New York City gets first India-born woman judge
New York: Raja Rajeswari has been sworn-in as a criminal court judge here by Mayor Bill de Blasio, becoming the first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in the New York City.
Indonesia executions: Families say goodbye
Cilacap: The families of two Australian convicts facing execution in Indonesia paid an anguished final visit to their loved ones on Tuesday, wailing in grief as ambulances carrying empty white coffins arrived at their prison.
BNP withdraws from B’desh mayoral polls
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s main Opposition party BNP on Tuesday withdrew from the ongoing mayoral elections just hours after voting began alleging that the polls were rigged by the ruling Awami league, deepening the political crisis in the country.
One dead, 240 hurt in S Africa train crash
Johannesburg: A train guard was killed and 240 people injured today when two crowded commuter trains collided in Johannesburg, South African officials said.