Tokyo, Jan 27 (IANS/EFE) A group of over 8,700 people have sued the Japanese daily Asahi for articles on sexual slavery during World War II and have sought compensation and apology for "spreading erroneous facts to international society", the Mainichi newspaper reported Tuesday.


Japanese daily sued for shaming nation on sex slaves


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The family of a Mexican reporter who has been missing since Jan 2 and was declared dead by the authorities, has asked for DNA proof of his identity, a media report said Tuesday.


Family of missing Mexican scribe seeks DNA evidence


Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday condoled the death of legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman, saying "his loss will be mourned by the whole nation".


Rahul Gandhi condoles R.K. Laxman's death


Legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman, creator of the iconic "The Common Man", died in a private hospital here Monday evening after a brief illness, his son said. He was 94.


Cartoonist R.K. Laxman is dead (Roundup)


Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday condoled the death of eminent cartoonist R.K. Laxman, saying "India will miss you".


Modi condoles R.K. Laxman's death


President Barack Obama's historic visit to India received prominent coverage in US media with major newspapers focusing on the breakthrough on the nuclear deal and splashing pictures of the pomp and pageantry.


US media makes a splash with Obama's India visit


Legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman, creator of the iconic "Common Man", died in a private hospital here Monday evening after a brief illness, his family said. He was 94.


Cartoonist R.K. Laxman dead 


Legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman, creator of the iconic "Common Man", died in a private hospital here Monday evening after a brief illness, a family member said. He was 94.


Cartoonist R.K. Laxman dead


The US media Sunday reported with a degree of scepticism about President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming a "breakthrough" on the stalled nuclear deal and progress on climate change issues.


US media sceptic about 'breakthrough' in n-deal


Port of Spain, Jan 16 (IANS/EFE) Renowned poet, journalist and playwright Raoul Pantin has died, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar confirmed Thursday. He was 71.


Renowned Trinidadian poet, journalist Raoul Pantin dies


Goa's Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ramesh Tawadkar has been quoted in the The New York Times as saying that homosexuality was a "big problem" and that his government would set up "camps" to treat the LGBT youth.


Will set up treatment camps for homosexuality: Goa minister to NYT


Washington, Jan 13 (IANS/EFE) The Twitter account of the US Central Command (Centcom) responsible for operations in Iraq and Syria, is back in action after being allegedly hacked by the Islamic State (IS) jihadi group.


US Central Command's Twitter account hacked, reopened


India's northeast was perceived as a 'conflict zone' due to the negative media coverage, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Monday, and lamented that positive stories from the region were hardly captured.


Wrong perception of northeast as conflict zone: Meghalaya CM


Mexico City, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) Thirteen police officers in the Mexican state of Veracruz have been arrested for their suspected involvement in the disappearance of journalist Jose Moises Sanchez, the state's prosecutor Luis Angel Bravo has announced.


13 police officers arrested in missing Mexican scribe's case


The central government needs to partner communities at the grassroots level and integrate the country's vernacular component to make the Digital India initiative a success, an expert said here Friday.


Centre should partner local communities in 'Digital India': Expert


At least one hostage has been taken at a warehouse in a town northeast of Paris as police moved in to detain the men who killed 12 people at the office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, BBC reported Friday.


Paris magazine attack: Shots fired in suspects' hunt


The deadly attack on a French satirical magazine office Wednesday is a tragic reminder that the freedom of expression is fragile and those who defend it may pay the ultimate price for doing so, Unesco Director-General Irina Bokova said Thursday.


'Paris attack reminder of fragility of freedom of expression'


The youngest of the three suspects in the attack on Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine here, has surrendered voluntarily, a media report said.


Paris attack: one suspect surrenders


Bogota, Jan 8 (IANS/EFE) The UN and the governments of the Americas condemned Wednesday's deadly attack on a French satirical weekly as as assault on the universal rights of free expression.


World denounced Paris attack as attack on free expression


Social media users are demonstrating solidarity with satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo after terrorist targeted its office in Paris Wednesday, killing 12 people.


Solidarity on social media for press freedom


Two masked gunmen suspected to be Islamists Wednesday massacred 12 people after storming a French satirical magazine's office here, killing among others a cartoonist who drew a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed.

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