Several more victims found from Greek wildfire: Reuters witness
A Reuters witness saw casualties on Tuesday from a devastating fire which ripped through a tiny Greek resort on Monday afternoon, potentially raising the death toll substantially from an official figure of 24.
Candles and chanting: Thai cave boys begin ceremony to become Buddhist novices
Eleven boys from a soccer team, who were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, took their first steps on Tuesday to be ordained as Buddhist novices in a ceremony steeped in tradition.
Vietnam flood death toll rises to 27, more rain forecast
The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by tropical storm Son Tinh rose to 27 on Tuesday, and seven people are still missing, the government’s Disaster Management Authority said.
Report says images indicate North Korea dismantling test site facilities
Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to U.S. President Donald Trump, a Washington-based think tank said on Mond…
Honduran judge jails politicians ahead of corruption trial
A Honduran judge jailed three members of Congress, a deputy government minister and more than a dozen others while they await trial on allegations they funneled $12 million of public money into political campaigns, a judiciary spokesman said on Monday….
Pakistan’s Imran Khan seeks election win over jailed ex-PM’s party
Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan is hoping to become Pakistan’s prime minister after 20 years of being dismissed at the polls, as the country prepares to vote in a tense election pitting him against the party of jailed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif….
South Korean defense ministry to reduce guard posts along North Korean border: Yonhap
South Korea’s defense ministry said on Tuesday it plans to reduce guard posts and equipment along the demilitarized zone on its border with North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Suspect in deadly Toronto shooting spree struggled with mental illness, family says
The man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding 13 others on a bustling Toronto street struggled with severe mental illness, his family said on Monday as police sought a motive in the rampage.
Greek wildfire kills at least 20 near Athens, residents flee homes
At least 20 people died and more than 100 were injured on Monday as a wildfire swept through a small resort town in eastern Greece with many victims trapped by flames as they fled.
Nicaragua’s Ortega says early elections would create instability
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Monday that holding early elections would create instability in the country, after almost 300 people were killed in weeks of clashes stemming from a government clampdown on protests.
