US deeply troubled by violence in Thailand

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 13:45

xpressing concern at the ongoing political unrest in Thailand, the United State has said it is deeply troubled by efforts to block polls and otherwise prevent voting and urged all sides to refrain from violence.

Leave violence, join mainstream: Assam governor to militants

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 00:23

Assam Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik on Sunday appealed to the underground militant groups to abjure violence and come to the discussion table to solve the issues for an overall development of the state.

OIC condemns violence in Central African Republic

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 19:06

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Sunday condemned the recent escalation of violence in the Central African Republic and the reported mass murder of civilians.

New C Africa PM says stopping atrocities is priority

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 18:48

The Central African Republic`s new prime minister said Sunday his priority will be stopping the massacres and other atrocities that have shaken the country for months.

World Cup protests spark violence in Brazil

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 08:42

Demonstrators and police clashed in Sao Paulo on Saturday during the first in a planned series of anti-World Cup protests across Brazil called by radical activist group Anonymous.

45 killed in fresh Iraq violence

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 00:17

A total of 45 people were killed and 54 wounded in a string of attacks in different parts of Iraq Saturday, including shelling and clashes in the volatile Anbar province, security and medical sources said.

12 killed in China violence

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 17:53

At least six people were gunned down by police and six others killed in explosions in China`s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, authorities said Saturday.

Muzaffarnagar riots: SIT files charge sheet against two

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 14:58

The Special Investigation Team, probing the Muzaffarnagar riot cases, on Friday filed a charge sheet against two persons accused of murder.

UP govt failed to arrest those involved in Muzaffarnagar riots: NGO

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 23:16

An NGO alleged in SC that UP govt failed to arrest the criminal elements involved in the recent communal clash in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining districts. <br><br>

SC commences final hearing on UP violence

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:20

The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced final hearing on a batch of petitions demanding independent probe either by CBI or special investigating team (SIT) into the recent communal clash in Muzaffarnagar and its adjoining districts in Uttar Pradesh.

Violence, epidemic and climate change led to end of Indus civilization

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:19

Researchers have discovered that violence, infectious diseases and changes in climate were responsible for the collapse of the ancient Indus city of Harappa almost 4,000 years ago.