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Indonesian villagers kill 292 crocodiles in revenge attack

Indonesian villagers kill 292 crocodiles in revenge attack

-- 2018-07-16 12:56:37

Indonesian villagers have slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm in Sorong district of West Papua province of the country, an of...

The 'vegetarian' mutton curry that unites Baangals and Ghotis

The 'vegetarian' mutton curry that unites Baangals and Ghotis

-- 2018-07-15 17:47:38

Bengalis, people from the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh, constantly war over which of the two regions boasts the better cuisine. Columnist Rajyasree Sen traces this culinary clash through...

Papa John’s to change logo after founder uses N-word

Papa John’s to change logo after founder uses N-word

-- 2018-07-14 15:18:28

Papa John's founder John Schnatter will be removed from the pizza chain's branding after his use of the N-word forced his exit from the company. Mr Schnatter, the company's former chairman, had used...

Earthquake reveals ancient temple in Mexico

Earthquake reveals ancient temple in Mexico

-- 2018-07-13 15:50:38

Archaeologists scanning a Mexican pyramid for damage following September's devastating earthquake have uncovered traces of an ancient temple. The temple is nestled inside the Teopanzolco pyramid in M...

Hungry rat sparks blackout at Australian ballet

Hungry rat sparks blackout at Australian ballet

-- 2018-07-12 11:55:22

A hungry rat has been blamed for a power failure during a ballet in Australia. Dancers and audience members were plunged into darkness during the second half of a Sleeping Beauty performance by the A...

10 facts about world's population you must know

10 facts about world's population you must know

-- 2018-07-11 17:27:22

World Population Day, a United Nations' initiative celebrated every year on July 11 to raise awareness about the exploding world population, focuses on reproductive rights this year to mark 50 years s...

Scientists discover world's oldest colours in Africa

Scientists discover world's oldest colours in Africa

-- 2018-07-11 16:47:44

Scientists have discovered the oldest colours in the geological record, 1.1 billion-year-old pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa. A study published on Monday in the...

Starbucks says goodbye to plastic straws

Starbucks says goodbye to plastic straws

-- 2018-07-10 11:01:12

Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from its stores worldwide by 2020 to reduce environmental plastic pollution, the company says. The coffee retailer will phase out single-use straws from its mo...

India train delay due to 'drunk' station master

India train delay due to 'drunk' station master

-- 2018-07-09 14:02:20

Several trains were delayed in a railway station in Uttar Pradesh state of India after the station master got drunk and fell asleep while on duty, officials said. The duty-officer Deep Singh did not...

Croatian president takes economy class flight to Russia to cheer WC team

Croatian president takes economy class flight to Russia to cheer WC team

-- 2018-07-08 13:38:10

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has flown economy class to Russia to cheer on her nation’s football team at the FIFA World Cup. Croatia’s first female president said she wante...

US Post Office to pay $3.5m for using wrong Statue of Liberty on stamp

US Post Office to pay $3.5m for using wrong Statue of Liberty on stamp

-- 2018-07-07 15:05:03

The US Postal Service has been ordered to pay $3.5 million (£2.6 million) for copyright infringement after mistakenly using the wrong Statue of Liberty on a stamp. The Postal Service used the i...

London approves giant floating ‘Trump Baby’ for president's visit

London approves giant floating ‘Trump Baby’ for president's visit

-- 2018-07-06 16:15:29

Plans to fly a giant inflatable figure depicting Donald Trump as a baby over London during the US president's visit have been approved. Mr Trump is due to meet Theresa May at 10 Downing Street on 13...

Canadian father dies protecting children from polar bear

Canadian father dies protecting children from polar bear

-- 2018-07-05 15:07:31

A father died protecting his children in a rare polar bear attack in Canada’s northernmost territory of Nunavut. Aaron Gibbons, 31, was on Sentry Island, a popular fishing and hunting spot on t...

Man shoots himself following girlfriend’s father challenge

Man shoots himself following girlfriend’s father challenge

-- 2018-07-04 15:51:05

A leader of the BJP’s youth wing allegedly shot himself at his girlfriend’s house in Bhopal on Tuesday night, after he was asked by the woman’s father to “prove his love by kil...

92-year-old mother kills son to avoid being put into care home

92-year-old mother kills son to avoid being put into care home

-- 2018-07-04 13:20:59

A 92-year-old US woman shot and killed her son, 72, in order to avoid being sent into a care home, police say. Anna Mae Blessing, who is charged with murder, contemplated her son's intentions to put...

Woman wakes up alive in morgue after being declared dead

Woman wakes up alive in morgue after being declared dead

-- 2018-07-03 12:22:33

A South African woman is recovering in hospital after being discovered alive in a mortuary fridge. The woman was taken to Carletonville morgue, in Gauteng province, having been declared dead by param...

Celebrity chef Tommy Miah faces £229,000 tax bill

Celebrity chef Tommy Miah faces £229,000 tax bill

-- 2018-07-01 16:48:31

Bangladeshi-born British celebrity chef Tommy Miah also known as ‘Curry King’, the owner of the award-winning The Raj Restaurant, and his wife Anwara have been barred from the position of...

Eight-year-old boy heads off to university

Eight-year-old boy heads off to university

-- 2018-07-01 11:51:36

A Belgian boy has graduated secondary school aged eight after completing six years' study in just a year and a half. Laurent Simons, whose father is Belgian and mother Dutch, and has an IQ of 145 acc...

Industrial wastes taking heavy toll on Halda River

Industrial wastes taking heavy toll on Halda River

-- 2018-06-30 15:22:37

The Halda River, the biggest natural fish breeding ground in South Asia, is facing ‘severe’ pollution by industrial wastes carried in by flash floods, says Halda River Saving Committee. T...

Robot serves up pizzas in France

Robot serves up pizzas in France

-- 2018-06-28 15:15:54

For many people, the smell of a pizza fresh from the oven and lovingly crafted is a culinary delight that’s hard to beat. But now that hand-crafted pizza has a rival: Pizza made by robot. Frenc...

Argentina fan dies of heart attack in Rajshahi

Argentina fan dies of heart attack in Rajshahi

-- 2018-06-27 14:17:42

A Bangladeshi Argentine football fan died of cardiac arrest while celebrating his team's victory after the Nigeria-Argentina match of 2018 Russia World Cup at Beldarpara in Rajshahi city early Wednesd...

‘The Return of the Jedi’ gun sells for $550,000 at auction

‘The Return of the Jedi’ gun sells for $550,000 at auction

-- 2018-06-26 13:38:00

A gun used by Han Solo in “The Return of the Jedi” sold for $550,000 at auction to the museum chain Ripley’s Believe it or Not! on Saturday, Julien’s Auctions said. The hero p...

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin sues his children

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin sues his children

-- 2018-06-26 11:43:23

US astronaut Buzz Aldrin has sued two of his children and his former business manager alleging they stole money from him and are slandering his legacy. The lawsuit, which was revealed on Monday, was...

Belgium beach hosts Hollywood sand sculptures

Belgium beach hosts Hollywood sand sculptures

-- 2018-06-24 14:45:28

On a Belgium beach, an artist adds the final touches to an imposing sand sculpture of the Incredible Hulk and his bristling muscles ahead of the opening of the world’s biggest festival of its ki...

English bulldog Zsa Zsa wins World’s Ugliest Dog contest

English bulldog Zsa Zsa wins World’s Ugliest Dog contest

-- 2018-06-24 14:13:15

A 9-year-old English bulldog was named the winner of the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog contest in the San Francisco Bay Area. Zsa Zsa won the title Saturday night at the Sonoma-Marin Sonoma-Marin Fa...

India relocates 195kg Tiger

India relocates 195kg Tiger

-- 2018-06-23 14:48:08

A male tiger weighing 195kg (420lb) was relocated from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to a sanctuary in the eastern state of Orissa 600km (410 miles) away. The massive operation involved...

Rat in ATM eats $18,000 worth of cash

Rat in ATM eats $18,000 worth of cash

-- 2018-06-22 17:20:47

When bank technicians in India were finally summoned to investigate why an ATM (automated teller machine) had not been working for days, they began to smell a rat. What they found inside the ATM was...

Akon plans to launch currency, city after himself

Akon plans to launch currency, city after himself

-- 2018-06-22 15:58:56

Akon says he's planning to release a new cryptocurrency named after himself - called Akoin. Speaking at the Cannes Lions Festival on Monday, the Locked Up singer said he believed cryptocurrency could...

New Zealand PM Ardern gives birth to first child

New Zealand PM Ardern gives birth to first child

-- 2018-06-21 13:18:55

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, on Thursday, Ardern said in a posting on Instagram. Ardern, 37, became New Zealand’s youngest prime minister whe...

Indian gives birth in Bangladesh toilet

Indian gives birth in Bangladesh toilet

-- 2018-06-20 12:39:58

An Indian woman has given birth to a baby boy at a toilet of Kamalapur Railway Police Station in Dhaka. The woman, Roksana Akter, 30, and the newborn have been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospi...