Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Porn and movies, not tech secrets, found on Chinese spy suspect's NASA laptop The Chinese national taken into custody on an airplane waiting to take off for home had pornography and illegally downloaded movies on his NASA computer, not government secrets, reports say. He is now set to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating NASA computer rules. More
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 19 NEW DELHI -- At least seven people were killed and nearly a dozen others injured when an under-construction building collapsed in India's eastern state of West Bengal, a local cop confirmed to Xinhua ... 03/18/2024 - 1:39 pm | View Link
9 killed in Kolkata building collapse; opposition fires 'corruption' salvo at Mamata administration The collapse of an illegal under-construction building in Kolkata's western fringes claiming at least nine lives and injuring 17 more early on Monday provoked a fierce political debate over whether th ... 03/18/2024 - 10:26 am | View Link
Kolkata building collapse: Death toll rises to 7 In Kolkata`s Garden Reach district, an under-construction five-story building fell, killing at least seven people, including two women, and injuring several more. Rescue attempts are underway as four ... 03/18/2024 - 7:03 am | View Link
Death toll rises to 8 in Kolkata building collapse incident The death toll in the collapse of the under-construction building in South Kolkata has risen to eight, an official said on Monday. 03/18/2024 - 4:18 am | View Link
Building collapse: CPI(M) claims TMC blames Left for any ills in Bengal Former Kolkata Mayor Bikash Bhattacharya accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of blaming the Left for the collapse of an under-construction building in Garden Reach. He questioned what the TMC has ... 03/18/2024 - 12:39 am | View Link
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese company’s plan to buy an iconic American steel company.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement on Monday said the first-ever U.
South Korean authorities have issued notices to temporarily suspend the licenses of two doctors in its first punishment since trainee doctors walked off their jobs about a month ago in protest of a government plan to increase medical school enrollment.
Two senior members of the Korean Medical Association received a three-month license suspension notice that takes effect from April 15, the group said Tuesday, adding the doctors are being accused of instigating collective action despite the government order not to do so.
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“We will immediately file a lawsuit because we cannot accept this matter,” Joo Sooho, a KMA spokesperson said in a telephone interview.
A long-shelved security law that once kindled fear of eroding rights and galvanized Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is making a comeback. Efforts to complete the legislation to protect the Chinese state will enter their final stages Tuesday, when lawmakers meet to resume their debate of the draft law and possibly vote to pass it.
Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh was charged with two counts under the Parliament Act in connection with a lying scandal involving a former lawmaker.
Singh was charged Tuesday in a Singapore court for “willfully making false answers to material questions” during an examination by the Committee of Privileges, according to a statement from the police and Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Intermittent fasting tied to a higher risk of cardiovascular death, research shows The Hill8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death American Heart Association8-hour intermittent fasting tied to 90% higher risk of cardiovascular death, early data hint Livescience.comIntermittent fasting each day boosts risk of cardiovascular death, analysis reveals UPI News
7-year-old Arizona girl undergoes several amputations after mysteriously catching rare bacterial disease New York Post Arizona girl undergoes several amputations after Group A Streptococcus diagnosis FOX 10 News PhoenixArizona girl, 7, fights for life on ventilator and has multiple limbs amputated after contracting rare bacteri Daily MailDoes Your Child Have Strep Throat?