Car bomb at Damascus police club kills eight
Beirut: At least eight people were killed on Tuesday when a car bomb exploded at a police officer's club in the Syrian capital Damascus, a monitor said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said about 20 people had also been wounded, adding that policemen were among the dead and injured.
Syrian state television also reported the blast, initially saying it had hit a vegetable market in the Masaken Barzeh district in northern
UK PM’s mother signs plea against his policy
london: British PM David Cameron's 81-year-old mother has signed a petition against her son's conservative policies which advocates spending cuts to children's services.
Chinese baby comes alive before funeral
Beijing: A Chinese baby boy who was declared dead and spent the night in a morgue showed signs of life just as he was about to be cremated, local TV reported. Workers at the crematorium in Pan'an in the eastern province of Zhejiang were preparing to cremate the baby on Friday when he suddenly starting moaning, provincial television reported.
monsters, inc’s screenwriter dies at 49
los Angeles: Daniel Gerson, who co-wrote "Monsters, Inc" movies and "Big Hero 6", died at his home on Saturday. He was 49. According to a family statement, Gerson had been battling brain cancer, reported Variety.
Swedish lawyer still aims to question Assang
Stockholm: A Swedish prosecutor said on Tuesday she still aims to question Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in london over a rape allegation in Sweden, despite a UN report condemning Stockholm for his "arbitrary detention".
"Concerning the report that was issued last week, I would like to state that it does not change my earlier assessments in the investigation," Marianne Ny said in a statement.
Pak court accepts plea to bring back Koh-i-Noor
lahore: A Pak court has accepted a petition seeking direction to the Govt to bring back Koh-i-Noor from British Queen Elizabeth-II, overruling the objection to the plea for the famed diamond, which India has been trying to get from the UK for years.
lahore High Court Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan on Monday overruled the objection by the court's registrar office to the petition which has named Queen Elizabeth II and British High Commission in Pakistan.