Lufthansa cancels flights as crew stage second strike
German, September 4: Lufthansa has cancelled about 300 flights as cabin staff staged another day of industrial action at three of Germany’s biggest airports. Strike action called by the UFO union was under way at Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin airports. Lufthansa cancelled short and medium-haul flights but also services to and from Los Angeles, More...
Aleppo conditions worsening UN says
Syria, September 4: The head of the Red Cross has discussed Syria’s aid crisis with President Assad as reports emerge of worsening conditions in the second city Aleppo. Peter Maurer was discussing the “rapidly More...
Ex-minister Kodnani sentenced to jail for 28 years
India, August 31: An Indian court has sentenced a senior BJP party member to 28 years in jail for her part in murdering 97 people in the 2002 Gujarat religious riots. Maya Kodnani, an ex-minister and aide to Chief More...
Strauss-Kahn’s wife confirms separation
France, August 31: Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s wife Anne Sinclair has indirectly confirmed that they have separated, after the ex-IMF chief was embroiled in a sex scandal. After she was asked how her personal More...
Atleast 36 people killed in a sleeper -bus collision in China
China, August 26: At least 36 people have died after a sleeper-bus collided with a methane-laden tanker in northern China, state-run media say. The two vehicles burst into flames after the accident in the city of More...
Burma abolishes media censorship
Burma, August 20: Burma has abolished pre-publication censorship of the country’s media, the information ministry has announced. The Press Scrutiny and Registration Department (PSRD) said that as of Monday, More...
Two US soldiers shot dead in Afghan
Afghanistan, August 17: Two US soldiers have been shot dead by a local policeman in Afghanistan, officials for the international Nato-led force in the country say. The policeman, reportedly a member of a local defence More...
More than 30 killed in clashes in South Africa
South Africa, August 17: More than 30 people were killed in clashes between police and striking miners at a South African mine on Thursday. Police opened fire after failing to disperse strikers armed with clubs More...
Shia muslims killed in Pakistan
Pakistan, August 16: As many as 25 Shia Muslims have been forced out of a bus and killed in a sectarian attack in northern Pakistan. The killings took place in a remote and mountainous area about 160km (100 miles) More...
Dozens killed in Congo mine clash
Congo, August 16: At least 60 miners have been killed after a shaft collapsed in a gold mine in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say. The miners were about 100m underground when the accident More...
