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Share Image copyright AFP Image caption Cafe Coffee Day is India's largest coffee shop franchise chain The body of the founder and owner of India's largest coffee chain, Cafe Coffee Day, has been found near a river on the outskirts of the southern city of Mangalore, police say. VG Siddhartha went missing on Monday  after apparently walking away from his car and driver. On Tuesday, police said a body had been found by fishermen on the river. The identity was confirmed by members of Mr Siddhartha's family after the body was taken to hospital. Mr Siddhartha's company, Coffee Day Enterprises Limited, held an emergency board meeting on Monday to discuss his absence. In a statement, it appealed for "the support and strength of all our stakeholders". In a note to the stock exchange it said the company was "professionally managed and led by a competent business team" which would ensure the "continuity" of business. Wh...

Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Princess Haya fled the UAE earlier this year, and has been in hiding in London The ruler of Dubai, one of the most high-profile leaders in the Middle East, and his estranged wife are beginning a court battle in London over the welfare of their children. Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum's wife, Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, is the third female member of his court to run away from the United Arab Emirates. This month she was reported to be in hiding in London in fear for her life. The UK court case centres around their children, with whom she fled. Princess Haya, who was born in Jordan and educated at private schools in Britain, is an Olympic equestrian and the half-sister of the current Jordanian ruler, King Abdullah II. She married Sheikh Mohammed in 2004, becoming his sixth and "junior" wife. The 70-year-old sheikh, who is the billionaire owner of Godolphin horse racing stables, reportedly has 23 childre...

Media caption Pakistan military plane crash reduces buildings to rubble At least 17 people have been killed and 12 injured after a small military plane crashed into a residential area near the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi. Five crew members and 12 civilians were among the dead, the army said. The aircraft was on a training flight when it crashed and set off a fire across several homes. One witness said the plane was ablaze before the crash. The King Air 350 turboprop reportedly took a steep turn near its destination airport before coming down. Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, is the site of the Pakistani army's headquarters, and the plane belonged to the Pakistani Army's aviation unit. Image copyright AFP Image caption The city of Rawalpindi is the site of the army's headquarters Witnesses at the scene said the aircraft crashed into a family home in a residential area around 02:00 local time (07:00 GMT). "I was awak...

Mario Cerciello Rega was a deputy brigadier in the Carabinieri police force A policeman who wedded six weeks ago and had just returned from honeymoon few days back had been murdered in Rome in the call of duty. According to BBC, two US tourists have been questioned by a magistrate in Rome, having (been) arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of the Italian policeman, Mario Cerciello Rega Local media reports suggest that they were involved in a drug deal that went wrong. The American men, both 19 years old, were traced to a high-end hotel. One has reportedly confessed. Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, was stabbed to death in central Rome in the early hours of Friday morning. He had been called to the scene after reports of a robbery. Floral offerings have been left for the officer - who had recently returned from his honeymoon Police have named the detained men as Christian Gabriel Natale Hjorth, 18, and Finnegan Lee Elder, 19. They are accused of aggravated ho...

Image copyright AFP Image caption The murder has triggered an outpouring of emotion in Romania Romania's interior minister has fired the chief of police after the murder of a teenage girl whose repeated emergency calls went unheeded for hours. The 15-year-old was abducted on Wednesday, but managed to make three calls and give officers details about where she was being held. Her family say officers did not take her calls seriously, while police say they had difficulty tracing her. The girl is thought to have died at the hands of her captor. Police found human remains and jewellery the girl wore at a house, and have detained a 65-year-old man for questioning. The girl, who has only been identified as Alexandra, was kidnapped while trying to hitchhike to her home in the southern city of Caracal, police say. On Thursday morning, she called the emergency hotline 112 three times, and said she had been abducted by a car driver who had picked her up, AFP news...