Monday, June 25, 2012

Briton laughed as he shot Indian student dead, court hears

Briton laughed as he shot Indian student dead, court hears

Briton laughed as he shot Indian student dead, court hears

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT

A photograph of murdered Indian student Anuj Bidve is pictured amongst tributes left at a vigil site on Ordsall LaneA gunman "laughed and ran off" after killing an Indian student who was spending the Christmas holidays with friends in England, a prosecutor said as his trial opened on Monday.

Kyrgyz capital's ex-mayor charged with corruption

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:40 AM PDT

A court in Kyrgyzstan has brought charges of corruption against the capital city's former mayor and ordered he be kept in custody for two months.

Seven Pakistani soldiers 'beheaded': military

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:58 AM PDT

Pakistani soldiers on patrol in the northwestern district of Lower Dir in August 2009Pakistan said Monday that seven soldiers were beheaded by Islamist militants who infiltrated from Afghanistan, lashing out at Kabul over cross-border attacks.

Militants kill 13 Pakistan troops, behead 7

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:43 AM PDT

Militants crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan and killed 13 Pakistani troops, beheading seven of them, the Pakistani military charged Monday. Outraged, Pakistan's new prime minister said he would protest to the Afghan president.

Clashes in Indian Kashmir as fire guts Muslim shrine

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:06 AM PDT

Residents help firefighters tackle a blaze at the Sufi shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir in downtown Srinagar MondayA major fire gutted a 200-year-old, revered Sufi Muslim shrine in Indian Kashmir Monday, sparking clashes between police and residents in the region's summer capital Srinagar, police said.

Mumbai attacks 'handler' arrested in India

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:36 AM PDT

The 60-hour assault on Mumbai in November 2008 left 166 people deadIndian police have arrested a key suspect accused of coordinating the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 people were killed and more than 300 wounded, the government said Monday.

Clashes erupt in Kashmir after shrine fire

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:28 AM PDT

CORRECTS MONTH - Kashmiri residents watch as firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the nearly 200-years-old Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani Shrine, popularly known as Ghaus-e-Azam, or Dastgeer Sahab, in downtown Srinagar, India, Monday, June 25, 2012. Anti-India clashes between protesters and government forces erupted in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir Monday after the highly revered Muslim shrine was destroyed in a fire, police said. The cause of the fire is yet unknown. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)A fire destroyed a revered Muslim shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir on Monday, prompting anti-government protests by residents angered over what they said was a slow response by firefighters.

Sri Lanka thump Pakistan in first Test

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:16 AM PDT

Pakistan batsman Younis Khan (left) plays a shot as Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan looks onNuwan Kulasekara and Suraj Randiv combined to vanquish Pakistan as Sri Lanka won the first Test by a massive 209 runs on Monday, their biggest win over their Asian rivals.

Indian efforts to tackle weak rupee fail to buck falls

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:03 AM PDT

An Indian journalist speaks on a phone outside the head office of the Reserve Bank of India in MumbaiIndia on Monday announced a slew of measures to boost the rupee, which has fallen to record lows against the dollar, but the currency and stocks slid as investors were left unimpressed by the moves.

Mob kills three for 'witchcraft' in India: police

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:40 PM PDT

Killings resulting from suspicions of witchcraft are relatively common in rural India, social activists sayVillagers in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand killed a man and his two teenaged sons, accusing them of practising witchcraft, police said Monday.

Clashes erupt in Indian Kashmir after shrine fire

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:36 AM PDT

CORRECTS MONTH - A Kashmiri Muslim boy walks past the nearly 200-year-old Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani Shrine, popularly known worldwide as Ghaus-e-Azam or Dastgeer Sahab, on fire in downtown Srinagar, India, Monday, June 25, 2012. Anti-India clashes between protesters and government forces erupted in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir Monday after the highly revered Muslim shrine was destroyed in a fire, police said. The cause of the fire is yet unknown. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)A fire destroyed a revered Muslim shrine in India's portion of Kashmir on Monday, prompting anti-government protests by residents angered over what they said was a slow response by firefighters.

Eating placenta, an age-old practice in China

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:31 AM PDT

Placentophagy -- the practice of eating one's placenta after birth -- is relatively common in ChinaAfter Wang Lan delivered, she brought home a baby girl and her placenta, which she plans to eat in a soup -- adopting an age-old practice in Chinese traditional medicine.

SA lays rape charges against junior NZ rugby players

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:28 AM PDT

"A 22-year-old Cape Town woman alleged she was raped," a police spokesman saidSouth African police are investigating rape charges against members of New Zealand's junior rugby team after they lost to South Africa in the Junior World Championship, a police spokesman said Monday.

Militants kills 6 Pakistan troops near Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:19 AM PDT

The Pakistan military says militants have killed six troops after crossing into the country from Afghanistan.

World chiefs back mandatory video umpire

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:56 AM PDT

Cricket's chief executives have backed the mandatory use of video umpires in Tests and one-day internationalsCricket's chief executives Monday backed the mandatory use of video umpires in Tests and one-day internationals, a year after they were made optional at the request of powerful India.

Asian markets drift lower ahead of EU summit

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:25 AM PDT

A woman speaks on a mobile phone in front of a securities firm's electronic stock board in Tokyo Monday, June 25, 2012. Asian stocks mostly drifted lower Monday as investors grew cautious ahead of a critical European Union summit later this week where Greek leaders will attempt to renegotiate some terms of the country's international bailout. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was 0.4 percent lower at 8,765.54. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)Asian stocks mostly drifted lower Monday as investors grew cautious ahead of a critical European Union summit later this week where Greek leaders will attempt to renegotiate some terms of the country's international bailout.

NKorea slams US, SKorea use of flag in war drills

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:32 AM PDT

South Korean war veteran Moon Seung-joon , 87, walks near the list of names of those who died during the 1950-53 Korean War, at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 25, 2012. People visited the War Memorial to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)North Korea on Monday called the use of its flag during U.S.-South Korean military drills last week a serious provocation and evidence of U.S. hostility that justifies the growth of Pyongyang's nuclear arms program.

Malaysia court: Give Iranian bomb suspect to Thais

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:31 AM PDT

A Malaysian court ruled Monday that an Iranian man accused of plotting to attack Israeli targets in Bangkok must be extradited to Thailand.

Acquittal for Australian over frenzied parent killings

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:06 AM PDT

This file photo shows a police tape cordoning off a building near SydneyAn Australian civil engineer was Monday acquitted over the frenzied stabbing murder of his parents in 1993, describing his lengthy legal fight as "a horrendous experience".

Malaysia court orders Iranian extradited over blast

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:56 PM PDT

Thai police stand guard near the main entrance of the building housing the Israeli embassy in BangkokA Malaysian court on Monday approved the extradition of an Iranian to Thailand on suspicion of being involved in an alleged bomb plot against Israeli diplomats in the country.

Pakistan: Buddha attacked by Taliban gets facelift

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:23 PM PDT

In this May 24, 2012 photo, people sit near a sculpture of the Buddha whose face was destroyed by Taliban fighters at Jahanabad, Pakistan in the Swat valley. When the militants detonated the face off the towering, 1,500-year-old rock carving in northwest Pakistan in fall 2007, it fell to an intrepid Italian archaeologist to come to the rescue. Swat was once an important center of Buddhist culture and trade. The monk credited with introducing Buddhism to Tibet, Padmasambhava, was born in Swat. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) PART OF A SIX-PICTURE PACKAGE FOR "PAKISTAN FIXING BUDDHA"When the Taliban blew the face off a towering, 1,500-year-old rock carving of Buddha in northwest Pakistan almost five years ago, it fell to an intrepid Italian archaeologist to come to the rescue.

Runaway penguin 'No 337' to be named in Japan

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:20 PM PDT

Great escapee, Humboldt penguin No. 337, is to be formally named after months of being known just by his numberA penguin whose break-out from an aquarium in Japan gave him a following around the world is to be formally named after months of being known just by his number, an official said Monday.

Wales whitewash masks Wallaby deficiencies: press

Posted: 24 Jun 2012 09:35 PM PDT

Wallabies were more clinical in their execution in the crucial moments of the Tests against WalesThe Wallabies may be celebrating a whitewash over Six Nations champions Wales but their deficiencies will be punished by the All Blacks and Springboks in the coming months, Australian media said on Monday.
Posted by Harshad at 11:03 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)