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22 Killed As Massive Fire Engulfs China Restaurant
A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people and injured three on Tuesday, Beijing's state media said, with footage posted online showing fierce flames engulfing the building.
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Russia Says Waiting For Ukraine's Response On Offer Of Direct Peace Talk
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russia President Vladimir Putin to start direct peace negotiations, and that it was unclear whether it would join a three-day ceasefire he has announced for next month.
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Thai King, Queen Pilot Plane To Bhutan, Land At Challenging Paro Airport
His Majesty King Vajiralongkorn has served as a career officer in the Royal Thai Army. He is a military pilot qualified to fly the Northrop F-5, F-16, and the Boeing 737-400.
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US Accounting Firms Expand Ops In India To Address Talent Crunch: Report
The turn to India for accounting talent echoes similar moves in tech over the past two decades, where global companies including Walmart, Microsoft and JPMorgan Chase have set up offices in the country.
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Bombs To Starbucks, US Veteran Remembers End Of Vietnam War 50 Years On
The Vietnam War lasted for two decades and killed nearly 60,000 Americans, many of them young soldiers drafted by their government.
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Skulls, Smoke, Spirits: Thailand's Ceremony For Unclaimed Dead
The Lang Pacha ceremony is observed by Thais of Chinese descent to give a dignified funeral to the unclaimed dead.
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Pak Violates Ceasefire For 5th Straight Night, Firing Near Kupwara, Baramulla
Pakistan's repeated ceasefire violations have come amid increasing tensions with India following last week's terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
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Putin Announces Ukraine Ceasefire May 8-10
The ceasefire is taking place on Russia's Victory Day on May 9th, which marks the end of the Second World War.
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2 Indian Nationals Charged For Robbing Woman In Singapore Hotel
Two Indian nationals were charged in Singapore's district court on Monday after they allegedly used pieces of clothing to tie up a woman's limbs in a hotel room and robbed her.
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Man Rescued From Mount Fuji Twice In A Week: Reports
A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji then rescued again from its steep slopes just days later because he returned to find his phone, according to media reports.
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Pakistan Wants Russian, Chinese Involvement In Pahalgam Attack Probe
Terrorists opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama attack in 2019.
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North Korea Admits Sending Troops To Fight For Russia In War Against Ukraine
North Korea confirmed for the first time it had deployed troops to Russia, with state news agency KCNA on Monday reporting that Pyongyang's soldiers helped Moscow reclaim territory under Ukrainian control in the Russian border region of Kursk.
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Centuries Of Sacred History Tumbled Down In Myanmar Earthquake
When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down -- towering Buddha idols, sky-scraping stupas and the pure-white pagoda where 83-year-old Khin Sein has prayed for most of her life.
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China Greenlights 10 New Nuclear Reactors, Cementing Clean Energy Push
China's State Council approved 10 new reactors on Sunday in a vote of confidence for nuclear power to remain central to the nation's clean energy transition.
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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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Student Stabs 3 In A Knife Attack At A South Korean High School
A student stabbed three people in a knife attack at a South Korean high school Monday morning and injured two others, police said.
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China Closely Following "Evolving India-Pakistan Situation": State Media
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a phone call with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday said his country is closely following the situation between India and Pakistan, China's state media Global Times said in a report.
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"Car-Ramming Attack": Canada PM Mark Carney On Deadly Vancouver Incident
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday described the incident in Vancouver that killed nine people at a Filipino street festival as a "car-ramming attack," adding that more than 20 people were injured.
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65 Dead, Over 1,000 Injured In Iran Port Fire, Blast Heard 50 Km Away: 10 Points
Smoke shrouded Iran's largest commercial port and surrounding areas as a fire following a major blast killed 40 people and injured more than 1,000 so far. Strong winds posed hindrances to firefighting operations.
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Pakistan Scrambles To Secure Drug Supplies After India Trade Halt: Report
Pakistani health authorities have initiated "emergency preparedness" measures to secure pharmaceutical supplies in response to the suspension of trade ties with India, according to a media report on Saturday.
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