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Wed, November 13, 2019 | 16:02
Aftermath of Hagibis [PHOTOS]
Aftermath of Hagibis [PHOTOS]
A rescue helicopter flies over rescue workers searching a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, October 14, 2019.
2019-10-14 11:47
  • Destructive typhoon in Japan pummels Korean reporter
Hundreds take to Hong Kong streets ahead of new round of weekend protests
Hundreds take to Hong Kong streets ahead of new round of weekend protests
Hundreds of mask-wearing pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong's central business district at lunchtime on Friday, occupying a main thoroughfare and disrupting traffic as the city braced for another weekend of turmoil. Chanting calls for their core demands and denouncing what they see as police brutality, the crowd peacefully occupied streets in the financial dis...
2019-10-11 15:35
  • Apple pulls app used to track Hong Kong police, Cook defends move
Typhoon advancing toward Tokyo area on holiday weekend
Typhoon advancing toward Tokyo area on holiday weekend
A powerful typhoon is advancing toward the Tokyo area, where torrential rains are expected this weekend. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Hagibis was in the Pacific advancing north-northwestward toward Japan's main island. Its winds of 180 kilometers per hour (110 mph) with gusts to 250 kph (156 mph) as of Friday morning were expected to weaken before landfall Sat...
2019-10-11 11:51
Turkey within Trump red line: US official
Turkey within Trump red line: US official
Turkey's assault on Syrian Kurdish forces has not breached a red line declared by President Donald Trump, a US official said Thursday, as he added that Washington wanted to broker a ceasefire. Trump, in a week of mixed messages, initially voiced understanding for Turkey before criticizing the offensive and warning of sanctions if the operation is not "humane."
2019-10-11 11:21
  • US troop withdrawal from Syria raises concerns about Trump's alliance policy
US-UK-Japan trio win chemistry Nobel for lithium-ion battery
US-UK-Japan trio win chemistry Nobel for lithium-ion battery
Three researchers on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for the development of lithium-ion batteries, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. John Goodenough of the US - at 97 the oldest person to be awarded a Nobel prize - Britain's Stanley Whittingham, and Japan's Akira Yoshino will share the nine million Swedish kronor (about $914,000 or 833,000 euros) prize sum e...
2019-10-09 19:24
Four members of Indian family drown trying to take selfie in river
Four members of Indian family drown trying to take selfie in river
A newly-married woman and three other family members were swept away and drowned while trying to take a selfie in a fast-flowing river in southern India, police said Monday. The group of six were holding hands and standing in waist-deep water when one woman stepped into a sudden drop in the riverbed and slipped, pulling the others with her, a local police officer told AFP.
2019-10-09 12:50
China state newspaper criticizes Apple for app use by Hong Kong protesters
China state newspaper criticizes Apple for app use by Hong Kong protesters
The Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the People's Daily, lashed out on Tuesday at Apple Inc for allowing an app on its app store that tracks the movement of police around Hong Kong and is used by protesters in ongoing and sometimes violent demonstrations. In a commentary the newspaper did not mention the name of the location app, but it decried what it said was A...
2019-10-09 11:10
Six wild elephants drown after slipping off waterfall in Thai park
Six wild elephants drown after slipping off waterfall in Thai park
Six wild elephants drowned after slipping off a waterfall in northeast Thailand, authorities said Saturday, with two others saved after they became stranded while apparently trying to rescue one of those that fell into the current. Officials in the northeastern Khao Yai national park were alerted to elephants "crying" for help at 3am, the Thai Department of National Parks, Wi...
2019-10-06 11:19
Hong Kong lawmakers challenge mask ban as protests persist
Hong Kong lawmakers challenge mask ban as protests persist
A group of pro-democracy Hong Kong legislators filed a legal challenge against the government's use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalize the wearing of masks at rallies to quell anti-government demonstrations, which diminished in intensity but didn't stop. The mask ban that went into effect at midnight Friday triggered an overnight rash of widespread violence and de...
2019-10-06 10:10
China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong unrest looms large
China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong unrest looms large
China celebrates 70 years of Communist Party supremacy Tuesday with a parade of tanks, missiles and troops, a muscular display of its rising superpower status even as it faces an unprecedented challenge to its authority in seething Hong Kong. Authorities in Beijing have closed roads, banned the flying of kites, and shut some bars as they tightened security for an event celebr...
2019-10-01 09:28
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