In the remote expanse of southern California's Mojave Desert, authorities have apprehended five individuals after the discovery of six lifeless bodies, all men, bearing gunshot wounds near El Mirage.

Police discover 6 bodies in California's Mojave Desert; 5 arrested over illicit marijuana trade suspicion

Cape Verde has achieved a decisive victory against malaria by becoming the third African Nation to rid itself of the disease. This is a substantial victory especially given that the mosquito-borne disease continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people on the continent, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.

Cape Verde becomes third African nation to be declared malaria-free

In the wake of the formidable New Year's Day earthquake, Japan's Noto Peninsula reportedly underwent a dramatic metamorphosis, which is vividly depicted in newly released satellite imagery.

New Year's Day quake stretched a Japanese peninsula coastline by over 800 feet

Alabama has received the go-ahead for using nitrogen gas to execute a death row inmate later this month. A federal judge on Wednesday rejected inmate Kenneth Smith's request for an injunction to stop the execution via nitrogen hypoxia which experts and his lawyers have condemned as cruel and experimental.

Federal judge gives green light to first US execution by nitrogen gas

In the United Kingdom's Wembley, last week, a Hindu temple became the scene of a potential hate crime, as a man reportedly reciting Quran verses tried to throw a sacred idol and smashed a lamp (diya).

England-based Shiva temple vandalised by man allegedly reciting Quran verses

India's Parliament security breach saga has taken another turn with two of the six accused behind the major security lapse undergoing narco-analysis and brain mapping tests.

Indian parliamentary breach accused undergo narco test in Gujarat

Rankings for the world's most powerful passports in 2024 are in, and the Indian passport has improved its global standing, moving up three positions. The top placeholders: World's MOST powerful passports In 2024, the Crème de la crème or the accolade of having the world's most powerful passport is split among not one or two but six countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain.

Crème de la crème: These are the world's most powerful passports; India, Pakistan rank at these positions

Amalija Knavs, the mother of former United States first lady Melania Trump, has died aged 78. On Tuesday night, taking to X, Melania Trump confirmed Knavs' death, and said that her mother was a "strong woman".

Melania Trump's mother Amalija Knavs passes away after long illness

In a momentous decision, Norway's parliament, the Storting has given its nod to a government initiative allowing Arctic seabed mineral exploration. This sets the course for mining exploration into parts of its seabed, including a sprawling 280,000-square-kilometre expanse, predominantly located in the icy depths of the Arctic.

Norway’s Parliament approves deep-sea mineral exploration, ignites environmental debate

Switzerland will try a former Gambian minister under ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh for crimes against humanity on Monday in a milestone case where a serial rape victim will testify after a multi-decade wait for justice.

Gambian ex-minister Ousman Sonko faces rape, torture charges in long-awaited Swiss trial

Donald Trump is facing criticism from Joe Biden's 2024 election campaign for failing to sign a loyalty oath in Illinois, which says that the former president won't advocate overthrowing the government.

Trump calls Jan 6 rioters 'hostages,' skips signing Illinois loyalty oath promising to not overthrow govt

In the United Kingdom, a majority of police forces now allow trans-identifying, which means biologically male officers can strip-search women. This, as per the Women's Rights Network, would lead to "state-sanctioned sexual assault".

'State-sanctioned sexual assault': UK police allowing trans-identifying officers to strip-search women

Thousands of native Australia lizards with a market value of around $805,000 (or A$1.2 million) have been rescued from being smuggled out of the country to Hong Kong.

Criminal gang planning to smuggle lizards worth almost $1mn nabbed in Australia, 257 animals rescued

New York on Thursday (Jan 4th) sued 17 bus companies for violating state law by transporting migrants from the southern US border to the city. The city is seeking $708 million via the lawsuit which has been filed in New York state court in Manhattan.

New York sues 17 bus companies for transporting 33,000 illegal migrants to the city, seeks $708mn compensation

One of wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim's properties in Maharashtra was sold for Rs 2 crore (USD 240,580) in an auction on January 5. The base price of the gangster's land parcel was pegged at just Rs 15,000 (USD 185.

Indian don Dawood Ibrahim's ancestral property auctioned, purchased by a lawyer

Donald Trump, the former US president, on Wednesday (Jan 3rd) appealed to the country's highest court to lift a Colorado state ban that would keep him off the presidential primary ballot in the western US state.

Donald Trump urges US Supreme Court to 'summarily reverse' Colorado presidential primary ballot ban

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's associates have become public knowledge. On Wednesday (Jan 3rd), a New York judge began to unseal the identities of people linked in court documents to the US financier, who had committed suicide a couple of years back.

Explained | Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues ‘beyond the grave’. Here’s all you need to know

United Nations experts have urgently implored the United States authorities to reconsider the scheduled execution of Kenneth Smith in Alabama on January 25. The unsettling twist in this case is the proposed method: asphyxiation using pure nitrogen, an untested and unprecedented approach that has never been used anywhere in the world.

International outcry over US plans to use 'inhuman' nitrogen asphyxiation to execute death row inmate

Donald Trump is off the presidential primary ballot in two of the US states—Maine and Colorado, due to the role he played in the unfolding of the Capitol riots, which has been etched in American history as a 'dark day'.

Trump's support remains resilient, while one in three Americans now question Biden's 2020 win: Poll

Faced with nearly 100 lawsuits related to decades-old sex abuse claims, the Roman Catholic organisation, Franciscan Friars of California, has filed for bankruptcy.

Sexual abuse lawsuits drive Roman Catholic organisation Franciscan Friars of California to file bankruptcy

"Cows, curry and caste," that is how British media perceives Indians and Hindus, revealed a survey. In the United Kingdom, a survey of British Indians and Hindus found that most members of the community face prejudice, due to their misrepresentation in the UK media's "colonial" focus on them.

British media’s Hinduphobia, focus on cows, curry and caste leading to prejudice against Indians in UK: Survey

Former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday filed an appeal against a ruling that would keep him off the presidential primary ballot in Maine. Calling Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows a "biased decision maker", Trump's attorneys asked the Maine Superior Court to toss out the ruling.

Donald Trump appeals Maine's 'biased' decision maker's presidential primary ballot ban

Donald Trump has escaped being removed from the presidential primary ballot of yet another state. Despite requests for his removal, California's Secretary of State, Dr Shirley Weber, has declined to remove the 2024 Presidential hopeful.

California decides to keep Donald Trump on GOP presidential primary ballot

As restrictions on visa routes came into force on Monday (Jan 1), the United Kingdom has banned the "unreasonable practice" of overseas students bringing their families to the nation.

Thousands of Indian nationals to be affected as UK bans dependents of foreign students