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Viral video from war-torn Idlib shows Syrian father teaching toddler 'laughing game' as Russian jets bomb neighborhood

The Syrian father, identified as Abdullah al-Mohammad posted a video of a game, he had devised to distract his daughter

Feb 19, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Where is Chen Qiushi? Journalist who reported from Wuhan 'forcibly quarantined'

Chen Qiushi (34) went to Wuhan on January 24, was last heard on Thursday, it was later learnt that he was forced into quarantine

Feb 12, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Byun Hui Soo becomes South Korea's first transgender soldier to be recognized as woman by law

Byun Hui Soon joined South Korean Army as a man underwent gender change surgery and returned to service last year, but he was discharged from duty

Feb 11, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Who is Shamima Begum? The British ISIS bride who got stripped of her British citizenship

Shamima Begum, now twenty, went to war-torn Syria, as a fifteen-year-old, to join the Islamic State as an ISIS bride

Feb 8, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Death of 15 inmates in Mississippi prisons prompts civil rights investigation

Violent confrontations among inmates, suicides and unsanitary conditions are some of the reasons cited for the deaths

Feb 6, 2020

By Pritha Mallick

A caning sentence being carried out in Banda Aceh,

Indonesia's first ever female flogging squad in action; does a 'good job with nice technique'

Under Aceh's Sharia law, public flogging is given to people who engage in a range of crimes like gambling, adultery, drinking alcohol and gay or pre-marital sex.

Jan 28, 2020

By Jacob J

MSNBC anchor apparently used the N-word while announcing Kobe Bryant's death; later apologized

The TV anchor though denied allegations of using a racial slur, while announcing the demise of Lakers legend; later apologized for the 'confusion'

Jan 27, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Delta airlines fined $50,000 for racially profiling Muslim passengers

The cases involve three passengers in two instances, who were removed from the flight, after co-passengers got nervous due to their attire and mannerisms

Jan 25, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Japan arrests six over child pornography

Soon in Turkey men can legally rape young girls - if they marry them

The bill has sparked massive protests from women in Turkey, who see it as a law that will not only legitimize child marriage and rape but will also increase child abuse

Jan 25, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Germany bans neo-Nazi group Combat 18, launches raids

Two hundred officers seized phones, laptops, weapon-related objects, clothing, and Nazi relics, the German Interior Ministry said in a statement

Jan 23, 2020

By Reuters

Myanmar house meets as Suu Kyi's NLD set to elect new president

World Court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from acts of genocide

A lawsuit, launched by Gambia in November at the United Nations accuses Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya in violation of a 1948 convention

Jan 23, 2020

By Reuters

American journalist arrested by Lebanese military over reporting for 'Israeli enemy newspaper'

Haaretz, the Israeli newspaper in question has denied any connection with the journalist and said that it "did not receive that video directly from anyone other than Reuters"

Jan 21, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Norway PM Solberg's government loses parliament majority over support to ISIS bride

Anti-immigration ally has withdrawn support from the ruling coalition after cabinet approved repatriation of a 'jihadi bride' along with her children

Jan 21, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Indian-American drives around the world for organ donation awareness

After donating his kidney, Anil Srivatsa started the 'Gift of Life Adventure', which is a series of overland expeditions aimed at spreading organ donation awareness

Jan 18, 2020

By IANS

Once submerged Bangladeshi island ready to house 100,000 persecuted Rohingyas

United Nations and international aid agencies have vehemently opposed the relocation of Rohingya refugees to the Bangladeshi island of Bhasan Char

Jan 17, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

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