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Boy, 14, dies after knife attack in Villach leaves four wounded

A 14-year-old boy has been killed after a man stabbed five people at random in Austria. Authorities said the suspect – a 23-year-old Syrian national with legal residence in Austria – has been detained by police after the attack in the city of Villach on Saturday. Police spokesperson Rainer Dionisio said a motive was not […]

Entertainment

Luke Combs, Fall Out Boy, Dave Matthews Band Headline

Boston Calling Music Festival will return to the Harvard Athletic Complex in Lower Allston from May 23 through May 25. The Memorial Day weekend event will include headlining performances from Luke Combs, Fall Out Boy, and Dave Matthews Band. Combs will close out the first day of the festival following performances from Megan Moroney, Sheryl […]

Entertainment

Exclusive Boy George Interview With THR Roma

1980s pop icons Boy George and Culture Club are set to conquer Rome. The gender-bending British singer-songwriter, who gave the world hits like “Karma Chameleon” and “The Crying Game”, will headline the city’s New Year’s Eve concert at Rome’s ancient chariot-racing stadium The Circus Maximus. The stadium, which has hosted the likes of Mick Jagger and […]

Politics

20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a boy found in the mud embraces being known as ‘Baby 81’

KURUKKAL MADAM, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as “Baby 81” is now a 20-year-old dreaming of higher education. Jayarasa Abilash’s story symbolized that of the families torn apart […]

World News

Boy, 8, saves classmate with Heimlich manoeuvre

A US primary schoolboy has been hailed as a hero after he saved his classmate from choking on a grape. Thomas Conley, eight, was sitting next to Isaiah Rodriguez in the cafeteria of Porter Elementary School when he noticed the medical emergency. Video footage from the hall in Mesa, Arizona, shows Thomas performing the life-saving […]

Entertainment

‘Toy Boy’ Actor Was 37

José de la Torre, who played Iván in the Spanish-language Netflix drama “Toy Boy,” has died. He was 37. Spanish publication Montilla Digital was the first to report that the actor died on Dec. 5 after a long battle with an unknown illness. A funeral service was held in Spain the day after his death. […]