Thai bars foreigners seeking to extend stays
Bangkok: Thailand has stopped giving entry stamps to foreigners who first leave and immediately re-enter the country to extend their stay for 15-30 days on visa runs to Cambodia, as part of a plan to step up security following the last month’s deadly bombing at a temple. The Immigration police at land border crossings have stopped giving stamps to foreigners who renewed their visas by hopping across the border.
7 get death for Kuwait mosque bombing
Kuwait City: A Kuwaiti court sentenced seven men to death on Tuesday, five of them in absentia, for their roles in a deadly Shiite mosque bombing claimed by the Islamic State group, killing 26 people, including two Indians.
Floating object spotted near MH370 debris
Saint-Denis-De la Reunion: An Air France pilot on Tuesday spotted a white object floating in the water during an approach to Reunion island, where a wing part of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was found in July, the airline said. local authorities in the overseas French territory said they had ordered a ship to divert to the area where the unidentified object was spotted, some 70 kilometres
(45 miles) off the island, and a military plane was due to fly over the zone.
Thick haze engulfs Malaysia, Singapore
Kuala lumpur: A thick haze from huge forest fires in Indonesia has spread to neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore leading to closure of schools as authorities here are set to begin cloud-seeding operations to induce rain to help clear the air.
missing people found after Japan floods
Tokyo: Japanese authorities on Tuesday said they had found all the people left missing after massive floods that devastated large areas north of Tokyo, killing seven and destroying thousands of homes.
Pakistan, China troops complete joint training
Islamabad: The “special” relationship between the militaries of Pakistan and China which has transformed over time will grow to unprecedented heights, Army chief General Raheel Sharif said on Tuesday as the armies of two countries completed a seven-week joint field exercise.
Elephants born during stress less fertile
london: Asian elephants born during times when their mothers experience highest stress levels age faster and produce fewer offspring in their lifetime, a new study has found. The research team also found that those animals born under stress declined much more rapidly in older age, decades later.
American Airlines flies wrong plane in US
los Angeles: In a potentially dangerous mix-up, American Airlines accidentally flew an uncertified airbus plane with hundreds of passengers on board across the Pacific
Ocean, according to a media report on Tuesday.