Bahrain suspends Al-Wasat's ops
Dubai: Bahraini authorities ordered an independent newspaper to stop publishing online on Tuesday and said a city hall was set ablaze during clashes between opposition protesters and police. The suspension of Al-Wasat's online operations followed a spike in anti-Government protests led by the country's Shia majority that began Saturday.
MH370 underwater search halts
Sydney: The deep sea hunt for missing flight MH370 has been suspended, the Australian, Malaysian and Chinese governments said on Tuesday.
‘Our universe contains two trillion galaxies’
london: Our universe contains an astonishing two trillion galaxies, ten times more than previously thought, according to a new study published on Tuesday.
4 shot during Martin luther King Jr Day
Houston: Four persons, including a 13-year-old girl, have been shot during an event to mark a Martin luther King Jr Day celebration in southeast Houston in the US, police said.
6K people in lanka hit by drought in a decade
Colombo: At least 600,000 people in Sri lanka have been hit by the worst drought since 2006 in nearly 13 of the 25 districts, disaster management officials said on Tuesday.
Iraqi troops capture historic site in Mosul
Irbil: Iraqi forces have captured the Mosque of the Prophet Younis, or Jonah, after driving Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) terrorists from a new neighbourhood in eastern Mosul, a spokesman said Tuesday.