A lifelike doll with fake bruises and grazes, hair and a nose piercing has sparked a mistaken murder investigation by Australian police. On Sunday afternoon, two men reported finding a body in a suitcase on the side of a road near the small village of Oallen, about 230km (143 miles) south-west of Sydney. On Monday,…
A teenager who opened fire at his home and school in Thailand, killing eight people and himself, had taught himself how to use a gun via social media, police have said. The boy’s consumption of violent social media content, anxiety over his studies and family issues, and conflict with friends might have also fuelled his…
Local governments have urged people to avoid outdoor activities, while several top tourist attractions remain closed, including parts of Disneyland and Legoland, and several viewing platforms along the Bund in Shanghai. Footage on state media show ground-floor businesses flooded in the former French Concession in Shanghai – an area popular with tourists – and people…
Others were excluded because they exceeded the income or age limits, belonged to families with government employees, were already receiving money through another welfare scheme or came from households where more than one person was claiming the benefit. Government data also showed nearly 29,000 men and about 8,000 government employees had received payments. Tatkare said…
Police Colonel Thadsakorn Konthong said that the gun and bullets used in the attack belonged to the teen’s grandfather, with an initial inspection finding signs that the firearm had been searched for inside the grandfather’s bedroom. International and local media have reported that the gun was legally registered and had a permit. Thailand has one…
This is Thailand’s deadliest mass shooting in years – and the second at a school this year. In February, a head teacher and a female student were shot by an 18-year-old gunman during a school siege in southern Thailand. Four years ago, a 34-year-old resident in the eastern Nong Bua Lamphu province killed 37 people,…
Weeks after thousands of young Indians poured onto the streets of Delhi in a major ‘cockroach’ protest over examination paper leaks, another group of frustrated job seekers is making headlines – this time hundreds of miles away, in the eastern state of Jharkhand. Protesters have gathered at a stadium in the state capital Ranchi, since…
South Korean authorities are deploying drones to issue heat warnings to farmers while residents are taking shelter in airports, as the country battles an unprecedented heatwave. President Lee Jae Myung has ordered public agencies to mobilise all available resources to deal with the extreme heat, which he has called a “national disaster”. Temperatures in the…
President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises that are running from August 5th to 14th. The BBC’s Katy Watson explains what happened and why Taiwan is using the drills to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion. Source link
Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C. Source link