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An Algerian military transport slammed into a mountain Tuesday in the country’s rugged eastern region. A civil defense official said 102 people on board were killed but one person managed to survive.  The U.S.-built C-130 Hercules transport crashed about noon near the town of Ain Kercha, 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of Constantine, the main city in eastern Algeria. Commander ... Read More »

Panasonic India, a global leader in innovation and technology, today marked its entry into the feature phone market by launching two new phones- EZ240 and EZ180. Continuing with its focus on the mobility segment, and following up on the recent success in the smartphones category, these phones are designed to deliver an affordable mobile experience to its consumers. Priced at ... Read More »

A tourist boat has sunk off India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, with the loss of 21 lives, an official says. The boat, Aqua Marine, reportedly capsized around 16:00 local time (09:30 GMT) on Sunday. Senior local official P Jawahar says 13 people have been rescued and taken to hospital, but a further nine people remain ... Read More »

A shooting incident has been reported in a Columbia Mall. Three people have been killed in this incident. The shooting took place on Saturday at a Maryland mall and one of the three killed is the suspected shooter. This information was released by the Howard County police in Twitter. Though initially it was reported to be an active shooting incident ... Read More »

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17-year-old-girl was found dead in Surrey. Officers were called to a house in Amy Road in Oxted just before 17:20 GMT on Friday, when they found the body. Officers from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team said they thought the pair knew each other. The girl’s family ... Read More »

India is no friend of women, rape, especially gang-rape is becoming a daily event in India. Indian police have arrested a village leader who allegedly ordered the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman in West Bengal state after she admitted to having an affair with a man from another community. Sunil Soren, the village elder, demanded the sexual assault after ... Read More »

Komla Dumor one of the well-known familiar faces of BBC World has died. He was just 41. He died of a heart attack in his home in London. Ghana-born Dumor was a presenter for BBC World News and its Focus on Africa programme. One of Ghana’s best-known journalists, he joined the BBC as a radio broadcaster in 2007 after a ... Read More »