Category: WORLD

Accidents are often reported on the large freshwater lake surrounded by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.Some of the deadliest have been in Tanzania, where passenger boats are often old and in poor condition. A Tanzanian passenger ferry capsized on Lake Victoria and the death toll of 44 was expected to rise when rescue efforts resume Friday, an official said. The Tanzanian government fears more than 200 people drowned after a ferry sunk on Thursday in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria, a senior local official said. The rescue mission has been halted until dawn…

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“Today the North and South decided to remove all threats that can cause war from the entire Korean peninsula.” The two leaders made the announcement on the second day of a three-day summit, their third this year, as part of efforts with the United States to contain the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea says it will also permanently dismantle its main Nyongbyon nuclear complex but only if the United States takes reciprocal measures, Mr Moon added. Kim said he would visit Seoul in the near future,…

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The Philippines is no stranger to severe weather – it sees an average of 20 typhoons and storms each year.Mangkhut is the 15th – and the strongest – storm of 2018. MANILA: Typhoon Mangkhut has left at least 12 people dead in the northern Philippines, mostly in landslides and houses that got pummeled by the storm’s fierce winds and rain. China’s National Meteorological Center issued an alert saying Mangkhut would make landfall somewhere on the coast in Guangdong province on Sunday afternoon or evening. Days of evacuations and stockpiling of supplies…

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Japan, situated on the “Ring of Fire” arc of volcanoes and oceanic trenches that partly encircles the Pacific Basin, accounts for about 20 per cent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater. The magnitude 6.7 earthquake on Hokkaido early Thursday morning also knocked out power across the northern island. At least two people were killed and 32 were missing after a powerful earthquake paralyzed the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents. The entire island was without power…

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Typhoon Jebi made landfall around noon local time, slamming into the west of the country packing winds of up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour. TOKYO: The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years tore across the country’s southwest on Tuesday, leaving at least 8 people dead and hundreds injured, while wreaking havoc on transport. Dozens of Hongkongers were among those left stranded after strong winds and high waves unleashed by Typhoon Jebi shut down Kansai International Airport – Japan’s third busiest – and caused a ship to smash…

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The case has drawn worldwide attention as an example of how press freedom is suffering under the government of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. A court in Myanmar court has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison for illegal possession of official documents while reporting on violence against Rohingya Muslims. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, had pleaded not guilty to violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years. In his ruling, judge Ye Lwin said the men “tried…

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