AHMEDABAD, India: At least 81 people were killed in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday (Oct 30) when a footbridge packed with sightseers enjoying holiday festivities collapsed and plunged them into the river below. Reuters TV footage showed dozens of people clinging onto the cables and twisted remainsContinue Reading
Dozens of people were also injured during the stampede in the Itaewon district of Seoul.Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Britain’s foreign minister has insisted during a visit to India that “a lot of progress” has been made in talks on a post-Brexit free-trade deal despite negotiators missing a recent deadline. “We have made a lot of progress in the negotiations, and we continue to work for an agreementContinue Reading
SEOUL: International leaders expressed condolences after at least 22 foreign nationals from 12 countries were among those killed in a deadly crowd surge in Seoul’s Itaewon district, a popular nightlife spot for South Koreans and expatriates alike. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on SundayContinue Reading
“IT JUST FELL APART” Washington stations about 27,000 US troops in South Korea to help protect it against the nuclear-armed North, and Taylor and his friends are based at Camp Casey in Gyeonggi. On their week off, they decided to go to the festivities at Itaewon but said that whenContinue Reading
HONG KONG: China passed legislation on Sunday (Oct 30) aimed at giving women more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment, days after the Bill was submitted to the country’s top legislature after a third revision and extensive public input. The legislation comes as activists have expressed concern about increasingContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Macao’s MGM Cotai, operated by MGM China, was locked down on Sunday (Oct 30) morning after a dealer was found to be infected with COVID-19, local gaming publication Inside Asian Gaming reported, citing unidentified sources. MGM did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Government health workersContinue Reading
SEOUL: In tears, Philomene Aby’s hands shook as she asked workers at a South Korean community centre for news of her 22-year-old son, missing in the wake of a crowd surge in Seoul that left at least 151 people dead on Saturday (Oct 29). Her son, Masela, went to workContinue Reading
Beijing is uniquely positioned to help broker an agreement, says Zhou Bo for the Financial Times.Continue Reading
SEOUL: Dozens of people were injured and also a number feared dead in a stampede in Seoul as a large crowd poured right into a central district of the South Korean capital for Halloween festivities late on Sunday (Oct 29), the particular Yonhap news company reported. Fire authorities had beenContinue Reading