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Forget skin lightening, penis whitening is the new fad

With a Bangkok hospital providing penis lightening services, obsession for fair skin has assumed unprecedented craze in Thailand.

Melbourne: Driver arrested for ramming car into pedestrians, 14 injured

At least 14 people were injured in Melbourne after a car rammed into a crowded.

Germany faces unprecedented political crisis as Merkel's coalition talks fail

Germany is facing an unprecedented political crisis as Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has failed to secure a coalition government in the Bundestag (lower house) following elections in September.

Thousands rally in Zimbabwe to celebrate end of Mugabe era

Thousands have taken to the streets in Zimbabwe's capital Harare demanding the resignation of the country's longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe.

UK Parliament to vote on final Brexit deal

UK has announced that its Parliament will be given a take-it or leave-it vote on the final Brexit deal.

Amid #CatalanCrisis, Spain offers to allow future referendums

The Catalan crisis recently took a dramatic turn after Spain initiated legal action and detained former-members of Catalonia's cabinet.

Paradise Papers: Queen Elizabeth's private estate invested in offshore funds

The private estate of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II invested millions in offshore tax haven funds, the leaked Paradise Papers documents have revealed.

We now have a word of the year for 2017

Dictionary publisher Collins has named 2017's word of the year.

India releases imprisoned Pakistani sisters and jail-born child

After an 11-year long wait, imprisoned Pakistani sisters Fatima and Mumtaz Rehman, and Fatima's jail-born daughter Hina can finally return to their homeland.

UK considered setting up warning system over Trump's unexpected announcements

It appears the UK government is just as alarmed by its ally US President Donald Trump's unpredictable announcements as everyone else.

Reports: US-backed forces recapture ISIS' de-facto capital of Raqqa

US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claim they now control Raqqa, the one-time capital of ISIS.

Playboy's legendary founder Hugh Hefner dies, aged 91

Hugh Hefner, the legendary founder of the adult Playboy magazine, has passed away, aged 91.

May to give landmark speech to break Brexit negotiations deadlock

British PM Theresa May is expected to tell EU leaders that there's a shared responsibility to ensure Brexit takes place "smoothly."

Discrimination: Australian school didn't allow Sikh student to wear turban

An Australian tribunal has ruled that a Melbourne school discriminated against a five-year-old Sikh boy by barring him from enrolling because he wore a turban.

China gets riddled with financial frauds and ponzi schemes

Financial frauds and pyramid schemes have now reached epidemic levels in China.

Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi says Myanmar doesn't fear "international scrutiny"

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said her country doesn't fear "international scrutiny" over how it's handling the Rohingya crisis.

UN: Violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar 'seems like ethnic cleansing'

The UN human rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein said Myanmar's security operation against the Rohingya "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing"

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Why Trump supporters will always have the president's back

The outrage that followed Trump's reaction to the violent Charlottesville rally fueled speculation that the president's supporters would abandon him.

Reports: Ex-Thai PM Yingluck flees country ahead of corruption verdict

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled the country ahead of a court verdict in a corruption scandal, the BBC has reported citing sources close to her party.

Google, GoDaddy dump US neo-Nazi website, Daily Stormer

After disparaging Heather Heyer, who was killed while protesting at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia US neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer was forced to switch its domain name providers twice.

Iraqi PM visits Mosul to celebrate "victory" over ISIS

Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to congratulate Iraqi security forces over their "victory" against ISIS militants.

How the pub smoking ban has impacted Britain

On July 1, 2007 the UK banned smoking in enclosed workplaces which effectively meant the country's famed pubs would no longer be smoker friendly.

Iced drinks from Starbucks, Costa in UK contain faecal bacteria

A BBC investigation has found that iced drinks in the UK outlets of global coffee chains Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Caffe Nero contain bacteria found in faeces.

WhatsApp touted as a major news force

Industry experts are now pitching WhatsApp as one of the biggest forms of news media, enabling people to discover and share news.

US Navy warship collides off Japan's coast, 7 sailors missing

At least seven US Navy personnel are missing after their ship, the destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with merchant vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan.

Mexican journalists protest over award-winning reporter Javier Valdez's murder

Journalists in Mexico took to the streets to protest the killing of award-winning reporter Javier Valdez, urging the government to take action.

Nomx email server's tall claims fall flat under scrutiny

Nomx unique sales pitch says that their servers provide comprehensive security as they use the "world's most secure communications protocol" to ensure that their users are totally safe from cyber attacks.

Desperate Syrian refugees sell organs for sustenance

The desperate state of Syrian refugees has led to a boom in organ trafficking as their desperation has forced them to sell organs for money.

Bimek SLV - the next possible male contraceptive

In a fresh development, a German company has designed the Bimek SLV - a valve that diverts sperm back to the testicles.

Sunderland's David Moyes to face FA rap over 'slap threat'

The English Football Association (FA) has written to the Sunderland manager David Moyes and sought "observations" about the sexist slap threat he made to a female reporter.

TalkTalk - A victim of Indian scam call center

Customers of British telecom giant TalkTalk are being targeted by an India-based industrial-scale fraud network, three whistleblowers have revealed to the BBC.

Colors float as rules flouted in Delhi

Delhiites painted the city in rainbow colors when hundreds of people participated in the queer pride parade on Sunday.