The death of a minor gang-rape victim here took a political colour Wednesday after the opposition CPI-M accused the police of trying to forcibly cremate the victim’s body against the family’s wishes. The ruling Trinamool Congress has rejected the Communist Party of India-Marxist’s allegations. The girl, who was allegedly raped twice in October and had […]
Six people were killed and six wounded when a bomb exploded at a New Year party in a remote village of Philippines’s Basilan province, security official said Wednesday. The improvised explosive device exploded Tuesday night around 9 p.m. near a parish church at Tumahubong village in Sumisip town, Xinhua reported quoting Jefferson Somera, public information […]
Latvia became the 18th country to join the single currency union Wednesday, as New Year’s Day fireworks erupted at midnight in Riga, the Latvian capital, Xinhua reported. As part of celebrations marking Latvia’s entry to the eurozone, Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvia’s acting head of the government, withdrew an euro bank note from a local bank machine, […]
Two children were beheaded in the Central African Republic’s (CAR) capital as violence touched a “vicious new low”, the UN has said. About 16 children had been killed in Bangui since Dec 5 and an increasing number of them are being recruited into armed groups, BBC reported citing the UN. There were “unprecedented levels” of […]
People in different parts of the world Wednesday marked the beginning of the new year 2014, with New Zealanders being among the first to celebrate. People in New Zealand’s Auckland city were among the first to celebrate. In Australia, hundreds of thousands gathered for a spectacular fireworks display around Sydney’s Harbour Bridge, BBC reported. East […]