Articles by Divya Kishore

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Fantasy coffins to dressing up the dead: Nothing funereal about these funerals

China has recently announced a ban on the practice of hiring strippers to perform at funerals in rural parts of the country.

Feb 25, 2018

Newly-wed gets explosive gift that kills groom, leaves bride in critical condition

The alleged incident that happened just five days after the couple got married also killed the groom's grandmother.

Feb 24, 2018

High school girl beheaded in broad day light while on her way to exam

A teacher who witnessed the alleged crime said the victim, Pooja Panika, was on her way to the school when someone attacked her from behind.

Feb 24, 2018

Is Black Panther's Wakanda real? Fans go crazy after finding Illinois' Wauconda

Alise Homola said she has received a number of calls from the Marvel movie fans requesting for fictional metal vibranium.

Feb 24, 2018

18-year-old arrested for allegedly sending school shooting message days after deadly Florida massacre

Emily Nicole Wilson sent the threat message through an app called, TextNow, in order to get extra time to study for a test.

Feb 24, 2018

'Serial killer' Bruce McArthur who buried men in planters charged with sixth murder

Skandaraj Navaratnam, a Sri Lankan refugee, whose remains were identified, was missing since 2010.

Feb 24, 2018

Six men including an 80-year-old accused of raping teenage girl for months

The 16-year-old told police that first one of the men raped her some six months ago but she kept mum due to social stigma and later others joined him in assaulting her.

Feb 23, 2018

India rape

Outrage as people take selfies with tribal man before he is 'beaten to death'

The victim identified as A Madhu died after a mob beat him severely, accusing him of stealing valuables from the house of a local person.

Feb 23, 2018

Who is Cassiday Proctor? Radio presenter gives birth on air to share 'most exciting day' of her life

The weekday morning presenter wanted to share the "most exciting day" of her life with her audience.

Feb 23, 2018

'Hero' teenager praised for alerting police about her friend's suspected school attack plans

Angela McDevitt claimed that her friend Jack Sawyer has revealed his attack plans in a series of messages around the time the Florida shooting happened.

Feb 23, 2018

Judge Robert Morin sentenced Sosefina Amoa to four years in prison and called the case a "tremendous tragedy".

Former Arkansas judge who bargained sexual favours for minimal sentences gets 5 years in jail

Joseph Boeckmann's lawyer had sought home detention for him but after hearing from two of his victims, Judge Kristine Baker decided to impose stiffer penalty.

Feb 23, 2018

Video shows knife-wielding man trying to rape bikini barista after buying coffee from her

Michael Reynolds allegedly attacked Madeline Guinto on Tuesday, 20 February, morning when she turned to her espresso machine to make coffee.

Feb 22, 2018

Killed in the name of honour? 17-year-old Indian boy stabbed to death in broad daylight

The teenager allegedly had an affair with a girl, whose family was against the relationship and was holding a grudge against him.

Feb 22, 2018

Cult leader who married his 5-year-old daughter and assaulted another girl pleads guilty to child rape

Samuel Shaffer is leader of a fundamentalist Mormon sect called the Knights of the Crystal Blade, which promoted polygamy along with a range of other sexual practices.

Feb 22, 2018

Virginia woman was killed by her own pit bulls who were found eating her rib cage, report reveals

A summary of the death investigation stated that Bethany Lynn Stephens "was not raped, and this was not a homicide".

Feb 22, 2018

Missouri woman sues school for allowing convicted criminal to pick her up, leading to her rape at 14

The woman, now 21, has claimed in her lawsuit that Roy Andrews picked her up from school in May 2010 and later took her to a motel and raped her.

Feb 21, 2018

Time traveller or story teller? Man claims to see Los Angeles submerged in the year 5000

A man named Edward claimed that in 2004, he travelled to the future and found Los Angeles was not the same.

Feb 21, 2018

Los Angeles YouTube

Tit for tat: Enraged Indian bites off a venomous snake's head, chews and spits it out in revenge

The man, identified only as Sonelal, claimed that the reptile had bitten him and in anger he bit off its head.

Feb 21, 2018

Ohio student shoots himself inside school's toilet days after Florida massacre that killed 17

Investigators said the seventh grader suffered a self-inflicted gunshot injury inside the toilet.

Feb 21, 2018

Who is Mitsutoki Shigeta? Japan's 'baby factory' man who fathered 13 children gets parental rights

The 28-year-old son of a wealthy entrepreneur made headlines in 2014 when it was found he had fathered 16 babies via surrogates in Thailand.

Feb 20, 2018

Thailand

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