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Giant python attacks man, villagers chop up reptile

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A giant python attacked an Indonesian man, nearly severing his arm, before hungry villagers chopped up the reptile and ate it, a police chief said Wednesday. Security guard Robert Nababan crossed paths with the giant creature while patrolling an oil palm plantation in the remote Batang Gansal subdistrict of Sumatra island on Saturday. "The python was 7.8 metres long (25.6Read more

UK architect rebuilding Nepal temple

CHANGU - Arab Today

When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal last year, villagers in Changu Narayan ran up the steep rocky path that cuts through their town to their renowned temple. Seeing the piles of rubble, they figured their lives were over. Less than two years later, the community is cleaning up their World Heritage Site themselves, and one of the world’s leadingRead more

Bangladesh rescues elephant that traveled 1000 km

Dhaka - Arab Today

An elephant thought to have traveled 1,000 kilometers from India into Bangladesh after becoming separated from its herd by floods was stopped in its tracks Thursday in a dramatic rescue that nearly ended in disaster. The distressed female ran amok after it was hit by a tranquillizer dart and charged into a pond, where it was only saved from drowningRead more

Fire, explosions at Sri Lankan army camp force evacuation of villagers

Colombo - Arab Today

A fire erupted at an army camp outside the Sri Lankan capital on Sunday, resulting in multiple explosions at the camp and forcing evacuation of nearby villagers. Army spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera said the blaze erupted at an armory and spread in the camp. He said the air force and navy personnel were sent to assist in attempts to douseRead more

Egyptian Copts under vile attack after a Muslim ‘love story’

Cairo - Arab Today

Villagers south of Egypt’s capital set ablaze Christian homes and assaulted an elderly woman over rumors of an interfaith relationship, the church and officials said Thursday. Coptic Pope Tawadros II called for restraint after the incident in Karam village in Minya province, the Coptic Orthodox Church said in a statement. The authorities have assured the pope that they will “chaseRead more