Iowa school shooting leaves six people shot and one dead on first day back
A student shot six people, one of them fatally, at a high school in the US state of Iowa before taking his own life on the first day back from…
Bangkok van travelling to Hua Hin crashes and injures American tourists
A passenger van with a Bangkok licence plate collided with a rice harvesting truck with a Phetchaburi licence plate on the morning of December 19 on Petchaburi Road (Southbound) in…
Workers in Chonburi with gruesome discovery of two human legs in shipment from USA
The Si Racha Police Station was alerted of the gruesome find at 1pm on Tuesday. Police rushed to the scene with officials from the Piew Yiew Thai Si Racha Foundation.…
Armed robbers have their getaway car stolen as they rob bank
Three gun-wielding thieves in Colorado allegedly robbed a cheque-cashing business, but, before they could escape, a fourth person stole their getaway car, police said. Commerce City police arrested two of…
Two 10-year-olds found working unpaid shifts until 2am at US McDonald’s restaurant
Two 10-year-old children have been working unpaid shifts in a McDonald’s restaurant in Kentucky until 2am, an investigation has found. The US Department of Labour (DoL) said the children, who…
Eagle killers charged in US with killing thousands
Two US men have been charged with illegally killing about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson allegedly shot the birds over several years…
Hollywood star Ryan O’Neal dies at 82
American actor Ryan O’Neal, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in 1970 romance Love Story, has died at the age of 82, his son said. His family did not share…
McDonald’s announces new restaurant chain to rival Starbucks
McDonald’s has announced the details of its new restaurant idea, CosMc’s, which would operate in the same market segment as Starbucks. Its pilot will open this month in a part…
FBI arrests man in Arizona over terrorist attack that left 6 dead in Australia
The FBI has arrested a man in Arizona over a religiously motivated terror attack on a remote Australian property last year that left six dead. Donald Day Jr, a 58-year-old…
Henry Kissinger’s legacy of death and chaos in Cambodia
When news of Henry Kissinger’s death spread this week, many former world leaders lined up to pay tribute. Former US President George W Bush said the US had “lost one…