Girl, 8, hanged from tree in east India after suspected rape

Armed pro-Russian separatists stand guard at a crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region July 20, 2014. — Reuters pic MOSCOW, July 23 — A Russian television channel said today it had lost contact ...

Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers have killed at least 200  civilians across three villages in northeastern Nigeria, witnesses have said. They said that that despite reports of an imminent attack, the military failed to help.Read the full story here ...

Rajahmundry (AP), June 29: The Centre-appointed committee probing the GAIL pipeline fire tragedy at Nagaram village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in which 17 people were killed, on June 28 visited the spot and examined the damage. The committee ...

The sizeable Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games Village has taken a liking to the residential facility in the East End area of the city — the exception being having to put up with common bathrooms. The concerns arising over the outbreak of ...

Artwork from two critically acclaimed artists, 3D Joe and Max has been unveiled at the East Village - former home to the Olympic Athletes during London 2012. The 3D artwork is to celebrate the two year anniversary of London 2012. Members of the ...

For the denizens of Krishnapatnam coastal village, 25 km east of Nellore, the sanction of a smart city has come as a surprise. It is also loaded with opportunities that will improve their economy, besides generating jobs. They have no idea as to ...

A woman in a village of East Champaran district in Bihar was beaten to death on charges of allegedly practicing witchcraft, police said.

Five extortionists were lynched at Jambal village under Rongjeng police station in Meghalayas East Garo Hills at 2pm today. Villagers reported the matter at Ronjeng police station today. We have been informed that a group of dacoits tried to extort money from ...

Fifteen people were killed and 18 injured when a massive blaze raged through a village in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district following a blast in an apparently leaking gas pipeline on Friday morning. "Bodies of 13 people charred in the incident were recovered from the gutted houses. Two others succumbed to their burn injuries while undergoing treatment at different hospitals," Amalapuram Deputy Superintendent of Police M Veera Reddy told PTI. 18 injured people were shifted to different ...