Authorities say seven people are dead, dozens were injured, after a bus crash in Mississippi
BOVINA, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say seven people are dead, dozens were injured, after a bus crash in Mississippi.
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CNNA missing newlywed nurse has been found dead – and her neighbor arrested
Three days after a just-married Oregon nurse was reported missing, she has been found dead and police have arrested one of her neighbors.
- Malay Mail
As more Malaysians live away from their elderly parents, the demand for ‘paid companions’ grows
IPOH, Sept 8 — Retired teacher Marie Quah used to go to the Taiping Hospital for her medical appointments on her own. B...
- Malay Mail
PM Anwar: Teresa Kok’s halal certification comments spark unnecessary controversy
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — A recent statement by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok on halal certification does not reflect the position...
- Malay Mail
Fresh cracks emerge after Puchong embankment collapse; Fire Dept points to ground movement as possible cause
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The collapse of a pond embankment at the construction site for the Sungai Rasau Water Supply Sche...
- Malay Mail
Seven injured, including one hospitalised, as Singapore-Guangzhou Scoot flight hit by turbulence
SINGAPORE, Sept 7 – Seven people were injured after a flight from Singapore was hit by turbulence as it was approaching...
- CNN
Who is the real Alice Guo? Fugitive mayor accused of spying for China faces legal reckoning after weeks on the run
For months, millions of people were glued to their TV screens as a slight, bespectacled young woman was grilled by lawmakers in the Philippines for hours at a time about her origin story
- The Independent
Police arrest man accused of filming rape on crowded street in India
Latest incident comes in the wake of widespread protests against last month’s rape and murder of a resident doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital
- Associated Press
Villagers reluctant to say goodbye to one of Hong Kong's last squatter settlements
In months, Lo Yuet-ping will bid farewell to a centuries-old village he has called home in Hong Kong for more than seven decades. The Cha Kwo Ling village in east Kowloon is filled with small houses built from metal sheets and stones, as well as old granite buildings, contrasting sharply with the high-rise structures that dominate much of the Asian financial hub. “I'm unwilling to part with anything,” said Lo, who expects to be relocated to a newer district of east Kowloon.
- Evening Standard
British couple plan to die in double ‘suicide capsule’ at Swiss clinic
Peter and Christine Scott, from Suffolk, made the decision after she was recently diagnosed with early-stage vascular dementia
- CNN
Mother of shooting suspect called Apalachee High School and drove 200 miles after getting alarming text, grandfather says
The mother of the teenager suspected of killing four people during a Georgia school shooting called to warn a school counselor prior to the shooting, the suspect’s aunt and grandfather said Saturday.
- Malay Mail
Singaporean rants on TikTok about clash with immigration officers after detainment at Johor checkpoint for filming in restricted area
JOHOR BARU, Sept 8 — A 36-year-old Singaporean woman was detained for several days at the Johor Baru checkpoint after sh...
- Associated Press
Supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan rally to demand his release
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan rallied on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his release. Khan, the main rival of current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, remains a popular figure despite these cases, which critics and his party say are politically motivated. Khan’s spokesman Zulfi Bukhari denounced the police action against his “peaceful” supporters, in a statement.
- Reuters
Ethnic violence in India's Manipur escalates, six killed
Six people, including one civilian, were killed as fresh violence broke out between two warring ethnic communities in the northeast Indian state of Manipur on Saturday, authorities said. The majority Meitei community and the tribal Kukis have clashed sporadically since last year after a court ordered the state government to consider extending special economic benefits and quotas in government jobs and education enjoyed by the Kukis to the Meiteis as well. "Fighting has been going on between armed groups of both the communities since the morning," said Krishna Kumar, deputy commissioner of the state's Jiribam district where the clash occurred.
- Associated Press
Starbucks turns to a celebrity CEO as it struggles to define itself for an era of mobile orders
To Howard Schultz, the chaos he observed at a Starbucks in Chicago one recent morning summed up the troubles of the company he long led as chairman and CEO. Commuters tumbled off trains and into a Starbucks store to pick up the orders they had placed on their cellphones. “Everyone shows up and all of a sudden we’ve got a mosh pit,” Schultz said during a June episode of the podcast “Acquired.”
- Malay Mail
PM Anwar addresses personal vendetta claims: I dislike being in prison and seeing others there too
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has denied allegations that his personal vendetta is behind the actions...
- Futurism
The Tesla Workers Dealing With Autopilot Data Are Treated So Strangely You Won’t Believe It
Trackathon For about $20 per hour, an army of Tesla annotators review troves of video taken by test drivers and owners — and are forced to deal with some pretty bizarre workplace rules while doing so. As Business Insider reports based on interviews with more than a dozen current and former Tesla employees on Tesla's data […]
- INSIDER
The battle of Kursk hinges on the Russian railroad
Ukraine's foothold in the Kursk battle has disrupted the Russian railroad and could damage its critical role in supporting the Ukraine invasion.
- CNN
Family of American killed in West Bank blames Israel for her death, demands independent investigation
The family of an American woman shot and killed while protesting in the occupied West Bank has blamed Israel for her death and called for an independent investigation, saying in a statement that an Israel-led probe would be inadequate.
- The Guardian
‘She’s the one who shattered us’: families of slain Bangladesh students want to hold Sheikh Hasina to account
As ex-prime minister has fled, relatives of protesters among 1,000 killed in crackdown pin hopes on international courts
- CNN
Pope Francis concludes first day in Papua New Guinea with focus on serving marginalized communities
Pope Francis emphasized the importance of a Catholic Church serving marginalized communities as he concluded his first full day in Papua New Guinea on Saturday.