Stolen dinosaur fossils returned to Mongolia from France
The official handover ceremony took place on December 11, 2025, in Paris. The transfer follows a confirmed investigation by French authorities, which established that the fossils…
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Japan PM Sanae Takaichi ranked 3rd in Forbes’ list of world’s most powerful women
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission was ranked first, and Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, was second.
China’s “Zootopia 2” fans fuel hazardous trend in online snake purchases
The surge in sales of the highly venomous Island Bamboo Pit Viper has raised serious public safety risks and the potential for legal repercussions for platforms, vendors, and…
Attack on school in Pakistan’s Mir Ali leaves future of over 600 students at risk
Authorities said the remaining sections of the building have been cordoned off, while an emergency plan for alternate learning arrangements is under consideration.
Korean man under probe for scalding Thai wife
During questioning, the man told investigators he “wanted to make her ugly so she wouldn’t see other men,” according to police.
Tradition or animal abuse? Korean bullfighting faces reckoning in parliament
Unlike Spanish bullfighting, in which a human bullfighter takes on a bull, often killing it, Korean bullfighting pits animals against each other until one retreats.
Man arrested after allegedly molesting six-year-old girl at Singapore’s Changi Airport transit area
If found guilty, the suspect can be jailed for up to five years, fined, caned, or any combination of these penalties.
2-year-old trapped in shaft in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi; oxygen being supplied continuously
At least three Fire Service units continued working late into the night in a desperate attempt to rescue the boy alive.
In Japan, nearly 900 had driver’s licenses suspended for drunk cycling in Jan.-Sept.
Penalties for cycling while intoxicated at or above a threshold of 0.15 include imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to ¥500,000 (US$3,211).
The open manhole that laid bare Karachi’s systemic rot
This year alone, 23 people have died in Karachi by falling into manholes and open sewers, of whom eight were children.