KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press)--The death toll from Tuesday 's powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, reached 18 on Thursday morning, while searches continued for people whose whereabouts are unknown. As of 11 a.m., 18 were confirmed dead after the quake with an estimated...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--A powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday was caused by movement along part of the Hinagu fault zone, which also triggered major earthquakes in the southwestern Japan prefecture a decade ago, a Japanese government research panel has said. The...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Wednesday to disburse ordinary local allocation tax grants ahead of schedule to municipalities affected by Tuesday 's powerful earthquake in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. The administration will continue to provide...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)--The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan has said the ground surface in the city of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture moved about 87 centimeters in a northeasterly direction following Tuesday 's strong earthquake that rocked the southwestern Japan prefecture. The...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press)--Aeon Co. President and CEO Akio Yoshida apologized Wednesday for the deaths of three people following an explosion that occurred at the Japanese company 's Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping facility after a powerful earthquake the previous day. "I seriously take the situation...
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials said Wednesday the country 's forces hit one of Russia 's biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest deep strike as Kyiv extended economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow. Ukraine 's almost daily long-range drone and missile...
Russia charged Pavel Durov, the founder, owner and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism and put him on an international wanted list, the country 's main domestic security agency said Wednesday. The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but...
CAIRO (AP) — Jordan 's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, the country 's military said, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean authorities ordered civilians to evacuate on Tuesday after a suspected white phosphorus leak at a U.S. military base near the capital, Seoul. Officials in the city of Pyeongtaek urged nearby residents to move to a safe location and avoid skin exposure after...
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president on Tuesday after winning the June presidential runoff by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes, a victory that confirmed a regional shift in South America toward the conservative wing. With the ceremony,...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. 's migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people — many of them educated English speakers — to work in online scam centers, and the caseload is growing. The International Organization for Migration says...
