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The accident happened on an attraction consisting of 14 pods attached to a central rotating carousel which went up and down, said Laurent Buffard, deputy mayor of Neuville-sur-Saone near Lyon. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)

Joy ride goes wrong: Frenchman dies as fairground carousel collapses

The collapse resulted in the pods hurtling to the ground and the occupants being thrown out.

1 April 2018 6:21 PM IST

Two students at the Birmingham Metropolitan College campus in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.

UK teachers' union warns against hijab ban

Teachers fear that ban may spark backlash from local communities.

1 April 2018 3:07 AM IST

Parts of a motorway linking the capital Bucharest to Constanta and dozens of other roads were closed. More than 80 trains and 15 flights were cancelled, Romanian police said, and Romanias Black Sea ports were closed. (Photo: AFP)

Beast from East' brings death, delays, sub-zero temperatures in Europe

In southern Romania, an 83-year-old woman from Adancata was found collapsed in the snow and died on the way to hospital.

28 Feb 2018 7:14 PM IST

Claiming that she had first hand information on the link between Donald Trump and Kremlin Vashukevich asked for help after being arrested in Thailand. (Photo: Instagram/ nastya_rybka.ru)

Russian escort arrested in Thailand offers info on Russia probe in...

Vashukevich better known as Nastya Rybka, had an affair with Deripaska who she alleged hired ex-Trump aide Paul...

28 Feb 2018 12:42 PM IST

Matej Hosek, a Czech schoolboy with Asperger Syndrom, shows a map that he designed, on January 29 in his bedroom in the village of Cernosice, Czech Republic. (Photo: AFP)

Czech schoolboy maps his life from disabled to designer

Diagnosed with severe Asperger Syndrome, the 13-year-old bespectacled boy has found peace and order in sophisticated...

27 Feb 2018 12:57 AM IST

Four people were killed and four more were in hospital on Monday after an explosion and fire destroyed a three-storey building in the central English city of Leicester, police said. (Photo: AFP)

4 killed in Leicester explosion, cause yet to be Determined: UK Police

The cause of the blast on Sunday evening has yet to be determined but police say the incident is not being linked to...

26 Feb 2018 4:54 PM IST

The 2 Sisters Food Group, owned by Ranjit Singh Boparan, is believed to be working with corporate finance advisers from Clearwater International on a possible disposal of the business, The Sunday Times reported. (Photo: 2sfg.com)

Hit by scandal, Britain's Indian-origin 'chicken king' may sell-off...

Boparan plans to sell off his fish supplying business to consolidate his food empire after a hygiene scandal at a UK...

26 Feb 2018 10:44 AM IST

Human rights groups such as Amnesty International say the blasphemy law is increasingly exploited by religious extremists. (Photo: AFP)

Rome's Colosseum turns red in protest against Pak's blasphemy laws for...

The aim of the blasphemy laws is crush people who believe differently.'

25 Feb 2018 4:17 PM IST

The police confirmed that the defendants were mainly not white but came from a diverse range of backgrounds including Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, Iranian, Iraqi, Kurdish, Turkish, Albanian and Eastern European. (Representational Image)

Indian-origin men among gangs using drugs, alcohol to sexually abuse...

A police operation called Sanctuary published a review based on which a report was drawn.

24 Feb 2018 6:12 PM IST

Federica Mogherini. (Photo: AP)

After US, Canada, EU looking to levy sanctions on top Myanmar generals

Any new travel bans and asset freezes would be the EU's toughest measures yet to try to hold the military accountable...

23 Feb 2018 7:01 PM IST

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. (Photo: AP)

'Racist' letter with white powder sent to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle:...

'Prince Harry is worried about Ms Markle's safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her.'

22 Feb 2018 8:35 PM IST

Police closed down a street in southern Brussels in a major security operation involving specialist armed units on Thursday after a report of a possible murder. (Representational Image)

Brussels on alert amid reports of gunman, police say no terrorist...

Brussels is still on alert after suicide bombers killed 32 people at the airport and on the metro in March 2016.

22 Feb 2018 8:10 PM IST