Indian couple drowns in Thailand’s resort
Bangkok: An Indian couple drowned on Sunday after their boat capsized in bad weather near a popular resort area in southern Thailand, the latest incident to hit the country’s tourism industry.
‘Typhoon Phanfone approaching China’
Beijing: A powerful typhoon is moving into East China Sea after barreling into southwestern Japan, China’s marine forecast station warned on Sunday.
Pak TV journalist shot dead
Islamabad: A journalist working for a private TV channel was killed on Sunday in Pakistan’s Punjab province by unknown gunmen, the channel said. Yaqoob Shehzad, a news correspondent with the Express News was sitting with a friend inside an office in Gujranwala city when armed men came and opened fire.
Dewani’s trial to start in SA from today
Cape Town: The trial of an Indian-origin British businessman, accused of plotting the murder his Indo-Swedish wife during their honeymoon in South Africa in 2010, will start here on Monday.
Four dead in highway pileup in Greece
Thessaloniki (Greece): Greek authorities say four people have been killed and at least 23 injured when a truck caused a pileup on the Egnatia Highway in northern Greece. Regional fire brigade chief Chryssanthos Athanassopoulos said “over 35 vehicles” were involved in the crash.
China launches first Giant Panda Valley
Beijing: China has launched its first ever Giant Panda Valley in southwest Sichuan province as part of efforts to reintroduce the conservation reliant endangered species into the wild.
Somali, African troops recapture key port
Mogadishu: Somali troops backed by African peacekeepers on Sunday recaptured the last major port held by the Shebab, a key source of revenue for the Islamist militia, Somali officials told AFP. “The Army is in full control” of the port of Barawe, 200 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu, the Somali military official Abdi Mire said.
Illegal gold mine collapse kills 18
Jakarta: Eighteen people were killed including sixteen males and two females after an illegal gold mine collapsed in remote central Indonesia, a search and rescue official said on Sunday.
UK woman marries herself!
london: A woman in the UK who was fed up of being single got married to herself in a full wedding ceremony attended by 50 guests. Grace Gelder, a photographer by profession, said that after being single for six years she had built up a brilliant relationship with herself — and creating that bond with someone else seemed like too much hard work.