Kirron Kher's Insensitive Take on Chandigarh's Gang Rape Case
The victim was returning back after attending a stenography class in Sector 37 and was raped in the moving auto by three men who later dumped her in Sector 53. The police obtained CCTV footage of the auto-rickshaw and its driver from a gas station in... More..
Women Accuse Playwright Israel Horovitz of Sexual Misconduct, Including Assault and Rape
In a New York Times exposé published Thursday morning , playwright Israel Horovitz (and father of the Beastie Boys " Adam "Ad-Rock' Horovitz), became the latest prominent male figure to face accusations o...More..
Heavy rain, winds batter South Tamil Nadu; cyclone Ockhi takes 4 lives
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan convened an emergency meeting of officials. Four people died in in and around Kanyakumari in rain-related incidents. It is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm ...More..
Cooler temperatures on the way
I have been promising that Wednesday will be the warmest day of the week, and it looks like Mother Nature will delivery. Monday: Mostly sunny. High: Mid-upper 40s. So while there will be some passing rain...More..
Former Twitter employee who disabled Trump account says it was mistake
TechCrunch explains that he was part of the team who received notifications when certain behavior on the platform was reported. Duysak told TechCrunch that he was near the end of his last day working for ...More..
Israel bombs targets in Gaza in response to mortar fire
Seven Palestinians were killed in the initial attack, while Israel later said it had later recovered the bodies of five more militants who were reported missing. Three people received light injures as a result...More..
African Union says 3800 migrants in Libya need urgent repatriation
Libya agreed Thursday with European Union and African leaders to allow migrants facing abuse in detention camps to be evacuated within days or weeks, French President Emmanuel Macron said. But many think the su...More..
North Korea: Russia accuses USA of goading Kim Jong
He advocated negotiations instead. President Donald Trump asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to cut off oil supplies to the North. "We do not see any reasonable alternative to it", it said. The United...More..
Palestinian fatally shot after throwing stones at Israeli teens
He had been beaten several times by Israeli settlers while working on his farm. An Israeli military spokesperson said the shooting was carried out as self-defense. In January 2014 ten masked Jewish extremis...More..
Justin Bieber's Security Chief Arrested after Colliding with Police Car in Kendall
Justin Bieber's bodyguard is in a heap of trouble after allegedly driving drunk, smashing into a police vehicle, badly injuring the cops and then fleeing the scene before he was corralled and arrested. Arana w...More..
Europe's Muslim population to grow strongly, even if migration ends
The baseline for all three scenarios is the Muslim population in Europe (defined here as the 28 countries presently in the European Union, plus Norway and Switzerland) as of mid-2016, estimated at 25.8 million ...More..
Atlantic hurricane season ends today
The track errors for Harvey, Irma, and Maria were about 25% below the most recent 5-year averages. The current hurricane season ends today and it stands out as one of the most active in terms of the number of...More..
Trump Is "Ready" to Fire Rex Tillerson
Pompeo has mainly distinguished himself by being the most political Central Intelligence Agency chief in recent history, but I suppose if you're going to be openly political you might as well be in an explici...More..
Fifth Accuser: Army Vet Claims Al Franken Groped Her in 2003
Lindsay Menz says Franken grabbed her butt at the Minnesota state fair in 2010, writing on Facebook at the time "Dude - Al Franken TOTALLY molested me!" He was visiting the American troops in Iraq while s...More..
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[Update] War crimes court winds down with defendant's stunning death
The ICTY upheld the 2013 ruling that the six officials, along with Tudjman, were part of the Croatian "joint criminal enterprise", which aimed for a "unification of the Croatian people" and persecuted Bosnian M...More..
Soldier injured in encounter with militants in Sopore
As the operation began, militants opened fire from inside the house leading to an encounter. "'As the security forces closed in on the hiding militants, the security forces were fired upon triggering the enco...More..
House tax-reform bill represents huge hike for many UI grad students
Attendees also argued that the tuition remissions awarded to graduate students are earned by contributing to the University, and that taxing these would have negative repercussions not just for students, but ...More..
China 'to protect its businesses' after fresh U.S. trade probe
It said imports from China of the flat-rolled metal typically used in construction and in transportation and electrical equipment totaled about $603.6 million in 2016. The statement said the probe will focus on...More..
Charges detailed in Turkish gold trader plea
Zarrab said he ran into resistance from a Halkbank executive when he approached the Turkey government-owned bank in late 2011 or early 2012 to try to gain access to Iranian money through trades in gold. A wealt...More..
Preconditions Could Derail Geneva Talks on Syria
He said the talks may stretch into next week. "Following intensive contacts, held during the past two days between the Syrian and Russian sides, the Syrian Arab Republic chose to participate in the 8th round ...More..
Philando Castile's girlfriend to receive $800000 settlement for false arrest, emotional distress
We will never forget the tragic footage that Diamond Reynolds so bravely captured of Philando Castile's fatal shooting, which unfolded as her daughter sat in the vehicle. The settlement comes just months ...More..
Kopardi rape-murder: Fast track judge announces death for three convicts
Jitendra Babulal Shinde, Santosh Gorakh Bhawal and Nitin Gopinath Bhailume Maharashtra were sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl in Kopardi village in 2016. The incident turned out...More..
Pilot schedule glitch could impact holiday flights
A spokesperson for American Airlines wouldn't put a number to how many flights will be affected but expressed confidence the issue would be resolved. American Airlines has been responding to tweets from many ...More..
Here's What Was Left Out of the White House's Christmas Card
The First Lady decorated the presidential mansion - installed by an army of 150 volunteers from 29 states- choosing the theme "Time-Honoured Traditions". " CNN will not be attending this year's White House Chr...More..
What Ancient Mortar Reveals About Jesus' Purported Tomb
Now, however, a new series of tests "corroborates our historical accounts" as a National Geographic writer puts it to NBC News . Constantine is said to have ordered Jesus' tomb to be moved and housed at th...More..
Two held for bare butt stunt in Thai temple
Police identified said Joseph Dasilva , 38, and Travis Dasilva, 36, were arrested earlier this week at an airport in the capital, Bangkok . The duo was held up Tuesday at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport when...More..
Tapper slams Trump over 'indecent' attack on Scarborough
The "unsolved mystery" Trump alluded to involves the death of Lori Klausutis , a 28-year-old congressional aide in Scarborough's Fort Walton Beach, Fla., office, when he was still a Republican representative...More..
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Propose $146 Billion "Marshall Plan" for Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, a measure costing $146 billion. The plan includes immediate relief for the island's cash-strapped government, billions more for economic development and renewable energy and Medi...More..
Pentagon Can't -- or Won't -- Say How Many Troops Are at War
The Defense Department has acknowledged that the DMDC numbers and official troop levels are often two different things, typically because troops on temporary assignments or on overlapping rotations , as well...More..