Category: Foreign
Man dies as parachute fails during military exercise
A Canadian man has died after his parachute failed to open when he jumped out of a plane during a military exercise led by US forces in Bulgaria, local media reported on...
Swiss regulator fines banks over improper forex trading
Five of the world’s biggest banks have been fined about million Swiss francs (about 91 million dollars) for undermining competition in foreign exchange trading,...
97-year-old WWII veteran parachutes to mark D-Day anniversary
A US veteran who was parachuted into France during D-Day in 1944 defied his age on Wednesday as he recreated his courageous feat of 75 years ago as part of ceremonies to...
Israel’s First Lady dies
Israel’s First Lady, Nechama Rivlin, 73, died on Tuesday morning after battling with a respiratory disease for years, the Presidential Residence announced. She died at...
UK state visit: Trump calls London mayor a ‘loser’
US President Donald Trump kicked off a state visit to Britain Monday by branding London’s mayor a “loser” before heading for lunch with Queen Elizabeth II,...
14 people die in road accident
Not fewer than 14 people, among them five children, were killed on Monday when a van rammed into a lorry in south-western Pakistan, an official said. The accident, in...
China to issue new versions of visas from June 1
The exit-entry departments of China’s public security authorities will start issuing new versions of visas and residence permits for foreigners from Saturday, the...
Three drown, four-year-old missing in boat accident
Rescuers were searching Friday for a four-year-old girl missing after a boating accident in eastern France that killed three people, local officials said. The inflatable...
Man dies after setting himself on fire near White House
The man who set himself on fire on a lawn near the White House on Wednesday has died in the hospital after suffering burns to 85 percent of his body. Arnav Gupta, 33,...
Five pupils drown in water reservoir trying to rescue classmate
Five pupils drowned on Thursday in Central Vietnam after a group of children attempted to rescue a friend who fell into a reservoir, a local official said. The accident...
