Lures of the dollar and a non-resident spouse are the same for Indians. In spite of government efforts to caution people about the pitfalls of marrying an Non-Resident Indian (NRI) through a nationwide media campaign, any opportunity to find an NRI groom or bride is too hard, for any girl or boy in the country, to resist. Media reports said a 68-year old US-based Indian doctor, apparently, in response to his advertisement, received marriage proposals from around 152 Indian women of all age group...
Rui Zhang, the 27-year-old PhD student who attacked his classmate Xiaoyu Cheng by throwing sulphuric acid in his face and hit his head with a hammer, has been found not guilty on grounds of mental illness.
A math and religion teacher in Sydney was jailed for a year for having a sexual relationship with her 15-year-old student in 2008. Meanwhile, another similar case happened in Worcester County, Massachusetts when a female sex education teacher had sex with her 14-year-old student on several occasions.
Taking a step towards opening its Australia office, social media giant, Twitter is reported to have recruited former Google Australia display advertising head, Karen Stocks as local country head. The move has a strong commercial motive but will also help closer engagement with authorities.
In a cautious yet deliberate move toward action, President Obama is ensuring the validity of his claims on chemical attacks in Syria on its own people. A revenge attack by the U.S. defence officials is planned by the end of the week; most likely on Thursday as UN officials leave Syria after investigating on the chemical. massacre
The NFL coughs up $765 million for ex-players concussion settlement.
He built his empire shooting girls going wild. But a rendezvous with three women at a college graduation party at the Supper Club in Hollywood got the 40-year-old creator and owner of Girls Gone Wild, Joe Francis into some real trouble this time. He thought he “owned the police” but that didn’t help. His luck with the law ran out on Tuesday. Francis was sentenced to a jail term of 270 days, 3 years of probation, an anger management course and sessions of psychological counselling.
Two men from Kenya had entered into a contract agreeing to share one wife with each other
An Aussie couple from Melbourne experienced the worst nightmare that travellers in Phuket can possibly experience.
He called on Allah’s wrath to be on others and now the police have expressed concerns about his safety. In his March sermon, the Tunisian-born Mosque Preacher Sheikh Sharif Hussein Sheikh who is said to be a leading member of the Adelaide Islamic community, attacked Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, US President Barack Obama and called Australian soldiers in Iraq as "Crusader pigs”.
A Maldivian court quashed a public flogging sentence of a 15-year-old girl convicted for having premarital sex. The high court issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the girl, whose step-father is on trial for raping her, had been wrongly convicted by a juvenile court of having pre-marital sex with another man. The February conviction of the girl sparked international outrage and focused attention on treatment of women in Maldives, which is a favourite holiday destination.
The Australian Labor Party, allegedly, draws campaign budget through capitalizing on gay marriage
Mohammed Sanoussi, one of the 14 convicted Skaf gang rapists, may be on his way out of jail if the State Parole Authority approves his plead for release after serving 13 years in Long Bay Jail in Sydney.
Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, who recently quit as Egypt's interim vice president and left the country in the face of deadly crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood supporters by military-led government, will face charges for "breaching national trust".
A spy was dismissed from his agency after confessing his spy identity to his fiancée.
A man transporting pot was caught after a police driver trailing a semi-truck was able to smell an odour emanating from the vehicle.
Aussie student, Cris Lane, was gunned down “For the fun of it”, says one suspect
Imam Hafiz Mohammed Khalid Chishti who was arrested for falsely implicating Rimsha Masih, a 14-year old mentally-challenged Christian girl of burning pages of the Quran in Aug 2012 has been acquitted by a trial court on Saturday for lack of evidence.
If all goes well for him, ousted Egyptian autocrat, Hosni Mubarak could walk free from prison by the end of the week. This after an Egyptian court trying the former president cleared him of corruption charges on Monday.
In a reflection of the times we live in and our dependency on social media, lawyers in the UK have warned that messages emanating from twitter and other online social networks may be considered during legal trials. The decision to use online material comes against a slew of cases that saw defendants in an act of exhibitionism on social media about their crime.
New Zealand same-sex marriage takes effect Monday, Aussie gay couple race with New Zealand Gay Couples to be the very first same-sex couple married in New Zealand
The York Regional Police and a young man from Ontario, Canada, became instant social media celebrities when the latter tweeted a call out to weed dealers to sell him weeds at his workplace.
NSW Policeman, Marc Osborn, was charged for his sex video obtained inside his police car
After confessing that he killed his 26-year-old wife, Derek Medina turned himself in to the police after posting photos of Jennifer Alfonso, the deceased on facebook. There appears to have been a history of domestic abuse and violence in the family. However, police are investigating the case. Medina has showed no remorse over the shooting.
Older brother of PM Kevin Rudd, Greg Rudd, labelled Aussies as “ungrateful bastards in his fight for Kiwis’ equal rights
Rolf Harris was arrested again for another sexual abuse allegation.
An Australian lady was conned into buying two apple fruits in a box for 1200 dollars, believing them to be Apple smart phones, reported NDTV.
Buying from people online can be very tricky, a 21 year old Australian lady learnt firsthand. The lady who was not named, posted an ad online in the Gumtree Web site. She wanted to buy two Apple smart phones. She was contacted by another lady who said she had “two apples” for sale.
Ethics Committee chair and LNP’s MP Peter Dowling apologised to family in the wake of his sexting scandal.
A Kiwi tourist witnessed the horror car crash that killed a new bride at Venice beach boardwalk.
The Israel Law Centre and Solicitor Andrew Hamilton lodged a complaint against Sydney professor Jake Lynch
