Category Archives: World
Russia sets brief cease-fire for Aleppo as strikes kill 36
BEIRUT - Russian and Syrian forces will halt hostilities for eight hours in the eastern districts of Aleppo, Russia’s military announced on Monday, a day on which opposition activists said their...
Oct 17, 2016
EU scolds Russia as it urges Moscow to stop bombing Aleppo
LUXEMBOURG - The European Union urged Russia to bring about a swift end to the bombing of Aleppo in Syria but refrained from imposing any sanctions on Moscow even though it said the attacks on the cit...
Oct 17, 2016
Man blows himself up in Georgia's breakaway region
MOSCOW - A man has blown himself up at a television station in the capital of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, Russian news agencies said on Monday. Interfax on quoted local Interior Mini...
Oct 17, 2016
Notorious warlord killed in bombing in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW - A notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, separatist officials said. The separatist Donetsk News Agency said that Arsen Pavlov, also known as Motoro...
Oct 17, 2016
Strong quake strikes Papua New Guinea; no damage reports
CANBERRA, Australia - A strong earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, but no injuries or damage were immediately reported, and there was no threat of a tsunami. The magnitude-6.9 quake struck i...
Oct 17, 2016
Japan panel begins to study emperor's possible abdication
TOKYO - Experts on a government-commissioned panel held their first meeting Monday to study how to accommodate Emperor Akihito’s apparent abdication wish, in a country where he is not supposed t...
Oct 17, 2016
Grief after Thai king's death spills into anger
BANGKOK - A Thai woman accused of insulting the country’s late king was forced to kneel before his portrait at a police station on the tourist island of Samui as several hundred people bayed for...
Oct 17, 2016
Mourning Thais dye clothes as prices for black apparel surge
BANGKOK - Pop-up clothes dyeing centres are a new phenomenon in the Thai capital as black apparel becomes too expensive for many following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The Thai government has...
Oct 17, 2016
End to US sanctions a boon Myanmar economy, but woes remain
YANGON, Myanmar - KFC’s grinning Colonel Sanders and his goatee are among the few prominent signs of U.S. brands or business in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon. That will likely change afte...
Oct 17, 2016
China veterans' protests for pensions pose test for leaders
BEIJING - For Yu Shuiping and other Chinese veterans, the country they served has yet to show its gratitude. Fed up with paltry pensions and benefits, they’re taking to the streets, hoping to sh...
Oct 17, 2016