Thailand: Many children among dead in nursery attack

2022-10-06

Thailand: Many children among dead in nursery attack

Please view in Advanced Tab. We don't have Basic version for this news board

1. Thailand: Many children among dead in nursery attack

- An ex-policeman has killed at least 37 people, most of them children, in a gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in north-east Thailand.

- Police say he then killed himself and his family after a manhunt following the attack in Nong Bua Lamphu province.

- Children and adults are among the casualties at the nursery - police say the attacker shot and stabbed his victims before fleeing the scene.

Creds: BBC

2. Nika Shakarami: Iran protester's family forced to lie about death

- Relatives of a girl who died during protests in Iran have been forced into making false statements.

- Nika Shakarami went missing in Tehran on 20 September after telling a friend she was being chased by police.

- On Wednesday night, a state TV report showed her aunt saying: "Nika was killed falling from a building"; The source told BBC that this was a forced confession that came after intense interrogations and being threatened that other family members would be killed.

Creds: BBC

3. Eric Weinburg: Scrubs writer and producer charged with 18 sexual assaults

- Eric Weinburg, who was an executive producer and writer on hit US comedy Scrubs, has been charged with 18 counts of sexual assault.

- The alleged incidents, dated between 2014 and 2019, involved 5 women.

- His lawyer has previously called the accusations a "blatant smear campaign".

Creds: BBC

Tags: thailand iran scrubs All Articles

lazzybee

Other Articles

Ukraine war: Zelensky visits front line near Bakhmut as Russia targets cities

Japanese and Chinese leaders visit opposing capitals in Ukraine war

Amritpal Singh: Punjab police step up search for Sikh separatist preacher

Ukraine war: Putin pays visit to occupied Mariupol, state media reports

Maggie Aderin-Pocock: Nasa scientist inspired by appointment

Menindee: Millions of dead fish wash up near Australian town

Ex-US President Donald Trump expects to be arrested on Tuesday

US drone drowning: Black Sea conflict inevitable until Russia leaves

French bin strike: Paris holds its nose as waste piles up

Ukraine war: Heavy losses reported as battle for Bakhmut rages

Georgia drops 'foreign agents' law after protests

TikTokers target controversial Willow oil project

Hamburg shooting: Seven killed in attack on Jehovah's Witness hall

Japan forced to destroy flagship H3 rocket in failed launch

Iran: Suspected school poisonings unforgivable crime, Khamenei says

Two Sessions: China looks at reforms to deepen Xi Jinping contro

Colombia protests: Seventy-nine police officers freed after being taken hostage

Two Sessions: China looks at reforms to deepen Xi Jinping control

Bakhmut: Fighting in the street but Russia not in control

Blinken and Lavrov meet for first time since Ukraine war