Argentina, At least 49 people were killed on Wednesday when a packed commuter train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station, officials said. More than 600 others were injured. The train derailed after hitting the barrier at the end of the platform at Once station in the Argentina capital, killing 49 people and ...
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Washington, US authorities have cracked down on a new scam in which so-called phantom debt collectors using call centres in India harassed Americans into paying bills running into millions of dollars. One scheme, which has bilked US consumers out of some $5 million so far, involved about eight million phone calls originating in India to American ...
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Islamabad, Two security personnel were shot dead by gunmen Wednesday night while on patrol in Pakistan's Abbottabad district, famous for being the hideout of slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. A passer-by was also killed in the attack, Xinhua reported citing Geo News Urdu.P Police said the attack took place when two security personnel ...
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Jammu, While speaking on the current hot issue of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) here on Wednesday, Union minister for new and renewable energy, Farooq Abdullah said that the Central government will not be able to counter terrorism without the states' cooperation. Talking to media-persons at the sidelines of Talent Hunt Program ...
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Buenos Aires, About 340 people were injured on Wednesday in Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, when a passenger train derailed and crashed at a station platform located in the western part of the city. According to the BBC, the train smashed into the barricade at the end of the platform on Once station. The front of the engine and the ...
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Srinagar, Nine army troopers were killed in two avalanche tragedies in north Kashmir's Bandipora and Ganderbal districts. "A massive avalanche struck the brigade headquarters of the army in Dawar village of Gurez subdivision of Bandipora district during the night," Lt Col JS Brar, spokesperson of the army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps told IANS. ...
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Rio de Janeiro, One sailor died and two suffered burns in a fire Wednesday aboard the aircraft carrier Sao Paulo, the only warship of its type in Brazil's navy, officials said. The fire was of "small proportions" and broke out at 3 a.m. in one of the sailors' sleeping rooms in the vessel's stern, the navy said. The blaze surprised the ...
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New Delhi. India, China, the US, Russia, Brazil and another 21 nations have decided to retaliate against the EU decision to collect billions of dollars every year by unilaterally imposing a carbon tax on flights landing in Eurozone. The retaliatory measures decided include reviewing or abrogating the bilateral service agreements and open skies' ...
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Sydney, Australia's foreign minister resigned on Wednesday amid an ongoing leadership squabble, saying he could not continue in his role without the support of Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Foreign minister Kevin Rudd announced his resignation during an early morning news conference in Washington, where he is visiting on official business. The ...
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New Delhi, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur Wednesday met her Italian counterpart Staffan De Mistura here amid a diplomatic row over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines last week. The Italian minister rushed to India after the two Italian marines were taken into custody in Kerala. The incident ...
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New Delhi, BCCI president N Srinivasan denied any rift within Indian team saying there is no such issue as he is in constant touch with the team management. Srinivasan tried to downplay the issue of rift between Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and opener Virender Sehwag over fitness of senior cricketers and team selection. "We are in ...
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New Delhi, The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday called upon all political parties to oppose any curbs on the Election Commission. "This is an attempt to curb the powers of the Election Commissionm," BJP leader Yashwant Sinha told reporters here. "I think all political parties ... should stand up and oppose this move of the ...
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New Delhi, Italian deputy foreign minister Staffan de Mistura on Wednesday expressed "terrible sadness" over the killing of two Indian fishermen but insisted their death took place in international waters. "We do acknowledge and recognize that two Indian fishermen died. No one doubts it, and it is terribly sad," the minister said after talking ...
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Washington, President Barack Obama broke into song Tuesday at a White House blues show, as Rolling Stones frontman Barack Obama urged a reluctant US leader to step up and sing a few lines. "Not tonight!" the US leader protested as Jagger and blues legends B.B. King and Buddy Guy invited him to singalong to the classic " Sweet Home ...
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Afghanistan, About 2,000 Afghans protested outside the main US military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday over a report that foreign soldiers improperly disposed of copies of the Koran. US helicopters fired flares to try to break up as many as 2,000 demonstrators who massed outside several gates to the base, chanting anti-foreigner slogans and ...
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Vienna, The UN atomic agency said today that "intensive efforts" by its team visiting Iran on the way forward failed, and that they were denied access to a key military site. "Intensive efforts were made to reach agreement on a document facilitating the clarification of unresolved issues in connection with Iran's nuclear programme," the ...
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Luckmow, A day after Kanpur administration lodged an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for violating the model code of conduct, Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal accused CM Mayawati of patronizing politicians with criminal antecedents. "Mayawati came to power promising to put criminals behind bars. However , since she became CM, her ...
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Washington, The Obama administration has exuded confidence that it would comfortably sail through the challenging phase in its relationship with India on the issue of purchase of oil from Iran. "We've worked through hard issues before with India, and we're looking forward to working through this one," the State Department spokesperson, ...
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New Delhi, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, one of the petitioners in the 2G scam, has accused the income tax and the customs and central excise departments of harassing witnesses in the 2G scam. In a letter to the prime minister on Monday, Swamy said S S Palanimanickam, minister of state for finance who belongs to DMK, was using ...
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Yangon, Myanmar election authorities have lifted a ban on rallies by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the National League for Democracy (NLD) complained about the restrictions, a Burmese news organization in exile reported on Tuesday. According to Mizzima News, the Union Election Commission (UEC) said a ministerial order from the ...
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