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BEIJING — A Chinese paraglider has survived being accidentally propelled 8,500m (27,800ft) into the sky above north-west China, state media report.Peng Yujiang, 55, was testing new equipment at 3,000m above sea level, over the Qilian mountains, when a rare updraft or air current known as a "cloud suck" pulled him about 5,000m higher into a cloud formation.Saturday's events were filmed on a camera that was mounted on Peng's glider and the footage has gone viral after being posted on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.It showed Peng holding on to the glider's controls, with his face and much of his body covered in ice crystals."It was terrifying... Everything was white. I couldn't see any direction. Without the compass, I wouldn't have known which way...
May 29, 2025
Chinese paraglider survives accidental 8000m-high flight
May 29, 2025
Iran investigates case of 'missing' Indian nationals
NEW DELHI — A former college principal in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has been sentenced to life in prison for sending a parcel bomb that killed a newlywed man and his great aunt in 2018.A court found Punjilal Meher, 56, guilty of murder, attempted murder, and use of explosives in what became known as the "wedding bomb" case that stunned India.The bomb, disguised as a wedding gift, was delivered to the home of Soumya Sekhar Sahu, a 26-year-old software engineer, just days after his wedding.When the couple opened the package, it exploded - killing Sahu and his great aunt, and leaving his wife, Reema, who opened the package, critically wounded.While acknowledging the prosecution's argument that it was a "heinous" crime, the court declined to classify it as a...
May 28, 2025
'Wedding bomb' murderer gets life sentence in India
May 28, 2025
Norwegian princess moves to Australia for university
SEOUL — North Korea has arrested four people it claims bear responsibility for a launch accident last week that left leader Kim Jong Un’s newest warship lying on its side and partially submerged in a shipyard, state-run media has reported.The four people detained included Ri Hyong Son, vice department director of the Munitions Industry Department of the Party Central Committee, “who was greatly responsible for the occurrence of the serious accident,” a report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday said.On Sunday, KCNA said three others had been detained: Kang Jong Chol, chief engineer of the Chongjin Shipyard where the accident occurred, Han Kyong Hak, head of the hull construction workshop, and Kim Yong Hak, deputy manager for administrative affairs.Kim last week...
May 26, 2025
North Korea arrests four over failed warship launch
MUMBAI — Farooq Ahmed still bristles with anger when he talks about his brother's death.Mohammad Iqbal, a resident of Poonch city in Indian-administered Kashmir, died in cross-border shelling on 7 May, the morning after India launched a series of air strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in retaliation to a militant attack in the town of Pahalgam that killed 26 people. Pakistan has denied having any role in the attack.Ahmed says that Iqbal died where he had worked for more than two decades — Zia-ul-Uloom, a madrassa, or a religious centre focused on Islamic teachings, in Poonch.But his death, it turned out, was just the beginning of the family's troubles.As the news spread, several media channels falsely accused Iqbal of being a terrorist, following which the...
May 26, 2025
Branded a terrorist: Media adds agony to Kashmiri family's grief
May 23, 2025
New satellite photos show damaged North Korean warship
May 22, 2025
Indian plane makes safe landing despite significant damage during hailstorm
May 22, 2025
Heavy rain disrupts life in several Indian cities
May 22, 2025
North Korea's Kim slams 'serious accident' at warship launch
