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Chinese Man Arrested For Allegedly Pushing Pakistani Worker into Furnace for Failing to Understand Orders
The incident comes amid a controversy over alleged trafficking of Pakistani girls to China by some Chinese nationals who forced them into prostitution and illegal organ trade.
Nike Ditches Latest Shoe After Panama's Indigenous Community Accuses it of 'Pirating' a Protected Design
Lawyers for the Guna Community said the special-edition Air Force 1 model shoe sports a traditional 'mola' design without their permission, flouting their intellectual property rights.
US Millionaire Put Plane on Autopilot Mode to Have Sex With a 15-year-old Girl
Stephen Bradley Mell, 53, is accused of committing sex acts with a 15-year-old girl whose mother had approached him so that he could give her flying lessons.
New York Based Human Rights Watch Finds RSF Committed 'Horrific Abuses' In Sudan
In an interview with documentary filmmakers in 2008, Hemedti said al-Bashir had personally asked him to lead the campaign against the insurgency in Darfur, but he denied any involvement in attacks on civilians and said he had refused orders to attack civi...
Spanish, French or Polish: Expatriates Fight Brexit at UK Polls
Many Europeans hoping to become one of Britain's 73 Member of European Parliament are targeting their three million fellow expatriates from Poland, Spain and other countries.
Yemen's Houthi Group Says Will Target UAE and Saudi's Vital Military Facilities
Saudi Arabia said armed drones struck two oil pumping stations last Tuesday, after Houthi-run Masirah TV earlier said the group had launched drone attacks on Saudi installations.
'It's Really Not Twitter, It's Really A Typewriter for Me': Donald Trump Explains His Use of Social Media
Irrespective of his 60.4 million followers, Trump has been regularly pulled up for posting controversial statements and war threats with Iran and North Korea on his page.
Billionaire's Gift on Graduation Day to 400 Students from Martin Luther King Jr's College in Atlanta
Robert F. Smith, an African-American businessman with a fortune estimated at $4.4 billion, told the new graduating class that he plans to pay off the entirety of their student debt: an estimated $40 million.
Thirty-year-old Corpse of Missing Spanish Climber Recovered in Argentina
Identified as Spanish, based on the mountain clothes and brand of equipment he wore, the body of the mountaineer had been inside the glacier for a long time, said Deputy Commissioner Alejandro Alonso.
In First For Asia, Taiwan Legalises Same-sex Marriage as Thousands Cheer
Lawmakers of the majority Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) backed the bill, which passed 66 to 27, although the measure could complicate President Tsai Ing-wen's bid to win a second term in presidential elections next year.
'Short-sighted': Kamala Harris Invokes Indian Heritage in Reply to Trump's Immigration Plan
Senator from California Kamala Harris said that Americans routinely celebrate a 'unified culture' and the US Constitution guarantees equality for all people.
'Dangerous Nuisance': Austria Urges Netizens to Shun Online Cow-kissing Challenge
A Swiss app called Castl had launched the #KuhKussChallenge ("Cow Kiss Challenge") on Wednesday, encouraging users in Switzerland and other German-speaking countries to kiss cows.
China Slams US Move to Blacklist Telecom Giant Huawei, Says Will Take Steps to Protect its Companies
The Xi Jinping government said that China is strongly against other countries imposing unilateral sanctions on Chinese entities and stressed that the US government should avoid further damaging their relations.
US Stealth Fighter Jet Suffers Millions in Damage from Bird Strike in Japan
Photographs circulating on social media showed what appeared to a kind of falcon stuck beneath the plane.
Ex-Pak President Asif Ali Zardari Secures Interim Bail in Six Corruption Cases
The 63-year-old Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairperson is named in 36 inquiries and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) claims that his role has been established in at least eight cases.
Nepal Mountaineer Sets Record After Conquering Mount Everest 23rd Time
Kami Rita Sherpa started the climb to Mount Everest from Nepal side, which is one of the two routes to the peak. The other one passes through Tibet.