WORLD (Seoul, South Korea ) : According to the South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS), a tunnel at North Korea’s mountainous nuclear site was primed for another missile “at any time”, possibly ahead of President Donald Trump visit to Asia, after noting "active movement" of vehicles around a missile research institute in Pyongyang. ...
World (Tokyo) - Super typhoon Lan was bearing down on Japan Saturday, a day ahead of national elections, with experts predicting severe winds and heavy rains as the country goes to the polls, vying for a majority of the 465 seats in the Lower House of the Diet. Japan's Meteorological Agency described it as 'very large' and 'very strong' packing ...
WORLD (San Juan) : Puerto Rico is still in the dark one month after Category 4 Hurricane Maria slammed into the U.S. territory on September 20, the strongest to hit in nearly a century. According to ABC news, it killed at least 48 people, destroyed tens of thousands of homes and left tens of thousands of people without a job. There's estimate...
World : The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said that its military operations have ended against the Islamic State in its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, a city that was seized by the extremists group in 2014 and which became the center of caliphate and has been used as a base to plan overseas terror attacks. According to SkyNews, clearing o...
WORLD ( Barcelona ) : Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia in a massive general strike on Tuesday to protest police violence at referendum that was held on Sunday. METRO News reports that the huge protest blocked motorways, closed schools and halted businesses as workers and students joined the strike. People were seen playi...
WORLD ( Bali, Indonesia ) : EXPRESS reports that Bali is in a state of emergency over fears the island’s highest volcano Mount Agung is on the brink of erupting. Governor I Made Mangku Pastika ordered provincial, district and municipal governments in Bali to take steps to provide assistance to people who have been evacuated from their homes in re...
WORLD ( Las Vegas ) : Authorities reported that a lone gunman unleashed a rapid-fire barrage of bullets from the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino hotel late Sunday, killing at least 59 and injuring 527 others attending a country music festival show at the Route 91 Harvest Festival just outside the Las Vegas hotel. According to NBC N...
WORLD ( Washington) : Donald Trump will travel to Asia for the first time since becoming president, stopping in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines, Reuters reported. His visit, scheduled from November 3 to 14, will include attending two major summits, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vietnam and the Association...
WORLD (Saudi Arabia ): King Salman on Tuesday ordered that women be allowed to drive cars, ending a conservative tradition seen by women rights activists, campaigning for more than 25 years, as an emblem of the Islamic kingdom's repression of women. IndiaToday reported that despite gradual improvement on some women's issues in recent years, the kin...
WORLD (New Delhi ) : At least 22 people have been killed and 35 injured in a stampede at a train station during Friday morning rush hour in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai, according to Deepak Deoraj, spokesman for the Mumbai police department, CNN reported. The death toll was likely to rise, a disaster management spokesman warned, with several ...
