Articles by Shubhangi Shah

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Number of jailed journalists highest in China; Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritrea and Vietnam top the list

China was followed by the last year's top-spot holder, Turkey with 47 incarcerations

Dec 11, 2019

Bougainville, the tiny south Pacific island may replace South Sudan as the world's newest country

Referendum for Bougainville's independence from Papua New Guinea was held from November 23 to December 7

Dec 11, 2019

Suicide bomber targets medical facility near US airbase in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber blew himself at an under-construction medical facility, near USA's Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan's Parwan province

Dec 11, 2019

Fox News sued by Fox Nation host Britt McHenry over sexual harassment allegations

Britt McHenry has alleged that the Fox News management retaliated against her after she filed a sexual harassment complaint against George Murdoch

Dec 11, 2019

Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky receives Israel's prestigious Genesis Prize

For his "lifelong struggle for human rights", former Soviet dissident turned Israeli politician Natan Sharansky has been awarded Israel's Genesis Prize for 2020

Dec 10, 2019

Ivanka Trump's relationship with British spy Christopher Steele in focus after DoJ report

British spy Christopher Steele, who threw light on the possible Russian collusion in the 2016 US Presidential elections, had ties with Ivanka Trump for years.

Dec 10, 2019

White Island volcanic eruption: A look at the world's major volcanic disasters

Over the years, Indonesia, Martinique, Colombia and Japan have witnessed major volcanic eruptions killing thousands.

Dec 10, 2019

Who is Sanna Marin? Finland is set to have the world's youngest prime minister

34-year-old Santa Marin of Finland's Social Democratic party was selected on December 8, to lead the Nordic nation, following Antti Rinne's resignation on December 3

Dec 9, 2019

SHOCKING reason why former Aussie PM Bob Hawke stopped daughter from reporting rape

Rosslyn Dillon (59), youngest daughter of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke alleged that she was raped thrice by a former Labour MP

Dec 9, 2019

Miss Myanmar set to be the 'first openly gay contestant' in the Miss Universe pageant

Miss Myanmar Swe Zin Htet, who will compete against 89 other contestants for the Miss Universe crown, came out just a days earlier

Dec 8, 2019

43 dead and several injured as fire breaks out at a factory in the Indian capital

43 deaths have been confirmed by the Delhi police after a major fire broke out at a factory in the national capital's Anaj Mandi area

Dec 8, 2019

Nepal makes first arrest after banished woman dies in 'menstrual hut'

21-year old woman died in a 'Chhaupadi', a makeshift hut where women are sent during menstruation.

Dec 7, 2019

Indian rape victim set ablaze on her way to the court, dies of cardiac arrest on Friday

Rape victim from Unnao district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was set ablaze by five men, on her way to the court

Dec 7, 2019

Filipino man beheads woman and eats her brain as topping for rice meal

The 21-year old man beheaded the woman and ate her brain as he "was hungry".

Dec 6, 2019

Uber says 3,000 sexual assault cases and 229 rapes reported during rides in 2018

As many as 229 rape cases were reported during Uber rides in 2018.

Dec 6, 2019

LAPD official under investigated after caught fondling dead woman's breasts

A veteran officer with Los Angeles Police is being investigated for allegedly touching a deceased woman, inappropriately

Dec 5, 2019

Who is Phillip Galea? Australian who 'plotted' terror feared expansion of Islamic housing colonies

The court on Thursday (December 5), found Philip Galea (35), guilty of plotting terror attacks, three years ago, that would have targeted Melbourne's left-wing centres and Muslims

Dec 5, 2019

Indian fugitive rape-accused Godman establishes 'Hindu sovereign nation' in the Caribbean

Swami Nithyananda (41), self-styled God-man from India has declared his own nation in an island, he allegedly bought from Ecuador

Dec 4, 2019

Video captures Justin Trudeau, Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron discussing Donald Trump's behaviour

In a video, doing the rounds online, NATO leaders can be seen discussing Trump's wacky behaviour and sharing laughs

Dec 4, 2019

Anti-semitism on the rise: 107 Jewish graves desecrated in eastern France

On Tuesday, in the eastern French town of Westhoffen, 107 Jewish graves were desecrated, with swastikas and other anti-Jewish symbols daubed on them

Dec 4, 2019

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