ANTICIPATING heightened criminality to accompany an increase in the number of commuters switching to public transport, the Metro Manila police heightened security for buses, jeeps and the light and metro rail transit (LRT-MRT) systems.

CHANDIGARH: Crucial CCTV footage of the Taj Hotel here has added a fresh twist to the alleged abduction and molestation of a German woman - it shows the tourist was "friendly" with the youth who "abducted" her, police said on Tuesday.

China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.

By Sahil Makkar, New Delhi, July 27 : It is a case of once bitten twice shy for the shopaholic's favourite Sarojini Nagar market in south Delhi, which was hit by a major terror strike three years ago, as it has stepped up security measures following the

Billions of pounds spent on Britain’s 4.2 million closed-circuit television cameras has not had a significant impact on crime, according to the senior police officer piloting a new database.