Malaysia has stopped selling sea sand to Singapore, cutting off the tiny island nation’s main source of one of the key materials it needs for extensive expansion plans. Those plans include the development of the Tuas mega port, expected to be the world’s biggest container terminal. Malaysia exports roughly £277m in sand to Singapore, which…

Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 50 people in Nepal in the past few days, with more deaths reported across the border in India and Bangladesh, officials said onSunday. At least 30 other people were missing in Nepal, either swept away by swollen rivers or buried by mudslides since monsoon…

Europe is to launch a spacecraft to the Moon as it seeks to become a contender in the new space race that has taken off 50 years after the historic US lunar mission.  The Paris-based European Space Agency (ESA) is to land a a robotic rover on the lunar surface rather than astronauts, but says…

Hong Kong descended into pandemonium for the second day in a row on Sunday as police again fired tear gas and rubber bullets at pro-democracy protesters as clashes in the city become increasingly violent.   In the western end of Hong Kong island, rounds of tear gas coming from all sides were fired continuously to disperse…

Libya is to close three of its largest migrant detention centres, including one which was hit by an airstrike last month during fighting between rival forces. Fathi Bashagha, interior minister with the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, has reportedly ordered the closure of camps in Khoms, Misrata and Tajoura following international condemnation of the "inhuman" conditions…

LEVITTOWN, NY — Dan Nelson, a Levittown native and ousted singer for the popular metal thrash band Anthrax, has been arrested on a felony assault charge in connection with a bloody attack on a 74-year-old man inside a Queens hotel. Nelson, 43, of Southberry Lane, was arrested around 8 a.m. Wednesday at the 115th precinct…

SAINT PAUL, MN — A bill introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives would establish a legal “end-of-life option” for terminally ill adults. Several Democrats have signed on to co-sponsor the bill authored by Rep. Mike Freiberg, a Democrat from Golden Valley. Currently, eight states and Washington, D.C. allow assisted suicide. In the Star Tribune…

The 27th Annual Greg Schwartz Memorial Wrestling Camp at Morris, Minn. wrapped up on June 20th. This year’s camp attracted 70 wrestlers. Camp clinicians included Seth Gross, Keaten Schorr, Brandon Carroll, Roger Kish, and Cam Skyora. Craig Olsen Camp Hustle Award: Zach Haire of Breckenridge Camp MVWs (Most Valuable Wrestlers): Doug Cardwell of MAHACA and…

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) recently held the sixth night of their New Japan Cup Event which is a single elimination tournament that lasts for 12 days and the winner of the said tournament will get an opportunity to face IWGP Heavyweight Champion “Switchblade” Jay White for The IWGP Heavyweight Title at The G1 Supercard…

Rowan Morgan of Mounds View has committed to wrestling for Minnesota in 2019-20. Morgan is a three-time state entrant. He was the Class AAA 182-pound fifth-place finisher in 2018 as a junior. He was a state entrant at 182 pounds as a sophomore and 170 pounds as a freshman. Morgan is projected to wrestle at…