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Eight thought to be North Koreans wash ashore in Japan
Associated Press, Published on 24/11/2017
» TOKYO: Japanese police said Friday they are investigating eight men found on Japan's northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their boat broke down.
Search underway for crew of capsized fishing boat off Palau
Associated Press, Published on 22/11/2017
» TOKYO: A multination search is underway for two Japanese and five Indonesian crew members after their fishing ship was found capsized about 400 kilometres from the Pacific island of Palau.
Greece in mourning after disastrous flooding
Associated Press, Published on 16/11/2017
» MANDRA, Greece: Greece declared a day of national mourning after floods on the outskirts of Athens left at least 14 people dead on Wednesday - flipping over cars, smashing into homes and cutting off highway traffic.
Philippines backs down in S.China Sea after Beijing protest
Associated Press, Published on 08/11/2017
» MANILA: The Philippine defence secretary said on Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte has stopped construction work on a newly formed sandbar in the disputed South China Sea after a protest from Beijing.
Las Vegas gunman: retiree, no criminal record
Associated Press, Published on 03/10/2017
» MESQUITE, Nevada: Stephen Paddock lived in a tidy Nevada retirement community where the amenities include golf, tennis and bocce. He owned rental properties, held a private pilot's license and liked to travel to Las Vegas to play high-stakes video poker.
Philippines assures Vietnam of fair probe on dead fishermen
Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2017
» MANILA: The Philippine government said Monday a Vietnamese fishing vessel initiated “very dangerous manoeuvres” and slammed into a Filipino navy boat during a chase, prompting its sailors to fire warning shots then later found two Vietnamese dead on the vessel.
2 Vietnamese fishermen dead in chase with Philippine navy
Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2017
» MANILA: Two Vietnamese fishermen were found dead and five others were taken into custody after they were spotted fishing off the northwestern Philippines, sparking a night chase where a Vietnamese boat hit a Philippine navy ship and prompted its crew to fire shots, officials said Sunday.
A stunned Puerto Rico seeks to rebuild after Hurricane Maria
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2017
» SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans stunned by a hurricane that crushed concrete balconies, twisted metal gates and paralyzed the island with landslides, flooding and downed trees vowed to slowly rebuild amid an economic crisis as rescue crews fanned out across the US territory Thursday.
Killer Maria slams Puerto Rico: Direct hit, lights out
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2017
» SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years tore off roofs and doors, unleashed heavy flooding and brought down cell towers and power lines Wednesday in an onslaught that could deepen the island's financial crisis.
Nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma
Associated Press, Published on 08/09/2017
» PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday after Hurricane Irma left at least 11 people dead and thousands homeless as it spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend.