America’s most famous pimp dies
Pahrump: America’s most famous pimp partied for days with porn stars, political pals and others to celebrate his 72nd birthday, but the revelry ended when Dennis Hof was found dead in one of his Nevada brothels.
Buddhist monk punished for raping 13-year-old
Bangkok: Oct 17 (AP) A Thai court on Wednesday sentenced a former Buddhist monk known for his jet-set lifestyle to 16 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl who he also impregnated.
UK campaign for British Indian WWII spy
London: A campaign for British Indian World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan to be featured on a redesigned 50-pound currency note is gaining momentum in the UK.
Attack on Crimea college, 17 killed
Simferopol: At least 17 people were killed and dozens more wounded, most of them teenagers, after an attack on a college in Russian-annexed Crimea on Wednesday, with conflicting versions referring to a lone shooter and a bomb.
2 killed, five injured in road accident in Nepal
Kathmandu: At least two persons, including a child, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a tanker hit a van on Wednesday.
Twitter releases 10 million tweets
Washington: Twitter on Wednesday released data on foreign influence campaigns on its platform showing some 10 million tweets, mostly from Russia, dating back as far as 2009.
S Korea denies refugee status to Yemenis
Seoul: South Korea on Wednesday denied refugee status to nearly 400 asylum seekers from war-torn Yemen months after their arrival on the resort island of Jeju sparked an anti-immigrant uproar.