Society News

Ted Cruz continues to shake hands at rally, despite Carly Fiorinas fall off stage

Fiorina was introducing Cruz and his wife when she took quite the fall off a stage at an Indiana rally.

May 3, 2016

Five-year-old Messi fan in Afghanistan shifts to Pakistan amid kidnapping threats

Murtaza had received autographed jerseys from the Argentina and Barcelona star.

May 3, 2016

Bangladesh: Islamist militant group sends death threats to liberals

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for many of the recent killings, of liberal and secular citizens in Bangladesh.

May 3, 2016

Kerala: Merin Joseph warns people of identity theft as 1 held for extorting money in her name

The IPS officer has alerted people to be careful in dealing with money through online platforms.

May 3, 2016

Just 2% water left in Marathwada dams; water tankers meant for villages sold to businessmen

The local officials reportedly offered to sell water tankers for Rs. 2,000 each for the construction of a factory.

May 3, 2016

Teenager flung to her death from Texas fairground ride after complaining seatbelt was broken

The girl, named locally as Samantha Aguilar, was thrown from the ride in El Paso, Texas

May 3, 2016

Dozens killed as hospital attacked by rebels in Alleppo: Reports

Fighting between government and rebel forces started on Monday in the region.

May 3, 2016

US Navy Seal fighting ISIS in Iraq killed in 'enemy fire'

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter described it as a "combat death," according to Reuters.

May 3, 2016

Turkish National Assembly session on parliamentary immunity descends into fistfight

Another session on the potential lifting of legal immunity for parliamentarians descended into fighting between legislators from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on 2 May.

May 3, 2016

Singapore arrests 8 terror suspects part of 'Islamic State in Bangladesh'

The terror suspects had reportedly raised funds to buy weapons and make bombs to launch attacks in Bangladesh.

May 3, 2016

Thunder and lightning illuminates Washington Monument as city battered by heavy storms

Hail and thunderstorms hit the Washington area on 2 May

May 3, 2016

William Trubridge sets world record in freediving competition

New Zealander William Trubridge set a new world record by diving 400 feet below the ocean’s surface at the annual Vertical Blue competition in the Bahamas on 30 April. Trubridge, who hosts the annual freediving competition, spent four minutes and 24 seconds under water in Deans Blue Hole, a popular freediving spot in the Bahamas.

May 3, 2016

Kerala student death: 2 suspects detained by cops; politicians, celebrities react to brutal murder

The victim's body was badly mutilated with about 30 injuries at several places, including her private parts.

May 3, 2016

US worked solo on bin Laden operation as it was unsure about Pak's loyalties: Former CIA director

Leon Panetta also said five years after bin Laden's death, terrorism lives on, though the al Qaeda has "metastasised."

May 3, 2016

India agrees to send detained Italian marine home; Supreme Court to decide bail terms

Salvatore Girone will be released on relaxed bail conditions and will have to return to New Delhi if the U.N. tribunal finds India has jurisdiction over him.

May 3, 2016