Category: Rest of World News
‘Miracle, miracle’: How 4 kids, including 1-year-old, survived 40 days in Amazon jungle
NEW DELHI: It was a tale of fortitude, courage and survival when four kids, aged 11 months to 13 years, were miraculously found alive after…
Honduras opens China embassy after cutting ties with Taiwan
BEIJING: Honduras officially opened an embassy in China on Sunday, months after the Central American country switched its diplomatic allegiance from Taipei to Beijing. China…
South Korea police arrest dozens for corporate spying after probe
SEOUL: South Korean police have arrested 77 people involved in 35 cases of suspected industrial espionage discovered during a recent nationwide investigation, Yonhap news agency…
Minor earthquake shakes Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city
JOHANNESBURG: An earthquake shook South Africa‘s biggest city, Johannesburg, early Sunday.The US Geological Survey, which records earthquakes around the world, recorded a 5.0 magnitude earthquake…
Cassava flour, fruit kept 4 children, including baby, alive after plane crash in Colombia’s jungle
BOGOTA, Colombia: Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found…
South Africa: Magnitude 5.0 quake hits South Africa largest province
JOHANNESBURG: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck near Johannesburg, shaking buildings across South Africa‘s most populous province, the Unites States Geological Survey reported.The tremor struck…
Japan keeps missile defence alert after North Korea deadline expires
TOKYO: Japan extended its alert on ballistic missile defences on Sunday despite the expiration of North Korea‘s deadline for launching a satellite had passed.Japan put…
Francis: Pope Francis takes doctors’ advice to skip Sunday public blessing as he recovers from major surgery
ROME: Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow himself to better heal after abdominal surgery earlier this week,…
Rains unleashed by typhoon worry thousands of people fleeing restive Philippine volcano
BONGA (PHILIPPINES): Thousands of people who fled their homes in the central Philippines to escape a restive volcano have to contend with another threat that’s…
Somalia: Extremist attack on hotel in Mogadishu leaves 9 dead
MOGADISHU: Nine civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia‘s capital Mogadishu, police…