Sixty schoolgirls fall ill with food poisoning in India
Some 61 pupils of the Tribal Welfare Girls Residential School in Andhra Pradesh state were rushed to a hospital for vomiting and diarrhoea following a tainted dinner of egg curry and rice on August 30.
2024-09-07 14:07:43
Lorry tumbles down bank and lands on water tanker in India
The lorry reportedly crashed through the guardrails of the Delhi-Ajmer Expressway and plunged 20ft onto the cabin of a water tanker travelling along the service lane of the Niwaru bridge in Jaipur City, Rajasthan state, on August 30.
2024-09-07 14:07:16
Pet tortoise escapes through open gate
Footage shows the African-spurred reptile crawling through the gap between sliding gate and fence in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 20.
2024-09-07 09:51:10
China braces for Typhoon Yagi as it hits neighbouring Hong Kong
Meteorologists reported that Yagi had maximum sustained winds of 230 kilometres (142 miles) per hour near its centre. It forced more than 250 people to seek refuge at temporary government shelters and led to cancellations of more than 100 flights in the city.
2024-09-07 09:30:50
Human chain saves goat from raging floods in India
Footage shows the Devasi community in a long line working together to rescue the farm animals swept away by the strong currents of the Mirpur River in Sirohi district, Rajasthan, on August 30.
2024-09-07 09:16:46