Artillery shells fired from Myanmar
region hit China town
NANSAN, Jan 04: Five people in a Chinese town near Myanmar were wounded on Wednesday by stray artillery shells from across the border, according to China's state-controlled Global Times, as fighting between Myanmar's junta and rebels persisted despite talks. Global Times circulated a video on social media showing one person lying on a pedestrian pavement in front of a row of street stores with people shouting, "Call the police!" The five injured people have since been taken to the hospital, it said. — Reuters
US teen first human to beat puzzle
computer game Tetris
LOS ANGELES, Jan 04: A US teenager has beaten classic computer game Tetris, forcing it into a game-ending glitch in a feat previously achieved only by artificial intelligence. Willis Gibson, 13, a competitive gamer known as "blue scuti," became the first human to reach the "kill screen" of the Nintendo version of the puzzle game, as fellow players followed his progress online. "Oh my God!" Willis screams repeatedly towards the end of a more than 40-minute video he uploaded to YouTube this week. — AFP
Man's watch reflection leads to rescue
after day in ocean off NZ coast
WELLINGTON, Jan 04: A man who spent nearly 24 hours in the sea off the coast of New Zealand has been rescued after using the reflection from his watch to signal for help. The man, who has not been named, got into trouble when he fell overboard from his 40-foot (12-metre) boat while on a solo fishing trip on Tuesday. He said a shark had come to "have a sniff" of him at one point but eventually left him alone. The angler was eventually rescued by a group of fishermen. According to New Zealand police, he had attempted to swim to the Alderman Islands, about 55km (34 miles) off the east coast of the North Island after falling overboard but was dragged away by the currents. — BBC
Myanmar govt pardons 10,000 prisoners
BANGKOK, Jan 04: Myanmar's military government on Thursday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but they apparently included just a small proportion of the thousands of political detainees jailed for opposing army rule. The head of Myanmar 's military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, pardoned 9,652 prisoners to mark the holiday, state-run MRTV television reported. The prisoner releases began Thursday and are expected to take several days to complete. — AP
Mexico rescues 32 kidnapped migrants
MEXICO CITY, Jan 04: Mexican authorities said Wednesday that they had rescued 32 migrants kidnapped while heading for the US border by bus through a northeastern region where criminal gangs operate. The abduction took place on Saturday in Tamaulipas state, whose highways are considered among the most dangerous in Mexico due to the threat of kidnapping and extortion. Tamaulipas governor Americo Villareal told Milenio television that nine children were among those kidnapped, including a one-year-old. — AFP
Israel, US not behind Iran blasts: US
WASHINGTON, Jan 04: The United States on Wednesday rejected suggestions that ally Israel or Washington was behind deadly blasts in Iran at the grave of Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed four years ago in a US strike. "The United States was not involved in any way, and any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. —AFP
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