6.9-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia
JAKARTA – A 6.9-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, but there were no immediate reports of casualties...
Biden vows to end Trump’s ‘season of darkness’
WILMINGTON, Del. – Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who...
China defends Wuhan pool party
A MASSIVE pool party attended by thousands of people at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic showed how well China had dealt with disease,...
China faces questions over ‘vaccinated’ workers sent overseas
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — China faced demands on Thursday to explain why a state-backed firm claimed it had vaccinated dozens of staff...
North Korea sets rare party meeting after economic struggles
SEOUL – In unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted United States-led sanctions, the pandemic and devastating floods had hurt his country’s...
Thai police arrest rapper, activists in crackdown on protest
BANGKOK – Thai police arrested a rapper and seven pro-democracy activists in a crackdown on growing protests that have emerged as the most serious...
US polls: Harris seizes historic moment in VP nomination
WILMINGTON, Del. – Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman...
Thousands evacuated as fast-moving fires spread in California
LOS ANGELES - Thousands of residents fled a city in northern California on Wednesday as a series of fast-moving fires spread overnight, burning dozens...
Brazil approves final tests of J&J virus vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson's experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final...
China record floods wet feet of giant Buddha
A GIANT statue of Buddha in China has had its toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s.
The 71-meter statue, a...