Israel says Hamas coup attempt thwarted
Jerusalem: Israel’s Shin Bet security service says it has thwarted a Hamas coup attempt in the West Bank by arresting more than 90 Hamas operatives in an alleged plot to carry out attacks against Jews and wrest control from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
One-year-old among 35 Afghan Sikh stowaways
london: Footage of the group of Afghan Sikh stowaways rescued from a shipping container from a UK port shows at least 13 children, including one as young as one-year-old.
Toll in Nepal floods rises to 105
Kathmandu: With recovery of seven more bodies, the death toll in floods and landslides-hit Nepal on Monday climbed to 105 while 130 others still remain missing, as the Govt battled to prevent cholera outbreak.
Iran won’t sign nuke deal ‘at any price’
Tehran: Iran is committed to securing a nuclear agreement with world powers but will not sign one “at any price”, its negotiators said, as a key deadline for Tehran nears.
4 Saudis beheaded for drug trafficking
Riyadh: Four Saudi men were decapitated by sword in Najran in the south west of the country on Monday after being convicted of drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry said.
B’desh Parliament to impeach SC judges
Dhaka: Bangladesh Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to restore Parliament’s authority to sack Supreme Court judges, a move the Opposition denounced as a precursor to one-party rule.
Building collapse kills 8 in S Africa
Johannesburg: Eight South African workers died on Monday when a building under construction collapsed, and more people were feared trapped under the rubble, emergency workers said.
Astronomers measure rare black hole
Washington: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have accurately measured and confirmed the existence of an elusive black hole, 400 times the mass of our Sun, in a galaxy 12 million light years from Earth.