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Mecca attack: Saudi security foils bombers' bid at Grand Mosque; what we know so far [PHOTOS+VIDEOS]

Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry confirmed that the suicide bomber blew himself up after the security forces surrounded the apartment he was in.

Jun 24, 2017

Police greet Glastonbury revellers by forming choir and singing Delilah

Police officers on duty at the Glastonbury Festival on June 23 formed a spontaneous choir, much to the delight of festival goers.The three officers stood and sang along to Tom Jones classic Delilah, as revellers accompanied them on guitar, cello and harmonica.

Jun 24, 2017

Honour killing in UP? Father sets married daughter afire for defying parents

Gulfasha Bi's marriage did not take place as per her parents' wish which cost her life now. But fortunately, the family spared her two-year-old son.

Jun 24, 2017

Dashcam footage released shows police officer assaulting motorist

This is the moment Agent Joe Joswiak of the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force pulled over a motorist and assaulted him. An off duty police officer said Anthony Promvongsa was driving aggressively and called in Joswiak who pulled him over. The American Civil Liberties (ACLU) of Minnesota released dash camera footage of the incident on Thursday, June 23.Police have charged Promvongsa with various offenses, including two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and fleeing in a motor vehicle. The ACLU has called for an investigation into Joswiaks behavior and is working with Promvongsa and his criminal counsel.

Jun 24, 2017

Dashcam footage released shows police officer assaulting motorist

Jun 24, 2017

Video Shows Aftermath Deadly Market Blasts in City of Parachinar

At least 15 people have been killed in twin blasts in the northwestern Pakistani town of Parachinar on Friday (June 23) according to government officials. The two blasts went off within three minutes of each other. People were at the market buying food for iftar, the meal breaking the fast in the evening during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. No group claimed responsibility for the Parachinar blasts.In a separate attack on Friday, at least 13 people, including seven police officers, were killed by a suicide car bomber in Quetta which is about 100 km (60 miles) east of the border with Afghanistan. Jamaat ur Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the Quetta attack.

Jun 24, 2017

Remember China's traffic-straddling bus? Project is a fiasco, officially scrapped

Authorities in Qinhuangdao in China's Hebei province have ordered the dismantling of a test-track for the traffic-straddling buses.

Jun 24, 2017

Eight UAE princesses convicted of trafficking and mistreating servants

A Belgian court on Friday convicted eight Emirati princesses of human trafficking and mistreatment of servants at a luxury hotel in Brussels almost 10 years ago.

Jun 24, 2017

Gorkhaland crisis: GJM chief Bimal Gurung demands CBI probe into death of 3 activists

Blaming the West Bengal government and senior officers for the killing of three Gorkha Janamukti Morcha activists in police firing on June 17, GJM chief Bimal Gurung on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the deaths.

Jun 24, 2017

What's Asaduddin Owaisi's beef with Ram Nath Kovind?

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi pulls out an incident from the past where Ram Nath Kovind said "Christians and Muslims did not belong to the nation" and questions if Kovind was a suitable candidate.

Jun 24, 2017

Mecca terror plot: Suicide attack at Saudi Grand Mosque foiled, 5 arrested

Three cells had planned the suicide attack on worshippers and security forces, who had gathered at the Grand Mosque to offer prayers as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan slowly comes to an end.

Jun 24, 2017

Landslide buries mountain village in southwest China; 100 people missing

A landslide in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday morning has buried the homes of around 100 people, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

Jun 24, 2017

Rajinikanth all set to join politics, says RSS ideologue Gurumurthy

Tamil actor Rajinikanth is all set to enter politics, commentator S Gurumurthy told a news channel on Friday, adding that the actor will soon form a new party possibly in alliance with the BJP.

Jun 24, 2017

Modi's US visit: White House to 'roll out red carpet' for PM; sale of unarmed Guardian drones to India likely to be cleared

Trump and Modi will have a one-on-one meeting on Monday, followed by a delegation level meeting, a cocktail reception and a working dinner, according to a White House official.

Jun 24, 2017

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US West Coast gets invaded by mysterious creatures [VIDEO]

A five-minute mid-water tow of a research net was carried out in the Columbia River in late May and approximately 60,000 creatures were found in the water.

Jun 23, 2017