Boeing 737 skids into Florida river
FLORIDA – Boeing 737 passenger plane slid off a runway in Florida, ending up in a river after landing during a thunderstorm.
None of the...
N. Korea’s Kim oversees ‘strike drill’ missile test
NORTH KOREA – Media confirmed North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a “strike drill” testing various missile components.
“A number of short-range projectiles” were...
Congo Ebola deaths pass 1,000
CONGO – The health ministry said the death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 1,000.
DRC’s Ebola outbreak...
Afghanistan vows to release 175 prisoners
AFGHANISTAN – This country’s President announced the release of 175 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture.
Ashraf Ghani responded to demands submitted to him by...
Myanmar army killed 6 unarmed prisoners
MYANMAR – This country’s army admitted killing at least six people detained in a village school in Rakhine state.
A spokesman confirmed troops fired on...
Rumors stoke hostility to anti-polio drive
PAKISTAN – Fear and ignorance were on full display on the outskirts of Peshawar, a city scarred by years on the frontline of Islamist...
Threat cancels Sunday mass in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches canceled Sunday mass in Colombo for a second week, citing foreign intelligence warnings of threats to worshippers in...
Pentagon warns risk of Chinese submarines
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Thursday said Chinese activities in the Arctic strengthened military presence, including deployment of submarines which act as deterrents against...
Venezuela’s Guaido calls for ‘largest march’ in history
CARACAS – Venezuelans were expected to take to the streets on Wednesday for what opposition leader Juan Guaido pledged would be the “largest march”...
Three killed in Hawaii tour helicopter crash
HONOLULU – A tour helicopter crashed into a Hawaiian residential neighborhood and burst into flames, killing all three people onboard, officials say.
No bystanders were...