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Washington, March 24: Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of George Floyd's murder will be sentenced on June 16. The Hennepin County District Court said that Chauvin will be sentenced at…

A sailor who was stranded alone on a ghost ship for four years and forced to swim ashore to get supplies has finally been freed. Mohammed Aisha was trapped in a legal bind after the ship was held by authorities in Egypt with him on board in…

Israeli police scuffled with Palestinians for a second night Friday in annexed east Jerusalem, amid mounting tensions over a ban on gatherings and anger fuelled by videos posted of attacks.The fresh violence came after clashes overnight…

Perth and Peel have entered a three-day snap lockdown after a Melbourne man spent five days in the city while potentially infectious with COVID-19.The friend who he was staying with has now also tested positive.The 54-year-old man arrived…

Washington, April 23: Several Indian-American Muslim, Sikh and Christian groups have applauded the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for its latest report wherein it has recommended India be…

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has ended his hunger strike after medics warned he was on the brink of death, it has been announced. The 44-year-old, one of Vladimir Putin's most prominent critics, started refusing food on…

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk.In an Instagram post on the 24th…

Paris, April 23: A French police officer was stabbed to death inside her police station Friday near the famed historic Rambouillet chateau, and her attacker was shot and killed by officers at the scene, authorities…

India is in the grips of a coronavirus disaster with families reduced to begging overwhelmed hospitals to treat their loved ones. The country's healthcare system is buckling as the disease surges rapidly among its 1.36 billion population.…

Washington, April 23: Several US lawmakers have expressed concern over the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in India and have urged the Biden administration to provide all necessary help to the country. “We have the…

Russia paraded its firepower today as experts warned a withdrawal from the border with Ukraine was political theatre. In a deliberate show of strength, Vladimir Putin’s forces displayed their combat readiness at sites across the vast…

Deeply disturbed by the exploding health crisis in India. So many of my family, friends and colleagues grappling with this second wave. Mass gatherings are toxic. Social distance, wear masks, ramp up medical…

A British teacher arrested after emigrating with a new identity may have sexually abused 36 children as young as four in a new string of horrific suspected crimes, according to Spanish police. Convicted sex offender Ben Lewis is suspected…

Washington, April 23: President Joe Biden will embark on his first overseas trip in office in June, the White House is set to announce on Friday, with the aim of demonstrating his administration's commitment to the…

Far away from the brutal street wars and hanging corpses that plague the streets of Venezuela, a band of bandits relax on the field of a brightly-lit baseball stadium. In the vast complex behind them reportedly lies a disco hall and indoor…

Washington, April 23: The Biden administration has applauded India for stepping up its climate change commitment including the partnership with the US to deploy 450 gigawatts of renewable power to meet the ambitious…

A female police officer was fatally stabbed by a knifeman who was then shot dead by at least one of her colleagues. The 49-year-old mum-of-two was slashed in the throat when she was attacked in the entrance to a police station in…

Naypyitaw, April 23: Within the next six months, 3.4 million people will go hungry, over and above the 2.8 million people considered to be food insecure in Myanmar before the military takeover, according to the…

A Titanic survivor pretended to be an aristocrat before becoming a member of the Nazi SS. German passenger Alfred Nourney was on board the RMS Titanic having been forced to head to America amidst a scandal in which he got a rich woman…

Singapore, April 23: All long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have travelled to India within the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore from April 24, as the city state…

Incredible photos captures the moment a huge great white shark breaches the water stunning a group of tourists. The 20-foot long predator is captured opening its mouth wide open and exposing its sharp killer teeth for the camera. Another…

Quetta, April 23: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a deadly bomb blast at a luxury hotel, Quetta's Serena Hotel, hosting the Chinese ambassador in the southwest of the…

Victoria has declared parts of WA will become “red zones” overnight as a Melbourne man who caught COVID in a Perth quarantine hotel sends hundreds of Victorians into isolation.Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has declared that the Perth…

SpaceX Crew-2 has successfully blasted off sending four astronauts towards the International Space Station (ISS) in a first manned mission using recycled rocket boosters. The flight - the first to crewed by three men and a woman - took off…

Washington, April 23: Defending US' restrictions on the export of key raw materials for the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccine that threatens to slow India's vaccination drive, a senior State Department official has…

A court has heard what the woman accusing NRL star Jack de Belin of rape told her boss the next day.A woman accusing NRL star Jack de Belin and friend Callan Sinclair of raping her at a North Wollongong unit told her boss at work the next…

A mobile mechanic has died while working underneath a car in a shocking workplace incident.A mobile mechanic died while working underneath a car in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs on Thursday. WorkSafe Victoria confirmed the man’s death on…

Manama, April 23: Those found eating in public during the fasting hours of the Ramadan month will face strict punishment in Bahrain, according to local media reports. Bahrain will send the violators in jail for up…

Singapore, April 23: An 11-year-old Indian boy was the sole community case of COVID-19 among the 24 new infections reported in Singapore on Thursday, according to a media report. The boy was part of a cluster…

Washington, April 23: The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Maldives due to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the region. In a series of travel…