US sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, Nato destroys Iranian missile heading for Turkey
By Reuters and published by The Straits Times DUBAI/JERUSALEM/ANKARA – The US–Iran war widened sharply on March 4 after a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing at least 80 people, and Nato air defences destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey. The escalation came as the powerful son of […]
Read MorePolice recall Venom ammunition after explosion
THAI police recalled a large batch of 9mm Venom ammunition after an explosion occurred at the rear of the cartridge case during a test-firing damaging the firearm, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 9). This followed circulation of images on social media showing the firearm damaged after a Venom bullet exploded while some crime suppression, […]
Read MoreMoroccan man nabbed in murder of ex-gay partner in Chiang Mai
A MOROCCAN man wanted for the murder of his former gay partner in Chiang Mai last December has been arrested in Turkey, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon today (Feb. 20). Mr. Thitikan (surname withheld), or Doctor Sammy, the owner of a popular clinic in Chiang Mai, was killed there on Dec. 4 with his […]
Read MoreAt least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Ankara, Turkey – A fire raged through a 12-storey hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday (Jan. 21) during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials […]
Read MoreFresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border area two weeks after disaster
By Reuters and published by Cyprus Mail Antakya – Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday (Feb. 20), just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake, this time […]
Read MoreThai woman among 11,200 dead in Turkey-Syria quake
By Agencies – published by CNA and TV Channel 7 THE Thai Foreign Ministry said this evening (Feb. 8) that a Thai woman is among the 11,200 people who have died in the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. Mrs. Kanchana Phatrachoke, the ministry’s spokesperson, said the Thai embassy […]
Read MoreTurkey-Syria quake death toll climbs to more than 7,800
By Australian Associated Press and published by Yahoo!News Antakya, Turkey – The death toll of a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria has jumped to more than 7,800 people as rescuers work against time in harsh winter conditions to dig survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings. As the scale of the […]
Read MoreMajor earthquake kills nearly 1,800 in Turkey, Syria
By AFP and published by CNA Diyarbakir, Turkey – The most powerful earthquake in nearly a century struck Turkey and Syria early today (Feb. 6), killing more than 1,800 people in their sleep, levelling buildings and causing tremors felt as far away as Greenland. The 7.8-magnitude nighttime tremor, followed hours later by a slightly […]
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