Toothpick crossbow craze has China quivering
SHANGHAI: Handheld crossbows that can fire out needles and nails are the latest must-have toy in China but anxious parents…
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Rare US total solar eclipse excites Americans coast-to-coast
WASHINGTON: For the first time in almost a century the United States is preparing for a coast-to-coast solar eclipse, a…
Brits and Thais race to close stolen supercar pipeline
BANGKOK: Dozens of supercars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and BMWs have been stolen from the streets of Britain and shipped to…
FBI investigating Michigan airport stabbing as ‘terrorism’
CHICAGO: The FBI said it is investigating as an “act of terrorism” a knife attack on a Michigan airport police…
Islamic militants attack Philippine village
MARAWI (PHILIPPINES): Islamic militants launched a day-long assault on a southern Philippine village Wednesday during which they held 31 people…
Egypt delivers fuel to ease Gaza electricity crisis
RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Egypt began on Wednesday to deliver a million litres of fuel to Gaza, temporarily easing a crisis…
Honda halts production at Japan plant after cyber attacks
TOKYO: Honda said Wednesday it had temporarily halted production at plant in Japan after it suffered a cyberattack from…
Migrant death truck trial opens in Hungary
KECSKEMÉT, Hungary: Eleven men went on trial on Wednesday over the deaths of 71 migrants found in an abandoned…