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Postponed Tokyo Paralympics schedule unveiled with minor changes
AFP, Published on 03/08/2020
» TOKYO - Tokyo 2020 organisers on Monday unveiled the new schedule for the coronavirus-postponed Paralympics next year, with only minor modifications to the original calendar for the event.
Damaged ship leaking oil off Mauritius could split: PM
AFP, Published on 10/08/2020
» PORT LOUIS, Mauritius: A ship that ran aground off Mauritius leaking tonnes of oil into the ocean is cracking, the prime minister said Sunday, threatening an even greater ecological and economic disaster for the island nation.
Mother slashes young daughter's throat, killing her
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/09/2020
» SURAT THANI: A panic-stricken woman killed her three-year-old daughter by cutting her throat as she slept beside her, at a house in a rubber plantation in Phun Phin district.
Driver kills official who disrespected him at party
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/09/2020
» SONGKHLA: A farewell party turned violent in the early hours of Friday, when a drunk driver shot dead a drunken colleague.
Hope fades for dozens trapped in landslides
Associated Press, Published on 17/09/2018
» ITOGON, Philippines: A Philippine mayor said Monday that it's unlikely any of the dozens of people feared buried in a huge landslide set off by Typhoon Mangkhut will be found alive, though rescuers are still digging through the massive mound of mud and debris covering a chapel where they had taken shelter.
Moon to carry private message from Kim to Trump
Associated Press, Published on 20/09/2018
» SEOUL: A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in returned home from a whirlwind three-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday saying that Kim wants the US secretary of state to visit Pyongyang soon for nuclear talks, and also hopes for a quick follow-up to his June summit with Donald Trump.
Iranian denies kidnapping, raping ex-Thai girlfriend
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 22/09/2018
» Chon Buri: A 21-year-old Thai woman has accused her Iranian ex-boyfriend of kidnapping her in full view of others and later raping her and shaving her head in a condominium near Jomtien Beach in Pattaya.
Tanzania fuel tanker blast kills 60
AFP, Published on 10/08/2019
» MOROGORO, Tanzania: At least 60 people died in Tanzania on Saturday when a fuel tanker overturned and then exploded as crowds of people rushed to syphon off leaking fuel.
Countries push to protect sharks, rays
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» GENEVA: Dozens of countries will push at a global meeting for regulations on trade in 18 types of shark and ray, with conservationists warning Thursday of looming extinction for many species.
Empty classrooms as some schools re-open in Indian Kashmir
AFP, Published on 19/08/2019
» NEW DELHI - Some Kashmir schools re-opened on Monday but were largely empty following weekend clashes in Srinagar, two-weeks after India removed the restive region's autonomy and imposed a lockdown.