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A former US school teacher in Arkansas has pleaded guilty to having sex with a high school boy 20 to 30 times, police said on Wednesday (January 24, 2024). more
US urged to halt first execution by nitrogen asphyxiation

The imminent execution of an American prisoner by a new and untested method - suffocation by nitrogen gas - could amount to torture, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Tuesday. ...

Five-year-old Kansas girl raped, murdered, key suspect arrested

A five-year-old girl from US city of Kansas was recently raped and murdered at a homeless campsite after she was thrown out of the home by her mother, media reports said.

US: Cop caught on body cam laughing, joking after Indian student dies in accident, probe launched

A probe has been launched against Seattle police union leaders in the USA after an officer was recorded on body camera laughing about the killing of an Indian-origin student who was hit b ...

US-Mexico border, ‘world’s deadliest’ overland migration route: IOM

The United States-Mexico border is the world’s deadliest land route for migrants, with at least 686 deaths and disappearances last year, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesda ...

UN refugee agency concerned about situation at Mexico-US border

New York: The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, voiced concern on Tuesday over the situation in Mexico, where refugees and migrants aspiring to get to the United States find themselves in cramped ...

US: Professor fired for allegedly asking female students to remove their shirts 

New York: A college professor in the USA has been removed from the USA after he allegedly asked female students to remove their shirts.

Man jailed for smuggling over 800 people to US

A 49-year-old Indian-origin resident of Elk Grove, California, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 45 months in prison for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain ...

US Congress members ask Blinken to direct Pakistan to improve human rights situation

Washington, D.C.: More than 65 members of the United States Congress recently expressed concerns over the current situation in Pakistan and urged State Secretary Antony Blinken to pressur ...