Pakistan court sentences 5 in dishonour killings case

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:28

A Pakistani court has sentenced one person to death and four others to life in jail for murdering four people in the infamous Kohistan dishonour killings case that made global headlines in 2012.

Andhra Pradesh: Five held for killing a tiger

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:40

Five persons were today arrested for allegedly killing a tiger in Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve near Mannanur in Andhra Pradesh`s Mahabubnagar district.

Assam killing: Arunachal CM to request Centre for inquiry

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 22:29

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki Thursday condemned the killings of 10 persons in Assam by unidentified persons from his state and said he will demand for an independent enquiry into the incident.

Forest dept to probe killing of leopard

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 16:53

The Banaskantha district forest office has ordered an inquiry into the killing of a leopard at a village.

Syria guilty of `industrial-scale killing`:Qatar-backed report

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 09:19

Three former international prosecutors have accused Syria of large-scale killing and torture in a report -- based on evidence of a defector -- commissioned by Qatar, which backs Syrian rebels, the Guardian and CNN reported.

Shock in Italy over little boy`s mafia-linked killing

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 02:45

A horrific triple murder in southern Italy in an apparent score-settling between rival mafia drug gangs has shocked the country, with a chorus of outrage over the youngest victim -- a three-year-old boy.

Youth kills sister over love affair in Meerut

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 14:28

In a suspected case of dishonour killing, a youth allegedly shot dead his sister in Karanawal village of the district, police said on Monday.

Invoking SUA amounts to terming Italy a terrorist state: Italian govt to SC

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 19:10

Italian Government on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court challenging invocation of anti-terrorism law against its two marines, saying it "would tantamount to the Republic of Italy being termed a terrorist state".

Venezuela: Camera led to arrest in actress killing

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:08

The discovery of a digital camera stolen from the popular actress Monica Spear and her ex-husband was key to identifying the seven people arrested in their fatal shooting, the chief of Venezuela`s criminal police said.

Bombings kill 20 in Iraqi capital Baghdad

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 19:57

A new wave of bombings hit Iraq`s capital, Baghdad, killing at least 20 people today, officials said, the latest assault by militants who have been fighting Iraqi security forces and allied tribes in country`s west.

Israel launches Gaza airstrikes for worker killing

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 22:54

Israel launched a series of air strikes on Tuesday on targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the deadly shooting of an Israeli civilian, Hamas officials said.