Typhoon shuts down Philippine capital
Manila: The first typhoon of the Philippines’ brutal rainy season shut down the nation’s capital on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people across the country and cutting power for millions.Ferocious winds from Typhoon Rammasun tore roofs off houses, overturned cars and ripped down electricity lines in the megacity of Manila, as well as remote fishing villages hundreds of kilometres away.
key Taliban commander arrested in pakistan
Islamabad: A key Taliban commander involved in an attack on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been arrested by the security forces in Pakistan’s troubled tribal region of North Waziristan, sources said on Wednesday. Adnan Rashid was nabbed from South Waziritan in injured condition after he escaped from a cordon off area of North Waziristan.
Egypt sentences eight to life for sexual assaults
Cairo: An Egyptian court has sentenced eight men to life in prison for sexual assaults on women during a number of public rallies in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square. They are the first such heavy sentences against perpetrators of sexual violence following the Government’s decision to toughen penalties.
two Moscow subway workers detained
Moscow: Investigators detained two Moscow subway workers in the wake of a deadly rush-hour derailment that killed 22 people and injured 136 others.
China ends oil search in South China Sea
Beijing: China has ended its oil exploration in contested waters claimed by Vietnam after two and half month-long drilling operations which resulted in a tense standoff between the two nations in the South China Sea.
‘dutch liable for death of Srebrenica victims’
The Hague: A court in the Netherlands ruled on Wednesday that the Dutch state was liable for the deaths of over 300 victims of the Srebrenica massacre, the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II.
458 children rescued from Mexico
Mexico City: Federal and state police officers raided a group home in Michoacan and rescued 458 children who were forced to beg for money and suffered sexual abuse while being against their will in filthy conditions, Mexico's top prosecutor said.