Taiwan earthquake: Singaporean couple still missing as death toll rises to 16 Two Singaporeans Sim Hwee Kok and Neo Siew Choo were reported missing after an earthquake in Taiwan. They were said to be on their way to Tianxiang in Hualian County when the quake struck on Apr 3 ... 04/15/2024 - 6:11 pm | View Link
Turkish team arrives in Taiwan to help search for missing in quake-hit areas Members of a Turkish rescue team have arrived in Taiwan's quake-hit areas, becoming the first foreign team on the scene. Taiwan authorities say that 13 people have been confirmed dead and six ... 04/6/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Two Singaporeans reported missing after Taiwan quake It was reported on Thursday that eight Singaporeans were among 71 foreigners rescued after they were trapped in quake-hit Hualien. Two of them suffered light injuries, MFA said on Friday ... 04/4/2024 - 11:35 pm | View Link
Rescuers in Taiwan search for those missing or stranded after major earthquake kills 10 Hundreds of people were stranded when rocks and mud blocked the roads leading to their hotel, campground or work ... and were inside a tunnel when the quake hit. A boulder blocked their exit ... 04/4/2024 - 11:51 am | View Link
Rescuers in Taiwan search for missing people after massive earthquake Hundreds of people were stranded when rocks and mud blocked the roads leading to their hotel, campground or work ... and were inside a tunnel when the quake hit. A boulder blocked their exit ... 04/4/2024 - 3:20 am | View Link
TAIPEI — A cluster of earthquakes struck Taiwan early on Tuesday, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. There was no immediate information of any damage or casualties.
The temblors struck after a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island earlier this month, killing 13 people and injuring over 1,000.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under fire for invoking anti-Muslim tropes in a speech on Sunday as he campaigns in the nation’s ongoing general election.
Speaking to a large crowd at a rally in the western state of Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader made controversial remarks describing Muslims as “infiltrators.” Modi said that if the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, is voted into power at the end of the weeks’ long election, they would unfairly distribute wealth.
As the dust settles in the wake of Israel’s much-anticipated attack on Iran on Friday, the two countries seem to have pulled back from the brink of full-scale war. This strike on an Iranian military base near Isfahan—a response to Iran’s unprecedented April 13 missile and drone attack on Israel—caused minimal damage and was met with muted reactions from Iranian officials.
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The limited scale of Israel’s retaliation reflects several considerations, including a genuine desire to prevent a regional war, U.
Nearly 60,000 residents in China’s Guangdong province have been evacuated from their homes after extreme weather caused floods to sweep through a number of cities in the low-lying Pearl River Delta.
On Monday, rescuers used boats to reach trapped residents, including the elderly, in China’s most populous province, a manufacturing hub home to 127 million people.
BERLIN — Four Germans were caught laying white roses in memory of Adolf Hitler at the house where the Nazi dictator was born in western Austria on the anniversary of his birth, and one gave a Hitler salute as they posed for photos, police said Monday.
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Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn.
TEL AVIV, Israel — The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel’s history.
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Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s resignation sets the stage for what’s expected to be more fallout from Israel’s top security brass over Hamas’ attack, when militants blasted through Israel’s border defenses, rampaged through Israeli communities unchallenged for hours and killed 1,200 people, most civilians, while taking roughly 250 hostages into Gaza.