DEHRADUN, India – At least 49 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in…
Kim Jong Un calls for North Korea to boost missile production: KCNA
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a “drastic boost” in missile production during visits to key weapons factories, state media said Monday, as South…
Father of Colombian children rescued in jungle charged with sexual abuse
BOGOTA, Colombia – The father of two of the four Indigenous children who survived for 40 days in the Amazon has been charged with sexually abusing his stepdaughter, Colombian prosecutors…
Hawaii fire: ‘Nobody warned us’ – Locals seething as death toll climbs to 93
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Anger is growing about the official response to an inferno that levelled a Hawaiian town on Saturday, killing at least 93 people in the deadliest wildfire in…
US Justice Dept names special counsel to probe Biden’s son
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – The US Justice Department on Friday escalated its investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, naming a special counsel amid allegations he engaged in illicit business…
Low chances of new COVID variant EG.5 turning severe, says WHO
JOHANNESBURG – The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new COVID-19 variant, which it says is likely to cause a spike in infections, but not increased severity. The variant…
Markets drop again as US inflation fails to soothe rate fears
HONG KONG – Equity markets mostly fell on Friday as a below-forecast US inflation reading boosted hopes the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates next month but did little to…
Russia launches first Moon mission in nearly 50 years
MOSCOW – Russia launched its first probe to the Moon in almost 50 years on Friday, a mission designed to give fresh impetus to its space sector, which has been…
Hawaii fire death toll hits 53, expected to rise
KAHULUI, United States – A terrifying wildfire that scorched a historic Hawaiian town and left it in charred ruins has killed at least 53 people, authorities said Thursday, making it…
North Korea’s Kim dismisses military chief, calls for war preparations
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations “in an offensive way”, including boosting weapons production…