Miliband's 'tombstone' goes missing in UK

The hunt was on across Britain yesterday to find the defeated Labour Party's much-derided giant monolith bearing their election pledges carved in stone.
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Maoist guerillas take 250 villagers hostage in India

Indian Maoist rebels took 250 villagers hostage in restive Chhattisgarh just hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi toured the
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Shebab militants kill Somali lawmaker

Islamic militants have claimed responsibility for the assassination of a member of parliament on Friday in the semi-autonomous northern
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Baltimore cops face civil rights probe

The US Department of Justice launched a federal civil rights investigation Friday into whether police in Baltimore have systematically
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Australia police foil alleged terror plot

Australian police yesterday said they had foiled an alleged terror bomb plot reportedly planned for Mother's Day, arresting a Melbourne
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

N Korea tests submarine missile

North Korea yesterday said it has successfully tested a submarine-launched missile, which if confirmed would be a significant boost in
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Modi plays impromptu tabla with school kid (video)

In an unusual gesture, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with a school kid at the Education City in Jawanga in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh during his visit there.
9 May 2015, 14:14 PM

13-year-old California girl fights off alleged sexual attacker (video)

Police in northern California have launch a massive manhunt for a 'bold' would-be rapist who tried to attack a 13-year-old girl as she was opening her door to return home.
9 May 2015, 12:14 PM

'Dozens dead' in Iraq prison break

At least 30 prisoners and 10 guards have died in a prison break in Iraq.
9 May 2015, 10:42 AM

Colombia police recover Garcia Marquez first edition

Police in Colombia say they have recovered a signed first edition copy of the novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
9 May 2015, 10:41 AM

Mubarak jailed in corruption retrial

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sentenced to three years in jail on corruption charges after retrial.
9 May 2015, 10:35 AM

Liberia declared Ebola-free after weeks of no cases

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus, as the country has had no new cases in 42 days.
9 May 2015, 10:15 AM

Ukraine separatists free aid workers

Pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine free the two American aid workers seized ten days ago.
9 May 2015, 07:39 AM

1m children may not return to school in Nepal: Unicef

At least 950,000 children in Nepal will not be able to return to school, unless urgent action is taken to repair damaged school buildings following the April 25 earthquake, Unicef says.
9 May 2015, 07:38 AM

It's Salman who was driving, singer Kamaal Khan told cops

Singer Kamaal Khan was in the car with Salman Khan when the actor’s car crashed into the bakery at Bandra in Mumbai.
9 May 2015, 07:22 AM

Ronaldo donates €7m to help Nepal quake victims

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo donates 7 million euros to help the aid effort in Nepal, according to reports in France.
9 May 2015, 05:15 AM

Guy Carawan, who made 'We Shall Overcome' anthem, dies

Guy Carawan, a scholarly folk singer who helped turn "We Shall Overcome" into the anthem for the US Civil Rights Movement, dies.
9 May 2015, 05:04 AM

Cameron mulls make-up of new cabinet

David Cameron spends the weekend finalising his first all-Conservative cabinet after his party won a majority in Thursday's election.
9 May 2015, 04:45 AM

Australian cops hold youth on terror charges

Australian police arrested a 17-year-old on terror charges in a Melbourne suburb and say they have halted a plot to detonate three homemade bombs in the city.
9 May 2015, 04:26 AM

Thailand questions 117 migrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar

Thai authorities question more than 100 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar discovered in Thailand’s south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking.
9 May 2015, 04:24 AM