Iran: Quake kills at least 40 near Pakistan border
Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed by a major earthquake near the Iran-Pakistan border.
Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed by a major earthquake near the Iran-Pakistan border.
The cases of five men charged in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus were expected to be shifted to a fast-track court at a hearing Monday, defense lawyers said.
Police say six men have been arrested in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a deadly attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws.
Claims of police incompetence and public apathy stirred new anger in the Delhi gang-rape case on Saturday after the boyfriend of the victim recounted details of the savage attack for the first time.
Five men accused of raping a university student for hours on a bus as it drove through India’s capital were charged with murder, rape and other crimes that could bring them the death penalty.
An Indian student who was brutally gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi was “fighting for her life” after suffering a significant brain injury, the Singapore hospital treating her said Friday.
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines has halted direct flights to New Delhi from Manila, less than a year since the route was announced, citing the lack of demand from local travelers.
