Hong Kong’ first public hearing on Tai Po fire scheduled for March
The committee aims to finish its probe within nine months before submitting its report, the panel’s chair David Lok Kai-hong said, but added that the timeline is “challenging."
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‘It’s no laughing matter’: Culinary gas becomes deadly party trend in Indonesia
A 26-year-old Indonesian influencer’s death prompted authorities and the public to confront a stark reality: A product designed for kitchens had found a second life as a party…
Wild elephant attacks tourist during morning workout in Thai national park, leaving one dead
Officials noted that the dry season often brings elephants closer to tourist areas in search of food and water, increasing the risk of such encounters.
For four days, a dog kept vigil over a boy lost on ill-fated Himalayan trek in India
Rescue workers would later say the dog appeared neither frantic nor aggressive, only fixed in its purpose. As the rescuers approached carefully, it barked, a final act of…
Deputy chief minister of India’s Maharashtra dies in plane crash
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, one of the state’s most influential and seasoned political leaders, died in a tragic plane crash on Wednesday morning while landing…
18 die, over 300 rescued as ferry sinks in southern Philippines
A coast guard officer said the ship’s crew managed to send a distress call around 1 a.m. Monday, reporting “serious technical problems” before strong waves battered the…
Tourist mauled by snow leopard at popular Xinjiang ski destination; authorities step up patrols
The footage, which has been circulating on Chinese social media, shows a snow leopard standing over what appears to be a person lying face down in the snow. The video then cuts…
China hands over 17 Filipino sailors from shipwreck to Philippines
Of the 17 rescued, two were confirmed dead. Four remained missing.
‘We have lost a piece of the city’s soul’: What the Gul Plaza inferno means for Karachi
This isn’t just one person’s story. It is the case for most Karachiites, across class and generation, for whom Gul Plaza simply existed in the background as they put together…
At least 20 bodies found at single shop as rescuers comb through wreckage of Karachi shopping centre
With the discovery of the bodies from the gutted shop, the death toll was estimated to have risen to 61.