At least eight people were killed and dozens remain unaccounted for after a suspected gas explosion triggered the collapse of a section of a high-rise apartment building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk early on New Year’s Eve. Rescue operations have been temporarily halted because of fears the efforts would shift rubble and cause more […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Korea said Monday it will fine BMW 11.2 billion won ($9.9 million) and file a criminal complaint against the company with state prosecutors over an allegedly botched response to dozens of engine fires reported in the country. South Korea’s Transport Ministry said its investigation panel after a five-month review concluded that […]
More than 200 people died and at least 28 are missing in a tsunami apparently triggered by a volcano that hit coastal areas of Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday. All the dead accounted for thus far are Indonesian, including members of a band that was in the midst of performing at a beach resort […]
SA KAEO, Dec 22 (TNA) – Cambodian authorities handed over 25 Thai prisoners in the call center scam case to Thai officials for further prosecution. The 25 prisoners were sent to Thai immigration and related officials at the Thai border checkpoint of Ban Khlong Luek in Sa Kaeo province. Full story: tnamcot.com TNA
A 19-year-old Thai woman has died in a Tokyo hospital after she was found naked and beaten in a hotel room on Tuesday. Japanese media reported that the prime suspect in the case, a Japanese man, jumped from the fifth-floor room’s window after the assault. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Busadee Santipitaks said the Thai embassy in […]
BANGKOK — A 19-year-old Thai woman died yesterday in Tokyo, the Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed Thursday, after Japanese media said she was severely beaten in a hotel. The woman, who hasn’t been identified, died Wednesday night at a hospital, according to ministry spokeswoman Busadee Santipitaks, citing the Thai Embassy in Tokyo. She said the woman’s […]
On Saturday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the national government’s decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israeli capital, while reaffirming the nation’s goal for two-state solution for Israel-Palestine conflict regarding authority of Jerusalem. “The Australian government has decided that Australia now recognises West Jerusalem, as the seat of the Knesset and many of the […]
An explosion occurred in a pub in the Japanese city of Sapporo on the northern island of Hokkaido, resulting in at least 40 casualties, according to Japanese police. According to the Kyodo news agency, the injured toll as a result of the explosion in the Japanese city of Sapporo has climbed to 40 people. Those […]
