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"A 14-year-old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped by a number of men after she told a drug dealer she no longer wanted to deliver drugs for him. Thirteen men and a 17-year old youth are on trial at Bradford Crown Court charged with a total of 28 sexual offences between them. All of the...

"It was once the world's largest-known diamond, is worth a reported £100m and is currently part of Britain's crown jewels. But India wants it back. Bollywood stars and businessmen have united to instruct lawyers to begin legal proceedings in London’s High Court to return the Koh-i-Noor...

Jetpack pilots fly over Dubai alongside Airbus. "Airline giant Emirates has aroused claims of fakery by posting a video purportedly showing two jetpacked riders flying in formation with one of its planes over Dubai. The aerial showcase was filmed at dawn on October 13, with Swiss pilots Yves...

"A former head of security at Heathrow Airport has told Sky News he expects investigators probing the Egypt plane crash will be examining whether a bomb was put on board by somone who had access to the jet on the runway. Norman Shanks said that while it is possible security staff could have...

"London: Citing an unnamed official, CNN has reported that United States intelligence now believes the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt was brought down by a bomb planted by Islamic State or an affiliate. We have become concerned that the plane may well have been brought down by an explosive...

"A doctor who admitted that an abortion he was offering was tantamount to "female infanticide" has been struck off by a medical tribunal for three months. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruled that Dr Palaniappan Rajmohan lied about the reasons he carried out the termination."...

Egypt confirms Russian passenger plane has crashed in Sinai "Cairo: A Russian passenger plane carrying up to 224 passengers and crew has crashed in in Egypt, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has confirmed. A statement from the Prime Minister's office said Mr Ismail had formed a cabinet-level...

Australia the leading country in tech and science has done it again with the release of cloud based passports, "Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australians may soon be able to travel without their passports in a world-leading initiative. The traditional travel documents would be ditched...

Manchester Manchester – one-time engine room of the Industrial Revolution – has a new role as a dynamo of British culture. The government has stumped up £78m for The Factory, an arts centre that will become the home of the Manchester International Festival. And the city has experienced an art...

Worst airports of 2015 1. Port Harcourt International Airport (Nigeria) 2. King Abdulaziz International Airport (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) 3. Tribhuvan International Airport (Kathmandu, Nepal) 4. Tashkent International Airport (Uzbekistan) 5. Simon Bolivar International Airport (Caracas...

"Two children of a Dalit family, including a nine-month-old boy, were burnt alive and their parents injured when some members of the Rajput community allegedly set fire to their home in Faridabad district of Haryana on Tuesday, triggering tensions in the area. Police said the incident occurred...

"Right-wing activists threatened to "skin" an Australian visitor who had a tattoo of a Hindu goddess on his leg, police say, adding they are looking for the culprits. Melbourne man Matthew Gordon, 21, was at a restaurant in the southern city of Bangalore with his girlfriend on Saturday when...

Sri Lanka, Latvia etc are all on the list. 50 cheapest countries to live in

"The Transport Minister of India moves to tax commercial vehicles and have car-free days with air quality in India's polluted capital rising to 'levels beyond dangerous." New Delhi moves to clean up polluted air

"Markets are well aware that China's exceptional growth rate is finally slackening but economists are increasingly cognisant of this slowing could turn into a crash for the world's second largest economy. Concerns are beginning to rise about China's future economic prospects. While the...

"Alongside Alfred McEwen, who is also tabled to speak at the NASA press conference, Ojha decided to study images of gullies on Mars's surface taken by a fellow researcher, Colin Dundas. For his study, Ojha edited the images to remove blemishes such as shadows and light interference, only to...

I see Indians on here bragging how Russia is such a great friend, but why if they were such amazing friends did they not help India in the 1962 war against China?

"Hundreds of migrants smashed their way through razor-wire fences and into Hungary after chaos at the country's border yesterday saw them hurl rocks at riot police who hit back with tear gas and water cannon. After an afternoon of battles in which Hungarian riot police launched tear gas and...

What is the quality like of these two countries? I hear India has a shocking quality of education when compared to China let alone the rest of the world. But India must be doing something right with the number of IT professionals, so what is the real story?

"Two Nepalese women have accused their Saudi Arabian diplomat employer of subjecting them to months of repeated rapes and assaults while working for him in India. The two women, aged 30 and 50, claim that they have been held hostage in the diplomat's home near the capital 'for several months'...