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by Jung Ha-Won SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea tried and failed to test-fire what appeared to be a medium-range Musudan missile on the birthday of founding leader Kim Il-Sung Friday, a high-profile misstep after Pyongyang claimed a series of breakthroughs in its nuclear weapons program. There had been widespread intelligence reports in recent days that the North was preparing a first-ever flight test of the Musudan, believed to be capable of striking US […]
KUMAMOTO CITY, Japan (Reuters) – At least three people died and seven remain in critical condition after two powerful earthquakes hit south Japan late on Thursday night (April 13). National broadcaster NHK captured the moment the second 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto early on Friday morning, after midnight (April 15). This was the second earthquake to hit the region in four hours and collapsed already badly damaged buildings. The initial […]
by Shingo Ito TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nine people were killed after a powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, collapsing homes, sparking fires and injuring hundreds, officials said Friday as rescuers worked through the night to find residents feared trapped in rubble. Tens of thousands of people reportedly fled their homes and television footage showed damaged buildings, buckled roads and lumps of broken concrete in the streets after the 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu. […]
GURI, Venezuela (Reuters) – Drought has turned parts of the area behind Venezuela’s Guri dam, one of the world’s biggest, into a desert, but the government is optimistic of rain within weeks to drive the vast installation that provides the bulk of the OPEC nation’s power. On a tour of the hydroelectric complex on the Caroni river, Electricity Minister Luis Motta told Reuters that forecasts showed a 70 to 80 percent chance of rain toward the […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Heavy rain following a severe storm flooded the streets of Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday (April 13) causing long traffic jams and shutting schools and businesses in the kingdom. Riyadh, a desert city in the centre of the country, rarely experiences rainfall. The rare storm on Tuesday (April 12) sparked heavy rains which pounded the city for several hours. The rain subsided on Wednesday morning but many of the city’s […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — US forces will gain access to more military bases in the Philippines than the five already announced, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday as he began a visit to the longstanding Asian ally. Manila announced this year it would allow US forces to use five of its installations, including an air base close to the South China Sea. The agreement that went in force in January aims to strengthen the […]
DONGGUAN CITY, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, China (CCTV) – Twelve people were killed and two left missing on Wednesday (April 13) after a gantry crane collapsed at a construction site in southern China’s Guangdong province, state media reported. The crane was blown down by strong winds, collapsing onto a set of huts below at around 5:40 a.m. (2140 GMT on Tuesday, April 12), state broadcaster CCTV said, quoting a primary investigation. One hundred and thirty three migrant […]
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday (April 13) the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq had put the militant group on the defensive, shrinking its territory and striking key leaders. “We have momentum and we intend to keep that momentum,” Obama told reporters after meeting with his national security advisers at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. The campaign has cut supply lines and […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of southern Philippines early Thursday, seismologists said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported and no tsunami warning issued. The quake occurred at 2:21 am (1821 GMT Wednesday) off Mindanao island with its epicenter about 28 kilometers (17 miles) northwest of the mountainous town of Siocon at a depth of about 12 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said. It struck more than 750 kilometres […]
by Hla-Hla HTAY YANGON. Myanmar (AFP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday, causing tremors around the region, including in neighbouring Bangladesh where scores were reported injured in stampedes and buildings were damaged. The quake, which took place at a depth of 134 kilometres (83 miles), hit some 400 kilometres northwest of Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), and was also felt in parts of India and China. There […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported, with tremors felt around the region, including in neighbouring India and China. The quake, which was 134 kilometres (214 miles) deep, hit some 396 kilometres north northwest of the capital Naypyidaw, according to the USGS. Much of Myanmar’s outlying provinces have poor communications infrastructure, including the area where the earthquake hit. However there were no […]
by Park Chan-Kyong SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Koreans voted Wednesday in legislative elections clouded by North Korean nuclear threats and the multiple challenges facing Asia’s fourth-largest economy, as President Park Geun-Hye enters the final stretch of her term in office. Political power in South Korea is firmly concentrated in the presidency and elections to the single-chamber national assembly are traditionally dominated by local issues. Rising unemployment, plunging exports and worryingly high levels of […]
