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June 03, 2025
Cambodia to take up long-running border dispute with Thailand at UN's top court
June 03, 2025
South Korea is voting for a new president after six months of political chaos
June 03, 2025
Why monsoon rains wreak havoc annually in India's cities
June 02, 2025
Indian man arrested with 47 venomous vipers in bag at Mumbai airport
June 02, 2025
China says US has 'severely violated' tariffs truce
May 30, 2025
India says over 1,000 nationals deported by US since January
BEIJING — A Chinese paraglider has survived being accidentally propelled 8,500m (27,800ft) into the sky above north-west China, state media report.Peng Yujiang, 55, was testing new equipment at 3,000m above sea level, over the Qilian mountains, when a rare updraft or air current known as a "cloud suck" pulled him about 5,000m higher into a cloud formation.Saturday's events were filmed on a camera that was mounted on Peng's glider and the footage has gone viral after being posted on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.It showed Peng holding on to the glider's controls, with his face and much of his body covered in ice crystals."It was terrifying... Everything was white. I couldn't see any direction. Without the compass, I wouldn't have known which way...
May 29, 2025
Chinese paraglider survives accidental 8000m-high flight
May 29, 2025
Iran investigates case of 'missing' Indian nationals
NEW DELHI — A former college principal in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has been sentenced to life in prison for sending a parcel bomb that killed a newlywed man and his great aunt in 2018.A court found Punjilal Meher, 56, guilty of murder, attempted murder, and use of explosives in what became known as the "wedding bomb" case that stunned India.The bomb, disguised as a wedding gift, was delivered to the home of Soumya Sekhar Sahu, a 26-year-old software engineer, just days after his wedding.When the couple opened the package, it exploded - killing Sahu and his great aunt, and leaving his wife, Reema, who opened the package, critically wounded.While acknowledging the prosecution's argument that it was a "heinous" crime, the court declined to classify it as a...
May 28, 2025
'Wedding bomb' murderer gets life sentence in India
May 28, 2025
Norwegian princess moves to Australia for university
