World

Oslo, December 4: The Indian couple facing criminal charges of "gross or repeated maltreatment" of their child were convicted on Tuesday. The father was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment while the mother was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. The prosecution termed the case as "very serious" and justified their arrest ahead of the court verdict. "They are facing child abuse case and are

Mogadishu, December 2: Fierce fighting between heavily armed rival clans in war-torn Somalia has killed at least 26 people in a dispute over grazing land and water, officials said Sunday. “There are many casualties, the initial reports are of 26 people killed,” said Mohamed Abdi Shire, a senior commander of the Ahlu Sunna militia in central Somalia, which controls the region. Clashes broke out

Paris, December 1: Steel giant ArcelorMittal and the French government have reached an agreement on the persisting deadlock over the company's plans to shut down two furnaces in Florange and the government's nationalisation plan of the site. French Prime Minister Bernard Ayrault announced on Friday night that the government had shelved its nationalisation plan. In return, ArcelorMittal chief

New York, November 27: An Indian-origin hedge fund portfolio manager, charged with participating in one of the "most lucrative" insider trading schemes ever, has been released on a five million dollar bail after he appeared in Manhattan federal court here. Mathew Martoma, 38, appeared in a brief court hearing yesterday before US magistrate Judge James Cott and was informed of his rights as a

London, November 27: A 64-year-old Belgian man wants to have his marriage annulled after he discovered that his Indonesian wife of 19 years had been born a man and had later undergone a sex change. The man, named Jan, married Monica in 1993 despite legal difficulties raised by the Belgian immigration authorities, the Telegraph reported. But it was only recently that he discovered that his 48-year

London, November 24: A 16-year-old girl is thought to have become the first person to speak from the House of Commons despatch box in the British parliament while wearing a hijab, The Times newspaper reported Saturday. Sumaiya Karim a biology, chemistry, history and maths student, was speaking as the Youth Parliament held its annual session in the lower house's chamber, where Britain's MPs gather

Islamabad, November 22: Twenty people have died in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city when a powerful explosion ripped through a Shia procession, police said Thursday. The attack took place around 11.40 p.m. Wednesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of worshippers, Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Saqib Zaffar said. Over 1,500 Shia Muslims took part in the procession. Nearly 50 others

London, November 21: Amid a raging debate on the country's strict abortion laws, Ireland's Catholic bishops have said that the church “has never taught that the life of a child in the womb should be preferred to that of a mother”. Reacting to the death of Savita Halappanavar, the standing committee of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference said on Monday night that her passing, along with her

Phnom Penh, November 20: "India is a big part of my plan," US President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday after he was congratulated for winning the presidential election. Obama made the remark when the two met and shook hands briefly on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in this Cambodian capital. Separately, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon met his American

United Nations, November 20: India was among the 39 countries that voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death penalty, saying every nation had the "sovereign right" to determine its own legal system. The non-binding resolution called for a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty. It was adopted yesterday at the General