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Police: lockdown lifted at Virginia University

Petersburg: A lockdown has been lifted on Virginia State University campus following a shooting that left one person injured, authorities said on Sunday.

Man leaves woman to die in blazing car in US

New York: A 25-year-old Indian-origin woman was left to die in a blazing car by her driver following a fiery crash in US, police said.

B’desh's Chief Justice to face graft probe

Dhaka: Bangladesh's first Hindu Chief Justice SK Sinha will face a probe for "grave" graft charges and moral lapses, the law Minister said today, a day after he was accused of money laundering following his departure to Australia.

US police clueless on toddler's disappearance

Houston: One week since a three-year-old Indian girl vanished during an alleged incident of bizarre late-night punishment meted out by her Indian foster father, police in Richardson are yet to find a clue as to what happened to her, US media reports said on Sunday.

Iraq, Kurds in crisis talks over Kirkuk standoff

Sulaimaniyah: The presidents of Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan held talks on Sunday to defuse an escalating crisis, after a deadline for Kurdish forces to withdraw from disputed positions was extended by 24 hours.