Nativity scenes at Guantanamo spark protest

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 08:19

Some troops at Guantanamo Bay want the US Navy to remove Nativity scenes and Christmas decorations from two base dining facilities, saying they improperly promote Christianity over other faiths.

Accused September 11 attacker expelled from Guantanamo courtroom

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 08:47

An accused conspirator in the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington was expelled from a courtroom at the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunal for being disruptive.

Coast Guard rescues stranded fishermen in Bay of Bengal

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:44

The Coast Guard has rescued five fishermen stranded in the mid-sea following technical problems in their fishing boat in Bay of Bengal.

Lankan Navy turned Bay of Bengal into an "open-air prison": Karunanidhi

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:45

Slamming Sri Lanka and India over the issue of repeated instances of arrest of Indian fishermen, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Thursday said the navy of that country had turned Bay of Bengal into an "open-air prison," and charged New Delhi with allowing that.

Deep depression to weaken into depression in 12 hours

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 16:30

A deep depression over Bay of Bengal would further weaken into a depression in the next 12 hours and bring rain under its influence to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, Indian Meterological Department said on Wednesday.

Deep depression to weaken into depression in 12 hours

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 16:14

A deep depression over Bay of Bengal would further weaken into a depression in the next 12 hours and bring rain under its influence to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, Indian Meterological Department on Wednesday said.

Cyclone over Bay of Bengal weakens

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 15:55

The severe cyclonic storm `Madi` over Bay of Bengal has weakened into a cyclonic storm and is likely to weaken further, an official said.

Genital searches of Guantanamo inmates necessary, court told

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 06:16

Searching genital areas of inmates at US prison at Guantanamo Bay is necessary to maintain security at a facility holding "enemy combatants," a government lawyer told an appeals hearing in Washington.

White South Africans` uneasy love affair with Mandela

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:52

The sidewalk blackboard outside the pizza parlour in South Africa`s quaint seaside village Kalk Bay, inhabited mainly by whites, changed for the first time in months on Friday.

Olive Ridley turtle carcasses found in Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 18:20

At least 36 carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles were washed ashore near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district, a major mass nesting site area of these endangered species.

TN: Low pressure expected to intensify into a depression

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 15:13

The low pressure over the Southeast of Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression over the next 24 hours starting at 08.30 today, Met office said here today.