Nigeria car bomb explosion toll 56
lagos: The toll in the car bomb explosion that rocked a busy market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri a day ago has risen to 56, civil defence sources told EFE on Wednesday.
Ukraine: 4 troops die as attacks on rebels rise
Kiev: Four Ukrainian troops were killed as forces carried out over 100 attacks on rebel positions and cleared separatists from three villages in the last day, a military official said.
Pak court seeks info on missing Indian
Islamabad: A Pakistan court has issued notice to the defence and interior ministries demanding an explanation on the disappearance of an Indian national from Kohat district in 2012, a media report said Wednesday.
Malaysia police hunt 5 terror suspects
Kuala lumpur: Malaysian police said on Wednesday they were looking for a university lecturer and four others allegedly involved in terror activities and now believed to be hiding in the Philippines.
Nicolas Sarkozy charged with corruption
Paris: France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with corruption and influence peddling, French prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Pistorius a ‘suicide risk’, court told
Pretoria: Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius, on trial over the killing of his girlfriend, is suffering from post-traumatic stress and is a suicide risk, a South African court heard on Wednesday.
Thai anti-coup leader released on bail
Bangkok: A prominent Thai activist who led an anti-coup campaign using the three-finger salute from the “Hunger Games” films has been freed on bail after nearly a month in detention, officials said on Wednesday.
Army Chief Gen Singh in China to hold talks
Beijing: General Bikram Singh arrived here on Wednesday on a rare visit to China, the first by an Indian Army Chief in nine years, aimed at bolstering high-level strategic communication and mutual trust between the militaries of the two neighbours.
China ousts three allies of former security chief
Beijing: Three officials believed to be right-hand men of China’s former security chief were expelled from the ruling Communist Party over corruption, authorities said.