Two cops shot dead in Mississippi: reports
Washington: Two police officers have been shot and killed in Mississippi and police are looking for a suspect, according to local media.
Yemen rebel allies accept Saudi ceasefire offer
Sanaa: Renegade Yemeni troops who helped Shiite rebels to seize much of the country said on Sunday that they had accepted a Saudi proposal for a ceasefire after more than six weeks of air strikes.
Plane catches fire in China, 5 injured
Beijing: Over 50 people had an escape on Sunday when a passenger plane skidded off a runway and caught fire while taxiing in a airport in China’s southeast Fujian Province, injuring five.
‘raise maritime security issue with China’
Hanoi: Vietnam has accused China of carrying out activities violating its sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea and hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi would raise the issue of maritime security with China during his upcoming talks with the Chinese leadership.
UAE girl invents solar bag for trekkers
Dubai: A 13-year-old girl in the UAE has invented a solar bag which can charge electronic devices, power lights and a fan for trekkers, becoming one of the youngest Emirati innovators.
US university to offer Hindi language course
Washington: The University of Montana in the US is offering its students a chance to learn Hindi language during the next academic year and a Fulbright instructor from India will teach the subject.
US chief warns of ‘new phase’ in terror threat
Washington: The global terrorist threat has entered a “new phase,” where media-savvy Islamist extremists are successfully drawing lone wolf attackers to their cause, the US secretary of Homeland Security warned on Sunday.
India-China to make film on Chinese Monk
Beijing: India-China will sign an agreement to jointly produce a mega film on the life and times of famous Chinese Buddhist Monk Xuan Zang's 17-year-long journey to India in sixth century.