Japanese city to name and shame people who break rubbish rules
TOKYO – Japan boasts one of the world's strictest waste disposal rules.
But in the city of Fukushima, things are about to get even tougher....
Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after missile attack
TEL AVIV – Israel has said its fighter jets conducted a series of strikes against military targets in Yemen belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi...
Haiti gang kills 110 people accused of witchcraft
PORT-AU-PRINCE – At least 110 mostly elderly people have been brutally murdered by gang members in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, according to a human...
Syrian rebels to name Assad officials wanted for torture
DAMASCUS – The main Islamist rebel leader in Syria says senior officials of the Assad regime who were involved in torturing political prisoners will...
South Korea impeaches president
SEOUL – South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law, which sparked massive...
Jailed Iranian Nobel winner temporarily freed
TEHRAN – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been released from jail for three weeks on medical grounds, according to her lawyer.
Mostafa...
Israel carries out dozens of air strikes across Syria
DAMASCUS – Syrian media reports say Israeli warplanes have carried out dozens of attacks across the country, including in the capital, Damascus.
The United Kingdon-based...
South Korean leader survives impeachment
SEOUL – Lawmakers in South Korea have narrowly failed to impeach the nation's president over his short-lived attempt to declare martial law.
A bill to...
Syria’s Assad dictatorship falls
DAMASCUS – Rebel forces in Damascus declared the capital city "free" of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad as government forces withdrew.
Reports said that Assad left...
South Korea’s President faces impeachment
SEOUL – South Korean Members of Parliament (MPs) have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after thwarting his shock move to impose...