1. Justice
sought for British tourist murdered in Sri Lanka
Khuram Shaikh, 32, a Red Cross prosthetic worker in Gaza was killed last Christmas eve by a gang of local man while he
was on a holiday to Sri Lanka. His Russian colleague and friend, Viktoria
Aleksandrovna, was severely assaulted too. The suspected attackers are released
on tail right now. BBC did an interview with UK High Commissioner in Sri Lanka,
John Rankin who expressed UK was not interested in interfering Sri Lankan legal
system but hope that trail can start without further delay and bring the case
to justice. Suhada Gamalath , Additional Solicitor General, Govt of Sri Lanka
was also interviewed and said that the
government hope to start the trail as soon as possible and the charges are
brought before court. Shaikh family members are calling for progress in
bringing the suspected attackers to trail.
2. Probe
into plane crash in Moscow which killed four crew
A Russian passenger plane which
belongs to the Russian airline, Red Wings, overshot a Moscow airport runway and
crashed into a motorway. The aircraft burst into flames and broke into three
pieces. There were no passengers on board but 8 crews. Emergency team immediately
started the rescue and miraculously, there were survivors but were severely
injured and were all sent to the hospital. However 4 of them were not so
fortunate, they died. The Russian
minister of emergencies ordered the relatives of the dead and the injured to be
given all the supports they need. The wreckage was removed from the runway and
taken away to be examined. Russian prime minister had ordered an inquiry over
the disaster. Examiners were examining three possible problems – bad weather, technical
failure, pilot error.
3. Pakistan
militants kill at least 20 kidnapped troops
Militants in north-west Pakistan attacked 2
check posts outside the city and kidnapped and adducted 23 paramilitaries. Since
then, the fate of the 23 was unknown until one who managed to escape alerted
the authorities where the rest were, but when they were found, most of them
were killed. One man managed to survive but was still in critical condition. The
troops, from the tribal police force, are reported to have been shot by their
captors, who are thought to be from the Pakistani Taliban.
4. Market
bomb kills many and injures dozens in Pakistan
At least 16 people have been killed and dozens
were left injured in a car bomb attack on a market in the Khyber tribal region
of north-west Pakistan. Those killed in the blast at the market in Jamrud, the
main town in Khyber, were civilians and were all women and children. Lots of
debate surfaced after the accident with many questioning on whom were the
target of this attack as it is rare that civilians are killed and if the security
measures near the town were tight.
5. US man dies after being 'pushed in front of train'
A US man was pushed to death as a woman
pushed him in front of oncoming train. Eyewitnesses said that the victim was
standing on a platform at the subway station in Queens when a woman rose from a
bench and shoved him onto the tracks.
The police have identified the victim as 46-year-old Sunando Sen,
originally from India and a resident of Queens. Witnesses also said that before
the attack, the woman was talking to herself while walking p and down the
platform, before eventually sitting down on a bench. The female assailant is
still at large
No comments:
Post a Comment