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by Giles HEWITT Seoul,South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Wednesday formally set May 6 for the opening of a landmark ruling party congress — the first in nearly four decades and an event many fear will be preceded by a fifth nuclear test. Anticipation over the congress, last held in 1980, has been mounting since the North signalled its intentions to hold the gathering way back in October. Kim Jong-Un is expected to use […]
AFP — Nigeria’s largest nature reserve is under threat, with poachers posing the greatest danger to the park’s last remaining elephants. https://youtu.be/GBFUujhW5zI
ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — Air strikes and shelling on Syria’s second city Aleppo and a town to its west left 25 civilians reported dead Tuesday, as a surge in violence tests a troubled ceasefire. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was “deeply concerned” by the fighting and urged both sides to stick to the two-month-old truce and troubled peace talks in Geneva. “The cessation of hostilities should go on, otherwise it will be very difficult […]
URANGABAD, MAHARASHTRA, India (Reuters) — Millions stand for hours in scorching summer heat to fetch water as back-to-back drought years cause unprecedented shortages in western Maharashtra, the country’s richest state. Parts of India is facing its worst drought in four decades, ravaging crops, killing livestock, emptying reservoirs and water supplies used by industry and residents. Now, hydroelectric and thermal power plants are starting to grind to a halt. A picture of the state’s chief minister, […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada will not pay ransoms for the release of its citizens held hostage overseas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday after the gruesome killing of a Canadian in the Philippines. “Canada does not and will not pay ransom to terrorists, directly or indirectly,” Trudeau said, vowing instead to hunt down and prosecute hostage-takers. His comments come after Trudeau delivered the grim news on Monday that Canadian John Ridsdel had been killed […]
(Reuters) The United States warned on Tuesday it would consider “other” options, which could include new sanctions or security steps, if North Korea continued nuclear and ballistic missile testing.South Korea’s Yonhap news agency earlier said North Korea appeared to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, after what the United States described as the “fiery, catastrophic” failure of a launch attempt this month. It is widely expected to conduct a fifth nuclear test […]
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea appears to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, after what the United States described as the “fiery, catastrophic” failure of the first attempt. Separately, President Barack Obama said the United States is working on defending itself and its allies against potential threats from what he called an “erratic” country with an “irresponsible” leader. On April 15, the North failed […]
by Kate BARTLETT HONGKONG, China (AFP) — Twerking, selfie-taking, picnicking and performing impromptu dance routines — Hong Kong’s 180,000-strong community of Filipino workers fill the city’s public spaces on Sundays, their day off, to relax and party. But for the past few weeks the colourful gatherings have turned political, as the Philippines heads towards an election in which its migrant workers could swing a tight race. Bands thrash out rock ballads backing their favourite […]
SUBIC Bay, Philippines (AFP) — A Japanese warship sailed into a Philippine port near disputed South China Sea waters on Tuesday in another sign of deepening security ties between the World War II foes to counter Beijing. Tensions in the South China Sea — through which one-third of the world’s oil passes — have mounted in recent years since China transformed contested reefs into artificial islands capable of supporting military facilities. The Japanese destroyer Ise […]
MANILA,Philippines (AFP) — The Abu Sayyaf Islamic militant group has terrorized the southern Philippines and nearby areas with a trail of bombings, kidnappings and beheading since the 1990s. Filipino and Canadian officials said Tuesday the group had murdered Canadian retiree John Ridsdel, seven months after abducting him along with two other Westerners and a Filipina at a southern resort. The following is a timeline of the Abu Sayyaf’s rise and rampage: — Early 1990s: Libya-trained […]
The Philippine armed forces on Tuesday (April 26) expressed sympathy over the execution of a Canadian hostage by Islamist militants in the southern Philippines, as military operations continue to secure the remaining captives. John Ridsdel, 68, a former mining executive, was captured by Islamist militants along with three other people in September 2015 while on vacation on a Philippine island. The Philippine army said a severed head was found on a remote island on Monday […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to a report that appeared in the Hong Kong newspaper, South China Morning Post, China will start construction of an outpost in the Panatag Shoal in order to have good air coverage. China is claiming said shoal despite the claim of the Philippines that said shoal is with its exclusive economic zone. It is expected that the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, Netherlands regarding said […]
