Multiple victims in San Francisco shooting
San Francisco: A shooting on Wednesday at a sprawling UPS warehouse and customer service center in San Francisco sent multiple victims to a hospital, officials said. Police confirmed the shooting but didn’t release information on injuries or the shooter.
ISIS moves to seize Osama’s hideout
Kabul: An Afghan official said ISIS fighters have captured some territory around Tora Bora, the former stronghold of Osama bin laden in eastern Nangarhar province. The push and capture of the giant cave complex that once housed al-Qaeda’s chief will be a major scoop for ISIS.
Turkey Opposition MP sentenced to 25-yr jail
Ankara: A Turkish court sentenced a Republican People’s Party lawmaker to 25 years jail for leaking classified material to the Press, the first time a main Opposition party Deputy has been locked up in an ongoing crackdown.
ICC calls for ‘immediate arrest’ of Gaddafi son
The Hague: The International Criminal Court chief’s prosecutor on Wednesday called for the “immediate arrest and surrender” of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Seif al-Islam, who was reportedly set free by a militia in libya.
Indian to return home after 23 yrs in Saudi
Dubai: A 52-year-old Indian, who had been living in Saudi Arabia illegally for 23 years, will soon return to India after the Government announced a 90-day amnesty period. Gana Prakasam Rajamariyan came to Saudi in 1994 to work as a farm-hand in a remote village and was paid only 100 Saudi Riyal a month.
Russia launches space freighter to ISS
Moscow: Russia on Wednesday launched an unmanned Progress cargo ship carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Row over onions: Indian diner held at US eatery
Washington: An Indian-origin man has been arrested after he went on threatened to shoot staffers because the restaurant put onions in his food.