ADF attack: 66 people killed in Congo; UN spokesperson describes it as ‘bloodbath’

Representative Image (AI-generated) At least 66 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by rebels linked to the Islamic State group, local officials said on Saturday.Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist group with ties to IS, attacked civilians in the Irumu area of Ituri province, which borders Uganda. The […]

Sikh faith not a ground for less punishment: Indian-origin man jailed for crash that killed woman in Adelaide, he was driving at 160 km/hour

Bhupinder Singh was sentenced to over five years in jail in Adelaide for car crash that killed a woman. He claimed he was bullied for his hair, turban in jail during the remand. (Photo: 7News) 24-year-old Bhupinder Singh has been sentenced to more than five years in jail, but not a life sentence, for causing […]

Eight killed in overnight Sudanese paramilitary attack: Civilian bunker bombed; health workers targeted

Eight civilians killed by Sudan’s RSF bombing of a bunker sheltering dozens of people in El-Fasher (Image credits: AP) Eight civilians were killed when Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed a bunker sheltering dozens of people in the besieged city of El-Fasher, a doctor reported to AFP on Thursday.The doctor, speaking anonymously from El-Fasher […]

16-year-old attacks school in Southern Brazil; 1 child killed; two others injured

A 16-year-old boy attacked a school in southern Brazil, killing a 9-year-old boy and injuring an 8-year-old girl and a 34-year-old teacher, authorities said on Tuesday.The attack took place at Maria Nascimento Giacomazzi School in Rio Grande do Sul, where the teacher was injured while trying to stop the assailant.Police confirmed the boy died from […]

4 of an Indian-origin family killed in US after a mini truck hits their car

A US-based Indian-origin family of four with roots in Hyderabad died Saturday night in a car crash in Green County, Alabama, while returning to Dallas after visiting relatives in Atlanta during the Fourth of July weekend.The victims were identified as Venkat Bejugam, his wife Tejaswini Cholleti and their two children, Siddarth and Mrida Bejugam. A […]

Head-on collision on Nigeria highway: 21 killed in accident; truck hits passenger vehicle on wrong lane

At least 21 people were killed in a road accident in Nigeria’s northwestern Kano state on Sunday, said the Federal Road Safety CorpsPreliminary investigations revealed that a commercial passenger vehicle was driving against the traffic on the Zaria-Karo expressway, violating established road safety regulations. The vehicle then collided head-on with a heavy-duty truck.The commercial driver […]

Typhoon Danas hits Taiwan: 2 killed, hundreds injured; international flights cancelled

People walk in the rain in Taipei, as Typhoon Danas was passing through Taiwan (Image credit: AP) Typhoon Danas slammed into Taiwan’s west coast late Sunday, killing two people and injuring nearly 500, according to the Central Weather Administration.By early Monday, almost 400,000 households were still without power. The storm made a rare and direct […]

Indianapolis mass shooting: Two teens killed, five injured – probe under way, motive unknown

Representative image (AP) Two teens were killed and five others injured in a mass shooting that occurred early Saturday in downtown Indianapolis, according to the Indianapolis metropolitan police department.Officers responded to reports of a disturbance near Washington and Meridian Street around 1.27 am. When they arrived, they heard gunfire, reported ABC News.A 16-year-old boy was […]

16 killed in Pakistan building crash

KARACHI: The death toll from a collapsed multi-story residential building in southern Pakistan rose to 16 as search operations to find survivors continued for the second day.Rescuers pulled 10 more bodies from the rubble during an overnight operation, officials said Saturday.The govt-run Civil Hospital said in a statement it had received the 16 bodies, adding […]

Sentence of British boy who killed Bhim Kohli, 80, to be reviewed for being unduly lenient

TOI Correspondent from London: The solicitor general has referred the sentence handed down to a 15-year-old British boy for killing 80-year-old Indian-origin Punjab-born dog walker Bhim Kohli to the Court of Appeal for being unduly lenient.Several MPs and members of the public had requested for the sentence to be reviewed under the unduly lenient scheme.The […]