On Thai Buddhist holy day, gunman’s carnage shatters temple peace
Thai nun Amornrat Putta-ariyawong was washing dishes in preparation to host Buddhist devotees on a holy day when a military Humvee pulled up just inside the temple gates and the driver started shooting into the road.
Storm Sabine hits Frankfurt airport, train travel
Around 150 flights to and from Frankfurt airport, Germany’s largest hub, were canceled on Sunday as storm Sabine reached Europe’s largest economy, a spokeswoman for airport operator Fraport said.
Storm Ciara batters Britain, hitting flights, trains and soccer
Storm Ciara lashed Britain with heavy rain and winds of more than 90 miles an hour (145 km/hour) on Sunday, forcing the cancellations of flights, train services and sports matches.
Amid tension with U.S., Iran plans satellite launch and unveils new missile
Iran will launch a satellite into orbit on Sunday, an Iranian minister said, as part of a fledgling program which the United States says is a cover for ballistic missile development.
Soldier kills 29 people in Thailand before being shot
A soldier angry over a property deal gone sour killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 in a rampage that spanned four locations in and around the northeastern Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima before he was shot dead early Sunday.
China’s coronavirus deaths surpass SARS as country plans halting return to work
China raised the death toll from its coronavirus outbreak to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic, as authorities made plans for millions of people returning to work after an extended Lunar New Year break.
Latest on the coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments in the new coronavirus outbreak:
Coronavirus hits trade fairs, conferences
Over two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed or hit by travel curbs and concerns about the spread of a coronavirus, potentially disrupting billions of dollars worth of deals.
Boeing plane makes hard landing in northwest Russia, all 94 on board safe
A Boeing 737 airliner with 94 people on board made a hard landing in northwestern Russia on Sunday, carrier UTair said, but no one was badly hurt.
Regional Indian party organizes rally to support new citizenship law
A regional party held a rally in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Sunday to support a citizenship law introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year that has triggered nationwide protests.
