German rail workers went on a nationwide four-hour strike on Monday to protest for higher wage increases. Two of Germany's biggest rail unions plan to return to negotiations with Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Tuesday.

Long-distance rail travel came to a halt across Germany on Monday morning, with regional trains also heavily affected, especially in North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and the southwestern cities of Karlsruhe and Mannheim. There were also cancellations in Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania, Hamburg and Lower Saxony.

Gorakhpur (UP), Dec 10 (PTI) An FIR has been registered against an Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarian on Monday for allegedly using fake documents to register a land here, police said.

Bansgaon MP Kamlesh Paswan, his businessman friend, Sateesh Nanglia, and four others have been accused of registering the Baldev Plaza shopping complex in their names by using false documents in February 2015.

Narendra Pratap, a resident of Golghar market, had claimed to be the original owner of the two-acre land.

10 Dec 2018; AFP: Mexico's new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Sunday he would reverse shrinking investment in the state oil company by pouring $3.7 billion into Pemex in 2019, in a bid to boost crude and refined products' output.

"We are going to increase investment in Pemex by 75 billion pesos from what was authorized for 2018," the leftist president said in a speech in his home state of Tabasco.

Mohali (Pb), Dec 10 (PTI) Former prime minister Manmohan Singh alleged Monday the BJP-led central government was taking the country towards a "wrong path" and the nation's freedom could be under threat due to its actions.

He said the Congress had played an important role in strengthening the country's freedom, but "during the last four and a half years, the BJP laid emphasis on things which could adversely affect India's history".

"This can again endanger country's freedom," he said.

10 Dec 2018; AFP: Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections, results showed Monday, cementing his authority months after sweeping to power in a peaceful revolution.

Pashinyan, a 43-year-old former journalist, has pledged to root out endemic corruption and address widespread poverty in the impoverished, landlocked ex-Soviet republic of three million people.

Mathura (UP), Dec 10 (PTI) Tension prevailed in two villages here after cattle carcasses were reportedly found in Kosi Kalan area Sunday, following which additional police force was deployed, officials said.

District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra said Monday an FIR was registered against unidentified persons and efforts were being made to arrest those responsible.

New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that status quo be maintained with regard to a mosque situated in the premises of the Allahabad High Court, which had last year directed that the structure be removed.

A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government, Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court and others seeking their responses on a plea filed by the Waqf Board.

Lucknow, Dec 10 (PTI) Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Govind Mathur expressed serious concern Monday on keeping three times more prisoners in Uttar Pradesh jails than their capacity.

He advocated for open air camps for prisoners.

Justice Mathur was speaking at a conference on the International Human Rights Day.

He favoured parole for those prisoners who have spent many years in jail.

Former Additional Solicitor General of India K V Vishwanath expressed hope that rule of law will be observed for all citizens.

KANPUR: The Kanpur Zoo will soon obtain one pair of African breed zebra in its spacious area. Though it has already been possessing one female zebra, the fresh stock will definitely add splendid strength to its animals’ variety. A big amount has been approved for transportation of the jungle creature to the Allen Forest zoo here.

Panaji, Dec 10 (PTI) A 24-year-old man arrested in a gang-rape case in Goa escaped from police custody here Monday when he was brought to a hospital for medical treatment, police said.

Ishwar Makwana, who hails from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested by the Goa Police along with two other men from MP in May this year for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman at a beach in South Goa district.

He was lodged at the Central Jail at Colvale in North Goa district since then.

KANPUR:  The police handed a certificate of marriage with the beloved’s number on it to them. “She’s married,” said the SHO, Sachendi police station on Sunday. As the girl was absolutely not ready to leave her lover despite several-time admonitions by the father, the police officer thought it saner to bring the parents of both the adults on the negotiating table at the police station.

KANPUR: A speeding daggamaar (illegally plying) bus collided with a motorbike in Ghatampur area on Sunday. The bike rider Raju Verma,(35 years) a Halwai by profession died on the spot while as many as 20 bus passengers were injured. Besides, half a dozen passengers were reported to have been seriously injured.