Forest fire engulfs more than 10,000 hectares of Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials have claimed that more than 10,000 hectares of forest in the Chernobyl exclusion zone have been set ablaze due to active fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
Taliban forbid women from flying without male relative
Days after backtracking on its promise to allow re-opening of girls' school beyond sixth grade, the Taliban have now allegedly ordered that women in Afghanistan cannot board flights without a male chaperone.
Female pilot dismissed from Italian Air Force after hazing complaint, joins Ukrainian forces
An Italian fighter pilot who was dismissed from the country's air force after she complained of being "bullied," by her seniors, has now joined Ukrainian resistance forces against Russia.
Indian restaurant shuts down after manager denies entry to woman wearing hijab
Authorities in Bahrain shut down an Indian restaurant after its manager allegedly denied entry to a woman wearing hijab. The incident occurred at Bahrain Lanterns, a restaurant in the Adliya area of the country's capital Manama last week on Thursday.
Putin accused of hiding actual number of dead Russian soldiers in Ukraine invasion
Several media reports have claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been trying to hide the actual numbers of Russian soldiers killed in his war against Ukraine
Hotel chain delists property that denied room to Muslim man
Indian hotel aggregator has delisted the hotel in Delhi which had denied accommodation to a Kashmiri man despite having valid identification cards. The development came after a video of the man being refused accommodation went viral on social media.
Taliban 'afraid of educated girls' says Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has lashed out at the Taliban for backtracking on its promise to allow girls to get an education.
'Rape is rape, even if man is the husband,' says Indian court in landmark ruling
In a landmark ruling, an Indian court on Friday refused to dismiss rape charges filed against a man by his wife stating that "a rape is a rape," and that marriage does not grant "special license to unleash a beast."
Outrageously pampered dog eats from Tiffany bowl, owns wardrobe worth £56,000
We have heard of people keeping designer wardrobes and fancy cars, but seven-year-old Coco might just be amongst the few lucky dogs who get super pampered by their owners.
Man jailed for 6 years for raping a sleeping woman
A man has been sentenced to six years in jail for raping a woman when she was asleep next to her husband at the couple's house in Dumfries, Scotland in 2020.
UK: Wikileaks' Julian Assange marries fiancée in London jail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange married his partner Stella Morris in the Belmarsh prison in London. He has been at Belmarsh since 2019.
Taliban backtracks on decision to reopen schools for girls
The Taliban backtracked on its decision to open schools for girls beyond 6th grade, just hours before the schools were to open for the first time since August last year.
US capitol riot suspect granted asylum by Belarus
Evan Neumann, a suspect in last year's US Capitol riots has been granted asylum in Belarus. He had sought asylum in the country alleging "political persecution" in the US.
Family of journalist 'tortured and killed' by Taliban seeks justice from ICC
The family of Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalists Danish Siddiqui has approached the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking for a probe into his death.
2-month-old girl found dead inside microwave in India
A two-month-old baby was found dead in an out-of-order microwave oven in India's capital New Delhi. The incident took place on Tuesday in the Chirag Delhi area of the city.
Eight people burnt alive after death of village leader in West Bengal, India
At least eight people were burnt alive following the death of a village leader in Rampurhat village of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India.
Two women killed in knife attack at high school in Sweden
An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing two women at his high school in southern Sweden's Malmo on Monday. The women, both in their 50s, were immediately rushed to hospital but their lives could not be saved.According to police, both of them used to work at Malmö lati
Shanghai Disney resort shuts down as China sees surge in Omicron cases
China has had to shut down the Disney resort located in its financial hub of Shanghai as the country faces its worst Covid-19 outbreak in the last two years.
96-year-old Holocaust survivor dies in Russian bombing of Ukraine
A 96-year-old man who managed to survive Nazi concentration camps during World War II, lost his life in Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Sri Lanka cancels school exams due to shortage of printing paper, ink
The economic crisis faced by Sri Lanka is only worsening with each passing day, the country has now cancelled school exams for millions of students as it has run out of printing paper and ink
India hijab ban: Student protesters won't be allowed to re-take missed exams
The students who had participated in the protest against the hijab ban in schools and colleges in the Indian state of Karnataka, will not be given a second chance to appear for the practical exams.
David Beckham turns over Instagram account to Ukrainian doctor in war zone
Football legend David Beckham gave away the control of his Instagram account to a Ukrainian doctor working and serving the injured at a hospital in war-torn Kharkiv city of Ukraine.
Millions of people in Somalia face starvation, warns UN.
As many as four million people in Somalia face the risk of starvation and the situation is only deteriorating as the country faced its third consecutive dry season, the United Nations' climate report has warned.
Maria Sharapova and Michael Schumacher accused of fraud
Former Tennis star Maria Sharapova and legendary F1 racer Michael Schumacher have been booked for fraud and criminal conspiracy on the basis of a complaint filed by a woman in India's Gurugram.
At least six killed after cargo vessel collides with a ferry in Bangladesh
At least six people lost their lives after a cargo vessel collided with a ferry carrying dozens of people on the Shitalakhsya River in central Bangladesh on Sunday.
Woman holds Instagram date hostage, tortures him for £75,000 ransom
A22-year-old woman from New York has been accused of kidnapping and torturing a man along with three other accomplices after "luring" the man for a date at her apartment.
New drug cuts risk of women dying from breast cancer by 32 per cent: study
Scientists have developed a new drug called Lynparza which can reduce the risk of women dying from breast cancer by 32%. The trials also showed tghat the drug reduced the chance of recurrence by 42%.
UK's Kleptocracy unit to launch probe to identify Putin's London assets
UK's new "kleptocracy" unit has launched an investigation to identify assets that are allegedly kept by Russian President Vladimir Putin in London.
Marine pollution: Octopuses have learned to use garbage to make shelters
Octopuses generally use seashells to hide, but a recent study has found out that the species is increasingly making use of the litter found on the ocean floor to make shelters for themselves.
Musk changes Twitter name to Elona after being called "effeminate" by Chechen warlord
Elon Musk who is infamous for his controversial tweets has now changed his Twitter name to Elona Musk after Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, called him effeminate.