Malaysia PM Najib Razak: ‘Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean’
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak made the following statement at a press conference concerning the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, MH370 at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Public More...
India reports outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease, or ‘Monkey fever’
An outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease, or ‘Monkey fever’ in the state of Karnataka, India has prompted health officials to take action, according to a report in The New Indian Express today. Health More...
India: Woman gives birth to baby with two heads
In an astounding story from northern India last week, a woman delivered conjoined twins at a hospital in Sonipat, Haryana. However, the baby, born via C-section and weighing in a 3 kilograms, has two heads, two More...
India: Hinduism on the rise, increasing persecution of Christians as elections near
Hinduism in India is experiencing a rival and, as a result, persecution of Christians is increasing. Religious leaders are watching the situation closely as elections are scheduled for April. India sees a rise of More...
California reports surge in measles, some cases linked to travel to Philippines, India
The viral disease, measles, once declared eliminated in the US (2000), has been seen in increasing numbers over the past several years. In California, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has received More...
Abhishek Bachchan spreads awareness of neglected tropical diseases, named END7 campaign ambassador in India
The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (Global Network) recently named Abhishek Bachchan, Bollywood superstar and international humanitarian, as its first official END7 campaign ambassador in India to More...
Indiana Demon House: Latoya Ammons’ story true says court documents, police testimony and an audio recording
An Indiana mother has claimed that her home in Indiana is demon-possessed and her children have been possessed doing shocking and unbelievable things. Now court documents, police testimony and an audio recording More...
John Sullivan identified as dead pizza delivery driver found in Indiana basement
Police have identified a dead man found Sunday morning on the southwest side of Indianapolis. John Sullivan, age 49, may have been lured into the home while he was delivering pizzas, police investigators report. The More...
Sikhs, Christians join together to call for Congress to help stop India’s religious violence
According to a detailed statement sent to the Sikh Siyasat News opposing oppression of religious minorities in India, Christians are uniting with Sikhs this week, asking five congressional representatives from Northern More...
Talking bird flu, seasonal influenza, flu shots and India’s polio success with Dr. Vincent Racaniello
With influenza of all sorts– H5N1, H1N1 and H7N9, dominating the media recently, I decided to delve in a little deeper and try to clear up some questions “people watching the news” may have when More...
This Day in History: India’s last case of polio was in 2011
Three years ago today, Jan. 13, 2011, a 2-year-old girl in the West Bengal state fell ill of the crippling disease polio. That was the last case of polio in India. Now after three year without a polio case, the More...
Indiana woman, Mariah Grove, delivers baby alone after being trapped in snowstorm
Both mother and baby are doing well as an Indiana woman is making headlines when she was forced to deliver her child alone, unable to get to a hospital due to the blizzard. Evangeline Beatrix Grove was born 20 inches More...
Indiana man, David Charles, busted selling stolen brains on eBay
An Indianapolis man is facing charges of theft, marijuana possession and paraphernalia possession after getting busted in a most unusual sting, which caught him trying to sell, of all things, human brains from More...
India: Woman raped by two separate gangs in one night
Just about one year after the tragic gang rape and subsequent death of a New Delhi student known as “Nirbhaya”, the BBC reports on the most unfortunate chain of events of a 21-year-old Indian woman that More...
The Philippines, India ranked in Top 5 ‘deadliest countries for the media’
Reporters without Borders (RSF) has recently released it’s year-end round-up of freedom of information violations and the Philippines and India can now claim the dubious distinction of joining Syria, Somalia More...
‘Indiana Jones 5’ may have new life as Disney acquires distribution rights
Muppets, Marvel and Star Wars may be joined by another huge franchise as Disney acquired the rights to distribute and market future Indiana Jones films. Deadline reports that Paramount has given up the rights to More...
Ryan Klug, Indiana man wanted for murdering Adaobi Obih, captured in Texas by US Marshals
A Columbus, Indiana man was taken into custody near Galvaston, Texas after an extensive manhunt in connection to the murder of Adaobi Obih. Ryan Allen King, age 36, was apprehended Nov. 23 after tracking the man More...
Dozens of India zoo employees sickened with leptospirosis, brucellosis
At least 40 employees at the Kanpur Zoo in Uttar Pradesh, India, have been infected with two zoonotic diseases, according to a Times of India (TOI) report Friday. Image-CDC/Janice Haney Carr According to a leading More...
India: Assam State reports more than 600 leprosy cases in first nine months
The northeastern Indian state of Assam has recorded some 616 cases of the disfiguring disease, leprosy in the first nine months of 2013, causing concern of reemergence in the area, according to India TV News report More...
Univ Colorado at Boulder bans racist, insensitive Halloween costumes: Indian, geisha and gangsters
The University of Colorado Boulder is now taking on Halloween in the battle of political correctness as they ask students not to wear costumes which perpetuate racial, cultural and gender stereotypes. Around campus More...
