Category: Rest of World News
Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique
BLANTYRE (MALAWI): The devastating Tropical Cyclone Freddy which has ripped through southern Africa in a rare second landfall has killed at least 216 people in…
Taiwan unveils portable attack drone as China tensions rise
TAICHUNG, Taiwan: Taiwan unveiled its first portable attack drone on Tuesday, an unmanned aerial vehicle similar to a US model used in Ukraine’s fight against…
Hong Kong’s ‘villain hitting’ ritual draws crowds
HONG KONG: People holding a grudge may have found a way to release it in Hong Kong’s “villain hitting” ritual.To relieve themselves from a bad…
Two dead, nine injured after being struck by van in Canada’s Quebec
Two people were killed and nine injured after being struck by a van on Monday in the Canadian town of Amqui, Quebec, provincial police said.Police…
Taiwan: Taiwan says defence spending to focus on readying for ‘total blockade’ by China
TAIPEI: Taiwan‘s defence spending this year will focus on preparing weapons and equipment for a “total blockade” by China, including parts for F-16 fighters and…
Defence: Japan, Britain, Italy defence ministers to meet in Tokyo this week
TOKYO – Britain and Italy’s defence chiefs will visit Japan this week to hold meetings with their local counterpart, Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada, Japan said…
South: North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says
SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea‘s military said, the latest of several…
Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom
WAWONII (INDONESIA): Three women with machetes stood guard at their farm hilltop on Indonesia‘s Wawonii Island, directing their blades towards the nickel miners working in…
Nobel prize-winner Kenzaburo Oe, dead at 88, used words to preach pacifism
TOKYO: Kenzaburo Oe, who won Japan its second Nobel Prize for literature with books about pacifism and his disabled son, has died.His death, on March…
‘Must sink China ships’: US General on breaking Taiwan row
TAIPEI (Taiwan): Commander of US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), General Kenneth Wilsbach said that the US must sink Chinese warships to break a blockade of…