Crime

Spanish Police foil second attack after shootout in Cambrils

Hours after 13 people were killed by an earlier terror attack in Barcelona, Spanish Police thwarted a second attempt at the port town of Cambrils. Five perpetrators were killed in a shootout with police.

Aug 18, 2017

Karnataka ex-minister HY Meti accused of rape after sex tape controversy

Former Karnataka excise minister HY Meti has been accused of rape by the woman who had allegedly been seen in a sex tape featuring him. Read to know more.

Aug 18, 2017

Steve Bannon calls alt-right losers and clowns

President Donald Trumps chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has called white nationalists and alt-right groups losers in a phone call with the editor of a progressive magazine.

Aug 18, 2017

Witness describes panic on Barcelonas Las Ramblas as police close area

A witness spoke of panic in the crowds on Barcelonas main avenue on Thursday (August 17) as police ordered people inside amid reports of a terror attack. At least 13 people were killed and 32 injured after a van plowed into crowds on Las Ramblas.

Aug 18, 2017

Barcelona terror attack: What we know so far

A van that crashed into a busy tourist area in Barcelona leaves one dead and 32 injured, according to Catalan police.

Aug 17, 2017

Barcelona terror attack: What we know so far

A van that crashed into a busy tourist area in Barcelona leaves one dead and 32 injured, according to Catalan police.

Aug 17, 2017

Trump lashes out at Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake, and news media

President Donald Trump lashed out at GOP Senators Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake, after they criticized his response to the violence in Charlottesville. Trump was slow to condemn the white nationalist and white supremacist groups that incited violence in the city.

Aug 17, 2017

Zimbabwe First Lady Grace Mugabe accused of beating model with extension cord

20-year-old model Gabriella Engels has accused Grace Mugabe of attacking her in a hotel room, where the model was partying with the First Ladys sons. Police say that Mugabe has sought diplomatic immunity over the case, after she failed to turn herself in.

Aug 17, 2017

Teen illegally married to 65-year-old Omani sheikh; Maneka seeks Sushma's help for girl's return to India

The teenage girl's mother accused her sister-in-law and sister-in-law's husband of having committed the crime for a sum of Rs 5 lakh. She pleaded with the police to help her bring back her daughter from Muscat.

Aug 17, 2017

'Rape by cop', cries US student subjected to 11-minute vaginal search by 3 policemen

There is public outcry in the US after dashcam footage showed three policemen from Texas allegedly subjecting a 21-year-old student to a vaginal search in public in 2015. Read to know more.

Aug 17, 2017

Karnataka man sets teacher on fire in front of her students

A man set a teacher on fire in a village in Karnataka over a financial dispute. Read on to know more.

Aug 17, 2017

25 Rajdhani passengers drugged, looted of Rs 15 lakh

About 25 passengers on board the August Kranti Rajdhani Express were drugged and looted of Rs 15 lakh. Read on to know what happened.

Aug 17, 2017

Baltimore removes all 4 Confederate statues

Per a unanimous vote by the Baltimore City Council the Robert E. Lee and amp; Stonewall Jackson Monument, the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Confederate Womens Monument and the Roger B. Taney Monument were all taken down. This happened hours after President Trump reiterated that both sides were at fault during the Charlottesville, VA violence. Other cities such as Memphis, Tenn.; Lexington, Ky., Jacksonville, Fla. and Washington, D.C.are considering eliminating their own Confederate statues according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, over 700 Confederate monuments and statues remain on U.S. public land.

Aug 16, 2017

Blue Whale Challenge gets its claws into Kerala? Sinister online 'game' claims 2 lives

The deadly Blue Whale Challenge with 50 levels was created by a Russian, Philipp Budeikin.

Aug 16, 2017

Karnataka girl defies parents to get uncle convicted for raping her for 4 days

After the Court refused multiple claims made by the accused, he was ordered to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation.

Aug 16, 2017