Iraq sees highest annual death toll in years: UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 20:02

The UN mission to Iraq says violence claimed the lives of 7,818 civilians in 2013, the highest annual death toll in years.

Jalpaiguri blast toll rises to six

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 11:33

The toll in the Jalpaiguri bicycle bomb blast rose to six today with one of the critically injured persons succumbing to injuries.

Six killed as gunmen attack media offices in Iraq

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 02:45

At least two staffers and four suicide bombers were killed Monday in an attack against two media offices in Iraq`s Salahudin province, Xinhua reported.

Toll plaza ransacked by tribal villagers in Thane

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:46

A modern toll plaza inaugurated last year at Talasari was ransacked by an irate mob, which also looted cash, rural police said.

Death toll from Philippines typhoon crosses 6,000

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 09:32

The number of people killed from typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines crossed 6,000, authorities said Friday.

China market fire kills at least 15

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 13:13

At least 15 people were killed as a blaze engulfed a food market in China in the early hours of Wednesday, local authorities said.

Central African Republic death toll over 500: Red Cross

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 02:58

Aid officials in Central African Republic say more than 500 people have been killed over the past week in sectarian fighting.

Death toll from torrential rain in Brazil rises to 16

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 22:04

The death toll from torrential weekend rain in northeastern Brazil has risen from 11 to 16, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Bombay HC asks Maha to spell out policy on charging toll on bad, incomplete roads

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 20:11

Hearing a bunch of PILs against toll being charged on incomplete and bad roads in various parts of the state, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit explaining its policy in this regard within two weeks.

Narayan Rane`s son Nitesh Rane arrested in Goa for vandalising toll booth

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 19:22

Nitesh Rane, son of Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane was detained on Tuesday for vandalising a toll booth in Goa.

Death toll rises to 62 in China`s pipeline blast

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 11:43

The death toll from an oil pipeline blast in Qingdao City of China`s eastern Shandong Province rose to 62 after the body of the last missing person was retrieved, rescue officials said on Tuesday.