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December 07, 2025
At least 25 killed in Goa nightclub fire after suspected gas explosion
JAKARTA — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Indonesia has climbed past 900, with hundreds still missing, as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated communities devastated by torrential rain, landslides and a rare cyclone that formed over the Malaca Strait last week. More than 100,000 homes were destroyed when the powerful weather system swept across parts of the country, triggering fast-moving floods that obliterated entire villages. Aid delivery remains extremely difficult, with some areas accessible only by airdrops. The disaster is one of several severe weather events across Asia in recent weeks, with cumulative deaths in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam approaching 2,000. In Aceh Tamiang, among the hardest-hit regions, survivors described whole communities being...
December 07, 2025
Indonesia flood death toll surpasses 900 as remote areas face starvation risk
December 07, 2025
Japan, Australia urge calm after Chinese jet locks radar on Japanese fighters
December 07, 2025
Hong Kong votes in LegCo election as city mourns deadly Tai Po fire
December 05, 2025
Putin says Russia ready to supply 'uninterrupted' fuel to India
December 05, 2025
India travel chaos worsens as IndiGo cancels hundreds of flights
AUCKLAND — A diamond-studded locket swallowed by a New Zealand man who tried to steal it has been "recovered", police say.The Fabergé egg locket, valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600), was recovered in a "natural" manner. "Medical intervention [was] not required," they told the BBC.This comes about a week after police arrested the 32-year-old man at Patridge Jewellers in central Auckland, minutes after he allegedly ate the locket.The ingested loot is set with 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires, according to the jeweller's website, and opens to reveal an 18-carat gold miniature octopus.The man has been charged with theft.Earlier this week, New Zealand police said the man had undergone a medical assessment and is constantly being monitored."Given this man is in police custody,...
December 05, 2025
Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man
December 05, 2025
Shooter of Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe makes first apology
December 04, 2025
More than 300 flights canceled as Indian airline faces 'staff shortage'
SINGAPORE — Singapore's opposition leader Pritam Singh has lost his appeal against a guilty verdict of lying to a parliamentary committee.In February, Singh was fined S$14,000 ($10,800; £8,100) for two charges related to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former lawmaker from his party who confessed to lying to parliament.In a short hearing to a packed court public gallery on Friday, the judge said Singh's conviction was supported by the evidence provided.Singh, who leads the main opposition Workers' Party, said that he was "disappointed" with the decision but accepted it "fully and without reservation".He paid his fines at the courthouse after the hearing on Friday. "Might as well get it done," he told reporters.Singh retains his seat in parliament despite the conviction,...
December 04, 2025
Singapore court upholds guilty verdict for opposition leader Pritam Singh
