Both local people and some of those living in the same apartment building outlined the chaotic scenes in downtown Berkeley after a balcony peeled off a fourth floor apartment, plunging Irish students down to the ground with tragic consequences.

Five men have appeared in court to face charges over the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi amid chaotic scenes that forced the hearing behind closed doors.

Kingfisher Airlines has grounded flights for at least three days after a violent strike over unpaid wages at the cash-strapped Indian carrier.

An Indian court has sentenced a doctor to two years in prison for using ultrasound tests to determine the sex of foetuses – information the mothers could use to abort baby girls, an official said today.