Plane bursts into flames in Tokyo
TOKYO – A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames after a collision with a smaller coastguard aircraft on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
All...
Venice bans large tourist groups
ITALY – Venice is to ban loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to ease the impact of mass...
Denmark queen quits
COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address.
She will formally step down on Jan. 14,...
Strong earthquake hits Japan
TOKYO – Six people have been killed in a powerful earthquake in Japan which caused homes to collapse and triggered tsunami warnings on Monday,...
Northern Ethiopia facing famine
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region is “on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe” comparable to the famine in 1984-85 that prompted the...
North Korea to launch spy satellites
PYONGYANG – North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites next year as part of efforts to ramp up its military, the country's...
US helicopters destroy Houthi boats in Red Sea after attempted hijack
WASHINGTON – The US Navy has destroyed Houthi “small boats” whose crew attempted to board a container ship in the Red Sea.
Four vessels from...
Iceland volcano erupts after quakes
REYKJAVIK – A volcano that erupted in south-west Iceland on Monday is weakening, although new vents could open at short notice, the country's meteorological...
Former Rwanda doctor found guilty of genocide
PARIS – A former doctor in Rwanda has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide...
WHO charts rapid global spread of new JN.1 COVID-19 variant
GENEVA – A sub-variant of the Omicron strain of coronavirus has been classified as a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization, because...