Saturday, May 18th, 2013
30 women freed from sex slavery in Russia
Moscow, Feb 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 30 women forced to work as prostitutes by a criminal gang have been freed after a police operation across Russia.
“The women were abducted in the Moscow region, held against their will and taken to other regions,” police said.
Police said the gang had organised brothels across central and south Russia, including Moscow and Sochi, the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The raids to free the women took place simultaneously, police said.
Weapons and explosives were also seized during the operation.
—IANS/RIA Novosti
pm/
IANS 2013-02-15 04:10:04
Featured
Cyclists to spread message of cultural diversity from Victoria to Abbotsford
LARISSA CAHUTE VANCOUVER DESI Armed with a bicycle and positive message, Mission’s Ken Herar is hoping to connect communities across the Lower Mainland. For the…
Continue Reading »
Couple from B.C. found killed in their new home in Punjab, India
VANCOUVER DESI A couple believed to be from British Columbia were found slain in their Indian home on May 9, 2013. According to the Times…
Continue Reading »
Bombs at mosques in Pakistan kill 15, underlining challenge for new government
RIAZ KHAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Bombs that exploded outside two mosques in a village in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 15 people…
Continue Reading »
LOCAL NEWS
Cyclists to spread message of cultural diversity from Victoria to Abbotsford
LARISSA CAHUTE VANCOUVER DESI Armed with a bicycle and positive message, Mission’s Ken Herar is hoping to connect communities across the Lower Mainland. For the…
Continue Reading »
Couple from B.C. found killed in their new home in Punjab, India
VANCOUVER DESI A couple believed to be from British Columbia were found slain in their Indian home on May 9, 2013. According to the Times…
Continue Reading »
Langley mayor Peter Fassbender not moving to Surrey despite winning Surrey-Fleetwood seat
JACOB ZINN POSTMEDIA NEWS Peter Fassbender may not live in Surrey, but the Langley mayor knows a thing or two about the City of Parks….
Continue Reading »
Bollywood Latest
Designer Sanchita Ajjampur takes a risk with Freida Pinto’s Cannes look (with video, gallery)
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Sanchita Ajjampur believes she took a “risk” with an “unconventional” ensemble — a “gild web gown” for actress Freida Pinto at…
Continue Reading »
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt surrenders in court to serve jail term for owning illegal weapons
CHONCHUI NGASHANGVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI — Indian actor Sanjay Dutt surrendered before a Mumbai court Thursday to begin serving time for a weapons…
Continue Reading »
The Reluctant Fundamentalist: Saga about immigration to U.S. unwieldy, superficial
Film: “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”; Cast: Riz Ahmed, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Martin Donovan, Nelsan Ellis, Imaad Shah, Adil Hussain,…
Continue Reading »
