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2 Chinese nationals charged for smuggling crop-killing fungus into US

A MICROSCOPIC fungus capable of crippling global food supplies has put two Chinese nationals at the center of a federal investigation in the United...
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Lee Jae-myung wins South Korean presidency in wake of political turmoil

IN A dramatic political reversal, South Korea has elected opposition leader Lee Jae-myung as president, marking a striking comeback for the former ...
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Bill Gates to donate most of his fortune to Africa

IN A TREMENDOUS display of magnanimity, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has committed to donate most of his wealth to Africa.The 69-year-old tech bill...
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TERRORIST ATTACKS? 7 dead after two Russian bridges collapse

AT LEAST seven people were killed and dozens more were injured after two bridges collapsed in separate incidents in Russia’s western border regio...
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IN SOUTH AFRICA: Mother gets life for trafficking 6-year-old daughter

FOR kidnapping and trafficking her six-year-old daughter, a South African woman was sentenced to life imprisonment.The woman’s two accomplices we...
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‘DOUBLE HIT’: Weed and edibles may be harming hearts more than you think, study suggests

LIGHTING up or biting into a THC edible may do more than just alter your state of mind. New research suggests it could be quietly affecting your he...
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5 dead, 6 missing in chemical plant explosion in Eastern China

A LARGE EXPLOSION at a chemical plant in Gaomi city, Shandong province, left at least five people dead and six others missing on Tuesday, local off...
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MID-FLIGHT HORROR: Passenger’s attempt to open door forces All Nippon flight’s emergency landing

A TERRIFYING mid-flight incident that saw a passenger attempting to open one of the doors forced a Japanese flight traveling from Tokyo to Texas to...
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Six people die in Swiss mountain accidents

A TRAGIC weekend in Switzerland’s Alps claimed the lives of six individuals in separate mountain accidents, authorities reported on Sunday. In th...
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Woman injures 17 in Hamburg train station stabbing spree

AT LEAST 17 persons were injured when a woman went on a stabbing rampage at Hamburg’s Central Station on Friday evening (local time).Authorities ...