Wife Mortgaged to Loan shark

We have heard of  excesses of loan recovery agents. But in a shocking incident in India's eastern state of West Bengal a man was forced to keep his newly married wife as mortgage after failing to repay loan. "You could call it Bengal’s heart of darkness. Unable to...

Untouchable women stripped & Beaten up in India

Dalits caste also known as untouchables are still suffering  exploitation from upper & rich in rural India. Although Indian government has been working to improve their social and economic conditions for...

Policeman Shot Dead During Training Exercise in Manchester

" A policeman who died during a training exercise in Manchester has been named as Ian James Terry.The 32-year-old police constable was killed by a single shot from a colleague's gun. Investigations under way...

4-year-old shot herself at Sam's Club with Grandmothers Gun

Columbia -A local TV station is reporting that a 4 year old child removed a gun from her grandmothers purse and shot herself at the Sam's Club.  The child was found in critical condition and is now...

Japan police probe stab 'warning'

Japanese Police have started investigating Tomohiro Kato, a factory employee from Shizuoka prefecture, stabbing spree. Sleuths are also looking into the allegation that several messages sent by mobile phone to a website that appeared to foretell the...

Lesbian kiss stirs up gay-friendly city

" SEATTLE - Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch.But then last week, a lesbian complained that an usher at Safeco...

U.S., British Diplomats Released After Rough Handling in Zimbabwe

US and British diplomats were handled roughly and illegally detained, then released on Thursday in Zimbabwe. The five Americans, four Brits and three Zimbabweans were travelling in a convoy when they were attacked by police, who stopped their vehicles and slahed their tires....

Pig's head nailed to chapel

A pig's head has been nailed to the door of a former Methodist chapel which is being converted into an Asian community centre. Police are treating the incident at Quenchwell, near Carnon Downs, Cornwall, UK, as a racist attack. It's evident that the racisit incident is...

Dhaka hotel explosions wound many

A severe blast has rocked Bangladeshi Capital Dhaka today. Two explosion rocked a major hotel in the posh locality of Dhaka. More details are expected.  " At least 30 people have been injured in a series of explosions at a multi-storey hotel in the Bangladeshi capital,...

TV news photographer keeps camera rolling during scuffle with police officer

"An Eyewitness News 4 photographer was cuffed and cited Thursday morning for disobeying a police officer. It was a situation where the photographer was trying to do his job. And now the Albuquerque Police...

Mustard Feud in Germany gets Physical

"Germans Pummel One Another In Mustard Feud Muenster, Germany May 27, 2008"It's about the sausage" is German idiom meaning that the matter at hand is really, really important. But two men from the city of Muenster took the saying literally, engaging in fisticuffs over a...

Station closed after debris falls on tracks

The bridge that suffered a partial collapse last night is causing travel chaos this morning, shutting down the main traffic hub Liverpool Street station. The bridge is to be part of the new 2012 East London rail...

ATR may have been damaged in 'barrel roll'

"Danish civil aviation administration SLV is awaiting a detailed statement from regional airline Cimber Air after suspecting that one of its ATR 42-500 turboprops exceeded flight limits by performing a 360° longitudinal roll. Investigations began when the Danish...

New Testaments torched in Israeli City

Turns out that this happened last week, but I'm just learning about it now. The deputy mayor, Uzi Aharon, is in damage control, as book burnings rarely lead to happy outcomes." Investigators plan to review photographs and footage showing "a fairly large" number of New...

Pittsburgh firefighter Found Dead

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire reported 43 year old Richard Burns a 9 year veteran was found deceased in the firehouse by fellow firefighters. The cause is unknown at this time. To date, 49 firefighter fatalities...

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