Pakistan arrests 40 Indian fishermen
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday arrested at least 40 Indian fishermen for allegedly straying into its waters while on a routine fishing trip. The fishermen, arrested by the Maritime Security Agency, were taken to Karachi for further investigation, Dunya News reported.
California police shoot, kill 13-yr-old
Santa Rosa (US): A Northern California community is anguished over the fatal police shooting of a popular, 13-year-old boy who had been carrying a replica gun that looked like an assault rifle.
Indian-origin woman goes mission in UK
london: A 34-year-old Indian-origin woman has gone missing in the UK, prompting police to appeal for information to trace her. Seemberjeet Kaur, from Wibsey, went missing after taking a taxi to Shipley at about 10 am on Wednesday.
Pak man remanded for stripping Hindu woman
Islamabad: A Pakistani man has been remanded to police custody in Sindh province for allegedly assaulting and stripping a Hindu woman, a media report said on Thursday.
Bus crash kills 22 on temple visit in Thailand
Bangkok: At least 22 people were killed and several others injured when a tour bus carrying Buddhist worshippers on a religious trip plunged into a ravine in northern Thailand.
White House to push for immigration reform
Washington: The Obama Administration is planning to push the House of Representatives to accelerate the process of early passage of the comprehensive immigration reform which would provide path of citizenship to over 11 million undocumented people, including 2.4 lakh Indians.
Pak bans 3 extremist groups active in China
Islamabad: Pakistan has banned three international extremist organisations allegedly involved in insurgent activities in China’s restive Xinjiang province.
2 dead, 62 injured in China train collisions
Beijing: Two trains collided on a famed railway line to Tibet, killing one and injuring 52 others. In another, passenger train collided with a coal truck, killing the train driver and injuring 10.
‘11 uprising: court indicts Gadhafi aides
Tripoli: A libyan court indicted on Thursday around 30 Moamer Gadhafi aides, including the slain dictator’s son Seif al-Islam, for a raft of alleged offences during the 2011 revolt, prosecutors said.
Saudi warns women over campaign to drive
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Thursday warned it will take measures against activists who go ahead with a planned weekend campaign to defy a ban on women drivers in the conservative Muslim kingdom.