BANGlAdeshwraps up salvage operation
Dhaka: Thousands of mourners on Tuesday offered special prayers at the site of Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster that claimed 1,127 lives as rescuers wrapped up the salvage operation launched in the aftermath of the tragedy. Government Ministers and senior leaders joined the prayers, as officials said at least 176 people were still missing.
2 million ink petition to oust Morsi
Cairo: A campaign calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and for early presidential elections has gathered over two million signatures, organisers say. The "Tamarod" (Rebellion in Arabic) campaign seeks to withdraw confidence from the Islamist leader because he has failed the revolution that brought him to power, they said.
Parents of Brit Sikh girl seek answers
london: Parents of an eight-year-old British Sikh schoolgirl has alleged that she was killed by health workers in India in a failed attempt to harvest her organs. Gurkiren Kaur loyal was being treated for dehydration in a small clinic in Punjab.
7 killed as cyclone ‘Mahasen’ hits Sl
Colombo: At least seven people have died and nearly 3,000 left homeless as the cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen’ caused heavy rains in the north and eastern parts of Sri lanka.