Taiwan jails duo in bizarre bomb scare stocks plot

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 12:12

A Taiwan court Wednesday jailed two men for a bizarre plot in which they planted suitcases containing petrol and cyanide on a train and in a politician`s office hoping to profit from the investor panic they thought would ensue.

Maria Sharapova hails training after grueling second round match in Melbourne

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 09:06

Russian star Maria Sharapova said Thursday her intense training after shoulder surgery had paid off after surviving a big scare against Karin Knapp in intense heat at the Australian Open.

Virus scare: Take urgent measures, Centre to tiger range states

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 04:03

Concerned over the spread of a deadly virus common among dogs, the Centre today asked all tiger range states to take precautionary measures to protect the big cats.

Fire scare in Yeshwantpur-Dadar Chalukya Express; prompt railway staff avert tragedy

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 01:21

Smoke emanating from underneath a coach of a train bound for Dadar in Mumbai from here caused anxious moments before it was put out by the railway crew at Chincholi station in Belgaum District of Karnataka.

Harvard University returns to normal after bomb hoax

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 07:34

Harvard University is returning to normal after a bomb hoax Monday forced authorities to evacuate four buildings on the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus where final exams were being given.

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations, cancels exam

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 01:36

A bomb scare at Harvard University on Monday triggered emergency evacuations, interrupting final examinations, following bomb scare at four sites on its campus but opened them after federal and state officials did not find any explosives.

Harvard University evacuated after reports of explosives

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 21:00

A bomb scare at Harvard University on Monday triggered emergency evacuations after police received unconfirmed reports of explosives at four sites on the campus of the prestigious institution.

Terminal at Miami airport evacuated

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 20:06

Police say a terminal at the Miami airport has been closed down and evacuated after a bomb-sniffing dog detected something on a pallet there.

Unclaimed bag triggers bomb scare in Srinagar

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 10:37

An unattended bag outside the headquarters of Army`s 15 Corps here led to a bomb scare, resulting in a massive traffic jam on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Monday.