Indonesian rescuers found five survivors, including a seven-year-old girl, days after a passenger boat sank off South Sulawesi. One person died and 20 remain missing, while search operations continue amid persistent concerns over maritime safety and overcrowded passenger vessels
Survivors of the Vietnam tourist boat tragedy criticised the lack of emergency medical facilities, saying delayed treatment may have cost lives. Fifteen Indian tourists died after the boat capsized near Phu Quoc Island, while rescued passengers recalled desperate attempts to save victims
Former cancer patients used humour, storytelling and performances at the ‘Comedy in Chaos’ event in Delhi to normalise conversations around cancer, challenge stigma and share personal experiences, urging society to treat people with cancer as ordinary individuals rather than heroes or victims
A fire at a retirement home in Manado, Indonesia, killed 16 elderly residents and injured 15. Firefighters took over two hours to control the blaze, while authorities are investigating the cause, with an electrical fault suspected initially
A total of 10 people, including eight women, were arrested after the incident came to light. Police had launched a search for the man after his family filed a missing complaint
Heart attack patients who do not take daily aspirin are more likely to have a repeat myocardial infarction, stroke, or death than those who take the drug consistently.
An AFP team in the nearby city of Mingecevir, an hour's drive north of Ganja, heard the impact of a huge blast that shook buildings there at around the same time.
