A Nun in her 70s has been gang-raped by a group of bandits when she tried to prevent them from robbing a Christian missionary school in eastern India. According to the Police, the nun who has since been hospitalised was in serious condition after the attack, which was committed by seven or eight men at…
11 Missing After US Army Helicopter Crashes
An American Army helicopter crashed during a night training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle, United States. The area where the crash happened on Tuesday night was under a fog advisory. The area was still extremely foggy as at Wednesday morning, and this was affecting the search, Eglin public affairs specialist,…
Argentina Investigates Deadly Helicopter Crash
Argentine officials are investigating the collision between two helicopters that killed eight French nationals and two Argentine pilots on Monday. The officials are to be joined by French experts at the site of the crash near Villa Castelli, La Rioja province. Three French sport stars were among the victims of the collision during the filming…
Simpsons’ Co-creator Dies At 59
The co-creator of the hit animated series, The Simpsons, has died, aged 59. Sam Simon had been battling colon cancer, his agent said on Monday. Simon won seven Emmy awards for his work as a writer, director and executive producer for the longest-running sitcom on American television. The Simpsons, which details the life of a…
Brazil Enacts Law to Prevent Women Abuse
Barely two days after the world celebrated the International Women’s Day, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has signed a new law which sets tough new penalties for the killing of women and girls in the country. Murders linked to domestic violence will carry sentences of between 12 and 30 years. The president said the new…
Three French Sports Stars Die In Helicopter Crash
Ten people including three French sports personalities were killed on Monday, in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French Presidential office confirmed. Eight French nationals and two Argentine pilots died when two helicopters collided mid air in La Rioja province in the country’s northwest. Yachtswoman, Florence Arthaud; Olympic swimmer, Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis…
Coalition Force Bombs ISIS-Controlled Refinery
More than a dozen people have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes on an oil refinery in northern Syria run by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, activists say. Refinery workers and jihadist militants were among those who died in the raid on the facility outside Tal Abyad. One activist group posted a…
Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalists Trial Adjourned Again
An Egyptian court has adjourned the trial of Al Jazeera journalists, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, till March 19, after witnesses of the prosecution failed to appear in court. Their first hearing on February 23 was postponed – also because witnesses did not show up in court. Fahmy and Mohamed were charged with aiding the…
Taiwanese Ship With 49 Passengers Missing
Taiwanese ship with 49 people on board has gone missing near the Falkland Islands. The ship called Hsiang Fu Chun is a 700-tonne squid fishing vessel. It vanished shortly after the captain said it was sailing off, but no mayday call was made. Its cabin crew include a Taiwanese captain and chief engineer, along with…
Tajik Opposition Leader Murdered In Turkey
A Tajik opposition leader has been shot dead by an unknown gunman in Istanbul, Turkey, Tajik opposition told newsmen. Umarali Kuvatov had been living in exile in Turkey and was killed by a shot to the head late on Thursday. His, Group 24 movement, which opposes the government of President Emomali Rakhmon, was banned in…
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