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Ex-cop kills 22 children, 12 others in Thailand daycare mass shooting 06 Oct 2022 - 01:21 pm

Bangkok: A former policeman killed 34 people including 22 children in a gun rampage at a daycare centre in eastern Thailand on Thursday,...

Sydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods 06 Oct 2022 - 12:39 pm

Sydney: Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia's east on Thursday, with more heavy...

Biden to tout IBM's $20 bln investment in New York over next decade 06 Oct 2022 - 12:33 pm

WASHINGTON: President Biden on Thursday will tout IBM Corp's plans to invest $20 billion in New York over the next decade in development...

Russian missile strike kills woman, destroys apartment block in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia 06 Oct 2022 - 12:23 pm

KYIV: A Russian rocket strike destroyed a five-storey apartment block in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least one woman and...

Eight killed in flash floods in India amid heavy monsoon rain 06 Oct 2022 - 12:18 pm

NEW DELHI: Eight people died after flash floods hit a river in India's eastern state of West Bengal on Wednesday in the latest...

California family kidnapped on Monday found dead, Sheriff says 06 Oct 2022 - 11:09 am

Four members of a California family, including an 8-month-old girl, were found dead in a rural area on Wednesday after they were abducted...

At least 20 people killed in mass shooting in Thailand: Police 06 Oct 2022 - 11:06 am

Bangkok: At least 20 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a northeastern province ofThailand, a police spokesperson said on Thursday....

Chinese civil war refugee makes love for Taiwan flag a dining experience 06 Oct 2022 - 11:02 am

Taoyuan: Days away from Taiwan's National Day, a long line of people snakes out of Chang Lao-wang's restaurant, where the Chinese civil war...

US believes Ukrainians behind killing of Dugina in Russia: NYT says 06 Oct 2022 - 10:34 am

London: United States intelligence agencies believe parts of the Ukrainian government approved a car bomb attack near Moscow in August that killed Darya...

At least 16 migrants dead in shipwreck off Greek island Lesbos 06 Oct 2022 - 09:50 am

Athens: At least 16 migrant women died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in the central Aegean Sea early...

India awaits WHO information on any cough syrup link to Gambia deaths 06 Oct 2022 - 08:55 am

New Delhi: India is awaiting World Health Organization evidence of a link between an Indiancough syrupand the deaths of dozens of children in...

Bolsonaro-Lula runoff will be very close, pollster Futura says 05 Oct 2022 - 10:59 pm

Rio De Janeiro: The race for Brazil’s presidency will be very tight and it’s too soon to say who’ll emerge as the winner...

US fentanyl bust in Lego box points to Mexican cartels: DEA 05 Oct 2022 - 10:45 pm

U.S. authorities seized 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills hidden in a Lego toy box destined for distribution in New York City, the city's largest...

US envoy blames Houthis for failure to extend cease-fire 05 Oct 2022 - 10:17 pm

CAIRO: The US envoy to Yemen on Wednesday blamed rebel Houthi leaders for the recent failure to extend the country's cease-fire agreement, accusing...

Taiwan says it will not rely on others for defense 05 Oct 2022 - 10:15 pm

WASHINGTON: Taiwan will not rely on others for its defense, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, while welcoming a U.S. commitment to the...

Detained Iranian-American, 85, leaves Iran for major surgery 05 Oct 2022 - 09:51 pm

DUBAI: An 85-year-old Iranian-American detained for six years in Iran on what the US says were specious espionage charges left the country and...

Bank to provide $2.5 billion to flood-ravaged Pakistan 05 Oct 2022 - 09:37 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday announced it would provide $2.5 billion in aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan, where climate-induced deluges have killed...