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Body of Man murdered 40 years ago found after Fig tree grows out of his stomach
The body of a missing man, who was murdered in 1974, has finally been found after a fig seed in his stomach grew into a tree. In 2011, a researcher spotted a fig tree growing in an unusual place in the mountains. He dug the area around the tree and was horrified to find the remains of a human body t
PNB fraud case: Antigua will cooperate in extraditing Mehul Choksi to India
The Antigua government Thursday said it would cooperate with India in the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who is a prime accused along with his nephew Nirav Modi in the Rs 13,600-crore Punjab National Bank fraud case. The assurance was confirmed during a meeting between External Af
11-month-old baby boy dies on Qatar Airways flight to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: An 11-month-old baby boy died on board a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Hyderabad in the early hours of Wednesday. The baby, identified as Arnav Varma, was travelling with his parents from Doha to Hyderabad when he reportedly developed breathing troubles. As soon as the flight la
Saudi Arabia opens high-speed rail linking Islam's holiest cities

Saudi Arabia has launched a high-speed railway connecting Islam’s two holiest cities in a bid to improve traffic congestion for the millions of Muslim pilgrims that visit the country annually. King Salman launched the 450km Haramain High-Speed Rail System linking Mecca and Medina via the Red Sea
First Sikh soldier tests positive for cocaine, could be expelled from UK Army

A 22-year-old Sikh soldier, who created history by becoming the first to wear a turban during an annual parade to mark British Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday ceremony, could be kicked out from his post after he was tested positive for cocaine, according to a media report. Charanpreet Singh Lall ma
Lahore HC summons former PM Nawaz Sharif, ‘Dawn’ journalist in treason case
The Lahore High Court on Monday ordered former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and journalist Cyril Almeida to appear before it in a treason case on October 8, Dawn reported. The court was responding to a plea filed by a person called Amina Malik, who has sought action against Sharif for defami
UK millionaire, wife found buried in 6-foot-deep graves at Thailand villa
BANGKOK: The bodies of a wealthy British retiree and his Thai wife were found buried on their own property Tuesday a week after an alleged contract killing that implicated the woman's brother, police said. Alan Hogg was shot while his wife Nhot Suddaen was bludgeoned to death with a hammer at the
Russia to send S-300 missile defence systems to Syria
Moscow will bolster Syria's air defence following the downing of a Russian plane last week by sending a modern S-300 system to the Syrian army within two weeks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. In a televised statement on Monday, Shoigu said the decision to "transfer the modern S-300 air defe
Indian among 3 mine workers kidnapped in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO: An Indian and a South African were among three mine workers kidnapped in a northern part of Burkina Faso which has been repeatedly targeted by terrorists, sources told AFP. "The three men of Indian, South African and Burkinabe nationality were kidnapped by unidentified ar
China cancels military talks with U.S in protest at sanctions over Russia military equipment
China summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing and postponed joint military talks in protest against a U.S. decision to sanction a Chinese military agency and its director for buying Russian fighter jets and a surface-to-air missile system. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang summoned Am
Imran 'Taliban Khan' misleading everyone, PoK remains launch pad of terrorists: Kashmiri activists at UN
Geneva [Switzerland]: Referring to the recently elected Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as 'Taliban Khan', human right activists told the United Nations Thursday that Islamabad is misleading international community. "Now, with the new government in Pakistan, the situation is going to be bad t
Terrorists open fire at military parade in Iran, killing atleast 24
Tehran: Gunmen attacked an annual Iranian military on parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 24 people and wounding 53 others, local media reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault in Ahvaz, which saw gunfire spray into a crowd of marchin
India calls off talks with Pak, says "Imran Khan's true face exposed"
NEW DELHI: Within 24 hours of announcing that the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers would meet next week in the US, the government today called off the talks, accusing Pakistan and its prime minister Imran Khan of "evil designs" after three policemen were kidnapped and killed by terrorists in J
Tanzania: Over 100 dead, dozens missing after ferry capsizes in Lake Victoria

Dodoma: The death toll in a ferry capsize in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 on Friday, as Tanzanian rescue workers pressed on with searches to find scores of more people feared drowned. The MV Nyerere may have been carrying as many as 200 passengers -- double the ferry's capacity -- when
8-year-old girl among five shot at in New York’s Syracuse: Police
Five people were shot, including an eight-year-old girl, in Syracuse, New York on Thursday, the city’s police chief said. Police responded to a shooting in the city in upstate New York shortly after 9pm local time, the department said in a statement posted on Twitter by a producer for National Pu
After Pak PM’s letter, Govt says foreign ministers to meet in New York
Following a letter from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to PM Narendra Modi, India has confirmed a meeting between external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and her counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York later this month. “I can confirm that on the request of the Pakistani side, a meeting
ISIS sympathiser from Kerala deported by Afghanistan, says NIA
In a first, the National Investigation Agency has got the custody of an alleged ISIS sympathiser from Kerala who, along with 21 others, had travelled to Afghanistan to join ISIS. "This is a big breakthrough in the case. So far we only had second hand information about the Kerala group which had g
BSF jawan hacked to death by Pakistani forces along International Border near Jammu
In an unpleasant development which may further escalate tension between the two nuke-powered countries, a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was hacked to death by the Pakistani forces along the International Border (IB) near Jammu, said reports on Wednesday. The slain BSF jawan's throat was slit