
Lesbian asylum seekers in UK are being asked 'inappropriate and insensitive' questions such as 'do you use sex toys?' and whether they attend Pride marches to prove they are homosexual.One woman was told 'you don't look like a lesbian' while another was asked which clubs she went to by tribunal judges, research shows.Homosexual women from socially conservative countries such as Pakistan, Saudi Ara

The rate of women murdered in South Africa has edged down but is still five times higher than the global average, with killings by intimate partners a major problem, a researcher said Friday.A study by the Medical Research Council in South Africa found a drop in overall female homicides over 10 years.But this was not matched by a decline in killings by the victims' partners - a subject thrust int

A social worker in Solihull, UK, has been struck off after lying about the deaths of her father, mother, uncle, aunt, brother and ex-husband to get time off.Rachael Miles took 66 days off work from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council after making a series of false claims, including that her ex-husband had hung himself and that she needed to identify his body.The Health and Care Professions Coun

An Australian fisherman was spotted riding a log - naked - down a flooded crocodile infested river.The man won two cases of bourbon for jumping on to the log, staying on it for about three minutes, before clambering back into a boat, reports NT News."I'd enjoyed a few beers and it seemed a good idea at the time," he said."We weren't catching any fish - because the river was flowing too fast - so I

Five family members in Rajkot in Nepal, set themselves on fire on Wednesday‚ with three of them succumbing to burn injuries.The family had lived in Rajkot for the past 35 years.According to 'The Himalayan Times' the family took the extreme measure of collective self-immolation after they were told by the authorities to vacate their house for demolition‚ as it was illegal.The local police said

A 65-year-old woman in Beladevipur VDC in Nepal was stripped naked, brutally assaulted and forced to eat faeces by her family who accused her of practicing witchcraft, on Friday.Raj Kumari Rana was had her head tonsured by her own family Nira Rana and Ram Singh Rana.Nira, accusing the elderly woman of killing her new born baby some 8 years ago, confronted the elderly woman, stripped her and forced

A Saudi court has ordered that 24-year-old Ali Al-Khawahir be surgically paralyzed as punishment for stabbing his friend 10 years ago.After getting into a dispute with the friend, Al-Khawahir stabbed the boy in the spine, paralyzing him from the waist down. A court ruled that Al-Kawahir must pay the victim $1 million riyals (approximately $270,000) or undergo the surgical paralysis."But we don't h

Actor Jeremy Irons claims that gay marriage could lead to fathers getting married to their sons – for tax reasons.The 64-year-old claimed he didn't have 'strong feelings' about same-sex marriage but said it could be used to allow fathers to pass estates on to sons without being taxed.Speaking to Huffington Post Live host Josh Zepps, Irons asked: 'Could a father not marry his son?'He claimed ince

A Saudi newspaper reported that a man convicted of raping his daughter has been sentenced to receive 2,080 lashes over the course of a 13-year prison term.The court in the holy city of Mecca found the man guilty of raping his teenage daughter for seven years while under the influence of drugs.The Okaz newspaper reported Saturday that the man will receive the lashes in stages throughout his prison

A 105-year-old woman from Gititu village in Embu East in Kenya is recovering at the Kyeni Mission Hospital after she was gang-raped on Sunday night by gangsters.The centenarian great grandmother, who lives alone, was allegedly assaulted by thugs who broke into her house at 2am and dragged her out of her bed. Her granddaughter, who lives on the same farm, said she found her crying in pain beside he

At least 32 pregnant teenagers have been rescued from a maternity home at Umuzuo, Nigeria.Investigation has revealed that the victims were induced to sell a baby boy for N100, 000,(US$635) while a girl goes for N80, 000 ($508).Investigation further showed that the owner of the maternity home, in turn sold the baby boy for N450, 000,($2850) and a girl for N400, 000 ($2540).Mr Victor Ogbonna, the st

Frank Cheatham is suing the city of Arizona for violating his federal civil rights by creating a sexually hostile work environment and he demands a jury trial.Cheatham was a veteran employee of the fire department in Arizona city since 1979.According to a federal lawsuit filed March 29, in November 2009, when Cheatham was working and then he saw several inappropriate, sexually suggestive drawings

Italian border police on Wednesday said they have intercepted a ton of gold ingots worth $7.5 million hidden in a car.The gold bars were wrapped in newspaper and stashed in an under-floor storage compartment. They didn't bear any engraving, and their origin is unknown.The car's 53-year-old driver was accompanied by his wife and their three young children.Police said he was a legal representative f

A Japanese woman unwittingly lived with her brother's mummified corpse for more than a year, chopping him up and tossing him in the trash when she finally realized he was dead.Masao Tadano, a reclusive character not seen by the rest of his family for decades, lived with his two sisters in the Northern area of Hokkaido.Preferring to stay in his bedroom, he was left alone by his siblings, who say th

Goats imitating humans is a trend that appears to be growing after one managed to fool the police with his angry screams.New York police responding to an emergency call about a 'man screaming for help' this week were surprised to discover an angry goat named Charcoal tied to a fence.A worried resident in Putnam County made the call after hearing the screams of what she believed was a man trapped
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