Echoes

Jun 201 min read

Northern New Zealand Plunged into Darkness After Transmission Tower Collapse

Much of New Zealand’s far north is without power after a transmission tower fell over

Jun 192 min read

Extreme Weather in India: Heatwaves, Landslides, and Floods Claim Lives

India was battling on Wednesday extreme weather that caused severe heatwaves, landslides and floods, killing at least 11 people this week

Jun 192 min read

Cult leader who forced followers to pull out own teeth and eat faeces jailed

Woo May Hoe, 54, convinced about 30 people that she was a deity, while subjecting the group to cruel physical abuse and defrauding them of m

Jun 192 min read

Over 550 Pilgrims Succumb to Heat During Mecca's Annual Haj

At least 550 pilgrims have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca amid scorching heat.

Jun 192 min read

US Soldier Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Russian Penal Colony Over Theft and Threats To Kill His Girlfriend

US soldier Gordon Black ‘lured’ to Russia learns his fate after he stole, threatened to kill his girlfriend he met in South Korea

Jun 191 min read

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Resigns As Education Minister Amid Rift with President Marcos

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte resigned on Wednesday from her posts as education minister and vice-chair of an anti-insurgency task

Jun 182 min read

Thailand Passes Historic Same-Sex Marriage Law, Leading Southeast Asia in LGBTQ+ Rights

Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage

Jun 181 min read

64 Missing, about 11 dead, and Several Rescued in Mediterranean Shipwrecks off Italy

Sixty-four people are missing and several have been rescued after a shipwreck off Italy's southern coast on Monday

Jun 181 min read

Rescuers find more victims after a landslide in Ecuador, raising the death toll to 8

Rescue teams and local residents scoured the mud Monday, searching for more victims of a landslide in central Ecuador that claimed at least

Jun 181 min read

Three Dead in North Toronto Office Shooting Near Daycare and School

Three adults including suspected shooter are dead at office space near daycare center in Toronto

Jun 182 min read

Former Thai PM Thaksin Indicted for Defaming Monarchy Amid Political Turmoil

Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as more court cases stir Thailand’s political woes

Jun 182 min read

Protege Testifies in Court About Beheading Tech CEO Mentor Over Embezzlement Threats

Chilling last words of beheaded tech CEO revealed as killer testifies about lavish gifts he gave to French lover