Pakistan’s Imran Khan edges closer to power, opponents cry foul
Pakistani cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan inched closer to power on Thursday after a general election that has been marred by long delays in ballot counting and claims of rigging by opponents.
South Korean firm backtracks on $130 billion ‘treasure ship’ gold claims
A South Korean company that claimed to have found the wreck of a Russian warship holding $130 billion in gold said on Thursday it has not verified the existence of any gold, while a financial watchdog said it was probing possible unlawful stock trading…
Laos scrambles for food, medicines, coffins after dam burst
Troops searched for survivors in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a hydropower dam sent a torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages, as rescuers rushed aid to thousands of homeless.
Fire rages through London’s West Hampstead flat, dozens evacuated
A huge fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in London’s West Hampstead in the early hours of Thursday, forcing rescuers to evacuate dozens of people, and it took nearly four hours to douse the blaze, the London Fire Brigade said.
Japan executes six more cult members of deadly sarin attack
Japan executed six more members of the doomsday cult group Aum Shinrikyo on Thursday that perpetrated the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995.
‘Super Saturday’ election trial-run for Australian government
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is vying to secure a 100-year first this weekend by winning a seat from the opposition at a by-election and with it a possible pathway to victory at the next national election due by May 2019.
Suicide attack in Kabul targets security convoy, casualties unclear
A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a convoy of the Afghan national intelligence agency in Kabul early on Thursday, causing an unknown number of casualties, officials said.
After dam burst in Laos, a scramble for food, medicines and coffins
Rescuers scrambled to reach homeless and stranded people in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a partially built hydropower dam sent a devastating torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages.
China says graft suspects detained under new measure must be well treated
Suspects held under a controversial new detention measure introduced nation-wide by China’s anti-graft super ministry this year must be well treated, the corruption watchdog said on Thursday.
Firefighters tackle blaze in London’s West Hampstead flat
A huge fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in London’s West Hampstead, forcing about 50 people to evacuate the block in the early hours of Thursday.
