Category: Rest of World News
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…
Tokyo: Runway reopens at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after 2 planes bump into each other
TOKYO: Two passenger planes bumped into each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport Saturday but no injuries were reported, a government official…
Haze from Canadian wildfires eases as reinforcements from abroad arrive
MONTREAL: The hazardous haze from wildfires in Canada’s northeast eased there and throughout much of northeastern United States on Friday, but Canadian officials warned it…
Runway closed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after 2 jets accidentally contact each other
TOKYO: Two passenger planes accidentally touched each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport Saturday, although no injuries were reported.A Thai Airways International…
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
BOGOTA: The four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have…
Norway: Smoke from Canadian wildfires detected in Norway
OSLO: Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been detected thousands of kilometres away in Norway this week, the Scandinavian country’s Climate and Environmental Research Institute NILU…
South Korea summons China envoy over ‘nonsensical’ comments
SEOUL: South Korea summoned Beijing’s ambassador Friday over his comment that Seoul was “wrong to bet against China”.China’s ambassador to South Korea, Xing Haiming, on…
Willi: Google celebrates iconic dancer and choreographer Willi Ninja with video Doodle
The video Doodle released by Google today honors the incredible achievements of Willi Ninja, a legendary dancer and choreographer known as the “Godfather of Voguing.”…
Cuba: Cuba to host secret spy base for China focusing on the US, says report
WASHINTON: China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to place an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles (160 km) from Florida,…
Japan ruling on same-sex marriage disappoints but ‘a step forward’
TOKYO: A Japanese court on Thursday said a ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional but it raised concerns about the dignity and human rights of…