NEW DELHI: At least 25 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said on Wednesday (Oct 5). The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over anContinue Reading
CATO: Filipino fisherman Mariel Villamonte had spent years plying the turquoise waters of Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea for snapper and grouper – until a Chinese coast guard vessel water cannoned his boat. That was in 2012, around the time China snatched control of the small ring ofContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan will take “unprecedented” measures to curb rising electricity bills for households and businesses as a weak yen fans inflation and global recession fears pose big risks to the economy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (Oct 5). The government will compile another economic stimulus plan by theContinue Reading
Chinese military activities near Taiwan have continued since then, though at a much reduced level, and Chinese military aircraft are routinely crossing the median line, which had for years acted as unofficial barrier between the two sides. “The median line was supposed to be a tacit agreement for everyone,” ChiuContinue Reading
According to the BBC, Grand Lotto participants have to select six numbers from one to 55. They win when all six chosen numbers match those drawn by the lottery’s operator. Philippines senate minority leader Koko Pimentel wrote in a Facebook post that the “strange and unusual” result from Saturday’s GrandContinue Reading
JAKARTA: It was supposed to be a night of celebration for fans of Indonesian football club Persebaya. On Oct 1, their team defeated its bitter rival Arema 2-3, the first away win on Arema’s soil in 23 years. In honouring an existing pact with Arema fans, Persebaya supporters, known asContinue Reading
A lack of protection pathways for victims of sexual assault emboldens troops to target women and girls with total impunity.
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SEOUL: South Korea and the US military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday (Oct 5), as Pyongyang’s longest-range test yet drew international condemnation. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)Continue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea and the US military fired a volley of missiles into the sea in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, Seoul said on Wednesday (Oct 5), as Pyongyang’s longest-range test yet drew international condemnation. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS: The United States asked the UN Security Council to meet on North Korea on Wednesday (Oct 4) after Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile over Japan, but diplomats said China and Russia are opposed to a public discussion by the 15-member body. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired a ballistic missileContinue Reading