Hong Kong, China -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 02:49:58 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 553.4 km, was initially determined to be at 24.18 degrees south latitude and 178.76 degrees east longitude.Â
TEHRAN, Iran -- A total of 1,580 people have sought medical treatment in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan in the past week after the province was hit by sandstorms, official news agency IRNA reported Monday. Most of the patients suffer from respiratory, heart or eye...
ISTANBUL, Turkiye -- Four immigrants were found dead in a truck at a Turkish border gate with Greece, Ihlas News Agency reported Monday. At Türkiye's Ipsala border gate in the northwestern province of Edirne, the truck driver, known by his initials as M.B., found in his truck bed the four...
NEW DELHI, India -- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Monday announced it will launch the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C56) carrying Singapore's DS-SAR satellite and six other co-passengers on July 30. The launch is scheduled at 06:30 a.m. local time from the first launch pad of...
KENDARI, Indonesia --Â At least 15 people were killed on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said, adding that all missing passengers had been accounted for. Google Maps The boat sank with 48 people onboard just after midnight...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general election, a party spokesman said. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen shows his ballot at a polling station in Kandal province,...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- Twitter owner Elon Musk hinted late Saturday night that he may ditch the social media network's blue cartoon bird branding -- and soon -- for an edgier logo based on an "everything app" he has long alluded to called only X. "Soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia's latest missile attack on Odesa left two dead Sunday, wounded many and badly damaged a UNESCO-listed Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader. The strike on the port city, which Russia has pounded since quitting the Black Sea grain deal, came...
ATHENS, Greece -- High winds forecast for Sunday are expected to hamper firefighters' battle to contain a blaze burning out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, sparking the biggest ever fire evacuation in Greece. The island of Rhodes is one of Greece's most popular tourist destinations,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–A UN food agency staff member has been killed in an attack in Taez province in southern Yemen, the organisation and the health minister of the internationally recognised government said Friday. Health minister Qasem Buhaibeh had tweeted his condolences to the...
MONTREAL, Canada– Canadian authorities have arrested a retired police officer on charges of foreign interference on behalf of China,  officials Friday, amid mounting tensions between the two countries. William Majcher, 60, is accused of using "his knowledge and his extensive network of...
(Photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell / HANDOUT / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States– President Joe Biden on Friday announced he will nominate Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy, which would make her the first woman to hold the position and to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But it is...
