In late October a 19-year-old Afghan girl was stoned to death in Firozkoh, capital of Ghor province, after she was accused of adultery. A short video, obtained by Radio Free Europe, shows the girl identified as Rokhshana buried up to her neck and screaming while men are hurling stones at her chanting: “There is no […]
Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection said that unrest broke out early Monday at Australia’s detention center for migrants on Christmas Island after the death of an escaped refugee. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Unrest broke out early Monday at Australia’s detention center for migrants on Christmas Island after the death of an escaped refugee, the […]
China demonstrated its first homegrown large passenger jet in Shanghai on Monday, vowing to challenge the dominance of Airbus and Boeing in the global commercial aviation market. The C919 is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft seating up to 174 people. It is similar in size to the Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 series of jets. Read […]
A 62 year old man survived in the Western Australian desert with no water by eating ants. According to The Guardian, the man, Reg Foggerdy, decided to eat ants when he got lost in the outback because he had seen Bear Grylls, the survival expert, doing so on television. He was hunting a camel when […]
The American global intelligence company Stratfort said explosion of a bomb on board the Russian A321 could be the possible cause of the crash. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Explosion of a bomb on board the Russian A321 could be the possible cause of the crash, the American global intelligence company (Stratfort) said Monday. Read more: sputniknews.com
With most of the votes counted in Turkey’s run-off election, the governing AKP have returned to power with a large majority. As the ruling party celebrated, police clashed with protesters in the largely Kurdish-populated city of Diyarbakir. While claiming victory, AKP failed to reach the 330 seat super-majority required for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to […]
In October 2015, two teenagers have been arrested for the rape of a two year old girl in New Delhi. The girl was found bleeding in a park after the incident. Police questioned 250 suspects before arresting two 17 year old boys. The two boys plea guilty to the crime. Dependra Pathak, Delhi police commissioner […]
The Russian Airbus A321 which crashed in Egypt Saturday killing 224 broke into pieces midair, but it is still too early to determine the cause, Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) said Sunday. “It is too early to draw conclusions,” MAK executive director Viktor Sorochenko said. “Disintegration of the fuselage took place in the air, and the […]
