Society

SHOCKING: Dog sentenced to death for biting child in Pakistan

Assistant Commissioner says that the sentence was announced on humanitarian grounds.

May 19, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Japan's government approves abdication bill of Emperor Akihito

Japanese government approves bill to allow Emperor Akihito's abdication

Last year in July, the 83-year-old emperor expressed his desire to retire due to his age and declining health that were making it hard for him to fulfill his official duties.

May 19, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Aerial view of New York Times Square car crash scene

Car strikes pedestrians on sidewalk in New York City. One woman feared dead. A witness said it appeared to be intentional.

May 19, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Roger Ailes dead at 77

Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman and CEO, has died. He was 77.

May 19, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Car ploughs into pedestrians in New Yorks Times Square

A vehicle has ploughed into pedestrians while speeding along New York Citys Times Square. At least one person is dead and 10 people are said to be injured.

May 19, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Car ploughs into pedestrians in New Yorks Times Square

A vehicle has ploughed into pedestrians while speeding along New York Citys Times Square. At least one person is dead and 10 people are said to be injured.

May 19, 2017

By Staff Reporter

#YellowSunday campaign aims to support, train and empower women in DRC

#YellowSunday, a Congolese–led initiative, is hoping to raise funds to enable 1,000 women living in conflict and post-conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to train as nurses.

May 19, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Dramatic police bodycam video shows officers split-second decision to shoot suspect

Bodycam video captured the moment a Douglas County Sheriffs deputy shot a man who got out of his vehicle with an assault weapon in hand on May 12. Twenty-five-year-old Deyon Marcus Rivas-Maestas has been charged with first-degree assault of a police officer. He was shot in the arm by six-year veteran Brad Proux.

May 18, 2017

By Staff Reporter

What is in the Conservative manifesto?

Theresa May s party are promising to spend £8bn ($10.4bn) on the NHS, build 1.5 million more homes and major reforms to social care.

May 18, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Footage shows suspect of February arson attack on Florida Mosque

Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office have released security camera footage of the suspect in the 24 February arson attack on a mosque in Thonotosassa, Florida.

May 18, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Thailand restaurant owner appeals for help after man robs Singaporean tourists

Singaporeans robbed in Thai restaurant, owner appeals for help on Facebook

The Singaporean tourists say they lost cash, credit cards and their passports.

May 18, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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Austria bans distribution of Quran, use of full-face veil

Australia bans distribution of Quran, use of burka

Women who wear garments that fully cover their faces in Austria will have to pay fine up to 50 Euro ($A225) from October this year.

May 18, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore National Day Parade applications to open from May 23

The successful applicants will be notified from Jun 26 to Jul 3 via the contact number provided in the application.

May 18, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Protesters rally in Brazil after secret recordings link President Temer with corruption probe

Protesters flooded Sao Paulos Avenida Paulista on the evening of 17 May after Brazilian newspaper Globo reported secret recordings linked President Michel Temer to a corruption scandal. Protesters called for Temers impeachment after Globo reported that two businessman had shared a recording of Temer allegedly approving payments to buy the silence of former lower house Speaker Eduardo Cunha with prosecutors.

May 18, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Donald Trump: No politician has been treated worse than me

U.S. President Donald Trump says hes been treated the most unfairly of any politician in history by the media. He made the comments in a speech at the US Coast Guard commencement on 17 May, after a week of scandals at the White House following his firing of FBI Director James Comey and increasing calls for an independent probe of possible collusion between his 2016 campaign and Russia.

May 18, 2017

By Staff Reporter