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Landslides after powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido
Landslides after powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido
JAPAN: A powerful 6.6-magnitude quake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido today (Sept 6), triggering landslides, collapsing houses, and killing at least one person with around 20 missing.
Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc
Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc
JAPAN: A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated today (Sept 5), as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century.
Strongest typhoon in quarter century batters Japan
Strongest typhoon in quarter century batters Japan
JAPAN: The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall today (Sept 4), with more than a million people urged to evacuate as the storm battered the country’s west with violent winds and heavy rainfall.
Hunting for Albania’s ‘black gold’
Hunting for Albania’s ‘black gold’
ALBANIA: Threats, poisoned dogs and massacred trees: Albania’s forests are gripped by a war over truffles, the prized and pricey fungi known in this poor European country as ‘black gold’.
Dragons and steamed buns
Dragons and steamed buns
TAIWAN: With a cross rising from a red pagoda roof and two lion statues guarding the entrance, a Catholic church in southern Taiwan could easily be mistaken for one of the ubiquitous temples dotting the island.
Should Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho?
Should Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho?
FOOTBALL: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is fighting to save his job just three games into the new Premier League season after back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Tottenham.
At vintage drive-in theatres, the romance isn’t yet dead
At vintage drive-in theatres, the romance isn’t yet dead
UNITED STATES: Once the quintessential spot for young love, the drive-in movie theatre has by and large gone the way of the record player, a vestige of retro nostalgia.
Myanmar struggles to digest global anger over Rohingya crisis
Myanmar struggles to digest global anger over Rohingya crisis
MYANMAR: Baffled, hurt or indignant, many inside Myanmar are struggling to digest a week of opprobrium heaped on their country by the UN and even Facebook over the treatment of the Rohingya, a stateless Muslim group whose plight elicits little sympathy in the Buddhist-majority nation.
300 endangered turtles found dead off Mexico beach
300 endangered turtles found dead off Mexico beach
MEXICO: More than 300 sea turtles from an endangered species were found dead on a beach in southern Mexico, trapped in a banned type of fishing net, environmental authorities said.
Search after ‘illegal’ boat runs aground in croc-infested waters
Search after ‘illegal’ boat runs aground in croc-infested waters
AUSTRALIA: Dozens of foreigners were believed to be on the run today (Aug 27) in an Australian mangrove rainforest after their suspected illegal fishing boat ran aground in crocodile-infested waters.
No end to the heartache
No end to the heartache
KOREAS: The first reunions in years of families divided by the Korean War evoke bittersweet memories for Kim Jong-gyu, whose few hours with her brother in 2014 – under the watchful eyes of the North’s agents – were probably their last ever together.
Drugs and late nights
Drugs and late nights
UNITED KINGDOM: Using Botox, beta-blockers and the stillness of the night, Graham Short produces miniature engravings like nobody else.
Was last weekend’s defeat at the hands of Brighton the beginning of the end for Mourinho?
Was last weekend’s defeat at the hands of Brighton the beginning of the end for Mourinho?
FOOTBALL: Jose Mourinho warned of the troubles that could lie ahead for his Manchester United side, but the Portuguese must still accept much of the responsibility from a 3-2 defeat at Brighton that has the Red Devils’ season off to a bad start.
In the hoop: Taiwan’s spinning street artist
In the hoop: Taiwan’s spinning street artist
TAIWAN: Isaac Hou is one of Taipei’s best-known street artists, famous for his mesmerising acrobatics using a giant spinning hoop.
‘Snake alert’ issued in India’s flood-hit Kerala
‘Snake alert’ issued in India’s flood-hit Kerala
INDIA: Hospitals are readying anti-venom and flood victims returning home in the Indian state of Kerala have been told to stay alert as receding waters leave behind a glut of snakes.
Hurricane Lane pummels Hawaii with torrential rain
Hurricane Lane pummels Hawaii with torrential rain
HAWAII: Torrential rains struck Hawaii as Hurricane Lane moved toward the island state, triggering land slides and flash flooding.
One million pack India flood relief camps
One million pack India flood relief camps
INDIA: More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in India’s Kerala state to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed about 420 people, officials said yesterday (Aug 21) as a huge international aid offers poured in.
Tears as North and South Koreans meet after decades
Tears as North and South Koreans meet after decades
KOREAS: With tears and cries, dozens of elderly and frail South and North Korean family members met yesterday (Aug 20) for the first time since the peninsula and their relationships were torn apart by war nearly 70 years ago.
Belarusian model claiming Trump secrets pleads not guilty in ‘sex training’ case
Belarusian model claiming Trump secrets pleads not guilty in ‘sex training’ case
PATTAYA: A Belarusian model who sparked global intrigue after claiming she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office today (Aug 20) pleaded not guilty to charges of running an illegal ‘sex training’ class in Pattaya.
Multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok island, five dead
Multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok island, five dead
INDONESIA: Multiple earthquakes – including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor – have rocked the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, killing at least five people and setting off fresh waves of panic.