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Baby born after 12 years in Brazil's remote island where childbirth is banned

Fernando de Noronha, a remote island in Brazil, is celebrating the birth of a baby girl for the first time in 12 years as childbirth was banned in the island.

May 21, 2018

Informal summit takes India-Russia ties to new level: Modi

"I am happy that today I got the opportunity to be a guest of President Putin and that too in Sochi," Modi said after being received by Putin here for the informal summit.

May 21, 2018

Watch: Lava from Kilauea volcano reaches Pacific ocean, shoots out toxic plumes

US Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that two lava flows reached the ocean along the southeast Puna coast on May 20.

May 21, 2018

Gujarat: Dalit man mercilessly flogged to death, video goes viral

The viral video shows men flogging a ragpicker in the Shapar-Veraval industrial area of the Rajkot district in Gujarat. The incident, which occurred on May 20, was followed by the local police launching an investigation into the matter.

May 21, 2018

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile test: India successfully test-fires updated missile from Odisha coast

BrahMos missiles have just been given a new lease of life after a new DRDO update designed to increase the working life of each individual missile and reduce their replacement costs in future.

May 21, 2018

ISRO completes tests on GSAT-11, glitch-free satellite may be launched soon

ISRO's GSAT-11 is a communication satellite, said to be the "heaviest satellite ever." Weighing about 5,725 kilograms, the GSAT-11 is likely to blast off from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. The cost of the mission has been pegged at around Rs 500 crore.

May 21, 2018

Infant's remains with strangely mummified hand discovered, but how?

Archaeologists studying a grave site in southern Hungary stumbled upon the remains of an infant with only its hand strangely preserved while the rest of the body was found decomposed.

May 21, 2018

12-year-old boy kills pregnant meerkat at Hungary zoo, father says authorities failed in taking care of animals

The 12-year-old boy received death threats after he killed the pregnant meerkat at Hungary zoo after it bit him.

May 21, 2018

Ohio man calls 911 to report that a pig was following him

The North Ridgeville Police Department managed to get the pig in the police cruiser and took it to the city's dog kennel temporarily before it was returned to the owner.

May 21, 2018

Mid-air horror! NRI man masturbates at Indian woman, arrested on landing in Delhi

The NRI, holding a Russian passport, was sitting next to the woman in the flight and allegedly unzipped his trousers and started masturbating in front of her.

May 21, 2018

Who is Gursoach Kaur? NYPD's first female turbaned Sikh auxiliary cop

Sikh police officer Gursoach Kaur graduated from the New York City Police Academy last week and will join as an Auxiliary Police Officer with the New York Police Department.

May 21, 2018

Sensex falls; Karnataka political situation unnerves market

The fall is being linked to the uncertainty in the Indian political landscape following the resignation of BS Yeddyurappa, who was the chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka for two days.

May 21, 2018

HD Kumaraswamy to meet Sonia Gandhi: Is Congress really extending unconditional support to JDS?

Congress in Karnataka extended unconditional support to JDS to form the government, but Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy want the party to be part of the government.

May 21, 2018

Octopus steals GoPro camera from diver, drags it underwater into its nest

Passport Ocean shared a video on Facebook, showing a diver in Florida trying to retrieve the camera from an octopus but only managing to grab pieces of the tripod.

May 21, 2018

Fire engulfs 4 coaches of Andhra Pradesh Express near Gwalior, no casualties reported

Four coaches of the Andhra Pradesh Express were engulfed in fire near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, when the train was en-route to Vizag.

May 21, 2018