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A Chinese immigrant and his wife have been arrested in the US on charges of abusing at least 14 children born through surrogacy, media reports said. more
Pakistan crime shock: Teen raped at home, accused threatened to kill her

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a local youth in Pakistan's Narowal district, highlighting concerns over the safety and security of women and children in the country.

Hindu Temple in US vandalised in brick attack just days before Navratri

A Hindu temple in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, was vandalised with bricks while priests and devotees were present inside, according to media reports.

‘Exorcism’ Horror in Pakistan: Faith healer assaults girl in Pakistani village

Pakistani police have registered a case against a faith healer for allegedly torturing a girl during a ritual to exorcise a djinn, according to media reports.

Murder mystery in Bangladesh: Hindu jeweller's body found inside floating drum

The body of a Hindu jeweller was recovered from a floating plastic drum near a sluice gate in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district on Friday, with police suspecting that he was killed b ...

Pakistan: Brother kills 18-year-old sister in the name of honour

A newly married woman was allegedly shot dead by her brother in Pakistan’s Orangi Town in what police described as an apparent “honour”-related killing, media reports sa ...

Italy PM Meloni announces big school plan: Burqa, hijab ban and cap on foreign students

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday said her government is preparing legislation to introduce a cap on the number of foreign students in each classroom and ban the wearing of ...

Sikh driver stabbed 17 times in US days after controversial DHS 'Transformer' post

A Sikh truck driver in the US said he was stabbed 17 times at a rest area in Wyoming, leaving him severely injured and hospitalised, media reports said.

Hindu minor girls’ emotional plea in Pakistan: ‘We want to go home’ amid abduction, forced marriage case

Two Hindu minor girls, aged 13 and 14 according to minority rights activists, broke down and pleaded to return home after a court in Pakistan’s Sindh province declined to send them ...

Pakistan must end ‘pattern of impunity’ against Ahmadis, UN experts say

UN experts on Monday expressed grave concern over continuing reports of discrimination, violence and legal restrictions targeting members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan, an ...