Nearly 200 people in Russia’s Irkutsk region have been placed under medical observation after a laboratory worker died following severe pneumonia and a reported exposure to plague bacteria. Russian ...

A 28-year-old man died allegedly by suicide after falling from the 43rd floor of the Supernova Spira skyscraper in Noida, a satellite city of New Delhi, India, on Saturday, 3 October, police said. He ...

Reporter Alma de la Rosa Flores and cameraman Cristo Martínez were struck by a skidding SUV during a live broadcast. The journalists were taken to hospital after the incident and were reported to be ...

Japanese judoka Rin Maeda advanced after Chinese opponent Tang Jing was disqualified for appearing to bite her during their Asian Games match on 1 October. Maeda later won gold, while footage of the ...

More than 70 dogs were rescued from a Gangjin farm that once bred up to 1,000 dogs annually. South Korea’s dog meat ban is due to take full effect on 7 February 2027. Animal welfare groups say most ...

Three people were injured after a 78-year-old man reportedly lost consciousness while driving an electric SUV and crashed into Bangkok’s Guanyin Shrine on 1 October. Rescue workers freed victims ...

Japan now explicitly assesses permanent residency applicants on income, Japanese-language ability and public-obligation compliance. The permanent residency fee rose from ¥10,000 to ¥200,000 on 1 ...

Russian investigators are examining footage showing staff apparently forcing a woman into a 79-metre canyon jump. The woman survived and was lifted back to the platform after repeatedly asking staff ...