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Cannes: AIDS auction raises over €26m

A total of more than €26m (£19.14m, $30m) was raised on Thursday night (21 May) at the Cinema Against AIDS Gala - more commonly known as the Cannes film festival event amfAR.

May 22, 2015

Iraq: Kurdish star Helen Abdulla shells Isis forces in her glossy music video

In a first for pop music, Kurdish singer Helen Abdulla actually goes to war in video for her new single, Revolution.

May 22, 2015

Beef Ban: Justice Katju Calls Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 'Idiot'

In his Facebook post, Justice Katju says, 'I am a Hindu, and I have eaten beef, and will again eat it.'

May 22, 2015

Isis Takes over Syria-Iraq Border; Fleeing Syrian Forces Leave Palmyra Residents Trapped

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) now estimates that Isis controls almost 50% of Syria.

May 22, 2015

Bhopal: Man Throws Acid on Woman Gym Instructor, Allegedly Stabs Himself to Death Minutes Later

The 47-year-old was stalking the young woman for almost a year.

May 22, 2015

UPA's Land Act was Anti-Rural Development, NDA Seeks Correction to Law in 2015 Bill: Jaitley

Arun Jaitley alleged that Congress had positioned itself against growth and investment.

May 22, 2015

Syria: Video shows government forces dropping barrel bombs after denial

Video footage purports to show Syrian government forces dropping barrel bombs out of a helicopter.

May 22, 2015

Being Human 'Veer Campaign' to Take Part in Government's Skill Training Programme for 5 Lakh PwDs

Thumbs Up Being Human VEER will work with the Indian government's Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.

May 22, 2015

Yemen: Isis Claims Bomb Blast at Shia Houthi Mosque; 13 Injured

Isis has claimed responsibility, according to social media posts.

May 22, 2015

Court frees ex-Korean Air executive in nut rage case

Former Korean Air Lines executive Heather Cho walked free after nearly five months in prison on Friday (22 May) after an appeals court suspended the sentence she was given for her outburst over the way she had been served macadamia nuts.

May 22, 2015

Goregaon: Shootout 20 Feet Away from Amitabh Bachchan at FilmCity; 1 Critically Injured

The assailants fled the scene.

May 22, 2015

Hoax Alert: Report Claiming Nigerian Restaurant Served Human Flesh is False

BBC recently reported that police closed down a restaurant in Anambra,Nigeria, for cannibalism.

May 22, 2015

Maharashtra: 8 Men Crush Dalit Youth Under a Bike to Death for Having Ambedkar Song as Ringtone; Four Arrested

The assailants belonged to the dominant Maratha and OBC communities.

May 22, 2015

US: Grand jury indicts Baltimore police in death of Freddie Gray

A grand jury has returned charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore City State Attorney Marilyn Mosby told a news conference on Thursday (21 May).

May 22, 2015

First Isis Attack in Saudi Arabia? Islamic State Claims Suicide Attack at Shia Mosque

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia.

May 22, 2015