Viral video captures SUV speeding with motorcycle lodged underneath it in Rawang

PETALING JAYA: A motorist continued driving his SUV with its tyres missing and a motorcycle lodged under it near Taman Velox, Rawang, on Thursday (Aug 1). It was alleged that the car crashed into the motorcycle moments earlier. A video of the incident, posted by a social media user on Facebook, showed the SUV speeding off with...

30 dead, dozens missing after torrential rain in central China

BEIJING: Torrential rains in China have killed at least 30 people and left dozens more missing, state media said on Thursday (Aug 1), as the country grinds through another summer of extreme weather. Confirmation of the deaths came the same day that weather authorities said July was China's hottest month since records began six decades ago. China...

UK PM Starmer condemns far-right for violence after Southport killings

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned far-right demonstrators after outbreaks of violence in London and elsewhere following the killing of three young girls in Southport, northwest England. "As far as the far-right is concerned, this is coordinated, this is deliberate," he told a press conference, referring to the violent clashes this week. "This is...

Vadim Krasikov, the Russian hitman sprung from German jail in prisoner swap

BERLIN (Reuters) - Vadim Krasikov, a Russian freed from jail in Germany on Friday in a prisoner swap between Moscow and the West, was convicted of the murder in 2019 of a former Chechen militant as he walked in broad daylight in a park in central Berlin. The brazenness of the murder, committed a few minutes'...

History-makers Pearly-Thinaah smash into Olympics semis

PETALING JAYA: Pumped-up Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah put up a fantastic show to become Malaysia’s first women’s doubles pair to reach the semi-finals at the Olympics on Thursday (Aug 1). The top Malaysian pair outclassed Kim So-young-Kong Hee-yong of South Korea 21-12, 21-13 in 39 minutes in the quarter-finals at the Adidas Arena in Port de la...

Haniyeh’s assassination may trigger regional war in Middle East, says Foreign Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: The assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh has huge implications for global stability and peace with the threat of triggering a regional war in the Middle East, the Dewan Negara was told Thursday (Aug 1). Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the entire Malaysian Cabinet and the people stand in solidarity...

Social media providers face fines, jail without valid licence by Jan 1, warns Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: Social media providers without a valid licence by Jan 1 next year may face fines or jail, warns Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister stressed that the licensing only applies to social media platforms and was not aimed at regulating social media users or influencers. “For now, we have determined that action can be taken under Section...

Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards pleads guilty to indecent child images charges

Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children. The 62-year-old - who resigned from the BBC in April on "medical advice", six months after he was arrested - faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and...