An H2-A rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture on September 7, 2023. Japan launched on September 7 a rocket carrying what it hopes will be its first successful Moon lander, live footage...
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Five people died on Tuesday in flash floods from torrential rains that turned the streets of Istanbul and parts of northwestern Turkey into rushing rivers, officials said. People are rescued and evacuated by boats during flooding in Kucukcekmece district in Istanbul on September...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Dozens of Czech firms and the local branches of foreign companies including Coca-Cola, Ikea and Microsoft called on the prime minister on Wednesday to press for passage of legislation enabling same-sex marriages. The EU member of 10.5 million people allowed registered...
JAKARTA, Indonesia - China's premier said on Wednesday major powers must keep their differences under control and avoid "a new Cold War", in a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia. A general view of the 11th ASEAN-US Summit as part of...
WASHINGTON, United States - Moderna said Wednesday its updated fall Covid booster, which is pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration, performed well against the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant. Human trial data showed the shot produced an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies...
ISTANBUL , Turkey - The European Union's enlargement commissioner told Turkey on Wednesday to address issues around democracy and the rule of law if it wants to boost its drive to join the bloc. Ankara secured a pledge from Brussels to resurrect stalled membership negotiations in exchange for...
KARBALA, IRAQ - Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims massed at the golden-domed mausoleums of the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on Wednesday, commemorating Arbaeen, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. Shiite Muslim devotees participate in a mourning procession in Tehran on September 6,...
JAKARTA, Indonesia– The Philippines is ready to chair ASEAN in 2026 instead of Myanmar, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Tuesday, as the bloc wrestles with how to engage with the country's junta rulers. JAKARTA, Indonesia– The Philippines is ready to chair ASEAN in 2026...
JAKARTA, Indonesia–South Korea and Southeast Asian nations must "join forces" to respond to North Korea's nuclear threats, president Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday, as Washington warned Pyongyang's leader was set to make a rare trip to Russia for arms talks. Yoon will meet with counterparts...
PARIS, France– Russia has cemented its position as the world's top grain exporter with the help of a bumper harvest and cut-rate prices while its war in Ukraine has upended the market. Ukraine was a major exporter of wheat and other food commodities to developing nations before Russia's...
The statue of Lady Justice is seen at the Court of Final Appeal building in Hong Kong on September 5, 2023, as the court decides the latest ruling on same-sex marriage. Hong Kong's top court on September 5 ruled in favour of same-sex partnerships including civil unions, though it stopped short of...
HANOI, Vietnam– Tried in secret for "abusing democratic freedoms" and detained in a psychiatric hospital, journalist Le Anh Hung knows well the price of standing up to Vietnam's communist government. A noted critic of the Vietnamese state, Hung, 50, spent three years held against his...
