Crime

Female tutor, her sister accused of sexually exploiting 15-year-old boy in Agra

A 15-year-old boy in Agra has complained that his female teacher and her sister have been sexually exploiting him for nine months. Read to know more.

Aug 23, 2017

Boko Haram used 83 children as suicide bombers this year: Unicef

Boko Haram militants sent out four times as many child suicide bombers this year as they used in all of 2016, Unicef said on Tuesday.

Aug 23, 2017

Missouri governor stays execution of Marcellus Williams

Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams was granted a stay on his execution after new DNA evidence cast doubts on his guilt. Williams was scheduled to be executed Tuesday night for the 1998 death of Felicia Gayle. However, new technology not available during Williams trial showed that DNA on the murder knife belonged to an unknown male.

Aug 23, 2017

Dawood Ibrahim still in Pakistan? UK assets under watch mention 21 aliases, 3 addresses

The United Kingdom has detailed 21 aliases and three addresses of Dawood Ibrahim in a list of people who face financial sanctions. Read to know more.

Aug 23, 2017

Watch panicky learner driver make destructive mistake at level crossing in Essex

Adenike Akingbogun, aged 44, of Monarch Drive in Sittingbourne, Kent, was banned from driving before she even passed her driving test – after crashing through a level crossing barrier and ramming the vehicle behind her.

Aug 22, 2017

Machete-wielding drug addict robbed Co-op in a witch costume

Nicholas Overton, who has a record of more than 20 previous robberies, was given a life sentence.

Aug 22, 2017

Protests break out at Charlottesville city council meeting

A city council meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia was interrupted by an angry protest on Monday (August 22) when activists and residents questioned officials about their response from police during a deadly rally held by white supremacists on August 12.

Aug 22, 2017

5 Indian archaic laws from British Raj, we continue to follow even now [VIDEO]

Indians follow many obsolete laws that have been prevalent from the time of British colonial rule. Here is a list of top five archaic laws, still practised in India.

Aug 22, 2017

Why is Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, oldest Hindu shrine in Singapore, being probed?

The oldest Hindu temple in Singapore is currently under an inquiry, and nobody seems to know why. Read to know more.

Aug 22, 2017

London police offer £10,000 reward to help find suspect in sexual assault investigation

Police are investigating a serious of sexual assaults that took place in Clapham, London throughout 2016. The force are now offering a £10,000 reward for information about the main suspect that leads to his prosecution.

Aug 22, 2017

Barcelona attack driver among 8 killed, 4 held by Spanish police

The Spanish police on Monday shot dead an Islamist militant who killed 13 people with a van in Barcelona last week. Read to know more.

Aug 22, 2017

Barceona suspect shot dead: Who was Younes Abouyaaqoub?

Younes Abouyaaqoub, the main suspect in Thursdays (17 August) deadly vehicle-ramming attack in the city centre of Barcelona, was shot dead on Monday in a police operation. Police confirmed they had killed a man who appeared to be wearing an explosive belt in the town of Subirats, west of Barcelona.

Aug 22, 2017

University of Texas removes Confederate statues

The University of Texas in Austin (UT-Austin) has removed its four remaining statues honoring Confederate figures overnight.The removal of the statues depicting General Robert E. Lee  Albert Sidney Johnston, John Reagan and James Stephen Hogg began just before midnight local time, reported KSAT 12.

Aug 21, 2017

Varappuzha sex racket: Shobha John, Jayarajan Nair found guilty by Kerala court

The Varappuzha police had busted the sex racket in 2011 while rescuing a minor girl from a brothel.

Aug 21, 2017

BJP leader blamed for death of 200 cows now accused of feeding dead bovines to fishes

BJP leader Harish Verma, who had been blamed for the death of 200 cows sheltered in his gaushala, has now been alleged of feeding the dead cows to fishes in his pond. Read on to know more.

Aug 21, 2017