house fire in Sheffield, British police said on Monday.
Bouteflika sworn in as Algeria president
Algiers: Abdelaziz Bouteflika was sworn in as Algeria’s President for a fourth term on Monday, in a televised ceremony after his re-election in a campaign he was too sick to participate in.
UK PR guru found guilty of indecent assaults
london: Britain’s top public relations guru Max Clifford was on Monday found guilty of eight indecent assaults on women and girls as young as 15.
B’desh newspaper editor indicted
Dhaka: An editor of a prominent Bangladeshi newspaper was on Monday indicted by a court for failing to submit his asset details to the country’s anti-corruption watchdog.
Six killed in blast at Chinese tourist spot
Beijing: At least six persons were killed in a blast at a tourist spot in northeast China’s liaoning Province on Monday. The explosion took place in the city of Fushun when two workers were making fireworks.
C African rebels kill 16; three MSF staffers
Bangui(Central African Republic): , Dozens of heavily armed Muslim rebels opened fire in a hospital in Central African Republic, killing at least 16 people, including three local health workers for Doctors Without Borders, officials said on Monday.