Half-a-million vote in Hong Kong democracy poll
Hong Kong: More than half-a-million people have voted in an unofficial Hong Kong electoral reform poll, organisers said on Saturday, in a ballot hit by a massive cyberattack and labelledby Beijing as “illegal.”
lankan courts send arrested Indian fishermen to custody
Colombo: At least 46 Indian fishermen arrested by the
Sri lankan Navy this week for allegedly poaching into the country’s water have been sent to judicial custody by courts in the country’s north.
Somali journalist killed in bomb attack
Mogadishu: A Somali journalist died in Mogadishu on Saturday after a bomb believed to have been attached to his car was remotely detonated, police and witnesses said.
Rainstorms, floods kill 14 in China; over 3 million hit
Beijing: At least 14 people have been killed and more than three million badly affected due to rainstorms and floods in east and south China regions in the past one week, officials said on Saturday.
Hundreds of WW-II bullets found in China
Beijing: Hundreds of bullets suspected to have been used by Chinese soldiers in the fight against Japanese Army during World War II were discovered in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing.
30 militants killed in Pak military Operation
Islamabad: At least 30 militants were killed on Saturday in targeted airstrikes conducted by Pakistan’s military in the restive northwest tribal region, taking the total number of terrorists killed in the army’s all-out offensive against the Taliban to over 260.
Indian student in UAE set for NASA launch of experiments
Dubai: The experiments of an eleven-year-old Indian student in the UAE would be launched into space under a NASA programme, a media report said.
Chinainvokes Panchasheel to improve ties with neighbours
Beijing: Expressing its readiness to work with the new Indian Government to promote bilateral ties, China on Saturday invoked ‘Panchasheel’ to improve relations with neighbours to settle disputes peacefully while firmly holding on to its core interests.