Princess Diana's burial site to get makeover
london: The site where Britain's Princess Diana is buried is set for a 20 million pound makeover to mark the 20th anniversary of her death. Diana, Princess of Wales died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.
Minor Hindu boy raped, murdered in Pakistan
Karachi: A 11-year-old Pakistani Hindu boy has been allegedly raped and murdered at the premises of a club in Sindh province, triggering protests by people demanding justice for the family, a media report said on Sunday.
Israeli cleric starts nine-month prison term
Beersheba: Israeli Arab Muslim leader Raed Salah started a nine-month prison sentence on Sunday for fomenting riots at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque. Salah was accompanied by about 100 well-wishers, including Israeli Arab lawmakers, as he arrived at the prison in the city of Beersheba in southern Israel’s Negev desert, AFP said.
Canada’s ‘uncontrolled’ Fire Doubles In Size
Fort Mcmurry: A ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada could double in size on Sunday, an official warned, cautioning the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was unpredictable and dangerous.
Two soldiers killed in Afghan ‘insider attack’
Kandahar: Gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms shot dead two Romanian soldiers in the country’s south on Sunday, officials said.
‘Coffee, wine may be good for gut bacteria’
los Angeles: Drinking coffee, tea and wine may be associated with a healthier and more diverse community of microbes living in the gut, a new study has claimed.
Full moon may reduce sleep in kids: study
Toronto: Children may sleep less when there is a full moon, but only by a few minutes, according to a new study conducted on kids from 12 countries, including India. However, the study failed to find a link between the occurrence of the full moon and kids’ activity levels, debunking the myth that children are more hyper during a full moon.