Foreign
600K ordered to evacuate in SW Japan due to torrential rain
July 3, 2019, 5:18 pm
TOKYO -- Around 600,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in the city of Kagoshima in Japan's southwest, public broadcaster NHK said here Wednesday. The evacuation order came as torrential rain continues to pummel southwest Japan, with Kyushu Island, which comprises Kagoshima City, the capital… Read More
Hong Kong leader condemns protesters' violent acts
July 2, 2019, 3:29 pm
HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam on Tuesday strongly condemned the violent acts of some protesters who stormed the Legislative Council (LegCo) building. Lam said she was saddened and shocked by the use of violence and vandalism, stressing… Read More
OPEC agrees to extend output cut till March 2020
July 2, 2019, 2:50 pm
VIENNA -- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed here on Monday to extend the output cut till the end of March 2020. "In view of the current fundamentals and the consensus view on the outlook for the remainder of 2019, the Conference decided to extend the voluntary… Read More
Blast rocks Afghan capital, 34 killed, 68 injured
July 1, 2019, 9:50 pm
KABUL -- Up to 34 people have been confirmed dead and 68 injured persons have been taken to hospitals after a powerful blast rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, local broadcaster network the Tolo television reported. However, an eyewitness on the condition of anonymity told Xinhua that… Read More
Widodo officially declared winner of Indonesia's poll
July 1, 2019, 2:51 pm
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's general election commission or KPU on Sunday officially declared the pair of incumbent President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin as the winner of the April 17 presidential poll. The declaration came after the pair's victory was upheld by the Constitutional… Read More
Andrei Stenin Int’l Photo Contest bares 2019 finalists
July 1, 2019, 1:35 pm
MOSCOW, Russia -- The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest has published the shortlist of the 2019 winners. The competition jury, which includes leading photographers and editors from world media outlets, chose the best pictures from the 6,000 works submitted. In 2019, photography… Read More
SoKor invites Trump to visit DMZ
June 28, 2019, 5:35 pm
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea is inviting U.S. President Donald Trump to make a side trip to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) to see the changes of the security environment in the area when he visits Seoul over the weekend. Jina Kim, an official of the Center for Security and Strategy of the Korea… Read More
Over 5K people evacuate as Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
June 27, 2019, 1:42 pm
SYDNEY -- Over 5,000 people have been evacuated over the past 24 hours after a volcanic eruption in the West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which sent a plume of ash 19 km into the sky. Although Mount Ulawun is among the six most high-risk volcanoes in the South Pacific country… Read More
15 killed, 75 injured in Madgascar stampede
June 27, 2019, 9:03 am
ANTANANARIVO -- At least 15 people died and 75 others were injured in a stampede during an official celebration of the independence day of Madagascar on Wednesday, Richard Ravalomanana, secretary of state for the Gendarmerie of Madagascar, confirmed. The incident occurred at Mahamasina stadium,… Read More
San Francisco first US city to ban sales of e-cigarettes
June 26, 2019, 1:07 pm
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously to outlaw the sale of electronic-cigarettes across the city, which also includes online delivery of vaping products to an off-line recipient. The legislation made San Francisco the first US city to approve an ordinance… Read More
Sokor PM pays tribute to Korean War vets
June 25, 2019, 2:42 pm
SEOUL, South Korea -- Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeo on Tuesday paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the Korean War for their great sacrifices in defense of freedom and democracy. Lee led the historic celebration of the 69th anniversary of the Korea War at the Jangchung Stadium here this… Read More
5 killed, 100 injured as train derails in Bangladesh
June 24, 2019, 6:31 pm
MOSCOW -- At least five people were killed and 100 more injured as several carriages of a train derailed and fell off a bridge in the northeastern Bangladeshi district of Moulvibazar, The Daily Star reported on Monday. The list of the victims includes three women, while the death toll may rise,… Read More
Death toll in Cambodia building collapse rises to 24
June 24, 2019, 3:50 pm
PHNOM PENH -- The death toll in the collapse of a seven-story under-construction building in southwestern Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk Province early Saturday, has risen to 24, according to the latest report released by the rescue team on Monday. "By 6:30 a.m. on June 24, 2019, 24 people were found… Read More
7.7-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
June 24, 2019, 2:37 pm
JAKARTA -- A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Maluku province of eastern Indonesia on Monday, but not was likely to generate a tsunami, the meteorology, climatological and geophysics agency said. The quake rocked at 9:53 a.m. local time (0253 GMT) with the epicenter at 245 km northeast of… Read More
US to impose major sanctions vs. Iran on Monday
June 23, 2019, 2:42 pm
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would impose major additional sanctions against Iran on Monday. "We are putting major additional sanctions on Iran on Monday," Trump tweeted on Saturday, without providing any other details. "Iran cannot have nuclear… Read More
Death toll due to heatwave in India's Bihar rises to 92
June 19, 2019, 9:56 pm
NEW DELHI -- The death toll during the past four days due to blistering heatwave that swept several places in India's eastern state of Bihar has risen to 92, local government officials said Wednesday. The deaths have been reported from Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada and Jamui districts. "Due to intense… Read More
PH, China handling Recto Bank incident through diplomacy
June 19, 2019, 5:24 pm
BEIJING – A professor from China’s Renmin University said the governments of China and the Philippines seek to resolve the latest incident involving a Chinese vessel and a Filipino fishing boat in the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. Wang Yiwei, professor at School of International… Read More
Earthquake off Japan's Yamagata Prefecture revised to 6.7
June 19, 2019, 11:14 am
TOKYO -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) revised the magnitude of an earthquake, which struck off Yamagata Prefecture on Tuesday evening to 6.7, with tsunami advisories lifted. The quake was originally estimated to have a magnitude of 6.8 when it struck off the northern Japanese prefecture… Read More
Southwest China quake death toll rises to 12
June 18, 2019, 4:32 pm
CHENGDU -- Twelve people died and another 125 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday night, China's Ministry of Emergency Management said Tuesday. The earthquake hit Changning County in Yibin at 10:55 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to… Read More
Egypt's ousted President Morsi dies in court
June 18, 2019, 1:54 pm
CAIRO -- Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in court after the conclusion of a trial session in an espionage lawsuit, the state TV reported. "The former president had asked to speak and the judge gave him the permission," said the state TV. Morsi fainted later and his body was… Read More
