Death Toll From Indonesian Tsunami Climbs to 429 - Reports
December 27, 2018 at 10:05 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The death toll following the tsunami that hit Indonesia's western coast on Saturday has risen to at least 429, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a spokesman of Indonesia's national disaster management agency. Read More »
‘What about sterile surgery?’: Woman in shock after medics use duct tape to bandage her mother
December 14, 2018 at 02:18 PM
The operation was serious and Anna felt relieved when her mother was moved from Intensive Care. But all that ended when the caring daughter found duct tape fixing her mom’s bandages. The ensuing scandal saw the head doctor sacked. Read More »
Renters forever? 89% of US millennials want to own a home but student debt is stopping them – survey
December 13, 2018 at 03:00 PM
Achieving the American dream seems unattainable to many millennials, with 48 percent lacking any savings for a home down payment. Many have student loan debt to blame, which has reached a collective $1.3 trillion in the US. Read More »
WATCH: Killer Python Wraps Itself Around Indonesian Villager
December 13, 2018 at 10:40 AM
A video of a gigantic python coiling itself around an Indonesian local’s ankle while other villagers successfully wrestle him out of its clutches has gone viral. Read More »
Indian Newborn, Mother Die After Doctor Performs C-Section While Drunk
December 07, 2018 at 10:53 AM
A doctor in the Indian state of Gujarat is under arrest for having allegedly delivered a woman’s baby on Monday while drunk, which caused both the newborn’s death and its mother’s. Read More »
Corpse Bride: Indian Man Marries His Dead Fiancée at Her Funeral
December 06, 2018 at 10:40 AM
A 24-year-old Indian man has promised to stay single for the rest of his life after his girlfriend died in a bus accident in Tamil Nadu, southern India. Read More »
WATCH Man Billed as Having 'World's Longest Tongue' Lick His Forehead
December 06, 2018 at 10:37 AM
Yagya Bahadur Katuwal of Nepal claims his tongue is the world's longest; he's able to lick his own forehead. Read More »
Russian priest who raped boys at least 46 times jailed for 17 years
December 04, 2018 at 02:38 PM
A Russian Orthodox priest, who sexually abused boys under the age of 14, has been sentenced to 17 years behind bars. While the priest was convicted of 46 rape counts, he was accused of molesting children nearly 90 times. Read More »
One in 200 Britons homeless, new research shows 4% increase since 2017
December 04, 2018 at 02:30 PM
The number of homeless Britons has soared to 320,000 in the first quarter of this year, with one in 200 either sleeping rough or in temporary accommodation, according to new research undertaken by homelessness charity Shelter. Read More »
‘We’ve never really seen anything like this’: US suicide rates hit 50-year peak
December 04, 2018 at 10:51 AM
The US witnessed the most deaths in a single year, since official records began, in 2017, with suicide and drug overdose deaths soaring among an aging population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read More »
