Canberra, March 28 (IANS) Authorities in Australian said Friday that the search area for the missing Malaysian airliner has shifted because of a “new credible lead”. The revised search area comes as the weather cleared in the southern Indian Ocean to allow planes to hunt for fresh clues to the fate of the Malaysian Airline flight […]
Geneva, March 27 (IANS) UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members should vote for a resolution calling on the UN’s human rights office to probe allegations of war crimes by all sides during the final months of Sri Lanka’s civil war, Human Rights Watch has said. The Sri Lankan government has failed to seriously respond to two […]
Shimla, March 26 (IANS) The opposition BJP Wednesday demanded the resignation of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh over ongoing CBI investigations into corruption charges during his tenure as union steel minister. “The chief minister should resign from the post to ensure a free and fair probe,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Satpal Singh Satti […]
Sanaa, March 26 (IANS) Yemeni security forces have managed to free two Italians working for the UN office in the capital Sanaa, hardly over two hours after they were kidnapped earlier Tuesday, officials said. After brief clashes the security forces arrested the kidnappers at a checkpoint near the presidential palace area in south Sanaa. They were […]
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Singer David Brockie, who formed the heavy metal band Gwar, was found dead at his residence in Richmond, Virginia. He was 50. His body was found in his house on Sunday. Police did not suspect foul play on immediate investigation, but an autopsy will determine the cause of death, reports aceshowbiz.com. “At […]
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) In a significant observation, the Supreme Court Tuesday said that for a fair investigation into the allegations of betting in the IPL, BCCI president N. Srinivasan has to step down. “In our opinion, Srinivasan has to step down for a fair investigation into the allegation of betting,” said Justice A.K. Patnaik […]
Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Actor Mel Gibson is reportedly considering going to family law court here in an attempt to get more custody of his four-year-old daughter Lucia with the former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. Gibson’s move follows an incident involving law enforcement and Grigorieva’s eldest son with ex-007 Timothy Dalton, multiple sources have confirmed, reports […]