Aged woman, sons commit suicide

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 13:09

Depressed over their health and financial problems,?a 72-year-old woman and her two sons, both in their fifties, allegedly committed suicide at their home in the city, police said on Friday.

Heavy clashes as Iraq fighting sparks rights worries

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 01:54

Iraqi security forces backed by tanks battled militants on Thursday in Anbar province, where fighting has displaced thousands and sparked warnings of rights abuses and a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Suicide of scribe: Court fixes February 07 for framing of charges

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 00:17

A local court on Thursday adjourned for February 7 the hearing on framing of charges in the case of alleged suicide of a journalist, in which Congress MLA Ram Kishan Gujar is an accused.

Woman feeds poison to children; commits suicide

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 21:14

40-year-old woman allegedly mixed poison in noodles and fed her 4 children, before consuming it herself, after a scuffle with her alcoholic husband in Muradnagar area here this afternoon, police said.

Pak teen who stopped suicide bomber declared `great hero`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 20:19

The government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan on Thursday declared Aitzaz Hasan, a 14-year-old student who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber at his school, a "great hero".

Suicide bomber shot dead by Pakistan security forces

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 21:09

A suicide bomber was today shot dead by security forces before he could hit a check post in Pakistan`s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Taliban deny sending girl to attack Afghan police

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 02:06

The Taliban on Tuesday denied that they sent a 10-year-old girl to stage a suicide attack against Afghan police after the girl claimed her brother, who was identified as a Taliban commander, had wrapped her in an explosives-packed vest.

JE among 2 found dead in J&K

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 20:46

Two persons, including a Junior Engineer in MES department, were found dead in separate places in Jammu and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.