International

El Salvador, Nicaragua lift tsunami alert after offshore quake

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- El Salvador and Nicaragua on Thursday lifted a tsunami alert they had briefly declared…

7.0 quake shakes El Salvador, Nicaragua: officials

SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador (AFP) -- A Pacific Ocean earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude shook El Salvador and Nicaragua on…

5.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan early Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no…

Two killed in bomb attack in southern Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - by Fulya OZERKAN A car bomb exploded in the car park of the governor's office in…

Tens of thousands flee raging Israeli bushfires

HAIFA, Israel (AFP) - by Jonah Mandel Raging bushfires forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from parts…

Peruvian farmer sues German energy giant over climate change

ESSEN, Germany (AFP) - by Richard HEISTER A German court began hearing Thursday a complaint by a Peruvian farmer who accuses…

IS truck bomb in Iraq sows carnage among Shiite pilgrims

HILLA, Iraq (AFP) - by Abbas al-Ani with Max Delany in Mosul A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State…

5.6 magnitude na lindol, muling yumanig sa northeastern, Japan

Isang magnitude 5.6 na lindol ang muling yumanig sa northeastern Japan. Naganap ito, dalawang araw pa lamang ang nakalilipas makaraang…

Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar violence

TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP) - by Munir UZ ZAMAN Sam JAHAN Horrifying stories of gang rape, torture and murder are emerging…

Rescue operation underway after construction accident in China kills at least 40

JIANGXI PROVINCE, China (CCTV) - A rescue operation was underway after a platform under construction at a power plant's cooling…

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