Rebel

O Panneerselvam: From Man Friday to chief minister to rebel leader

This timeline tracks the events that led to Jayalalithaa's Man Friday, O Panneerselvam's fall from the chief minister of the state of Tamil Nadu to a rebel in the AIADMK

Samajwadi Party infighting 'a cause for concern', affecting UP: Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the infighting in Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party was "a cause for concern" as it affected the state. BJP did not feel happy in any quarrel in any family or any party and did not weigh any political benefit, he said.

Apple, Starbucks and Tiffany & Co get their Tin supply from a rebel army-held Myanmar mine

More than 500 companies, including leading brands such as smartphone maker Apple, coffee giant Starbucks and luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co, list among their suppliers Chinese-controlled firms that indirectly buy ore from the Man Maw mine.

India should help Balochistan struggle, says Pakistani rebel chief

In his first video interview in five years, Allah Nazar Baloch, head of the ethnic Baloch group Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) said he would welcome cash and other help from India in its fight for independence in Pakistan's Balochistan province

Mon dieu! Protests erupt across France against labour reforms

Fierce protests broke out on 11 May across France after the government forced through controversial labour reforms.

Uttarakhand crisis: The Centre may challenge the verdict before the High Court on Wednesday

The Centre got a jolt on Tuesday as the Uttarkhand High Court ordered a floor test in the Assembly on 31 March, giving a new turn to the political developments two days after President's Rule was imposed in the state.

45 civilians killed in heavy bombardment of Syria's rebel bastion: Monitor

At least 45 civilians have been killed in heavy bombardment of a besieged Syrian rebel stronghold east of Damascus that also struck a school, a monitoring group said.

Peace plans: Heavy weapons pullback begins, claim Ukraine rebels

Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine said on Tuesday they have begun a large-scale pullback of heavy weapons in line with an international peace plan that aims to form a wide buffer zone between separatists' and Ukrainian forces' artillery.

Syria punishes towns supporting ISIL, 16 dead in air raids

Syrian jets bombed rebel-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq under the control of the ISIL, killing and injuring dozens.

Syrian rebel fighter cuts soldier's heart out, 'bites' it

An online video shows a Syrian rebel fighter carving into the body of a government soldier and cutting out his heart and liver.