15 h. ago US man rescued from burning home describes cruelty during 20 years of captivity

Connecticut fire investigation leads to the discovery of an emaciated 32-year-old man who had been confined in a small room.

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48 h. ago Pakistan says all train hijackers killed, ending hostage stand

Separatist militants had blown up a railway track and taken hundreds of captives, 21 of whom died.

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3 d. ago Hong Kong woman dies after being rescued from public housing estate fire

The victim, in her 60s, was taken to hospital with burns on her face and hands.

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3 d. ago Lit cigarette suspected to have caused flat fire that killed Hong Kong woman

Blaze reported at flat in Lung Hei House at around 10.30am, with woman certified dead in hospital.

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4 d. ago Oil tanker and cargo ship collide in North Sea, UK coastguard begins rescue operation

One UK media report said the tanker had caught on fire.

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4 d. ago Oil tanker and cargo ship collide in North Sea, fire erupts as UK coastguard begins rescue

UK media reported that both the oil tanker and cargo vessel were on fire.

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4 d. ago Tanker, cargo ship collide off UK coast causing ‘massive fireball’, 32 casualties

The incident, which occurred near Hull, involved a US-flagged chemical tanker and a Portuguese-flagged container ship.

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4 d. ago Tanker and cargo ship collide off UK coast causing ‘massive fireball’, 32 casualties

The incident, which took place near Hull, involved a US-flagged chemical tanker and a Portuguese-flagged container ship.

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4 d. ago 1 missing, 32 injured after tanker and cargo ship collide off UK coast causing ‘fireball’

Concerns of ‘multiple toxic hazards’ after incident near Hull involving a US-flagged chemical tanker and a Portuguese-flagged container ship.

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4 d. ago 1 missing, 36 rescued after tanker and cargo ship collide off UK coast causing ‘fireball’

Concerns of ‘multiple toxic hazards’ after incident near Hull involving a US-flagged chemical tanker and a Portugal-flagged container ship.

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4 d. ago Container ship hits tanker carrying US military jet fuel off UK coast

The tanker, which can carry tens of thousands of tonnes of jet fuel, was at anchor when the smaller container ship struck it.

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7 d. ago 6 scam farm captives to return to Hong Kong on Friday night after rescue

Security chief Chris Tang says three men and three women, aged 29 to 44, had been illegally detained for five to seven months.

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7 d. ago ‘Two sessions’ 2025 live: play with fire and risk burning yourself, Wang Yi says in stern warning over Taiwan

Foreign minister expected to answer questions about strained US ties, the Ukraine war and China’s strategy in Middle East and Africa.

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8 d. ago Domestic helper in Hong Kong charged with child abuse after 1

Woman accused of running hot water over one-year-old boy’s body, with police saying child has second-degree burns.

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9 d. ago ‘I know who I’d want to hit’: Hongkongers, tourists queue to curse ‘villains’

Causeway Bay underpass packed for annual beating and burning of effigies, as tradition draws hundreds.

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1 week ago Beijing says Philippines is polluting South China Sea as it releases ‘waste

State media published film of smoke pouring from the Sierra Madre, a warship that has been grounded on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal.

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1 week ago Beijing says Philippines is polluting South China Sea by ‘burning waste’

Beijing says Philippines is polluting South China Sea by ‘burning waste’  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Singapore couple burnt corpse of girl, 4, who was starved, abused and fatally punched

Megan Khung, 4, was abused for over a year by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend.

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2 w. ago 'Chaos, confusion and cruelty': NASA employees afraid of losing jobs amid U.S.

'Chaos, confusion and cruelty': NASA employees afraid of losing jobs amid U.S.-China space race  Florida Today

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2 w. ago Hong Kong police find dead cat with head in sock secured by zip tie

Force classifies case as one of cruelty to animals after finding 45cm-long shorthair with broken skull in Sheung Shui.

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