Brar attack case: Sentencing in Dec
london: Three Sikh men and a woman convicted of carrying out a life-threatening attack on lt Gen (retd) KS Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, will be sentenced on December 10, a UK court ruled on Monday. The pro-Khalistani supporters had tried to slash the throat of the 78-year-old retired Indian Army officer as a revenge on streets of london last year for his role in leading Operation Blue Star to flush out extremists from the Golden Temple.
Russian PM to visit China to firm ties
Beijing: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will visit China from October 22 to 23 to firm up Sino-Russian strategic ties. During his visit, Medvedev and Chinese Premier li Keqiang will co-chair the 18th regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian heads of Government, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told on Monday.
3 Red Cross workers freed in Syria
Geneva: Three of the six aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross kidnapped in Syria have been freed, along with a colleague from the Red Crescent, the ICRC said on Monday.
UN urges China to drop HIV spa ban
Beijing: China plans to ban HIV-positive people from spas, hot springs and public bathhouses, provoking condemnation on Monday from the United Nations’ AIDS agency and outrage from campaign groups. Ministry of Commerce rule is the latest instance of enduring discrimination against HIV carriers in China.
Facebook to open it’s first office in Israel
Jerusalem: Facebook said it is acquiring an Israeli mobile technology startup and opening its first office in Israel. Facebook said in a statement on Monday that Israeli mobile utility application developer Onavo would help the social media giant create better mobile products and help connect more people to the Internet.
Scotland Yard foils terror plot, arrests 4
london: Scotland Yard have arrested four suspected Islamist terrorists here on suspicion of plotting a ‘potentially very serious’ terror attack.a