Man apologizes after failing to secure truck that caused deadly Taiwan railway crash Posted May 6, 2021 The owner of a construction truck that caused Taiwan’s worst rail accident in decades, killing 48 people, apologized in tears while being led away from his home b…
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes S Korean tanker near Hormuz Posted May 3, 2021 Iran began enriching uranium Jan. 4 to levels unseen since it signed a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015 and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near t…
US Congress passes Democrats’ sweeping $1.9 trillion pandemic recovery bill Posted April 30, 2021 The U.S. Congress passed a sweeping bill aimed at battling the coronavirus and nursing a staggered economy back to health, after…
‘We pulled it off!’ Suez Canal tugboats pull ship from bank Posted April 26, 2021 Salvage teams on March 29 finally freed the colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in Egypt’s Suez Canal, ending a crisis that had clogged
Defying deadly crackdown, crowds again protest military coup in Myanmar Posted April 23, 2021 Police in Myanmar’s biggest city fired tear gas March 1 at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the Feb. 1 coup, despite reports…
News Mash-up: Brazilian Corruption Posted April 19, 2021 Rio police arrest outgoing Mayor Crivella Rio de Janeiro state police arrested outgoing Mayor Marcelo Crivella on Dec. 22…
World leaders cheer US return to climate fight under Biden Posted April 16, 2021 World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause t…
News Mash-up: China Crackdowns Posted April 14, 2021 UK opens new visa route for HK residents Hong Kong residents can apply for a new visa offering them an opportunity to bec…
Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet Posted April 12, 2021 Indonesia detected signals Jan. 10 that could be from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off fr…
Suga’s PR chief resigns after meal tied to broadcaster Posted April 9, 2021 The public relations chief for Japan’s prime minister has resigned after she acknowledged she had a ¥70,000 dinner paid for by a broadcaster. Makiko Yamada had been gri…