Two fathers demand action against Japan over parental child abduction BRUSSELS: Two European fathers who live in Japan will urge EU lawmakers this week to increase pressure on Tokyo to tackle parental child abduction by changing a law that does not recognise joint child custody following divorce. Frenchman Vincent... Women 17 Feb, 2020
US mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were shootings The first one occurred 19 days into the new year when a man used an axe to kill four family members including his infant daughter. Five months later, 12 people were killed in a workplace shooting in Virginia. Twenty-two more died at a Walmart in El... Women 28 Dec, 2019
Three involved in child abduction, murder made public in Parsa BIRGUNJ: Police in Parsa district today have made public three persons involved in kidnapping and killing an eight-year-old boy. The arrested have been identified as Indian national Bikash Sharma (21), who had currently been residing in Birgunj... Travel 29 May, 2019
Biplav-led CPN Maoist spokesperson 'Prakanda' arrested on criminal charge: Home Minister CHITWAN: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist (Biplav) spokesperson Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma, aka 'Prakanda' was arrested on the charge of criminal activities. In a press meet jointly... Travel 10 Aug, 2018
�He looked like a terrorist!� How a drive in rural India ended in a mob attack and a lynching Five friends were on a roadtrip when they ran into an angry mob The five had given some school children chocolates Police said mob wouldn't listen to orders to stop the attack Villagers thought the five were child kidnappers WhatsApp... Women 29 Jul, 2018
Alleged leader of mosque bombing could be threatening figure CLARENCE, ILLINOIS: A former sheriff’s deputy and purported ringleader in the bombing of a Minnesota mosque emerges in court documents as a sometimes-threatening figure with anti-government views who also wrote books and attracted others into his... Women 15 Mar, 2018
THT 10 YERARS AGO: Another protester killed in police firing Nawalparasi, February 26, 2008 A protester was killed on the 14th day of bandh called by the the United Madhesi Democratic Front in a clash between police and protesters here today. Elsewhere, the protesters indulged in vandalism and arson in... 27 Feb, 2018
Two dead in protests over Pakistan girl's rape and murder LAHORE, PAKISTAN: Two civilians were killed when officers fired live rounds to disburse crowds that attacked a police station in Pakistan on Wednesday in a protest over the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl. Police recovered the body of... Women 11 Jan, 2018
Militia attack kills 43 in South Sudan's Jonglei state JUBA: A tribal militia killed at least 43 people in South Sudan's central Jonglei state, local officials said on Wednesday, part of a cycle of tit-for-tat revenge killings that local authorities have so far been powerless to stop. Raiders from the... Women 29 Nov, 2017
Pakistani lawmaker seeks to protect nation's youth - from Doraemon cartoons KARACHI: A Pakistani opposition lawmaker on Wednesday proposed banning 24-hour cartoon TV channels, specifically the popular Japanese series "Doraemon", drawing ridicule on social media in a country fighting corruption, poverty and Islamist... Women 03 Aug, 2016
Man says he offered to snatch children for Aussie TV show CANBERRA: A contractor said Tuesday that he negotiated with an Australian television network to snatch two Lebanese-Australian children from their father's family in Beirut but the network chose a cheaper option. Col Chapman, who describes himself... Women 12 Apr, 2016
UK judge implores Madonna, Ritchie to settle custody dispute LONDON: It will be a "tragedy" if Madonna and her ex-husband Guy Ritchie don't resolve their custody battle over their 15-year-old son Rocco, a British judge said Monday. Judge Alistair MacDonald, who has been hearing a legal dispute between the... Travel Abroad 21 Mar, 2016