Understanding the Cook Islands: From New Zealand Realm to Sovereign Recognition

HARBIN, Feb 10 — Hong Kong has demanded action against Turkmenistan after a violent post-match brawl left two of its ice hockey players hospitalized at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin.

BANGKOK, Feb 10 — Thailand’s Department of Employment (DoE) has intensified inspections of language schools in Bangkok’s Ratchada and Bang Na areas after arresting eight undocumented South Korean teachers.

SHAH ALAM, Feb 9 — Police have identified the suspect in the Setia Alam mall shooting as a local man in his 30s with a history of criminal and drug-related offences.

BLANCHARDVILLE (Wisconsin), Feb 9 — On a quiet dirt road in rural Wisconsin, Brit Thompson’s Pink River Ranch is home to Highland cattle, Icelandic sheep, and a vintage Airstream trailer, now an Airbnb rental attracting urban visitors eager for a countryside escape.

LONDON, Feb 9 — Irish boxer John Cooney has passed away at age 28 after suffering a fatal intracranial haemorrhage during his Celtic super-featherweight title defense against Nathan Howells in Belfast on February 1.