5.9-magnitude quake off Solomon Islands
SYDNEY: A 5.9-magnitude quake struck off a remote area of the Solomons Islands yesterday, but no tsunami warning was issued for the Pacific nation and a seismologist said there was no cause for concern. The United More...
Rescuers search for Australian father in snorkel tragedy
SYDNEY: Two distraught Australian children who saw their mother drown and their father disappear at sea were reunited with relatives as police Friday continued to scour the ocean for the missing man. The body of More...
62 injured in Hong Kong light railway accident
HONG KONG: Sixty-two people were injured when multiple cars derailed on Hong Kong’s light railway in the north of the city, throwing passengers onto the floor, police said yesterday. “There was a derailment More...
Aircraft with 55 passengers overshoots runway in Myanmar
YANGON: A passenger plane carrying 55 people overran the end of the runway at an airport in eastern Myanmar due to suspected break failure, injuring two people, state media reported yesterday. The propeller, landing More...
Erdogan says sees opportunity for Cyprus deal
WASHINGTON: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he saw a good opportunity for progress towards ending the division of Cyprus, a move that could further the exploitation of natural gas and oil More...
Police deployed in French schools after mass killing threat
STRASBOURG: Police was yesterday deployed across high schools in the eastern French region of Strasbourg following Internet threats by a young man to stage mass killings and shoot himself, a day after a gruesome More...
‘Dozens’ of insurgents killed in Nigeria offensive
LAGOS: A sweeping offensive against Boko Haram has left dozens of insurgents dead, the defence ministry spokesman told AFP Friday, as the military pressed on with air raids and ground assaults across three states. More...
Up to one-fifth of US youth have mental disorder: CDC
WASHINGTON: As many as one-fifth of American children and teens suffer from a mental disorder such as anxiety or depression and the incidence of such ailments is rising, a study released Thursday said. “A total More...
Honduras open to diplomatic ties with China: minister
TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras is “open” to diplomatic relations with China, despite decades of ties to Beijing’s bitter rival Taiwan, Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero said on Thursday. “The possibility remains open” More...
