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KERALA, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 10) promised all necessary help to the southern state of Kerala as it copes with the aftermath of a catastrophic temple fire. A fire and explosions during a fireworks display to mark the start of the local Hindu new year killed 100 people and injured more than 380. Speaking at a hospital in the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram, the prime minister said his […]
by Jalees Andrabi KOLLAM, India (AFP) — A massive explosion and blaze apparently sparked by a stray firework during an unauthorised display killed over 100 people and injured scores more at a temple in southern India Sunday. Thousands had packed overnight into the Hindu temple complex in Kerala state where the firework is thought to have landed on a stockpile of others, triggering a huge blast that tore through concrete buildings. “It came like a […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — A powerful earthquake rocked large parts of South Asia Sunday, with one person killed by falling rocks in Pakistan and tremors felt in at least four countries. The 6.6-magnitude quake struck northeast Afghanistan at a depth of 210 kilometres (130 miles) at 2:58 pm (1028 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. It was felt for a few seconds in the Afghan capital Kabul 282 km to the south and in Pakistan’s […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — A 6.6-magnitude quake struck northeast Afghanistan Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, with tremors also felt in Pakistan and India. The quake at a depth of 210 kilometres (130 miles) occurred at 2:58 pm (1028 GMT), 282 km northeast of the capital Kabul. There were no immediate reports of injuries and the USGS said there was a low likelihood of casualties or damage. The quake was felt for a few seconds […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — A major explosion and fire swept through a temple in southern India on Sunday killing 79 people after families and others had gathered for a fireworks display, a top official said. More than 250 others were injured in the fire that engulfed the temple complex where hundreds had come together during the night for a festival celebrated in Kerala state marking the Hindu new year. “I got the information that 79 […]
by Laurent Barthelemy WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter headed Saturday to India and the Philippines for talks on increasing regional defense cooperation, after calling off a planned trip to China amid tensions over Beijing’s expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea. Carter will fly out of Washington and travel to India and the Philippines for his Asian tour, followed by Middle East stops in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi […]
A firefight sparked between Philippine soldiers and Abu Sayyaf militants, a day after the release of a retired Italian priest in the southern Philippines. Regional military spokesman, Major Filemon Tan said, the Philippine soldiers were conducting security operations in Basilan, when they encountered about 120 Abu Sayyaf gunmen. 22 soldiers were wounded in the clash. Tan disclosed that the clash happened at around 7:55 am, Saturday, in Sitio Bayoko, Baranggay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo. Philippine authorities found […]
MANILA, Philippines – Joining the ranks of Forbes’ “50 Most Powerful Women in Asia” are two Filipina businesswomen- Teresita Sy-Coson and first-timer Robina Gokongwei-Pe. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz)
Reuters – A young Chinese child has narrowly escaped death after falling out of the rear door of a moving minivan and being run over by a car. Surveillance video shows the rear door of a minivan slowly open and a child fall out of it onto the road as the vehicle pulled away from an intersection. Before the child could stand up, the car behind the minivan drove over the child and then stopped. […]
(Reuters) – U.S. troops on Monday (April 4) fired mobile artillery rockets as part of a new training demonstration during annual joint military exercises with the Philippines. Video footage released by the U.S. and Philippine military shows American soldiers firing six reduced range practice rockets from two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) at a Philippine military camp north of Manila. HIMARS were used in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. military. The practice rockets have […]
Hanoi, Vietnam (AFP)—Vietnam’s new prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was formally voted in and handed a five-year term by lawmakers Thursday to round off a leadership change among Communist top brass. Phuc was the only candidate nominated for the position by party officials earlier this year and won 90.26 percent of the votes in the rubber stamp parliament. “I will do my best to serve the country and people,” the 61-year-old, who was previously a deputy prime […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) – Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and South Korea held an annual meeting in Seoul to boost cooperation on nuclear issues on Thursday (April 7). IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards, Tero Varjoranta, and South Korean foreign ministry’s Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, Choi Jong-moon, led the fourth South Korea-IAEA High-Level Consultation. The both sides discussed ways to cooperate their response […]
