Social network challenges end in tragedy
Online challenges daring people to set themselves ablaze or douse themselves in ice water are racking up casualties and fueling…
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35 injured as trains collide in southern Germany
BERLIN: Thirty-five people were injured, four of them seriously, when a passenger train collided with a freight train late Friday…
Gas blasts tear through Taiwan city
At least 25 people killed and over 260 injured in Kaohsiung and terrified residents flee the inferno KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: A…
Dutch, Australian experts at MH17 Ukraine site after clashes kill 14
DONETSK, Ukraine: Dutch and Australian experts finally arrived at the site of downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in east Ukraine…
Pro-S’porean hiring rules kick in after backlash
SINGAPORE: New hiring rules favouring Singaporeans kicked in yesterday as part of measures aimed at addressing citizens’ complaints about foreigners…
Thai musician jailed for 15 years for insulting royals
BANGKOK: A Thai musician has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for royal defamation, a court official said Friday,…
Train hits bus with bridal party in Bangladesh, 10 killed
DHAKA: A train smashed into a crowded bus carrying a bridal party west of the Bangladesh capital yesterday morning leaving…
Japan offers vessels to Vietnam to boost its sea strength
HANOI: Japan will give six navy boats to Vietnam to boost its patrols and surveillance in the South China Sea,…