Baby girl sold to pay injured father’s hospital bills in Bangladesh
An infant has been sold for Tk 37,000 to pay the hospital bills of the father, who was shot and injured during the student-led mass uprising, according to the mother.
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Brave man saves rabbits from fire in Malaysia
The man's heroic attempt went viral on TikTok after he climbed up a concrete wall to the rabbit cage and cut the wire cage to rescue rabbits trapped inside.
Pope Francis visit keenly awaited in deeply Catholic Timor-Leste
The last papal visit to Dili was in 1989, when Pope John Paul II arrived in territory then occupied by Indonesia, gifting Timor-Leste’s fledgling independence movement an…
Pressure grows to unravel death of Indonesian medical resident suspected to be bullied
Aulia Risma Lestari was found dead in her rented room on Aug. 12 after reportedly injecting tranquilizers into her own body, Semarang Police said. The 30-year-old is believed to…
Japan’s Prince Hisahito turns 18 and is immersed in dragonfly studies
The Prince has a 25-page paper published on the fauna diversity of the Akasaka Imperial Gardens.
Marrying your virtual partner? Era of AI companionship dawns
In the world of Zeta, a generative AI chatbot app developed by a Korean AI startup Scatter Lab, Korean teens and those in their 20s are making friends with 650,000 different…
Rohingya refugees stand beside flood-affected Bangladeshis
Rohingya refugees living at different camps of Cox's Bazar and abroad have been conducting relief campaigns for the flood affected people of Noakhali and Feni by raising finances…
Thai husbands are the ‘most unfaithful’ in the world: World of Statistics data
Rounding up the top five countries with the most unfaithful husbands are Denmark, Italy, France, and Germany.
From telegram blessings to common car, Pope shows kindness, humility in Jakarta trip
Pope Francis also did his best to greet people patiently waiting for him on the streets of Jakarta. The pope often rolled down his window to wave to the spectators. Sometimes, his…
Hop on Pope Francis’ flight from Rome to Jakarta with us!
What is it like to take a plane with Pope Francis? Correspondent Wong Pei Ting gives a behind the scenes look as he kicked off his historic 12-day Asia-Pacific tour.