5 Indians killed, 2 hurt in Oman road mishaps
Dubai: Five Indians, including three children, were killed and several more injured in three separate road accidents in Oman, a media report said on Sunday.
UN Under-Secy General in Nepal
Kathmandu: UN Under-Secretary General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane arrived on a week-long visit to Nepal to discuss the dismantling of weapons and development issues in the country.
Man throws acid on step-daughters in Pak
lahore: A man in Pakistan’s Punjab province attacked his two young step-daughters with acid for refusing to marry men chosen by him, police said.
Queen orders Harry to shave off beard
london: Prince Harry might be getting compliments for his new bearded look but his grandmother Queen Elizabeth is not amused and has ordered him to shave off his beard as she “intensely dislikes” facial hair.
3 killed, 24 injured in China bus blast
Beijing: At least three people were killed and 24 others injured when a powerful blast ripped through a bus in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on Sunday officials said. A probe into the cause of the blast is under way, the report said.
10,000 gather for new opp rally in Kiev
Kiev: More than 10,000 people gathered in central Kiev on Sunday for the first major Opposition rally of the New Year as protests against Ukraine’s scrapping of an EU pact stretched into a seventh week.
South Sudan peace talks set to start
Addis Ababa: South Sudan’s Government and rebels were set to begin formal peace talks on Sunday amid outbreaks of fresh fighting across the country including in the capital Juba.
US issues warning to Americans in lebanon
Beirut: The United States Embassy in Beirut is urging Americans in lebanon to avoid hotels, Western-style shopping malls, grocery stores and social events where US citizens congregate, saying such sites are likely targets for terrorist attacks.