One dead, 3 injured in shooting at NYC concert
New York: One person was killed and three others wounded in a shooting inside a concert venue in New York City, where hip-hop artist TI was scheduled to perform, police said. It happened around 10:15 pm local time yesterday at Irving Plaza, near Manhattan’s Union Square.
88 militants killed during raids in Egypt
Cairo: 88 militants have been killed in Egypt’s restive North Sinai province so far during military operations in the past four days, army has said. In a statement, Egyptian army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said that the raids targeted militants in Shiekh Zwayed and Rafah cities in the province.
30 dead in shipwreck off libya: EU
Rome: Up to 30 people are feared dead after a shipwreck off libya, while some 50 migrants have been rescued from the waves, the EU’s naval force said on Thursday. “We estimate the dead to be between 20 and 30 people,” captain Antonello de Renzis Sonnino, spokesman for the EU’s Sofia military operation to combat people smugglers in the Mediterranean, said.
Email row won't affect my WH bid: hillary
Washington: Hillary Clinton defended her use of a private email server for official correspondence while US Secretary of State, insisting her actions were no different than that of her predecessors. One day after the release of a critical State Department investigation faulting her use of personal email for government business, Clinton vowed that she would not allow the issue to dog her campaign.
WWII submarine found with 71 dead bodies
london: A long lost British Second World War submarine that vanished 73 years ago has been found with 71 dead bodies of crew off the coast of Italy. The 1,290 tonne vessel was found by a diving team at a depth of 100 metres, close to the island of Tavolara, off the northeast coast of Sardinia. The submarine vanished without a trace around Janaury 2, 1943 and is believed was hit by a mine in the Gulf of Olbia.
Spanish police seize 74 African tusks
Madrid: Police in Spain have seized 74 African elephant tusks worth $2,23,000 from a man who was allegedly trying to sell them with a fake permit, authorities said on Thursday.