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Washington: A massive tornado, which was estimated to be at least 2 miles wide, has ripped through the US city of Oklahoma, killing at least 51, including seven children. The Oklahoma City Medical Examiner said at least 51 people died,…
DUBAI: India on Monday started verification and issuance of emergency certificates allowing its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia following concerns over a new labour policy in the Gulf Kingdom. The schedule currently announced is for the delivery of the first…
Washington: A US-based Sikh group on Monday said that it will challenge the decision of an American district court last week to dismiss alleged human rights violations case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The Sikh for Justice (SFJ)…
A topless portrait of the late actress Beatrice Arthur has gone under the hammer at Christie's auction house here, fetching USD 1.9 million. The portrait, titled 'Bea Arthur Naked', was created by artist John Currin and was sold for the…
Dhaka: At least 14 people were killed on Thursday as cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' battered Bangladesh's southwestern coastlines, damaging thousands of thatched houses and forcing evacuation of over one million people from low-lying areas. "All the deaths were reported from the…
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16 May 2013
Bangladesh orders 1 million evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen nears; Cyclone to hit Bangladesh at 4 pm today
Dhaka: Cyclone Mahasen is moving closer to Bangladesh in north east direction and is likely to hit Chittangong on Thursday at 4 pm, bringing heavy rains and stormy winds at the speed of 80-90 km/hour, forecast reports said. As the…
14 May 2013
China's new premier to visit India next week
Beijing: Hailing the "proper settlement" of the recent border stand off between the two armies in Ladakh as a reflection of "mature handling" of Sino-Indian ties, China today formally announced its new Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India, the first…
HONG KONG: A transsexual woman won a groundbreaking court appeal in Hong Kong on Monday allowing her to marry her boyfriend and forcing the government to re-write the city's marriage laws. The woman in her 30s, known in the Court…
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif is set for a third term as Pakistan's Prime Minister as his PML-N party took a massive lead over its rivals in early poll results, making a remarkable comeback from being toppled in a military coup and…
11 May 2013
10 killed in Pakistan election-day bombings
Polling in Pakistan's landmark general election was today marred by four bomb blasts in Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar that killed at least 10 people and injured over 40. Ten people were killed and three dozen others injured when two bombs…
NEW YORK/BOSTON: In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into their credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 countries, US…
09 May 2013
Bangladesh building collapse toll approaches 900
The death toll in Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster today approached the 900 mark as rescuers overnight pulled out 80 more bodies from sandwiched floors of the ill-fated eight-storey building that collapsed last month."The death toll now stands at 892," an…
