Crime

Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov killed by assassin

A journalist said the gunman shouted You killed civilians in Syria, you will not get away with this,’ before gunning down Andrey Karlov.

Dec 20, 2016

Man arrested for kicking woman down stairs at Berlin U-Bahn station

A man who is suspected of kicking a woman down a flight of stairs at a Berlin underground station has been arrested. Police have detained the 27-year-old. The woman tumbled down the stairs, falling face first onto the platform below – she broke her arm in the fall and had to be treated in hospital. The incident happened in late October, and video shows a young woman being followed into the Hermannstrasse stop by a group of men, one of whom kicks her in the back, causing her to tumble down the stairs.

Dec 19, 2016

IMF chief Christine Lagarde found guilty of misusing public funds as French minister; here's how it could affect the world

The case pertains to the €400 million payout Christine Lagarde sanctioned for a French businessman when she was the French finance minister.

Dec 19, 2016

Evening wrap: Yasin Bhatkal sentenced to death, Masood Azhar named in Pathankot Attack, Sunny Leone sizzles, and more

Read about the trailer release of Jolly LLB 2 and the drone video of a shark and a killer whale fighting under water.

Dec 19, 2016

2013 Hyderabad Blasts: Yasin Bhatkal, 4 others sentenced to death by special NIA court in Dilsukhnagar blasts case

All five had been convicted in the 2013 Hyderabad blasts case by the special NIA court on December 13 this year.

Dec 19, 2016

West Bengal accident: CRPF jawan, pregnant wife dead after police jeep rams into motorcycle

CRPF jawan Shambhu Tirkey and his pregnant wife Leena Lakra were returning home after a medical check-up.

Dec 19, 2016

CCTV footage shows man stabbed 10 times in unprovoked attack in Barking

Police have released CCTV footage of the moment a man was stabbed 10 times in an unprovoked attack in east London. The father-of-two spent a week recovering from his injuries in hospital after puncturing his lung as well as suffering injuries to his chest, stomach, bowel and liver. He was stabbed after walking home from a pub on 28 October at around 9:45pm. As he walked down Pelham Avenue, he was approached from behind by the suspect, who suddenly stabbed him multiple times.

Dec 19, 2016

Oren Aharon Cohen charged with kidnapping says he thought toddler was a ‘midget’

A man who broke into an apartment in Tempe, Arizona and held a child has been charged with burglary and kidnapping after the child’s father woke to find Oren Aharon Cohen in his apartment holding his two-year-old daughter. Cohen claims that he was “black-out drunk” when he entered the apartment. He has said he would never hurt a child, claiming he thought the girl was a “midget”.

Dec 19, 2016

Kerala ragging case: 5 accused surrender after ragging leads to kidney damage in first-year student

The accused students surrendered before the deputy superintendent of police at Changanassery near Kottayam.

Dec 19, 2016

Dolly Ki Doli in real life: Woman, 28, cons 11 husbands before getting arrested

Good-looking Megha Bhargav, who married rich men and then duped them of their wealth, was finally arrested by the police from Noida.

Dec 18, 2016

Kerala ragging case: Polytechnic student's kidneys damaged after being assaulted by seniors in Kottayam

The victim's father filed a complaint saying his son was undressed and forcibly fed liquor mixed with some substances that affected his kidney.

Dec 18, 2016

HMP Birmingham riots: Prison Officers Association blames lack of staff

Andy Darken, Deputy General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association, blames lack of staff and watering down of security policies for the prison riots in HMP Birmingham, which lasted for more than twelve hours.

Dec 18, 2016

Demonetisation effect: Bangalore police bust prostitution ring that used card machine

To verify the information, police sent a decoy and subsequently raided the house at Anand Reddy Layout in Electronics City 2nd Stage on Saturday.

Dec 18, 2016

Video shows axe-wielding man now jailed for 18 months

CCTV captures the moment Rinemo Burrowes runs through Birmingham city centre with an axe before being tackled.Rinemo Burrowes claims he was taking the axe to his mother’s house to sharpen it.The video shows police chasing after him while Burrowes runs through busy streets.

Dec 17, 2016

Jharkhand gangrape: Newly-married woman assaulted by husband, two friends

According to police, the three accused, who also made a video of the crime, are currently absconding.

Dec 17, 2016