Crime

After mass molestation on New Year's Eve, Bengaluru women call for harsh punishments

International Business Times spoke to prominent women in the city to know what needs to change in Bengaluru.

Jan 2, 2017

Istanbul nightclub attack: Isis claims responsibility for attack at Reina nightclub

Isis says the attack was carried out "in continuation of the blessed operations that the group is conducting against Turkey, the protector of the cross."

Jan 2, 2017

ISIS preparing mustard gas attacks on Britain, Al-Qaeda is back: UK minister

The UK's biggest threat in the coming years is cyber attacks, said Ben Wallace.

Jan 2, 2017

Hyderabad: Over 950 held for drunken driving on New Year's eve

Lack of taxi services in the city also forced people to drive their own vehicles.

Jan 2, 2017

The warrior women of Afghanistan: Tribals are now taking up arms against ISIS and Taliban

As ISIS and Taliban are trying to expand their foothold in Afghanistan, these women from a remote province are putting up a brave fight.

Jan 2, 2017

News wrap: Kerala priest booked for sodomy, Kim Kardashian butt makeup photos, viruses spreading through WhatsApp messages, and more

Also read about the BJP blowing the poll bugle for the Goa Assembly elections, and prankster changing the Hollywood sign to Hollyweed.

Jan 2, 2017

Istanbul nightclub attack: Sushma Swaraj arranges visas for families of 2 Indians killed in Reina Nightclub massacre

At least 39 people were killed and 65 others injured when two attackers, dressed as Santa Claus, opened fire at the Reina nightclub.

Jan 2, 2017

Shooter kills at least 11 and himself at New Year party in Brazil

The Sao Paulo Police said the shooter is believed to have been angry over a separation from his former wife, who was among those killed.

Jan 1, 2017

Kerala priest booked under Section 377 for unnatural sex with 10-year-old boy

The incident took place at a boarding school where the priest was the principal.

Jan 1, 2017

Journalists killed in 2016: 93 lost lives in targeted killings, bomb attacks and crossfire incidents

Another 29 journalists died due to plane crashes in Colombia and Russia.

Jan 1, 2017

Police believe Greek ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis was murdered by wifes lover

Following the violent death of Greeces ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis a Rio de Janeiro police officer has confessed to strangling him, according to investigators.Officer Sergio Moreira had an affair with Amiridis’ Brazilian wife Françoise.Investigators believe the couple had planned to kill the ambassador together.Amiridis’ body was found in a burned out car in a violent Rio neighbourhood.

Dec 31, 2016

Bihar Jailbreak: 5 prisoners escape from Central Jail in Buxar; 3 wardens suspended

The five of them were lodged in the Central Jail's hospital ward for treatment when they escaped on Friday night.

Dec 31, 2016

The gorgeous Indo-Canadian sisters who conned their way to fame; inspired by the Kardashians

Kiranjot and Jyoti Matharoo have a jet-setting life and modelled themselves after the Kardashians.

Dec 30, 2016

Rose Valley scam: TMC leader Tapas Pal arrested by CBI in chit fund case; Mamata Banerjee hits back

The Trinamool Congress leader had been summoned to the North 24 Parganas office of the CBI on Friday for questioning in connection with the scam.

Dec 30, 2016

The man-eating dogs of Syria: Canines develop taste for human flesh as ISIS discards corpses of people it executes

The phenomenon has been observed by activists from the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights in the Deir Ezzor province of Syria.

Dec 30, 2016