Seven Austrian neo-Nazis were punished with imprisonment of up to six years in a case. The judge believed that the seven must be given punishment to set deterrence for others in the country.

A new law has been passed by the Senate to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This law marks a victory for the gay rights supporters. As the Dean Heller (R-Nev.) said he will support the bill. The bill appeared to settle down minimum votes needed to avoid a filibuster.

According to a latest report, about 100 people have been rescued in Austin due to severe weather across the U. S. midsections.

A thunderstorm stuck the state capital of Texas and delivered a frightening throughout the region. Also, due to the torrential rains that flooded Central Texas on Thursday, there are threats of tornadoes in many other states as well.

A study by a group of international researchers from different institutes have unveiled that You Tube has proved to be a great forum for online social activism.

Some of the many institutes involved in the study are George Mason University, Georgetown University, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Southern California.

Shooting at a home in the town of Greenwood has claimed lives of six people, including two children. The news has been confirmed by authorities in South Carolina.

According to FoxCarolina. com, Greenwood County Sheriff Tony Davis received a call around 6 pm. The call was given by a man inside the home. The man said that he was thinking of `hurting himself'.

Residents are not happy with the pungent smell released by sprawling 650,000-square-foot factory in Southern California town. The maker of the Sriracha chili sauce opened the plant two years ago, but it has since then troubled a few Irwindale residents with pungent smell released in the air.

The storms that swept across whole of Europe, lead to an increase in the number of death toll to 12. Now, Britain, Germany and the Netherlands are among the hardest hits of the storm. The storm gusted with the speed on 100mph causing death of four people in the South of England.

According to a report, two Italian men have been arrested by the Australian police. These men were caught as they were transporting about 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of cannabis in a camping van.

This van was entering Austria from Slovenia when the police caught the culprits and seized the cannabis.