A 100-year-old blind woman who used to beg on the streets of Jeddah, from the last 50 years died, leaving behind a sizeable fortune which is worth 1 million US Dollars. The woman, who was known by the name ‘Eisha’, owned everything from gold coins, expensive jewellery to real estate assets which are valued at […]Read More
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a slowly replicating retrovirus that causes AIDS, a condition that causes progressive failure of the immune system and makes the body prone to infections and cancers. One of the properties of this virus is that it burrows deep into the DNA of immune cells and ‘goes to sleep’ there, […]Read More
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Iraqi women gathered on the streets of Baghdad to protest against the proposed ‘Ja’afari Law’ that would allow marriage of nine-year-old girls. The controversial law which is based on Shiite Islamic jurisprudence will also allow the father of the children to be their sole guardian when they hit […]Read More
What started off as a small argument took an ugly turn when a man in New Jersey stabbed his own brother over a last can of Pepsi. Michael Charles has been slapped with possession of a deadly weapon for antagonistic purpose, unlawful possession of weapon and aggravated assault using a deadly weapon. Apparently Charles stabbed […]Read More
Two Pakistani sisters Naheed, 35 and Rubina, 40 visited the National Bank of Pakistan and withdraw 17 Lakhs from their fixed deposit account around three days ago. Then they took the money to the front of the bank and burnt it. The police official Afzal Butt of the Bilal town where the women resided said […]Read More
The primary objective of a prison is to keep the lawbreakers away from society and punish them for their crimes. But there are some prisons in the world which have redefined the term ‘punishment’ and have turned these facilities into living hell. Following is a list of prisons which can give even the worst of […]Read More
The final chapter of Nelson Mandela’s revolutionary life came to an end after he breathed his last on Dec 6, 2013. Nelson Mandela gave a new face and strength to South Africa and struggled throughout his life in order to ensure that the civil rights of African people are respected and voiced. The former President […]Read More
Western Indonesian authorities reported that the recent series of eruptions of Mount Sinabung have coaxed around 18,000 people to leave their homes and many more are now packing their belongings. Mount Sinabung erupted violently last weekend spewing out rocks and red hot gas over a wide radius forcing people in vicinities to vacate their homes […]Read More
Even if other nations have strongly opposed Iraq’s capital punishment policy, yet Iraqi authorities refuse to let go off their own jurisdiction methods. A report by the war-torn country’s authorities came out on Monday highlighting the execution of 12 convicts charged with terrorism in the nation. With these 12 put to capital punishment, the score […]Read More
Even if Qatar comes in the top 10 richest countries in the world, yet the construction sector of Qatar is a dreaded place for migrant workers who are abused on the daily basis. These workers are being allotted fetid and filthy accommodations and Amnesty International has asked FIFA to assist in the situation since Qatar […]Read More