A magician from the US is taking legal action after a TV host in the Dominican Republic set him on fire in an apparent stunt.

Wayne Houchin is receiving treatment for burns on his face, scalp and hands that occurred when the guest host of the Closer To The Stars show abruptly tossed a fistful of flaming liquid at him during a November 26 recording of the show.

Sacked over Facebook

A Cathay Pacific flight attendant has quit after writing on her Facebook page that she wanted to throw coffee on a passenger – the youngest daughter of Thailand’s ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

The attendant caused a stir in the Thai online communities last week for posting hostile comments about Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

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