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· Bryan Ke
London Man Charged For Murdering Thai Daughter
Robert Peters, millionaire and owner of an antique shop in London, was charged with murder for killing his 7-year-old daughter, Sophia Peters, earlier this month. The court officially lifted the restriction on reporting the name of the victim on November 8. Sophia was strangled…
· Bryan Ke
Uber Investor Files Lawsuit After Being Accused of Rape in London Penthouse
Shervin Pishevar, a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and an early investor of Uber, is suing Definers Public Affairs and two of its executives on Monday, accusing them of covert smear campaign against him. In the lawsuit filed in a California court, Pishevar alleges…
· Ryan General
Chinese Woman Brutally Stabbed in the Head For Her Purse in London Street Robbery
Recently married Qing Qing Rao has remained in a persistent vegetative state since she was attacked by a male assailant near her home in Dagenham, east London. The 30-year-old City employee was walking home from work when she was stabbed by Barry Peacham, 26, along a path in…
· Editorial Staff
Korean Student Bashed in Face With Wine Bottle in London For Being Asian
A South Korean university student was assaulted in a racially motivated attack in Brighton, England earlier this week. The attack was captured on video and posted on Facebook where it promptly went viral. The video has captured over 255,000 views as of this writing.
· Ryan General
Robbers Spray Acid in Elderly Vietnamese Shopkeeper’s Mouth During Brutal Attack in London
An elderly female Vietnamese shopkeeper in East London recently fell victim to a group of robbers who, after mercilessly spraying acid on her face, gave her a brutal beating as she lay defenseless on the ground. According to court documents, 24-year-old Sadik Kamara also sprayed…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Hero Who Risked His Life Saving Victims of the London Terrorist Attacks
A journalist and martial artist is being hailed as a hero after sustaining a near-fatal stab while saving another person in the terror attacks that shocked London on Saturday. Geoff Ho, a business editor of the Sunday Express, was dining out with his friends at Southwark Tavern…
· Khier Casino
Thai Police Hunt Insanely Rich ‘Red Bull’ Heir for Killing a Police Officer With a Ferrari
Thai prosecutors have requested that police arrest Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, the heir to the Red Bull empire, who is accused of a hit-and-run that killed a cop in Bangkok in 2012. Yoovidhya has missed prosecutor orders to appear in court eight times since the charges, including…
· King Malleta
Chinese Family Randomly Targeted with Horrible Acid Attack in London
A 2-year-old boy and his parents became the victims of a random acid attack that occurred over the weekend in North London. Police are asking witnesses to come forward and help the family from Islington that sustained injuries after acid was thrown at them, according to The…
· Khier Casino
Hong Kong Police Need Your Help Finding This Missing 17-Year-Old
Police made an appeal to the public on Wednesday for information on 17-year-old Gurung Chitra who went missing after arriving in Hong Kong. Chitra, who holds a Hong Kong permanent identity card but resides in London with her mother, landed at Hong Kong International Airport on…
· Ryan General
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Chinese Skeletons at Roman Cemetery in London
Ancient China and the great Roman empire have been known to engage in trade via the old route we now know today as the Silk Road. However, new evidence has been unearthed that may prove the relationship between the two empires may have been more than just business. In a Roman…
· Editorial Staff
Y Combinator’s Sam Altman Got Kicked Out of The Ritz London For Wearing Sneakers
One of America’s richest and most famous tech venture capitalists was kicked out of a bar for wearing “sports shoes.” That man, Sam Altman, happens to be the president of Y Combinator, the seed accelerator responsible for funding unicorn startups including Airbnb, Dropbox,…
· Ryan General
How a Bus Driver’s Son Defeated a Billionaire’s Son to Become London’s First Muslim Mayor
In London, the Muslim son of a bus driver and a seamstress recently defeated a son of a billionaire to become its new mayor. The Labour party’s Sadiq Khan took the mayoralty seat in England’s capital with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith, who took…
· Riley Schatzle
Former Maxim Model Becomes Korea’s ‘Most Beautiful Police Officer’
A police officer is gaining attention in Korea for her gender and good looks. Kim Miso was nominated for Miss Maxim Korea in 2014, however, she is now pursuing a career where she can protect and serve.
· Carl Samson
Why Asian Parents Force Their Kids to Be Right-Handed
I started doodling at the age of 3. I can vividly remember the euphoria that came with gripping a fresh set of crayons, each color filling the void of blank papers with strokes I thought were genius. The world was at my fingertips, and with school starting the following year, I…
· Carl Samson
Meet the World’s Youngest Queen
The world’s youngest living queen hails from the Kingdom of Bhutan. She is 27-year-old Jetsun Pema, who took the throne in October 2011.
· Carl Samson
Aishwarya Rai’s Manager Once Saved Her From Harvey Weinstein
Film producer Harvey Weinstein remains in the headlines for yet another accusation of sexual harassment, this time from a former manager of Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Simone Sheffield, founder CEO of Canyon Entertainment, represented Bachchan in the 2000s. At one…
· Bryan Ke
Red Bull Heir Parties Hard While Interpol Desperately Tries to Arrest Him By Sunday
Interpol has officially issued an international arrest notice for Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the grandson of Chaleo Yoovidhya, founder of multi billion dollar energy drink manufacturer, Red Bull. Vorayuth is wanted for the hit-and-run incident in 2012 which resulted in the death of a…
· Kyle Encina
Red Bull Heir Exposes How Rich Families Hide Their Money To Avoid Taxes
Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya allegedly revealed secret financial documents that detail how wealthy families discreetly hide their assets. It’s a common for the rich and powerful to hide their wealth in order to avoid taxes, but the newly uncovered documents offer…
· Heather Johnson Yu
5 Ways You Can Make Social Change Without Really Trying
Inactivism. Slacktivism. Whatever you want to call it, the terms refer to people who want to make social change while doing the absolute bare minimum (or nothing at all but think they’re helping). To actual activists, this can be frustrating; they’re out there “pounding the…
· Khier Casino
Dear Disney, Here Are 10 Talented Actors Who Can Play Aladdin, You’re Welcome
Director Guy Ritchie is reportedly hitting a bit of a bump in casting a lead for Disney’s live-action version of “Aladdin”. In March, the studio and Ritchie scoured the globe, from London to India, in search of actors to star in the musical based on the 1992 animated classic.