Damascus, Jan 6 (Xinhua) France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday asked Syria to pressure Hamas to return to a ceasefire and help achieve a solution to the escalation in the Gaza Strip.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 6 (IANS) A few more arrests are likely in connection with the alleged rape of a nun during the communal violence in Orissa’s Kandhamal district, officials said Tuesday.
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Waterford Wedgewood, the 250-year-old fine china and glassware firm, has gone into administration — the latest British iconic brand to be hit by the economic slowdown.
Jerusalem, Jan 6 (Xinhua) Israel Tuesday rejected a European Union (EU) request for a 48-hour ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, vowing to push ahead the offensive till security is restored to the south.
London, Jan 6 (IANS) A royal medal that was rejected by the late Beatle John Lennon has been found nearly 40 years after the famous act of defiance, prompting his fans to call for it to be put on public display.
Moscow, Jan 6 (RIA Novosti) Russian gas supplies through Ukraine to Turkey have stopped, the Turkish minister of energy and natural resources said Tuesday.
Brisbane, Jan 6 (DPA) Novak Djokovic’s upcoming defence of his Australian Open title was plunged into chaos Tuesday as the Serb crashed out 4-6, 4-6 against Latvia’s Ernests Gublisin in his opening match at the Brisbane International tennis.
Panaji, Jan 6 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Tuesday asked the Goa police to file within seven days a charge sheet against Rohit, state Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate’s son, for the rape of a 14-year-old German girl.
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Three youths tried to torch a synagogue in London amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents in Britain and elsewhere in Europe since the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Jewish groups said Tuesday.
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Three youths tried to torch a synagogue in London amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents in Britain and elsewhere in Europe since the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Jewish groups said Tuesday.