Convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman seeks new trial
NEW YORK: Lawyers for Joaquin Guzman, the Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo, on Tuesday said his drug smuggling conviction should be set aside and a new trial ordered, because juror misconduct deprived him of his constitutional right to a fair trial. In a filing with the federal court in Brooklyn, New York, the […]
Woman tortured after refusing to dance in front of husband’s friends
LAHORE: A woman in Lahore was allegedly tortured and her head was shaved by her husband after she refused to dance in front of his friends. The woman, who identified herself as Asma Aziz, claimed in a video that her husband Mian Faisal and his friends beat her with pipes, shaved her head, and threatened to […]
Deepika Padukone shares first look as acid attack survivor in ‘Chhapaak’
Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone on Monday shared her first look as an acid attack survivor for her upcoming movie ‘Chhapaak’. ‘Chhapaak‘ is based on the life and experiences of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal, who is now a TV show host and a campaigner with Stop Acid Attacks. In a social media post, Deepika shared her […]
Bangladesh skyscraper inferno death toll rises to 25
DHAKA: The death toll from a horrific blaze that ripped through a Bangladesh skyscraper rose on Friday to 25, including some who leapt to their deaths, as firefighters combed through the charred shell of the building. A day after flames tore through the 22-storey FR Tower in Dhaka, trapping hundreds of office workers, police said […]
Man stole $122m from Facebook and Google by sending them random bills
Evaldas Rimasauskas of Lithuania pleads guilty to US wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering charges, admitting that he had stolen $23m from Google and $99m from Facebook and between 2013 and 2015. Rimasauskas’s grift was pretty bold. He merely sent Google and Facebook invoices for items they hadn’t purchased and that he hadn’t […]
Kerala woman starved to death over dowry; husband, mother held
A woman in Indian state of Kerala was allegedly starved to death by her in-laws for not bringing enough dowry at the time of her marriage, local media reported. Thushara, a 27-year old mother-of-two, was decreased to a “bag of a skeleton” and weighed only 20kg at death, police found, in a case that has […]
Food poisoning kills 5 senior citizens in France retirement home
Five elderly people have died after eating a foie gras salad at a care home in France. Four women aged between 76 and 95 and a man aged 76 died on Sunday night within hours of consuming the meal at the home near Toulouse. In addition, 19 patients fell ill with vomiting and other signs of food poisoning. The […]
SussexRoyal! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Just Launched Their Own Instagram Account
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have launched their own official Instagram account – separate to Kensington Palace. Sussex Royal will be the dedicated handle for coverage of activities by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and @kensingtonroyal will remain the social media handle for William and Kate. Joint engagements will be covered by all platforms. […]
College Student Murdered After Getting In Car She Thought Was Uber
WASHINGTON: A South Carolina man has been charged in the murder of a University of South Carolina student who may have gotten into her killer’s car mistakenly believing that it was her Uber ride, police said. Nathaniel Rowland, 24, was charged with the murder and kidnapping of Samantha Josephson, 21, who was last seen outside […]
Third Largest city in US elects its First Female African American – Lori Lightfoot
Chicago made history by electing its first African American woman mayor, Congratulations to the Mayor-elect, Lori Lightfoot, a former U.S. attorney. She is the first openly gay person to lead the 3rd-largest city in the US.
