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Absent 'ill' witness blamed for murder-acquittal suicide
Online Reporters, Published on 24/07/2018
» Authorities and family blame the absence of an "ill" eyewitness for the acquittal of a defendant accused of the murder of a young man whose father afterwards plunged to his death from the 8th floor of the Criminal Court building in Bangkok on Monday.
Elton John and Prince Harry launch bid to 'smash' AIDS stigma
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» AMSTERDAM - Elton John joined forces with Britain's Prince Harry to launch a $1.2 billion initiative on Tuesday to "break the cycle" of HIV transmission by targeting young men, among whom infections are on the rise.
Runaway groom wants to talk, jilted bride goes on TV
Published on 24/07/2018
» RATCHABURI: A runaway groom's uncle has offered to bring the teenager to a meeting to negotiate compensation, but the jilted bride's family has spurned the offer and plans to sue for twice the promised 300,000 baht dowry.
Fires sweep much of Europe as countries swelter in the heat
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» PARIS - Dozens of wildfires have hit countries across northern Europe and Greece as a heatwave continues to hold across much of the continent.
Mati's ashes: Raging fire lays waste to Greek town
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» MATI (GRèCE) - A heavy silence hangs over the burnt-out car wrecks and charred animal remains in Mati, a small coastal town east of Athens which on Tuesday was a picture of ash-covered desolation.
Singapore may use drones to deliver medicine
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» SINGAPORE: Drones could be used across high-technology Singapore to deliver life-saving medical supplies to a patient during an emergency or to respond to a security breach under a new system in development, a private consortium said Tuesday.
London taxi drivers weigh class action suit against Uber
Reuters, Published on 24/07/2018
» LONDON: Cab drivers are examining the possibility of bringing a class action suit against Uber, their association said on Tuesday, after the mobile app was granted a temporary licence renewal to operate in the British capital.
Thais rescued from cave shave heads ahead of ordination ceremony
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» MAE SAI (THAILAND) - Thai boys rescued from deep inside a flooded cave in a dramatic mission had their heads shaved Tuesday before a Buddhist ordination ceremony in honour of a diver who died during the operation.
Israel says shoots down Syrian warplane
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» JERUSALEM - Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles on Tuesday after the plane infiltrated its airspace, the military said, in a rare incident that could provoke tensions.
Military fans out across Pakistan ahead of election
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's military fanned out across the country ahead of Wednesday's election, deploying hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee polling stations in a short but acrimonious contest that analysts say is still "up for grabs".