Seoul, South Korea - South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung narrowly escaped death when he was stabbed in the neck, a party lawmaker said Wednesday, as police were granted a warrant to search his assailant's property. Lee was surrounded by journalists in southern Busan city on Tuesday...
An official looks at the wreckage of a Japan coast guard plane on the tarmac at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda in Tokyo on January 3, 2024, the morning after a Japan Airlines (JAL) airliner hit the smaller coast guard plane on the ground. Five people aboard a Japan coast guard aircraft died...
This handout picture posted on January 2, 2024 on the official Telegram account of Belgorod mayor Valentin Demidov shows aftermath of a missile strike in Belgorod. Ukrainian strikes on Russia's border Belgorod region killed at least one person on January 2, 2024 and wounded five, the local governor...
Emergency workers carry South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung on a stretcher after being attacked in Busan on January 2, 2024. South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on January 2 by a man who pushed through a crowd pretending to be his supporter....
BEIJING, China– Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it was cancelling the planned multi-billion-dollar purchase of livestreaming platform YY Live, partly blaming its inability to get government approval. Baidu, the country's top search engine company, agreed in 2020 to buy JOYY Inc's...
MAUMERE, Indonesia– More than 2,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters amid heightened volcanic activities in a volcano in eastern Indonesia, a local official said Tuesday. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara province has erupted several times in recent...
This photo provided by Jiji Press shows a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2, 2024. A Japan Airlines plane was in flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2 after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft, television reports said....
This picture taken on March 3, 2022 shows South Korea's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party gesturing to his supporters during an election campaign in Seoul ahead of the March 9 presidential election. South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked on...
This image shows a collapsed road near the city of Shika, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture in the afternoon. At least six people died in a major earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day,...
BEIJING, China– China's President Xi Jinping said Monday he was willing to work with the United States to promote stable bilateral ties, exchanging congratulations with his US counterpart on the anniversary of diplomatic relations, state media said. Xi and US President Joe Biden met in...
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin toasts with servicemen - representatives of branches of the Russian Armed Forces participating in the country's military action in Ukraine, during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence...
A car drives past a badly damaged pavement along a street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture in the afternoon. Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on January 1 after a...
