A series of international winter sports events will, again, bring Beijing's Olympic venues to life with sledders, skaters, skiers and snowboarders vying for World Cup titles and Olympic ranking points. CHINA DAILY A week later, the action will find its way to Beijing's downtown venues with two highly anticipated events — a speed skating World Cup and a free ski …
As two Australian best friends cling to life in Thailand hospitals after suspected methanol poisoning, a toxicology expert says there are no warning signs of a fatal dose of the chemical. Methanol tasted and smelt like standard alcohol and was often used as a substitute in illegal alcoholic beverages, Deputy Director and Head of Emergency Medicine at University of Melbourne …
Gujarat: In an unfortunate incident, a private luxury bus carrying over 40 pilgrims hit a rock on the roadside near the temple town of Ambaji in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat. Police informed that all 46 pilgrims were injured in the incident that took place on Sunday while the bus was moving down a slope. “A private luxury bus carrying …
On Thursday, the Uttarakhand government banned construction work in and around Joshimath over land subsidence that has resulted in cracks in 561 homes there leading to protests by panicked locals. VIDEO| Temple collapses in Uttarakhand's Joshimath, no casualty reported “The area around Joshimath town is covered with thick layer of overburden material. “Joshimath being on a fault line and close …