Pakistan troops repulse militant attack, kill 11

Sunday, November 22, 2009 7:22:47 PM IST

Pakistani troops on Sunday repulsed an attack by militants on one of their posts in a lawless tribal region, killing 11 rebels, officials said.

Major fire at shoe factory, no casualties

Sunday, November 22, 2009 7:17:36 PM IST

A major fire broke out at a shoe factory in West Delhi area on Sunday. It took about two hours for 18 fire tenders to douse the flames in the factory in Keshvapuram area, the fire department said.

Three injured in firing in Ahmedabad

Sunday, November 22, 2009 2:51:27 PM IST

Three persons were injured when some people fired at them using country-made pistols in Sabarmati area here early this morning, police said.

Hideout busted in Kishtwar, three rifles recovered

Sunday, November 22, 2009 2:33:01 PM IST

Army on Sunday busted a hideout and recovered three rifles in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, Army officials said.

SKorean serial killer commits suicide

Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:10:43 PM IST

A South Korean serial killer on death row for murdering 13 people in a two-year killing spree committed suicide in his cell today, officials said.

Four perish in Japan bar blaze

Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:01:34 AM IST

A fire broke out in a bar in downtown Tokyo on Sunday, killing four people and injuring 16 others, both customers and staff, a fire department official said.

1000 people evacuated after Colombia volcano erupts

Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:09:19 AM IST

A thousand people were evacuated and traffic was stopped after the Galeras volcano erupted in southern Colombia without causing casualties, officials said.

Sri Lanka opens Refugee camp ahead of polls

Sunday, November 22, 2009 7:34:56 AM IST

Sri Lanka on Sunday bowed to international pressure and announced plans to close the internment camps that are home to more than 130,000 people locked up since the end of the country's bitter civil war six months ago.

Death toll in China mine disaster rises to 87: state media

Sunday, November 22, 2009 7:25:21 AM IST

The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China has risen to 87, with 21 other miners still trapped, state media reported on Sunday.

Policeman killed, five injured in landmine blast

Sunday, November 22, 2009 7:20:40 AM IST

A policeman was killed and five others were critically injured in a landmine blast by Maoists near Maker police station in Bihar's Saran district on Sunday.