[ad_1] Rescue and aid workers have arrived from 17 countries to Myanmar. The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,000, the ruling junta said on Thursday. A statement from a junta spokesperson said that 3,085 deaths had been confirmed, with 341 people still missing and 4,715 injured, six days after…
[ad_1] Dubai: An Abu Dhabi court sentenced three people to death and one to life in prison on Monday for the November murder of an Israeli rabbi “with terrorist intention”, state media said. “The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals’ State Security Chamber has unanimously convicted the defendants of the kidnapping and murder of Moldovan-Israeli…
[ad_1] Mandalay: Myanmar declared a week of national mourning on Monday for the country’s devastating earthquake, as the death count passed 2,000 and hopes faded of finding more survivors in the rubble of ruined buildings. National flags will fly at half-mast until April 6 “in sympathy for the loss of life and damages” from Friday’s…
[ad_1] Mandalay: The death count from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors. The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar early Friday afternoon, followed minutes later by a…
[ad_1] Tokyo: Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation this week following his acquittal last year in a retrial. Stakes for wrongful convictions are high in Japan, where the death penalty has broad public support despite international criticism over…
[ad_1] Viewers of a popular crafting YouTuber’s latest vlog were left in shock when her husband interrupted the video to announce that she had died before completing it. Donna Jordan, widely known for her quilting tutorials and as the face of the family-owned ‘Jordan Fabrics Quilt Shop’, died earlier this month after battling an illness…
[ad_1] Gaza City: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday that at least 50,021 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since war with Israel began in October 2023. “The toll for the Israeli aggression has reached 50,021 martyrs and 113,274 wounded since October 7, 2023”, a ministry statement said, referring to the…
