Few years on the Earth
A 39-year-old Taiwanese television personality has been arrested in Japan over allegations that she poured a liquid onto an ancient Buddha relic at the historic Yakushiji Temple in Nara. The incident, which reportedly took place on April 6, has attracted attention not only because of the cultural importance of the monument involved but also because … Read more
Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, a 26-year-old construction worker from Switzerland, has become the subject of widespread attention after being sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for violating restrictions associated with Nyepi, the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence, and posting an insulting video about the religious observance on Instagram. The case has highlighted the strict … Read more
The tragic death of 28-year-old Gurdeep Singh has left his family and community in Punjab devastated after the young Indian man was reportedly shot dead while delivering pizza in New York City. Gurdeep, who had travelled to the United States as a young man with hopes of building a better future, was working hard to … Read more
Rajiv Acharya, an Indian caregiver working in Jerusalem, was killed in a violent attack at the residence where he was employed, turning the death of a migrant worker into a case that has drawn attention from Indian diplomatic authorities and the wider Indian community in Israel. Acharya was working for an elderly couple when he … Read more
The deaths of Ketan Swali and Sheetal, his wife, have brought renewed attention to a tragic light aircraft crash in a remote part of northern Wales. The Indian-origin couple, both believed to have been in their 50s, were killed after the Piper PA-28 aircraft they were travelling in crashed in an isolated area of the … Read more
The death of 26-year-old Dileep Kumar Bungatavula, a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, has left his family and the Indian community in the United States mourning an unexpected tragedy. Dileep, who had travelled to the US to pursue higher education and completed his Master of Science degree from Kent State University in 2025, was killed … Read more
A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s devastating civil war. The ruling, which also applies to his brother Maher al-Assad and several former officials, marks one of the most significant legal developments in Syria’s long and violent modern … Read more
Daniel Kinahan, a 49-year-old Irish national who has been described by law enforcement authorities as an alleged senior figure in the Kinahan organised crime group, has returned to Ireland after several years living in Dubai. His extradition marks a major development in a long-running investigation into one of Ireland’s most notorious organised crime networks. Kinahan … Read more
Varun Batchigari, a 20-year-old Indian national who had been studying in Arizona, has become the focus of a murder investigation after his 19-year-old girlfriend, Julissa Rubi Salazar, was found dead inside her Tucson apartment. Batchigari was arrested in Germany after investigators alleged that he fled the United States shortly after Salazar’s death. Authorities have accused … Read more
The death of 30-year-old Bar Asraf has drawn widespread attention in Israel after reports confirmed that he died by suicide at the grave of his girlfriend, Liron Barda, who was murdered during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack on the Nova music festival. The heartbreaking incident occurred on Saturday, only three days after Asraf had … Read more