
Berlin: As tensions mount in the Gulf over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel is reported to have armed its new fleet of submarines supplied by Germany with nuclear tipped cruise missiles. Three "Dolphin" class diesel-electric submarines delivered to Israel recently by the Howaldswerke Deutsche Werft (HDW) shipyard had been armed with medium-range missiles carrying nuclear warheads, Der Spiegel magazine reported. Israel, according to a western estimate, is the Middle East's soul,...

01:02 PM, Jun 04, 2012

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has expressed "great satisfaction" over the release on bail of two Italian marines charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen, but said the final objective of his government is to ensure their return to the country. "I express my own and the government's great satisfaction for the liberation, under bail conditions, of our marines. An important objective has been reached," Monti said in...

04:01 AM, Jun 04, 2012

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has expressed "great satisfaction" over the release on bail of two Italian marines charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen, but said the final objective of his government is to ensure their return to the country. "I express my own and the government's great satisfaction for the liberation, under bail conditions, of our marines. An important objective has been reached," Monti said in...

01:50 PM, Jun 03, 2012

Kochi/Kollam: After 105 days in custody, the two Italian marines, arrested for allegedly gunning down two Indian fishermen off Kerala waters, were on Saturday released on bail as a court in Kollam posted their trial to June 18. Latore Massimilliano and Salvatore Girone walked out of the Borstal prison around 9.30 pm after they fulfilled the stringent bail conditions of the Kerala High Court, prison authorities said. Though the Jail...

12:28 AM, Jun 03, 2012

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11:38 PM, May 30, 2012

Viswanathan Anand retained his title with a 2.5-1.5 scoreline against Israel's Boris Gelfand in a tense rapid chess tie-breaker at Moscow. ...

10:58 PM, May 30, 2012

Kochi: After being in jail for almost four months, the two Italian marines charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen were on Wednesday granted bail by the Kerala High Court, but with stringent conditions. The Kerala government has to ensure they do not leave the country. The marines, Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone, have been asked to pay Rs 1 crore each as a bail bond and two Indians...

09:08 PM, May 30, 2012

Thiruvananthapuram: Three months after being jailed for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen, the Kerala High Court granted bail to two Italian marines on Wednesday. The court asked the marines to deposit Rs 1 crore as personal bond. But the Italians cannot leave Kochi as their passports are with the police. The court also asked two Indians to stand as surety for the Italian marines. The Italian marines' lawyer Rajender Nair...

02:32 PM, May 30, 2012

Rome: A US marine sergeant has been arrested by Italian police after he allegedly made a video of his repeated rape of a seven-year-old girl and posted it online. The 28-year-old soldier from Florida was arrested on Tuesday by the Italian Carabinieri military police and is being held at a prison in Pisa. The US has the right to request his extradition. The US marines took part in the investigation....

12:51 PM, May 30, 2012

Kollam/Kochi: Two Italian marines, charged with shooting to death two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast, were on Friday shifted from prison to the Borstal School in Kochi and the case referred to the Sessions court clearing the decks for trial. The marines, Latorre Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone, had spent nearly three months in the Central Prison at Thiruvanathapuram under judicial remand after a few days of police custody following their...

07:38 PM, May 25, 2012

Kollam (Kerala): The two jailed Italian marines in Kerala who were put up at the Trivandrum Central Prison since February have been shifted to a Borstal School in Kochi on Friday, officials said. Italian Marines Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone were first sentenced by a court in Kollam to 14 days' custody on Feb 20 after they shot dead two Indian fishermen, Ajesh Binki, 25, and Gelastine, 45, allegedly mistaking...

05:57 PM, May 25, 2012

Kollam (Kerala): The two jailed Italian marines in Kerala who were put up at the Trivandrum Central Prison since February have been shifted to a Borstal School in Kochi on Friday, officials said. Italian Marines Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone were first sentenced by a court in Kollam to 14 days' custody on Feb 20 after they shot dead two Indian fishermen, Ajesh Binki, 25, and Gelastine, 45, allegedly mistaking...

05:57 PM, May 25, 2012

London: Singer Bob Geldof says he went incognito as he crashed a couple's wedding celebration in India and was stunned when a guest sang one of his compositions. The 60 year old, who was on a trip with his partner Jeanne Marine during 2010 Hay Festival held in Kerala, was so curious about a traditional marriage reception they overheard and decided to join in the festivities, reported Daily Star. "I...

03:47 PM, May 25, 2012

Thiruvananthapuram: Two Italian marines, lodged in the Central Prison here for allegedly shooting to death two Indian fishermen, would be shifted to Kochi. This was decided by the state government on Wednesday in view of the Supreme Court direction to it to take a stand on the plea of the Italian authorities to move the marines away from the Central Prison. Borstal school, where the two marines will be kept...

08:23 AM, May 24, 2012

New Delhi: The Italian government increased the pressure on India after the Kollam Sessions court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of the two Italian marines, who had shot dead two Indian fishermen. While Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh thrice on the issue, the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Debabrata Saha, was summoned by the country's foreign minister. Speaking about the development, the Indian envoy...

09:50 PM, May 19, 2012