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  18 killed in Moscow road crash

  World | July 14, 2013 14:34 IST

  Moscow, July 14: Eighteen people were killed in a truck-bus crash in Moscow, officials said."It is a horrible accident that occurred through the fault of one irresponsible driver," Xinhua quoted a fire fighter as saying

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  10 killed in bus crash in Brazil

  World | July 14, 2013 14:35 IST

  Rio de Janeiro, July 14: At least 10 people were killed when a tourist bus met with an accident in Brazil, Xinhua reported.The driver lost control of the bus late Friday while transporting 42 members

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  Air pollution kills over two million people each year

  World | July 14, 2013 9:41 IST

  Washington, July 14: Human-caused outdoor air pollution may be responsible for over two million deaths worldwide - a large number of them in South Asia and East Asia - each year, US researchers have said.A

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  Downpour kills 2, leaves 760 homeless in North Korea

  World | July 13, 2013 10:48 IST

  Pyongyang, Jul 13: North Korea said on Saturday that two people died and about 760 were left homeless after torrential rains hit the central region of the country this week.The state-run Korean Central News Agency

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  Six killed as train derails in France

  World | July 13, 2013 8:15 IST

  Paris, July 13: At least six people were killed and dozens were injured when a train derailed south of Paris, Xinhua reported on Saturday.The train, heading from Paris to the central city of Limoges, derailed

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  Al Qaeda kills rebel commander in Syria

  World | July 13, 2013 6:56 IST

  Damascus, July 13: A member of the rebel Free Syrian Army's Supreme Military Council has been killed, allegedly by the Al Qaeda.The rebel command has also received many threats from the terror network.Mohammed Kamal al-Hamami

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  Twin roadside bombing kills 5 in Afghanistan

  World | July 11, 2013 13:31 IST

  Kabul, Jul 11: Officials say a twin bombing in southern Afghanistan has killed five people, three civilians whose car struck a roadside bomb and two police officers who had rushed to the scene to help

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  UNICEF condemns killing of students in Nigeria

  World | July 09, 2013 10:01 IST

  Abuja, July 9: The UN's Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday condemned the killing of over 20 schoolchildren in Nigeria's Yobe state over the weekend.Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect Saturday attacked

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  Five killed in Tanzania mine collapse

  World | July 08, 2013 7:23 IST

  Dodoma, July 8: At least five people were killed and one was seriously injured when a tanzanite mine collapsed in northern Tanzania, police said Sunday.The mine accident occurred Saturday night in Manyara region's Mireran area,

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  Two suicide attacks kill 16 in Afghanistan

  World | July 05, 2013 17:41 IST

  Kabul, July 5: At least 16 Afghans were killed and 17 injured Friday as suicide attacks rocked the southern provinces of Kandahar and Uruzgan in Afghanistan.Twelve people, mostly policemen, were killed and five others sustained

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  20 killed in Baghdad blasts: officials

  World | July 02, 2013 21:57 IST

  Baghdad, Jul 2: A series of car bombs minutes apart targeting markets across Baghdad killed 20 people today, officials said, the latest in a nationwide surge in attacks sparking fears of a return to all-out

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  Iraq: Gunmen kill 8 anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters

  World | July 01, 2013 15:42 IST

  Baghdad, July 1: Iraqi officials said Monday that eight pro-government, anti-al-Qaida Sunni militiamen were kidnapped and killed by gunmen north of the capital, Baghdad, the latest in a series of bold insurgent attacks to hit

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  22 killed, 60 injured in twin blasts at Shia mosque in Quetta

  World | June 30, 2013 23:44 IST

  Islamabad, Jun 30: Two bomb blasts near a Shiite mosque killed at least 22 people in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta today. The blasts near Abu Talib Imambargah at the Shiite- majority Hazara town also

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  14 killed, 25 injured in Pakistan bombing

  World | June 30, 2013 17:48 IST

  Islamabad, June 30: At least 14 people, including three children, were killed and 25 others injured on Sunday when a car bomb rocked a paramilitary convoy in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city, a media report said.The

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  Afghan police kill four Taliban militants

  World | June 27, 2013 15:40 IST

  Kabul, June 27: Afghanistan Police raided a Taliban hideout in Ghazni province, killing four militants including their commander, reported Xinhua."Acting on an intelligence report, the police stormed a Taliban hideout in Piriqarsdaran village outside provincial

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  Anonymous letter to Arthur Road jail threatening to kill Sanjay Dutt

  Bollywood | May 15, 2013 17:45 IST

  Mumbai, May 15: The Arthur Road central jail in Mumbay has received an anonymous letter today in which the sender has threatened to kill Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who is due to surrender tomorrow.Jail authorities

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  String of morning attacks kill 22 in Iraq

  World | April 15, 2013 13:50 IST

  Baghdad, Apr 15: Iraqi officials say a series of attacks in several cities across the country have killed 22 people.Most of the deadly attacks this morning reported by police officials were bombings, which killed 21

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  Unidentified gunmen kill 18-year-old in Sopore

  India | March 20, 2013 11:32 IST

  Srinagar, Mar 20: Unidentified gunmen late Tuesday night killed an 18-year-old boy in north Kashmir's Sopore town, police said here. Sopore Superintendent of Police Syed Imtiyaz Hussain told a news agency on Wednesday: "Suhail Ahmad

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  Leopard kills boy in Mumbai

  India | January 27, 2013 9:24 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 27: A 13-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries while  on way to hospital  on Saturday after he was dragged by a leopard some one and a half kilometer inside a jungle near Arrey

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  Photographer killed while clicking Bieber's Ferrari

  Hollywood | January 02, 2013 19:42 IST

  Los Angeles, Jan 2: A photographer was killed in a car accident as he was attempting to take pictures of Justin Bieber's white Ferrari.The incident took place Tuesday evening. The fancy car was pulled over