New Caledonia lies about 1,200km east of Australia and ranks 13th in the world for total number of shark attacks. Source link
Read More »Toxic bootleg booze kills 37 in ‘dry’ Indian state
Selling and consuming alcohol is prohibited in several parts of India, driving a thriving black market for potent backstreet moonshine sometimes laced with ethanol that kills hundreds every year. Source link
Read More »Outbreak of Pakistan-Afghanistan cross-border shelling kills 7
Pakistan’s military accused Afghan border forces of launching an ‘unprovoked and indiscriminate’ attack targeting civilians. Security sources said it stemmed from a dispute over a new border checkpoint. Source link
Read More »Bomb hits Turkish capital, kills 6, injures dozens
The explosion happened in a typically crowded thoroughfare, popular with tourists and locals and lined with shops and restaurants. Turkish President called the blast a ‘treacherous attack’ and said its perpetrators would be punished. Source link
Read More »Thai soldier kills 1, wounds 2 in shooting at military facility in Bangkok
A 59-year-old clerk at the Royal Thai Army War College in the Thai capital shot three of his comrades on Wednesday morning before trying to flee the scene. He later surrendered himself to the authorities. Source link
Read More »Kangaroo kills 77-year-old Australian man in first fatal attack for 86 years
The man was keeping the wild animal as a pet, police said. The last reported fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia was believed to be in 1936, according to local media. Source link
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