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Nigerian Senate Lowers Age of Consent for Sex from 18 to 11; Faces Backlash

On 4 June, the Senate arm of the Nigerian National Assembly hurriedly passed the Sexual Offences Bill.

Jun 9, 2015

Dubai Beggars Use WhatsApp, Own Land Cruisers; Police Threaten to Jail Them this Ramadan

The Dubai police have decided to crack down on beggars this Ramadan

Jun 9, 2015

Demonstrators sleep as people practice yoga at Madrid's Puerta del Sol.

International Yoga Day: Islamic Dubai to Host Two Yoga Sessions

Muslim-majority countries like Afghanistan, Jordan, Turkmenistan and Tunisia will also organise yoga sessions.

Jun 9, 2015

Jitender Singh Tomar

Delhi Law Minister Fake Degree Row: Congress Asks Kejriwal, Tomar to Resign

Delhi police had on Tuesday detained AAP leader Jitender Singh Tomar for interrogation.

Jun 9, 2015

Watch the worst wedding video ever

Shy or Disinterested? Check out the Most Hilarious Indian Wedding Video Ever

In a viral video, a disinterested couple is seen exchanging the garlands in the worst possible way.

Jun 9, 2015

Spain Baby Jumping Festival

Spain's 'Baby Jumping Festival': 'El Colacho' Men Jump over 100 Babies

El Colacho is a 400-year-old tradition celebrated in the northern Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos.

Jun 9, 2015

An Indian saint

Opposing Yoga? Leave India or Drown in the Sea, Says BJP MP Yogi Adityanath

He said it while addressing the media in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi on Tuesday.

Jun 9, 2015

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Mama Boko Haram video

Mama Boko Haram video

Jun 9, 2015

A Syrian pilot, who did not want to meet the same fate as the Jordanian pilot, decided to shoot himself after he crashed landed into an Isis area in Syria.

Syrian Pilot Shoots Himself after Crash Landing in Isis-Controlled Area

The 29-year-old Syrian pilot might have wanted to avoid the same fate as the slain Jordanian pilot.

Jun 9, 2015

A study conducted in Saudi Arabia and UAE has found that men with more than one wife are more at the risk of an heart attack.

Bahrain Bans Women from Mosques after Saudi Isis Suicide Bomber Masqueraded as Woman

'It is difficult to place checks on women who come to pray in mosques,' Bahrain officials have said.

Jun 9, 2015

Jitender Singh Tomar

'Fake' Degree Row: Delhi Law Minister Sent to 4-Day Police Custody; Resigns

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung signed Jitender Singh Tomar's arrest order.

Jun 9, 2015

Road accident

2 Killed, 3 Injured in Road Accident in Jammu

The accident occurred in Reasi district of Jammu region.

Jun 9, 2015

Jharkhand Encounter

Jharkhand Encounter: Security Forces Gun Down 12 Maoists in Palamau; Search on for Others

This encounter is being considered a major breakthrough for Jharkhand security forces.

Jun 9, 2015

Crime scene

China 'Mass Shooting': 4, including 2 Police Officers, Killed in Hebei Province

Five others were injured.

Jun 9, 2015

yoga

No Surya Namaskar on International Yoga Day After Muslim Body Says it is 'Against Islam'

The Muslim board had said that Muslims cannot 'salute the sun'.

Jun 9, 2015

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