India wall collapse kills 15 people
MUMBAI – Heavy rainfall in
the western India city of Mumbai caused a wall to collapse onto shanties,
killing at least 15 people and injuring 66,...
Whales caught in Japan first commercial hunt
TOKYO – A small Japanese fleet caught their first whales on Monday
in Japan’s first commercial hunt in more than three decades, a move that...
Spanish town hosts annual wine battle
HARO, Spain – Getting
drenched with red wine might not be everyone’s idea of fun, but it is the idea
behind one of Spain’s most popular...
Japan’s Abe offers Saudi crown prince help in reducing oil dependency
OSAKA – Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts to reduce its
dependence on oil and promised Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
Dutch queen criticized over meeting with Saudi prince
AMSTERDAM – A United
Nations official on Saturday joined Dutch lawmakers in criticizing Queen Maxima
over a meeting she held with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
Hong Kong protesters storm legislature in fresh chaos
HONG KONG – Protesters tried to storm
Hong Kong’s legislature on the anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule
on Monday, using a metal trolley...
India suffers driest June in five years
MUMBAI
– India had its driest June in five years due to a delay in monsoon rains, the weather
department said late on Sunday, raising fears...
Trump steps into NoKor in historic meeting
PYONGYANG – US President Donald Trump shared a symbolic
handshake with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the heavily fortified zone
dividing the two Koreas.
Trump became...
Russia frees captive whales after outcry
MOSCOW – Russia released two killer whales and six beluga
whales back into the wild on Thursday, the first group of almost 100 whales
whose capture...
Sudan security forces raid opposition office
KHARTOUM – Sudanese security forces raided the head office
of a leading opposition group on Saturday, a day before huge protests that are
planned to demand...