NEW Delhi, India (AFP) — A huge landslide hit a camp for construction workers in a remote part of northeast India on Friday, killing at least 16, police said. Heavy rains triggered the disaster in the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, which lies on the Tibetan border and is claimed in part by China. The workers, who were building a hotel, were asleep when the landslide hit their camp in Tawang district, more than 10,000 […]
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Fire hits chemical storage company in China
A facility storing chemicals and fuel caught fire and was rocked by explosions in the Chinese city of Jingjiang on Friday, the government and reports said, but no casualties were reported. The blast recalled huge explosions caused by improper storage of chemicals in the northern city of Tianjin last August, when at least 165 people were killed and fears were raised of toxic contamination. The Jingjiang government said on its verified microblog that the fire, […]
Three soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) — Three Turkish soldiers were killed and others wounded Friday by a roadside bomb in Tunceli in the Kurdish majority southeast of the country, medical and military sources told AFP. The explosion was caused by a home-made bomb on the side of a road between Tunceli and Elazig in a region caught up in bloody reprisals between the army and rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Japan succeeds in test flight of first stealth fighter jet
TOKYO,Japan (AFP) — Japan’s first stealth fighter jet successfully took to the skies on Friday as the country joins a select group of world military powers wielding the radar-dodging technology. Technological super power Japan, despite strict constitutional constraints on the use of military force imposed after World War II, has one of the world’s most advanced defence forces and the development of the stealth fighter comes as it faces new security challenges in the form […]
Dust devil lifts boy into the air in China
Dust devils tore through a school event in China, lifting one boy into the air and dropping him on the ground.
Tokyo cat cafe shut down for animal neglect
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Tokyo “cat cafe” has been raided by health inspectors and ordered to close its doors due to animal neglect after complaints about nasty smells coming from the premises. The “Neko no Te” (cat’s paw) cafe — one of many in Tokyo where guests can stroke the fluffy felines while sipping on a cappuccino — was visited by authorities after the cooped-up kitties bred rapidly and began showing signs of illness, […]
One killed, 8 injured as South Korea train derails
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A South Korean passenger train that took a curved section of track at three times the recommended speed derailed Friday, killing an engineer and injuring eight people, police and rail officials said. According to the national rail operator, KORAIL, the locomotive and four of the train’s seven carriages jumped the tracks near Yulchon station, some 330 kilometres (200 miles) south of Seoul. The train was carrying 27 people, including two […]
China defends right to carry out ‘normal’ missile tests
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said on Thursday it was “normal” to carry out ballistic missile launches, after a US media report accused Beijing of having test-fired an intercontinental weapon last week. US media site Washington Free Beacon, citing unidentified Pentagon officials, reported that China had carried out a test of its DF-41 long-range missile on April 12. The report linked the tests to tensions between Washington and Beijing over the South China Sea, noting […]
UN climate deal signing gets the ball rolling
by Carole LANDRY UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) — World leaders gather at the United Nations on Friday to sign the Paris climate deal and get the ball rolling on a quick entry into force to start beating back global warming. French President Francois Hollande and Canada’s Justin Trudeau will join US Secretary of State John Kerry for the ceremony attended by more than 165 governments, the largest ever one-day signing of an international agreement. […]
Heavy rain adds to woes of quake-rattled residents in Japan
Heavy showers fell on earthquake-battered southern Japan, adding to the woes of residents already rattled by continuing aftershocks.
Quake survivors take shelter at camp in devastated Ecuador town
QUITO,Ecuador (AFP) — Earthquake survivors take shelter at a camp in the devastated resort town of Pedernales in Ecuador after a powerful quake killed more than 500 people and injured over 5,000. https://youtu.be/d8FqUcifeyc
INC District Unity E-games held in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Iglesia Ni Cristo held its Unity E-Games in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Raissa Mangilit reports from EBC’s Canada bureau
