Crime

Children Abused, Forced to Watch Pornography, Eat Faeces at Maharashtra Shelter Home

Two people have been arrested after an NGO complained to police that children, aged between five and 15, were being sexually abused and forced to eat faeces, at a shelter home in Maharashtra.

May 29, 2014

Pakistani Pregnant Woman Stoned to Death: Police Did Nothing to Stop 'Honor Killing', Says Husband

The husband of the pregnant woman stoned to death in the broad day light outside a court in Lahore, has said that police simply stood by as his wife was brutally murdered.

May 29, 2014

Bored Teens Track Fake Nurse who Stole Baby from Hospital

The teens,who say the Facebook update decided to track down the nurse, as they are nothing else to do!

May 29, 2014

Nigerian Schoolgirls: One More Abductee Escapes, Army Closing in on Boko Haram

Reports claim that the Nigerian special forces are closing in on Boko Haram hideouts.

May 28, 2014

Pregnant Pakistani Woman Stoned to Death by Family outside Lahore High Court

A pregnant woman was stoned to death in broad daylight by her own family, in front of the Lahore High Court.

May 28, 2014

Santa Barbara Shooting: 5 Things to Know about Elliot Rodger

Elliot Rodger, the California gunman who stabbed to death three people in his apartment before going on a shooting spree in the university community of Isla Vista, California, on May 23, was said to be mentally deranged and had planned his attacked about a year before he acted on it.

May 26, 2014

Abducted Schoolgirls Will be Rescued Soon: Nigerian Official

A Nigerian government official has now assured that it is only matter of days before the abductees are rescued.

May 25, 2014

California Drive-by Shooting: 7 Dead as 'Mentally Disturbed' Man Sprays Bullets at Random People

Seven people have been killed in a drive by shooting in Isla Vista, near the University of California, in which a 'Mentally Disturbed' man sprays bullets at random people.

May 24, 2014

SC Gives UPA Government 1 Week to Set up SIT on Black Money Cases; Modi's Task Force Ready

The SC has given the government a week's time to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the black money stashed in foreign banks.

May 23, 2014

Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Herat Attacked by Gunmen; Modi Calls Ambassador, Boosts Morale

The Indian consulate in the Afghan city of Herat was attacked early Friday morning by three gunmen who fired shots from nearby buildings.

May 23, 2014

Kidnapped US Teen Found After 10 Years: 'Decade of Sexual Abuse' Revealed

A woman who vanished from her home in Santa Ana, California nearly a decade ago when she was just 15-years-old, has been found.

May 22, 2014

Dawood Ibrahim Scared of Modi? Don Shifts Location to Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

Dawood Ibrahim, India's most wanted don, has shifted his base to an unknown location close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border as he fears that the new government under Narendra Modi will launch commando-type operations amied at capturing him.

May 21, 2014

After Twin Bombings, Nigeria's Boko Haram Goes on Violence Spree; Kills 17 in Alagarno Village Attack

Even as Nigerians are still recovering from the shock of Tuesday's twin bomb blasts in the central city of Jos – an incident that is blamed on Boko Haram – the Islamist group has now been accused of killing 17 people in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria

May 21, 2014

Fire at Shastri Bhavan: Twitter Users Suspect Bid to Destroy Coal Scam Files

A minor fire broke out in the seventh floor of the government building that houses departments such as Coal, Mining and Corporate Affairs.

May 21, 2014

China Hits Out at US, Suspends Cybersecurity Cooperation as 5 Chinese Military Officials Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets

China has strongly condemned the US' indictment of five Chinese military officials for allegedly stealing trade secrets.

May 20, 2014