Claims of man-made quake spread in Japan online after Kumamoto disaster
Experts dismiss the theory as unrealistic in technological, financial and practical terms.
Experts dismiss the theory as unrealistic in technological, financial and practical terms.
Five months into what historians will likely call the 2026 Iran war, Washington finds itself in a posture it has occupied before, in Vietnam, in Iraq, in Afghanistan: too deep in to walk away cleanly, not deep enough in to call the thing won. US President Donald Trump’s
The cause of the leak is still under investigation.
FRANKFURT, Aug 5 - The world is on the verge of another bout of food inflation as wars in Iran and Ukraine along with El Nino create a perfect storm of higher costs and lower crop yields, the chief economist of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said.
The ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre on Monday raised the alert to Level 2, the second-highest level, signalling an increasing risk of transboundary haze in the region.
The video was set to piano music and recapped Takaichi’s visit to Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug 3.
The authorities warned Sri Lankans that investing in those sites was illegal.
Kyiv has reportedly secured a European Union exemption to purchase drone components from China, highlighting Beijing’s deeply embedded role in the supply chain and the strategic influence that position affords, say analysts.
Animals including a green iguana, a Spencer’s monitor, and a taxidermied African grey parrot were seized in 2022.
Three other climbers – two Nepalis and one Pakistani – remain missing.
The move concerned Instagram ads promoting child sexual abuse material as well as Facebook videos.
Consumers blame the ethanol-blended fuel for mileage drops and vehicle damage.
Anyone working for foreign media, including Pakistanis, will now need permission to report from anywhere outside three major cities.
It happened after a social gathering attended by programme cast members and production staff.
Analysts believe that normalising bilateral ties with Thailand may be the ticket for Myanmar to get back into the ASEAN family.
The annual Japanese report claims that China has intensified its military activities around Taiwan.
The country has strict flora and fauna laws that prohibit handling wildlife, particularly endangered animals.
BEIJING, Aug 5 - A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced Zhang Jianhua, a former deputy director of its defence industry regulator, to 10 years in prison for bribery in part of a wider anti-graft shake-up in China's defence sector and military.
Aug 5 - FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational crime including fentanyl, cyber fraud and child sexual exploitation.
China has announced restrictions on drone exports to the US and blacklisted six American companies in response to recent US trade sanctions.
ANKARA, Aug 5 - Turkey's ruling alliance submitted a draft law to parliament on Wednesday meant to achieve peace with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in part by protecting many former militants from prosecution, and suspending prison sentences for many of those convicted of
Among the violations were foreign objects found in food and improper sanitary handling.
A 39-year-old Malaysian Airlines pilot was arrested on July 28 in Jakarta over alleged drug trafficking.
CANBERRA/PERTH, Aug 5 - Australia’s energy minister Chris Bowen said on Wednesday that plans by the Northern Territory to use its large-scale shale gas resources to power data centres would run counter to proposed national standards, casting doubt over the Territory's ambition
Crude oil rose on Wednesday (Aug 5) after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels said they attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, denting hopes of a restoration of shipping traffic and oil flows in the Middle East.
Human Rights Watch warned that the refugees face persecution and other rights abuses in Myanmar.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 - Malaysia will not proceed with repatriating 5,000 Myanmar refugees if their lives are found to be at risk upon their return, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, as authorities continued to screen the refugees ahead of the planned handover.
The north-eastern state of Assam is among the hardest hit, with at least 87 people killed.
A video of a security officer making a rude gesture towards the fans was circulated on social media.
It will be lowered to 1 per cent from the current 8 per cent for two years starting April 2027.
Most maid cafes in South Korea do not sell alcohol or provide adult-oriented services.
The incident took place on Tuesday (Aug 4) evening during the semi-final match of the regional Golok FA Cup football tournament at Santiphap Stadium in Thailand’s Narathiwat province.
Government spending posted the biggest growth, rising 15.97 per cent in the second quarter on the back of spending for civil servants.
People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising.
Battlefield shifts and regional pressure are nudging Myanmar’s warring sides towards dialogue.
ATHENS, Aug 5 - A 26-year old professional boxer from Afghanistan accused of killing a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in central Athens last month will appear in court on Wednesday, two police officials said.
The quake did not trigger a tsunami warning.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had \"very good discussions\" with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fuelling expectations of an imminent end to the five-month conflict.
Taiwan ministries raided Chinese firms suspected of illegally recruiting workers and operating unlicensed offices.
The railway, which begins in Seoul, could serve as a future connection to Wonsan in North Korea.
On July 1, China brought into force its Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, converting a decade of Xi Jinping’s doctrine of “forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation” into binding law. Most attention has gone to its domestic machinery: entrenching
The bond market has been pushing interest rates higher in recent weeks. Though the Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Open Market Committee kept the benchmark federal funds rate unchanged at its Aug. 28-29 meeting, it could well follow suit by year’s end. The policy statement the