Indian Military Plane Missing
The Indian Air Force has confirmed that an Antonov-32 transporter aircraft went missing during a flight between Chennai and Port Blair.
It is believed the plane was carrying 29 service personnel to islands near the Malacca straits, where India has a...
Russia Banned from Rio Olympics
A recent investigation revealed Russian state-sponsored doping of athletes, prompting the World-Anti Doping Agency to call for a ban on Russia attending the Rio Olympic Games.
68 Russian athletes appealed against the ban, including two time Olympic gold medallist Yelena...
Indonesia Found Guilty of Genocide, UK complicit
According to an international panel of judges the mass killings that Indonesia committed during 1965 are crimes against humanity.
It is estimated that between 400,000 and 500,000 people died at the hands of military death squads, however given the official...
HSBC Trader Arrested Over Fraud
HSCB’s top currency trader, Mark Johnson, 50, has been arrested by the FBI at JFK airport, New York, and charged for £2.7bn worth of fraud. He is to appear in court today.
Johnson is HSBC’s global Head of Foreign Exchange...
From Richer, For Poorer
Two generous newlyweds decided to abandon the tradition of spending vast amounts of money on their wedding to instead donate to those less fortunate. Specifically, their earnings went into the education of children of farmers who committed suicide and...
Weeding out Traitors
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is defiant in his claim that the death penalty may be possible for the “terrorists” who attempted the failed military coup. This comes despite warnings that the use of capital punishment will dash Turkey’s opportunity...
85 Syrians Killed in Air Strikes
Children were included in the victim toll of 85 people killed in an air strike launched by the United States, supposedly because the victims were mistaken for Islamic State fighters.
The incident took place in the village of Tokhar near...
Upcoming Rio Olympics Scandals
The Olympics are set to kick off August 5th. Spanning almost three weeks, the legendary games are to feature all the biggest names in sport, including Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis and Michael Phelps.
However, the games are sparking worries after...
Axe-wielding Teenager Maims 4 in Germany
A 17 year old Afghan refugee has injured four passengers, leaving two in critical condition, in an axe and knife attack. Fourteen people are being treated for shock. This attack comes just days after the Nice lorry attack which...
Pakistani Internet Star Murdered by Brother
Qandeel Baloch, a controversial celebrity in Pakistan, was strangled to death by her brother Waseem for “dishonouring the Baloch name.” He claimed to protest the pictures she shared online and confessed to giving Baloch a tablet before strangling her.
Baloch...
