It’s not yet final, but Thailand is now moving closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. A step was indeed taken on Wednesday, with a vote by deputies, in favor by a large majority. This strong position taken by parliamentarians marks an important step forward, but we will still have to wait …
Read More »Pakistan: Maryam Sharif, 1st woman head of government
Daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Sharif on became the first woman to head a province in Pakistan. She takes charge of Punjab, the country’s richest and most populous province. Following in the footsteps of her father, one of the leading figures in Pakistani politics, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, …
Read More »74% of the dead are children and women in Gaza
As the deadly fighting continues in the Gaza Strip on November 23, women and children are the main victims, according to reports. Commenting on the situation, the Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said that 74% of the dead were children and women. A truce agreement …
Read More »Israeli army demands evacuation of Indonesian hospital in Gaza
The Israeli army has called for the evacuation of the Indonesian hospital in the northern Gaza Strip within four hours, a Palestinian Ministry of Health official said. The Israeli army wants to enter the hospital for “military operations” and is therefore demanding its evacuation within four hours, Ministry of Health …
Read More »Girl cuts village power supply to meet lover
A girl cut off the power supply of her entire village to meet her boyfriend in the dark in Bihar Bettiah, India, reports said. The girl did it every time to meet her boyfriend under the cover of darkness but the affair finally came to light after the couple was …
Read More »Death of the man with the world’s longest noise
Guinness World Records is saddened to learn that Mehmet Özyürek, the proud owner of the world’s longest nose has died at the age of 75 in his hometown in Turkey. He was well known and loved for his zest for life, and often spoke of how he was blessed to have …
Read More »Father arrested for injuring his two-month-old son
A 33-year-old man was arrested for causing a serious brain injury to his 2-month-old baby by violently shaking him in Incheon, South Korea, according to reports. The man who is the father of the child is suspected of injuring his son at their home. He admitted to shaking the baby …
Read More »Five Iranian girls arrested for dancing on Rema’s song
Five young Iranian ladies have been arrested for dancing to Nigerian Afrobeat singer and rapper, Rema’s song ‘Calm Down’ . The video of the five girls went viral for dancing to Rema’s hit song without headscarves. The footage showed the women were dancing and slightly showing their stomachs. It spread …
Read More »A man killed his 100-year-old grandmother
A 37-year-old man hacked his 100-year-old grandmother to death using an axe in Hamburg, Germany, according to report. “A cervical cord severing caused by sharp and blunt force was the cause of death,” according to the preliminary autopsy. An axe was found at the crime scene as an element of …
Read More »Two Nigerians arrested with cocaine capsules
Two Nigerians were arrested for concealing 167 capsules of cocaine in their stomach at the Mumbai airport in India, according to the India TV. The two passengers were arrested by police after arriving at the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport from Lagos via Addis Ababa. They were taking to court …
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