A woman says that she was gang-raped by four police officers at a police station in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Tuesday after failing to pay a bribe for her husband’s release. The attack is the latest in a series of sexual assaults on women. The woman told CNN’s Indian Broadcasting Network “the sub-inspector took me to…
DetailsWorld Cup in Brazil kicks off with tears and joy The wait was over for millions of fans as the World Cup opened in Sao Paulo with a colourful ceremony exploring Brazilian life. The concluding highlights were performances by Jennifer Lopez, rapper Pitbull and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte. The celebrations were marred when police tear-gassed…
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A second major Iraqi city, Tikrit, has fallen to the extremist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Senior Iraqi police officers told agencies that the entire city was controlled by the militants after Government security forces fled, echoing the swift fall of Iraq’s second biggest city, Mosul, just two days ago.…
DetailsBrazil’s staging of the World Cup has provoked an outcry from people calling for cheaper living costs. Just four kilometres from the Sao Paulo stadium a squatter camp has been raised on a flat, empty piece of land, where families have erected plastic tents to draw attention to their plight. They hope international dismay at…
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Nigerian gunmen murder Christian villagers A church was torched and eight people shot dead in the latest outbreak of anti-Christian violence in Nigeria, in the central Plateau state. The villages of Tanjol and Tashek, situated between the mostly Muslim north and largely Christian south of the country, had previously been attacked by the Islamic extremist group Boko…
DetailsHarry Potter author J.K. Rowling has donated nearly 1.7 million dollars to a campaign to keep Scotland part of the United Kingdom.
DetailsTaxi drivers across London, Paris and other European capitals brought chaos to streets in protest against private driver service, Uber.
DetailsA waitress in Raleigh, North Carolina received a $1000 tip from a generous customer during a “graveyard” shift in a local waffle house.
DetailsAngelina Jolie has launched a three-day summit in London, aiming to eliminate sexual violence in war zones and conflict areas.
DetailsUS troops and Afghan soldier killed by “friendly fire” A US Air Force B-1 bomber killed five US troops and one Afghanistan soldier in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. The Pentagon said the incident occurred during a security operation in southern Afghanistan. US troops under fire called in supporting helicopter gunships but the air attack targeted the wrong people. The…
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