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Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro's fall
AFP, Published on 11/01/2026
» GUATIRE (VENEZUELA) - The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind bars: Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro.
Trapped, starving and afraid in besieged Sudan city
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» CAIRO - In Kadugli, a besieged city in Sudan's Kordofan region, escalating violence and worsening famine have left civilians trapped in a state of constant fear, according to testimonies gathered by AFP.
Investigation launched after autopsy finds cyanide in reporter’s death
Online Reporters, Published on 06/12/2025
» Police are investigating the death of Channel 8 news reporter Natthawut "Nass" Ponglangka after an autopsy revealed lethal levels of cyanide in his body, overturning the initial assumption of sudden unexplained death while sleeping.
Ecuador's president says he was target of attempted poisoning
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» QUITO - Ecuadoran President Daniel Noboa said Thursday that an unknown assailant had attempted to poison him with chocolate and a jam laced with chemicals, gifted to him at a public event.
Defusing a battery waste time bomb
Oped, Nattaphorn Buayam & Pitnaree Polsomboon, Published on 22/10/2025
» A mountain of dead batteries is piling up. If Thailand does nothing, these seemingly innocuous yet toxic batteries will become a national crisis. Properly managed, they can fuel a new economic future.
Indonesian students stage protest as Prabowo marks a year in office
Reuters, Published on 20/10/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesian students protested in Jakarta on Monday as President Prabowo Subianto completed a year in office, two months after violent demonstrations nationwide, with one expert faulting the government on grounds of openness and public participation.
India plans mega-dam to counter China water fears
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» RIEW (INDIA) - On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water.
Poison killed Putin critic Navalny, wife says
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» WARSAW - The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.
Singapore to impose harsher penalties on drug-laced vapes from September
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore will take a harder stance against drug-laced vapes from September as it changes the classification of anaesthetic agent etomidate from a poison to a drug, the government announced on Thursday.
Mass dog poisoning wipes out nearly entire village's pets
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 15/08/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Several dogs have been poisoned in a village in Si Khiu district, prompting fears among residents that the culprit may be trying to clear the way for a burglary.