Hissar (Haryana), Jan 7 (IANS) Eight people died and three other were seriously injured when a jeep collided with a truck in Haryana late Wednesday, the police said.
Geneva, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold a special session Friday to discuss the worsening situation in Gaza, officials said.
Gaza City, Jan 7 (IANS) Israel is deliberately targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip, IRNA reported quoting an UN official as saying here Wednesday.
Colombo, Jan 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government Wednesday banned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), terming it a terrorist organisation, a minister said here.
Mohali (Punjab), Jan 7 (IANS) Luring her with a chocolate, an unidentified man raped a six-year-old girl in the industrial area here, police officials said Wednesday.
London, Jan 7 (IANS) A coalition of major human rights and development organisations Wednesday called on the European Union (EU) to immediately suspend its latest pacts with Israel until the violence in Gaza ends, IRNA reported.
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) The Hyderabad police are not likely to take any action on their own against B. Ramalinga Raju, who Wednesday admitted to a Rs.40 billion fraud while resigning as chairman of IT major Satyam Computer Service Limited.
Jerusalem, Jan 7 (DPA) Israel said Wednesday that it viewed as “positive” the Egyptian-French attempts to advance a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Baghdad, Jan 7 (DPA) Iraq’s Prime Minister Wednesday called on all Arab and Muslim countries to cut their ties with Israel, calling the Israeli military attacks on Gaza “a dreadful crime”, according to a press statement.
Allahabad, Jan 7 (IANS) A meritorious B.Tech student, hailing from Sikkim, allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room here Wednesday, officials said.