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TikTokers Are Accused of Starting Forest Fires For Views
The fires created dramatic and dangerous backdrops in TikTok videos in Pakistan, which is going through a record-breaking heatwave.
College Student Gang-Raped and Filmed by His Friends for ‘Looking’ Trans
The survivor and his family have decided not to pursue legal action out of fears of victim-blaming. Besides, male rape laws don’t exist in Pakistan.
Drunk Diplomat Accused of Groping Woman at Queer Event His Country Sponsored
The German Foreign Office is investigating the allegations.
Video Shows Surging Water From a Melting Glacier Destroying a Landmark Bridge
Global warming is a stark reality for communities close to Pakistan’s melting glaciers. It has 7,253 glaciers – the highest outside the polar regions.
Sri Lanka’s Ruling Family Is in Hiding Amid Protests That Killed 5 and Burnt 52 Mansions
“They thought they were invincible and are used to being treated like gods.”
‘Some Faint, Some Die’: These People Are Living Through the World’s Worst Heat Wave
Roughly 99 million people are surviving record-breaking heat that experts say is nearly impossible to survive.
13-Year-Old Went to Police After She Was Gang Raped. Then a Cop Raped Her.
The horrific details came to light after the survivor narrated her ordeal to a child counselling centre.
India Is Getting So Hot That Birds Are Coming Down With Heatstroke
A record number of birds are getting treated at an animal hospital in northern India.
She Was a Teacher and Mother. She Became a Suicide Bomber.
The Balochistan Liberation Army has said that Shari, a teacher and mother of two, is its first female operative to have carried out a suicide bombing.
4 Men Gang Raped a Protected Monitor Lizard. Experts Explain Why.
Bestiality, or sexual intercourse between human and animal, is banned in most parts of the world.
Muslims in India are Losing Their Rights and Homes
“They filed bogus cases, evicted us, and stole our land.”
She Took Her Fiancé on a Surprise Date. Then She Slit His Throat.
Police say the 22-year-old accused decided she just doesn’t want to get married.