8 car thefts, 7 cities: How Chinese man with plan to dodge flight fares was caught

8 car thefts, 7 cities: How Chinese man with plan to dodge flight fares was caught

A man from China, surnamed Chen, booked a flight ticket worth 1,500 yuan (about US$200) to Changsha in Hunan province. But he cancelled it soon after, calling it “too expensive.” As per his plan, he stole eight cars across seven cities—just to avoid paying for a flight ticket home, according to South China Morning Post … Read more

Indian woman goes missing after arriving in US for arranged marriage

Indian woman goes missing after arriving in US for arranged marriage

A 24-year-old Indian woman, Simran Simran, has gone missing just days after she arrived in the United States for what was reportedly an arranged marriage, according to New Jersey authorities, as reported by The New York Post (NYP). Police in Lindenwold, Camden County, said Simran landed in the US on June 20 and was reported … Read more

Oldest boomerang ever found doesn’t come back — so what was it used for 42,000 years ago?

Oldest boomerang ever found doesn’t come back — so what was it used for 42,000 years ago?

A boomerang discovered decades ago in a cave in southern Poland has now been dated to between 39,000 and 42,000 years ago, making it the oldest known example of such a tool in the world — and it doesn’t come back when thrown. Unearthed in 1985 in the Oblazowa Cave, the artefact was originally thought … Read more

‘This is an outright war crime’: Protests erupt in US and other countries after Trump’s strikes on Iran

‘This is an outright war crime’: Protests erupt in US and other countries after Trump’s strikes on Iran

Anti-war protests broke out in multiple US cities, including San Francisco, New York, and Washington, DC, over the weekend following US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Demonstrators criticised what they called an “unconstitutional” escalation and warned of a wider Middle East conflict. ANSWER Coalition to hold ‘Stop the War on Iran’ march on June 28 … Read more

Face of a woman who lived 10,500 years ago reconstructed; challenges genetic uniformity among European hunter-gatherers

Face of a woman who lived 10,500 years ago reconstructed; challenges genetic uniformity among European hunter-gatherers

With DNA extracted from the body’s remains, researchers have reconstructed the face of a woman who lived approximately 10,500 years ago in present-day Belgium. The findings of this analysis challenge earlier assumptions about genetic uniformity among European Mesolithic populations. The team, led by scientists from Ghent University, used advanced genetic and archaeological methods to bring … Read more

Can you survive Tzuyang’s diet? Korea’s ‘Big Stomach Queen’ eats 30,000 calories a day—with a gut 40% larger than average

Can you survive Tzuyang’s diet? Korea’s ‘Big Stomach Queen’ eats 30,000 calories a day—with a gut 40% larger than average

She weighs just 50 kg and stands 1.61 metre tall, but South Korea’s Tzuyang—nicknamed the “Big Stomach Queen”—eats like a small army. Known for her massive food intake and mukbang videos, the 28-year-old social media star reportedly consumes around 30,000 calories a day, about 15 times more than an average adult woman. What sets her … Read more

25% rise in violence against children in conflict zones in 2024; Gaza tops list: UN report

25% rise in violence against children in conflict zones in 2024; Gaza tops list: UN report

Violence against children trapped in armed conflicts reached “unprecedented levels” in 2024, with a staggering 25% surge in grave violations compared to the previous year, according to a United Nations report released Thursday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ annual report on Children in Armed Conflict points towards escalating brutality in conflict zones. “Children bore the brunt … Read more

As Israel–Iran conflict spirals, a round-up of 5 key developments in the past 24 hours

As Israel–Iran conflict spirals, a round-up of 5 key developments in the past 24 hours

Entering its fourth day, the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran continued to intensify early Monday. Fresh missiles were traded, killing scores of civilians, damaging structures, and raising fears of further escalation from both sides caught in a longstanding conflict. Over the last few days, Iranian strikes on Israel have killed at least 19 people … Read more

Visitors at China zoo pull tiger hair for ‘good luck’, spark outrage

Visitors at China zoo pull tiger hair for ‘good luck’, spark outrage

A group of visitors at a zoo in Liaoning province, northeastern China, has drawn criticism after a video showed them pulling out hair from a resting tiger through a metal fence, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP). The incident occurred on June 8 in a special viewing area where big cats typically lie atop a … Read more

WATCH: Iranian missile lands near key Israeli military facility in Tel Aviv

WATCH: Iranian missile lands near key Israeli military facility in Tel Aviv

Iran Attacks Israel News: As Israel and Iran traded missiles with the conflict between the two countries intensifying over Friday night, a video verified by CNN captures the moment an Iranian missile landed near a key military facility in Tel Aviv. The missile, that escaped Israel’s Iron Dome Defence System, struck Kirya — a sensitive … Read more