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Lack of sexual consent compared to forced cup of tea in Thames Valley Police video

Animation compares forcing someone to drink tea to forcing them to have sex.

Oct 28, 2015

Afghanistan: Bad weather hinders rescuers from reaching survivors

Survivors are complaining about being forced to sit in the rain.

Oct 28, 2015

53 per cent vote as polling ends peacefully in Bihar's third phase

The exercise passed off peacefully, including in areas where Maoists are active.

Oct 28, 2015

Vadim Kostenko suicide: Russian soldier's body had severe multiple injuries

Russia has claimed that the 19-year-old technical specialist killed himself at the Syrian air base.

Oct 28, 2015

Film directors return national awards in support of FTII students

Anand Patwardhan, Dibakar Bannerjee, Lipika Singh among the directors who returned awards.

Oct 28, 2015

Meghalaya CM lobbying in Delhi to reopen 'rathole' coal mining operations

He has not disclosed that his wife owns several mines, say Reuters.

Oct 28, 2015

Kidnapped Hong Kong oil tycoon rescued; abductors wanted ransom in bitcoins

Wong Yuk-kwan is the chairman of Pearl Oriental Oil, a Hong-Kong-listed oil exploration company.

Oct 28, 2015

Bidhya Devi Bhandari is Nepal's first woman president

She defeated Nepali Congress nominee Kul Bahadur Gurung to win the post.

Oct 28, 2015

Isis plot: Turkey hunts beautiful terrorist with 'Mona Lisa smile'

The 20-year-old was identified by the Turkish police as Walentina Slobodjanuk from Kazakhstan

Oct 28, 2015

Netherlands: House explodes in fireworks after catching fire

A house in the Netherlands caught on fire on Monday evening (26 October) and produced an unexpected fireworks display for onlookers as all the fireworks stored in the house went off.

Oct 28, 2015

Australia paid off people-smugglers to return boat with 65 refugees

Documented evidence and testimony gathered by Amnesty International show illegal turnback of migrant boat

Oct 28, 2015

Kalburgi murder: Kannada scholar's suspected shooter found dead in Belgaum?

The Belgaum police has recovered the body of the man whose sketch was released recently.

Oct 28, 2015

Nigerian Army rescues 338 people held captive by Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army killed 30 Boko Haram terrorists also in the raid.

Oct 28, 2015

Washington DC: Crowds cheer on annual drag queen race

For the 29th year running, Washington DCs Dupont Circle hosted the annual High Heels Race on Tuesday night (27 October). Elaborately costumed drag queens were cheered on to the finish line by an enthusiastic crowd that came out in numbers despite the forecasted rain.

Oct 28, 2015