Russia ready to send observers to Syria
Moscow: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia is ready to send military observers to Syria to ensure security for efforts to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons. But he says Russia is not considering sending a full military contingent. Under a US-Russian plan, Syria is to give up its chemical weapons. Security is one of the plan's major challenges, including how to prevent theft of the weapons. Lavrov says Russia has proposed that there be an
Two Indians among 68 killed in Kenya terror attack
Nairobi: Two Indians were among at least 68 people killed and nearly 200 injured as Somali Islamist militants, holding unspecified number of hostages at an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi, continued fierce fight with Kenyan soldiers for the second c
Gunmen in Nairobi launch attack on mall, kill 30
Nairobi: Thirty people are confirmed to have been killed in an attack by heavily-armed gunmen on Nairobi's upmarket Westgate shopping mall, a senior police official said. "The death toll is now standing at 30, this includes those who have died
Narrow escape: Atom bomb nearly exploded over North Carolina in 1961
Los Angeles: One of two hydrogen bombs that a doomed B-52 accidentally dropped on North Carolina in 1961 came perilously close to exploding, according to a recently declassified report. The 4-megaton Mark 39 bombs -- each packing 260 times more
Hackers to crack iPhone fingerprint security
Boston: Hackers are gearing up for iPhone 5S release with a contest to crack the device's first-ever fingerprint scanner, a high-tech feature that Apple Inc says makes users' data more secure. A micro venture capital firm joined a group of security r
Al-Qaida chief asks cadre not to attack Hindus in Muslim lands
London: Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has issued his first specific guidelines for jihad, urging restraint in attacking other Muslim sects and non-Muslims and in starting conflicts in countries where jihadis might find a safe base to promote their
Top Amnesty award for Malala
London: Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai and American singer, human rights and social justice activist Harry Belafonte were on Tuesday named as joint recipients of Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience
Indian-American among Washington shooting victims
Washingto: Indian-American Vishnu Pandit was among the 13 individuals killed by a gunman at a Navy Yard in Washington on Monday. In all 13 people — mostly military contractors — were killed when the gunman, himself a defence contr
Fire breaks out on Russian nuclear submarine, no risk of radiation leak
Moscow: A fire burned for five hours on an atomic-powered submarine undergoing repairs near Russia's eastern port of Vladivostok on Monday, but naval and shipyard officials said there was no risk of a radiation leak and nobody was hurt. Black smoke p
