Section: Malaysia
Ukraine cops arrested over drunken shooting of 5-year-old boy
KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday arrested two policemen on suspicion of shooting dead a five-year-old boy while drunk in a case that has sparked outrage over lingering corruption and impunity in the force.The National Bureau of Investigations said the shooting took place last Friday when the two patrol officers were drinking alcohol in a yard of a...
HBO show success drives Chernobyl tourism boom
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) – The success of a U.S. television miniseries examining the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl has driven up the number of tourists wanting to see the plant and the ghostly abandoned town that neighbours it for themselves. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine police officers arrested for murder in killing of five-year-old boy
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian police officers were arrested on suspicion of murder on Tuesday, accused of fatally shooting a five-year-old boy while drunkenly firing weapons at cans and bottles in the courtyard of an apartment building, officials said. …read more Source: The...
South Korea could start returning bodies from Budapest boat disaster
A rescue boat searches for victims after a tourist boat crashed with a river cruise boat, in River Danube in Budapest. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: The South Korean government expects to begin returning to Seoul the remains of some of the victims who died when a tourist boat sank last week in Budapest, an official said on Tuesday, as conditions for...
Wife of Israeli president dies at 73
The death of Israel’s first lady Nehama Rivlin drew expressions of grief from across the political spectrum. (AFP pic)JERUSALEM: The wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Nehama Rivlin, died on Tuesday at 73 a few months after a lung transplant, the president’s office said. Rivlin, whose formal title was Israel’s first lady,...
Nipah virus resurfaces in India’s Kerala after killing 17 last year
NEW DELHI: The deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus has resurfaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala a year after it killed 17 people, state officials said on Tuesday.A 23-year-old student tested positive for the virus, which is transmitted to humans through direct contact with infected bats, pigs or other people.Kerala Health Minister K. K....
Nipah virus resurfaces in India’s Kerala after killing 17 last year
Indians standing in a queue outside a hospital wear masks as a precautionary measure against the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. (AP pic)NEW DELHI: The deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus has resurfaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala a year after it killed 17 people, state officials said on Tuesday. A 23-year-old student tested...
Russia rebuffs Ukraine's case over rebel support at U.N. court
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russia told a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday that the court lacks jurisdiction in a case filed by Ukraine against Moscow over its alleged support of pro-Russian separatists in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Captain charged over Budapest boat tragedy
Rescuers are still searching for survivors. (AFP pic)BUDAPEST: The captain of a river cruise ship that collided with a smaller sightseeing vessel was charged on Saturday over the accident in Budapest that killed seven South Korean tourists and left 21 missing. The Mermaid carrying mainly South Korean tourists overturned and sank late Wednesday,...
2 people missing after blasts at Russian military plant, 22 injured
Local news agencies said the blast at an explosives plant in the town of Dzerzhinsk, Russia injured at least two people.(Twitter pic from @andyvermaut)MOSCOW: At least two people were missing on Saturday after blasts at the explosives plant Kristall in the central Russian town of Dzerzhinsk, Interfax and RIA news agencies reported. “As we...
