Compiled by MAHADHIR MONIHULDIN, ALLISON LAI and R.ARAVINTHAN

CHILDREN being snatched by eagles may not be an old wives’ tale after all after a seven-year-old girl in Colombo, Sri Lanka, survived this horrifying encounter.

Tamil Nesan reported that Devmiin Amaya was playing near her house when a large eagle swooped down and grabbed her with its talons.

Devmiin’s mother rushed to her rescue upon hearing her screams and managed to fight it off.

The eagle was caught with the help of neighbours and was handed over to the wildlife authorities.

The bird had reportedly tried to grab four other children in the area earlier but they managed to run inside their homes to avoid it.

> Four people swept out to sea in Port Dickson were rescued by a young man, Tamil Nesan reported.

Mohammad Lokman, 23, rescued the four, aged between 22 and 33, after they were pulled out to sea by strong currents on Monday.

Negri Sembilan executive councillor S. Veerapan, who visited them at the hospital, praised the Johor-born man.

The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.