At least 14 people were killed and 25 were injured in a shooting at Charles University in Prague on Thursday, according to Prague's head of police. The suspect -- a 24-year-old student at the university -- died by suicide, according to police. His body was found at Charles University's faculty of the arts, the Prague head...
PIDIE, Indonesia -- Their screams and sobs could be heard from the ailing boat soon after it emerged into view amid the vastness of the Andaman Sea. Crowded on board were tiny babies and children, alongside mothers and fathers begging to be saved. The passengers were ethnic Rohingya Muslims who had fled surging gang violence and rampant...
Hong Kong woke up to its coldest morning this winter on Thursday, with the mercury dropping below 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) in urban areas and temperatures expected to dip even further on Friday. The Hong Kong Observatory said it recorded a minimum temperature of 9.8 degrees in the morning at its Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters,...
Malian authorities say the West African nation has recalled its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders from northern Mali BAMAKO, Mali -- Mali recalled its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders, officials said Friday, deepening diplomatic...
PETALING JAYA: National coaching director Rexy Mainaky wants more from the back-up shuttlers in the national team. Without specifying any players, Rexy believes his charges need to aim to win more titles instead of just being satisfied with improving their rankings. “Our back-up players need to adopt a winning mentality rather than just think about surviving in...
A man accused of brutally assaulting an Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison after officials say the victim’s daughter noticed her on home security footage bloodied and injured. In November 2022, officers with the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department responded to a home on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation after getting a call that a woman inside...
BEIJING: China on Dec 22 unveiled new draft rules for online video games, imposing strict rules on players' spending as Beijing continues to tighten regulations for the sector. Online games need to set spending limits and ban daily login rewards, according to the draft rules released by the National Press and Publication Administration on Friday. The draft rules...
SHANGHAI: China on Dec 22 announced new plans to restrict the online gaming industry, sending shares in tech giants including Tencent tumbling. New draft restrictions published online by the regulator are aimed at limiting in-game purchases and compulsive playing behaviour. Following the news, Tencent dropped over 10% in Hong Kong, while rival Netease was down more than 20%. Beijing...
NEW YORK: The owner of Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content websites, has admitted to profiting from sex trafficking and agreed to make payments to women whose videos were posted without their consent, federal prosecutors in New York announced Dec 21. Aylo Holdings, the website’s parent company, reached a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a...
(Reuters) - Russia has launched about 7,400 missiles and 3,700 Shahed attack drones at targets in Ukraine during its 22-month-old invasion, Kyiv said on Thursday, illustrating the vast scale of Moscow's aerial assaults. Ukrainian air defences were able to shoot down 1,600 of the missiles and 2,900 of the drones, air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said...
