TOKYO (Sputnik) — Thousands of soldiers and police have been mobilized on the Japanese island of Kyushu after heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks washing homes and people away, the top government speaker said Thursday. “Since this morning, 7,500 personnel from the Self-Defense Forces, firefighters and police have been deployed to the scene. […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Islamist militants have beheaded two Vietnamese sailors held hostage for eight months in the southern Philippines, the military said on Wednesday, July 5, according to AFP. Philippine troops found the remains of the two hostages early Wednesday morning on the island of Basilan, a stronghold of the notorious Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group, military […]
Heavy rain and flooding in central and southern China left dozens dead or missing on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes, official media and local residents reported. In the southwestern region of Guangxi, 16 people were reported dead and 10 others missing after rainstorms triggered widespread flooding in the […]
In past few years, the focus of automakers has largely shifted from the Urban markets of India to the rural market. Honda understands this opportunity, and thus, in a bid to capture the rural two-wheeler market, has launched its new automatic scooter, the Honda Cliq. The Cliq, which primarily caters the needs of the rural […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A suicide bomber dressed in an all-covering robe killed 14 people at a refugee camp, according to officials. The deaths happened at a camp housing displaced people in part who have left areas held by ISIS (also known as Daesh), Iraqi authorities in Baghdad said. A police officer who died in the […]
Xi Jinping vowed that Hong Kong will continue to be run under a principle that guarantees it broader autonomy but warned against attempts to go against mainland China. BEIJING (Sputnik) — Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Saturday that Hong Kong will continue to be run under a principle that guarantees it broader autonomy but warned […]
TEHRAN(Tasnim) – More than 300 flights have been delayed and another 35 flights have been cancelled at Moscow airports, the online arrivals and departures board of covering Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports said. As of 01:20 Moscow Standard Time (22:20 UTC on Friday), 53 flights were delayed at Domodevo while the arrival of another four […]
Plainclothes police attacked and beat a group of Catholic priests and their followers in central Vietnam’s Thua Thien Hue province on Wednesday when the group attempted to defend a cross they had put up on land claimed by their church, sources said. The 8:00 a.m. attack on June 28 was launched when authorities arrived at […]
