| Suspected rebels kill 2, wound several in India | | NEW DELHI - Suspected Maoist rebels on Saturday attacked a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India’s ruling Congress party in a Maoist-infested area in eastern India, killing at least two party members and wounding and kidnapping several others. | | Thousands run final mile of Boston Marathon | | BOSTON - Thousands of athletes have joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile (1.6 kilometers) of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line. | | Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected | | TOKYO - An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 50 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab’s operator said on Saturday. | | Gov't not aware of any ghosts at PM's residence | | A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assasinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors, prompting the government to deny any knowledge of hauntings. | | SC slams Gujarat contract system for hiring teachers | | AHMEDABAD - The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Gujarat government’s contract system for hiring primary teachers and given it time till May 27 to explain its rules, eligibility criteria and qualifications prescribed for appointing ‘teaching assistants’. | | Mangroves devoured by land-hungry developers | | Mangroves are abundant in the coastal belt of the tropics and sub-tropics and are hardy vegetation that not only survive in the saline waters, but can also withstand pollutants. Mangrove forests trap silt and prevent erosion. | | Plan for CCTV in gardens leaves ‘love birds’ worried | | AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat police and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation have started installing close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in public gardens, hospitals and bus-stops across the city to nab criminals but the Rs500-million project has left innocent lovey-dovey couples worried. | | Imran wants voter verification | | ISLAMABAD - Addressing a sit-in on Friday night against alleged rigging in elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said he does not want to derail the new democratic order that has emerged from elections nor does he wants re-election all over. | |
