Category: Rest of World News
North: North Korea launches long-range missile toward sea after making threat over alleged US spy flights
SEOUL: North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Wednesday, its neighbors said, two days after the North threatened “shocking” consequences to…
Thailand PM: 9 years after coup, Thailand PM Prayuth quits politics
Thailand’s PM Prayuth Chan-ocha announced on Tuesday his retirement from politics, nine years after he took power in a military coup, and promised to stay…
Japan Rain: Heavy rain in southern Japan leaves up to six dead, 3 missing | World News
TOKYO: Torrential rain over Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu triggered floods and landslides that left up to six people dead and rescuers searching for three…
US Spy Planes: North Korea threatens to down US spy planes violating its airspace | World News
SEOUL: North Korea on Monday threatened to shoot down any US spy planes violating its airspace and condemned Washington’s plans to deploy a nuclear missile…
Iceland: ‘Boiling ice cream’: Visuals go viral as Iceland witnesses volcanic eruption near capital
A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland, near the capital Reykjavik, following intense earthquake activity in the area, the country’s Meteorological…
One dead as Japan warns of ‘heaviest rain ever’ in southwest
TOKYO: One person died in a landslide and hundreds of thousands of people have been urged to evacuate their homes in southwestern Japan as forecasters…
Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in southwest Japan, where at least 6 people are missing
TOKYO: Torrential rain has been pounding southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving at least six people missing Monday.Rains falling on the regions of…
North Korea: North Korea threatens to shoot down US spy planes
SEOUL: North Korea accused US spy planes of violating its air space and threatened to shoot them down, ramping up tensions just before Nato leaders…
Mickey: AI cannot replace Mickey, says voice of Disney mascot
Aw, gee! The technology driving artificial intelligence sure is swell, but it could never capture the essence of Mickey Mouse, according to the man who…
Syria nixes BBC accreditation over ‘fake news’
Syria‘s information ministry has cancelled the BBC’s media accreditation, accusing the British public broadcaster of biased and fake news in its coverage of the war-torn…