Sounak Mukhopadhyay

U.S. journalist Peter Theo Curtis, who had been held hostage in Syria for 22 months, arrived home. He was freed by the extremist group a couple of days back. Curtis was reportedly kidnapped by Syrian rebel group al-Nusra Front in October 2012.

Aug 27, 2014

The 19-year-old man who broke in Canada politician Justin Trudeau’s home would not be charged.

Aug 27, 2014

A Canadian man who was suspected to as a serial killer confessed being involved in a couple of murders.

Aug 27, 2014

Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten accused Prime Minister Tony Abbott of being “ineligible” to lead the country after travel entitlement leaks.

Aug 27, 2014

An Australian mother, who was found dead in her house, had apparently suffered domestic violence for years.

Aug 27, 2014

Canadian councillors wore pink to hold a unique protest against a “dysfunctional” mayor.

Aug 26, 2014

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is apparently trying to use education and jobs to keep the Islamist population in the country on track. Australian government is going spend over $13 million on young Muslims who are potential jihadists.

Aug 26, 2014

Tiger Woods ended his professional association with Canadian coach Sean Foley on Monday, Aug 25. The U.S. golfer had a four-year-long training relation with the golf instructor that had started in 2010.

Aug 26, 2014

Nicki Minaj’s wardrobe malfunction at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards might have been staged.

Aug 26, 2014

It was claimed that U.S. journalist James Foley, who was seen getting assassinated on camera a few days back, had already been killed one year ago. The claim comes from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s office.

Aug 26, 2014

Richard Attenborough, one of the most iconic figures of British cinema who was also a director of the movie Gandhi, passed away last Sunday, Aug 24 at 90 years old.

Aug 25, 2014

Adult movie actress Sunny Leone becomes the latest participant in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Aug 25, 2014

Australian F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo won the Belgian Grand Prix but it was the runner-up who got the majority of media attention.

Aug 25, 2014

A Canada man drowned while he tried to save a 12-year-old boy in the Ottawa River.

Aug 25, 2014

A state of emergency was declared in Northern California the 6.1 magnitude earthquake injured over 120 people.

Aug 25, 2014

A young student was suspended from school after saying “bless you” to a classmate’s sneeze.

Aug 22, 2014

The Vatican refused to submit criminal documents to the child abuse royal commission. The files in question are those of Australian priests accused of child sex crimes.

Aug 22, 2014

Ford has revealed more details about the upcoming Ford Falcon According that will have the 000 technology which can, in fact, save lives.

Aug 22, 2014

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott cautioned that extremist activities like beheading could take place Down Under as well.

Aug 22, 2014

Former ISIS hostage Didier François claimed to have identified the Islamic State militant who had beheaded U.S. journalist James Foley. The militant is British and is called as "John," according to the claims of the French journalist.

Aug 22, 2014

Jodhi Meares was fined after she had been charged for drunk-driving.

Aug 21, 2014

Australian Muslim leaders dismissed the proposed terrorism law.

Aug 21, 2014

Miranda Kerr is rumoured to be carrying Justin Bieber’s child.

Aug 21, 2014

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Russian President Vladimir Putin are the latest to get nominated for the challenge.

Aug 21, 2014

The U.S. government was apparently aware that the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS, was going to kill American journalist James Foley as a response to the airstrike U.S. President Barack Obama had earlier authorised on the militant organisation.

Aug 21, 2014

Australian MP Clive Palmer called China “mongrels” that shoot its own people. Interestingly, Palmer’s opponents have earlier accused the politician of threatening the democratic relation between Australia and China with his reckless use of words against the Asian government.

Aug 20, 2014

David Letterman paid his tribute to deceased actor Robin Williams, a gesture which was due as the “Late Show With David Letterman” was on a break in the previous week.

Aug 20, 2014

A Canadian doctor who had been arrested for terror related charges was set free as the court did not find enough evidence against him.

Aug 20, 2014

ISIS posted the beheading video of American photo-journalist James Foley. The U.S. journalist went missing more than a year back while he was in Syria. ISIS, now known as the Islamic State, threatened U.S. President Barack Obama holding him responsible for Foley’s death.

Aug 20, 2014