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Authorities have opened an investigation into possible fuel leakage and negligent driving
Fatal bus blaze in India leaves 19 dead
GUWAHATI — At least 19 people have died and several were injured after a bus they were travelling in caught fire following a collision with a motorcycle on a highway in Andhra Pradesh in southern India, reports say.The motorcycle was trapped under the bus, rupturing its fuel tank and triggering an explosion. The Bangalore-bound bus carrying about 40 passengers was engulfed in flames within minutes early on Friday.Reports cited eyewitnesses saying they heard passengers screaming for help as locals rushed to pull out survivors. Some managed to escape through an emergency exit window.The bus driver and cleaner fled the scene. Authorities have opened an investigation into possible fuel leakage and negligent driving.Most passengers, who had boarded the bus from Hyderabad city, were asleep...
October 24, 2025

Fatal bus blaze in India leaves 19 dead

People on a balcony of a building with what appears to be Starlink satellite dishes on the roof in the KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township, as pictured from Mae Sot district in Thailand's border provi
SpaceX disables thousands of Starlink devices being used by Myanmar scam centers
WASHINGTON – SpaceX has disabled over 2,500 Starlink devices being used by cyber scam syndicates operating in a lawless corner of Myanmar, the Elon Musk-led company said Wednesday.Despite regional authorities’ highly publicized crackdowns on the cyberfraud centers along Myanmar’s border with Thailand this year, the scamming networks have continued to proliferate in the civil war-afflicted nation.SpaceX said it works to identify violations in all markets where Starlink operates.“On the rare occasion we identify a violation, we take appropriate action, including working with law enforcement agencies around the world,” said Lauren Dreyer, SpaceX’s vice president of business operations for Starlink, in a post on X.“In Myanmar, for example, SpaceX proactively identified and...
October 23, 2025

SpaceX disables thousands of Starlink devices being used by Myanmar scam centers

Residents in New Zealand are have been urged to stay indoors as strong winds lash the country
Strong winds in New Zealand leave tens of thousands without power
WELLINGTON– Strong winds of up to 155km/h (96mph) in New Zealand has left around 90,000 homes without power and forced authorities to cancel more than 100 flights, report local media.The winds are affecting the whole of the South Island and the southern parts of the North Island, according to the country's meteorological service.New Zealand authorities have issued rare red wind warnings– the highest alert level– in central regions including Canterbury and Wellington. They have also warned of heavy rain in the South Island.People have been urged to stay indoors and avoid travel, and to prepare for further power and communication outages.The power cut appears to be affecting homes mostly in the South Island, though authorities say that the electricity supply was being restored...
October 23, 2025

Strong winds in New Zealand leave tens of thousands without power

The resistance, which includes volunteer 'people's defence forces', is not as well-armed as the military
Myanmar's army is taking back territory with relentless air strikes  
BANGKOK– When insurgents finally gained control of the town of Kyaukme– on the main trade route from the Chinese border to the rest of Myanmar– it was after several months of hard fighting last year.Kyaukme straddles Asian Highway 14, more famous as the Burma Road during World War Two, and its capture by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) was seen by many as a pivotal victory for the opposition. It suggested that the morale of the military junta which had seized power in 2021 might be crumbling.This month, though, it took just three weeks for the army to recapture Kyaukme.The fluctuating fate of this little hill town is a stark illustration of how far the military balance in Myanmar has now shifted, in favour of the junta.Kyakme has paid a heavy price. Large parts of the...
October 23, 2025

Myanmar's army is taking back territory with relentless air strikes  

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
North Korea resumes missile tests days before Trump's visit to South Korea
SEOUL — North Korea carried out its first ballistic missile tests in five months on Wednesday, days before US President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea and ahead of a major regional summit, local officials in Seoul say.South Korea’s military detected multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles launched from an area south of the North Korean capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.It said the weapons flew about 350 kilometres each in a northeastern direction, but didn’t give details on where they landed.Wednesday’s ballistic missile launches were the first of their kind since the country, on 8 May, tested short-range systems that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean forces.They were also the first...
October 22, 2025

North Korea resumes missile tests days before Trump's visit to South Korea

Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, Kokila Annamalai and Mossammad Sobikun Nahar had been charged with organising an illegal procession
Singaporean women acquitted over pro-Palestinian walk
SINGAPORE — A court in Singapore has acquitted three women who organised a walk to the presidential office to show support for the Palestinian cause.The women were prosecuted for organising an illegal procession. But a judge ruled their actions did not meet the full charge.One of the women told the BBC she felt that the unexpected acquittal would "give a new sense of energy and hope" to activists in Singapore.Public demonstrations are uncommon in Singapore, which has very strict rules against protests and requires a police permit for any gathering promoting a cause. Authorities have also effectively banned public gatherings related to the Israel-Gaza war.Any permit applications for public assemblies related to the Israel-Gaza war would be turned down because of the "real risk that such...
October 22, 2025

Singaporean women acquitted over pro-Palestinian walk

Kevin Rudd
Australian PM defends ambassador to US after Trump run-in
SYDNEY — Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly defended his ambassador to the US after Donald Trump said he did not like the diplomat during a meeting at the White House.On Monday, Trump was asked about Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister turned ambassador to the US, who wrote several now-deleted tweets critical of the US president years before his Washington posting.Rudd owned up to the tweets, prompting the US leader to say "I don't like you either" and causing the room to erupt in laughter.The high-stakes meeting with Trump was Albanese's first, and the prime minister later dismissed the comments as "banter" amid calls to sack Rudd.Australia's opposition leader Sussan Ley said Trump's comments meant Rudd's position was "untenable" and...
October 22, 2025

Australian PM defends ambassador to US after Trump run-in

Sanae Takaichi acknowledging the applause after she was selected as Japan's new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday
Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister
TOKYO — Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by the country’s parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and workplaces are dominated by older men.Takaichi steps into the role as Japan faces mounting economic woes and a fractured and deadlocked politics, and just days before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit.The 64-year old Takaichi, who is a former heavy metal drummer and Kawasaki motorcycle enthusiast, grew up in Nara near Osaka. Her arrival at the pinnacle of Japanese politics tops a remarkable rise that has seen the one-time political outsider transition from TV presenter to flag bearer of traditional and nationalist ideals.A protege of assassinated former...
October 21, 2025

Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister

The neighbour had tried to burn a cockroach with a makeshift flamethrower
Woman trying to burn cockroach sets South Korea apartment ablaze
SEOUL — South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report.One of the woman's neighbours died after falling to the ground in a failed attempt to escape through a window.The woman, who is in her 20s, told police that she tried to torch a cockroach with a lighter and a flammable spray, adding she had used the method before. But on Monday, items in her home caught fire.Police in the northern city of Osan said the woman could be charged with accidentally starting a fire and causing death by negligence.Blasting cockroaches — with blowtorches or homemade flamethrowers — have emerged as a novel way of getting rid of house pests, made popular by...
October 21, 2025

Woman trying to burn cockroach sets South Korea apartment ablaze

KK Park is one of several scam compounds along the Thai-Myanmar border
Notorious cyber scam hub linked to Chinese mafia raided
BANGKOK — The Myanmar military says it has captured one of the most notorious scam compounds on the border with Thailand, as it reclaims key territory it lost in the ongoing civil war.KK Park, south of the border town of Myawaddy, has been synonymous with online fraud, money laundering and human trafficking for the past five years.Thousands of people were lured to the compound with the promise of well-paid jobs, and then forced to run elaborate scams, stealing billions of dollars from victims all over the world.The military, long tainted by its links to the scam business, now says it has taken the complex as it expands control around Myawaddy, the main trade link to Thailand.In recent weeks the military, or junta, has pushed back insurgents in several parts of Myanmar, aiming to maximise...
October 20, 2025

Notorious cyber scam hub linked to Chinese mafia raided

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