US Merchant held for ransom, tortured for month, say New York cops

Associated Press | Friday May 24, 2013, New York

A businessman was snatched from a New York City street in broad daylight, then held captive for more than a month in a warehouse where he was bound and burned with acid as he was held for a 3 million dollar ransom his family back in Ecuador did not have, authorities said.

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Sweden riots: Cars, schools torched in Stockholm as violence continues for fifth day

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 24, 2013, Stockholm

At least nine cars were torched and two schools and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs early Friday for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said.

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Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California: US Geological Survey

Reuters | Friday May 24, 2013

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey.

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Women on the Afghan frontlines to fight Taliban

Written by Anchal Vohra | Friday May 24, 2013, Kabul

The women of Afghanistan have the worst to fear from the return of the Taliban, but not everyone is waiting for someone else to write the script of their lives. On the outskirts of Kabul, at the special forces base, we meet Najla, one of the first and few female soldiers in Afghanistan.

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Indian-origin lawyer Srikanth Srinivasan confirmed as top US court judge

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Washington

Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan today scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America's second highest court.

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South African President Jacob Zuma denies role in Gupta wedding scandal

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Johannesburg

South African President Jacob Zuma today denied any role in a scandal over a controversial lavish Indian wedding in South Africa and condemned the practice of using his name and that of Cabinet ministers to secure privileges and violate state procedures.

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Lee Rigby, soldier killed in London attack, had a 2-year-old son and was a Manchester United fan

Associated Press | Friday May 24, 2013, London

The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said.

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Barack Obama says US faces real threat from radicalised individuals

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Washington

Citing Wisconsin Gurdwara shootout last year that killed six Sikh worshippers, the US President Barack Obama, has expressed concern over increasing instances of acts of violence inside the country by home-grown terrorists.

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US President Barack Obama urged to push for economic reforms in India

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013, Washington

Ahead of a crucial Indo-US Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi next month, US President Barack Obama has been encouraged to push for economic reforms in India and to address the concerns of the Indian companies with regard to H-1B visas.

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London attack: British press demands jailing of Islamist preacher

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 24, 2013, London

Britain's newspapers this morning paid tribute to the soldier brutally murdered in a suspected Islamist attack in London and demanded that the preacher suspected of radicalising suspect Michael Adebolajo be jailed.

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