Bangkok (AFP) – Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol says the government is ready to help the families of the mall shooting victims, adding that the injured “have been taken under the care of the King and Queen”.
Lima (AFP) – Two leopard cubs have been unveiled to the public at a zoo in the Peruvian capital Lima.
Unknown (AFP) – French scientist Pierre Agostini reacts after being jointly awarded the Nobel prize in physics. Along with Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and Franco-Swede Anne L’Huillier, Agostini won the award for research using ultra-quick light flashes that enable the study of electrons inside atoms and molecules.
Bangkok (AFP) – Shoppers were evacuated from the Siam Paragon shopping mall in Thailand’s Bangkok after two people were killed and five wounded in a shooting. A 14-year-old suspect has been arrested, according to National Police.
Stepanakert (Azerbaijan) (AFP) – The streets of Stepanakert, known as Khankendi in Azerbaijani, are empty after tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians left the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave following a military operation by Baku. The images were taken from a press tour convoy, organised by Azerbaijani officials, which passed through the city outskirts.
Ciudad Madero (Mexico) (AFP) – One day after a church’s roof collapsed in the northeastern Mexico city of Ciudad Madero, debris is still being cleared as the death toll rises to 11, including children. About 70 people were attending a baptism at the Santa Crux Catholic Church when the roof collapsed.
Cairo (AFP) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announces his candidacy for a third term in office, ahead of December elections he is widely expected to win, despite his security forces being accused of harassing and detaining opponents. A year after deposing Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, Sisi won 96 percent of the vote in 2014. Four years later, he scored a 97-percent victory.
Manacapuru (Brazil) (AFP) – In northern Brazil, the Lago de Aleixo lake has dried up due to severe drought. The phenomenon has left Marina do Davi, a key embarkation point for locals and tourists, with many stranded boats. Local residents, usually relying on boats for their daily commute, now have to walk for hours instead.
East Gippsland (Australia) (AFP) – Dangerous fire conditions continue in Australia’s east as firefighters work to contain several blazes in the state of Victoria, with the flames already destroying a home. Firefighters have issued evacuation orders for nine rural neighbourhoods as warm, gusty winds fan the bushfires. About 650 firefighters are battling the flammes across 17,000 hectares, according to the state’s Country Fire Authority.
Dhaka (AFP) – More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever this year, the country’s worst recorded outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, which is increasing in frequency due to climate change.
