Crime

Moscow: Blast at local bus stop injures four persons; investigations on

A self-made firecracker thrown by an unidentified person from the window of a passing car or a nearby building may have caused it, said sources.

Dec 8, 2015

Leytonstone Tube stabbing: David Cameron defends police response to attack

Prime Minister David Cameron praised Britains police force on 7 December following a knife attack at an underground station in east London over the weekend. Speaking at a school in Burton-upon-Trent, the PM defended the actions of those who intervened during the attack, which injured two people at Leytonstone Tube station on 5 December.

Dec 7, 2015

Saudi Arabia: Sri Lankan woman's death sentence on hold after appeal

The woman had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.

Dec 7, 2015

California shooters had multiple attacks planned: Officials

Investigation about whether the Pakistani woman had radicalised her American husband is ongoing.

Dec 7, 2015

Manhunt in Thailand for 4 unaccounted for Syrians amid Isis terror threat

The country is on high alert after a Russian warning of possible attacks by Isis terrorists.

Dec 6, 2015

Leytonstone Tube stabbing: Witnesses video shows terrorist attack

Witnesses filmed the violent knife attack posted footage on social media sites.

Dec 6, 2015

Afghanistan: Isis strengthens presence with 1,600 soldiers in eastern province

Four districts in south of Jalalabad in Afghanistan, it is believed, have been taken over by Daesh.

Dec 6, 2015

Seattle: Police video catches 73-year-old trying to snort cocaine during traffic stop

Seattle: Police video catches 73-year-old trying to snort cocaine during traffic stop

Dec 5, 2015

California shooting: Isis radio says Daesh 'martyrs' behind San Bernardino attack

Isis' al-Bayan Radio said that Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik were 'martyrs' and 'supporters' of the Islamic State.

Dec 5, 2015

Assam: Twin blasts in Guwahati's Fancy Bazar; police suspect 'anti-talk' ULFA faction

Two low-intensity bombs detonated.

Dec 5, 2015

FIFA: US charges 16 new officials as corruption scandal widens

The corruption scandal engulfing footballs governing body has widened, after a number of past or present FIFA officials were among 16 further people charged by US authorities on 3 December. The indictments, released by the US Department of Justice in Washington, came just hours after the arrests of two FIFA officials in dawn raids at a luxury hotel in Zurich.

Dec 4, 2015

Obama government seeks to use executive authority on gun-control loophole

The California mass shooting is the 355th in 2015, according to a Reddit forum.

Dec 4, 2015

Conman creates Ekta Kapoor's fake FB account; cheats aspiring actress of Rs 7 lakh

A fraudster impersonated Balaji Telefilms owner Ekta Kapoor on Facebook and cheated an actress by offering her a role.

Dec 4, 2015

Taliban fighter of Russian descent sentenced to life in prison by US court

The Russian Taliban fighter was a former soviet army officer and had converted to Islam.

Dec 4, 2015

Pot smokers beware! Marijuana can lead to serious mental disorder

The person using the drug can lose contact with external reality, the study warns.

Dec 4, 2015