A three-year-old boy in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai died of rabies one month after being bitten by his family cat. He was taken to the Chu Se District Medical Center last Sunday after several days of vomiting at home. The doctors at the center diagnosed him with …
Read More »Cop clings to windshield of fleeing man’s runaway car for 7 km
A car driver in Hai Phong tried to ram a squad of police officers who had flagged him Sunday, forcing one to jump on its hood to save himself. Hoang Trung Hieu, 35, turned himself in to the An Lao District police on Monday and was officially put in detention …
Read More »After Trump shooting, his supporters still fiercely oppose gun reforms
Their presidential candidate had just narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, a bullet grazing his ear on Saturday from an AR-15-style semiautomatic weapon – a rifle frequently used by mass shooters in the United States. Yet in interviews with 12Donald Trump delegates at his Republican Party nominating convention in Milwaukee, none …
Read More »Kenya police to detain for 30 days a man arrested after discovery of dismembered bodies of women
A court in Kenya has allowed police to detain for 30 days a man suspected of killing and dismembering women then dumping them in a flooded quarry, as investigations continue. Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, appeared in Makadara court on Tuesday, accompanied by his lawyer, who had protested an application by …
Read More »Thai police say cyanide killed 6 Vietnamese, American guests in Bangkok hotel, including suspect
Cyanide poisoning was likely the cause of the deaths of six foreigners whose bodies were found in a room in a plush Bangkok hotel, with the suspected killer among the dead, Thai police said on Wednesday. The rapid-acting, deadly chemical was found on drinking glasses and a teapot in the …
Read More »FBI to join investigation into death of 6 Vietnamese, American nationals in Bangkok hotel room
FBI investigators will collaborate with Thai police to investigate the deaths of a group of Vietnamese and American nationals in a hotel room in Bangkok, Thai PM said. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told the press on Wednesday that the FBI would be joining local authorities to investigate the deaths …
Read More »HCMC’s former vice chairwoman arrested for power abuse
Nguyen Thi Hong, former vice chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee, has been detained for allegedly abusing positions and authority while performing her official duties. Hong, 69, was arrested on Monday for violations involving the Vietnam Rubber Industry Group, Dong Nai Rubber Company, Ba Ria Rubber Company, the Ministry of …
Read More »Suspect in killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina at Manila hotel surrenders
The suspect in the killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion at a hotel in a popular resort city south of Manila surrendered and claimed he wanted to retaliate against the hotel for firing him, Philippine officials said Wednesday. The suspect further said that he randomly barged into the …
Read More »Rich Chinese man guilty of fraud in New York
Wealthy Chinese businessman Guo Wengui was found guilty of defrauding customers of more than $1 billion in a New York federal court on Tuesday, prosecutors said. The FBI arrested Guo in March 2023 at his luxurious Manhattan apartment, in a building overlooking Central Park, accusing him of using his online …
Read More »World’s rarest whale washes up on New Zealand beach
The body of a spade-toothed whale — a species so rare it has never been seen alive — appears to have washed up on a New Zealand beach, scientists say. The remains of the obscure, five-meter (16.4 foot) long, beaked creature were found near a river mouth in southern Otago …
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