Articles by Ananya Roy

US successfully tests Thaad system in Alaska 'against developing missile threats in North Korea'

This was the first time the missile defence system in Alaska intercepted an IRBM.

Jul 12, 2017

Doctors operate on man with more than 150 sharp pins lodged inside body

Badrilal Meena, 56, has undergone three surgeries so far in which doctors have removed 91 pins from his neck, abdomen and limbs.

Jul 11, 2017

At least 7 Hindu pilgrims killed in militant attack in India's restive Kashmir state

The attack took place when the pilgrims were returning from the holy Amarnath shrine.

Jul 11, 2017

Indonesian police arrest suspected Isis supporter who threatened to turn Jakarta into Marawi

Ghilman Omar Harridhi, 19, allegedly sent a threatening letter and an Isis flag to the police headquarters in South Jakarta.

Jul 10, 2017

Top Dictators and Autocrats Overthrown From Power.

Italian police raid 'fascist beach club' dedicated to Benito Mussolini's dictatorship

The bathing huts at the Punta Canna beach club in Chioggia, Venice, have signboards praising the gas chambers.

Jul 10, 2017

Cardinal George Pell arrives in Sydney to face sex abuse charges

A spokeswoman for Pell said after his arrival in Australia that his return to the country should come as no surprise.

Jul 10, 2017

Pope Francis

Nearly 40 Isis militants and 26 Egyptian soldiers killed in gunfight at army checkpost in Sinai

Isis said it launched the attack because they claimed the Egyptian army was preparing to target the Islamists' positions.

Jul 8, 2017

Aspiring flight attendant from Perth claims Emirates fired her for falling down stairs

Ciara Burke, 23, quit her previous job as a nurse after she received an invite to join the Emirates Aviation College in Dubai.

Jul 8, 2017

Dubai

Elderly imam guilty of sexually abusing young girls during Quran lessons jailed for 13 years

Mohammed Haji Saddique, 81, would ask the girls to sit next to him and touch them under their traditional loose-fitting clothing.

Jul 8, 2017

Australia developing missile defence system amid North Korea threats

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, however, insisted that the solution was to denuclearise Pyongyang.

Jul 8, 2017

MH370 search: How close are scientists to solving aviation's biggest mystery?

Australian researchers claim they know the exact spot where the missing Malaysia Airlines plane can be found in the Indian Ocean.

Jul 7, 2017

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

Niger army kills 14 refugees mistaking them for Boko Haram militants

The refugees were returning to their village, which has been declared a 'no-go zone' following Boko Haram violence.

Jul 7, 2017

Boko Haram Nigeria

Elderly Catholic priest stabbed to death in gang war hit Mexico

Father Luis Lopez Villa is the 18th priest to be murdered in Mexico in the last six years.

Jul 7, 2017

Bishops call for 'total elimination' of nuclear arms after North Korea's ICBM test

'Even a limited nuclear exchange would have devastating consequences for people and the planet,' the Bishops said.

Jul 7, 2017

Eight-foot python found in Indian Air Force plane's undercarriage

Rescuers spent nearly five hours to free the python from the AN-32 aircraft's undercarriage.

Jul 6, 2017

Tragedy strikes pregnant doctor as she suffers miscarriage while delivering patient's baby

Dr Mervat Mohamed Talaat, despite bleeding profusely due to the miscarriage, continued with the procedure on her patient.

Jul 6, 2017

Egypt

At least 26 killed in latest drug gang war in Mexico

Mexican authorities have reported a rise in gang wars, attributing it to the absence of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Jul 6, 2017

Terrified Muslim man wears burqa to conceal identity and escape mob lynching

Nazmul Hassan told police that recent mob lynching incidents in India made him afraid of travelling alone.

Jul 5, 2017

Vatican police bust drug-fuelled gay sex orgy hosted at papal apartments by top priest

The priest serves as secretary to cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, Pope Francis' personal adviser.

Jul 5, 2017

Boko Haram kills 9 and abducts nearly 40 women from Niger village

A day after the Niger attack, some 700 Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's Borno state surrendered to the police.

Jul 5, 2017

Boko Haram

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