Idris Elba says he's a 'workaholic' and is in therapy to tackle 'unhealthy habits'
British actor Idris Elba has said that he's an "absolute workaholic" and is in therapy to tackle "unhealthy habits."
2023-10-03 19:57
Shooting in Thailand shopping mall kills at least three people
At least three people were killed and four others injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Tuesday, according to local authorities.
2023-10-03 19:16
Nobel Prize in physics won by trio who created rapid flashes of light to watch electrons move
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier for creating "flashes of light that are short enough to take snapshots of electrons' extremely rapid movements," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm on Tuesday.
2023-10-03 18:58
Kenya police to take on Haiti criminal gangs amid criticism of their human rights record
Concerns over Kenya's human rights record have cast a shadow over a UN decision that gave Kenya the go ahead to lead an armed multinational force to Haiti amid brutal gang violence in the Caribbean country.
2023-10-03 18:55
Gang removed hundreds of kidneys to sell to wealthy clients, Pakistan police say
Police in eastern Pakistan have smashed an illegal organ harvesting ring, arresting eight people for surgically removing kidneys from hundreds of patients for wealthy people needing a transplant, authorities said Monday.
2023-10-03 16:16
Cartoon elves and scrolls visualize Chinese military's goal of Taiwan 'reunification'
China's military released an animation on Sunday depicting the journey to reunite two halves of a torn scroll across the Taiwan Strait, a thinly veiled reference to the country's longstanding goal of "reunification" with the democratic, self-ruled island.
2023-10-03 15:58
Sumatran rhino birth offers glimmer of hope for species almost hunted to extinction
A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros calf has been born in a national park in Indonesia, the third successful pairing between a local female rhino named Ratu and Andalas, a former resident of Ohio's Cincinnati Zoo.
2023-10-03 14:56
At least 10 dead in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse as rescue efforts continue
Rescue teams in Zimbabwe are continuing the search for survivors, three days after a disused gold mine in the country's Chegutu district collapsed, killing at least 10 illegal miners.
2023-10-03 13:28
Chinese toy company Pop Mart opens Beijing theme park
Following in the footsteps of Disney and Studio Ghibli, China's Pop Mart brand has expanded into the theme park business.
2023-10-03 12:58
Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died from dengue in Bangladesh's worst outbreak on record, official data shows, with rising temperatures due to the climate crisis driving the ongoing spread as more cases are reported away from dense urban centers for the first time.
2023-10-03 12:52
Hong Kong stocks sink most in three months amid China property woes, US rate worries
Stocks in Hong Kong sank the most since early June after trading resumed following a Chinese holiday, as worries mounted on China's weak housing market, while investors were also concerned about persistently high US interest rates.
2023-10-03 12:52
US and Philippines launch military drills with partners as China tensions mount
The United States military kicked off two weeks of multilateral exercises with its Philippine allies and multiple international partners on Monday amid rising tensions between Manila and Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
2023-10-03 12:25