Foreign
Belgium, Netherlands hit by unrest after Morocco's World Cup win
November 28, 2022, 9:42 am
BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM – Riots erupted in Belgium’s capital and several Dutch cities Sunday after Morocco beat Belgium in a World Cup Group F match. Following their team’s upset win, Moroccan fans in Brussels drove around the city in a peaceful celebration, honking their horns. But some people… Read More
Time running out for Korean war-separated families
November 28, 2022, 9:06 am
SEOUL, South Korea – Over 70 years have passed but for a number of families who fled the chaos during the Korean War, the wound from the past still runs deep. For elderly Kang Ok-nyeo, one of the thousands who got separated with a family member when the war broke out in 1950, her one wish is to… Read More
Russian strikes kill 5, injures 4 in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
November 27, 2022, 7:16 pm
ISTANBUL – Five people were killed and four others were injured during Russian strikes in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. “On November 26, the Russians killed five civilians in Donetsk region: three in Ridkodub, one in Chasiv Yar, and one in Bakhmut. Four more people in the region were… Read More
5 dead in helicopter crash in Yangyang
November 27, 2022, 3:57 pm
YANGYANG, South Korea – Five people were killed in a helicopter crash near a Buddhist temple in the eastern coastal county of Yangyang on Sunday, fire officials said. Those killed included the 71-year-old pilot and a 54-year-old mechanic, who were initially believed to be the only two people on… Read More
Death toll from Cianjur quake rises to 318
November 27, 2022, 1:46 pm
JAKARTA – The death toll from the earthquake in Cianjur district, West Java, climbed to 318 on Saturday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said. "Data on Saturday showed that 318 people have died. Until 5 p.m. local time today, we have found another eight bodies," deputy III of… Read More
Dozen reported missing as rainfall, landslide hit Italian island
November 27, 2022, 1:04 pm
ROME –Heavy rainfalls triggered a violent landslide early Saturday in the southern Italian island of Ischia, reportedly leaving a dozen people missing as mud and debris struck homes and streets and dragged cars to the sea at the local port. Reports said rescuers are yet to reach those who were… Read More
Tokayev swears in as new Kazakhstan’s president
November 27, 2022, 12:29 pm
MOSCOW – Kazakhstan's new president took office on Saturday after an inauguration ceremony in the capital Astana. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was sworn in at the Palace of Independence during the ceremony, which opened with the Kazakh flag, presidential standard, and Constitution being brought into… Read More
Türkiye’s role in extension of Ukraine grain deal hailed
November 27, 2022, 12:14 pm
ANKARA – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) secretary general on Saturday welcomed the support of Türkiye, together with the United Nations, to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Speaking at the Grain from Ukraine Summit organized with the initiative of Ukrainian President… Read More
OIC economic cooperation meeting begins in Istanbul
November 26, 2022, 5:30 pm
ISTANBUL – The 38th ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the fields of economy and commerce began in Istanbul on Saturday. The four-day meeting of the Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) will discuss economic developments in the world,… Read More
1 killed, 4 injured in Southern California Thanksgiving shooting
November 26, 2022, 4:53 pm
LOS ANGELES – One person was killed and four others were injured in a Thanksgiving shooting in Southern California in the US, authorities said on Friday. Police officers responded to the shooting at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, in Costa Mesa, a city in Orange… Read More
3 killed, 13 hurt in 2 school shootings in Brazil
November 26, 2022, 3:26 pm
BUENOS AIRES – Three people were killed and 13 were injured Friday after a 16-year-old gunman entered two separate schools in southeast Brazil, according to news outlet G1.The shootings occurred at public and private schools on the same road in Aracruz – a municipality in the state of Espirito… Read More
Malawi’s VP arrested on corruption charges
November 26, 2022, 1:48 pm
LILONGWE, Malawi – Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima was arrested Friday on corruption allegations by Malawi’s anti-corruption agency.The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said in a statement that between March 2021 and October 2021, Chilima received USD280,000 and other unnamed items from… Read More
Tesla recalls over 67K vehicles in China due to software issues
November 26, 2022, 1:41 pm
ANKARA – American electric carmaker Tesla is recalling 67,698 vehicles in China due to software issues, Chinese state media said on Friday. According to China's State Administration for Market Regulation, the recall includes Tesla's Model S and Model X vehicles produced between Sept. 25, 2013… Read More
Cosmonauts halt preps for spacewalk over spacesuit malfunction
November 26, 2022, 1:05 pm
MOSCOW – Cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin have halted preparations for their spacewalk over the malfunction of pumps in the cooling system of one of the spacesuits, Roscosmos said on Friday. "An abnormal operation of pumps in the cooling system of one of the spacesuits has been… Read More
Amnesty for suspended Twitter accounts begins next week: Musk
November 26, 2022, 9:48 am
WASHINGTON – Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that amnesty for suspended accounts will start next week. "The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week,” Musk tweeted under a poll he launched this week, adding “Vox Populi, Vox Dei”, which is a Latin phrase that means "the voice of… Read More
Major increase in poverty in Germany, study finds
November 25, 2022, 6:28 pm
BERLIN – Germany has seen a significant rise in poverty over the past decade, said a report on Thursday released by the Hans Boeckler Foundation. According to a study by the Institute for Economic and Social Sciences (WSI) of the trade union-affiliated foundation, the proportion of very poor… Read More
Emergency monitoring officers quizzed over Itaewon crowd crush
November 25, 2022, 4:22 pm
SEOUL – Police brought in two emergency monitoring officers for questioning Friday as part of their widening investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood. Former senior emergency monitoring officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA), Ryu… Read More
Elon Musk says Twitter to grant 'amnesty' for suspended accounts
November 25, 2022, 3:06 pm
MOSCOW – US billionaire entrepreneur and Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Thursday the social media will reinstate blocked accounts next week after a majority of users voted for "amnesty." On Wednesday, Musk posted a Twitter poll asking users to vote whether Twitter should "offer a general… Read More
Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to be next PM
November 24, 2022, 5:46 pm
ISTANBUL – Malaysia’s Council of Rulers on Thursday decided to back opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as the country’s 10th prime minister. The decision came after a meeting of the nine-member Council of Rulers, led by King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, in Kuala… Read More
Women, girls more at risk to be killed at home: UN
November 24, 2022, 3:09 pm
UNITED NATIONS – More than five women or girls were killed every hour on average by someone in their own family in 2021, according to a new UN report on femicide. The report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crimes and UN Women came ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against… Read More
