MUMBAI — Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed repeatedly by an intruder at his home in Mumbai on Thursday, but doctors treating him said he was out of danger after surgery. Khan, 54, was “on the path to complete recovery” after receiving stab wounds on his spine, neck and hand, the doctors told reporters. … Read more
In a harrowing incident that has left the New Ross community in County Wexford reeling, eight-year-old Malika Noor Al Katib was fatally stabbed while trying to protect her mother from a violent house intruder. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday night, 2 December, in the family’s home, with Malika succumbing to her injuries the following morning … Read more
Following a spate of mass killings in China, the country’s legal professionals are calling for better mental health and social resources while urging authorities to dig for the deeper reasons behind these attacks. On the evening of November 11, a car was driven into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre in the … Read more
A knife-wielding brawl in the southwestern province of Sichuan ended with the fatal stabbing of a man, in China’s third deadly episode in recent days. According to Chengdu police, a 35-year-old man surnamed Zhu stabbed a man on Monday afternoon after a traffic dispute. The victim died despite medical treatment. Zhu has been placed under … Read more
Qu Weiguo, a Fudan University professor, said the recent cases of “indiscriminate revenge against society” in China had some common features: Disadvantaged suspects, many with mental health issues, who believed that they had been treated unfairly and who felt they had no other way to be heard. “It is important to establish a social safety … Read more
Beijing: Eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday (Nov 16) in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect, a former student, has been arrested, police said. The attack took place in the evening at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in the city of Yixing in Jiangsu … Read more
GEORGE TOWN: A 32-year-old factory worker has been charged with murdering a father and daughter here. Muhammad Farhan Izzuddin Rosman, currently being treated at the Penang Hospital for self-inflicted wounds, said he understood the charge when it was read to him in the ward before Magistrate Nadratun Naim Mohd Saidi on Wednesday (Nov 13). For … Read more
MHA said the incident showed the value of being prepared for emergencies, as such attacks can happen anytime and anywhere despite being relatively rare in Singapore. “Like the two men who helped to deal with the attack, and members of the congregation who provided first aid to the priest, we can all play our part … Read more
The ministry said Iwaya had also conveyed “grave concerns over the increasing activities of the Chinese military” and sought an explanation for a breach of Japanese airspace by a Chinese aircraft in August. It was the first time a Chinese military aircraft had breached Japan’s airspace, Japan’s defence ministry has said. The Japanese statement did not … Read more
The man accused of stabbing a Japanese boy on the way to school in Shenzhen this week has a criminal record and no steady employment, according to police who have released more information about the suspect than is usual in similar cases in China. The suspect, a 44-year-old man surnamed Zhong, was reportedly detained by … Read more
