Asia 14-year-old rape victim denied abortion by Indian court by Patrick Akpu July 24, 2015 0 An Indian court has denied a 14-year-old girl a late-term abortion after she was allegedly raped by a doctor in... Read more
Asia Villagers behead 63-year-old woman over witchcraft by Patrick Akpu July 21, 2015 0 A 63-year-old woman in India was dismembered and beheaded by villagers after she was accused of practising witchcraft. Police said on... Read more
Asia Teenager commits suicide over parents refusal to build toilet by Patrick Akpu July 4, 2015 0 An Indian teenager, Khusboo Kumari, has committed suicide because her parents refused to build a toilet in the house. Police said... Read more
Asia UPDATE: 110 dead in Indonesian military plane crash by Patrick Akpu June 30, 2015 0 More than 110 people have been confirmed killed after a military plane crashed into a densely-populated neighborhood in Indonesia on Tuesday.... Read more
Asia Law minister arrested in India for forging certificate by Patrick Akpu June 9, 2015 0 Indian authorities have arrested a politician from an opposition anti-corruption party on suspicion of forging his law degree certificate. Jitendra... Read more
Asia Mother shares photo of her baby being treated like a dog by Patrick Akpu May 26, 2015 0 Authorities will have to determine what was going on in the head of a mother who shared on Facebook, harrowing... Read more
Asia Baby rescued eight days after being buried alive by Patrick Akpu May 13, 2015 0 A Chinese baby born with a cleft lip was abandoned by his parents and buried in a cardboard box two... Read more
Asia Japan hit by 6.8-magnitude earthquake by Patrick Akpu May 13, 2015 0 The coast of northeastern Japan was Wednesday hit by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, the US Geological Survey has said. The quake... Read more
Asia BREAKING: Another earthquake hits Nepal by Patrick Akpu May 12, 2015 0 A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, two weeks after more than 8,000 people were killed in a devastating quake.... Read more
Asia 21 passengers roasted to death in India bus crash by Patrick Akpu May 6, 2015 0 No fewer than 21 people were reportedly burned to death after a bus fell into a ditch and caught fire in central India.... Read more
Asia Eight more Nigerians to face execution in Indonesia by Patrick Akpu May 6, 2015 0 There are strong indications that more Nigerians are to face execution in Indonesia even after the execution of four recently. A... Read more
Asia Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91 by Patrick Akpu March 23, 2015 0 Lee Kuan Yew, whose efficient but often heavy-handed leadership helped transform Singapore from a chaotic British colonial backwater into one... Read more
Asia Mob hangs, beat 18-year-old alleged rapist to death by Patrick Akpu March 13, 2015 0 For the second time this month, a mob in India has beaten an alleged rapist to death. Photos below show... Read more
Asia Mob invades prison, kidnaps rape suspect, beat him to death by Patrick Akpu March 6, 2015 0 A violent mob broke into an Indian prison and kidnapped an alleged rapist before stripping him naked and beating him... Read more
Asia Protester slashes US ambassador to Korea in the face, wrist by Patrick Akpu March 5, 2015 0 U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert underwent two-and-a-half hours of surgery after a Korean nationalist attacked him with a... Read more