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PATNA: One person was killed and at least 20 others injured as serial blasts ripped through Patna just hours before Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was to address the Hunkar Rally in the city on Sunday. Some reports said that as many as five low-intensity blasts took place in Bihar’s capital, while others reports suggested that there were three explosions: one at a toilet at the Patna […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Saudi women are preparing to defy a ban in the kingdom on women driving Mohammed Jamjoom, who grew up in Jeddah, recalls women dressing up as men to drive Saudi Arabia’s guardianship system means women can’t legally be responsible for own affairs October 26 Women’s Driving Campaign has garnered more than 16,000 petition signatures There’s something extraordinary happening in Saudi Arabia right now. I should know — you […]

Alone with no water, orangutan was surrounded by jeering humans Rescued by International Animal Rescue after villager became concerned Taunted and tormented, a female orangutan is cruelly mocked by villagers who have captured her and turned her into an afternoon’s entertainment. Alone with no water or food, she is surrounded by a circle of jeering humans. When she tries to break free, to run back to the jungle in western […]

Alone with no water, orangutan was surrounded by jeering humans Rescued by International Animal Rescue after villager became concerned Taunted and tormented, a female orangutan is cruelly mocked by villagers who have captured her and turned her into an afternoon’s entertainment. Alone with no water or food, she is surrounded by a circle of jeering humans. When she tries to break free, to run back to the jungle in western […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Roma couple has been charged with kidnapping little blond “Maria,” who they have raised A crew with CNN visits the Roma community in Greece where Maria was found Roma view outsiders with deep distrust even in the best of times They describe a life of hardship since Greece’s meltdown but say Maria was treated well Multicolor blankets and clothes draped over rusty railings serve as a signpost that you’ve […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Two disciplined for leaving silo blast doors open Air Force says security was not compromised Disclosure follows firing of two-star general In another public embarrassment for the Air Force’s nuclear missile program, two crew members were disciplined earlier this year for leaving silo blast doors open while they were on duty in an underground facility housing nuclear missiles. The incidents, first reported by the Associated Press, were confirmed […]

India will now be able to track black money held in Swiss bank accounts.  Switzerland has finally agreed to share information on funds held in its banks to fight tax evasion and concealment of illicit funds. Switzerland has been under severe pressure to co-operate with countries across the world and divulge data on funds parked in Swiss banks. Swiss banks are known to have strict client confidentiality clause and hence […]

The latest property of choice for holiday home buyers in Southern Italy is not a rustic villa or a rambling farmhouse – it is a former farmer’s shed, which would not look out of place on the set of Lord of the Rings. Trulli are the trademark of Puglia – existing nowhere but the Valley of Itria. Round limestone buildings with conical roofs, they are as magical as they are […]

Police in India say they have arrested the crew of a US-owned ship accused of illegally entering Indian waters with a huge cache of weapons on board. Officials say MV Seaman Guard Ohio was detained on 12 October by the Indian Coast Guard and is currently anchored at a port in southern Tamil Nadu state. Its 35-member crew include Indians, Britons, Ukrainians and Estonians. The ship’s owner, AdvanFort, said the […]