THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for the first time for the country's slavery past at an event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in Dutch colonies. "I apologize as your King and as part of the government," the King said in the...
NANTERRE, France -Â Violence and looting hit France in a fourth night of protests as police, who were deployed in force, made more than 1,300 arrests and the country braced for more clashes as the funeral began Saturday of the teenager who was killed by an officer during a traffic stop. The...
HONG KONG, China -Â Hong Kong's leader said the city must guard against "destructive forces engaging in soft resistance" as it marked the 26th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Saturday. Britain ceded the long-time colony to China in 1997 under a 50-year governance model...
SEOUL, South Korean -Â Tens of thousands of South Koreans brought rainbow pride to the streets of Seoul on Saturday for an annual celebration of LGBTQ rights, while demonstrators against them snagged a prime site marchers had used since 2015. This year's Pride Parade, one of Asia's largest, was...
A Filipino-American woman who was abducted at gunpoint and held hostage by her ex-boyfriend was found dead in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada last June 15. The victim was identified by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police (LVMP) as Rizza Abrera, 38, owner of a nail salon on Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas....
Generative AI, one of them ChatGPT, was in several speaker’s presentation at the opening day of the 74th World News Media Congress in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 28, reflecting how the technology’s use has “exponentially increased,” and its effects in the newsrooms more apparent. The interesting...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The U.S. State Department confirmed that a shooting incident occured Wednesday at the U.S. consulate general in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, resulting in two deaths, including a local security guard and the assailant. "We can confirm reports of a...
NEW YORK, United States -- Daniel Penny, the U.S. Marine veteran charged with choking homeless Black man Jordan Neely to death on a Manhattan subway in New York City, pleaded not guilty to the charges on Wednesday. Penny, white and 24, was recorded on cellphone video holding Neely in a chokehold on...
The death toll rose to 10 from a 13-story building collapse in Egypt's northern coastal city of Alexandria as rescue teams continued to search for victims, the state-run Nile TV reported on Wednesday. Rescuers recovered the body of a 24-year-old man on Wednesday morning and two other bodies late...
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Wednesday said the country plans to put into circulation three types of new banknotes in July 2024 with the latest anti-counterfeiting technologies. Suzuki made the announcement after inspecting the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo, noting that the...
One person was killed Wednesday after a tree fell upon him amid a heavy downpour that hit India's financial capital Mumbai, officials said. The heavy spells of monsoon showers triggered severe waterlogging in several parts of the city, forcing authorities to close some roads and shut down the...
A sound and stable China-U.S. relationship is in the interest of both countries, and is also a shared expectation of the international community, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said Tuesday. During a phone conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Xie also...
