Man cut off genital of wife’s lover with scissors
MIAMI, 17 July 2019: Weeks after catching his wife having sex with a neighbour, Florida man Alex Bonilla, 49, went to the unnamed neighbour’s house and threatened the latter at …
South China Sea standoff over oil claims between China & Vietnam
HANOI, 17 July 2019: Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in weeks-long standoff near an offshore oil block in disputed waters of the South China Sea – which fall …
Yemen fighters launch drone attack on Saudi airport
DUBAI, 17 July 2019: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it launched a drone attack on Jizan airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia early today, part of an escalation of cross-border assaults …
Pakistan reopens airspace after dispute with India
ISLAMABAD, 16 July 2019: Pakistan’s airspace has been reopened to civil aviation with immediate effect, its aviation authority said today, following months of restrictions imposed in the wake of a …
Scale of tragedy still unfolding after Moluccas islands quakes
JAKARTA, 15 July 2019: Indonesia’s Moluccas islands was hit by scores of aftershocks today – after an earthquake earlier killed at least two people, prompting hundreds of people to flee …
Israeli minister favours gay ‘conversion therapy’
JERUSALEM, 14 July 2019: Israel’s education minister voiced support on Saturday for so-called gay “conversion therapy” – drawing a disavowal from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government’s religious-rightist tilt has …
Singapore govt urged to focus more on aging population
SINGAPORE, 12 July 2019: A new Ministry of Aging – coordinating closely with the Manpower and Education Ministries – could help the authorities resolve emerging challenges such as the displacement …
Air Canada B777-200 hit by turbulence, 30 passengers injured
TRENTON, 12 July 2019: Thirty passengers were injured, nine seriously, when an Air Canada flight was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday in Hawaii. The plane was on its …
Found dead – man suspected of deaf-mute couple shooting
PATTANI, 11 July 2019: A suspect in the shooting two days ago of a deaf and mute married couple in Pattani, southern Thailand was found dead yesterday. Thai Army Region …
France mulls suspended prison sentence for Saudi princess
PARIS, 10 July 2019: French prosecutors yesterday said they were pushing for a six-month suspended prison sentence for the king of Saudi Arabia’s daughter, as she went on trial in …