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A Scottish man suffered a serious head injury after his Thai girlfriend caught him talking to another woman and hit him with a glass and a bottle at a Pattaya restaurant early today, August 27.
Since early Thursday, authorities have implemented traffic diversions around areas expected to be crowded with protesters. Police blocked several roads in the capital, including both lanes of Jl.
Nigeria’s kidnapping epidemic has evolved from a fragmented criminal enterprise into a windfall for insurgents. Even as the number of read more How one terrorist group cornered N7bn from Nigeria’s…
His plea deal to avoid a death-penalty trial was rejected by a federal appeals court last summer.
ISLAMABAD: The latest safety index ranked Islamabad 83rd among 401 cities worldwide, ahead of major cities including London, Moscow, Toronto, Glasgow, and Istanbul, the capital police said on Tuesday. The police said that this year, Islamabad police achieved a 100 per cent detection rate in homicide cases reported in the city…
The victims had reportedly travelled to Kondamanjuluru to attend a celebration and were returning to Veluru in the auto-rickshaw when the accident occurred.
The floods, which killed at least 100 with thousands more missing on both sides of the Nepal-Tibet border, are among the deadliest in recent memory.
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set an ambitious target of winning 170-180 wards in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, with Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar…
UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing Wednesday after suddenly sweeping through communities and halting travel in some areas. Experts said a glacial collapse caused the disaster in the warming Himalayan region.
KUALA LUMPUR: The armed forces will tighten security and surveillance along the Malaysia-Thailand border amid recent violence in southern Thailand.
Under Israeli law, if the average pension of retiring officers remains above the target, the finance minister will be required to establish new regulations governing pension payments.
Ratcliffe also discussed Iran while in Russia, telling intelligence officials there that additional sanctions would be implemented by the US if the Strait of Hormuz was not opened.
BANGKOK — 26 August 2026, A large chunk of concrete weighing about 50 kilograms fell from the Ekachai flyover in Bangkok, prompting officials to inspect the structure and block off the area amid…
Dubai: Rain is forecast over parts of the UAE on Thursday as temperatures rise to 49°C and strong winds around clouds stir up dust, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
A senior official from the Department of Transport and Main Roads told the inquiry the CFMEU's behaviour towards her was "disturbing, creepy, and inexcusable".
Police in Ayutthaya say the 28-year-old known as Ms A invented her rape and robbery claim and are assessing a false-report offence against her. The story Ayutthaya woman admits kidnap and rape claim was a test of her family’s love as seen on Thaiger News .
Alice Ademide’s dream of building a life alongside her husband in the United States was supposed to be a matter read more US visa freeze puts Nigerian spouses, asylum seekers in limbo
Der Bundestag steht vor einem arbeitsreichen Herbst. Bevor es losgeht, wollen sich die Spitzen der Koalitionsfraktionen auf eine gemeinsame Linie einschwören. Für einen ist es eine Premiere.
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's customs agency said Thursday it busted ...
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): City Congress President Chintu Choukse, along with party workers, staged a protest by sitting in a mud-filled pothole on the service road connecting Bombay Hospital to Ring Road on Wednesday. Choukse said the road was dug up around two years ago for work but had not been repaired since.
The City of Calgary's contracts come as the Calgary Stampede evaluates bids to study the possibility of multi-purposing GMC Stadium to allow for field sports.
Guwahati: Meghalaya Police are investigating two separate incidents of vehicle destruction reported in West Khasi Hills and East Jaintia Hills, including the burning of a car near an Assam Police camp and a petrol bomb attack on a vehicle carrying employees of Shree Cement Ltd.
We urge the U.S. government to consider targeted sanctions against RSS members and Indian officials complicit in religious freedom violations, including revoking the visa issued to Mohan Bhagwat, says Asif Mahmood, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party (...
Isha Foundation head Sadguru said 77 people from the foundation were at the Chinese government’s immigration centre at Gyirong in Tibet when a mudslide struck.
Mohan Bhagwat in New York: In a fresh statement issued on 26 August (US Time), USCIRF said it was deeply concerned about Bhagwat's visit to the US alleging that members of RSS and its subgroups of perpetrating ‘violent attacks against religious minorities’ in India.
SHAH ALAM: A roller coaster at Sunway Lagoon theme park in Subang Jaya is believed to have stopped abruptly after failing to move forward during a ride last Saturday.
Proteste in Kenia, Senegal oder Tansania: Afrikas Jugend geht gegen die Korruption ihrer Regierungen auf die Straße – und ist immer erfolgreicher damit, schreibt Stefan Friedrich.
LAHORE: Echoes of the demand for creation of new provinces reverberated through the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday as lawmakers across party lines called for a full-scale debate on the contentious issue…
CHIBA,Japan (Kyodo) -- A German AeroLogic cargo jet made an emergency landing at Narita airport near Tokyo on Thursday due to a problem with its hydra
I HAVE written very clearly about the extraordinary events surrounding the attempt to replace Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir as Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.
BANGKOK — 27 August 2026, The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain in parts of eastern Thailand, the western parts of the North and the Central region over the next 24 hours, with…
Two deadly floods in just over a year have exposed a dangerous gap in the county's disaster preparedness.
For all the horror of the Tiananmen crackdown, this period also brought extraordinary democratic breakthroughs elsewhere in Asia, as entrenched autocratic systems finally began to yield to democratic rule.
TAWAU: A Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) air traffic control officer died after losing control of his motorcycle and falling in front of a car at Batu 3, Jalan Apas, yesterday.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Thursday that an "unknown projectile" struck a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire that has since been put out, Reuters reported.
August 27, 2026 Economic News 200 billion Baht borrowing bill passes parliament The House of Representatives approved the government’s 400-billion-Baht energy loan decree on Wednesday by 285 votes to 141, with 52 abstentions, after a 12-hour debate.
Eastern Province Mayor Fahad Al-Jubeir chaired a meeting to review urban improvement, contractor compliance, and new initiatives to reduce visual pollution.
Malaysia’s ex-Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged for falsely declaring assets on Thursday, becoming the latest former leader to face criminal proceedings in the Southeast Asian country.
The prime minister is one of the few global leaders to retaliate against U.S. tariffs, despite Canada's dependence on U.S. buyers for about 70% of its exports.
Centrist candidates are struggling to keep the far left and far right at bay.
New Delhi, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Nepalese tourism authorities said that 403 tourists, including five Japanese nationals, have been unaccounted for after flooding caused by a landslide in the Rasuwa…
Rockets on schools, leaders killed, diplomatic negotiations: The Iran war has shaken the Middle East and global trade. A look back at key events.
Billions of yen from a higher departure tax that Japan plans to use to support tourism are being channelled into projects that critics say offer limited direct benefit to travellers, including measures to prevent bear attacks and eradicate an invasive beetle.
NAKAMA, Fukuoka -- This city in southwest Japan honored three high school students on Aug. 18. The students saved three elementary school pupils from
Prime minister is increasingly isolated in his softly-softly approach to Morocco, while Rabat amps up its claim to Spanish cities in North Africa.
Doing a pact with Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain would hinder — not help — Reform UK, new polling from More in Commons suggests.
India-EU relations are stronger than ever due to increased strategic understanding and comfort. The India-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations progressed with realism and pragmatism from both sides.
Queensland grazier Darryl Valroy Young will give evidence in his triple-murder, attempted murder trial in Townsville.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued Warning 121-26 (Attack) on 27 August 2026, reporting an incident in the Strait of Hormuz near Khasab, Oman.
Committee members demand that PIMS executive director and health minister resign
The ramming is thought to have occurred after a fight, a police source said.
With nuclear stockpiles growing, understanding and applying international law has become more important than ever.
In 1984, Ha Tae-jun, then 24, spotted a notice recruiting for a special unit at the Military Manpower Administration office in central Seoul’s Yongsan district.
Television images showed collapsed homes, floating cars and a metal bridge being washed away, while witnesses said the waters engulfed entire villages.
The first conviction under FWRISA has some experts saying there is a larger pattern of employers abusing foreign workers programs.
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, was asked about Patrick Clancy's 911 call after he discovered their children – Cora, Dawson, and Callan were killed.
