ADDIS ABABA, Ethopia -- The Ethiopian federal government on Friday declared a state of emergency in the Amhara region amid ongoing clashes between the military and local militiamen. Â Â Â The decision was made by the Ethiopian Council of Ministers Friday, at the formal request of the Amhara...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Eight people were killed and four others injured after a freight train collided with a pickup truck that was crossing the railway tracks in eastern Thailand on Friday, authorities said. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) reported that the accident occurred at around 2:20 a.m....
NINGBO, China -- Shen Deyong, a former senior political advisor, was sentenced Friday to 15 years imprisonment for accepting bribes. Â Â Â Shen was formerly a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and head of the...
HARBIN, China -- A total of 11 counties and districts in Harbin City, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, had suffered floods as of 4 p.m. Friday due to the impact of Typhoon Doksuri, local authorities said. The floods affected 135,430 residents in the city, forcing 53,355...
OTTAWA, Canada– Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content. Google, another critic of the Online News Act, has said it is considering a similar move, among an...
(Photo by David PARRY / AFP) OTTAWA, Canada–Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that he and his wife of 18 years, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are separating. In a post on Instagram, the prime minister said "that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we...
MOSCOW, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia's naval forces have begun scheduled large-scale drills in the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. The aim of the Ocean Shield-2023 drills will be to "test the readiness of the naval forces to protect Russia's national interests," and to...
LISBON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Europe must step into its role as a peacemaker and bridge-builder to end the crisis in Ukraine, Pope Francis said here on Wednesday. "The world needs the real Europe. It needs its role as a builder of bridges and peacemaker in Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa, and...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate was locked down on Wednesday afternoon as U.S. Capitol Police investigated reports of "an active shooter" in the office buildings. "Our officers are searching in and around the Senate office buildings in response to a concerning 911 call. Please stay...
PARIS, France– AFP news agency launched a copyright case in France on Wednesday against social media giant Twitter, recently rebranded X, part of a global struggle to get tech firms to pay for news. Media groups have long argued that their stories and images bring value to platforms like...
PARIS, France– More than 100 medical journals across the world issued a rare joint call on Thursday for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons, warning that the threat of nuclear catastrophe was "great and growing". The call comes with Russia repeatedly issuing thinly veiled...
(Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) SAN FRANCISCO, United States– Users on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will now be allowed to hide their once-prized blue check marks, the company says. A coveted status symbol at Twitter before Elon Musk bought the company, the blue...
